Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-17
FA|RMONT.
THE NEW CHARTER, WHICH ONLY
AWAITS GOVERNORS SIGNATURE,
NOT POPULAR.
PosTMAsTERsHIP INVOLVED
JANUARY YARD REP0RT-ELKS
MyNSTRELS-NEWS NOTES,
PERSONALS.

House bill No. 1853, to amend the char
ter of Fairmont. will no doubt in a
few days become a law. The bill from
the very beginning met with opposi-
ton by the home people and when it
became known that such a bill had
been introduced in the Legislature,
petitions were put in circulation I'M
were signed by both Republicans and
Democrats protesting against its pass
age, but 1t seems as though a few light
weight politicians had everything their
W way at the capitol city, hence the
bill has passed both the House and the
Senate and it Is o up to the Cover
o n awaiting his signature to be-
come a law, Notwithstanding the fact
that its passage is against the wishes
of at least three-fourths of those
brought within the city's limits under
the new order of Things. There was a
slight change mae in the charter
when Mr.. Swisner returned to Charles
ton after spending a few days with his
family here, it being a part OF the ter
ritory stricken out; but while this was
being done the utmost care was taken
not to exclude that portion which
brings in Harry Shaw, who expects to
be a candidate for the Fairmont post
Office. He seems to think that he
should receive an appointment of some
sort for the work that he has done for
his party in this county and that the
postmastership of the Fairmont Office
would suit him very well. He doubt
less a mis- mind made up to this eff
feet before the charter had been
framed, and if matters materialize as
is now being reported in the p~ostoffice
question his schemes, if these are his
Intentions, will simply fail to connect.
Congressman Dayton is reported as
having said that while not the slightest
fault has eve been found to A. Howard
Fleming, the present postmaster, and
he being a hard party worker, that he
will succeed himself.
The January Fairmont yard report
shows a considerable increase over the
previous month in the amount of coal
and coke shipped and empties received.
We are told thai an average OF four
hundred loads are being sen out and
about that number of empties received
and distributed among the various
mines throughout the Fairmont region.
Seventy-five men are being worked in
the Fairmont yards and two hundred
on the M. R. division at cayenne, etc.
The January report is as follows:
Received from Monongah division
1854 cars; rs empties. Delivered to
Monongah division-S50 loads: $40
empties.
Received from F., NJ. & P.-2,425
loads; 1863 empties. Delivered to F.,
M. & P.-500 loads; 2,345 empties.
Received from New England-1,1S 4
loads; two empties. Delivered to New
England-20 loads; 1900 empties.
Received from shaft mines-472
loads; five empties. Delivered to shaft
mines-10 loads; 4S9 empties.
Received from Palatine-147 loads.
Delivered to PaIatine-150 empties.
Received from Kingmont-206 loads;
three empties. Delivered to Kingmont
10 loads; 21O empties.
Total loads, 1858; total empties,
1883.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company will begin the remodeling of
their hotel at cayenne on the Monon4
gah division OF the B. & o. in a few
days. They intend to expend at least
five hundred dollars on its repair. The
hotel is being managed at the present
by j. w. Ice, but on the first of March
his services will be dispensed with,
and George Honaker, formerly of Wes-
ton, will assume control.
Rev. Stout was called to the bedside
of his dying brother, c. j. Stout, at
Bridgeport, Harrison county, to-day.
The whereabouts of Robert Stutler,
a cigar maker, who m~ysteriously dis
appeared from his home in the First
ward on Wednesday Of this week, leav-
ing his wife confined to her home with
an infan. five days old and four help
less cn,ldren, remains unknown. 1t
might be possible. his wife thinks,
that he has gone in search of employ
ment and that she will hear from him
before long, but separating from her in
the manner in which he did, she is
rather forced to believe that it is his
intention to desert them.
Rev. Stout, pastor of the First ward
Methodist church, will begin a series
of protracted meetings on Sunday eve
ming. March Sd.
Bishop c. G. Penick and wife are
the guests of friends in wheeling.
Doc" Powell, who has been en-
ployed for a number of years at Peo-
pies store in the First ward, was
stricken with paralysis the first of the
week and soon afterwards was re-
moved to Cooks hospital. Almost his
entire body is paralyzed. There is a
slight change for the better in his con-
dition to-day.
j. H. Risback, adjutant, and ]. P.
trater. chaplain, of the Connellsville
division of Maccabees, inspected the
uniform rank in this city "wednesday
evening. They are making an inspec-
ton tour of all the divisions in the reg
iment.
Newt. Roberts, of Hundred, Wetzel
county, is In the city visiting friends.
The third annual benefit of the Fair
mont lodge No. 294, Benevolent Pro-
tective Order Elks, "A Satire on Uncle
Josh Spruceby.' given in the opera
house Thursday and Friday evenings
of this week surpassed any previous
entertainment eve given yet by that
order, in the opinion of a great many
md it must be admitted that but few,
If any, entertainments were ever given
here that afforded much more enjoy
ment for those that witnessed the pro-
gramme which was carefully prepar-
cd and rpudared good ci1o3 80