Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-22
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the newcomers, who have decided to
stay with US. Besides the numerous
oil people who have announced this in
tention, we will have their oil supply
houses, the National Supply Company,
who have rented the vacant room next
to the barber shop in the Camden ho-
tel block. John Brennan & Co., of De-
troit. who will be located near the pas
senger depot and the Oil Well Supply
Company Of Parkersburg, who will
also likely locate near the railroad ON
the Hale property. Mr.. A. E. Beatty,
of Warrington, has decided to move
here. He has rented the room lately
vacated by Schuyler Hess in the Lewis
block in which he will open grocery.
Two new restaurants have opened up
and fully dozen new boot blacks have
Joined the gang" all showing that we
are on the road to prosperity, by ma
lures gifts.
Ninety-three people were registered
at the Bailey House Monday.
If the Harrison we'll comes in a gush-
err, it is evident Weston lies over an oil
pool. Are you going to lease your back
yard?
The Camden hotel has been using
cots and the Bailey house putting their
guests to sleep in rooms at private
families during the oil excitement rush.
Property in and around Weston has
advanced 25 per cent on the dollar
since the Camden well came in.
Mr.. Galley, of Guffy & Galley, seems
to be winning the confidence of our
people. He is making many friends by
being outspoken in giving his opinion
of the oil situation. Mr. Galley says:
If they had no faith in the field, they
would not have put the thousands Of
dollars they have invested, into 1t.
The oil men are .ilbilant over our
fine roads and the weather.
The Goodwin Dramatic Company,
which held the boards for three nights
at the Opera House this week, was
strictly On the bum. 1t is not good
policy to deceive the people, and the
management of the Opera House should
see that no more Misrepresentation
were run in.
The pipe line reached the Camden
well Thursday. 1t is being connected
up to the engine and tanks. Pumping
will probably start this Saturday eve
ming.
The contractors drilling the Harri-
son well do not, unless absolutely ne
cessary, work on Sunday. The fire is
quenched at midnight Saturday and
lighted again at twelve O'Clock Monday
morning. This fact was learned by
the crowd who visited the well last
Sunday expecting to find them at work
Dr. A. H. Kuntz, accompanied by
Hon. A. A. Lewis, left on special train
Friday evening for Baltimore on rail-
road business.
Ed. Meyer, of Fairmont, was here
this week.
The municipal authorities made some
new side walks in the lower end of
town this week. We shant pass any
comments until after it rains.
Mr.. S. A. Steele has returned from
Pittsburg and other eastern cities. He
left his wife, who accompanied him, at
Moundsville, where she will visit rela-
tives and friends before returning
home
John McDermott has purchased the
Bailey House barber shop.
Karl Kunst is in Chicago.
Dir. f. H. Chalfant, who left here
some months ago to locate in Monon-
gahelia county, died last Monday in
Morgantown.
Miss Cora Atchison was the guest OF
Buckhannon friends this week.
The show windows of d. NJ. Timber
lake & Co., present most brilliant ef-
feet with the addition of the new cleo
trio lights put in this week.
In a saloon row last Thursday night
J. B. Knight, of huntsville, was severe
ly cut in the face by flying beer bot
tie
Dr. Duncan Ward was called to Wal
kersville this week where he is being
held, crowded with dental work.
Luke Cummins and wife left Friday
for their home at Elk Garden.
Joseph Fuccy will soon move to Wes-
ton and occupy his home on the hill.
Tom Joyce, Of Grafton, was eirculat-
ing among his customers Friday.
w. F. OConor, representing the
James Clark Distilling Company, of
Cumberland, Nd, was Bailey House
guest Thursday.
Mrs. Flora Camden. Of Parkersburg.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. D. NJ.
Bailey.
The social given by the Pastors Aid
Society, of the Episcopal church at the
home of Hon. w. w. Brannon Friday
evening was enjoyed by all.
Miss Nellie Harrison left for her
home at Clarksburg Monday last.
The Weston band was the whole
show. The Opera House management
did well to secure them to play for the
Goodwin Dramatic Company.
Mayor and Mrs. Warder were in
Clarksburg Wednesday.
The Goodwin Dramatic Company
were slick people. One Of the com
pany picked the pockets of Prosecuting
Attorney Chidister a purse containing
$500 was stolen. Mr.. Chidister had the
man arrested, but he had made way
with the money.
w. B. Newton has been in Gilmer
county this week taking some oil leases
for Guffey & GALLEY.
Louis Bradley. OF Pittsburg, former
Weston boy. was here during the week.
Bradstreet and r. G. Dunn & Co.,
are having their representatives here
working on re-rating the town.
DIR q. H. DOtson. assistant suDeTin-
fendent OF the Spencer Asylum, is
spending a few days with his mother
in this county
]. B. Guseman. one Of Harrison
county's wealthy and influential far
mers. was here Friday.
Fred WOrthrup. representing the
Eastern Oil Company, was here this
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