Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-22
PARKERSBuRG.
End Of a Peculiar Case.


PARXERsBURG, April 19.-The mysterious
stranger. A. G.. Sherman, indicted for fel-
onv, an account (which was mentioned i'll
Mondays REGIsrEE, was placed on trial
Tuesday, and the case proved to be one OF
general interest. From papers found IN
his possession il appears that the man has
seen better days, and the testimony OF our
physicians who have carefully examined
the prisoner, goes to show that he was ad-
dicted 10 the use OF opium, and that his
mind is consequently affected, tnereoy rem
dering the man totally irresponsible Tor tue
acts committed while under the influence
of the drug. The pair of boots stolen from
DR.. Clark were of little value. 1t appears
that he was at one time connected with a.
T Stewart * Co. OF New York, and alter
wards in business on Wall street, where he
failed. From there he went to Boston,
thence TO New Orleans, and at one time
held an important position with some rail-
road company in the Crescent city. The
Jury fixed his term OF Imprisonment at ten
days in the county jail.
During q trip TO PennSboro, Richie Co''
this week, we visited the stave and heading
frctory Of Kiu.bal, Tyler x Co, and Oh
tanned some items concerning the import
arCe of this industry. which may be OF IN
terest TO readers of the REGISTER.
PcnnSboro is situated on the B. 4 o. rail-
road ,Parkersburg branch, fOrty-two miles
east of this city, and is thriving little
city OF about 400 inhabitants. The town
con tains one Touring mill, several stores,
blacksmith shops, &c, the principal IN
dustry being the above mentioned stave
and heading factory. The factory
no IN nnRT0tlOn
since 1865, the investment proving good
one for the company whose net profits
have reached the handsome sum OF S53,OOO
in q single year. Mr.. kimbal, one OF the
firm, gives his entire time TO the superyl-
sion of the business, and is a gentleman
highly esteemed by all who know him.
The gentlemanly foreman Of the factory,
Mr.. Tom. Keenan,, is the right man IN the
right place, and has the confidence OF his
employees and the good will OF
every man about the establishment.
About fifty men and boys are
employed and the monthly pay roll
amounts TO about 81 500. The aggregate pro-
duets amount 10 over $4,000 per year.
Slaves of all sizes are manufaCtured-trom
those suitable for whisky, mOlasSes, tur-
pentine aud lard barrels to the small slaves
used for lead and paint kegs. They also
manufacture twelve and fourteen inch
slaves for we'll buckets. The headings are
all dressed, doTled and Chimed, ready for
immediate use. Most OF this product is
shipped to Baltimore, where Kimbal, Tyler
& Co. have an immense key and barrel
factory. The amount of labor performed
by the use of the improved machinery in
this factory is wonderful. Two boys will
dress up 10000 slaves OF the medium quail
ity dail y, and 6 800 of the heavy slaves are
dressed daily. Since Jan. l, lSH2 this com.
pany have shipped eighty-one carloads OF
slaves and headings. Since that date over
one million of the kcg slaves have been
manufactured, and of the larger sizes over
five hundred thousand. The refuse mate
rial together with the chips and Shavings,
furnish sufficient fuel for the factory, be-
sides supplying almost the entire town
with fircwOOd in addition to a large amount
shipped to the ncighboring town OF Harris
Vile. PennsbOro is a quiet, orderly town,
her citizens hospitabie and courteous, and
We hope 10 see the town grow and prosper.
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