Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-20

It will give better accommodations on
the third division and better connec-
ton on others. 1t Is the most conven-
lent schedule the B. & o. have given
Grafton for a number of years.
Messrs. Bailey, Sayre, Handley and
KitzmiIler are now known as big four
by the Republicans of Taylor county.
John Mcdonald was at Fairmont the
first of the week.
Mrs. John Canning and daughter,
Miss Minter, of Valley Falls, were in
town Wednesday.
Should the nominees selected by the
Republican primaries Tuesday win,
Grafton will have full control of the
county's Offices after the first day of
January, 1901.
Chas. H. Straub, chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee, has
commenced the work of organizing the
Taylor county Democracy.
Mrs. Earnest F. Clark spent Wednes-
day with Keyser friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Ad. Young, of Wheel
ing, were in town Thursday.
Col. w. w. Arnett, of Wheeling, was
at the Grafton Hotel Thursday.
Ex-Congressman c. P. Dorr, OF
Charleston, w. Va, was a distinguished
visitor in town Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs. George M. Bishop returned Fri
day from a visit to Fairmont friends.
Hon. John B. Finley, of Parkersburg,
was in town during the week.
Major w. w. Scott, of Fairmont, was
a legal caller to town Wednesday.
The many friends of Hon. w. D.
| Dent are urging him to become a can
didate for Congress at the Democratic
| convention to be held in aMrtinsburg
August Sth.
"A company is being organized to
build a large hotel building.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad, after
discriminating against the interests OF
the lumber trade of the State of West
Virginia for years by charging higher
rates than they were justly entitled to,
and which rates were charged in de-
fiance of the Interstate Commerce law,
have now more than eyer shown their
disposition to ignore the interests OF
this State. On June 18th they will
withdraw the present classification on
forest products which Is charged by
that company from all other territory
on their line, and which classification
is used by all the other railroads in the
Middle States, and will advance the
basis for rates on forest products from
points east of the Ohio river to Cum
berland. Md, from sixth to fifth. class.
while west of the Ohio river and east
of Cumberland they will still apply
sixth class. There never was a clearer
case of wilful discrimination against
a community than this act of the B. &
o. railroad, and steps should be taken
by our people at once to protect one
of their principal industries. 1t is GER
tainly an act. of injustice that cannot
be overlooked, and action should be
taken by the proper State authorities
to see that the lumber interests of this
State are not destroyed by the imposl-
ton of unjust and e%xorbitant freight
rates, which will undoubtedly drive
buyers to other localities to get their
supplies, and even If the lumber is
bought in West Virginia it means that
our saw mills will have to take less
money for their product in order to
compete with mills that can get their
lumber to market or fair and reasona-
BILE rates.
The session of State Bankers Asso-
citation held here Wednesday and
Thursday had an attendance of over
one hundred members, the largest in
the history of the Association. 1t was
a representative body of men.
Copestone Chapter No. IL, R.. A. M,
held a special meeting Friday night for
the purpose of comforting degrees.
Miss Amanda Abbott, one of the
primary teachers in u public schools,
left for her home in Fairmont to spend
her summer vacation.
Hon. w r. D. Dent, DR.. r. D. Ma
chin, and c. w. Monroe visited Wash
ington and Baltimore the first Of the
week.
The bankers excursion to Huttons-
vile Thursday was an enjoyable af-
fair. One hundred and fifty joined in
the excursion, besides the employees OF
the banks here. Quite a number of the
directors also Joined the party. Among
those were Hon. Thos. E. Davis, Hon,
John 7. McGraw, John Doonan Pats.
Moran, f. B. Blue, l.. E. Ward, DR.. A.
S. Warder, Judge M. H. Dent, Mayor
w. o. Boyd, DR.. VIM. M. Dent, A. J.
Brownield, Ira E. Robinson, Geo. M.
Whitescarver and others Stops were
made at Philippi, B%elington, Harding,
Elkins, Beverley and Huttonsyille, re-
turning to Grafton at 10 p. m. Before
leaving the depot at Grafton the retir-
ing President, L. E. Sands, of Wheel
ing, made a brief speech, thanking the
Grafton bankers for the splendid en-
tertainment extended to them while
; in the city, also for the delightful ex-
cursion. The officers and employees OF
the B. & o. and West Virginia Central
railroad companies were extended a
vote of thanks for courtesies shown.
Refreshments were served on the cars
of all the delicacies of the season under
the supervision of John A. McCabe,
proprietor of the Latrobe restaurant.
The remains of Mrs. Emma Mercer,
daughter of Hon. Robert G. Gather, of
Pennington. were brought here on No.
46 Friday from Michigan, where she
had died on Wednesday of fever. They
were taken to Pennington, the home OF
her childhood, for burial.
"Sapho" at the opera house Monday
night promises to bring out a big
crowd.
The annual memorial sermon to
Reno Post, G. A. R., will be preached
Sunday morning, the 9th, by Rev. C..
L. Queen, at the NJ. P. church.
Rev. Edward ]. Hopkins. the newly
elected pastor OF the Lutheran church,
will hold sarvippc newt Sunday morninp