The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-08

corn meal and eigteen or twenty sacks.
They can keep the meal if they will re-
turn the sacks. They gained entrance by
breaking in lower sash of one OF the
windows.
RELIGIOUS.
The protracted meetings in the NJ. f.
church still continues.
The meeting in the Presbyterian
church closed last night, the pastor, Rev.
Chslfsnt, going TO Bridgeport to begin q
series OF meetings there.
NOT so ANXIOUS.
The Library Association is not so
anxious to have Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton lecture as It was a month ago.
BarnesviIIe.
of the Register.
GAINESVILLE, February Z.
A FREAK or NATURE.
One of the queer freaks of nature is to
be found in the body of child without
arms, born to family near here last
week. No sign of an arm is perceptlble
on one side, while on the other a very
short stump Is TO be seen. At last ac-
counts it was well, with q good prospect
Of life.
PERSONAL.
Lsst-and perhaps the least-a four
pound girl baby, all the property Of Mr..
Janway.
One of the Oldest citizens of Warren
township, Mr.. Joseph Stubs, died last
He was "a years old, and was
a resident of this neighborhood all his
life.
NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
Some few weeks ago we noticed a
lengthy editorial in the Enterprise of this
place, calling attention to the advantages
If having narrow gauge railroad from
here to connect with the Wheeling and
Tuscarswas Valley railroad at or
near Freeport. This article, present.
ng the matter in light that
certainly should nave received at
.ention, seems not TO have caused the
slightest exertion on the part of our citi-
.ens, and the editor no doubt realizes
hat he has missed the mark and his
loubIe and twisted arguments go for
1sught. Now, it is undoubtedly mat
.er of Importance that this road should
DO built, and as nature has made the
quite an easy one for laying the track,
we hope our citizens, generally the first
n all enterprises, win arouse from their
etbsrgy and have the connection made.
TOBACCO INSPECTOR.
The tobacco inspector from this place,
who has been accused so vehemently of
he crimes of youth ard responsibility,
lss had his bond of $4,000 Gled and re-
corded, and is now experimenting the
erection of the warehouse in BeIlaire.
he affirms that no clerk has been sp-
pointed.
HUNT & BROTHER.
Hunt i Bro, who failed several days
,go, have been unable TO make com.
promise with their creditors, and all their
arge stock of goods will be sold at retail
ale, commencing Saturday OF this week.
ANOTHER FAILURE.
Mr.. w. X. Lupton, well-known
iorist and nurserYman OF this place has
made an assignment to his brother.in-
aw, Mr.. VIM. NJ. Armstrong, OF Arm
3trong's mill. The assets exceed the liza
Abilities about $1,000, and as Mr.. Arm
,trosg will pay sll immediate demands,
/ is expected that Mr.. Lupton, who is
one of our good citizens, will soon re-
over from his embarrassment.
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT.
On Saturday night, the dramatic club
If the Tom Young Guards wound up
heir series of entertainments by present.
nc two of the tsrces gwen before, with
vocal music and recitstions additional.
The leading comedian had an attack of
he pIeurlsy, which Gained him down
and several of the
performers were bothered with
qpsus nsnaoyia at times. When
he lights OF the hall, instead of the foot
lights, were turned suddenly off, it
,rested futter OF excitement in the
audience, who wondered what astonish.
ng freak the Guards were up 70 now.
THIS mrshap was soon rIghted and the
performance passed of 10 the entertain
nent OF the beholGers. Their dramatic
Tub has added about SIS TO the treasury
# the Tom Young Guards, and the la
lies who so kindly assisted them by their
many powers, and all the ether pe.orm.
rs, certainly deserve the thanks Of the
SWORD CONTEST.
Captain Shepherd, of the above comps
", is q candidate for the sword 70 be
10 the mes! popular officer the
light of the ball in your city. The Cap
ain is clever gentleman, and we wish
i'm success.
VICTIM OF A HOAX.
A workman in one OF the tobacco
icing houses has been the victim Of
rick that we hope will be regarded as 9
warming TO all mo taste the Intoxicating
up. Alter getting sufficiently sober by
Monday noon, he repaired 70 his bench
ad TO his horror found coffin, with
labs st head and foot, and 8 candle burn
ng dimly in its socket while the whole
Tss draped in mourning. L is said that
be atmosphere has not become purified
ct in that house from the curses thst
5ere showered forth and rEned down by
be poor fellow. Better swear of and
On the Sons Of Temperance, which
rider, by the way, is pEosPering finely in
VI midst just now.
QUEsTIoS IN MENTAL ARITHMETIC.
Two Of the scholars Of the high school
-ere sent 10 the grocery 70 purchase
fly cents worth OF molasses, il being
Iorth eighty cents per gallon, and we're !