The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-19
MOuNDSvILLE MEMORANDA.
Rolling mill still idle.

NOlllhk hiiii
Mud disappearing.
Business reasonably good.
County Court in session.
No professionals need apply.
Several new and virulent cases OF
scarlet fever have developed themselves
in town.
Messrs. Kincheloe and Sharpe, leo
merchants, succeeded in houseing some
thing over one hundred tons of solIdlfied
Ohio during the late cold snap.
The County Court, for the present
term, consists of His Honor, Judge Alex
ander, with Purdy, of Clay, and Nixon,
OF Franklin districts, as associates.
The Grand Jury, after two full days
session, returned seventy-seyen true bills,
seventy-one OF which were for selling
liquor without irst obtaining State
license therefor, three Tor disturbing
place OF public worship, and three fer
assault and battery.
A case was tried in the County Court
on Thursday last, in which good many
OF the citizens OF this town and county are
interested. 1t was a suit brought by the
Ohio Valley Iron Works VS.. W. F.
Sharpe, 70 COMPEL him 10 pay the
amount OF his subscription to the fifteen
thousand dollars, donation to that.com-
pany, and resulted in q verdict for the
plaintiff, the attorneys for the defendent
will take the case up 10 the Circuit
Court on exceptions to the rulings OF
Judge Alexander. This is the first of
series of similar suits which will be
brought by the mill company.
Ten confessions in the whisky lndict-
ments have already been made.
This is expected to be snort term, as
the docket only extends over eight days.
Alexander CarSthers, formerly of this
county, but late of Grsyson county,
Texas, accidentally shot himself while
out hunting In company with his son,
on the third of the present month DE
died six hours after the accident. Mr.. Ca
rothers (who was widower) had married
daughter of VIM. Hull, ESQ, OF this
county, short time ago.
A most sad affair occurred in our
county during the present week. Miss
Emma Mundle, beautiful and estlma.
ole young lady, was engaged to be mar
ried on next Thursday, and had Gil pre-
parations completed tor the anticipated
happy event, when she was attacked with
SC arlet fever, which proved fatal. She
died on Wednesday, and was buried IN
what WAS intended tor her bridal robe on
Thursday last, one week prior to the day
set for her nuptials.
The members of the volunteer COM
pany organizing here, held meeting at
Criswelrs hall on Tuesday evening last,
and appointed several committees IN or
der TO complete the organization, pro
cure uniforms, &c, The company is now
an assured success, and the members ex-
pect in very short time TO be ready TO
be mustered into service and receive
their srms. aud equipments.
His horor ex-Judge Dickey, OF CAM
eron, and Squire Haley, OF Benwood,
were in town Thursday. The Judge re-
ports business as being brisk st Cameron,
and the citizens of that somewhat rural
town are jubilsnt over the prospects oil
their vilisge being made the terminus OF
a narrow gauge railroad.
j. II. Robinson and Samuel Cross IN
dulged in little knock down one day
this week, and this is how it came about:
Robinson claimed that Cross WAS IN
debted to him in the sum OF twenty hve
cents for services rendered, which
amount he demanded OF him IN rather al
abrupt manner. Cross put in the usual
plea OF nOn-assumpslt, set ot and pay
ment, 70 which plea Robinson demurred
and blazed away sGd struck Cross
regular JOAN g. Heenan blow on the
probOscis. This rather summary way oi
enforcing bis demands made Cross cross
snd he proceeded 10 retaliste IN kind.
The final result OF the encounter was the
purchase By Robinson o: about quarter
section of court platter and being muict-
ed by His Honor Mayor Purdy into pay
ing Inc coss of both his own and Cross
prosecution.
Sometime about the first OF November
last Mr.. Dunn, one OF our merchants,
received q postal card from ). GoIdner,
who had made several trips through this
part OF the country H. drummer" Tor
the clothing house OF Stein * Brother
baltimore, and from whom Mr.,
d. had bought goods, asking
him 70 hold any orders
,b.. he might think Of giving until ne
came out, which would be IN q short
time. On the Sd OF November, Mr.,
Go.dner put IN an appearance but as Mr.
Dunn WAS not in need Of any goods 10
his line, ne did not make any purchases
Before leaving Mr.. Goldner said thst nc
VISA little scarce OF funds, and asked
Mr.. ID. if be could let him have ten dol
lars "on account" As hr. Damn owed
Stain & Bros. little bill q. the time
and supposing that it was all right and
ths, Goidner was the accredited agent o
,nat Rrm, he gave him the money, foI
which Mr.. Goldner handed hIm re
ceip,. Mr.. Dam, being busy st th'
time, did not examine the Teceipi' ou
pu, it away. Upon examining the paPe'
some time Afterwards, he found that J
read ss follows:
@MoUYpsvILLE, w. Va, Nov. 3, u.
Received Of Mr.. Dunn, ten collars oil
! sccount IS. GoLDsER
with WaseHti'h 4 20
AsMr. DUN had never had any ouii
nes, transactions Siih the above psneE
arm. he 8. once supposed be WAS sWln
died and wrote tc Stein d Bro who IN
formed nin thsi Mr.. Go!dnsf Was not Il
their employ ST present, nor authorize
70 collect or receipt for them Mr.. Gold
Fer il ss his name would Indicate Gsf
| msn gentleman, and As the above trans
sction would indicste : frst-ciAss swln
| dIer. Messrs. Weissn6sId & Go, al