Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-19
FAIRMoNT.

FAIRMONT, ". Va, day 1S.-An en-
terprise is considering of locating in
this city that Is giving employment at
the present time to about two hundred
hands. Frank Hensley, the manager OF
the Venetian glass works, has received
a letter from the manager of an Indiana
glass works who will locate his factory
here providing. it is said, that rates,
ETC., are satisfactory. They are COM
PEELED to leave their present quarters
on account of the shortage in gas Mr.
! Hensley will place the letter in the
hands of some of the business men of
the city WHO will look after the mat
ter
Charles Junkins, formerly chief clerk
of the John A. Clark Coal & Coke Com
pany, but now employed as shipping
clerk of the Fairmont Coal Mining Com
pany, whose offices are in this city, has
returned from three weeks business
trip along the coast at Seattle and at
other places in the State of Washington.
He took the trip in the interest of John
A. Clark, who had for several months
prior to the sale of his coal interests
to the Fairmont Coal Mining Company
of which he is vice president and gen
eral western agent, been negotiating
with parties in that State for the pur-
chase of coal lands. Mr. Junkins says
| of his trip: Il left here a few weeks
ago and visited several places along the
coast and in the coal mining regions of
that State | find that the good quality
of coal territory there, except in few
instances, is owned by capitalists and
syndicates, about the same as it is in
this and other coal producing States. II
undeveloped territory is for sale at all.
it requires heavy money to purchase it.
The majority of the coal mined there is
the soft coal"
The letter carriers of this city are TAX
ing the annual vacation allowed them
by the postOffice department.
There are a number of cases of ty-
phoid fever in this city. and the cause
is assigned to the uncleanliness of the
milk.
Frank Harrington alias Frank Brown,
who is said to be wanted in Fayette
county, Pa, for attempted rape, was
captured here by Policeman Arne' A
lady urom that county recognized him
as being the fellow Fayette county Of
fcers have been notified Of the capture,
and he will be taken to Uniontown in
q few days.
Frank Hensley's three small children
have typhoid fever Hensley is the
manager of the Venetian glass works,
and resides on Water street in the First
ward.
After the evidence of twelve witnesses
was heard as to the cause of the George
Greek Coal ard Iron Company mine dis
aster, in which nine men lost their lives,
the jury rendered the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury. find that the said r. NJ
| Beatty and others came 10 their death
/ by an explosion in the Georges Creek
Coal and Iron Companys mines, near
| Harrington by the firing of a shot
by Joe Blaney. or by an open lamp used
by one of the men employed in said
| mines. which ignted the dust or gas.
T. A. Fleming. coroner; |. 0. Dent. Mil
ton remnant c. j. Tough. 0. L. Wilson,
j, NJ Hamilton. Eimus Toothman, jur-
ors."
T. N. Walker. who was seriously burn
ed in the Berryvnle. Barbour county,
mine explosion. about six weeks ago
and r. J. Holbert who was also burned
by an explosion of gas at the Gypsey
mines near here. about nine weeks ago
and since the time of the accidents have
been receiving treatment in Cooks hos
pital, nave recovered sufficiently to be
permitted to leave for their respective
homes to-day.
r. 2. Mcdaniel Ph.D., Of Springdale
/ Pa, is the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. w. H
Kunst.
| S. T. Hooten. postoffice inspector, was
1 here a short time this week, making an
| inspection of the Fairmont Office, and
! found it in an excellent condition.
w j. Cornell will commence the cree
ton of ". H. Brands house in a few
| days It is to be erected on his lot on
| Ogden avenue, and is to be completed
| by SEPT. 18th.
| The manager OF the John Robinson
circus bill car, while here this week said
/ that in all probability the show viii
| exhibit here before the season comes tc
a close
! B. F. Evans has resigned bis position
as secretary of A. VI. Lane, superintend-
ent of the p. & o. with headquarters in
1 this city in order to accept position
| with C. e Pride. of Clarksburg.
/ A union meeting OF the Christian En-
! deavor societies will be held in tbs
/ Presbyterian church tomorrow evening
4 from TO o'clock.
| Elder A. A. Bunner. Of this city, and
/ Or. z. RI. Sutton. of Gainesville. Preston
/ county. will begin the publication Of ar
+ eight-page. fve-column weekly news
( paper here about June list. It's mans
| will be the Mountain State Telephone.
/ Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald. Of Baltimore
1 is visiting her son. :. Fitzgerald, and
wife, on Fairmont avenue.
/ Eighteen friends Of Miss Isabel
! daughter of Mrs ]. F. Watson. gath.
cred at her home this week in honor Of
her fifth birthday. Refreshments wert
provided, ana a pleasant afternoon was
enjoyed by all
Thomas Bell. an Itanan employed al
| the Central Coal & Coke Company's
works at Gray's Flats while workins
| around the mouth Of the shaft on Wed
nesday afternoon, accidentally stepped
| into the shaft and fell to the bottom
| He was soon taken to the surface. anc
removed TO the hospital here. He wal
considerably bruised, but will recover.
Capt n. d. Heimick, who Is superin
tending the construction Of a tipple
etc, at function, Preston county. spen
a short time this week with his family
1 here
| The arrangements are practical,