The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-14


gan business in this city fifty
years ago, tomorrow.
Graves. bought II July Is. 1865 n
was then located at 1906 Market
street. in the old Rogers building. on
the ground now occupied by the IA
dies room OF the Bijou restaurant.
Previous 10 the remaining and re-
numbering Of the streets. IL was
known as IS Market street
Early Magazines and Papers.
Many changes have taken place N
the book and periodical lines. since /
began business Mr. Qulmby said.
Some OF the older magazines. sucn
as Leslies' Fashion Magazine,
Godey's. Petersons. World OF
Fashion and others. have ceased TO
exist. while many new ones have
sprung into circulation.
The Wheeling Intelligencer was
published by John Frew and Alexan-
der Campbell. and the REGISTER by
Lewis Baker. That was before the
days OF the Evening Standard. Jour
nal. Sunday News Letter and the
present Wheeling News and Tele-
graph.
There have been many changes in
{ the streets. Some OF the streets
/ which formerly bore particular names
were afterWard numbered Tenth
street was called Monroe: Fourteenth
street was known rs Hampton street:
Fifteenth was called Center: Six
teenth was called John: Seventeenth
street. Zane. and Eighteenth was
called Clay"
Many Business Changes.
Mr.. Quimby spoke at length OF the
many business changes during the
past nifty years. Some points could
hardly be recognized now by one who
had resided here from thirty TO fifty
years 40. provided he had been away
from this city since that time" he
said
The Grant house stood on the south.
east corner Of Tenth and Main streets
but burned down several years ago
| The present Grant house was then
Kramer's hotel. but was aftcrwsrd in
I Corporated into the Grant house 10
seph Wilde's book store was on the
northeast corner OF Eleventh and
Main streets. while the elder Mr. Hey
man had clothing Store on the
southeast corner. with the Harper
hat store and !. q. Sheppard's sad
AAfAN HNNAf wv AAlf OlIlUNlNf COZ MffNa
The old Zane house stood next be
! low Heyman's. upon a slight eleva-
ton. with n stone retaining wall in
front. with stone steps leading up 10
the house For some years the street
was vacant. except for rubbish. from
this point down TO the Hornbrook
building. Tho old Merchants and Me
chanics' bank building stood where
the present National Exchange Bank
IL nov located
cHy Without Horsecsrs.
The old city building. sometimes
called The Ark stood about where
the Schmulhach Office building now
stands Some ahncks stood phere the
House & Hermann building now
stands IN or about 1864. the Pollock
-four mill was erected and stood there
Tor several years. after which DO was
razed and the bie House & Hermann
building erected
"Not even horse cars were runninr
whom ] took charge n This business in
1865" said Nr Qu.mhv 'shailcr0ss
buses sand livery stable teams were
the only public means o. travel ~
one wished 10 travel anv distance
about the city or I'm the country. he
had 10 hire r. team or walk fu those
days travellers who wished 10 20 10
Pittsburgh had 90 board o. & & Y. train
a. Bridgeport. while those travelling
west could get train az Bcilpire. tho
eastern terminus Of the Ohio Central
railroad. now the H q O. one could
20 o. FER a. Washington on the old
Hempfold road
Mr. Quimby referred 10 the fact that
nearly an business men OF the time o.
1865 have either surcumbcd 20 the in.
hrmitics Of aCe or retired from active
buaIneGs Mr.. Qu.mhy ir probably the
only man in Wheeling ln hueincra a.
that time who is alIll actively ENGAGED
j. Butte. president % tho Sec.
ond Branch ~ Council. and ~ orIcIo
mayor is acting ln tho pIara of vafcr
I 70 T. Kirk. who is absent from the
city FOR a few days