Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-24
FI|RAlMT.
A CONTEST AMONG BREWERS FOR
THE CONTROL OF THE LOCAL
BEER TRADE.
HATcHEr DAY CELEBRATIONS.
HOG RAISERS ABOUT FAIRMONT
SUFFER LOSSES FROM
CHOLERA.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, February %
Henry Schmulbach, a Wheeling brew
erman, is contemplating the purchase
OF at least three different business
houses in this city in order to place
on sale at each of the places his beer,
and it will then be a fight between Mr..
Schmulbach and the nome company,
who will CONTROL the trade here and
at the places near here. If the present
plans are carried out, beer will be
shipped to his cold storage house here
in greater quantities than ever before
and towns that lie as close to Fairmont
as Montana, Morgantown, Monongah,
Pennington, etc., will be supplied from
the branch here. The Cans hotel is
n Of the places of which he is think
ing of purchasing. He expects to ex-
pend several thousand dollars in build
ings in this city or no other reason
than as stated above.
Well arranged programmes were rem
dered both at High School and at the
State Normal Thursday afternoon and
night in honor of Washington's birth
day. The programmes consisted OF
music, Rotations, ETC., and those that
took part in the exercises performed
their part remarkably well. The at
tendance was only fair.
The FairmoIt branch of the Elliott
Commercial school expects to be in
readiness to give instructions in the
various branches beginning on March
4th.
Big timber is being gotten out near
Boothsville, this county, by men m
ployed by the South Penn Oil Com
pany and we are informed that the
company expects to put down a test
well a short distance from that place,
and within nine miles of this city. If
we are correctly informed they will
begin operations within a few days. In
addition to this, more wells will be
commenced nearer Fairmont in a few
weeks.
DOC" Powell, who was struck with
paralysis a few days ago, has been re-
moved from the hospital to his home
in the First ward, with no improve
ment in his condition.
Cholera has worked it's way among
the hogs in this locality and as a re-
suit many hog raisers are heavy losers.
Stanford Morris has lost the greatest
number of any person that is known
of at the present time. Out of twenty
two fine head, he has lost fifteen.
Detective John Short says that all
detectives in the employ of the B. C
o. Railroad Company will be supplied
with uniforms, and their citizens
clothes will be discarded while on duty
and the new installed beginning with
March LIST.
Edward Wilson. a brakeman in the
yards here, and who had his left foot
and leg crushed while at work in the
lower yards, was removed from his
boarding house on Washington street
and taken to the B. & o. hospital at
Baltimore. Amputation of his foot
may yet be found necessary.
W. E. Hough, of this city has pur-
chased a tin shop at Morgantown and
owned by walter Bowie.
Among the many real estate deals
| made this week are the following: j..
F. Conway purchased the Swisher
property on Bridge street, of Thomas
Carpenter; price $12, 900. Clyde Holt
has purchased a lot on the Pierpoint
addition, and the amount paid was
$500. DR.. C. F. Boyers sold a lot in
the First ward, on Water street, to DR..
Jesse Jamison and C. Crowell for
$3.50. Hugh Dowles purchased the
George Jackson house and lot on the
GAINESVILLE road for 81 900.
w. H. Brand is having the plans and
specifications drawn for a $4,000 frame
dwelling to be erected on his lot in the
| Ogden addition.
James Wonn is soliciting subscrib-
ers, advertisements, ETC., for a coal and
| coke journal which he contemplates
publishing soon. He says he is aiming
to have the initial number make its
appearance about April list. 1t will be
a monthly publication, sixteen pages.
The editor will be an experienced man
in that line and viii come from a
distance.
T. w, Fleming will begin the erec-
ton of a $4,000 frame dwelling or his
| lot on the South Side in a few weeks.
1t will be occupied by his family.
Night Ticket Agent Sellers was TAX
en- seriously i'll and left for his home at
| Cameron. Samuel Butcher is working
! his turn at the station.
DIR. Lee Boyers left for Baltimore
| w CQaCoQdt " ASSET III q SulSiSdI OpCA-
alton at the National Temperance hos
pital at which place he at one time held
a position.
Rev. ~. S. Miller, pastor of the Graf
ton Presbyterian church, commences a
series of meetings at the Presbyterian
church in this city on Monday. The
meetings will continue until the ninth
proximo.
Blanche, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. ". Vanata, has been dan
gerously ill for several days.
Mrs. Joseph Sturgeon, of Morgan
town, accompanied a bridal couple as
far as Fairmont Wednesday OF this
week, and while here was the guest of
his sister, Mrs. J. II. Vanata.
Frank Hartley has been given a po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
Atha-Veach Pants Company of this
city.
The Uniform Rank X. of P. met at
their hall in this city on Wednesday
night of this week and the following
officers were installed: John Hamilton.
captain; Bernard Martin, first lieuten-
ant; Charles Jackson. second lieuten-
ant: John Morgan recording secre-
tary; c. w. Halter, treasurer. After
the installation of officers and after
other business relative to the order