Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-19
PLUCKY PARKERSBURG.
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ondence OF the Register.

Correspondence OF the Register.
PARKKRsBURG, April1S.
The value Of the timber and railroad
ties run out of the Kanawha during the
recent freshet will amount to about five
hundred thousand dollars. A large
amount of this timber finds ready
market here. Most Of the railroad ties
are shipped to Pittsburgh. The Beham-
mer Lumber Company Of the Big Kan
awha Valley are buildings large mill at
Enterprise. on the Little Kanawha. near
Palestine, and will manufacture lumber
for the eastern markets.
An effort is being made to develop a
new oil territory on the Kanawhs,
-ahoxs Burning SPRING. Senator Rob
erts is putting down well about two
miles from this once noted oil centre,
and at the present depth OF 500 feet has
a splendid show OF oil. A vein OF salt
water containing 750 OF salt has also
been obtained. and if il should be found
in sufficient quantity, it is proposed to
erect furnaces for the manufacture oil
salt.
A small steamboat made a trip last
week from the mouth Of the Little IA
nawha at Parkersburg to Glennville, n
distance OF l22 miles. Ii is seldom that
the stream is pavigable for so great a
distance, but the recent freshet enabled
them to get up so far. The boat took
up a cargo of salt and We learn that the
trip proved profitable one.
A gentleman named Stump at Stump
town, in Calhoun county, was recently
married to the woman from whom he
had been divorced six years ago.
Circuit Court in session here during
last week. Several felony and misde-
meanor cases disposed OF. The jury in
the case Of John Lapsly, charged with
fratricide, failed to agree upon verdict
and were discharged. The Grand Jury
found over thirty indictments, the ma
iority being for unlawfully retailing
liquor, and keeping houses OF prostitu-
ton. :,
The writer was present at a railroad
meeting held in Ravenswood on Satur-
day evening last. From the spirit man
ifested there We believe the citizens OF
Jackson county are alive to the import
snce Of the work to be done and have
put their shoulders to the wheel and
will, as a unit, make strong pull Tor
the railroad. The two most prominent
points in this county, Ripley and Raw
enswood, have already subscribed SUI
ficient to pay the amount allotted to
Jackson county for the expenses OF the
necessary survey. Judge r, 5. Brown.
who is host within himself, assured
the friends OF the enterprise that id q
few days he expected to be able to re-
port an entire free right OF way from the
Wood county line, over the entire dis
tauce to be traversed Dy the proposed
road through Jackson county.
The committee appointed to look al
ter the matter in our county will be able
to give q good account OF themselves
in due time.
A novel wedding occurred at one OF
our irst.class hotels recently. A low.
ing couple stopped at the hotel and reg.
istered as Mr.. - and wife from Ohio,
and after spending the night there to-
gether concluded to have the marriage
ceremony performed and after Sc
curing the necessary documents min
lister was called in, and the twain made
one, after which they returned to Ohio,
resolved to face the irate parents Of the
girl. +.