Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
MILL MEN N POLITICS
THEY ARE MAKING AN EFFORT TO
CONTROL THE G. o. P.
IN BELMONT.
a KICK AGAINST THE BOSSES
The Movement is Causing Anxiety
Among the Leaders of the Party.
The CoIerain Oil Field Practical
Iy Abandoned-A Lecture Post
poned-Other Martins Ferry News
OF GeneraA Interest.

There is a strong effort being mace by
number of the mill men to combine to-
kether and control the coming Republican
primaries, and nominate for the city offices
some of their own number. If this COM
bination can be made a go no doubt they
can control the primaries. The matter is
being worked very quietly. and among its
promoters are some of the stalwart
workers of the party, to whom the g. o. p
owe a debt Many of these workers have
asked for positions, but are always given
the answer, WAIT" and now # they or
ganize as proposed, they will become the
dictators OF the Republican party of the
city. Some of the old bosses who have an
tnkling of this move are wearing long
faces already. Mr.. James. who is presi-
dent of the Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union. is out for mayor; Jas. Greer
and Geo. Strain are announced for treas
urer, and both are popular mill workers.
Just what the outcome will be Is puzzlinS
many of the old politicians.
The circuit court of the eighteenth dis
trict will convene at st. Clairsville next
Tuegday.
The oil derrick on the school house lot at
Colerain has been sold to W. II. Scott, Of
Scio, who will remove it to Scio. So many
OF the derricks in this field have been sold
and torn down that one would not know
that this village ever was an oil field
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
cleared over $3.50 at their fair and bazaar
The lecture to have been given by Rev.
Mulhearn. at the Star Theatre, last night,
was postponed until Saturday, December
18th. The cause of the postponement was
the idea on the part of some that it would
be held in one of the churches, and it be-
came so badly mixed up it was thought
best to put it off for a week. Father
Mulhearn is a very interesting lecturer,
and his subject is around the World in
Eighty Days" ending al Martins Ferry.
The executive committee of the tourna-
ment will meet Monday evening at the
city council chamber at seven o'clock.
The oil we'll on the Gerke farm, on Short
Creek, is down about twelve hundred feet
ard it is expected the well VIII be in by
the latter part of this week Much interest
IS being shown by scio and Pittsourg par
lies, who have considerable land leased.
Parties are now negotiating for some
leases located on Little Short Creek, about
seven miles west of Martins Ferry. Par
Ties in this city are interested in this new
wei.
Miss Mary Conoboy, one of the popular
young ladies of the city, will leave for Ire
land on the I'D inst.
Henry Single, of Wellsburg, was in the
city yesterday spending the day with his
friend, G. G. Sedgwick.
Yesterday, Contractor Mccoy settled
with the three workmen, Dean McHenry
w. Yoho and j. G. Gerheart, who had
Nf,,cxo. rfx- toll Fnr
wages The case was compromised, he
paying the men forty-fve dollars. The
contractor paid all costs.
Next VIC ok reception will be given in
the first II. f. church, but the date has
not yet been settled The object of the re-
ceptlon viii be for its members to become
better acquainted and to create more
friendly feeling among them. Quite an
interesting programme will also be given.
The membership of the church numbers
over seven hundred.
At the Christian church, Herbert Tilock,
pastor, to-morrow's services will be at IL
a. m. ard Z p. M Morning subject. Co
laborers with God" At the evening SER
vices the subject will be Christian Bap-
tism.' This subject will be illustrated by
stereoptican views. There are only three
sets OF these views in the United Stats
md they are we'll worth seeing
Mrs. Rim Barr returned home yesterday
from Pittsburg.
Corpse Beck had an encounter last even
ng on First street, receiving a mashed
nose as his portion.
s. w. Boyd, Esq, returned yesterday
from Huntington, w. Va, where he was
looking over some oil territory and visit
ing his brother
Mr.. Conrad Long is spending Sunday at
powhatan.