The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-04

The Scotch Hill miners are digging
coal now for thirty FIVE cents per ten.
A BIG picnic will be held at Pinch
school house, on Elk river, July 4th.
THERE will be daily paper issued at
Morgantown during commencement
week.
THE Odd Fellows of Monongalls eoun.
ty will demonstrate on the glorious
Fourth.
THAT CHANGE has been made in the
Buckhannon Banner, viz, it has patent
inside.
THE Fairmont West Virginian man
writes his Capital editorials with two
meanings.
E. M. RAY, at one time registrar IN
Putnam county, is now languIshing In
the penitentisry.
THE Sabbath school of the African NJ.
Il church of Charleston is drilling for an
exhibition this month.
PHILAsDER BRADLEvE has been ap-
pointed Road Surveyor in Precinct No.
6, Ksnawha county.
A NEGRO boy confined in the Buckhan-
non isil is suffering from q snake bite re-
ceived five years ago.
The Guyandotte Methodists are max.
ing preparations Tor grand celebration
on the 4th Of July.
THE New Dominion says its reasons for
declaring for Clarksburg are as numer-
GUS as blackberries.
GEN. T. NJ. HARRIS, of Ritchie
county, is spoken of for the Richmond,
Va, pension agency.
LAST weeks issue of the state papers
seem inclined to accuse each other OF be-
ing "how-come-you-so.'
A MINSTREL troupe undertook to show
in Parkersburg a few nights ago, but
failed to draw more than eight persons.
A Preston county man was discovered
stealing his own bsconl He said it tsst-
ed better when he got 1t that way
Richie Gazette.
The Murphyites of Psrkersburg made
q general scsnper to the neighboring
burgs last Sunday, in search Of new
slgners.
TIE Anchor Stove Works property
was sold few weeks ago. for $4,000.
The property cost about $S0,O0O.-ha-
naDha Gazettc.
FORTY. SIX doctors were in Clarks-
burg last week. The citizens that place
sem to think that the .'forty-six" scared
of all the 'llls that flesh is heir to-"
The State Journal office wants to sell
its complete edition OF Shakespeares
works. Hard times you know, and not
much demand for such cheap (?) litcra-
ture.
A YOUNG man from Kingwood struck
in with q confidence man At Grafton on
Decoration day. The C. m. made o. with
6Oc belonging to the vardant Aing-
Voc der.
The workmen ut Davis steam saw
mill No. 3, have killed within the last
two weeks, near the mill, torty-two rat
tie snakes on an acre OF ground.-MolGl-
tain Echo.
A LONESOME prisoner in the Hancock
county Jail has been dispelling the mon
otonous hours of prison life, in painting
up the Jail. Useful as well as ornsmen-
tai.
The Capital City Base Ball Club is
what it is called Officers have been
elected, and they will soon be ready to
trim up any and all opposing clubs
Clarksbatrg Telegram.
THE Grafton Sentinel wants its corner
loafers to understand that there is an
q abundance of healthy employment in the
country. Holt should advise the boys to
psrtake OF the employment.
The State JJtr1al says that "an anti
treating society in Psrkersburg is on The
taps, each member pledging himsel. to
neither treat or be treated" What will
b ,come Of the saloon loater and dead
beat?
The Mountain Echo is happy. VII
Carleton, author of "Betsy and are
out" called on the editor last week. Hoke
says Carleton is an old schoolmate OF his.
AS GEORGE FLEMING, an employee of
the company's shops at this place, was
~
home this side of Piedmont, he was run
over by train, crushing his leg and
making amputstion necesssry.-Moan
tam Echo.
The Han cock Courier says: Wen
venture there is no paper in West Vir-
ginis has as many subscribers of the
same name, as the Courier. The name
Allison, occurs twenty-three times upon
our books. and it hasn't been good
spring for 'em nohow.
The Mountain Herald says that on
Tuesday morning last, near Caldwell
depot, car loaded with oil took fire and
burnt up. No other damage was done
The west bound express was delayed by
the accident one hour.
WHAT fine country ours is for rsts is
clearly proven by the following fact:
+. F. Hughes, deputy sheriff OF Putnam
county, tore of the floor of his hog pen,
where rats had settled. and in the gen.
ersl escapade which followed, he sue
ceeded in killing sixty. eight of thea in
less than two minutes.
ABOUT five thousand barrels of oil ar.
rived at Huntington and passed over the
G. s. o. 4. r. the latter part of last " eek,
en- route to the East. Also seventeen
thousand sacks of corn arrived at Hunt
ington last Sunday and passed over the
@. & o. r. r. on Monday and Tuesday.
en- route to Baltimore.-Mountain Herald. |
Col. LEVI j. WOODWARD, one of the
oldest citizens of Ksnswha, died last |
Monday afternoon. The Colonel was in |
tue 18th year OF his age, and had been a
resident of Ksnawhs since 1895. He |
spent the creator portion of his life man.
salt, ia which business he
smassed considerable fortune. He
leaves 8 great many friends to mourn his
sudden and unexpected death.-Kana,oLa
Gazette.
HELP for the weak, nervous and de-