The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-10
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
December Q, 1874.

Drug Store, No. SS2 Water street. We'd
nesday at I A. NJ, $40; II NJ, 4S"; 3 P.
NJ, 400; 6P. NJ, SO.
MEssRs. NJ. n. MERCER, G. d. Callen,
and E. B. Winans, the appraisers who
were appointed to appraise the effects Of
r. ]. Garrard & Son, finished their Ia
bors last evening.
A MAN by the name of Mahatfey, had
a COW to die one day last week, and not
knowing the cause Of her death, opened
her. and found in her stomache double
handful of nails apd quite number OF
pieces of scrap tin, some of the nails had
passed through the stomache. This is
certainly remarkable affair, and Is
likely true. as Mr.. Mahaffey is man
whose word no one will doubt for a mo-
ment.
FARMERS report fine prospect for an
abundant wheat crop next SEASON..
SOME of the weather-wise say we are
to have thirty-one SHOWS this winter.
That's good many for one winter.
Ir's about time for our friends, Naylor
and Gardner to say something more
about our shoes.
No Bellaire news appeared in the In
teltigencer yesterday morning. Some
thing must have been wrong with the
wires.
No arrests were made in the city yes
terday.
THE coming woman-Oive Logan.
THE Belaire Nail Works were not
running yesterday, on account of the
funeral of S. J. Alexander. They will
start up again this morning.
THE first number that Mr.. William
Dougherty put above the door Of his hat
store Yesterday, was not success. III
at first you don't success, try, try again,
William.
Mr.. WARD is having some very fine
numbers put on many OF the business
houses of this city. He is having first
class JOB of numbering done, and our cit
liens who want fancy numbers, should
patronize him LIBERAL, as he has been ut
much trouble and expense IN getting
started.
ASAD ACCIDENTAL young man by
the name of Barney Sewers (co!ored,) ac-
cidently shot himself while out hunting
Yesterday. The circumstances, as we
learned them, are about as follows: Mr..
Sewers left this city about noon, and when
he had reached the farm of Robinson
keiscr which is but II short distance
west of Belaire, he raised rabbit, ahd
while in pursuit, in crossing fence the
gun was accidentally discharged, the
whole contents taking effect in Mr..
Sewers right temple, intlicting what is
thought to be a fatal wound. Mr.. Sears
WAS brought to his home in this city by
MIR. Keiscr. and WAS still living ut I
o'clock last night, but there were no hopes
entertained for his recovery, at that hour.
The funeral of Mr.. :. }. Alexander
took place yesterday ut 10 o'clock A. NJ,
under the auspcies of the Masonic order
MARTIN ; FERRY.
OyE-uALF the world, it is said, know
not how the other half live, and Ia trucs
saving was never uttered. Wheeling,
like other cities has her heights and
depths of wealth and of poverty, but the
utter wretchedness' of scene we saw
within her limits this afternoon, sur
passes anything that has come within
our observation. There is In the viclnl-
ty of the Top Mill, and just below the
ferry landing on the river, sort of boat
house some twenty feet long ard seven
feet wide. 1t looks like WORKOUT coal
house that had been used until beyond
repair and then thrown away, so gener-
ally dilapdatcd is its appearance. The
side next to the river is only about half
covered with boards, and an old army
blanket is hung up to serve the purpose
of keeping out the cold For several
DAYS past we have noticed smoke com
ing out of a stove pipe in the roof, and
supposed that some boy had fitted it up
for some purpose. The afternoon, how
river with ii number of coal barGeS,
and as it passed near the shore, great waves
were thrown out. and the shanty before
mentioned began to rock, and wave after
wave poured in through and under the
blanket, and when we thought the affair
WAS going to be turned over on its side,
"A woman with little save rags, on her,
and a baby about three years old in her
arms, on whom WAS neither shoes or
stockings, rushed out to sort Of porch
in front, and appeared much agitated
until the waves subsidized, when she went
in again. The shanty ought to cooked
after. If they are worthy poor people
they ought to be helped to n better place
Of residence, if not. the child ut least
should be provided for, as 1t is limo
cent.
MARTINS FERRY apparently is on her
good behavior, rs there have been no
cases of misconduct before the Police
Court this week.
MADAM RUMoR tells Us that Miss Mary
Lampmeyer, formerly OF Wheeling, and
Mr.. Hen. Dener, of the Ohio City Iron
and Nail Mil, are to be married to-day.
MEssRs. JAMES GRAY, 5. Dean, \. ii.
Barber, and some others, went to st.
Clairsville to-day to have the will Of the
late Joseph Medill ST., Admitted to
probate. There is a report that some of
the heirs are going TO contest the will.
We have often heard of stealing the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in, -
and i seems, like all other rules, this
works both ways, and the livery of the
devil seems about to be used to serve
heaven in. BILLY Edwards and "Fid-
der Neary," champion prize fighters,
propose TO have al encounter in Balti-
more for two thousand dollars = side, the
money to be paid over to the Founding
Asylum. Let not our Christians here
after hesitate when it comes TO Offering
money to charitable institution.
THERE is no kind of establishment
that would thrive more than a good dress
and cloak making establishment. We