Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-25
WESTON.
THE OLD TOWN HAS TAKEN NEW
LIFE AND is ON THE
BOOM.
CAMDEN LUCK NOT A THEORY
AN EFFORT TO SECURE BETTER
MAIL AND TELEGRAPH
FACILITIES.

| WESTON, w. VA, Nov. 24.-West ton
has at last awakened from her lethar-
gy and is outdoing herself in the
boom" line. The vacant lots on Main
| street, relics of the last fire) are giving
way to modern brick structures now
! under construction, which, when COM
pleted will make that street seconi to
none in the State
| When the Turner No. / came in net
! ting Mrs. A. H. Kunst a. handsome in
come we were almost convinced that
the Camden luck" theory was a reali-
| ty and not theory.
! Director Stewart of the Agricultural
Experiment Station, has been in the
county this week in the interest of the
| station.
| More than seventy-five buildings are
/ in process of construction within the
| corporate limits and still more are con-
| templated. Good carpenters are at a
| premium now.
+ Thorn Koblegard, who has been at
tending a music school at Oberlin, o.,
| lis home for few days.
Mrs. A. H. Kunst and son Camden
| returned Thursday from their visit to
Wheeling friends.
Karl G. Kunst returned Friday from
Chicago
Warren Dyer, of Fairmont, spent
| Monday with his parents here.
The little boy of Engineer jeff Davis,
has typhoid fever, is under the care of
DR.. j. G. Warder
Mr.. S. A. Steele has gone to Mounds
vile after his wife, who has been Wis
| iting there for some time.
General Foreman ]. T. Prendergast,
of Grafton, was here Thursday night
on railroad business.
The smallpox bugaboo is beginning
| to make many people nervous already,
although there is none in the county,
and the health board is taking time by
the forelock by preparing to resist 1T
and prevent it spreading should any
cases occur.
The soft mud is so deep on the Sand
fork road that there is great danger of
horses getting drowned by falling in
it.
Saturday night street fights are be-
coming quite numerous of late and
more may be expected as that element
increases.
Universal regret is experienced at the
serious illness of Col. ]. D. Kyer, and
all join in the hope for his early re-
covery.
The old officers of the Lewis County
Fair have been reelected. This was
the proper thing to do, as the manage
ment of the last Fair could not be ex-
celled The dates for the Fair next
fall has been set for the first week in
September.
Il e. no rNf
her uncle, DR.. NJ. E. Whelan, at Roam
Oke
Col. Jack Arnold, T. B. Miskiman,
DR.. Mark Perry, DR.. Fred Stathers, Van
Curtis, Marshall Window and Prof.
Frank Whelan were on a hunting trip
last Friday nera Westfeld. Witr the
exception of Mr.. Miskimons, they all
bagged nice lot of game.
Mrs. Hines, nee Miss Flora Hard
man, and her sister, Miss Rose, of
Pittsburg, is the guest of Miss Lille
Ward.
Dr. Tom Edwards and Mr.. w. w.
Harrison were lat Pickens Monday and
Tuesday on business.
Mr. H. ]. Cupp has moved into and
is now keeping house in the lower end
of the Fisher house on Main street.
We understand the oil men hav sent
petitions to both the postoffice depart
ment and the Western Union Tele-
graph Company requesting that the
post Office be opened so as to give ac-
cess to the lock boxes until midnight
and to the telegraph company that
they keep open all night.
4rs. Claud Jordan has passed sue
cessful operation at Wheeling, and is
about well enough to make the trip
home.
The oil men are negotiating with
Manager Beighley to keep the tele
phone exchange open all night.
The regular freight hands at the de-
pot struck one day this week for higher
wages. Their places have been filled
with new men.
1t used to be a strange thing to meet
man upon our streets that you did not
know. How is it now?
DR.. A. II. Kunst left for a business
trip to Fairmont and Parkersburg Fri
day morning.
Clerk Wooften, of the circuit court,
is the guest of relatives at Huntington.
Albert O'Hara and Robert Cole are
sick with fever.
Carl Norcross, of the Fairmont Brew
ing Co. is out again after a siege of ty-
phoid fever
Robert L. Bland is home after q
weeks business trip in Ohio.