Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-20
SISTERSvILLE.

SISTERSVILLE.
SISTERSVILLE, w. Va, February
19.-There r but ten days left now
until the conventions must be held
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the municipal Offices next
year, but so far there have been
practically no candidates mentioned,
something that is unprecedented in
the history of the city. During the
past few years there has always been
plenty Of material to select from and
as a usual thing there have been not
less than two and often as high as
four conventions for the purpose OF
nominating candidates. What the
trouble this year is hard to conjec-
ture. The offices are worth more to
the holders now, under the new char
ter granted by the legislature a year
ago, than they were under the old
charter, but still for some reason the
people are taking little interest in the
matter and those who have always
been candidates in the past for some
office in the gift of the people of the
city are fighting shy of the band wag-
on this year. However, as there is
still a little more than a week for the
conventions to be held in, it is likely
| some martyr will be found willing to
| sacrifice himself for the good of the
people.
C. X. Clarke, contractor and opera
tor, who was formerly located here,
but who has been drilling some gas
wells neal Inez, KY, during the past
year for the Triple State Gas Co. OF
| Huntington, and Catlettsburg arrived
in the city Saturday and will remain
here for several days attending to
business matters and renewing old &C.
quaintances.
c. C. Marsh, the well known jeweler.
of Diamond street, who has been in
the city for several years, and who is
deservedly popular, has sold out his
business interests here to his brother.
N. L. Marsh, of Warrington, and in a
few weeks will leave for Cincinnati
O., where he will make his future
home. Mr.. Marsh has a host OF
friends here who will be extremely
| sorry to hear of his departure.
Homer Smythe, of Brown street, re-
turned yesterday from a business and
pleasure trip to Wheeling and other
points up the river.
Col. Thomas Afford, a prominnt op-
orator and producer, formerly located
in this city, who has been in the In
diana fields for a couple of months, ar
rived in the city yesterday on his way
from the Hoosier oil fields to Mariet-
ia, and was the guest of friends. AL
ford has made a ten strike in the In
diana fields and is making all kinds
of money, a fact his legion of friends
in this city will be pleased to know.
W. F. Doyle, contractor, and J.. H
Hanks, a torpedo man, who have
been in Wheeling for a couple Of
days attending to business matters
have returned to the city.
There will be a general exodus from
this city to Wheeling on Thursday ii
attend the Washington's birthday ant
Dewey day festivities. The Ohio Riv
er railroad company has made ar
rangements to run an excursion or
that day at a very low rate and there
will be hundreds from this city take
advantage of it.
Eli Wells, of Main street, who ha!
been in Missouri for several months
where he vas visiting relatives an(
friends, has returned home.
Friday evening at the home of tn,
groom in Williamson Place, Harr.
Jackson, a well known young man O
this city and Miss Alice Doutt, wer,
married in the presence of a few in
innate friends. The ceremony wa
performed by Rev. H. B. Bowden, pas
tor of the M. e. church.
F. J.. Ewing and family who hav,
been the guests of relatives at Raw
enswood for a week or ten days, hay,
returned to the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. Grant Wilson, o
the North End, left the last of tn,
week for T%itusville and other point
in Pennsylvania, where they will b
the guests of relatives and friends TO
a short time.
Miss Georgia Clark and Master Ed
die Koontz, of New Martinsville, VIII,
have been the guests of friends in tn,
city for several days, have returne,