Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-02
WESTON.
PAVING PROPOSAL BRINGS OUT THE
OLD PROPERTY LINE DIS
PUTE AGAIN.
A HOTEL TO BE ENLARGED.
THE LADIES' BASE BALL CLUB.
WILD WEST COMING-NEwS
NOTES.

John T. McGraw. of Grafton, was here
where he is building a railroad to Ad-
olson, to connect with the B. & O. at
Palmer Junction.
Miss Anna Giffen, of Buckhannon,
was here Friday shopping.
Hon. G. D. Letcher, of Lexington,
Va, has been in Weston for some days
in consultation with Hon. w. w. Bran
non, over some important cases pend
ing in the Circuit Court of Webster
county. Mr.. Letcher is a most affable
and agreeable gentleman and is con-
sidered a fine lawyer.
AS the time approaches for the first
meeting of the new asylum board
there>is much speculation as to what
that body will do in the way of ap-
pointment.
Hon. w. B. McGary is in Baltimore
on railroad business.
VIM. Mcbride, Jr., his accepted a po-
sition with Williams & DAWSON, at
Clarksburg.
Guy Peterson, who was supposed to
have been killed at Clarksburg, is here
walking around our streets.
We notice that the town council are
preparing to pave Main street on down
to Kunst's corner. How can this be
done when the true line is not known?
Uur people are beginning to think that
there would have been much wisdom
in accepting the lines to be correct as
indicated by the old buildings, enclo-
sures and curbs. The question is fire.
quently asked if the recent survey can
set aside and disregard these old hnild-
ings and Enclosures as showing the
lines. May not another council make
another survey in a short time and
undo all that has been done by the re-
cent survey? 1t may be the law, but
ii seems very curious to the layman to
see houses that have stood from fifty
to eighty years torn down because
they are said to be over the true line?
We confess that this seems curious to
the non-profession.
Engineer R. E. Smith is fast ecover-
ing from the slight injuries he received
in the wreck near Curtis siding.
Miss Verdia Smith, of Lost Greek, is
the guest of relatives here.
Miss Delphia Davis and sister, Miss
Pearl, returned Thursday from their
visit to relatives in Kentucky.
Hon. A. A. Lewis is slightly indis-
posed.
Proprietor Tunstill, of the Bailey
House, is contemplating putting an
other story to the hotel. Stokes turns
people away every night, regardless of
the ten or twelve private rooms
throughout the town that he has rent
ed.
Mr.. Hoyt Barrett, who is located in
Oklahoma. was a guest of his father,
Mr.. S. E. Barrett, the past week.
Buckckin Bills wild west show will
be with us Friday, June 14th. From
the press clippings we learn this show
is on the order of Buffalo Bills shows,
only not quite so large. 1t comes
highly recommended and NO douSt will
do a big business here. Their adver-
Using car No. 2 was here Friday; an
other one will follow next week.
The Clarksburg baseball club that
played Weston Decoration day was
composed of the following gentlemen
all clever boys: Mr.. w. c. Harden, Mr.
Helm, w. Swiger, r. Renshaw, M
Cottonham, w. O'Neill, S. Quinn. R
Fox. l.. Coffman, F. Gill and d. Great
house. The score was ten to five in
favor of Weston. The game, which
was warmly contested, was quite inter-
esting and witnessed by a large crowd
the greater part of which were ladies
When The Boston Girls" in their
bloomers play our boys about the mid
die of this month. a return game VIZ
the Clarksburg boys is promised.
VIM. Bennett is home from school.
Mrs. DR.. ]. l. Warder and child have
returned from their visit to Baltimore
friends.
Parker Condry, who is to be the con-
ductor on the train between here and
Sutton, will move his family here from
Clarksburg.
Mr.. John DAWSON and wife are at
Jacksonville.
Attorney R. L. Bland is in Calhoun
county on legal business.
Judge Henry Brannon returned this
week fro minis trip to the Pacific coast
Pat Cole is home from Washington
D. c.. for a few days.
Harrison Warren and John Mitchell
were in Grafton Decoration day.
Ira Derritt was up from Clarksbure
Thursday.
Rev. p. C. White was at his old home
in Morgantown Decoration day.
Mr.. John F. Lane Is in charge of the
shops telegraph once at night.
VIM Fricker had biz brother John,