The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-01

TIE streets Of Clsrksourg have been
cleaned.
[, MONROE Circuit Court convenes on
Thursday. May 10Th.
TEE Berkeley county fair will take
place in September.
PorAro bugs have opened the sum-
mer campaign in Burkey Spring.
The Burnley Springs ladies wear Blue
glass hats. What next, oh fashion,
KASAwHA county has subscribed
1925 900 to the Elk river railroad.
The Morgan Mercury says: lets have
q temperance revival in Burnley Springs.
Whist would become of TrimbIe?
The contract for building new
school house in Burnley Spring, has been
let to Messrs, Hunter, FIsgg aud Hunter.
TIE machinery of the Fret National
Tsnnery in Burnley Springs, has under
gone a thorough repairing.
THE Hebrews OF Charleston gave
dramatic entertainment last Monday
night for the benefit OF their church.
The Council of Charleston has ordered
forty of her population to open sewers
through their town property.
THE Clarksburg and Quiet Dell de-
batting societies engaged in an intellectual
spsrriI g match yesterday.
THE citizens of Union. Monroe coun-
ty, are amusing themselves by tying tin
cans to stray dogs tails.
EXCHANGE papers from all parts of
the State Justify US in saying that the
fruit crop will be abundant this season.
Hon q. F. SCOTT, of Richie, called on
US Wednesday. He thinks Clarksburg
Is just the place for the capitsl.-C2arks-
burg Ntps
The Clarksburg Ne,os claims that the
town OF Clsrksburg is out OF debt,
and every enterprise is on sound
financial basis.
MR. THOMAS S. TRIBBETT was killed
by tallir g tree, LAST week, near Ravens
wood, Jackson county. The tree m 'shed
his skull, causing instan taneous death.
CAPT. JOHN S, BURDETT, ex-treasurer,
while papering the hail OF his reside1ce,
q short lime since, fell and crippled him
selt.- Charleston Courier.
The merchants Of Braxton have about
goods until the West Fork railroad is
completed TO Weston.-Moamtaineer.
Hear what the Mouatdineer says: "All
persons anxious 10 locate near the future
r. S had better secure property in
Clsrksburg without delay"
TIE hospitality Of Charleston has
been extended TO the New York EdiLo.
rial Association. on their contemplated
excursion over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad.
THE Nountatneer, a small sheet print
ed in the Third district, tells Charleston
that she iced not expect much help from
that nick o -the.wood. Clarksburg is the
Mountaineer mans choice.
TIE home side OF the Morgan Ner-
eury thinks Msrtinsburg the better place
o. the three Capital contestants. The
ustent outside of that sheet is to b. heard
from.
Mr.. JuHN +. GERwIG has builti a
canoe for the SavaSetown, B'axton
county iron works, OF sound yellow pop
lar four feet wide and six y feet long.
1t will transport ten thousand pounds OF
freight
HERE is what the Clsrksburg NewS
ssys: A dog fight on the street Monday
evening disturbed the equilibrium OF
twenty three citizens, and eighty-two
snail boys. Some wanted to kick the
top dog.
The Richie CARTE has heard that
the county seat OF kanawha county is
about to be removed from Char.e-tOn
We do not understand why this tuSther
afi ction should be visited upCI. this
village.
The Writ Co Normal School, under
Professor Crippen, commenced last Tues
dsy, the oath inst, under favorable cir
cumstances. thirty or forty scholars being
in atten dance, some ten or fifteen beng
from distance Writ Co. Mentor.
LAST Monday night two young men
in North Charleston got into u row, in
which one of them, Arch Woodrum by
name, was shot and probably fatally
wounded by the other, Sanford Sillimsn,
alias San ford Wade,-CharlestOn Courier,
z6h.
The Writ county Mentor tells of a
boy about fourteen years OF age, son OF
William Grant, OF Limestone Hill, who
had both legs, one shoulder, and bone
of the cranium broke, BY being caught
under an old building that WAS beng
torn down. At last accounts the boy
was still living.
A FEW days ago Mr.. Simmens, OF
North Carolina, purchased OF James M.
Ransom, ESQ, of this place, a pair OF
horses, one tour and the other five years
DID, for which he paid $500. These were
horses OF Mr.. BsnsOn's own raising, sired
by Black Prince, owned by him.-.Shcp
herdst0ion Register.
The Clarksburg NewS on the Capita
question, SAYS: We do not propose to
lose our temper in the Capital campaign.
We are perfectly serene, and one Of the
best reaS ons we have for being SO, is be-
cause we know Clarksburg will win the
Capital. The editor OF the Charles on
Courier is q sensible man, ami we have
no doubt but he will understand his duty
and vote tor CiarkSburg election day.
THE jackson County Ne,os tells the
following f,h story: While Mrs d. d.
Rhodes and Miss SsIlie Baker were
walking along the brink of Mill creek,
,sr Cottageville, the. spied a monster
of some kind loundring around in shal
low water in the creek, and upon the
near approach OF the ladies, it was found
to be very large p,ke-f-h. They wsded
In and pulled the fish ashore, and upon
measurement il WAS found 10 be four ieet
lons. Next.
West virginia Soldiers Medals.