The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-15

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During this time considerable amour
of household effects, most OF 1t Q
trifing value, was sold, and, In add
tion, a small lot of live stock consist
ling Of one horse and few head Of cattle
The crowd in attendance was unusually
large. Numbering in the afternoon per
Ihaps two hundred and my people,
portion of whom were ladies and gen
tlsmeu from wheeling. Among tn,
articles sold was the old wooden
clock, an ancient, crazy looking
MACE of furniture which brought S., so
we presume IL was bought more as {
| venerable relic than as time keeper
| Among the personal effects of Mrs. Cru.
ger, we noticed that a black silk basque
brought SI7ia velvet cloak, ~; a ply. 9iaf
Sl4; 4 mum and tippet, $3.50; ? velvet
dress so; n breast pin containing an
limitation topaz, set in heavy gold 80,
and a pair OF bracelets of CORES onding
material, Sl3. Among table articles, 9
silver ladie sold for $3.50; seven silver
table spoons, S24; six silver teaspoons,
SIS. IS; nine German silver knives,
| $40. so: two cut glass pitchers, SO, i've
hand tumblerS, $3.50; one glass cake
stand. $2,25; eight carved tumplers, 50
cents each: four cut wine glasses,
20 cents each; three medium
ditto 90 cts, ditto 10 cts. a glass vase,
said 10 be a specimen OF the hrst ever
mRnufactnredi In this region, Cand made
at wellsburgl brought = 50. ..y go.
The foregoing were some OF the more
noticeable items Of properly a1ctioned
of There was mass OF other old
household belongings, amounting to
little IN the detail but footing up pretty
largely in tie aggregate. The prices
obtained were generally considered
satisfactory TO the estate, more than
was expected, we presume. Those who,
like ourselves, were not specially inter-
ested in the bidding, occupied their
time In looking through the house and
strolling over the premises. Wherever
we went we found people examining
everything that was to be seen, from
yard to garnet. The drawiDg-room on
the second story was thronged. The
apartment is said to have been consld-
cradle of an institution in its day, but
I.thesetimes Il makes but RsOrry hRuretn
comparison with our modern parlors OF
even an unpretending character. In
fact the whole house, internally and
mon affair, whatever 1t might have
BEEN in more primitive times.
Up in the old garnet a
number OF people were Interesting
themselves In looking through a. pile
OF old rubbish in the shape OF faded
manuscripts, comprising letters,
memoranda, account books, fragments
OF sculpture, and few old gimcracks
in the way of spinning wheels. reels,
&c. Among the manuscripts we mo-
tIced two notes signed by Moses Shep-
herd, dated the S1st of May 1921, pRYR-
BILE al the North Western Bank of 'Vir-
ginia, the one calling for 5, $50 and the
other for So, 664. We also noticed an
article of agreement whereby on the
OH day of May, 1917, John MCGEE,
Robert Clarke, and Henry Jordan,
bound themselves to Moses Shepherd
to Hbuild and finish in wOTkman.like
manner, the stone bridges and enlyeFts
which may be necessary from the hol-
low, at the old block house, In Bealps
field. 10 the lane between said Beall and
the Widow Smith, Another document
contained a summary of instructions
issued by Col. Shepherd to b. Crosgrove
and a. Shuplin, whereby they were d.
rected TO see that each man in their
employ should appear at the place as
signed him to work. at sunrise, or at
least fifteen minutes after.n Each was
to have three.quarters OF an hour at
breakfast, an hour at dinner, and any
one absenting himself more than ff-
teen minutes at a time was liable u be
docked a quarter Of a days work. Each
man was 'Io have his whisky or grog,
four times each day." de-, DC.
Among the more venerable docu-
meuts we flnd the following curious
old relic of the war with Great Britain
in lSl2-l5:
Tyler Co., MOUTH FISHING CREEK,
18th May, 1915.
Capt. PeTeorfae Wells:
SIR-PursuRnt TO orders given to me
by Colonel Moses Shepherd, command
ant OF the 123d Regiment, Virginia MI
litIa, you are to consider yourself under
an arrest, on the applicationf OF Lieut..
Thomas Wells, of said regiment, and
you will conduct yourself agreeable to
the articles of war in such cases! Here
with Is a copy OF the charges and speci-
fications exhibited against you.
GRAVE CREEK. I'D Apri1, 1915.
Lieut.. Chi. Noses Shepherd:
SIR-I take the liberty to file the fol-
lowing charges against Capt. Peregrine
Wells. of your regiment, and req uest
VnIf will forthwith have him arrested.
sa So. THOMAS WELLS.
LIST OhGr0e-Neglect OF duty.
SpecifediOn-On the 18th day Of Feb
ruary, 1915, when ordered to take charge
and safely keep, and have conveyed by
| proper guard to the brigade rendez-
vous, certain militia deserterB from the
detachment ordered from the 123d Regi-
ment, he, -the-said-Wells, acting as
Adjufant . to the aforesaid regiment,
placed over said deserters an insult.
Client guard, by which means the said
men were enabled 10 desert, and their
services lost to the United States. This
the neglect and acknowledgement of p.
Wells. 5st EFss
2nd charoe-Neglectto furnish a pro-
l,SpeeifedtSon-0nth The 18th day OF Feb
ruary 1915, in not placing the proper
guard as In the first specification, and
In not advertising the said deserters and
using proper means in, having the said
deserteIs arrested.
Personally appeared before me
one. Of the commonwealth's Jus
tees OF the Peace for the coun-
ty aforesaid, fLieutenant Thomas
Wells, and made oath that he has good
reason for believing the above charges
alleged against Capt Peresrine Wells
gSfaVii, 1915. WIN. GaAPLINE.
1t seems that Col.A Shepherd was a
merchant, and that as such he sold
everything usually found in n we'll
conducted country store, including
thread, needles, calico and whisky.
The last item figures In the seconnts OF
sundry of the fathers (of this Sec
tionS of the republic. For instance,
We noticed that Hugh McCoy's account
ran as follows: tg 49,.
May. 9th, 1878 ,I.='..-.-..-,sg'.'gz 80.
21< yards cassinet.. $40 90
Il dozen buttons. .......-. $1,000. 81
skeins SILK ....,.,... 81
\ u yard muslin. :..-...,.,.,..,...... =
pint whtsRy .....'.'' IL
Jacob Queens account stood:
May 9Th, 1875
| pint whisk Observation-Disclosures u
1 n dozen herring. Is