The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-08
MOUHDSVILLE MENTION.

jurors, $685. court, $40; total, S495.
The assessor for the town is at work
listing the number of cspi.atlons and
dogs.
The committee appointed to solicit
subscriptions for the puTpase of building
new ii. Z. Church here, report poor
success.
Geo. Edwards, Esq, shipped large lot
Of oats on the steamer Courier, Friday
night last. to be reshipped at Wheeling,
on the OF zeal, for Pittsburgh.
The pump of the prison water works
las been plsced in position, and large
force of convicts are at work putting
down pipe and building the engine
house.
Col. VIM. Alexander, President JUS
tice of the County Court Of this county,
declares his intention Of resigning; n
proceeding almost unparalleled in the
history Of office holders.
Everett Criswell aud Miss Capitola
Charleton skipped to Pennsylvania Sat-
urdsy night last, and were made one
flesh, much to the disgust Of that young
lady numerous admirers.
Jesse Gamble was thrown from horse
last week, and one o. his legs, which lad
been broken recently was badly injured.
The Reporter sticks to its statement
that the FairmOnt lunatic IVES discharged
by the officers. The officer having MN
in charge says "the man escaped, and
that's al / know about II "
1t is not probable that the Camden
Zouaves will participate in the sham bat
tie on the 30th.
j. w. Batemsn, tWo-year convict,
was brought to the penitentisry By Sher-
if Hughes of Putnam county, last
week. Bstemsn plead guilty 10 toe
charge of burgarizing the residence OF
one S. +. PosLorn, taking therelrom So
and tea kettle.
James Henrietta has completely reftted
the Latrobe House, Water street and
supplied it with new furniture, beds, &c,
throughout, which Is great advantage to
persons arriving by river, as they can be
accommodated near the steamboat land
irg in as good style SIS at any hotel in the
State.
From present indications our munich
pal election, which take place on the
23d, promises to be the most exciting one
held here for years. The nominations
have not yet been made, but Conven-
ton will bo held in q tew days, l under
stand.
Our physicians report patients as being
remarkably scarce tor this season of the
year, and anxiously await the advent of
early cucumbers and green apples.
Our Purdy street business men have
taken new departure in the way Of
street awnings. They are all tearing
down the unslght!y old wooden affairs
and putting up nice. tidy canvass ones OF
the 'pulI-back" order.
The Moundsvillisn is already looking
forward to, and talking about the event
Of the year, Camp Meeting.
Our plant growers report business bet
ter than usual.
There is larger acreage OF potatoes
planted on the adjoining bottoms this
year than eyer before.
1t is amusing to see the changes in the
counteDance Ct our dog owners, when
lf.er they have explained to the Assessor
that their dog ia not cone year old they
are informed by that rather troublesome
individual that it doesn't make a particle
OF difference if they are not three days
old.
It's not generally known, l believe,
that to Hanson CrjswelI, Esq, member
of the National Republican Executive
Committee, belongs the credit of the
Presidential Convention being held at
Cincinnati, which secured to Mr.. Hayes
the nomination, and TO the returning
board the opportunity of counting that
gentleman in as President of the United
States, and all the attending evils which
have followed, - and still l have never
heard OF that ungrsLetul acting Presi-
dent, making any acknowledgment TO
Mr.. Criswell of the obligation.
Who is the Cincinnati Breakfast
TaJLe's Mourdsville correspondent
have heard dozen peoples tell, and no
two of them agree, but every one who
reads that paper agrees that it is the best
Of its class In the United Ststes,
RELIC OF THE PAST.
IN TuuulhBluR over q iOs VI Oiu pGpSI9
the other day, l came across the follow
ing local relic of the "late unpleasant
ness" which will prove interesting to
your readers here, if for no reason than
to show the change in the feeling enter
tanned by our people for each other:
1--WE whose names are subscribed here
TO, do agree to form ourselves into An as
sociation or company, for protection OF
ourselves, our families and property,
sgarEst msrsuiing rebels, or instdious
traitors IN our Dldst; and to render our
selves efficient for the purpose, we agree
to organize as soon rs practicable By the
election of q Captain, first and second
Lieutensn;s, snd 90 many sergesnts
and corporals SIS may, from time to time,
be deemed necessary. And we do here
by pledge ourselves 10 obey promptly sll
calls for service tina. may be made upon
us, and to obey the orders and directions
o. our officers.
We also severally agree &c provide our
selves with suitable guns and snmuni-
,,o0, and to keep lnem constantly on
Eyr a ra.Hv- for CarTrrsa ~