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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1883
Page
2
A lengthy, richly ornate account surveys Aaron Burr and contemporaries, detailing Burr’s life and schemes, a grand estate described with architecture, gardens, and a courtly circle. It portrays Burr’s influence, his associates, and a sprawling scene of antebellum intrigue and social pageantry.
A rough Abertillery style town meeting announces a soldiers reunion week beginning Monday with lectures, parades, and a mass choir. Local organizers name speakers, show schedules, and request participation from veterans, families, and the public while detailing safety precautions and parade routes.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a tangled account of Burr era intrigues and arrests. It mentions Col Putnam, bailiffs, and debts tied to Marietta expeditions, with references to Adair, Irish agents, and confidentials. The text hints at property seizures and creditor conflicts amid political machinations and arrests.
A chaotic political pageant unfolds in Steu benvilla with Democrats and Republicans clashing over Second Amendment and Prohibition issues. A large crowd attends Garrett's Hall for a partisan meeting led by Rev. Hollingshead, while candidates across the party lines react with fear and anticipation as elections loom Tuesday night.
Mrs D Steentiat daughter and son Stim Apnit and Geerer visit Philadelphia friends. Mrs Hestan and daughter Mix Tea visit from Watko. Jimmie Barnes died near Hero after accident, interred in Washington. Frank arrived from Washington Bibbalty. Sheriff S. Dudwick birthday marks gifts. 1050 two cent stamps sold at St Clairsville fair. M E church and Raw Debbern Seloraced attend annual meeting. Our river concert band to play for German celebration.
The Wellsburg area reports the Grand Army Boys pleased with their Pittsburgh trip. The Salvation Army updates on a young man sent to the insane asylum. Local notes describe a window mishap, furnace plans, gas use, and community upheaval affecting residents and businesses.
The Buffalo Creek community discusses tensions around a price fight at the rink and mentions local residents such as Mr. Wan and Jono Wile. The item references a pirate plot rumor and a medical treatment run, noting reactions from farmers and a political figure W. K. Fenileton while recalling church founding ties in Wellsburg and Miller, a prominent daughter of Robert Mul.
Prominent young actor Hare da echo Uren bar J visits Chi Preguringie as a Sedwick professional at the Pittsburgh Exposition. G A ET Barnes, brother of Mrs Recorder Hobbs of San Francisco, visits town with family. National Hotel improvement ongoing by W J Young and wife of Wheeling. Sociables and visits by Miss Jennie Woods and others to the National. Mrs Ida Poorman and family return from relatives. Linnie Brown, daughter of David Brown, marries Robert Hammond of Waterloo Iowa. Second Amendment activity discussed with impending elections for Justices of the Peace in Pease Colerain and Richisad townships. Probate Sage notes three chec… preparing naturalization papers. Count and class voter issues noted. CHF Arick, son of W… city, mentioned in local context.
The report notes Capt Whitesides with Frank Yarpe will run a vegetable depot in Wellsburg for about five weeks. Jas Chamberlin delivers to Robert Britt while Brooke County rising young man takes a Pitts Exposition trip next Monday. Local chatter mentions a coal venture and various town visits. Chicken thieves remain a concern as residents seek the culprits.
Parkersburg events mark the twenty third anniversary of Rev. E. M. Hickey’s ordination to the priesthood. Accompanying pupils from the Academy of the Villadom presented a gift chair. City residents, including notable locals, attended the concert at the Academy of Music featuring the Parkersburg City Pan, with the program praised for its musical selections and strong audience turnout.
A scattered collection of local brief items mentions movements and visits across Wheeling and nearby towns. References include people such as Murray, Mr. Sohn Wutvler, Mr. Thomas Campbell, Mr. Henry Citoteriet, and Spaulding associates. The text hints at travel, medical appointments, and agricultural notes with limited coherent context.
The piece records a social agent at interest and a community gathering with attendees including Mary M Bathnas, A J Wilkincoe, Carrie JeZeaye, and others. It mentions Mountemity baseball club playing a recent game, locals traveling, and repairs to a road impacting travel.
A wedding is announced for a couple from Grafton to be held at the Presbyterian church Wednesday night. Also noted are local health and personal updates including names like Jose Hout, Mr. Mough, and Mr. Heear, with community events and church convention plans mentioned for the nearby districts.
Special to the Relator reports Lee Anshury and Frank Roberts clashing over a day’s work with others interfering, while Henry Solder seeks a drunkenness permit at a town council meeting. The penitentiary board discusses water works use, payroll, and a quarterly financial showing a surplus. convicts numbers and expenditures are noted, plus local notices on travel, theater, and road projects.
Fragmented local notice describes German celebration amid heavy crowd forecasts for a downtown parade to City Hall, weather permitting, with bells, fireworks, and banquets at Turner Halls. Mentions election next Tuesday and temperance amendment debates, plus social events at Grella residence and a gathering for Miss Post.
A long list of residents and unnamed couples attend dances, parties, and gatherings around town. Public schools, river work resumption, and local business updates accompany brief notices of illness, births, and obituaries.
In Martin's Ferry tidbits, oil and gas drilling near the Levoliin mill well advances with borings past 600 feet and expectations of pay. The Gillespie company leads operations, with tools recovered after a prior setback, aiming to reach gas and possibly install gauges. Local residents Thomas O'Pell and John Brown return from the West, while Mayor Mitchell's children improve from service in the He 111. Social updates include El Jotes' salary raise, Ella Green hosting at Fourth Street, and local notices of fines for unlicensed goods. A boat race and visits of Cambridge residents are noted, along with ads and casual town chatter about shops and groceries.
Fragmented items show a mix of real estate for sale in Martins Ferry Ohio including two story frame houses with lots, corner lots, and multiple small houses with prices from 500s to 1200. Other items note farewells, a stroke risk for Mrs Elisabeth Stanton, a hotel for sale or lease, and a public notice of an estate sale by Gilligan with watches and cigars.
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