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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1894
Page
9
A dense collage of show business notes from New York theaters. Tim Murphy's acting criticized while Hackett, DeBar, and others receive praise. upcoming productions and tours are noted along with manager changes and legal notices.
Washington September 29. Democratic leaders Faulkner Taggart and Speer report rising Indiana enthusiasm after David Hill’s nomination. They credit united factions and a stronger canvass, noting progress over 1892 and satisfaction with Congress, despite desires for freer coal and iron.
A night session in Wetnel County heard the murder case of George W. Huggins for the killing of Fereld Garner. Witnesses for the defense rested unexpectedly while Huggins testified, damaging the defense. Prosecution and defense closed with lengthy arguments. verdict expected tomorrow as court crowds watch closely.
West Virginia oil notes from September 29 describe the Friendly Well deepening, new Fisher Oil wells at Cochransville and on several farms, and salt water removal efforts. Other updates mention the Kanawha field, pollock farm well delays, a nonproducing McClain well, and local activity around Cochransville and Wells Island.
Local reports detail derricks being finished on the B P McConnell farm and at the Lewis and Gould farms with drilling to begin soon. A surge of workers and traffic hits the oil fields daily while paving brick shipments from New Compertain, W Va, head for Washington DC paving projects. The Smokeless Coal Company of Winona, centered in Fayette County, WV, is chartered with $10,000 authorized capital, and several officials from Claremont and Springdale join the lineup. Political notes mention James A. Hughes nominated for the Senate by Republicans in the Sixth Senatorial District. Flood and health hazards recur as parkersburg residents report injuries leading to possible brood poisoning. Preparations for the Farmers’ National Congress fourth annual meeting in Parkersburg outline lodging for 1,012 attendees and coordinated travel arrangements for delegates arriving Oct 3 to 11.
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