The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-30
OURHANCOCK LETTER.
County Court PrOccedings-Fuii Ae-
cou, of the Fairview .EIOpement-
TIE Wool Market.
FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK Go.
Editors of the Register;


June 20, 1875.
Editors of the Register:
County Court continued in session all
Of last week and adjourned Saturday
evening. The young men Pugh, toroth-
rrs and Cain. ON trlui al my last writing
for disturbing u literary society, were
sentenced to pay fine of - and the
costs. The interesting case |" test the
validity and admlssabllity To probate o.
the Will Of Mrs. Catherine Andrews,
which was tried at length ut the last
term AMI wherein TIE jury failed to agree,
MAS retired, aud verdict gwen SUSTAIN
inc the viii and admitting 1t to probate.
An appeal will most probably be taken.
The Court authorized reward oi
500 to be- offered for the arrest and
return to the custody of the Sheriff oil
Old Dan Mathew and his son John lthe
latter committed under the 0.s9s al John
smith who recently broke and escaped.
from our Jail, where they We're held un.
der charge of larceny. Tn" Court also
ordered that upon the rc-arrcst oi the iu-
ritives. they shall be committed for
greater security, to the jail of ONO coun-
~ An event of Noteworthy import.
,,rcr connected with this Court, WAS the
empanneing and service upon II jury
the will easel of the first cnl"rcd man
10 whom such a distinguished honor has
been vouch,afcd in this county. His
name is Daniel Suuthall respectable,
though ilnteratc cu,iqrc of the rebellion
era from the vicirity of Richmond, Va,
and at present n farm hand in the SER
yre of Mr.. Richard Push. The question
Of hi, competency was raised, but waived
by consent.
An clopement which took place last
Tlrr-day ni"ht is the universal subject
.ofj.... .... y.rdcrmcnt IN this c"mmu-
nity. A Young man of this place named
David Evans had. il seems, been CARRYING
an a cI,rd,.stiv,. love correspondence
u.,,b Nj Cl,r, second aaurhtrr, aged
.,L,n, snvonte.n Of Rev. J. :. Pomcroy.
.I :, ,,.,,i I,,.,, d,.Iib.r,t.Iv and most
.cmrrir,,Iv MANNED by the couple To- take
al, frnn, the restraints of purcntilc and
W v;r.,;ri, civil law and marry.
.ri,. thrsr Irpon the evening men
toned there was prayer meeting ut the
nubIic school house in the town, and there
nr,srpt 81 usuuI ami in usual dress. were
Evans and Miss Clara. When the meet
inc closed, the Young lady, who had been
ACCOMMODATED bv her elder sister IA d
another lady, Jagged behind on the way
home, but in no such manner
rs 10 attract much attention. she,
however, failed to return home, ana
her parents soon became much
alarmed concerning her. Numbers Of
the ncichborse who had retired for the
night were aroused and search made, but
the lost Girl was not found. Then some
one more conspicuous than the COM
plctely deceived and unsuSpectinS pnr-
cnts and family, was led To inquiries
about young Evans, and learned thHV ne
was II" where I" be- i'uhd' M" Ii'"' 4
horse and buggy belonging 10 h'S I"'i'I
were also missing. Messengers were
then sent on III All u'.T'''',''o' ''',I .I,,,
not until midday OF the next a"y '''H'
tidIngs of the runaways w,r" received.
1t appears that immediately upon Inc
close OF the pray"r-m"'t'nG' the wv" ,"I
proceeded separately l"a buggy ,''"' ''"
been stationed most probably oy some
one acting in concert with Evans III an
alley near, and Rad then driven 'ur'"">'!
,our SIN or seven miles to the residence