Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-11
SISTERSVILLE.

i Sistersville, w. Va, January 10-A.
| J. Yoke, the we'll known operator, who
has been in the city for several days,
left this afternoon for his home in
Grafton, where he will be the guest Of
his family for few days.
Frank Hollis, of Water street, left
this afternoon for Wheeling and
other points north on a business trip.
Mrs. r. S. Eveland, OF Catherine
street, left last night for HornellsviIe,
N. Y, where Mr. Eveland has been
located for some time. They will make
their future home in that city.
Abe Cox. of the Ohio River force
here, who has been i'll for few days
with a severe attack of the grip, has
recovered sufficiently to be able to &c
to work again.
Glen Clark was in Marietta yester-
day attending to some business mat
tiers. His firm is drilling a well a few
miles below Marietta, and he was look
ing after this matter.
Il. A. Erdman, of Stringtown, the
well known and popular hotel prop-ie
tor is in the city and will remain for
several days attending to some bust
ness matters.
H. l. Lusher, of the Wells Hotel, was
the guest of friends in Marietta yes
terday.
Ed Berry, formerly with the Oil
Well Supply Company here, is in the
city and will be the guest of friends
for a short time. He is a clerk on the
steamer Cummins now.
Mrs. Thomas Kiger, of Massillol
O., arrived in the city this morning
and will be the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Daniel H. Galbraith, of the South Side,
for few days.
Mrs. c. f. Thompson, of Logans-
port, Ind, who has been in the city for
a couple of weeks as the guest OF Ter
son, E. J. Thompson, of the South
Side, left this morning for home
Mrs. DR.. Wells, of Elizabeth street.,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Selmon Wells at Long Reach for sew
eral days, returned to the city last
evening.
c. N. Matheny, Of st. Marys, q we'll
known attorney, was in the city to-
day attending to some legal matters.
George w. Crawford, of the we'll
known operating firm of Treat & Craw-
ford, who has been visiting at his
home in Emlenton, Pa, for few days,
returned to the city this afternoon. He
was accompanied by his brother, who
will be his guest for few days.
Mrs. Essie Smythe. of Brown street,
went to Parkersburg this morning,
where she will be the guest of friends
during the day.
Will Kaiser, of the Oil Well Supply
Company, went to St Marys this after
noon to attend to some business mat
tiers for his company
Mrs. Smith Corson, who has been
the guest Of friends in the city for
several days, left this morning for Par
kersburg and Marietta, where she will
remain for several days.
Col. S. p. Boyer, the we'll known
hoperator, who has been visiting his
yfamiiy at his home in Titusville, Pa,
for a few days, returned to the city
this afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Barr, a charming and
accomplished young lady of New Mar
tinsville, is in the city and will be the
guest of her sister, Mrs. E. E. Stewart,
OF Hill street, for short time.
Hugh Thorn, prominent resident
OF Friendly, was in the city to-day at
tending to some business matters.
L. H. Bean, the well known auction
eer, of Ravenna, o., is in the city and
viii remain here for some time as the
guest of friends.
The number of grip cases in the city
is steadily on the increase and it is
becoming alarmingly prevalent.