Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-08
CLARINaToN
An Old ofioer stirred Up-Toiephone
Talk and Other Eews Itema

This little village, which Is better
known rs Suntish, having been called by
this name FROM the fact that II Is located
AT the conilux OF Sunfish Greek AMI the
Ohio river, ia one among The many
fi%ouTishing little villages that dot D
Ohio river between Wheeling and fars'
ersburg. It's inhabitants are n thrhly
people, given To the various occupations
that 10 Ia make up the %popnlace OF our
river towns. They are both enterpris-
ing and industrious, as will be seen by
their daily efforts in business. The VII
Iage il quite a shipping point Tor stock
Of various kinds, and also for tobscco,
which is the principal product ol the
rich country that lies in the rear oi the
town. Hemmed in, as IL were, between
two large hills, the village presents u
most picturesque sight that amply re-
paws the weary traveller for stopping
over for n little rest.
Tn last Monday Thomas A. Heckle
was arrested on a search warrant issued
by Justice Hard, on n charge OF break
ing into n neighbours smoke house u
taking thereffOm q lot Of bacon. The
accused Was arrested by Constable
Mowry and brought in the presence OF
the court. The prisoner confessed n
was held to bail. ltappears that heckle'
AT whose residence was iound u oil the
stolen hams, had not contented himself
with one piece, but had supplied HIM
self with the desired article OF food.
Heckle accompanied the officer Ia the
residence oi a Mrs. HenshOrn, where
he showed, in concealmcnt, quite n lot
Of the stolen property. Mrs. HenshoFn
was also arrested, examined and held To
answe r the charge OF concealing stolen
goods. IL il currently reported that
Heckle should have remarked that II
WAS his hope or desire that he would
yet n striped suit for five years.
oLp MATHIS BROUGHT To MIND.
Away back in the past, fully ten
years ago, there appeared before one OF
the Justices Of this county u Miss Mar
tina Jane Henthorn, who swore out a
warrant Tor Samlrl ). Hentaorn, her
second COUSIN, alleging that he Was the
father Of her new born babe. The case
was settled at the time 10y cousin Sam
giving six notes Of $50 each, payable
within a period 81 siI years. by some
means or other cousin Sam succeeded IN
r.claiming his paper, and would have
been out OF the trouble by this IN hal
il not been that cousin Martha Jane tie
sired Ia purchase some goods rom a
store. The desired goods were bought
Of Tyler Il Co, and n Of the 30 notes
Was given as security that the little bill
would be settled. Cousin sam learned
that TYLER & 90. had the note aud that
l. - - ..s..l ls Tauthu tina NIL
which he did. lie even went inrther,
il IN said, and forged the girls signature
or her mark, to an order asking that he
be given the note upon payment 81 the
hill. The girl subsequently learned that
Sam had the note, and ~ recover ia
value suit WAS brought last Monday De-.
lore Justice nlliord against the firm OF
TYLER 4 Co. Upon due examination u
was decided that Tyler 4 Co. could not
be held responsible for the note,
that the proper party Ia sue would he
Samuel Henthorn. Mr.. HenthOTn will
have u stormy time oi II before his
troubles are at an end, a. he will he
tried for having obtained, in II iraudu'
lent manner, the note IN question.
Henthorn resides with his parents, a
short distance up Suntish Greek, and II
was with the family that the girl lived at
the time Of her ruin. She Is said to lie
not OF a brilliant mind, always having
shown a decided weakness in things
mrntal.
There was q very pleasant gathering
Of the Temperance Society at the hotel
Monday evening last. This society Is
doing much good in evangeliIing Wheel
ing bows VINO visit this village.
Thos. X. Work, travelling freight agent
Of the Il. a q. railroad, Frank Rohert'
son, Of simpson Il Reel, Wheeling,
Frank W. lAmping, OF the Enterprise
Tobacco Works, Louisville, aud Otto
Handlan, Of GAINESVILLE, were in town
Tuesday.
The farmers report slight damages
done by the frost last week.
%rKLEFuosR TALK.
There is q move on foot here TO have
q telephone put up between this place
and Bellaire, attaching 10 the knoIsTEHs
Office in Bellaire. This would be a good
move, and In order 81 carry out the de
sign, your correspondent was informed
that fully g., 0OO could be raised here for
the enterprise. IL IL believed that Pow
haitian would contribute her share 10 the
enterprise, and could IL be ~ arranged
to have the telephone put up, II Is de.
signed 10 run II along the Ohio SIDE al
the river, making the several postofiees
on the route Offices for the telephone,
The longest stretch would he about
eight miles. No doubt but that this
move would greatly aid Darlington. es-
pecially when IL v shut out from Wheel
ing by ice OF loo water. The projectors
Of the scheme At this place would liket
hear from the towns above, - that i'm
mediate action may be taken in the mat
ter.