Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-06
SSTERSVELLE

SISTERSVILLE, W. Va, Nay 5.-The
excavation for the foundation of the new
opera house has been almost completed
and the work of building the foundation
will be commenced the early part of the
week.
On Saturday. May 18th, there will be
boat race on the river here -Four young
men VIII race in skiffs over a mile cburse
for $50 a side. Great interest is being
taken in the race and there will be d large
crowd present to see the fun. The con-
testants are VIII Worster and Seth ds
Moss VS.. George Chambers and G. H
Golden. The race will be pulled off in thu
afternoon about two o'c,ock.
Ruch Wallace, who has been attending
the Parkersburg business college during
the present term, returned home last
evening and vii lrenlaia over Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Wal
lace, of Hill street.
Uric F. Randolph, OF the Diamond shoe
store, was IN st. Marys yesterday looking
after some business matters.
There will be a private dance at New
Matamoras this evening to which quite a
number of the young peop.e of this city
have been invited and which they will at
tend. The crowd from this city will go
down in the yacht Enalia, which leaves
the wharf at 1880. A good time is antici-
pated.
Charles Gibbs Carter, a prominent young
attorney of Pittsburg. is in the city and
will remian here for several days looking
after the interests of the Cartel Oil Co,
of which he is one of the cousel
Fred Harris, a shooter for the Milliken-
French Torpedo Co., was in ST. Marys
yesterday attending to some business mat
tiers for the company.
L. A. Brenneman, president and general
manager of the Elk Fork Oil and Gas Co.,
who has been IN Washington, D. c., for
several days, is expected to return home
this evening.
Mrs. S. c. Moore, of Proctor, w Va,
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon
and will remain here for several days as
the guest of her husband, who is the
popular clerk for w. Thrown.
Major Clint Moore general manager of
the Leidecker Tool Co., went to Parkers-
burg yesterday afternoon to attend to
some important business matters for his
firm.
George L. Roberts, counsel for the Car
ter Oil Co., with headquarters in Pitts
burg, is in the city and will remain here
for several days attending to business
matters.
NJ. d. Hanes, the Diamond street at
torney, returned yesterday afternoon from
a business trip to st. Mary's and Parkers-
burg.
John Mcclure. a prominent oil man.
well known in this city. who has been in
Pittsburg for several days. has returned
to the city.
Capt. j. T. Jones, of Buffalo, n Y, who
is largely interested in oil property in this
section, and who has been here for several
days looking after his interests, left yes
terday afternoon for home. While here
Capt Jones was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. L. Armstrong. of Catherine street
Miss Nellie Mccoy, of Main street, re-
turned yesterday from Wheeling, where
she had been the guest of relatives for a
couple of days.
VIM. J. Blair, prominent young bust
ness man of st. Clairsyile. Ohio is in the
city and will be the guest of his sister and
brother-in-law, Mrs. and Mrs Ed j.
Thompson, of the South Side. for short
time.
w. ]. Steele. of Wells street, left last
evening for Marietta and other points
south on a business and pleasure trip
Theodore G. Hcenes, of the National
barber shop. who has been visiting at his
home in Cory Pa, for week or ten
days, returned TO the city last evening
He reports having had very pleasant
time while away.
H d. Speer, president and general man
ager of the Fearless Oil Co, with head
quarters in Chicago, arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon and viii remain here
for several days looking after his business
interests. While here he will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. speer, Of the South
Side.
Jack Stanclif, of the firm of Bartlett &
Stanciff, operators and producers, left
last evening for St. Marys, TO look after
business interests.
Miss Flora Richardson. a charming and
accomplished young lady Of New Mata-
moras, was the guest of friends in the city
this afternoon