Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-05
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.
Railroad Matters 80 Completion OF the
Flushing Tunnel-Personsl Points-Pas-
torate Dissolved.

Railroad Matters - completion OF tne
Flushing Tunnel-Pe Personal Points-Pas-
torate Dissolved.
THE Steubenylle Gd:SttS brings out [.
y. Allen, Esq, OF that city, for Super
visor of Census OF this district. A better
appointment could not be made, and II
il be possible to secure the election OF
Democrat, count us for Mr.. Allen
st. CldirsriR, Gd;ette.
CAPT. ALEXIS Core, of the Secretary OF
States office, was at his home In tins
place from Thursday until Monday. The
CAPTAIN is said to be a candidate Tor Sec
rotary of State next year. The Repub-
lican party of Ohio could not find bet
ter man for the place.-S. Cldirsrtlte Ga
setts.
The completion of the railroad TO
WoOdsfeld has caused an advance IN
the price of real estate in that village.
The Shirt saws: "A town lot near the
depot was sold last week for $3.50. Be
fore the advent of the railroad, 500
would have been considered high
price for it.
Mr.. JAMES b. RITCHEY entered upon
his duties as Intirmary Director on Mon
dav. He succeeds Mr.. Thomas Lodge,
who has made very capable officer, and
we have'no doubt Mr.. Ritchey will prove
himself equally as efficient. His official
bond of 5000 is signed by DIR. John
Campbell and Josiah Beall.
Mr.. JOHN HARr, Superintendent OF
the b. n =. W., is entitled To very great
deal of credit for the thorough manner
in which the road has been placed. lie
came 10 il i'm its dark days, and possess
ing the energy and push OF hall a dozen
| ordinary men, went To work with his
corps and virtually dug the road out OF
the mud. As Superintendent, he is the
right man in the right place Wood:heid
! Spirit.
WM. HUME, of Quincy, was sent to the
penitentiary last spring for assault with
! intent to Kill. Already his friends are
making an effort To secure his pardon
from the Governor. The people who
! live i'm the neighborhood where Hume
resided and who know him best, will he
likely to demonstrate loudly against the
pardon. The assault of which he was
convicted, which was by no means his
first offence, was a causeless and coward
lyone. and he should suffer the extreme
penalty fixed by law for il.
THE St Clairsvile Presbytery recently
held meeting at Washington, Guerns-
ev county. The chief business before 1t
was 10 hear petition from the Prcsby-
terrain congregation nj that place, asking
a dissolution OF the pastoral relations oil
Rev. Eagleson with that church. Rev.
Eagleson spoke five hours against the
Presbytery granting the request, while
Hon. VIM. Lawrence spoke in behalf oi
the congregation. The Presbytery grant,
ed the request Of the congregation ana
the relation was severed.
THE long tunnel on the g., 7. V. 4
W. road near Flushing, was opened
through on last Friday. Persons from
different parts OF the county assembled
10 celebrate the event. The opening
was announced 10 take place at II
o'clock, but did not occur until l2:3v
o'clock, when the signal was given and
the blast had shattered the rocks; all
rushed To the top of the bench 10 make
the first passage through the opening.
Quite a number rushed 10 the top OF the
bench. The Contractor was among the
number who tainted at the ALTAR" His
desire 10 receive the laurel by being al
the head OF his work, won for him nm
consciousness. He tainted and yielded
his right to one who was stronger and
possessed greater lungs Tor withstanding
the smoke and dust, than he. The tun
mel OF ,425 feet has been holed without
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