The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-10
FROM WETZELL.
Effect of the Winter-The Crops-An
Exciting MeIee-HOw IL Ended.
The Grangers-The UniOnfo"n MIL
COupany.

time. and thinking few items might
possibly be considered worthy of space
in YOUR columns, have ventured to
write. We have just passed through the
severest winter in the memory Of some of
our oldest inhabitants. 1t has been a.
most impossible to travel about the most
of the winter, on account of the ice on
/ the roads, and now that it has departed,
under the melting influences Of sun and
rain, We are LETT laundering in an ocean
Ofmud, but We hope that with good luck
and fair weather we will be able to re-es-
tablish communication with the county
seat by the Fourth of July. As the
spring is advancing, the farmers are
busiIy engaged preparing their fields for
the summer crops.
The wheat crop in this section was IN
jured to some extent by the hard freeZ-
ing during the winter, but as there is an
unusual breadth Of land sown, it is prob
able that there will be an average yield
in this district.
/. We hear considerable inquiry ut tins
time about the whereabouts of the sheriff
principally coming from the teachers of
our free schools, who are now anxious to
receive their pay for their winters work.
I Delinquent taxpayers are never very
anxious To see "Unclc Abe out this way,
rs it generally means business when he is
seen riding around.
The Uniontown Mill Company are
slowly progressing with their work, and
, considering the very severe weather and
the difficulties they have had to contend
with, are doing very well, and we hope
by lifetime the whippoorwills come that
they will be awed into silence by the
scream of the "Steam whistle resoundng
among the hills and valleys about Union
town" And although the mill may be
very risky speculation for those invest
ing money in It, there is no doubt that it
will be good thing for the people, and
we wish them every success.
We had quite an interesting excite
ment in the neighborhood in the last
few days arising from melee that oc-
Cured ut Il candy party on Sugar run.
| 1t appears that some time ago Mr..
Tuttlc of the neighborhood, made some
| illnatured remark about a certain lady
| of uncertain age, which, coming to her
! knowledge aroused her ire to the high
est pitch imaginable, but like good gen
eral she nurscd her wrath and bded her
/ time On Tuesday evening the prOpi-
tious time arrived, and the parties met at
| tha house of Mr.. Taught, where there
/ was quite a gathering Of the young and
middlcaged for the purpose of tripping
/ the light fantastic toe to the strains OF
/ delightful music, and enjoying them
selves generally eating candy, &c. 1t
| soon became evident to Observing spec
tators that storm was brewing ~ the
mutterings of pent up wrath were heard
( ever and anon. and suddenly it burst with
all the fury ola woman's tnOgue goaded
to madness under the tilunts of the object
Of her fury, and At last becoming wrought
to such pitch of fury that she, throw
ing aside all restraints o.! sex as well us
the restraining hands of admiring friends,
went for him III the true artistic style Of
the prize ring, planting herself firmly
and striking square from the shoulder.
She got in Il pecler on his left lug that
WAS nearly enough 10 have tclled an OK
but nothing dauuted the heroic fellow
rallvin@ from the effects of the first terri
bic blow, came promptly to the scratch
| and after some sparring got in sweep
| ing reutrn on her eyebrow which left a
! beautiful carbuncle about the size Of
/ goose egg and the color Of II Damson
/ plum. At this stage Of the proceedings
/ some enthusiastic friends rushed to the
rescue, separating the combatants and
/ hurrving him out at the door, but the
| redoubtablc Sarah Jane recovering
/ from the effects of the sumner, became
possessed of block Of wood and as the
| door was open hurled ii with such vio-
/ lencc that it might have done great
damage if it had not been stopped by
J coming in contact with the stomach OF
! Mr.. 5. Hostuttle which checked the wild
/ caroming of the chunk but took the
wind out of his sails and placed him horS
/ Ga coD,bat till the close OF the fight. At
( this stage the rcdoubtnble Jerry Cross,
| the hero of many Il well contested foot
race, recovering from the first fright into
which he had been thrown by the pro-
ceedings, thought it was time for him
/ to get mad and say something, which he
| proceeded to do accordingly, until in
| formed by some of the parties present
! that they did not come here to talk but
to fight; 50 Jerry whoever does the most
Of his fighting when there Is no enemy
/ present dried up accordingly, and taking
/ Sarah Jane under his protecting wing
! departed in solemn procession for Rcckcy
Run. seeking for Moses, the lawgiyer,
that they might invoke the protection of
| the law.
And after due time, when the parties
were all gathered together tby the con-
/ stables and Sheriff. and there being
present all those who bear witness, and
the Judge having called together twelve
of the wise men Of the land, and An
thonv, the great law eXpounder Of the
| tribe of Morris having Instructed the
wise men in the law, and they having
/ heard all who bear witness, decided that
the majesty of the law had been offended
to the value of one dollar and the guilty
cuprit must pay the costs. So having
nwcd all night till broad day light, they
all went home in the morning, and 30 1t
rests for the present, and truly it is one
of the most disagrceable affairs that eyer
occurred in this ncighborhood, rs there
were several married men who figured
/
ed from giving their names. out of re-
spect for their families.
As the Changers are creating some
stir here now, it might not be amiss TO
give few items in regard to
them. They held public installa-
ton of officers at Pine Grove
some time ago, which was attend
ed by large number of per-
sons. We do not know how many by
actual count, but suppose there must
have been at least thirty people there.
There were number of speeches made.
Niter the installation the large audi
cuce departed for their homes, delighted
with the show, and wishing 1t would
come around that way again.
WILD lNGIN.
Gran as n Horse Breeder.
From Turf, Field and Farm.