Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-12
WELLSBURG LETTER.
Society Event-The CrOps-Ob-
noxiOus Sewer-Sail BOat-Per-
sOnalities.

The leading society event OF the sea-
son came off at the residence OF Hon.
w. III. Tarr, on Thursday evening, it
being the occasion OF reception party
given nv the Senator and his accom-
plished lady in honor OF their niece, Miss
Laura L. Tarr, OF LeavenwOrth, Kansas.
The elite of cur little city thronged the
spacious parlOrs, and more brilliant
company was seldom gathered together.
An elegant collation. OF delicacies was
served to the guests during the evening.
Harvest is well under way in this
county. What turns out to be little
above an average crop. Hay Is very
light. Corn is in fine condition and
growing nicely. The oats crop is poor
and will be partial failure. The crop
OF fruit, with the exception OF peaches,
will be about average.
Our City Dads, at special meeting
held on Thursday evening, ordered the
Street Committee to notify Mr.. ;.
George to Immediately repair the foul
and obnoxious sewer at the foot OF Lib
erty street. 1t should have been attend
ed to some time ago, but better late
than never.
The "Tadueur," jaunty little sailing
craft, owned by some young men here,
will be the cause OF a few embryo sailors
finding the bottom of the La Belle Ohio
one of these windy days.
Misses Belle Phillips and Sallie
Walker, of Newcomerstown, Ohio, are
visiting the Misses GelsthrOpe at the
Granite House.
Prof F. p. st. Clair, of the Hamilton
Female College, OF Lexington, KY, is
spending his vacation here.
On djt, that one of our prominet bust
ness men will, before July is numbered
with the past, lead to the hymeneal
altar one OF Wellsburg's beauties.
A splendid rain Thursday night
cheered the farmers hearts.
The Wellsburg Fair will be held on
the 10th, 18th and 18th OF September,
this year. The prospects for having the
boss fair of this section are excellent.
A shooting tournament is being ar
ranged to come off here shortly. Sever
al good prizes will be offered.
A rain storm, accompanied by heavy
wind, prevailed here Friday evening.
No damage done.
DdL i tIhllS, NllllC lldi NNHlllS ~ NNl
" Parks, near town, Friday, received q
serious cut on the leg from Il moving
scythe.
Gen. Dougherty, who was crushed by
a couple logs last spring and injured in
ternally, is lying quite low and is not
expected to live.
A dangerous snag is in the channel at
the foot of Cox's Rifle. Pilot Haney
placed buoy on it TO warn pilots.
THE wheat in Brooke county is about
all cut and put up in good order. Some
fields yielded extraordinarily well.
THE Herald reports that the raspberry
crop has been rather a success this sea
son. They have been more abundant
than usual and are 10 be had at moder-
ate figures, There is fair promise for
blackberrics.
THE premium list, rules and regula-
tons for the next Brooke county Fair
will be published in short time. The
premiums are quite liberal, and sundry
improvements have been made in the
regulations.
THE wool market is quiet, with an oc-
Casional load coming TO town. {. H..
Beall brought in his clip one day last
week, purchased some time ago at ruling
rates. 1t made several wagon loads.
MEssRs. JONI and Andrew Hebrank
caught 50 bass with rod and line-good
sized ones-in Buffalo, on Tuesday, in
about half day, besides a good many
at divers times previously, rather leav-
inc our Welsburg fishermen in the
shade. BY the way, they are Wells
burgers born, though now mailing from
Wheeling, so that the credit OF the town
is safe. -Iicr0d.