Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-29
STATE SCRAPS.
News Notions and Newspaper
Notions.

THg papers are full Of the meeting of
the Press Association tomorrow, at the
State House.
TuE Fairmontcrs are TO have a big
time October l7th-sham battle, balloon
ascension, President Hayes, horse races,
etc.
EGGs and butter are selling at 5 cents
in Barbour county. Eighteen thousand
bushels of wheat is the estimated crop
ntwo districts in that county.
TnE Parkersburg Fair will have an
Egyptian mummy on exhibition. We
suspect il is base imitation ~ the origi-
nal, being some merchant who does not
advertise. Randolph Entdpris,.
BARBOUR county offers one of the best
inducements To settlers OF any county
in the State-low taxes. State, county
AMI school taxes amount to only -
cents on the 500 valuation. No rings
or cliqucs herc.-JBrsHidn.
The ParkcIsburg papers do not speak
very lattcringly OF their late Fair, nor
OF It's management. The Journal says
incidentally that there were more than
three times as many people IN town on
circus day, Saturday, than there were
during all the days Of the Fair PVT to-
gether. "
HEAR that Barbour J,dtrsonian man
talk: Mrs Victoria &. Woodruff, diids
Woodhall, will please accept our thanks
for photograph Of herself. She must
have sent 1t, as ii came to us from
England and she is the only person there
that We have any acquaintance with,
except the Queen.
The Randolph Entcyprisc says: What
a pity the Third district was not made
State instead OF district. Now, il IL
were only State, it might be- made n
refuge for all the financial lunatics in the
country. However, IL contains the
largest slice OF them as IL IL.
TnE young men OF Parkcrsburg have
organized military company, and ten
dered their services 10 the state under
the following officers: 4. &. Hall, cap
tain; q. J.. Blackford, first lieutenant,
Oscar jenkins, second Lieutenant: T.. y.
Kelly, first sergeant W. DcCamps.
second sergeant; B. Blackiord, color
sergeant.
TIE Romney TdbLd says, that on one
morning last week, pheasant flew with
such force against one Of the windows of
the main hall Of the Asylum building,
that IL broke through pane oi glass,
and was captured by servant and con-
demned 10 pay the costs by appearing
on the principals table, nicely broiled
for breakfast.
A MAN named Beasly, confined In
Braxton county Jail on charge oi mur-
der, is trying 10 create a sentiment in
his favor by calling himself one perss-
cutcd by horde of rebels. That will
hardly effect much nj this time. The
fact that man was Federal or n Con-
federate dOldicr will not shield him
from the consequences Of his misdeeds
in this State. Bcasly will without doubt
have a fair trial, and IL found innocent,
will be discharged, and il guilty must be-
punished.
CsCIsSATI parties are Offering 10
build railroad up Little or Big Coal
river IL the land owners will give them
one-hali interest in all sales made 81 the
lumber, coal and minerals IN their lands.
When fifty thousand acres are thus sub
scribed on either Big or Little Coal
rivers within twenty-five miles from the
Forks Of Coal, the Cincinnati parties
will construct the road from -. Adams
10 point on Big or Little Coal, twenty
FIVE miles distant from the Forks of
Coal. II such land subscriptions are
made on both rivers, then rsilroad
will be constructed up both rivers for
twenty-five miles from the Forks of
Coal. The p1ce Of the timber and coal
il 10 be fixed by the land owners and
the railrord cOmpanY.