The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-13
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MoUNDsvILLE, March II.
The hoop department of the Ohio Val
ley Iron Works resumed work Monday,
and the furnaces to-day.
This vicinity was visited yesterday
evening, about nine o'clock, by terrific
wind, rain and thunder storm, which
continued about three hours.
S. w. Peters, ESQ, ia building q fine
dwelling house in the Upper ward: ,
The young folks heresbouts are clean
ing up and repairing their croquet
grounds, preparatory to an early open
ing OF the spring campaign. This, for
the past few seasons, has been the out
door amusement OF the village.
Sheriff Hunter finds great difficulty IN
collecting taxes fast enough TO meet the
demands made upon him, and says that
unless money comes in little more
rapidly he will be compelled to resort to
harsh measures with the delipquents, as
it is absolutely necessary that he should
have money.
The oldest lnhsbitant pronounces the
present weather the warmest ever known
here at this season of the year.
Esquire Blake has commenced work on
q large brick dwelling house IN CoI's ad-
dit,on, upper ward. He gets the brick
from the penitentisry. Captain Israel
will, l understand, do the mason and
brick work. 1t is only a question Of time
as to when the Squire will own as many
houses as belong to the Astor estate.
The different churches were largely at
tended last Sunday.
The fruit growers are considerably eI-
erclsed over the prospect for the present
season. They say that owing to the
advanced stage Of the buds there is great
danger of the entire crop being killed by
frost.
Fish Commissioner Miller, in distri.
buting fish among the different streams
of the State, has rs yet ignored our own
beautiful Grave Creok. Why is this thus,
Mr.. Commissioner?
Maple molssses sells in this market st
one dollar per gallon.
THE zoUAvE PARADE.
The street parade of the Camden
Zousves, on Saturday last, was success.
The weather and condition OF the streets
was all that could be desired. The com.
pany formed in front of the prison at 4
p NJ, and psrsded through town. Every
person in town was on the streets to see
the soldiers as they passed, and many
and favorable were the comments passed
upon them for the precision with which
| they performed the different evolutions
and by the fine appearance presented by
them. This company has attained
proficiency in drill which, considering
the short time it has been organized and
tho limited time devoted TO practice, is
something remarkable, and reflects
great deal of credit, both upon the men
and the officers commanding them.
The Reporter suggests j. Alex. Ewing
az suitable Democratic candidate for
State Senator from this District, and pro.
ceeds to print some very pretty and
complimentary things about him, which
are not copied from the les of that paper
during the campaign OF 1876, when that
gentleman was before the people OF this
county as a candidate for the office OF
Prosecuting Attorney. However, sup.
pose the Reporter has perfect right 10
conclude that what would be very poor
msterisl out of which to construct Pros.
eculing Attorney world answer first
rate for Democratic State Senator.
Some miscresnts broke into George e..
Gordon's River Shore" Touring mill
Saturday night last, and took therefrom
a quantity OF -four. Mr.. Gordon has, l
understand, pretty correct idea as to
who the parties are, and the probabilities
are that "the end is not yet"
The Board Of Directors are in session
at the prison to-day.
1t is rumored that Peter B. Cstlett,
isnitor a. the court house, has made bis
third investment in the matrimonial lot
terry.
superintendent Bridges has gang Of
twelve or fourteen cInvicts engaged cut
ting wood for the use OF the prison, upon
DR.. Bruce's lands.
a correspondent Of the Net1 STATE
Gazette trots out ex-Sbeirf l.. 7. Gray,
the silver tor rgued," as = Democratic
caLditste for State Senator, and
progno.licates Tor him in case he gets
the nominAti n, sn easy "wslk over.
Lindsey Is = smooth talker and would
make things hot among the candidates
if he should take hsnkeribg after Sens-
torial honors.
The building committee (Court House
and Jail met st the Court House on
Saturday last, as per notice published
and proceeded to open sealed proposals
for putting down drain pipe from the
new jsi. The bids ranged 10 amount
sll the way from two hundred and forty
nine 10 one thousand dollars, J. J. Hunt
er putting in the lowest bid was awarded
the contract. The pipe is TO extend from
the jsiI 10 the BASIN near the mouth oi
Little Grave Creek, distance Of about
seven hundred feet. The average depth
of the drain is about thirteen feet, and 8
wsll (cut masonry and "rip-rsp" is to be
built at the basin terminus. Parties
who understand fhis sort ot
work. and who have made
calculations of the cost Of this undertsk'
ing, .sy thst the price St which the con-
tract is taken is entirely too low-ihs'
, the work cannot possibly be done for ths'
/ money.
Iwss in error 10 stating in my la''
that Councilman Brysou, OF the Love'
ward, would make Improvements in hi
dwelling house He intends building
new house.
, Moundsvills is supposed 70 contain
. population Of twenty-five hundred-in'
> cludipg Tuck Ans hutz.
Mayor Purdy is turning his attention
. | TO fast horses. He now owns one tha
he thinks can make his mile inside Of 2
, ! min utea