The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-21
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Tn University's got the messels.
TIE public schools of Fsirmont closed
last Friday.
HARRIsvILLE people went picDicking
last Thursday.
MAJOR McGREw has been reelected
Mayor of Morgantown.
GARNER, of the Times, was serenaded
by an organ grinder last week.
A PAIR Of females visited the West
VIRGINIA Tribune Office last week.
The Sheriff of Ksnawha county Is
making out delinquent tax list.
GRAFTON wants literary society, as
none exists in that classical region.
A PUBLIC library is to be started in
Crswfsh Gulch, Mercer county.
THE West Virginia Tribune made its
appearance On half sheet last week.
MASON CITY, Mason county, hiss just
decided that her police force is to wear q
star.
CHARLESTON INDUCED in large and
enthusiastic capital meeting last Mon
day.
The Revenue officers are raiding on
the illicit distieries OF the Third DIS
trict
RITcHIE county contains two Masonic
lodges; one 1T EllGnboro and one at Toll
Gate.
HOWARD l.. COMPTON, teller in the
First National Bank of Falrmons has
absconded.
A GIRL in Parkersburg has such small
feet that she uses a croquet arch Ia but
toning her CATERS.
THE Methodist church has more men,
bers in Richie county than any other
religious organization.
ruE Post exhorts the farmers TO in
crease the acreage of corn, owing to the
Oriental struggle.
If We can believe the editor OF the
Keyssr Tribune, they kill fish with clubs
in Mineral county.
Col WARD LAMoN has applied to Pres-
ident HAYES tor the position OF Governor
of New Mexico territory.
THE kingwocd Herald If soon to pass
into the hands of u JOINT stock company
and arise from the DEAD.
THE Hook and Ladder Company Of
Charleston has gone under. The Coun-
Gil would not equip the company.
The editors OF the Beverley Enterprise
went fishing last week They walked Il
miles and caught eleven fish each.
GEO. w. l.. MAYERs received the con-
trsc: Tor building the new Jail at Fair
mont. His bid was $3.50.
MoRaANTowE has elected new
School Board. They will make change
among the high school teachers.
The Annual Meeting of the Baptist
General Association, OF West Virginia,
meets at Clsrksburg on June 7th, 1877.
The "Preps" and Freshmen Of the
University have turned their attention
" base ball. The Props were defeated.
SMITH, the boy temperance lecturer,
and his sister have penetrated the wilds
of West Virginia, and are at Buckhan-
non.
The voice of the whip-poor-will and
the discordant croaking Of the tree-frogs,
unstrings the nerves OF the NeW DOn'ln'
lOR
VIEWERS have been appointed by the
County Court to view new road up Elk
to be bridged at the mouth OF Two Mile
creek. RanaiCha Gazette.
THE Preston Coal Company, of Aus
tin, has wound up its business and quit
work. The tracks are being taken out
of the mines -Grafton Times.
THE Wheeling REGISTER and Morgan
town Post are patting each o;ner on the
back. Cause, Capital question: HHchse
Gazette. Don't cry Morris.
HERE is specimen of the Ns,O Do.
minions advertising; "a black silk UNI
brella, belonging to n gentleman with
curiou,ly carved ivory head" Flem-
ing's head.
WE are reliably informed that Mr.. &.
NJ. Shinn, formerly OF the Vest lirytHian
and Sentinel, is one OF those who know
Or" Hall several dollars worth.-Graf-
ton Tines.
ONLY twenty-six infants were bsptiz-
ed ut the First Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr.. Barr Off
cisting -Kanatoha Gazette.
TIE New Martlnsvile Messenger has
enlarged to qusrto. The extra four
pages are to be devoted to training up
Morris IN the way he should go.-Berertey
Enterprise.
THOMAS JOHNSON, living ut the
mouth OF Wolf creek in Monroe county,
had three saddles and ten bushels of corn
stolen one night last week.-MOuntdi"
Herald.
WE notice by our State exchanges
that the Capital preston Is getting
wsrm.-TyLer Co. Star. The Capital
question is cool enough, Loe, but the
people are warming up over the question.
ENGINE No. 80, drawing a train of
coal hoppers, IAN OF the track in the west
end OF the yard at this place, on Mon
day, making metal hash of about seven
teen cosl-noppers. Nobody hut - Vest
Virginia Tribune.
The Beverly Enterprise says: The
young ladies of the Methodist Church,
1T this place, have organized q young
ladies' prayer meeting. Here is a chance
for the Enterprise men to ask forgive
ness for their old sins.
LAST Thursday morning Mr.. Dennis
OHsrs was ssssiled on the road on little
Savage mountain by two men supposed
to be trsmps, khocked down and robbed
of his clothes and SIS in money.-Pied-
mont Ind.
TIE Dominion says: There are plen-
ty of young men in this town who don't
care for money and spend it lsvishly,
but they feel just like using postage
stamp over again If the ink has only
touched one corner"
THE iron cages for the Barbour county
Jail are being bull. at the penite ntlary
in Moundsvi.le. Criminals preparing