The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-12
BELMONT COUNTY ITEMS.

WILLIAM ALLEN has got too much
age TO suit Belmont county Democrats.
THEODORE TILToN lectures in New
Philadelphia this evening, taking for mis-
subject "The Problem of Life"
TIE Directors of the FIRST National
Bank of st. Clairsville have just declared
the usual semi.annual dividend of 5 per
cent on its capital stock, payable at any
time. A handsome dividend these hard.
times.
OUK country has come TO fearful pass,
when merchants are compelled to hide
themselves away in their yarrets. and
haul their meals up by means of ropes
in order to get rid OF the pestiierous
drummers. Some of our most enterprls-
ing business men are offering chrome
20 every drummer that will pass him by
without saying u word or shedding n tear
JOHN 9. BoLoN, of this place, twelve
years ago the 9th of this month, at tho
battle of Spottsylvania Court House, re-
ceived a terrible wound, by which he
lost his entire left limb. A mimic ball
struck HIM just inside the knee and
ranged upward near the hip joint, crush
ing the bone in its entire length. The
limb was amputated little below the
hip Joint, and Mr.. Bolon still lives to tell
the story. During this winter ne has
been troubled little by solid lump APP
bearing under the skin near the hip, and
one day last week ne, with his own hands,
cut into it and extracted the ball that had
done the mischief twelve years ago. 1t
weighed three-euarters OF All ounce. Two
small pieces had been extracted previous
ly.-Eaterprise, May 4th.
ASSESSMENT OF THE CENTRAL ONO
RAILROAD FOR lS76.-The Board OF AS
SCISSORS and Appraisers for the Central
Ohio railroad met pursuant to the call oil
| l.. Il. Strader, auditor of Franklin county
at Columbus last Thursday. The follow
ing named auditors were present: Z. 3.
Brady, Licking county; J. T. Irvine,
Muskingum county, j. X Brown,
Guernsey county; W. L. Stamp, Bel
mont county, and j. +. knoupf, Noble
county.
The Meeting was called to order by L.
II. Strader, the chairman. Auditor
Stamp, OF Belmont county, was elected
Secretary.
A full and detailed statement Of the
taxable property of the road was submit
ted by w. q. Quincy, Esq, Superinten.
dent of the q. y. Division. The Board
made the following appralsment: The
road bed and main tracks between Bel
laire and Newark, one hundred and five
| of M M "a
and the side track and road bed being
80 81 100 miles, between Columbus
and Newark, was appraised at
$4,000 per mile. The local struc-
lures were appraised at Sl6s,325
The 10 miles of side track between New
ark and bellaire, were appraised at
$4,000 per mile. Money and credits
were set down at $40, 700, and all rolling
stock equipments and personal property
1T S559,0O0. The auditors could not
agree as to the construction of the law re-
lating to the distribution of this property
among the counties. Attorney Genera
Little and State Auditor Williams, will
be asked for their written opinions upon
the subject. When they have been heard
from, the Auditors above named will re.
assemble Tor further action.
A SANDUsKY special says: The pros
pect of immediate work here on the
Wheeling and Lake Erie narrow gauge
railroad is good. Richie " Co.. OF New
York and Chicago, offer to build and
the road for $4,000 per mile-Sl0,0OO IN
bonds, $1,000 in stock and $1,000 in local
rIptions-and agree to have the first
hundred miles from Sandusky south com
pleted January |, 1877. The contract
will probably be awarded them.
DR.. JOHN +. WEST, of St. Clarsville
has left for his new home in Colorado.
THE new Board of Trustees of the
Hospital for the Insane at Athens, met
at that institution on Tuesday last week
and organized by appointing Or. Waddlc
of Ross county, President, Or. West OF
this place. who was entitled to the posi-.
ton, declining in his favor.) DR.. Gundry
the Superintendent, held over under the
law. Robert +. Hambeton, of Hooking
was appointed Steward, and Drs. Rich
srdson, of Sciota,and Blackstone of Law
renee Asst Physicians. At present there
are GAL patients in the INSTITUTIONAL q
them being frcm Belmont county.
A wELL.To DO farmer, living near this
place, has in his employ an unsophisti.
Gated German, late from Faderland, and
consequently not perfectly posted on the
manners and customs of quadrupeds OF
America. A few nights since, he says,
he "sees some fiddle plack dings Walking
straight for dose shicken house. drinks
he pin go dare to ketch some hens-so
/ shust run and make you mighty
big shump right away on top his
pack. Veil, dot slump vas all right, SO
| makes Won udder slump. Dot was
not so goot as before; he shust spoil all
mine clothes NIL over NINE pack quick as
dot. He spheak so loud out, und he
makes me so mat, shust mash him on
de spot. unit go right straight away and
pury mine clothes NIT some grount. Dey
don't schmelt now SO pad as vot dey did.
Next time sees some leedle plack Teller
come about dose schicken house, not
slump on him NIT mine klose any more
all de yiles ~