Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-14
GAINESVILLE.
Temperance Mass Meeting
Runaway-Fire-A Bouncing
Baby Accident - Personal

Temperance Mass Meeting
Runaway-Fire-A Bouncing
Baby - Accident - Personal
Notes, &c.
Correspondence of the Register.
GAINESVILLE, May lS, 1879.
How charmingly beautiful is all
nature. The delightful air so soft and
bland. The glad sunshine enhancing
with its warmth and beauty this lovely
merry month of May. Flowers are un-
folding on all sides in the fields, along
the road sides, by the fences and in the
silent forests, and we behold life and
beauty in every object. The varied
foliage clothing in tender wreathes every
naked branch and ten thousand sweet
flowers standing in modest beauty
where only so short time since
all was dull and lifeless. And as we
enjoy this balmy air and the lovely
earth decked in beauty, and every tree
of tie forest clothed in dignity we are
reminded, despite our own unworthi-
ness, Goods merciesar are new every day.
A temperance mass meeting was held
at City Hall Monday evening, Prof.
Yarnell conducting. Judging from the
small number present one would sup
pose the people of our place think it too
warm to be temperate, as the streets
were full and the hall almost empty.
Quite an exciting runaway occurred
on east Main street last Friday. \ two
horse team belonging to Mrs. David
Strahl took fright, running with
fearful speed for some distance. They
were checked in their mad career by
striking a tree. The driver was thrown
out butreceived littleinjury. The wagon
was badly demolished.
The alarming cry of fire was again
sounded through our streets last Friday,
causing the usual CONSERVATION. 1t was
found TO be the roof OF HOge 4 Edgar's
saw mill, northwest OF town. 1t was
soon extinguished with but little dam
age.
The newest sensation is "The little
baby" living Barnum wonder, eXhib-
tied at the Office of DIR. McCalvin on
west Main street, Monday afternoon.
The child belongs to Mrs. Cavender,
who resides two miles north of town,
and is her fifth child, weighs p pounds,
dry goods included, and is two months
old, weighed 2f pounds when it first saw
the light Ofthis wicked world. The parents
are of average size, as are the other
children. The infant was visited by
many persons and the current question
was, "Have you seen the baby?"
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whose family resided in GAINESVILLE for
many years, was brought here from Cir
cleville last week and inferred i'll the
Southern Cemetery. Miss Norris is re-
membered by the people of our place as
bright and beautiful girl Yet death
came and robbed the form of its beauty,
and at the early age OF 2S her liie's his
tory has been ended.
4 little child of VIM. Taneyhill, re-
siding a short distance from this place,
was seriously injured yesterday Mon
day, by drinking concentrated lye. The
suiIerings of the little one are intense,
and at this writing the RESULT is uncer-
tain.
An immense owl was killed near
Burr's Mills, during the past week. 1t
measured four feet four inches from tip
to Zip.
Dr. n. Judkins, who has been con-
fined to his room for many months, is
able to he on the streets again, and we
trust will soon entirely recover.
VIM. Smith, who has been quite sick
for many weeks, still continues very i'll,
with but slight hopes of recovery.
Our aged and genial friend, Col. b.
Mackall is spending a few days with
his daughter, Mrs, Tyson Rowles, OF
Beallsyille.
Mr.. Jesse Starbuck has just returned
from prospecting tour through Kan
sas, Missouri and Arkansas. and express
ses himself highly satisfied with the
country.
DR.. Collins, a successful business man,
of London, England, who has been Wis
iting his brother, Mr.. ID. Collins,
left for Buffalo, n. V, Monday morn
ing.
George Talbot and wife, of Urbana,
Ohio, are visiting their father, w. A.
Talbot, of this place. George is a Barnes
vile boy, who left us some few years
since to try his luck in other fields, and
has been quite successful and is looking
robust and happy. ETHEL.