Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-12
STATE SCRAPS.
Going for the Courts.

Grafton Sentinel.
The common herd have no business
TO know II whom and for what purpose
the money of the taxpayers Is apprO-
priated. Ii is true several OF the live
and progressive counties OF the state
pay from SO to 500 year for publish
Ing the list Of allowance for the inlorma-
zion of those who pay the taxes, but IN
counties where the old fogy system Is
still in vogue the courts refuse to have
their proceedings made public at any
price.
Reunion ofthe Army of West Virginia
The Society Of the Army OF West Nir-
ginia will hold a reunion at Marietta on
September 10Th. This will be the ami
vcrsarv of the battle OF Opequan, which
was fought September Il, 1861 This
was the hardest fought battle in which
West Virginia soldiers were engaged.
The Tenth Regiment lost one hundred
men in 1t.
President Hayes, General Sheridan,
General Crook, General Harris and
many other prominent men of the army
of West Virginia, will be present. \
rousing turnout is anticipated, and the
veterans of this State will meet and
shake hands once more.
One of It's Reforms.
Richie Gazette
Ii is strange that the statesmen who
framed the proposed judicial amend
mrut b the Constitution of this state,
did not remember that they were giving
TO the same class of men, as justices,
substantially the same jurisdiction IN
actions of debt that they already have
only each one can have court OF his
own. Not one suit in fifty in the Coun-
" Court is for greater sum than three
hundred dollars.
The Volcano Incendiary.
Walking Beam.
The Wood county grand jury found a
true bill against James W. Frey. 1t Is
reported it found two, one for burning
and one for conspiring to burn. His
trial will come up some time next week.
The principal witness against Frey was
Young Dodson, OF Richie county, who
| testified that some time last summer
I Frey wanted him 10 burn the town and
( that ne said he would get his insurance
money and they would 20 to Leadville.
Hangings in West Virginia.
Rilchic Gazette.
Should Young Walker be hung the
2Sth OF November, as has been di-
\ rectcd by the Court of WAYNE county,
| he will Ice the first criminal ever lawful
/ " executed in this State.-Wdyas Ad0-
/ cate.
This Is a mistake. Four men have
been hung in Wood county, since West
/ Virginia became a State. Their names
were Shatfer, Gibbony, Grogan and
Boyce. The last three were executed
| for the murder of man named Deems.
We have forgotten whom Shatier killed.
Accident in Lewis County.
West Onion Record.
\ sad accident which resulted in the
| death OF little two year old child OF
| Mr.. q. r. Lyon, happened on Sycamore
/ Fork of McElroy, last Tuesday. The
| Child's clothes caught fire from stove
| during the mothers absence in the
wood yard. A little brother, the only
person at the house when its clothes
/ took fire, seized hold OF the burning in.
/ FAINT. carried it out on the porch, and
poureda bucket OF water on it, but toe
/ late. as the child, after suffering till the
next morning, died.
Calhoun's New Court House.
| Letter from Calhoun County.
The new court house is completed
and was taken off Mr. Chenoweth' 5 hands
last Saturday. The people of Calhoun
may now proudly boast of one o. the
best and incest court houses in the
State. Mr.. Chenoweth has fully com
piled with his contract and has con
structed n good building, the carpenter