Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-29
SISTERSVILLE.

Olo lERSv LILLE, w. va, April ~
A. D. McVey, of this city, has been
promoted to the superintendency of
the Eureka and Buckeye Pipe Line
Company after five years service with
that corporation as foreman, with head
quarters at Sistersville.
w. G. Hayes, general manager of
the West Virginia Tool Company, has
returned from Pennsylvania, where he
has been for several days in the inter-
ests of his company.
The marriage of Miss Ada Smyth, of
this city, to Rev. ]. l.. Presser, of Gal
lipolis, Ohio, will be solemnized in the
Baptist church, this city, Thursday,
May Sd, at l p. m.
There was a meeting of the Lincoln
district Republicans at the Olston
Opera House at two o'clock this after
noon for the purpose of nominating
delegates to the conventions to be held
at Fairmont and Clarksburg The
meeting was a well attended one and
was exceedingly harmonious. 1t was
called to order by Mr.. A. S. Cutler, and
Hon. P A Shanor was made temper
airy chairman. Lynn Kirkland, of the
Daily Oil Review, and C. Fl. Baker, of
the Tyler County Tribune, were made
temporary secretaries. On motion the
Temporary organization was made per-
manent and the convention proceeded
TO business. The following gentlemen
were nominated to serve as delegates
to the Clarksburg convention: George
e. Work, S. w. Lawrence, J. F. Means,
VIM. G. Grimes, Jonathan Moore, John
Tippens and Rush NJ Smith. 1t was
suggested that one set of delegates
would do for both conventions and on
motion. the delegates named above were
elected by reclamation to attend the
convention at Fairmont. After the
election of A. s.. Cutler as member of
the executive committee for this coun-
ty the meeting adjourned.
Jake Finleyson, of the North End,
who has been confined to his home for
some time on account of badly frac-
tured leg, is able to be about again.
Mr.. E. Rooney, of the North End,
has laid out large number of lots
in that part of the city, and will place
them on the market at reasonable fig
ures. This is the first action of this
kind chat has occurred here since the
oil boom struck Sistersville, and it
is one to be greatly commended, as it
will give many persons desiring to do
SO a chance to buy and build homes
of their own, and will very materially
benefit the city.
w. l.. Armstrong. who has been in
Parkersburg for several days attend
ing to some business matters, has re-
turned to the city.
Arch L. Smith, local representative
of the Bovard &c Rayman Manufac-
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afternoon for his former home in But
Ter, Pa. where he will be the guest
of relatives and friends for short
time.
DR.. r. M. Rau, a very prominent
Wheeling physician, was in the city
to-day, having been called here on
professional business across the river
He was the guest of Captain j. H.
Pine, city recorder, while here.
t. K. Cowell, operator and producer.
who has been confined to his home
on Hill street for some days, is able
to be about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gaffney, of Tiff
fin, O., who have been in the city for
several days as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. II. Gaffney, of Williamson
Place, will leave tomorrow for Wheel
ing, where they will visit for short
time before returning home.
III. r. Derrickson, architect, who has
been in the city for several years. will
leave in short time for Guthrie. o.
t., where he has accepted lucrative
position.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A. M. Weyman, of Williamson Place,
who has been seriously i'll for several
days with a disease resembling lock-
law, is reported greatly improved and
will soon be able to be about again.
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