Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-19

Excursions to the Thurman Meeting
Accident.
Miss Jessie McClelland, of Barnes
vile, returned to her home yesterday
after short visit to friends in this city
Ben. O. Hildreth, of Mansfield, o., is
autographed at the Globe.
Elder X. II. Singer, a Shaker minis
ter, OF Antioch, this State, paid this city
short visit yesterday.
J. A. Wilson, of Paris, is registered at
the Globe.
A large lot OF tobacco marked to IL.
Miller, Baltimore, Nd, was shipped
over the c.. & p. railroad yesterday.
Col. Don Piatt is advertised to address
the Greenback-LabOr Party at City Hall,
Saturday evening, September 10Th. \
cordial invitation is extended to all hard
money Republicans and soft money
Democrats. Col. Don is fine talker,
and will doubtless attract large audi
ence.
The Fourth ward school building is
having a new pavement laid around 1t.
The new buildings of the Goblet
Works, TO be used for wareroOms, Off
ces, &c, are rapidly approaching com
pletion, and when finished will present
an imposing appearance.
John Preston, the cOlOred express
man, purchased new horse and hitched
him to his wagon. The horse became
l,,pp,,ti,.a ,.ngtar1a
while coming up from the wharf boat,
and did everything in his power to
mash up the wagon, kill the driver and
get himself away, but beyond upsetting
the wagon and throwing John over the
hill, no damage was done.
John Biglow, chief clerk at the B. "
0. offices in this city, is going to the
woods to-day for the purpose, as he
says, of killing all the game in this
county. The ground squirrel is rather
frisky these days, but John is a good
trapper, and if he gets half chance,
he'll do as he says and bring the little
fellow home.
ID. III. Darrah, the South Side drug
gist, has concluded to remove up town,
and will, in a short time, open in the
room formerly occupied by Mr., Craft,
on Union street. Dave is an ailable,
enterprising young man, and We wish
him all the success in the world in his
new quarters.
4 large number OF farmers were in
the city yesterday, and the country
trade among theretail stores was spoken
OF as very good.
Something wrong has evidently hap
piness to train No. S on the b. d .. rail-
road, which should have arrived in this
city at $50 yesterday morning. Moth
ing had been heard from it up to late
hour last evening. An extra was sent
west from this point on No. eight 5
time, thus showing that that train had
been abandondcd. Fears are entertained
here that the train has been wrecked.
For the benefit of those who wish to
attend the Thurman meeting at BeIlalre
tomorrow afternoon al 2:30 O'Clock, the
G.. and u. H. X. Co., will sell excursion
tickets from Martins Ferry and Bridge
port and return. The train will leave
Martins Ferry ut 1:35. and Bridgeport
at ! 80 p. NJ; returning, leave Bellaire at
AS.
Our Republican friends say they were
greatly disappointed over Judge TAFT 5
speech last night, some OF them even
going so far as to say that it was the
best boom for the Democrats of the sea-
son.
Rev. w. S. Owens, of Steubenuille,
will preach in the L. p. Church to-mor-
row friday at 7:30 2, NJ; Saturday at
>. =. NJ; Sunday at 1880 \. NJ. and 7:3O
=. NJ. Communion services will be held
on Sunday.
We clip the following additional items
from the Tribune, which is especially in
terestng this week:
The Woodstield Spirit Of Democracy
says, in regard to the coming election Of
Directors Of the b. & 5. w. Railway;
Col. Sullivan has had years OF expert
ence in railroad matters, and should be
reelected Director of the road. Just
why he was thrown out of the Directory
has never been clearly explained.
The Narrow Gauge is receiving three
new cars from Dayton.
President Mooney, OF the B. Il ). w.
railroad, informs us that they Will re-
ceive iron tomorrow and commence lay
ing it at the rate Of one-half mile per
day. Mr.. Mooney left for Woodstield
last evening.
Union street will have two new busi-
ness firms after this week.
Mr.. J. T. Mercer has purchased the
interest of Mr.. A. l.. Baron in the Buck
eye Lantern Company. Mr.. Baron will
devote his attention to his business on
Thirty-second street in the future.
The NcrS Letter packet, after an un-
successful attempt TO get through
Bogges'. is laid up at the wharf boat.
The barge Oriole, loaded with ten tons
of pig iron for Pittsburgh, is being re-
shipped at the wharf boat.
During the past week Mr.. J. r. Par
nell, at the b. & q. stock yards, has
handled l6 horses, 24S cattle, 3G4 sheep
and 2,04S hogs on their way East.
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