The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-03
STATE ITEMS.


From the Clarksburg Conservative
LUNATICs.-On Friday the 22d ult.,
some forty lunatics, which had been
transferred from the Staunton Asylum
to that at Weston, passed through this
place in four stages and an omnibus, un-
der the charge of the Smith Bros. whose
enterprise has contributed so much to
the convenience of travellers in this
section of the State. Quite number
of the lunatics were ladies, but we be-
lieve none of them had babies with
them. t.. #
From the Clarksburg Telegraph
IMPRevEMENTs.-There has been a
gradual, healthy Improvement going on
ever since the war in Clarksburg, but
during the past season this improve
ment has been double that of any pre-
vious year. Quite number of elegant
residences have been erected and still
more in process of building. Numbers
are making preparations to build next
year. The new block of business houses
recently erected by Messrs. Lloyd LOwn.
des, Enoch Tinsman and Abraham Smith
present an elegant appearance and
would be an ornament to any city, and
speak we'll for the enterprise and pub
lie spirit of these gentlemen.
Messrs. B. f. Shuttleworth & Bro. are
erecting several handsome tenement
houses in Shuttleworth's Addition
This is good move.
The corporate authorities are making
progress in improving the streets and
sidewalks. Clarksburg is destined to
be great place, Capital or no Capital,
but we are going to have the Capital.
from the Buchanan State Advocated
Mrs. Elizabeth Pringle, aged SS, died
at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr..
George Outright, few days since. Mrs.
P. was among the earliest settlers in this
country.
The meetings at the NJ. f. Church
closed last Monday evening. About
thirty members have been added to the
Church; making in all, about seventy
accessions to Bro. Williamson's charge
since the 9th of October.
Messrs. Pinnell & Lorentz are push
ing forward their mill enterprise. They
have already large three-story frame
up and under roof.
Messrs. Rohrbough have also fine
building in course of construction, near
the bridge, designed for tannery.
Rev. Smiths meetings at the Baptist
Church, closed Monday night. He and
his people have been blessed in their eff
forts; numbers have been added to his
flock. He immersed eleven persons on
Sabbath.
From the Morgantown Post.l
Fresh pork is selling in our market
for six cents per pound.
Morgantown is remarkably healthy
this fall. We do not know of single
case ofsickness.
The river at the present writing il
very low. We hope to have rise before
the winter freezes set in. $40
BAPTIzING.-Five persons were bap'
tized by Rev. j. M. Purinton, in the Mo
nongahela, below town, on Saturday
last. ... r..
HUNTING.-The woods are now over.
flo wing with wild game, and sportsmeu
are generally richly rewarded for days
hunt through the forests. 81
THE CoLLEGE.-Repairs and improve
ments about the buildings and grounds
of the Agricultural College are constant
| ly being made, and the Institution bids
| fair to be one of the most tiourishlng OF
its kind in the country.
FIRE IN THE MISUNDERSTANDING the
past two weeks the hills surrounding
town have been completely enveloped
in smoke, caused by the burning of trees
in the mountains near Bruceton, Pres
ton county.
From the Parkersburg Gazette.l
Large droves of cattle and hogs may
be seen almost daily on our streets 90.
ing to Baltimore and other cities East
A negro woman was sent to Jail, on
last donday, on the charge of having
entered Mrs. Williams'house; breaking
open trunk and abstracting o consid.
erable lot of wearing apparel there
from.
A child was found on the door steps Of
Mr.. Hopkins, on Pike street, one morn
ing last week. The child's cries were
heard during the night but the family
supposing that they proceeded from the
house of neighbor, paid no attention
to it; and the youngster was left to spend
one night in the cold.
Thirty mule teams passed through
this city last Sunday en- route for Point
Pleasant, where they are to be loaded
with the bodies of dead Union Soldiers,
from the Kanawha river. These bodies
will be brought to this city by those
teams and be shipped over the b. & o.
r. r. to the soldiers burying-ground at
Grafton.
From the Elizabeth Gazette.l
AN on WELL BURNED.-We learn
that on Monday night last, On oil well
owned by Mr.. Frank Jenkins Of Par
kersburg, at Oil Rock, and which was
producing about thirty barrels of oil
per day, was destroyed by fire. Nopar-
ticulars. II
THROWN FROM 4 HORSE. On Saturday
last, grandson of Mrs. Quick, of Tuck.
er township, this county, was thrown
from horse, and had his skull severely
bruised, and was otherwise badly injur.