The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-01
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Death of Hon. w. y. MoOre-Resigna'
zion of Prof. samuel Jones.
WASHINGTON, Pa, December 81.


WASHINGTON, Pa, December 81.
This morning dawned cold and cloudy
and about a o'clock snow began to fall
and soon the ground was covered, the
first time this TALL or winter, but at thls
time it Is too cold to snow more.
Hon. William s. Moore, ex MEMBER OF
Congress from this district, died at MS
residence IN this borough yesterday al
one o'clock P. NJ from cancer at the root
of his tongue. He was buried this alter
noon at two o'clock. Mr.. Moore was
widely known throughout this county,
having been raised in this county ana
graduated at Washington College de
was elected Parliamentary of the Court OF
Common Pleas in 1854 and served Tor
three years. In 1861, upon the death Oh
| Mr.. Pollock, who bad been elected that
fall, but died before the beginning OF his
term, he was appointed County Treasurer
for two wears. He Was elected TO repre-
sent this district in the forty-third Con-
gress, but although candidate Tor re-
election, YVES defeated by DR.. }. Wallace
OF Lawrc,. ce county He wss for many
wears oue Of the ali:crs OF the Washing
ton Reporter, having been associated IN
its management with Col james Arm
strong. the late Col. II. A. Purvianee,
late Hon. Jas. r. Kelly, John w. Nc
! williams and Z. l.. Christmar. On ac-
count of the disease which terminated
mis- life, he lately sold lis interest IN the
paper to A. NJ. Cow. Esq. He leaves a
wife and one son and daughter. Ills re-
mains were followed to the cemetery oy
a large concourse OF citizens. Tru! y, we
can say good man has gone to his re-
ward.
Alexander, y five year old son of Rev.
Il. Brownson, D D., pastor OF the
First Pres ytegian church, died Sunday
morning OF membranous Group.
Prot. Samuel Jones, for twenty-five
years a professor in Jefferson, and Wash
| ington and Jefferson Colleges resigned
his position, to take effect at the end OF
the present term OF the college. AN effort
is being made TO secure Mr.. Mendenhall
for the position.
The County Teachers Institute was IN
session here last week; presided over by
Hon. A. j. Burlington, County Superin-
tendent. The attendance was not so
lsrge AS on former occasions, but the
sessions were very interesting.
DR.. Wray Grayson ard Miss Maggie
Aazlett, sister OF DIR. Hszlett, of your
city, were married last week. w.
WEST ALEXANDER.
Uncle Tom Suplor is greatly exercised
as to who started the report OF his being
in the lookup.
Rumor says d. r. Frazer will retire
from the Wheeling House in the spring.
Several applicants for Tunnel
School," Mcfarland having sent in his
resignation.
w. Ii. Leester, Jr., leaves town to-
morrow tor Amherst College.
The West Virginia patron of common
schools still "holds the tort"
Change of frm-Porter Il klmmons
have made change. N kimmins re-
tires, to give place TO his SOD, Sam KIM
MINIS, Jr.
Z. Brownlee has ground broken nor a
neat house to be erected IN our borough.
| The old Lifted Presbyterian Church
building Wa. .old on Saturday last for
1898, to the Keystone Base Bali Cub.
City dads not in.
Arbuckles & Co.'s wagon paid our
town visit. They were on their way,
| to Kentucky.
The Presby terian mite society will
nave musical soiree in the lecture room
of the church this evening.