The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-16
BKInGEPOgT LACALs.

Sunday was day of special interest
in religious matters at this place. Com
munion was administered at both the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches.
At the former Presiding Elder Carr Of
iciated and at the latter Rev. Prin gle, of
Mt. Pleasant assisted the pastor.
Mayor McCOnnsughey is at work with
3 force of men leveling and strsighten-
ing streets and cutters in KTkwood eff.
facing much needed i'm
movement. He is also to
Law new crossing near
the school house which will greatly ben
eft the children who travel that way IN
muddy weather.
Superintendent Card, of the T. V. +.
r. spent Sunday in town as the guest of
Andrew Baggs, Esq. His presence be-
tokens activity in operations on this end
of the extension OF said road.
A few evenings ago we noticed some
drunken rowdies in u buggy qusrreing
and cussing the toll-keeper at the bridge,
claiming that he did not give them the
right change. They used the most
abusive language and offensive names
toward Mr.. Shepp, who bore it with q
patience greater than they deserved lie
! is very accurate in making change, and
the rowdies were too drunk to tell
whether they received the right amount
or not. There were two buggies in the
party, and woman in one. AS they
droveof she commenced TO sing at the top
of her voice-s not very melodious one
at best. The police should have been on
hand to arrest such rowdies.
A colored girl, living as a domestic in
q Kirkwood family, has been popular
enough to have several dusky admirers
in her train. She married one, thus
giving the rest their dismissal, as she
supposed, but not 30 thought one more
persistent than the rest. Late one night,
after the family had retired, the girl
slipped in, bringing her husband home
with her.
In about an hour after, the discarded but
perseyeriag sdmIrer came to the house,
broke open the kitchen door and, with
felonious intent, proposed to kill both the
glrl and her husband. The husband hid
in corner until the aVenger passed him
and then lit out. The girl ran screaming
into the room where the lady OF the
house lay sick, and so startled her, IN the
| delicate condition of her nervous system,
that she is in danger Of serious illness.
The invader, finding what commotlon
| he was causing and that he
was in danger from the toe
of the beot, If nothing worse, of the pro-
prietor Of the house, made himself scarce
suddenly. If he had received about an
ounce OF No. bird shot a PoStsTlor1 1t
might have prevented his breaking into
gentlemsn's house again.
Parties in our community should re-
fuse to receive the Mexican dollars cur
rent at par, as the bank refuses TO allow
more than 95 cents each tor them. We
heard one merchant say he lost fifteen
cents on deposrtlng three Of them. Five
per cent. is heavy shave,
A large barge and small fiat boat
are IN process of construction on the
creek bank near the Belmont planning
and saw mills. Boat building is rather
8 new industry for this section.
A number of persons have been taking
advantage OF the fine spring weather to
improve and besuti!y their grounds.
The small boy may be seen now per-
ambulating the hills and overturnlDg
old stumps for crumbs. S!raigtWsy
he playeth hockey from school
mesndereth to the river and at night
slips home with three little behring's on II
bark string, and wholesome dread OF
his interview with his paternal ancestor
in the evening, and the school master
next day, and with pious resolution to
the effect that he won't do SO any
! more"