The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-14

FAIRMONT.
The Railroad Meeting and ether
Items.

FAIRMONT, W. VA, March u
Capt B. b. Dovener, of your city, is
IN town looking after some business IN
the County Court.
There are one hundred and seventy SIX
students now attending our Normal
Schoul-one hundred young gentlemen
and seventy-six young ladies. The dit
ference is too great tor it 70 De interesting
for the boys.
The Davis Guards mad Al airing on
last SATURDAY. afternoon, ard considering
that they have been unable u do any
drilling !or several months, they did re-
rnarGab:y we'll. They nave been with
cut suitable armory for some time, but
. EOw the chances are tnat they will soul
have permission 10 drill in the court
house.
( Sheriff VsRdervOrt, OF Lewis county,
/ arrived IN town to-day with Henry
/ sharer. VINO ne mad arrested on y ;aptGS
sent from this county. Henry IS accused
oil some trlhing otense mere, anu had
I .akcR refuge N Lewis county, but he
! could not escape an arrest ami return.
/ lie will no doubt % tried here IN day or
/ two.
/ MIR. George w. Atkinson, Of the
Standard, is N town, working Ia the III
forest of that paper. He seems to be
v.rv busy, ara no dOHbt ne viii get
me of cur people to think, ss ne does,
nat the Standard Is the best paper pub
llsned in Wheeling. He will talk tenn
perance at the u. z. church 70 night.
sheriff Mansiey succeeded n arresting
no "a or for
felony in Braxton county, one day asst
week. From johns standpoint, be IS
the worst treated fellow 10 this county.
some wears ago ne shot man IN Char e.
/ Ion, THIS State, anu wss sentenced 10 the
parirentiary for ten wears. But the
shooting was done under such clrcum-
stances that Governor Jacob pardoIed
ann out after ne mad been confined SIX
years. After that. being Disguised with
the people Of hanawha county, ne settled
IN TINS county and determined TO be a
better man. shortly after ne came among
Us he met man on the road who offered
70 sell aim SUIT Of clothes Just Ills
1t, 81 very reduced price.
he bought the suit of clothes and
Tao man from whom "a purchased them
vas sOOn after that killed. Ii turned out
that me clothes we're stolen from = store
/ in Bridgeport, Harrison county, an II
no one was by when ne purchased them,
/ and the man who sold them 10 ann was
t,ad. la vas arrested ana taken o.
1 Ciarksburo, where re Wss tried. con-
viCted and sentenced 10 two years N the
D.nlLentiary, which term ne served out
| ike man. And now &c il locked 10
iall !or what. tor the lie Of him be cant
tell he will ,eave here for Brsxton
,,gntv neE. Friday, n company with
the sheriff.
/ The March term Of me County C0ur:
Tor this county commence to.dar, Presi.
dent Mer-ail. and Justices Wilson and
Rubev On tue 1enCA. Little or no 0Usi-
ness was done N the morning, ana At
one O'Clock the Court gave way for
THE RAILROAD MEETING,
wT.cG took p as TINS afternoon n Ire
Court House At l.}O Geek. There
we're .rga number Of persons present
when showed that the people are at ust
B coming awake 20 their Interest. Among
.ur visit! Y gent emen Va noticed we're
Hon. !. ;. Fleming and B. T. Harrison
md others rom Harrison county, Hon
George c. Sturgiss and DR.. !. '. BOugh.
aer, OF MOrgantOwn, and NJ. l.
?. Rhea, OF Weston. The meet .
NJ was called 10 order BY Capt. |.
Z. j Moore, on whose notion Nj. I.
Joseph Z. Sands was made President. .
aad NJ. :. W Hall Secretary. l. was .
announced that the President ana Secre /
.arv Of me Pittsburgh and Castle Shan .
non Railroad would not be present 20 .
address the people, whereupon don.
treorge Z. Sturgess Was called upon, and .
Al some length he gave history OF tne .
proposed railroad; showed It's adyan- /
ages. and pledged MS county FOR ler .
snare OF the stock. he assured rs tlat I
I this county would raise $40 600 N .
took in sixty DAYS, the railroad would
% here IN ten months. Short speeches
we're then made bv Messrs. George W.
Atkinson. ). ). Fleming, Governor Pier
loiut. B. 7. Harmon and 7. ?. Rhes.
Prot. White then offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved. That the people OF Marion
county IN railroad convention assembled
hereby express themselves N hearty .
accord with any plan which VIII open
ID the r,ch valley OF the Monongaheha,
,nd give "a outlet and market TO Its
vast, comparatively undeve!oped re-
sources: and tnat they invite the co.opera-
ION of men of capital and pledge them
lclves to DO their utmost, IN good latin, 20
assure tng success Of any Undertaking
looking To that end.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of ms
nesting be published n the Wsa
Viyy;atan and LnGec and that
copv De also furnished the Pittsburgh .
and Wheeling papers for publication.
Rssoiusd. That when the proposals, .
now expected by mail from the officers T
Of The pittsburgh. Castle Shannon snd .
Washington railroad, snail have been /
received, the President OF this meeting .
.hall have power TO cs!l another meeting /
20 consider sIch steps as may De necessa-
~ 10 out .de matter properly before mo
3-onle.' /
ON motion the meeting Adjourned to .
meet AZ the call Of the President.