The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-31
WARRINGTON COUNTY ITEMS.

From the Review and Examiner.
The } Jackson lair will be hold on the
nth and 18th Of September.
The camp meeting at Independence
commenced Wednesday. An admission
fee Of ten cents will be charged.
THE delegation from this county to
the penitentiary, before leaving last
week, voted for President and Vice
President with the following result:
Hayes and Wheeler, 4; Tilden and Hend-
ricks, %, declined to vote !; total D.
Only straw.
MONDAY of last week Thomas Mex can,
executor of the estate OF Mrs. Susan
Eckert, sold thirty-tive shares of stock of
the First National Bank OF this place at
an average of $G7.77 per share, John
McClay and Samuel Wright being the
purchasers.
REV. GEORGE p HAYS, d. D., has de-
clined the call to the Spring Garden
Church, Philadelphia. This will be good
news to all the friends of Washington
and Jefferson College, VINO mny not be
aware that three other calls, informally
rendered to DR.. Hays recently, have like
wise been declined.
FRIDAY last Deputy Sheriff Sohn p
Charlton conveyed to the penitentiary
the following named five convicts:
Thomas Jones, larceny, three years.
James Couts, larceny, three years; West
Mickey, colored, larceny, three years;
Davis Wheeler, colored, larceny, two
wears, Andy Skinner, colored, larceny,
two years. Tuesday morning Sheriff
|. Thompson conveyed to the Allegheny
work house John b. Wolf, sentenced for
one year for violating the liquor law.
JUNE 10th, Messrs. Lysander Patter-
son, Henry G. Anderson, and VIM. L.
Archer were appointed viewers to de-
termine the practicability of dividing
Smith township into two election dis
trlcts. Last Wednesday, they reported
favorabiy to the Quarter Sessions,
and recommended the following line of
division: Following Rscoon creek
from where the middle branch there
of crosses the line of Mount Plea
SAINT township; thence down said
branch to its confluence with the west
branch; thence down the united stream
to the line Of Robinson township. I'm
less sufficient cause be shown to the con-
trary, the report will be confirmed at
October term sn which event the No
vember election will be held in the two
proposed precincts. The division will
doubtless prove Il great convenience to
the voters of the township.
SAD CAsE.-On Saturday last DR.. j.
ID. Oliver, of Dallas. and son OF VIM. l..
Oliver, attended picnic in the neigh
borhood. After the performances of the
day were over, he returned home, accom-
panied by younger brother. After re-
turning, the doctor complained of being
un well and went into his office and took
some morphine. He still continued rest
less, and said to his brother Goldsmith,
who YVES in bed with him that he never
felt so strangely in his life. His brother,
who was now partially asleep, aroused
himself and found the Doctor dying. He
lived but few minutes. AMI inquest
held upon the body decided tina. his death
was caused by an overdose of morphine.
The deceased was young man Of good
character and had large practice
~ 0UNt cH -hOuNaN
morning last young man, or rather
boy, who resides with his mother in
South Strsbane township, called at the
banking house of Mr.. HsZlett, in this
borough, and offered note bearing
Huston Paups signature for $3.50, for dis.
count, stating that he was from Canton,
Ohio, and had sold Mr.. Paul pair of
fine horses. Mr.. Hszlett, having lurk-
ing suspicion that the note was not all
right. proposed sending for John q.
Hastings, who is familiar with Mr..
Paul's signature. AT this the
young man became nervous and
attempted to leave when he
was seized by Mr.. Hazlett and detained
Mr.. Hastings at once pronounced the
note forgery, when the young man was
placed under arrest and taken TO the Of
fee of Squire RiggIe, where, after having
q hearing, he Was committed 10 jail for
trial. On bis way to the Justices office,
he took from his pocket and tore to pieces
several pieces Of paper, which were after
ward found 10 be three notes for $3.50 |
apiece, purport ng TO be drawn by John !
Hug hes. This young sport appears u be !
we'll prov ided with this kind OF paper 10 |
supply the market.