Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-19
S.STERSvILLE.


GISTERSVILLE, W. Va, September
1S.-In the Sunday Register mention
was made of the serious illness of Mr..
John B. Mccoy, one of the oldest and
wealthiest residents of this city, whose
home is located on the South Side.
Yesterday morning about II o'clock he
passed away very quietly and without
pain. He had been in sort of coma
tose condition for some hours previous.
and it was hardly noticeable when he
died. Mr. Mccoy has been a resident
of this city for many years and has
been prominently identified with the
city in numerous ways. Up until the
time oil was found here he had titled
his farm below the city, and had
amassed quite a comfortable fortune.
He was the possessor of large amount
of land in this section and on all of it
oil was found, with the result that
during the past five or six years he has
been reputed to have an income OF
from quarter to half a million dol-
lars a year He lived the life of a re-
cluse in many ways during the past few
years, on account OF being cripple,
but with all that he looked after his
immense property in a thorough bust
ness-like manner. He is survived by
wife and an adopted son. The inter-
ment will be made in lakewood ceme-
terry tomorrow afternoon, the services
being conducted at the late home OF the
deceased on the South Side by Rev. 7.
A. Anderson, of the First Presbyterian
church.
Joseph Donnelly, who has been in the
employ of E. ]. Thompson for some
months, will leave tomorrow for his
home in Rochester, N. Y, where he viii
visit his parents for a short time He
will be away about two weeks, ex-
pecting to return here about October l.
Mrs. Frank Haynes, who has been
spending the summer at Pittsburg,
Steubenville and other points in the
north and east, has returned to her
home at the end of Main street.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. M. Buzzard, OF
the Thistle addition, mention of whose
death was made yesterday, occurred
this afternoon from the family resi-
dence and was private. The remains
were inferred in lakewood cemetery.
Friday evening, at her home on the
South Side, Miss Edith Moore enter
tanned the members of the M. l. S. Club
very pleasantly.
The opening of the Columbia Thea
ter, which was postponed last week on
account of the management not being
able to complete the improvements to
the house, occurred this evening, and
it was first class in every particular.
Quite number of people from this
city will leave in a few days for New
York, where they go to attend the
grand reception which will be rendered
Admiral Dewey on his return home.
Fred Maginnis, bookkeeper for A. L.
Brenneman and the Elk Fork Oil <
Gas Company, will leave tomorrow
for his home at Ridgway, Pa, where
he will spend vacation of a couple OF
weeks.
P. A. Shanor, who has been spending
a week at points In the eastern and
northern parts of the State, including
Grafton, Fairmont, Warrington, Nor
gantown and other places, has returned
to the city.
The members of the G. A. r. and the
Sons of Veterans, of Wick, this coun
ty, are making elaborate preparations
IOI IL ltuHlOn W NC hCiu at IAic'S
place on the 9th, 2Sth and 18th insts.
The reunion will be on very elaborate
scale and there will be a large at
tendance from Sistersville.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Sybert, who have
been the guests Of relatives and friends
at their former home in West Monterey,
Pa, for several weeks, have returned
to their home in the North End.
NJ. L. Stephens, of the Sistersville
Furniture Company, accompanied by
his wife, left the last of che week for
Uniontown, Pa, where they will visit
relatives and friends for a couple of
weeks.
Miss Clara Preston, of the upper
country" arrived in the city couple
of days ago and will be the guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
Sweeney, of Williamson Place, for a
couple of months.