The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-23
OVER THE RIVER.
GAINESVILLE Enterprise.

GAINESVILLE Enterprise.
THE Bellalre and Cambridge mines
are reported TO be shipping more coal lhis
season than in any previous year.
The Sons and Daughters OF temper
snce will have supper at the Conner
House, in Hendrysburg, Thanksgiving
evening.
FARM HOUSE BURNED.-Mondsy al
ternoon the house of Mr.. Jesse oihlIh,
situated between Bailey's Mills ana
Spencer's Station, was totally destroyed
by fire, including household goods anu
other contents. The fire originated
from a detective hue. Loss about
81, 500.
The Newcomerstown Argus says that
six persons IF one family, living near
New Philadelphia, are affected VIII
Trichinia sis caused by eating pork ln-
tested with small, invisible worm, call
T57cb,nia spsraLis. All eaters OF pork
should be careful to have it we'll cooked
so that the small parasites may De ues'
troyed by the heat, and thus aVoiu any
chance of contracting this terrible disease
A STRoKEoF PARALYsIs.-Last Thurs
day Mr.. Joseph Chappeil, who resides
near Boston, Somerset township, re-
ceiyed paralytic stroke while walking
| on the road from the village to MS
| residence. He was seen by q nelShoor 10
stsgger to the side OF the road, and hnal!y
fell into the ditch. When picked up he
seemed in a dazed, confused condition,
and after being conveyed home, phys
ician pronounced his case paralysis ana
softening OF the brain. MIR. ChapPel
still fingers in precsrious condition,
with but little prospect OF recovery.
| st. Clairsville Chronicle.
AMOS WHITACRE, of Somerton, died
on the 9th OF this month, aged seventy
years. "a;
SAMUEL jon, highly respected cltl'
zen OF Goshen township, residing near
Belmont. died on Monday from the ell &C.
of recent attack OF paralysis, aged ABOUT
seventy years. l..
FLUSHING TUNNEL. - Three weeks
have past since we SAID anything about
the railroad. At that time we thought
they would have entered the tunnel by
this time. Now we "guess again ana
say they will De ready to enter on the
west side by Christmas, and on the east
| side il will not be much later. Mr.. DAT
ragh has been moving dirt on the west
side in every conceivable way. de mas
| in use cars, carts and wheel-bsrrows. lie
uses about four kegs goo lbs) OF powder
Ter day. Mr.. Keegan, on the east side'
has changed his plans, and has given up
| his idea of erecting derricks, and now
has carpenters employed putting up cars
| such as are in use on the other side.
REMARKABLE GEOLOGICAL FoRMA'
TIoN.-A remarkable bed OF FOSSIL terms
mas been discovered III tunnel now IL
process of excavation on the projected
| line of the g., T. V. Il w. railroad, on
the land OF Mr.. Dickey, about three miles
north of this place. The stratum IL
which they are found is q sihcious soap
stone shale' and lies about thlrty-slX IeeI
below tie lower Bellaire coal seam. Inc
| impressions are very beautiful, and
vary from delicate trends, scarcely
visible to the naked eye, to large
and distinctly marked leaves, eight
10 ten inches long, some OF when ap'
parently belonged to trOnds three feet OF
upwards in length. About forty speci'
mems have been collected, representing
about nine different genera, and perhaps
fifteen to eighteen different species, some
| IF which, there Is reason To believe, are
new to science. This discovery ls OF
considerable scientific Importance, as Ii
affords the lowest geological section yet
made in the northern part Of the county
and enables us to identity the strata OF
This section with outcrops in other parts
of the State.
THE .Etna Iron Works are taxed &c
their ful. capacity to supp y orders.
TIE Smithfeld Independent says
"Four widowers, living in and neal
Smithield, were married during the past
week, and II wasn't such an extra good
week for widowers either.