The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-18
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From the Review and Examiner.l

From the Review and Examiner.
HUGE TREE.-A few days since there
was sawed at the mill of Mr.. Johu
Short, Of East Finley township, pop
lar tree of the following dimensions
1t was fourteen feet in circumference al
the stump, and sixty feet of it were
without a limb, and at that height il
was nine feet in circumference. Il
would have squared two and one-hal
feet for seventy feet in length. 1t was
perfectly sound, and contained over
five thousand feet of inch lumber. The
farm of Warrell, of East Finley, ha:
the honor of having produced the mon
ster. Can any of our readers surpasG
it?
Mr.. V. HARDrNG.-On Tuesday
morning Mr.. V. Harding, who has for
many years been one of our most en-.
terprising and highly esteemed citizens,
removed with his family to Wheeling,
w. Va, with view Of devoting all his
activity to the business recently estab.
lished there by Alex. c. Hamilton and
himself-that OF music and musical in
struments. The officers, teachers and
scholars of the M. E. Sunday School OF
this place (of which Mr.. Harding had
been superintendent for several years)
presented him, on Sunday last, a beau
tiful service Of silver, consisting Of
pitcher, goblets and salver, as a token
of their exalted appreciation of his
character as an officer and gentleman.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. H. as a men,
Der of our community, but earnestly
wish him abundant prosperity in his
new home.
SEVERE ACcIDENT.-On Sunday after
noon last a pair of horses that were
being driven to buggy by Robert
Decker, an employee OF our Office, be-
came frightened just after two young
ladies Of our borough miss Mary
Quinn and Miss Mary Keenan,) had
taken their seats, and dashed off at q
furious rate. After running about a
square, they came in contact with tree
in. turning a corner and upset the We
hicle, violently throwing out the occu-
pants. Young Decker had one of the
bones of the right wrist badly fractured,
and Miss Quinn was severely injured in
both hips and bruised in other parts of
the body by the wheels passing over
her, while Miss Keenan, was but slightly
scratched. The buggy was materially
damaged, but the horses were, we be-
lieve, unhurt.
HEMPFIELD SALE PosTPoNED.-The
sale of the Hempfield railroad, which
was to have taken place in Pittsburgh
on Monday last, under direction of U.
s. Marshal Murdoch, on an execution
in favor Of the estate of Mr.. Fox, de-
ceased contractor, has been postponed
to Saturday next. 1t is intimated that
the postponement was at the instance, of
the Baltimore IL Ohio Railroad Com
pany, and also that the company will
make a vigorous effort to become the
purchaser, having recently obtained an
other large number of mortgage bonds
1t is likewise understood that, should
Mr. Garrett succeed in accomplishing
his alleged object, the eastern end of
the road will be speedily put under con-
tract to point on the Pittsburgh and
Connellsville road, provided the people
living along the line extend to the en-
terprise such liberal support as should
be at once proffered. We earnestly
hope for an early carrying out Of this
or some similar programme.