The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-20
MOUNDSVILLE MELANGE.

/ was misinformed about The rolling
I mill going on last Monday, tho engine
being started for the purpose of turning
rolls only. 1t is now said that work will
be resumed next Monday, and that the
Camden Compsny's cooper shops are in
full blast, which will keep the mill 10
work on hoops for some time.
The new Jail received its first prisoner,
IN the person of u Benwood lunstlc,
Tuesday last.
Walter, son of G. S. Roberts, aged
about sixteen years, died last Monday
night, oftyphold fever. He was an en-
ploye of the mill company and was well
liked by his fellow workmen, as was evil
denced by the turnout at bis funeral,
The following persons were received at
the Penitentlary yesterday from Wood
county: Frank WIthey, for burglary,
two years, James Riley, assault and
battery, one year, and Margaret Will
Jams, (cOlored) burglary, three years.
Sheriff Shattuck was the escort.
A large force Of convicts are employed
in digging the foundation for the engine
and pump house for the prison water
works, and building breakwater to
protect the bank in front OF the same.
The stone for the breskwater are boated
from the Ohio shore near Wegee, by con-
victs. The engine house is TO be built Of
brick, with tin roof and will be eighteen
by twenty-one feet. The pumps will be
fourteen feet below the ground floor, in
an excavation seven by twenty-one feet,
which will be rendered water proof by
q brick and cement wall. w. B. Carder
is uperintendlng the execution of the
building.
Fifty.seyen out OF the two hundred and
ffty-fVe conviCts IN the prison are col
ored.
The Melvin Literary Society, named
in honor of Judge Melvin was fully or
ganized last week and the following cti-
GERS elected. President, w. j. furdy;
Secretary, 0. l.. Holiday; Treasurer, ID.
l.. Logan; Marshall, W IL. II. Show
acre. The society meets Monday even
ing of each week in Purdy's Hall, over
the drug store.
The National office was sold on Mon
day last by Constable Keller. Every
thing went at rldiculously low prices,
the entire office only bringing something
like forty dollars. The largest printing
press only brought thirteen dollars, and
everything else in about the same pro
portion. Patrick bought the Office from
company of Republican gentlemen
about ten years ago for the sum Of twelve
hundred dollars, and has since added one
newspaper printing press and 8 JOB press
TO it. The sale was ADVERTISED by writ
ten hand bills, posted up about town
only, which strikes me as being hardly
sufficient notice, when we consider the
fact tat the owner was not in mental
condition TO attend TO his own interests.
Patrick has not been in town for abou.
month, and when last heard from was
walking on the railroad past Burton,
hstless and barefooted, and almost desti-
tute of clothing. Why his people, who
are said to be in good circumstances,
have not taken charge of him and his
property is a mystery.
The gentleman who writes "Our
Moundsville Letters" Tor the IateLjigenceT,
says some very pretty things about the
members of the County Court, this week.
Yes, gentlemen, you're bully fellows, and
you know the new Jail is worth four or
five thousand dollars more than the con-
tractor received for it.