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AN INDIAN FESTIVAL.

0s1A{fN MOI HHSUD.
Talking about church festivals reminds us Of
one that occurred about two weeks ago in tho
Choctaw Nation, III tho Indlnn Territory. At
a small village there had been revival Tor
some time, snl tho ladics connected with the
church determined to give a festival, mud do
nate the proceeds to It's adornmcnt and enbcl-
llshmcnt.
Society as yet Is rather crude in the Territory,
and It's civilization Is lntcraperscd by fow wild
specimens Of tho genus hotno who delight upon
al public occasions to 'makc Knlne howl"
This element, however. gives 70 public eutcr-
We'll, tho iatlIes (wh,te, hnlf and full blool)
went 10 work and hired large vacant fralno
sary prspsratons tl,.t w"ro TO- ad,l to THO pteaa-
ure md success of the festival. The alfur was
pretty generally published. ana In that sparscly
settled region noGo1y ever thinks u missing
body l,eard Of It and everybody resolves! to 20.
There fs law that no Intoxicating liquors
ehnll be sold IN tho Territory. aud Hundreds OF
y1Gtant Deputy AiaFslsa1a aru ever Oh tic alcrt
eyes ot tho LAWS myrmidons, the ingenuity
q the lovers ot the ardent frequently rosults IL
obtaining !ileral supply Of, tho uls'bc-joyiul,
and sYc have seen wilder, tercer. and more des-
abEenco, Of ltnuor, tho bottled extracts OF
Jamaica ginger proyc an excellent substitutc,
md WI llate seen follows carry m Intoxicating
pressure ol 4oo pounds to the square mn unier
Territory, drank 1000 bottles ~ olIo year.. Tho
amount Of happiness TINT fellow enjoyed cai.
only 30 figured up from IN angelic basis; Hut
JaMaica ginger u barred put now, asni, In tho
absence Of both liquor UNI ginger, caognc. cor
tain kinds Of hair-otl, and even red Ink a1'swer
as auostitntcs, and are Sapabls oL producing to
an astonishing extent all thoss holy aud beattfiu
Joys that characterize big drunk.
1Fnf1 fhN nnpntnfr stnV frr rNfhnr 14krttf
GANG. Great t'repafations llal been mule, md
all the old "thotouehbrclls" hul been for days
rarsacklnE tho country togct supply ot whisky
% Ss oHea TO pn9 Sn up YF e ges
night had fullon, tho building was ablaxo with
light, and beautiful Indian .nadcna, 1salfbrcel
bri'ncttcs. and their whtte Caucasian sisters Ut
ea e oads aSs@s @ Ss oacd d.
tcusIes aud ornaments:
Tue men and yuuths. were mostly. Iudlans,
viii! hore and there white facc forming a con-
ladlcs dolug thriving business In bclalf ot the
" - any d tic kind III tic States:
Each q those WIG Yuro provided with bottles
only ono, present who posacssel H.. About .
o'clock, during an intcrmission In tho fcstfvnl,
several men stepped out to "cnloy the
coo! air." and . moment tnors several
rived In tint secluded pIaro met almost stimuli
tancously, they gazcd a. each other tor q mo-
nIent with anIio',s Inquiry but wl,en They rtnl.
countcnanee 81 al. Each produced hls bottle
and they ait drank easl others health. Aforo
Of tl,a thirsty kept arriving, until behind the
wom sd ioudy nase seT b
fore TINT he possessed tho only liquor on tho
grounds.
II ths saac o. another h,alng aoon. 100
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A COUNTRY-H0ME,

Who.a VIZ sY fsls!c &c aefes yteid III a. Gaiiy Sresd,
has cus luz sa
No co.sly .plsnaor hsto, no g.ldsd glow;
Nc dear bought pictures hang upon tho walls;
Dut bright and happy faces como and 20,
And th1ouxa the windows Gods swset SUNSHINE
fAlla. "
We are not rich In hesps Of boarded gold;
-. We are not poor, fnf We can keep 1t bay
Tho Hooss Hs mans haunting spectrss, Want saa
Can keep from owing dobss w eanuot pay.
With wholesome plenty Is our tabls spread;
With gen!a! comfort CLOVIS our ovsntnR- -htes
Tho eetco night fnds may battle overhead;
5afe II Our shelter, though the str1fe bc dire.
When days grow long and winter. storms are osf.
ss uis q L. oo
Teaching swest lrsaoos ~ tasy work and sing
Here coma our ft1ends.-s dsas and cherished
Dssrsf. psrehaaes. than IL thcy numbered MORT
We greet them With band clasp warm and tfue
What though tho rooms b. small. and low the rooif
II matters not; 20 Kreudthlps warp and woof
Are Of spun gold, foE thssa W. need not caro-.
Ne wsteh tho great world eurgn9 .lks sea;
uut the loud roAf ol winds and wavrs At war.
subdusd By distance, comes uiclodiously,-
A soit and gentle nuEalurs ia!ut and Tar.
We zee the email 60 up, the great come down.
"a Ann blsss .hs peaceful sAfcty q our Ut:
And eIa.h oi isiiinx isroae., ,1tasss shaka IL not
soms slisis III s " ts ssa'el; q % .siss y eet
We have our soIFowe. II all moEtals DO; t
W. have our Joys Too, pure, and CALM, sndsseet
II such life too sven tn i,s now'
:, Too ss'sns, calm. too eaIssa 81 event.
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10 the EIfLor ar TAs Tribune.
CHICAGO, April lin this morntng's Issue OF tho
71nses It ia reported that l have Withdrawn FROM
the hcI. This IL not trno, -nelthor shall do 30;
beat Htdrcth land that Ia what an, at), and do
not want Mike Ilsltey for thor next Alderman &hoy
should vote for the Domsneo OF the Republicans Of
The ward. for Bailey IL running liiordon.
g. ". 0A1pNHn,
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THE tTHAW.
Great Inlntlntions in tho South
western Part Of tho City.
Torrents Of Water from Mud Lake and
the Aux PLANES River.
Hundreds OF IIonscs Accessible Only by
Doats or Rafts.
Serious Damage to Sidewalks, Roadways,
and Other Property.

, ,..
The lstc thaw and rains hase eaused serious
,..s..t.. r. -. nrt.n. =. - IL. t.ss.,,.. ~.
~. nun"nl,o" :" .''' u'N"'n '. 'ne s..y "t'ef"s ou
tn" TRACKS Of tue 0rcat Eastern Railroad and cx-
ss s from M s street n,,s southrs ~ s TO- tho
mIy,r No,,hx.ra -, H." t,h.es1o pnr1,ea,oa r1H
,,r. 1ea n"',s a,n .. .ac s. 1n,saso. 81 nasnS'on
dale, and in tho vicinity IL Twelfth street and
Weatern avenue, tho food IL particularly Severe. ,
md, besides eatttnso tho communication of many
residents with the outcr world, Is doing
tncatcutablc damage. The sewers on Westcsn avenuo
md .rs tnsanon,,s ~ rrarco ,hs .,.ns,nss,,s.
aua ~ !snass tne sesama'atih9
andtho Aux PLANES bottoms in e:torrcnt. The
river has oycfho we'd it, banks uenr tho Brtdcwel,
and added greatly 10 Tho aood by sending a sca az
"asct !ne country IN 'no !'en!5 o. thn chi
saso % Malieae'e Iron Works and al'ing tho deep
a.,she, along wsssara avenue ana otast streets
from, Twelfth 70 Fifteenth .rees there arc large
only by rats. which the denlxens hayo
improYIscd from portions Of Tho slde-
walk. that have bean w.,hea away
WIRE lashed to fury by tho gale which proraI,cd
anu "''en ''aeo 10 no oa"'1'
nus1 wh ss. 1.
ssA0eu VAN 'ASub "oaASAaeAt eFos einCes uukl1 II
has reached hnge proportions and rendered roads
and sidewalks impossible, aud hundreds OF houaes
.naesensMe nna numocf anlnhaD,tao'e. sefloud
anu 1nealeulao'e uamaso has Decn done TO the paFk
and other property. The melting away of
Tho great masses OF snow AMI ice and
tho rains have 1lled oscsJ ditch In the
northern section Of tho city to overlooking
and sent tho watoe down tho river Ut rate of ak
oF fcvrn mtlra nn hnur and drnwnrd rnt hnysns
and isnda Within ,he bo,MSsry referred 10 aboyc'
A TutnuyH rcp0tter y{,ftci the oyeIowed dia.
tfIct TnsEe = Int ifxt tnL TIA nfecamtIon to nh
tatn SsbITIs.cro Wow Of il nd liz ia outitnes
in bis mimi Tho tower on the engine .house Ill
Joining Iiinmnn Street j0ad's Tili| POLICE Station
furnished gosI facIlitlec Tor observations. ana.
through the ktndncps uf Cant Lao Meyer- gens
tlcmaI, whose knowledge Of ils city and ia history
extends avny back 70 tho time when bis father
on Government nccoant,-sho reporter was
led up tho sseep atairways 10 tho Top of the tower,
lion regarding streets md localities ia tha Dat Of
Chicago, ia,nking from the towsr in a sgutGwcst.
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bccn ti,smiascd. The Atlantic Il Pacific Com
pans crcvtcd limo Of telegraph outside tno
rfEht-t,f-wny nf the Ohio u htlssi.srpi Rail-
rond, the forbidden ground, and m Injunction
YVES no longer necessary.
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TELEGRAPH!C.
6latciu! Est4ttcA 10 TIA IitbuaA.

1anlAxAtoLls, Ind. April l.-Thc injunction
suit Ut the Western UuIon Telegraph Company
a1alust tho Atlantic q paei1r Company La4
, 1877-04-02

MARY, you arc very naughty this morning."
said Kind old lady 10 litls girl whom shc
lad taken under her care. ''ous you must learn
aud when ooule back hope to 6ul you . good
girl" Mary waa lelt III tcals and IN = very III
hutnoF, but on the old l4dy's return the tears
lad given place to slnllss. and Mary, runulpg up
~ her aunt rxclui1lr1 iu great Flee, 6ear
aunt, kias met for Mary will ne5ef IL naughty
sxaiu; Mary Las burned that naaty book which
l4aas hcs " naughty this tuoruIuS."
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A No,nau who WIS told that 5olno tables IN
tho russian department wcra uadc Of mlA.
ehtte, exclaimed: My goodness! thouSIs
A4luchlLu wa uuu uf tie p1vphela."
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Na1imumthsEnometcr. etl minimum. 81.
From and after April ], 1877, cautlonasy sIg-
nails VIII be Displayed from the north tower On
tho Exposition Building, lnstead Of the roof Of
the CGutral uutcl, Us heretofore.
C. +. uKIAsAApB, Observer,
, 1877-04-02

AV A3ulUAV UNIV ~ WV PHtA Haih0 0uA AuAaCs
yardy, treeJ, plaats, etc.. IL considerable, whl!o
tho rclayinR of tue new street Sidewalks and ~.
xFaaimG of tosdways will nceess!tatc large OK.
IT, saier |: ~ deep enough to eudan;or life.
mud ~ f.. - has been aaceFaiaed no accident haa
Comman,ea!!on With Lawntalo. via Ogden ave.
Mas ey .sh'eses l. not eas ok tut tha water has
ia g. sads
Tla AlyEiL
,Ihe Ihe Chicago River haa lun9 been abused ~ tho
barns @ til i sssas ~
i%;as;s;, S's1Sss; ss;s ssa S.ta sssS s'hss =:
Zines ths o!ta n.aeG .s@er. ess W. You'd s's rst
,. .tast On !he!r fellow. ot tkc South; thvp the
son,eas sct = ~. ~ 'Gat GaosHins t3a ssa
t.; IT, ss: @s:4ss sss 81 i s,
H. a'' III sissa sssss sa
oax ba.nes. ~ hs Tss JAZZ s ss u RsSe
nature La* taken It Into her head tu turn over q
ss saf bis 5hs hs: ht sssa ss;a
.ssollectloa s. ot the olls.s ,ahsSiaot o. o.
~ E.,qfy ngat ss1 :Sssessd
Thcrs wa. just raIn cao4gh to nicely doo4 out ths
sewess. ltwas tuilowcd on Saturday afternoon BY
bot IN Which dla .hs wotk lp tho '.,sf xhIsh
delighted a. nose q bridgeport fertilizer, ii
auR&ct VI salusa1y uIEHt usus WlA4 Aft1e 1EOM
tis soaihwest, sna tic acids Of leo opposite ehu
oat seu u On H. fsst issarsly Sssan q sEs
its way to the piers; the Wind kept In
crear!nx until At midnight. When it blew
asth breeze, which caused the water 81 this end u
iEs lake to fall Thls AsalstcA occasionally through
lhe nl:!t BY heavy showers o! wstrn taln, lad lGo
eject u Interesting the velocity Of tut current u
Rush strrrt bridge at tho rnts Of eight miles nI
ho4t sn1 carrying with 1t Ill The dirt and rubbish
which had eonErrtatrd sboas the dock. during tho
Winter Standing on lhe tsijsc. you wvula ever
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ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH
BUSINESS NOTES.

NEw York, December 2O.-Three
steamers each with n full cargo, leave
this port for Europe to-day. The Brus.
sells, Of tho lnman line, being the first
vessel to sail under the new arrangement
OF the British Postofiice department.
The LAckNwsnna Coal Co., will seIl
5000 tons Of coal at auction on the 9th
inst.
The Philadelphia board Of trade has
adopted n resolution opposing the passage
Of the Bland silver bill. Another resou.
ton TeCiting that they are in favor Of the
coinage Of $50, 900, UO0of silver under such
regulations az the secretary OF the treas.
ury may prescribe, and that such coin be
made u legal tender TO m amount not ex.
Ceeding 500, waa amended 70 as to prefer
a legal tender Of s., and then postponed
till next meeting.
Between two and three thousand work.
men on the LaChine canal Of Canada have
struck because, IA the men say, the con.
tractors on sections 5 and are payiug
only so cents day, alter promising 90
cents, and are keeping the hands month
or six weeks without pay, instead Of ma.
king iOrlnightly settlements. It il be.
lieyed that, il the general rate were
made 90 for nine hours, the men would
be satisfied. The loSs Of wages by the
strike will be about $1,000 per day,
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Accidents and Crime.

LAWRENCE, Ks, December 2O.-John
Lejoure was killed last evening near
Stranger station, while resisting Officer
Brunk. ejoure has eluded the officers
two months, a warrant for his arrest hay.
Ing been in the Sheriff. hands that length
Of time. He was desperate character,
Dr.. Carl Newman was arrested tonight
on charge Of having caused the death
otMiss Matte Callahan by inducing an
abortion.
I'orsTowH, Pa, December 20.-A
broken rail on the Philadelphia & Read.
ing Railroad caused the wreck Of an en-
CINE and forty coal laden cars this morn
ing.
SAN FRANClscs, December 2O-Sherif
human has received a dispatch from
Sheriff Gulf, Of Coldwater, Mich, 10 The
effect that J. c. Duncan, the abscondinG
President Of the Pioneer Bank, is there
Steps have been taken 10 cause his ar
reat
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rTNRUsTEE's SALE.

BY virtue Of three several deed. of fms, mai,
and executed by John h. Parker, lo>pph \ /
Parker and Simon 7, Parker to the untCr. iRpFI
Trustee dated respectively on thu "a day Of Univ.
lsiI the tn day OF scptrinbCr, 1874 ard thrIqih
day OF Angus, 1870 aud daily rp,nrdu M The
CltTks OilCeui the County Court ui Ohio Culnty
WEST Virginia. Ia nccd Of Trust To L No p,rg,
us and liJ, Deed Of Trust Rock No. Z, IrsI, 2sO
aud ISL aud Deed u trust Book No. Ii, pSgr iS,
respectively, will, on
SATURDAY, the 18Th day Of January, is7s,
Beginning at 10 O'Clock 4 n. # said dav, Al the
front door Of the COur Iiousc OF Ohio cuiniy, In
tue city Of Wheeling, cell Ht public auction tbe
following described teal estate that i 10 s,y: Ln,
numlSted Thirteen (I7) and Fourteen & Il On The
east side OF Mnin street. between lWruty.Gith
street formerly MaIshNll and Tw,nlN.,iNih
street formerly piv,lOD), In that ptri Of The rly
Of Wheeling known rs Centre Wheeling together
With oil the Improvements upon said twu u, End
the Entertainments aud HppurtunanCps belonging
thereto.
TERXs or SALE - One-third Of tho purcha,r
money In cash, and the remainder In two equal
inslallmcntS at one year aud two years FROM the
day Of sale, with interest oil said deferred install.
mems from Sil day, the purchMcr to give security
lEr the deferred payments 10 be approved by the
Trustee.
deli JAMES p. ROGERS, Trustee.
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ScI,cnck,s Mandrake pills

Will be found 10 possess those qualities
necessary to the total eradication OF all
bilious attacks, prompt to start the secre.
tons Of the liver, and give healthy tone
10 the entire system. Indeed, itisnO Ordi.
nary discovery in medical science to have
invented n remedy for these stubborn com.
plants, which develop all the results pro-
duCed by n heretofore free uIe OF caOmeI,
mineral justly dreaded by mankind, and
acknowledged to be destructive in the ex-
IRENE to the human system. That the
properties Of certain vegetables comprise
all the virtues Of Calomel, without its lnju.
rious tendencies, Is now an admitted fact,
rendered indisputable BY scientific re.
searches aud those who use the Mandrake
Pills will be fully satisfied that the best
medicines are those provided by nature in
the common herbs and roots OF the fields.
These Pills open the bowels and correct
all bilious arrangements without saliva.
ton or any Of the injurious effects OF Gallo.
mel or other poisonS, The secretion OF bile
Is promoted by these pills as will be seen
by the altered color OF the stools, and dis.
appearing Of the sallow complexion and
cleaning Of the tongue.
Ample directionsfor use accompany each
box Of pills. Prepared only by J. H.
Schenck & Son, at their principal Office,
corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadel.
phin, and for sale by oil druggists and
dealers.
Price % cents per box. cod
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tutionpi We are only bound by the Holy
Gospel and, further, we are not bound
by the E0d Of the Holy Scripture, but
only the spirit Of Gods Word.
We read beautiful story in St. Luke:
"They brought infants to Christ, that He
would bless them; but His disciples re.
buked them. But Jesus called them unto
Him and said: Suffer little children TO
come unto me, and forbid them not, for
Of such i the kingdom Of God" These
infants had not been baptized, but they
were innocent and pure, and whoever 70
become such a child, DO he baptized
OF not, he shall enter into the kingdom Of
Heaven.
Baptism makes no one a Christian in
spirit and truth. II Is asacrRment with.
out an effect by itself. We baptize chill.
dren in order to engage the parents to
educate them in Christian way, and to
give them good example. We open to
them the gate Of the church, but not the
gate Of Heaven. Norman on earth, be he
Priest, Bishop or Pope, has a right 10
say that this or that human creature is
not entlIeu 10 heaVens 1OuJ Tue heAV'
emily Father, alone has the key Of ever
lasting salvation, and God is love, by
whom all children in Heaven and earth
are called.
Condemn not and ye shall not be con.
demned," Should we not remember these
God like words when we are disputing
about innocent children, whose parents
may have neglected to baptize. May
not our fathers in dark time have given
ia doctrines, which, in our enlightened
time, we should not follow? Love is the
beginning and the end Of Christian re-
ligion, and who ever thinks that some
thing else is the principal Of it, he is not
Christian.
Christmas is coming, the holy day Of
all children Of Cod, The birthday Of a
Child who has come 10 seek and to save
that which was lost. Let US look on Him
who is the light Of the world and His
spirit will teach us not 10 condemn but to
bless. L. Voss.
PaEtor fheSt. Johns Ger. Prot. Church.
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DIED.

SfMMOEs.-At the reilence Of her husband,
In BcnwOOd, ". Va, oil "wednesday, December
10Th, 1877, ut O'Clock p. NJ, MANY, wlfU Of John
Simmons, aged CO
Funeral on Friday, December 2lst, at II A. n.
InieImsnt nj Greenwood Cemetery. FrIeLdI Of
the family are In TitCd TO attend.
ASMUS.-OR Tuesday evening, December 18th,
1871, at ~ O'Clock, lSUIs H., son Of Louis and
Louisa Asmus, 10 the 3lstyen Of his uge.
Funeral FROM the retIdencC Ci bis parents, No.
$40 Ja'Ob street, this afternoon at O'Clock.
Friends Of the family IRE invited.
CLESDEEHIEG:-Athls home In Greene coun.
ty, Pa, on Thursday, December -. 1877, MIR. AR.
cHIBALD CLESDESSISG, In the SIth year Of his
age.
Remains inferred December 18th, In the Jack.
town Cemetery.
BURKE On Thunday afternoon, December
20, 1877, JontESA, daughter Of Thomis sud Mary
Burke, dcCcIsed, ugcl 10 years I months and S
days.
The funeral will take place on Saturday at 2
O'Clock r NJ, from the residence Of her father No.
23I5 Main street. Intermcnt at Calvary Cemetery.
Friends Of the family are invited to attend.
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UNRUSTEE'S SALE.

~ virtue Of a deed Of Trust made by CrspeT SAT-
and Mary, his wife, TO the uudcri Snpd trustee,
dated the LIST day Of January, 49,! and duiy fC.
corded In the Cltrks office Of the County Cuuit II
Ohio county, West Nirginia, in Deed OF rust ard
Mortgage Book No. I, RACES iOi and 100, vii OIL
FRIDAY, the 18th DAY Of December, 1871,
BEGINNING at 10 O'Clock A. Il. Of said day, nj thu
front door Of the Court House Of Ohio rninty, I'm
the city Of Wheeling; sell at public auction siltLe
following described property, that II to sly: An
that certain piece Of land lying AMI BENZ 6u tho
waters OF Glcn's hun, IN said county VI uhn, and
being part Of the land belonging 10 the late AhdTeW
J.. Wools and adjoining the lands Of " liam j.
Wcishaus, the htiIs Ul David Gardner uouCa,ed,
and tie heirs Of AnlrrW +. WpUds, ds ed. con-
iainins Is nCrss ? mOl- and 10 pyTch,- art h0uu,-
ed ami described Is follow. viz: EElnlIIvHIan
elm corner 10 Garden and Reilly on the " Gods
line; thence up the Kun Road co. q E2Ii-!ODp,,g
and va l. 70 poles TO Il axe nj the youth Ndu
Of said load, thence 5 l3' ElG 2t-lOO olCs 10 n
stake; thence $ 2 f. Is 6C-iOO pplp 10 stale:
thence 81 W Il IS-i0J poles TO 4 corner 10 4id
Welsbaus on original tmCi line aud with his line
Ind mid tract liue c. W % si-l0J T1ts to urigi-
nal corner u tract now corner on the llnc of said
Garden and with he line (nnoihcr origin ~ n 10
+ SO i6-lO0 poles 10 the beginning, tOS,Ih r with
the Improvements u rCon and the Entertainments
and nrPurteuFnC's belonging thereto, excepting
only the coll underlying the said tract.
TKRTS or SALk-ThrCc hundred dollars If the
purChau money 10 cash on the day Of AISLE. md the
rtsidur Of the laid purchase money on the let dSy
Of January, 1878, with interest on the dr'prod III
sttllments IRON the day Of sale until piymrni; tie
purchaser TO give gonI personal security lor the
pay ment OF said deferred nstallmCntE aud the tlIe
tO the property 10 be TCt,ined uuii the luichMc
money Is fully paid.
The title 10 the above property is believed to te
uIeEceptiOnAbIe.
EU9s JAMES +. EOGERS, Trustee.
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WELLgBUR0, DeCem Der 2


pearanCe Of II railroad Town.
WELxBURG, December 90.
Editors IntellIssnCsr;
There is not much change in things
generally about here.
The construction Of the p. W. K KY.
Il. K. seems 10 still interest everybody,
The road has been completed TO this
place. The Depot ia being built, and
already our town gives signs Of a railroad.
town. Two engInes No. SO and 40 be.
longing to the Pittsburgh Cincinnati and
St. Louis Railroad Co., are on the road
the former in charge OF Mr.. Miller, the
engineer, is engaged in hauling the gravel
train, the latter in charge Of Mr.. Chas.
Wolf, Is engaged in hauling the supply
trains. Both these gentlemen belong 10
the Pan Handle Railway service, and
stand A No. ! in their profession. All
the other attaches of>the trains, fremen,
brakemen and conductors, are clever Eel.
lows, and we'll informed in their respect
i've duties.
As many inquiries are being made as
to how the contractors are getting along
with the road, We will say from trip
made yesterday along the line from here
to where they are laying track, we found
that th1 work was progressing finely.
The track layers are now about five miles
from citg-ShOuld the present good
weather continue ten days longer, and all
things also prove favorable, the p. w. &
KY. will most certainly have their cars
within the city limits OF Wheeling. We
have been informed by the track layers
that II they can get the track laid before
any heavy SHOWS or severe weather comes
that they will be all right and will soon
make finish OF the job The building
will be more speedily done as soon as the
track ia laid to Glenn's Run, as at that
place there is gravel bank, which being
nearer to where it is wanted will expe-
dite matters considerably. The road as
far as ballnsted ia pronounced by those
who ought to know US tlp.top. We shail
have more to- say regarding the road
and points OF interest along the line in
the future.
Our church people have fully rnaugu.
rated the "sociable " season. Our man.
ulacturing establishments are in full op.
Grafton. Numerous stout able bodied
tramps are prowling around through the
country. Such weather as the present
the Coolest inhabitant declares he new.
er witnessed.
Our hotels, the Hudson and Granite,
are both doing good business.
At an election Of officers held by Wells.
burg Lodge No 9, A. +. & A. NJ. the fol.
lowing were elected for the ensuing year.
C. B. Turner; W. NJ, W. II. Anderson;
$. W., Howatd Gist; J. W., J. NJ. Cooper;
Treas, T. NJ. Lloyd; Sccty., T. W. Griffin;
Chaplain.
There ia no Iced Of any one being un.
aware Of the near approach Of Christmas
our little folks and the shop windows re.
mind us Of that important occasion.
G.B.C.