The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-16

fFrom the Clarksburr Conseryative. |

| s- tFfom the Clarksburg COnservative.J
m. L. CHURCH SoUTH.--Tbe continu-
GUS services in the Southern Methodist
Church, in this place, closed on last
Sunday night, They bad been in pro-
gress between two and three weeks
with very satisfactory success-under
the charge of Rev. S. s. Rider, assisted
on two occasions by Rev. j. Z. William
son. There were quite a number of con-
versions. Eight persons were confirmed
on last Sunday night, as members of
the Church, by the solemn and impress
sive ceremony recently adopted by that
Church. Several others are expected to
join. rs- .-..-
THE DOG LAw.-Wo recently heard
of a case of the execution of the dog
law, ON the waters of Tenmile creek.
We tell the tale as it was told to u.s.
which is about thus: A dog-killer came
Fsronnd and shot dog. Some WON en-
got round him and gave him the benefit
of three or four two-year-old hickories;
after which he succeeded iHi getting to
house. The dwellers therein hes
pitably invited him to stay all night.
He declined, with tho, expression that
he did not think it was q loyal neigh
borhood, and was taken fifteen miles to
his home, in q blanket. He is reported
to have said that those hickories gave
him such warming clear through that
he will not need any fire for q month
that he tried eating piece of raw ba-
con and he heard it fry in his innards
for half an hour. 'e S24a 81" s'-'' -
(From the Shepherdstown Register.)
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-We re-
gret to state that Mr.. John w. Hollida
died suddenly of paralysis, at his resi-!
dence at Scrabble, Berkeley county, on
Friday night last, in the list year of his
age.
Mr.. William Osborne, jailOr, TUNED
the keys upon another jail-bird, named
John Edwards, on Thursday last. He
is 6lack-bird, and refusing to marry
colored woman of Bolivar, she sued
him for seduction and laid her damages
at S2l0, and being unable to give secur-
ity for the amount, he was committed
to Jail. .... d ''''
From the Romney Intelligcnccr.I
PoSToFTICE EAFFAIRS.-Re-esta established
Sheet Mil, Mineral county, name is
also changed TO Headsville, and Henry
Head, Esq, appointed Postmaster. Mr..
Adam Michael, Postmaster. at Green
land, Grant county, vice John Mitchell,
resigned.
HAMPSHIRE CIRCUIT CoURT.-The
Circuit Court for this county, which
commenced its session on the Sd inst,
his Honor, Judge Smith presiding, ad-
journed on Saturday morning last. Not
being able to impannel jury in the
case of young Harmison, charged with |
the murder of Adam Parish, the case |
was transferred for trial to the Circuit |
Court of Hardy county.
From the Morgantown Postl
STEAMER ARRIvED.-On Tuesday last
the fast running steamer 4etire, from
Pittsburgh, arrived, bringing large |
amount of freightfor our merchants and
others.
THE "Washingtou House," on Front
street, was sold on Monday last at pub
lie sale, to j. Newton Stewart of this
place, for S34S5-about one-half what it
was worth. as7 80 1
MAN DRowNED.-We learn that on
last Friday, as three gentlemen were
crossing tho Monongahela river, at
Lows Mill, in this county, in a common
fatboat heavily loaded, the boat sank
in the middle of the river and drowned
one of the men-Mr. George Carter-son
of Motley Carter, who, becoming chilled
through, was unable to swim to shore.
The other two gentlemen, fortunately,
swan to shore and escaped a 'watcry
grave.
The examination of the Students of
the College commenced on Monday last,
at the College Hall, and closed on the
following Wednesday. The young gen.
tlemcn in the various departments of
learning acquitted themselvesin high
ly satisfactory manner, giving ample
evidence to the large audience of ladies
and gentlemen present, that they have
undergone thorough training by able
and efficient Professors The examina.
tion throughout was highly interesting
and exceedingly Instructive fF'
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