Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-17
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Spectal % he Sunday Rsqster.

| pieStOn Post, NO lSU, ". "A. ~ Will
take part as body in the parade on
Grand Army day, October End, at the
Pittsburgh Exposition.
The Claysyille Sentinel has been re-
moved to this place and will be issued
here in the future.
Mis- Annie Temple, Of Waynesburg,
has been the guest of Miss Rote Lee
Moyne.
Mrs. E. L. Christman started on a
visit TO West Chester, Pa, with MIS-. w.
| ID. Christman and son, Of that place,
who have spent the summer here.
Rev. Father ID. Maladey, of this place
bias been removed to Parker City, Pa.
Rev. Father Doyle, of Manchester, will
take charge of the congregation.
Samuel Hazlett and daughter have
returned from Europe. This was Mr..
Hazlett's second trip, and they had a
pleasant voyage.
The original New Orleans Min5trelS
give an entertainment on next Tours
day. On the next day Van Amburg Il
Stones Circus will give afternoon
and evening performances.
"excurt" to Wheeling next Sunday and
attend quarterly meeting.
Miss Della Varre is visiting her grand
father, VIM. Smith senior member of
the firm of VIM. Smith & Son.
J. NJ. Ralston Of Indiana, Pa, paid
flying visit to friends here and his ma
tive township, Donegal.
Gen. John f. Miller, L. s. Senator
from California, and family are visiting
friends in Monongahels City and yicin-
ity.
Isaac w. Jones has purchased 10000
pounds of wool within the past 80 days
for Mr.. Butcher, of Utica, n. u, at
prices varying from 81 to 40 cents.
Charles B. Sayer, Of Allegheny coun-
ty, brother of James p. Sayer OF this
place has been, appointed to Sl,2D
clerkship in the Surgeon Generals Of
fee, at Washington, ID. c.
, The Greenbackers Of this county
lave nominated the following ticket:
Assembly, r. G.. Byas OF Monongalia
| City; Josiah Kerr, of North Strabane;
William Jackman, OfPike Run. Sneritf,
| II. Z. Callow, of MOnOngalis City.
Jury Commissioners, Alex Houston, of
| CHARTERS. Director of Poor. Robert
| Anderson, Of Cross Greek. The con-
vrntion endorsed the platform of the
Labor Convention recently held at
| Philsdelphia.,
Miss Gerne Hall is visiting Miss
Fanny, Kells,, of Steubenville.
Many ct nur citizens visited the
| West Virgins State Fair during the
week and all We're well pleased with
! the display.
John NJ. Stockdale, of the ReUie,O
and Examiner, and daughter Lizzie,
| took i'm the Baltimore Oriole:
The engineers of the South Penn
! sylvania Railroad are making the
survey Of line from Prosperity, in this
county, by way of Claysville to Wheel
/ ing.
A. Craig Miller and Alex NJ. Cow,
| Jr., have gone to Columbus, Ohio.,
where they will take course of me
/ chanical engineering and analytical
| chemistry at the State University.
! Rev. J. ID. Walkinshaw has had q
/ call from the Presbyterian church at
| Wellsburg, West Va. We understand
! he has also received a call from Clays-
Vile.
John B. Gibson has presented to j.
: Shaw Margerum an alligator, eighteen
! inches long, brought from Florida
by Col. r. NJ Gibson.
/ Judge Hart has appointed Joseph
Mcfarland, ESD, auditor of the &C.
! counts of the county officials.
The annual reunion Of the 22nd
| Pennsylvania Cavalry will be held At
| Bealsville, on the oath OF October.
Mr.. Cravens, Of Pittsburgh, Secretary
1 of the Society for the Prevention of
| Cruelty to Animals, is here to-day en-
| deavOring to establish branch in thus
/ place.
| William Kidd has returned from an
/ extended trip trough Texas.
Col. Jas. A. Boyd and Engineer Kret-
yer, of the b. & D. r. r., are now on
the proposed line of the Hempield ex
/ tension between Washington aud
Greenfield, making preparations 1t Is
reported, for the early building OF the
! road.
Minnie h. Cow has been selected
tescher in the additional room, X Pri-
mary, recently created in our Union
\ School.
Prisoner 6,7T9 in the Western Penn
| Sylvapia Penitentiary, died on Thurs
| Gay evening Of consumption. He WAS
:, Mt from Washington county, and hal
served fifteen months of two-year
term for horse stealing.
| A virginia Hermit
In Fluvsnns county, Va, up in the
solitary loneliness Of the Green Noun
tains, lives hermit, who for fnrty
years has occupied a cave, living on
herbs, berries and such game as he can
trap, holding intercourse with no man,
and hiding in some out of the way recess
So when any from the world attempt To
force their presence upon him. H. Is
described as q man Of immense size,
with hair and beard of marvellous
length and snowy whiteness, and while
fully four-score years. appear TO have
passed over his head he Is upright and
supple a. sapling. No one knows his
name or where he originally came from.