The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-08
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Dave Wilson has presented US with the
largest pumpkin of the season. 1t
measures four feet and one inch in cir
cumference, and weighs over fifty pounds.
The Point pleasant Register says;
I'VE are sorry TO hear there is such q
scarcity of grain for breadstuf in Robin
son district, that some of the farmers are
taking grass seed to the mills to have 1t
ground into flour. A case of this kind
happened ut Mr.. HoggsS mill last Satur-
day.
4 FURTHER reduction in the force OF
hands employed by the B. & 0. X. K, was
made on Monday last, the first INST, and
the rest of their employees put on three
fourths time Sixteen hands, we under
stand, was the number discharged here
We are sorry to know that the company
finds it necessary to make these reduc-
tions in its fsrces 1t looks too much like
hard times -GrGfton Sentinel.
IT is reported that the committee ap-
pointed to settle the claim of Berkeley
county against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, extending back to
1868. effected the object OF their mission
on Wednesday, The negotiation was
with the second Vice President, William
kcyser, Esq, and the terms are under
stood to be as follows: The railroad COM
psnv paws the sum of $4,000 cash for all
back taxes, county and district, and
agrees to pay on y valuation for the future
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Mr.. A. NJ. DUNKLE, an enterprising
farmer, of Deer Run, showed us one day
last week, a large and somewhat singular
locking potato, Of the kind commonly
known US the peerless 1t weighed
three pounds md four ounces and was SO
curious.y shaped that an attempt
at description would bo worse
than useless. Suffice 1t to say
that s was one Of the finest potatoes We
have seen for some time. Mr.. ID. in-
torn, us that he introduced the Peer
less potato into this county about two
years ago, and says that from the above
named species he has been very success
ful IN raising large and well-matured
crops. This season he realized no fewer
than eighteen bushels from five rods OF
srouud-Pe7.dteton NerS.
a MAN named Harris was arrested in
Huntington, last week, fer making and
passing counterfeit five cent nickle pieces.
After his arrest, his dwelling was search
ed, and the press and tools that he had
been using for making the money were
found. The Adrertiser says that he was
formerly police officer in Huntington,
and that it was then reported that he
had q very bad character, having served
a term in the pcnitentiary. He was sub
sequently discharged from the force for
misconduct lie mad hearing WedneS-
day before the United States Commits
sioner and was sent OH for trial at the
Federal Court. The counterfeit he cir
culated is said to be a very base one,
easily detected.
The Mountain HerdLd tells of the
death OF an old veteran of the war of
1912, as follows: We have to chronicle
the death of another old soldier OF 1912.
Mr.. Jerry Jones died at his home on East
river. in Mercer county, on Tuesday,
the 18th of October. He was in his 99th
wear, and perhaps the Oldest man in the
county. He had been soldier in the
war of 1917, and WAS drawing pension
at the time of his death. He was in the
fall enjoyment of all his senses, except
hearing, up to the hour of his death.
HIS memory was srtiluIarly good, en-
abling him TO repeat verbatim almost any
passage of Scripture that might be called
Tor, he having been q constant reader OF
that wonderful Book. He died sitting
in his chair.
msrkable case Of n female patient in the
insane asylum, who had taken nothing to
eat for twenty-seven days. She is from
Barbour county, and while in jail there
in charge of the sheriff, performed this
wonderful feat OF abstinence. Force was
finally e1erted to make her eat, and prov
ed successful. The Democrat says: The
cause gwen for the unfortunate woman 6
insrnitv, Is excitement on religious mat.
ters. Ii is said that she was a member OF
the 90 d Side Baptist Church, and after
her marriage she was induced TO connect
herself with the regular Baptists, but
after being n member Of the latter de
nomin ttion for some time, her name was
,triken from the list OF members, tor
some cause not known by our informant.
This action of the church preyed heavily
upon her mind, and resulted finally in
insanity. She Is woman OF middle
age, OF good constitution, and looks In
tellgent. The ease Is so remarkable
TINT We desire To call the attention OF our
medical men t. it, The truth OF the
statement, here made will be vouched
for bv some of the best citizens of Bar
bvur county.
WHAT j. the matter with the Grafton
S.a,.n T. 1t is evidently mad about
something and desires to see the Capital
removed at an early date from Wheel
iug. The chief reason for its so sudden
ChHuT" ui sentiment seems 10 oe 'h'
newspapers. for it thus desdants: ave
have tclt disposition, ever since the re.
movsl Of the Capital from Charleston TO
Wheeling, TO encouraged 'letting alone
of the "vcNed question for a term of
years at least But MS time
passes along it becomes evident
that Wheeling i, not the place for our
seat Of government. We do not desire to
have the members of the Legislature go
to Wheeling and spend the whole ses-
sion in wrangling over future location
OF the Capital but we do earnestly desire
that It be removed to some permanent
location at the very earliest possible
time. The Capital Of West Nir-
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