Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-20
cLARKsBURG.

CLARKSBURG, w. VA, August 10.
Considerable excitement prevails in
Clarksburg just now, inasmuch as oil
wells are to be bored at Adamston,
within two miles of this city. Four To-
cations have been made and work COM
menced. Immediately on the opposite
side of the West Fork of the Mononga-
hela River is Northview, where it is
now contemplated to erect a window
glass factory, which will employ about
one hundred men per day. Arrange
ments are also being made for the OPP
Grafton and construction of a street
railway, which will also connect with
Northview. Now that work in fact
has commenced on the short line, there
is for Clarksburg and vicinity, great
industrial future.
The question now agitating our peo-
pie is that of sewerage and the paving
OF the streets.
From present indications the attend
ance at Broaddus Institute will be the
largest this year. 1t opens September
7th.
Inasmuch as the Clarksburg Fair will
not bo held until October 3, 4, and G.,
a number of Clarksbl9gers are making
arrangements to attend the Wheeling
Fair.
George E. Waldeck, who died In Bal
timore and whose remains were inter-
ed at the |. O. o. f. cemetery in this
city, was Clarksburger, and had made
his home in Maryland but for the pres
ent few years.
Congressman Doveaner has been here
the most of the week. The only thing
bad about him is that he is a "Repuh-
lican." Outside Of this he is a jolly
good fellow, of which Republicans and
Democrats can speak as to his recent
pleasant visit among us.
A large number of old soldiers from
this city will attend the 33d annual
encampment G. A. R. at Philadelphia,
next month.
The South Penn Oil Company has
just made fourteen new locations for
wells on the Lynch farm.
During the week a number of color
ed men were arrested by Contractor
Martin, of the Short Line r. R., on the
trivial charge of not paying a fifteen
cent board bill. 1t is unnecessary to
say that Martin had the costs to pay.
amounting to about s12. He also
claims that the negroes have not re-
funded to him their transportation
from Virginia nor the amount he paid
for their shoes.
In the death of DR.. S. S. Carder. at
Adamston, this county loses a good
physician and an excellent citizen. he
was " years old.
G. w. Ashcraft, who was killed at
Fairmont by a Monongah train, was
a resident of this county, living near
Lupberport. He leaves wife and six
children.
Among visitors in the city we MOTTO
ed Miss Rissa Heatherly, Philippi; VIM
MCGOWAN, New York: Rev. Wheeler
Borgess., India: Mrs. Margaret NJ. Dob
son, York, Pa. Miss Cora Smuth. Col
orado; Father Hall, Wheeling; w. E.
Fleming, Parkersburg: Newton Hyde,
Winchester, Va; Archbishop Kahn, St
Louis, Mo-; Miss Julia May, Buffalo, N
Y, and Judge Rein Davis, Louisville,
Ky.
OF our people abroad are: Judge
Golf, at Waldorff-Astoria, New York
CITY; Mrs Frank Gaylord Weston: Mrs
r. S. Gardner, Addison; Mrs. A NJ. T.
Cunningham, Mt. Lake Park; Robert
Parrill, Newburg; Chas. w. Moore,
Weston; B. L. Drummond, Weston;
Miss Anna Dunn, Cleveland: C. w.
Gore, Burnsville, and Charles Lyon,
Webster Springs
The petit and grand jurors have been
selected for the September terms Of
Court
1t II said that C. A. Osborne, a
CIarksburger, Of 1st Z. S. cavalry, at
Fort Meade, s. D., will be transferred
TO the 9th infantry, which goes TO the
Philippines.
On Friday morning ". II. Osborne,
who was On his way TO Atlantic City
was robbed near Baltimore, OF fifty
dollars.
The Independent Oil Company, of
this city, just incorporated. is compos-
ed of R. T. Lowndes. Senator c. NJ
Hart. Cfas. Golf. R. T. Lowndes, Jr.,
and G. S. Duncan.
A desk once owned and used by the
late StonewaH Jackson, is now the
property OF H Atha, OF Fairview, and
R. n. Koblesard, OF Fairmont