Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-15

| jority of the delegates from this coun-
| ty, outside of this district.
| Man or woman TO introduce novelty
| that sells at sight. Salary and COM
| mission. Call between and a. m or
after p. m. at Wells Hotel, New Mar
| tinsville
| r. r. Hale, representing the Regis
| ter, was here this week and added a
| number of new subscribers to the list.
| The Register is now on sale at Shiben' S
fruit store and smith anu Fitchs news
stand, on Maie street.
E. L. Robinson, T. P. Jacobs, S. B.
Hall and other members of our bar,
are attending Circuit Court at Mid
/ dlebourne this week.
DR.. M. l.. Miller made professional
| call to Wolf Pen Monday night.
T. b. HARRISON, of Franklin, has
| purchased property on Virginia street,
| and moved his family here the first
| of the week. Mr.. HARRISON is a car
, penter and contractor of wood and
stone work.
| Col. j. w. Hall was business caller
at Wheeling this week.
Theo. Hornbrook moved into the
Bandi building this week. Mr.. Horn
brook sold his North residence and
gave possession at once.
Three new residences are started on
Franklin street. Culp. Martin and j.
H. Sharp are building them.
The wholesale grocery building is
| now nearing completion, and it will be
but a snort time until business is open
ed up in the wholesale line. A gentle
| man from Pennsylvania was here this
week looking for location for a
wholesale liquor store.
E J. Thompson, OF Sistersville, was in
our city Thursday. Mr.. Thompson's
business calls him here, and it will be
but short time until he makes this
city his home.
The telephone trouble mentioned in
the Register has not peen settled yet.
Mrs. Hyer and Mrs. w. E. Raymond,
of Sutton, are visiting their brothers,
Thomas and William Hawkins, of this
city.
Man or woman With small capital to
open Office in New Martinsville and
represent Novelty Company in this
vicinity. Address P. G. Mearkle, New
Martinsville.
Any one wanting to start any legiti-
llidIS UuSlliSSS III our SIOWluS City F.,
will have no trouble in getting terms
of our new council. The day of hag-
ling over unimportant questions is
passed. We now have a business
council in every sense of the word, and
one that will make business move.
T. E. Davis, of GAINESVILLE, and a
Republican candidate for Judge, was
here Thursday and Friday, looking af-
ter his fences.
w. r. Fitch, one OF the proprietors
of the Republican, made a business
trip to Proctor district Wednesday.
John Slender is moving his old dwell
ling back, and will build in front one
of the finest dwellings on Maple Ave-
nue..
A. G. Ruby will leave for Chicago
Monday, to buy horses for mis- sales
stables
William Meighen, we'll known at
torney of Moundsville, was in our city
Wednesday on his way to Middle
bourne to argue a motion forean in
junction to enjoln the building of the
new court house. Mr.. Meighen is en-
ployed by citizens of PinegroVe, who
hope to get the county seat, and ask
the Commissioners to wait until a vote
can be taken on the question of re-
| moval. The thought of moving the
county seat to that pc Mt is purely Wis
sionary.
Col. Robert McEldowney, who was
seriously afflicted by cancer, is improv-
ing rapidly. This shows that cancer
can be cured, and is quite a recon-
mendation for the Cancer Institute at
ID ioI,, 80 M M
will be able to attend to his law prac-
tice in short rlme
w. j. Alexander city engineer, will
commence taking dwellings, prepara-
tory to putting IN sewerage. This is
to be the next improvement, after
which, will be the paving of the
streets.
Ed. Luikart, Chief of Police, has his
new residence on Maple Avenue we'll
under way.
Harry Barr, of Dakota, and late a
soldier in the I'd United States, was
in town Thursday. Mr. Barr was in
the battle of Santiago. He has many
interesting stories to tell of the coun-
try and people Mr.. Barr carries a
Spanish bullet in his body
The Long Run oil field, miles east
of town, is again to come to the front.
There is one well, which has been pro-
ducing since 1896, and few dry holes
were drilled In that year. George Tit
us, of Sardis, Ohio, has taken the
contract to drill a well on the John
Doran farm. This will renew the in
terest in that field and number of
leases, which lapsed, will be re-taken.
A number of our people are interested
in that field
George Meyers, who has been in the
employ of Brast Bros, on the South
Side, for several years, Will start in
business for himself in short time at
PROCTOR
John Tucker, of Wheeling. was the
guest of his brother, Levi, the past
week
Mrs. Henry Shutter visited her home
at Graysville Tuesday.
Lappert, Kaufman and Co. have a rig
up for well on their 500 acre tract.
and will commence spudding first Of
the week. The we'll is located on the
Lloyd Gorrell farm, about 21a miles
from town. This will be the second
for these gentlemen in that locality.
George E. Turane, representative of
large lumber company of Toledo. O..
was business caller Thursday
Frank w. Clark was called to Sisters
vile on legal business Friday.