Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-09

FAVORED SALOONS.
GIRLS TO PLAY BALL ON
TUESDAY NEXT.

pr0vements under way at "Vancroft"
Place unless they visit there. The place
is about one and a half miles north of
the city, located on one of the best farms
in the county. On visiting "vancroft' n
is surprised at the amount of work being
done. In all directions men and teams
are on the move continually, doing work
of all description. The first one will see
on their way from town to the place will
be the grading for the new road leading
from Cross Creek pike to the hilltop on
which is located vancroft. This roadway
is to be of no more han a three degrees
grade and to be finished with asphalt at
a cost of SIS, 000. When completed this
will be one of the finest ~roadways in the
State. either public or private. At the
of the hill scores of men and
teams are grading for the new residence
to be occupied by Mr.. Vandergrift and
family. This completed will be the larg-
est and most palatial residence in the
State. Between this site n the resi-
dence now occupied by the Vandergrifs
are erected several temporary dwellings,
to accommodate the men and families who
are in charge of the kennels, barns, also
coachman, veterinary, family physician,
etc. These houses are put up to serve
till more substantial ones can be built.
They are all of about the same model,
contain four rooms, kitchen and pantry.
No provision has been made for fire.
places in any rooms except the kitchen.
By this they will be torn ava by win
ter. For just temporary use, they are
excellently built and finished, having three
coats of an asbestos preparation, serving
as paint, and making them snowy white.
The place of most interest to visitors is
the kennels, located in a handsome two
story frame. On entering this place one
is reminded of some exposition or state
fair, as the arrangement is near the same,
only here the booths or individual kennel
quite a variety of dogs, claimed to be the
best bred in the country. Many nave par
ticipated in the leading dog shows of the
East, and carried away the first awards.
In all there are something like seventy
five dogs, the majority of which are bull
dogs. Another interesting place is the
stables, where are to be seen upward of a
score of handsome horses, among them
being several match teams. Every horse
is a beauty and shows careful and exper-
fenced grooming. Nearby the stable is the
carriage house, which contains almost
every style of fancy vehicle. all of the lat
est model. This stable and carriage house
are only temporary affairs, as a large
barn of horseshoe shape is now in course
of construction. This will be a mammoth
building. The largest number of men en-
ployed on any one job are at this site,
preparing for the foundation, a part of
which is completed. Two parallel trenches
are dug around, Quilting the structure.
A course of crushed limestone and cement
is first placed in these trenches, which
are ten feet apart, then the walls of the
foundation are raised above the ground to
the proper level, with squares of terra
Gotta and cement. When finished this
barn will be something of a novelty. be-
cause of its peculiar shape. and no doubt
without a rival in the State. Almost the
entire place has water and gas lines now
in course of construction. The water at
present is supplied from a large tank
situated on the hill overlooking all the
scene we have just described. The tank
receives its water from a spring nearby.
An artisan well is being drilled and more
are to follow this one if it is a success.
These VIII then furnish the place with
water. These many improvements have
drained all the surplus labor from Wells
burg and LaZearville. No one in search
of work is turned away from the Van
croft Place. Teams and men are always
in demand. There is a constant line of
teams to and from this place employed in
hauling building material and workmen.
For some time past the temperance peo-
pie of Brilliant, aided by the Mems Anti
Saloon League, of this city, have been
going the rounds with a petition asking
that Council refuse to license saloons.
They were very successful in receiving
signers, but on presenting the petition to
the town ounci it met its death by a
vote of 4 to 2. After the vote was taken
one anti-saloon Councilman offered a re-
stricting ordinance, compelling the saloons
to close at s O'Clock every evening ex-
cept Saturday, when they close at 10.
This matter was laid over until next week,
when a special session of Council will be
called. Some claim the matter must be
brought to a popular vote to be rightly
settled. There seems little or no danger
of Brilliant closing up her saloons. as
they are too good a scheme for getting
people with money to spend from this
side of the river to the town.
The heavy rains of Thursday night
caused a big landslide just south of town
on the p. w. & Ky. tracks. There has
been several slides at this point here of
late, but this one is the largest and most
difficult to move. All trains yesterday
were delayed and traffic out of Wheeling
almost suspended. This morning the
tracks have been cleared and trains are
running on scheduled time.
Lanty Mcconnell. the well known hall
player, left yesterday for Alliance, Ohio.
where he will be employed by the Morgan
Engineering Company, and will play bill
on the team owned by this company. The
absence of Mcconnell in left field on the
Wellsburg team will sadly cripple it. as
ne was a crack-a-iack, could cover lots
of field and a hard hitter.
The New England Boomer Girls. a Ia
dies bas ball club, will play ball here
Tuesday. June II. To a great many lovers
of the American game here this will be
rather novel, as they ave not had the
opportunity to witness ladies on the dia-
mond before. They come with the highest
recommendation, and will conduct them
selves only in a manner becoming their
sex. Good weather on this date means
the banner crowd of the season. The adj
mission the same as on other dates.