The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-13
SISTERSYLLE SIFTINGS.

3tVVs4 ba2 NeW8 OK . d0tttpy Rhtst~
aetsr From the Metropolis Of the
oil Field-whseling Parties Sold a
Good Slice Of Territory In the
Washington County, Ohio, Field.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgenoer.
sIsTERsvILLE, Jan. i2.-purins tho
past few days there has been consider
able talk Of the construction OF an eiec-
trlc line between this city and Mlddle-
bourne. the county seat ef this county.
This is project which has been
brought up periodically during the past
three or four years, and SO far nothing
more than talk has resulted. This Tina
it Is given out positively that the pro-
1ect will be 80. Sheriff stephen c.
Plye, of Anddlebourne. and a number
of other well known gentlemen OF tho
county, are said to be behind the scheme
and win push 1t to completion Us soon
as practicable. The road is something
that has been badly needed for a long
time.
Hal. J. Porterfel5, former resident
OF this city, and at one time local man
ager of the Mountain State Gas COM
pany, arrived in the city yesterday and
will remain here for week or ten days
as the guest OF friends,
An interesting sale OF oil property in
which Wheeling parties are interested,
was contaminated a couple OF days
ago, when Mrs. NJ. Yost, Of this city.
purchased of A. c. ogle and others, oe
Wheeling. tract OF 800 acres in Wash
ington county, Ohio, on which there 10
now one well which is producing about
50 barrels day. The territory is In the
heart Of the shallow sand development
in that county, and is considered one OF
the best pieces Of property over there.
The consideration was In the neighbOr-
hood Of $4,000.
Mrs. j. c. Jones, OF Brown Betty
street, who has been the guest OF
friends at Taylorstown and Washing
ton, Pa, for week or ten days, is ex-
pected home tomorrow or Sunday
t. L. Riddle. superintendent for the
South Penn OIL Company, out in tho
Indian creek development, was in the
city a couple Of days during the week,
attending to some business matters and
calling on friends. He left yesterday
for home.
Rev. T. Z. Wade. OF Parkersburg, has
been in the city during the week, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. E. limerick, Of
Prospect Place. He win return home
tomorrow.
AT his home on Stocking avenue,
Wednesday evening, Councilman w. E.
Seal, of the Fourth ward, was very
agreeably surprised by n number OF
gentlemen friends who had been invited
to participate in some festivities in
honor OF the anniversary OF the birth
OF that popular gentleman. The even
ing was spent in social diversions Of
various kinds until late hour, when a
sumptuous repast was served by Mrs.
Seal.
Charles Little, OF spencer, W. Va
who has been in the city for several
days as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. j.
Ewing, of the south side, has returned
home.
H. Cohen, Of Virginia street, a promi-
nent member OF the ]. n Jones Hose
Co.. is very seriously 81, and there Is
some doubt of his recovery. He has
been suffering for more than year. but
the illness is Of more serious nature
this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Williams, of East
street. who have been the guests OF
relatives and friends at different points
in Pennsylvania for the past two or
three months, have returned home.