The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-21
WASHINGTON COUNTY ITEMS.

From the REVIEW anu
The Pittsburgh Presbytery Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church is to hold It's ntXt
meeting at Rsccoon church. Csndor- tnIs
county, on Tuesday and Wednesda, "
next week.
A LITTLE child of John Allen, of Mid
WAY, this county, WAS drowned on Fri
day morning by falling into a tub OF
water. The water was only three lnches
deep.
To SHOW the extent of the fsll of rain
in this vicinity during the past few days,
we NAV state that at the residence OF
Elder l.. F. Streator, in South Stra0ane,
there was fall of four incnes from tour
o'clock Sunday evening 10 eight O'Clock
Monday morning.
The Democratic headquarters, For
rests building, are open day and even
ing and supplied with appropriate read
inc matter. Persons from the country
are cordially invited to drop in and make
! themselves at home.
The Pittsburgh conference of the N.
! f. church will hold ITS annual session in
the Butler street church, Pittsburgh, on
! Wednesday morning, 10th inst. There
! win probably be change in the pastor
ate OF the church of this place.
| In many sections of our country
f grub worm has been doing considerable
damage to the pasturage and corn crops.
! It's operations are II few inches beneath
the surface, and in many fields acres Cd
the sod can be rolled up like fleece OF
wool. bringing to view thousands OF the
worms. Portions of some fields OF corn
have been so damaged by them that the
stalks have died before the ear was ma
| tured.
In April last our tellow.townsman
Charles NJ Ripple, Esq, lest his gold
watch and chain, the two valued at about
$l25, in mysterious manner. A few
DAYS ago an individual against whom
suspicion, for some reason, was directed,
was arrested, but was discharged after u
hearing Tor want of evidence. The next
evening the missing articles were dropped
in the outside letter-boX ut the postottice,
and were subsequently, delivered to the
owner by postmaster Wiley. Singular,
! is it not?
TUESDAY night of last week thief
stole a horse from the stable of jefferson
Dowden, near BurgettstOwn, taking with
it a halter. The animal was led to the
| stable of John Moore, about two miles
! distant where saddle and bridal were
stolen. and then the thief wended
his way toward Pittsburgh. Next
! NJ rAl
and ascertained that the rascal
had traded the horse for mare belong
ing to a man named Morrow, in Allie.
gheny City, receiving $50 to boot, and
there separated Tor unknown parts Dow
den recovered his horse from Morrow,
| but nothing has since been heard ot the
thief, who gave his name at Burgetts-
town Ms Shutler. He was seen the day
previous loating around the town with
negro who is also missing.
Who MAY ATTEND.-As we have
heretofore announced, a reunion of the
surviving Governors, heads of depart
ments, and members of the Legislature
who served prior 10 1852 will be hello
at Harrisburg on Thursday, 18th inst
OF those who were elected in this
county prior to 1852. and who are
consequently entitled to participate
in this reunion, the following named
survive: General William Patterson,
elected Representative in 1923, 1929:
1890, 1881, and 1888, and still residing in
Cross Creek township, this county; Maj.
John ii. Ewing, elected Representative
in 1885 and Senator in 1898, and still re-
siding in this place; Samuel Livingston,
elected Representative in 1910 and 1912,
and still residing In Florence, this county;
John Storer, elected Representative in
1872 and now residing IN Wcstmoreland
county; George V. Lawrence, elected
Representative IN 1913 and 1916 and
Senator IN 1873, and still residing in
Monongahela city; Daniei Rider,
elected Representative in 1874 and lS45,
and now residing in Iowa; John M"lUy,
elected Representative in 1874 and 1851,
and slill residing in Independence town
ship, this county; Richard Donaldson,
elected Representative in 1915 and 1916,
and still residing in Robinson township,
this county; Thomas Watson, elected
Representative in 1897 and lS49, and
lS49, and now residing in Colorado;
Jonathan ID. Lect, elected Representa-
tives in 1913 and 1850 and now residing
in Hollidaysburg, Pa; Maxwell McCas-
lin, elected Senator in 1851, and now re-
siding in Kansas.