The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-04
We need rain badly, if only to lay

the dust
Mr.. q. w. DILwoRTH has gone east
to lay in supply of dry goods and no.
tions for the tall and winter trade.
A LARGE number of our people will
20 to Bellaire on Saturday evening to
attend the Danford meeting. A specia!
train will leave Martins Ferry at $50
p. NJ, and return after the meeting, car
rying passengers free, the Hayes Club OF
Bellaire having chartered the train and
pay all expenses.
Rev. w. H. RIDER, son of Jacob
Rider, of this place, is up in Westmore-
land county, Pa, getting married. He
will bring his wife home on visit on
next Tuesday. Rev. Rider is stationed
at Moorefeld, Ohio and is young man
of unusual promise.
A MEETING is called at Commercial
Hall for Friday night, to organize
Hayes club.
G. II. JENKINS, cashier of the Ohio
City Bank, is on visit to Northern
Ohio on business.
WIN. WILEY returned home on Thurs
day from a six weeks visit IN Trumbell
county.
The Ohio City Mill was not running
on Friday and Saturday, as they are
making some repairs,
4 WARRANT was issued on Tuesday
for the arrest Of Fatty Neel for assault
aud battery, but so far he has eluded
arrest.
The "Ragged Edge" saloon has quit
the business, the proprietor saying it
was getting too rough for him.
FRED RALsroN, collector on the Ferry
boat, will hereafter keep street car tickets
tor sale.
A LARGE number OF our citizens went
to Bcllalrc ON Wednesday night to at
tend the Allen meeting. They came home
highly pleased with the present and
prospective Governor
THE Menercholr give dance in
MediII's Hall on Friday night. Or
course it will be success, Us our Ger
man friends understand how to conduct
such affairs.
\ SPECIAL election will be held in our
village on next Monday, for the election
Of one councilman to I'll tine vacancy oc-
c,isiuucd by the removal Of Jos. Medlll
from the corporation. As yet there Is
no candidate. What has come ovar u.s.
Where is our patriotism? An office to
fill and no candidate.
WV. WALLACE bought lot 80 By
4 - Il
over street, next to the railroad, paying
81, 500 for it. Pretty high considering
there is from five to twenty feet Of gravel
covering it.
JIMMY NAPIER, the Scotch poet was
arrested on Thursday, aud fined five dol
lar, and costs for abusing his family.
WV. MCGEE, was before the Mayor
for d,orderly conduct. One dollar and
costs.
SERVICES will be held in all the
churches on Sunday.
The Frends' Yearly meeting at Mt.
Pleasant closed on Thursday.
The ordinance requiring NIL saloons to
close up ut 9 o'clock p. NJ. went into effect
tins week. The proprietors don't like 1t.
II it had been made one hour later they
would have acquicsccd in it.
ONE of our young men has become the
owner Of fine skill, and is practicIng
every day, H. the blister, on his hands
viii attest. He thinks, maybe, he will
challenge the winner Of saturday race,
rs be- say. he ran right past Denmarsh
one evening this week. Guess maybe
they were going in opposite directions.)
BRIDGEPORT.
Dr.. BARR, Of Martins Ferry, made
our eyes stick out yesterday far enough
to hang your hat upon them, by showing
Us - tape worm 30 feet IN length, which
he had removed from II young lady liV-
ing in the town. Since the snake has
been removed, he says, the woman is do.
IN, better Well she ought to.
WAR IN A Coal BAyK.-Joscph Me
Conaughy, Esq the patriarch, one might
saw. of all the numerous family OF that
na'hr in Bridgeport, served notice last
Wednesday, on Joseph Taylor, his grand
son. who had his coal mine leased for u
year, to cease further operations there
in. TAYLOR did not feel 1t his duty to
Quit on 80 short 81 notice, and con-
suited his lawyer rs what to do in the
premises. The limb of the law advised
hIm not to give up the bank, but to con.
tinuc ut work with his men. In the
meantime Mr. McConnaghy had taken
possession, and on Thursday morning,
bright and early, both chiefs and their
clans met in martial array and were on
the point of coming to blows when the
Marshal, who had been expect
ing trouble and Wa, present,
lutimated that unless peace WAS restored
some one would be arrested. This threat
seemed to restore quiet aud the Marshal
departed. But ere long war of words
prrvai!rd again, and we believe force
was rr-0rtcd to, on the part of Taylor to
eject McConnlughy. This put differ
cnt phase on the matter and the
latter had Taylor and several
OF the miners arrested for riot. The
case came up Yesterday for trial, but on
account of some flaw i'll the atiidavitS, It
was dismissed. There Is now an effort
being made to settle the matter by al oi-
tration. Considerable excitement pre-.
vailed during the time the bad blood was
up, and many expected serious conse-
qucuccs beior" it subsidized.
PETIT JURORS FOR THE COUNTY
CouET-The following is It list OF drawn
Jurors summoned to appear at the County
Court on Monday, September 18th.
U'ayhnqton D,shict-WilIitm Collins,
William FoImcr, Henry Seamon, John
Xucckier.