Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-21
STATE AFFAIRS.
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Bird-An Old FOgy-A Friend
of Webster's.

Bird-An Old Fogy-A Friend
of Webster's.
MERCER county has new paper styled
the Weekly Journal.
The Randolph county levy is 10 cents
on the 800 valuation.
CHARLESTON has more whisky shops
than any other town in the State.
THE Sutton MO,ntaieer has been COM
PEELED TO abandon its recent enlarge
mcnt.
THERE are 5Sl youths of school age in
Wellsburg School District, according to
the enumeration made this year.
A SNAKE known as a mountain or
blowing viper was killed last week on
the farm of Mr.. q. W. Swisher, OF
Hackers creek, Lewis county.
A SEAL finger ring lost by Hon. Alex.
Il. Boteler near his residence twenty
five wears ago. was found and restored
to him by colored woman few days
ago.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is
now sending empty grain cars west at
tached to the fast freight lines, So as to
meet the rush Of the grain trade to Bal,
tlmQre.
Pf,oF. T. MARCELLUs MARSHALL will
issue the first copy OF new paper at
Chenille this week. We shall expect
something extraordinary from the Pro-
fessOrs press.
THE African NJ. +. Church Camp
Meeting will open on the Clarksburg
Fair Grounds on the 10Th inst, and con-
tinue ten DAYS. 4 female preacher will
be in attendance on the occasion.
MoRGANrowN had a veritable cred
Man" last week. He came into town
wearing a red sash and registered his
name at the hotel as "a. stephen
Hough, Red Man, Miracle Run, Pt.
Local, Independent and Self-sustain-
ing.
John l.. Hechmer, of Grafton, was re-
elected Grand Treasurer OF the Catholic
Knights of America, at the recent SEES
sion OF the supreme body at lndianapo-
lis The position Is responsible one,
as that officer handles a large sum OF
money during the year.
WHILE out hunting on Friday morn
ing last Mr.. j. ID. Thrasher, son OF DIR.
l.. G. Thrasher, OF Red Sulphur, shot
and killed a blue crane, which measured
ak feet from the tip OF one wing to the
tip of the other, and from the toes 10
the end of the beak 1t measured four
feet and six inches.
SUPERINTENDENT MOVES, of Taylor
county. a former New Highlander, en-
loved the intimate acquaintance OF
Daniel Webster He showed the editor
of the SHtiHd Il few days ago several old
letters which he had received from the
old stateman written principally upon
business matters. Mr. Moves naturally
preserves these relics with great care.
4 CORRESPONDENT OF the Barbour
JBirSpHjdR entertains some queer ideas.
For instance, a letter published last
weeks opens with the assertion that
among the many customs which, az the
present day, prevail in our own country,
particularly within the circle OF the
Young, the one most deserving OF a
scathing public condemnation Is that
which sanctions the habit of young
ladies and gentlemen sitting together
in places Ofpublic worship.
The ParkerSburgh Sentinel publishes
reports concerning the crop prospects
i'm the various districts in that county.
Wheat is said TO have been generally
good. Corn, lately SO backward, looks
very favorable. In tact all grain crops,
except oats, are good. They will be
short. Grass is good in some places
short elsewhere. Fruit will I've short;
apples half crop, and very few peaches.
OF grapes there will be an average yield
THERE are within five miles of Moore
field three schools OF salmon, one eStl-
mated at about 800, one at about 1000
and the other represented To be q very
large number. They have been seen by
various persons, and few have been
caught. The largest OF those caught
was about 10 or II inches long and a
California salmon. The school OF 500,
from the description OF one caught, Is
Schoodir salmon have been caught in
other tributaries OF the Potomac in
Hardy county.
THE Kryser Tribune publishes the as
toniShiug story that under the "Slash
Dam of the MeSSrS. Davis, across the
North Branch, near Mr.. James DiXon's,
thousands of trout have been captured
this summer. He puts the amount in
round numbers at two tons. This seems
almost incredible, yet our informant is
reliable, and when we consider the tact
that nearly all the trout that frequent
the mountain streams which are tribu-
tarv to the North Branch, come into it
during the fall and winter months, and
i'm the spring 90 back to their old haunts,
this is not an improbable story, as they
cannot 90 over the dam. Thousands OF
them congrcgate under it, waiting for
high water to take them over.