Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-09
WARRINGTON.

MANNINGTON, w. Va, October s.
The B.. and O. Railroad Company intend
to cut the Wheeling and Grafton division
in two, making Glover's Gap the terminus
of one division and the beginning of the
other. The batteries and other telegraph
necessities were sent to the Gap Friday
and by the first of November the new di-
vision will be in full operation.
A steam box caught fire about eight
o'clock Sunday evening at Gilboy's Cut,
and for a short time it looked as though
the wells in the vicinity were doomed,
but cool-headedness prevailed n they
were saved. There were about eight or
ten tanks standing within a stones throw
of the fire, all full of oil.
j. M. Davis, the relief agent. who has
been in Mr.. Jones' place for the past few
weeks, at the Baltimore and Ohio sta
ton, left Sunday for Parkersburg, where
there is a position open. Although people
are glad to see Mr.. Jones pack again they
were very sorry to lose so genial and ac-
commodating a man as Mr.. Davis.
There were three runaways here last
week, e. C. Martins team leading the
way Monday, the Ideal Laundry team
on Wednesday and Charles Tague's team
closing the performance on Saturday. 1t
is not known whether the teams were i'm
bibing or were trying to solve a political
problem, as it is well known that in both
cases they did not know what they were
doing.
Rev. F. Prendergast returned Friday
from Retreat, where he has been for the
past week or two resting up for his du-
ties. He was quite Ill while away, but is
some better and will resume his charge
right away.
The winter opera season is coming in
fast, as Town Topics will be here on
Thursday, October Ii, and "A Woman in
the Case Saturday, October 10. Both of
them are farce comedies, but are entirely
different in plot. Town Topics has been
here before, which speaks for it, and "a
Woman in the Case is known in every
play house in the United States. Both
plays will have crowded houses, although
the dates are conflicting. AS a famous
author says, I'm order to know Of Town
Topics there must be "A Woman in the
Case"
A couple of funny incidents happened
to a colored man here the other night.
He is in the habit of going into the sa-
lOOn Three tlHlGS every lSt MINUTES dlo
once between times. While he was in the
saloon a man came along with a red,
white and blu sign with the words,
Grand Shibberdegullian Parade" on it.
He tackled it up against the wall and
when the coon came out it was the first
thing he saw. He looked at the words,
then at his feet. then at the words again.
and finally counting his fingers and
scratching his head when someone asked
him If he had EN- mo. sah.' said
he, but OATS de blamedest funniest word
All ebber seen" Shortly after the train
came in and with it a bicycle with a per-
petual ringing bell, which never stops till
it is run down. The men, upon giving it
to him wound it and held it till he had
gotten it, when the bell started off. After
four or five f~ruitless efforts to stop it h
by mistake wound it up again and the bell
kept up the changing all the time. He
finally laid it down and started off. say
ing. Oats twice in one ebening. All amt
gwine to take anything but buttermilk
when 1 drinks again"
Miss Ruby Banak left Sunday for Zanes-
Vile, O.. to visit friends and relatives
there.
Mrs. A. ]. Gaskill left Sunday for a visit
to Pittsburg.
Holt, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. spoke here yesterday at 2:30 p. m
He answered some of the childish ques-
ions that were put to him and said in
short: Although the Republican party
did all in their power to avert the miners
strike until after the election, they are
now using it to bring up on of the evils
- 4ho D1-,1oro&;o orty- b,,* fhc- fa~-
get tina the Democrats are not at present
in power.
Although the people of the other party
here are arguing strongly for Mckinley,
some of the strongest Republicans here
acknowledge the Inevitable defeat of Nc
Kinley as far as carrying this State IS
concerned.
Miss Lucy McAdams is visiting her
friend. Miss Emma Bartlett. at her home
on Main street