Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-06
NEIGHBoRING TOWNS.
Psrkersburs Na'ters-New School Build
ius-Noted Criminal Arrested-shoot-
ing Scrape-Personals.

Psrkersburs Na'ters-New School Build
iug-Noted Criminal Arrested-Shoot-
ing Scrape-Personals.
Correspondence Of the Register
PARxsRsBURG. December ).
Hon. ID. III Leonard and W. \. Nc
Gosh, Esq, have opened a general coll
lection and real estate agency, under the
firm name OF Leonard d McCosn.
The New American Sewing Machine
Company, Of your city, has opened a
branch office here, and it is in charge OF
our enterprising Greenback friend u. l..
Spence, ESQ. Ii he is as energetic As he
was in the lost cause oil "Greenbackism," "
he will certainly succeed.
Walter Ravenscrait, promising
young attorney from Kentucky, has
located in this city.
Mr.. Towns, irom Virginia, has also
located here, and will open n photo
graph gallery and job printing office on
Third street.
The new srhool building on Avery
street is about completed and will be
one of the most CON plete school houses
i'm West Virginia. The building has all
modern conveniences and appliances
for teaching.
Yesterday Detective John 7. Norris,
of Columbus, o., arrived here with
requisition from the Governor for the
person Of George Grafton, alias Thomas
Storr, alias Thomas Parker, who has
been confined in the Wood county jail
awaiting trial on the charge Of robblng
the residence OF DR.. Desol, OF this city,
and of his guilt there was little doubt, as
some Of the stolen property was found
on his person when arrested by Officer
Mehan. The prisoner consented TO re-
turn with the detective without the
usual iormalties in such casts,
and Captain Norris left for
Columbus last night with his prisoner
in charge and will turn him
over to the peni.entiary au-
thorlties TO serve out an pnexpired term
OF two years in that institution, he hav-
ing made his escape from there Septem.
Der last. Ii will be OF interest 10 know
that the prisoner was the leader in tie
plate and diamond robbery OF the Roy
ers mansion in the south ward some two
wears ayp. At least Detective Norrise
claims T. have sufficient evidence TO
convict him on such a charge. il such
should b the case, our West Virginia
authorities will probably have an inte'-
view with him when the Columbus iu-
thorities dismiss him.
Yesterday afternoon Willard Liieil
was assaulted by two men NAMED Clark
and Copen, and in seli-lefense lide'l at-
tempted to draw q revolver, and in a.
tempting to wrest it from lideil tie
weapon was discharged. tie ball
takirg etirr; in Lidells hand, intiicting
a serious wound. The whole par v was
arrested by Officer Mehan, and had a
hearing before Justice oi the Peace,
resulting in the acquittal Of Lideli.
Copen and Clark were bound over 10
await action oi the next grand jury OF
the Circuit Court. r.
Violent Death at Cameron.
CAMERON. W. Va, December 5.-Miss
Cora Wayman, daughter OF ex-Sherif
Wayman, of this county, was waking
on the track night before last. near this
place, aud WAS struck by freight train,
and Knocked thirty-tive feet down a
bank, causing her death in few min
utes. She WAS harI a! hearing, and, 1t
being dark. the engineer could not save
her. She was very estimable young
lady, and her sudden death is greatly
mcurned.