Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-18

erect three brick dwelling houses on prop
| erty purchased on Clark street. He has
one of the buildings we'll under way. Mr..
| Burkhardt is a wide awake business man
| and one that will assist in making our
| town hustle.
| NJ. H. willis and Thomas Davis candi-
dates for judge in this district, were here
Tuesday.
A. Laley. of Bradford, Pa, was here the
| first of the week, looking for location
for David Phillips & Co, manufacturers of
drilling tools. Mr.. Laley expressed him
self pleased with the business outlook Of
this town.
Or. G. L McIntire, of Grangeville, Mar
ion county, was here Tuesday, taking UP
a dwelling built by j. C. Conley.
DR.. NJ. L. Miller made a business call TO
Warrington this week
| Two municipal tickets have been nom
mated to be voted for at the election to be
held April I'd. Political questions are not
considered in our town election.
Robert McEldowney left for Richmond.
Va. Thursday He will enter the cancer
institute, which recently moved from Hin
ton to that city. He is in a very pre-
carious condition, and there is but little
hope for his recovery. He was accompan-
led by his nephew Harry McEldowney.
P. A. Shanor, we'll known attorney OF
Sistersville was here Thursday on legal
business.
Mr.. and Mrs Capt B. T. Bowers left for
Cleveland Friday. where they will visit
relatives for some days.
Miss Jessie Higgs, of Franklin, is the
guest of her uncle, Theodore Hornbrook.
Miss Lettie Pemberton was calling at
Wheeling Thursday.
John A. Hoge and p G. West were bust
ness callers Thursday.
Miss Dosia McIntire held the lucky num-
Der, 49, which drew the cake walk"
cushion. The drawing came off Monday.
7. H. Hawkins is visiting his old home
at Sutton, w. Va.
Prof d. w. Shields, of Bellaire who
had charge of our High school as principal
was here Monday and Tuesday, packing
his extensive library, which has been
stored at f. C. Luikart's residence.
S. ]. Elliott was a business caller at Sis
tersville Tuesday.
James Foster, of Wheeling, has been en-
ployed to assist in the meat market of Ed
ward Reel.
S. B. Hall was absent from town Friday
looking after business at Wheeling.
Squire Keller, of Hundred, was here
Tuesday on legal business.
DIR. Wilson, of Franklin Station, was Wis
iting friends here Wednesday.
A representative OF the firm of Barlow
Bros, of Warrington, was here Monday
and Tuesday, looking after a business To-
cation.
Isaac Sutton, a progressive farmer of
Marshall county, was business caller
Friday.
Foster Mitchell, secretary of the Jacobs
Farm Oil Company, was looking for
house Friday. He desires to move hts
family here from Sistersville. The land
owners should take steps at once to pro-
vide suitable houses for the numerous
hoe smeekers. One hundred extra houses
colud be rented at good rates.
The contractors have the third story OF
the wholesale grocery building well I'M
der way, and It will not be many weeks
until the business is opened up.
The Philadelphia Gas Company will
commence the drilling of a well just south
of town in short time. The company has
leased up block of land for operations
and has great hopes of getting gas as
well as oil.
We now have the promise Of manu-
made with the Tri-State Gas Company TO
furnish the gas. and the gas company has
given assurance Of furnishing gas. pro-
viding the town council will grant per-
nit to come in the corporation. The bust
ness letter was shown the Register cores
pondent, and the same will be laid before
the council at its next regular meeting.
S. r. Bruce. a field boss in the Sstersville
- for
Union street.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. +. Powers left Friday
morning on the steamer Virginia for
Wheeling. Mrs. Powers will visit friends
at Cleveland before returning.
c. Crawford, Of Sistersville. IS calling on
friends here this week.
Captains williams and Geo. Bay were
calling on wharf master Henry Shutter
the first Of the week.
The steamer Bedford hereafter VIII go
through to Pi,tsburg on her Friday trip,
returning on Sunday. not missing a trip
in her regular business.
After April 1st the steamer Ruth will
make Sunday trips to Wheeling. leaving
the wharfboat at a. m, returning at Z
p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shutter will spend
Earnest Hartman returned from the
wheeling Business College to-day, having
finished a business course.
Mrs s. r. Bruce and son. master Robert
have returned from an extended visit TO
Marietta friends.
Miss Simpson entertained the Daisy
Circle" az the home Of her sister. Mrs
A. c. Ruby. Wednesday.
Mrs Fl. r. Thompson and Mrs. David
Mangold are calling on friends at Wheel
ing
Mrs Joseph Hartman entertained the
Ladies' Aid Society Of the ". =. church
THURSDAY.
The primary schools Of our city closed
Friday.
Mrs Hettia Wiley, who has been confined
TO her room for some weeks with frac-
tured ankle. broke the limb again Tues
day III making an attempt TO walk.
Miss Minnie Clark has returned from an
extensive visit 20 friends az Newark. OHIO
Miss Lloyd Hawkins gave a party 70 her