Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-26
BURLINGTON, 0.

Burlington, o., February 25.-A copy
of the Scott County Democrat has just
reached us. The Democrat is publish
ed at Sikeston, Mo- Mr.. O. E. Weigant,
who is editor and publisher of the pa
per, is quite a young man to be so far
advanced in the wide world of journal
ism. Mr.. Weigant is now about q
years Of age and during tho days of his
boyhOod played marbles on the streets
of Burlington, his father being resi-
dent here at that time.
j. w. Million, of Salesville, who has
been visiting at this place, left on Wed
nesday for Denver, Colorado.
Friday morning about half-past eight
o'clock, stable belonging to Mrs. John
Hahn, was discovered to be on fire, and
so rapid was the progress Of the flames,
that but little of value was saved. For
tunately there was no live stock in the
building when the fire started with the
exception of COW, which was saved by
Mrs. Halm's daughter, who ventured in
the stall and loosened the rope when
everything over head was a solid mass
of flames. The building and its con-
tents, which consisted of straw, millet
and other feed, along with farming i'm
PIGMENTS, hot bed sash, harness, and
many other things of value were all
lost. The origin OF the fire is a mys-
terry. The loss on the building and
contents will amount to something like
three hundred and fifty dollars with no
insurance.
Harrison Fulton, OF Short Creek, was
here Thursday on business.
VIM. Delaney has purchased town
property at Colerain, o.
The grip is still with US, its staying
qualities is better than its company
Mrs. John Hahn, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. H. Morris, at
East Liverpool, returned home yester-
day.
Mrs. Jos. Medill, who has been the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. c. w. Kuc-
kuck, has returned to her home in East
Liverpool, o.
Mr.. c. L. Render, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia, is much better
Farmers coming in from the country
report much sickness.
John Howell has secured a position
on the C. & p. railroad.
E. K. Delaney made business trip
to Wheeling on Saturday.
The Oil Exchange, a new paper pub
lished at Scio, O., has just made its ap-
pearance here.
Work at the Gaylord coal mines is
better than it has been for long time
and the miners are happy over the out
look
Edward Board, formerly a resident of
our town, but now of Metz, w. Va,
writes us that he is in possession of a
number of valuable leases in the oil
field, he also adds that he has just TAX
en- a life time lease on sweet sixteen
that he would not exchange for all the
oil and gas in the State of West Vir-
ginia.
o. H. Delaney. who is at present en-
gagged in the barber business at Phila-
delphia, Pa, will in the near future
start UP in business at Wheeling.
Henry Yoho who has been confined
to his home for some time with sick
ness, is slowly improving.
The gardeners are busy now making
hot beds.
Section Foreman Mooney is making
many much needed Improvements along
the C. G. P. road between here and Bel
laire.
Work in the stone quarrys is a little
slack Just now on account of the bad
condition of the roads, but the quarry
men are making big calculations for
next spring. AS they have already a
number of good contracts slated.
Our citizens feel very thankful that
the snow went off so gently and that
the breakup in the river was of such a
mild form that it caused no great dam
age TO no one.
Word has been received here from
Gearing, Iowa, announcing the 5Aath of
Cyrus M. Livingston. Ths declased
was born and raised near Short Greek.