National Guards, wax hero on Monday to inspect Company E.Mrs. I J. Malom', accompanied l»v her brother. Master Thomas Gilmore. left last week fur her home at Evanston, Wyomingadciptn a last work Mr SUier awrof the Briar Mountain Lumber C II., successor is K E McQuay.of the Armof Holland. McOuay CoMiss Maggie I dick, of Philadelphia, who been visiting Mrs. Htoer, returned: home a few days ago.Mix Ella fiooghegan, one of Piedmont s tin- guest of fneudsM.svs Nlury Vester mill l.iiinie Sack-v ilie, of Washington, Pa- at» the guests of fhe Misses WheelerU. I. IK-viut. -f 1’r.slenek. M l . who I,as Iwi Visiting h s sister. Mrs W W. Me e». for the pa-1 tea weeks, returnedhome from FairmontP. J. Murphy.of Piedmontmi Suudav Miss Maggie and Snbitui Fleming, of Nowburx. were visiting friends lien* lastMiss Kate Shuughuesscy, of Piedmont V V.Siting her sister. Mrs. b J. Kelly. Miss Ida Hnoton. of Baltimore, is the qaat of Meuda here Night Operator P. A. Maloney is eon-res! to his roon with erysipelas, and Ad .ji.gnhn, manager of thodav ufh.s- sal ■ 111. : Hh who is ,-rv low »ith typhoid fever A. 1*. Coniff, ■ Grafton. is conducting the day attue, i,d Master Jolm Dorsey, of Tunuelton. i-he is but forteen years of ago. yet on exert operator, is manipulating the keys atMr Thomas Sun■ton and Mr Murphy,ae-srs Kate and Julia Stan-Bndvinng, ol Oakland,l'IKIIHO'T., W. Va , August I* -The an-nm.emeut vostoreiuy of the appointment Mr W. K Hvskitt u~ iwtUiua*lor hei-e ‘ w. It is the hwd ap-1 have lies'll made...no- Hughes, of St-used muelav night last a thief stole a wateh, pair of parts out of Patnek Dor-.lJeii. e The same night u high-relieved Mioluu'l Mooney of IllsThe Klversiiie Tut* Works is tuiT.ing out great i|minliu.'s of pipe dally, and bus enough orders ahead to run six months _ Mr 1 ua.se'x new residence, on Water street, will soon be completed and readyflt;Tho Anyhow Holler Club went out to Seibert's Harden, yesterday, in a two-• ,rse wagon, prettily decorated with sum brunches and thig*Mr .1 Briggs has a flue new dulmry ..ug'.n It is the neatest thing In this tint)tai£i‘TSwS3SrW roturoed from a^Tthu^era exumlmitlon will tie held hero Thursday. August H: Moundsville. l., andMr T'1’ S. Fowl has returned fro extended trip In various points of Interest'miS^'btowu and family, of Allegheny, ■ere the gocst* of her sister. Mrs. W.Martin, d MartinsO'irg. W r H Winter, of Washing s of ex Mayor Phleeger.Electric Light and Powei ■ar's existence, have de ent. dividend Rood., of Kentucky, has iia and Atlantic M.s. t; raced ones,ltdtad a misunderstanding ulech vteroia the puulic .uit.sl in Williams havingbefore Justice CriswelL ■ -i veateiday afternoon, laid a valuable horse killedMonday.assistant cashier at the for Mt lake a. in IMthe Held.. . .Hhi.pU-, an.l W.- ,1.1 t. r. at UK. on ureoaol of allowsi will hold camp meet-...I from the Oth untilmanagement of EM 1..f Pine DHL was the iv.ssibnm several diys Mr I. M Crow, of11 parij wus gi ven at the ; WiuHlburu in honor of ter Ethel, it being the of her birth. Those ■si her in the tvay of pro-■ and .lames Nicholl, Moundsville. vesUT-t it was fun alive to lu,t evening, driving s.,me kin to Maud.s.n. August V Miss Lit-Iowa, Is visiting her utni Book*.iprie and Flora Gilmore, two of r* fair maidens, who were the tr* Ur Husher this wcelMiss Ktnrna Iiis.nl. of Kronen Camp, and , ’ -i d • Mart *. two• • ia.l..-. aro vititmg Mi*»St ntw Mdnt' Co! Phllnrick of Illinois, Is the guest of . st-i'itieh fr.end. Landlord C C Shack. .1 1! Brennan, of New Martinsville.M r . KeW \ Fent-ui and wife, of Morristown. O.. roturoed home Monday after a two wis'Wv visit with C A ltosei 1 Armstroiig “ad wife won* at Kip-!ev the Urst of the wdek senator Woedyunl. of Roane county. has ■ a,.- i, the ,-itv on business, as President ofthoK-S. fk'G railroad, all week.Engineer Pettigrew Is in the city for aday*.Mrs J. N Hal.of Huntington, formerlyn theit.v this week. , , ..___(j U Met login loft Saturday for New York City. ,, ,,...Mrs V C. Bailee returned home after a two months- visit with Albany. N. ' - relatives. . . ....... ..Billy Brown is home from Iowa, utter uthree months'visit.Vaught and Harry seem to hau some particular business to attend to down tlieMiss Hetlle llred returned to her home in Belial re this Saturday, after spending u four weeks' vaeaUon with her cousins. Misses Celia and Delia kampler.Charlie Wcisheit is now locutod at t-iar-mirton station •!k»* Dovoou. of Pittsburg, us among friends and relatives fora few'veek^W. N. Burk is home alter three weeks -f business transactions in the State.J. V. Henderson. of Charleston. iNoupa-»• 1.I the«The Wheeling Steel Works will probably resume o|*ratlons Mondaylv rosinin' o[K-i-atltns .xionuu».Mrs. M. VanKrnren is visiting in.Oldod fnMrs. Kwider hu isii to St. Marys.Mrs I. Climimma wilt be the guest or friends in Pittstmrg this week.Mrs. ILK Porter, of Parkersburg, is lhe guest ol Mrs. Floyd Bower*.A suiull boy fell mi a stone one day last week and cut a bad gasb in las head, three stitches W-ero tuxww.ury to clone the in-Mr. O Simpson, of Moundsville, was in le city yesterday.J. D. Ewing. I.f Wheeling, was down atunluyMr U Dorsey was up from tin1 county-sit yesterdayMrs. M. Vandiron is contemplating wnlng u coufectiouery at her residenceW. Remold*. f McMcchcn spent last wis'k In Mouudsrille.The Young Excelsiors of this place challenge anv club uuder fifteen years old. Anv club accepting will pleas.- -signify their ai-ieptauni through these columns.The work of uuieadaminiig the road be-tween here and .Moundsville is progressingThe motors exi«*rlonced considerable dif-U.-IIIV ill runulng yesterday The |«werwas very low nil day-d.I.VIKK.He a crowd from here are sjiending lav at Burr's Mill*.: C I., poontmaand Jauw* F. Morrl-Belmont -Ios't Mr. Poorrann Is u pro'.ec-ionist of the old school, while Mr Morri-*n ,S an .nit aud nut fits- trader. The talk .-row uuio- imlinubsl before it was .on-'iud.sl and a crowd galliered to hear the ssue discussed.Win Darby and Dr. Kemple will go to rtustou to attend the lt;L A. li reunioru A blue in the Clouse properts. on Belmont strts-t. yesterday moniing. brought out the Hro de|iurtment. Two rtsds aud no hook and ladder truck were outlie con. two minutes ufter the alarm was (iini'bsl No material damage was done.hue In llic Sis.uid ward, has boon taken ul anil a better one put m its place.The steel works will probably resumeltepairs urv still In progress at the nailof thesquare.The now full plant Will not be ready to test before tin- last week of this mouth. Camp Meeting at Burr's Mills begins tool row aud isMit.nues until Saturday.Til euiploves -1 the Ohio Valley Hail-roa 1 were paid off Friday. The Cleveland I Pittsburg employes received their ulhlv wages the same day. i.sirgo l.lpplurott, formerly clork at the tiloi* Hotel, is tanking a success of the ■ business lie looks lifter eoutraels ,-ork for W. J McClain anil din's itT I' are c.llUil to mow ut the Imlne ol Mrs Jolm I briefer on Monday evening to I atteud to iupurtiiut business'ting*of the stm'kholdor terprise window glass■ 19th.John Broenh uial wife left yesterday ana short visit to Freeport. O Constderahle lobmsm is being S'llil In these parts at present A n w-t-ire will be opened In the room formerly ov-upied bv John MrConimck. on Union street.Th-exeivlM's! the Burr's Mills Camp* min'tiug will la- n[*md with u sermon Moudav evening. August 11. at T -.•Hi o'elnek, bv Nev. S C Collier, of Uellaiiv. The I convention of the Epworth League will be held on the campground Thursday, August I I I at one o'clock p. ni. Children's Day ex-1 •tn-isesoa Saturday Bliwh Bros. or Wheeling, suhsi-rlbssl KN towards the Firemen's Tournament. Sis eases of Mail Pnueh were als.isent for distribution aiuouc the visiting firemen.An unfortunate old muii who laid lu the li»‘k-up for a day or two was taken in charcu by the poor board The Bethel camp ulcclr clcanisl and a liou for camp mretings.The Junior Order of American Me-ebaiilcs will attend chui'ch at Pinch Itun in a IhhIv on September 7.i; C House and M (lordori. tii’Uct agents, have gone to Denver to atteud tli annual meeting of the Association of Tirke Agents.Jus Crow, the carpenter, bus built several houses In Benwood this summer.M. N Mercer, the druggist, ' re lioenre now in good coudi-was papered Alva Wise, of this cltv. took part in me discussions at the Belmont County Teachers' Association, si Bartlesville, lust week Some da vs since vour com'spondent had an Item to'the eSisd that the Clencoo oil tield is a failure. Referring Jo the state-mis-producing wells lu ■ id a third, not yetOil