Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-03
FERRY.

The work of enlarginS the Sherman
House began yesterday, 1t will be, when
finished, one of the finest hotels in Bel
mont county.
Work will soon be begun on the Welsh
Church at .Etnaville. The school house i
too small, and large new church VIII he
built.
Thomas Humphreysyille, OF the Laugh
lin mill, who has heen very ill for some
time, is rapidly convalescing.
The key factory has been OIL for two days
on account of scarcity OF slaves.
The Lilies OF the Valley mission band
held a social at the Presbyterian church
Wednesday night. The proceeds were sat
iSfactory.
John +. Elliott. OF HarrisvilIe, has re-
moved to this city and established a sad
dlcry.
The revival at the NJ. T.. Church contin
ues with renewed vigOr. Over sixty per
SONS have thus far united with the church
Rev. T.. Il. Jones is conducting the services,
The Knights OF Honor will give an enter
tainment in n short time.
Jim Parton was arrested last night by
Officers Welsh and Howe for drunkenness,
He is on the stone pile in default OF { dol
lar and costs.
For some time there has been stored in
the depot at this place twenty'eight or
thirty new stones sent by the Governor n
he erected to the memory OF the 'unre-
turning heroes who sleep in our ceme-
terv. These stones have not been erected,
but will be as soon rs the weather will al
low. They are about four feet six inches in
height and ten inches wide by two and a
half inches thick and are very neat. Some
weeks ago the G.. A. K. here held a festival
for the purpose Of raising money with
which to purchase boxes for these stones,
and J.. :. lIancs has them at his shop pre-
pairing them for erection. These stones are
second in number, and the names upon
them read rs follows:
J. q. Books, Coo .15thO. Inf. J. +. Moore,
Co. X. 18th @. Cavalry; j. b. towen, Go. +.
LIST W. Va. Infantry; Andrew Hines, Co.
B. 18th .. Infantry; Wm. Helmick, Co.
c. 1st W. Va. Cavalry; w. NJ. Vance, Go. A.
43d o. Infantry; Michael Mcclure, 90. X.
lst W. Va. Infantry; Henry Farwald, Co.
d. LIST W. Va. Cavalry; j. W, Romick, Co.
c.. 1st W. Va. Infantry; james Kenslow,
Co. u. LIST w. Va. Cavalry; VIM. Minehan,
Co. C. LIST W. Va Infantry; Thomas Como.
way, Co. c.: W. F. Miller. Co. ID. lst
W. Va. Cavalry; John Shaffer, Co, A. 10th
3; y Co. I; & Lis" !715 o. NJ V: T. i.
John Jones Co. H., l93d O.. v. L.; Ensign
David Wagner, L. s. n; Engineer James
Tate, L. S. N; Isaac Coon, |. 5. N; Lieut..
Chas. Armstrong, Co. d., LIST w. Va. Cav
airy; Robert Harris, Co. l., 9th w. Va. In
fantry; Theodore Cook, Co. C., LIST w. Va.
Infantry; W. X Gordon, W. Va; W. d.
Beazle, Co. H.. 1913 .. l.; Albert H~ockaday,
Co. H., 6lst O. '. l.; Enos McWilliams,
Co. C.. LIST W. Va. Infantry; Corp. Jacob
Thatcher, Co. D., lst w. Va. Cavalry; J.. II.
Hayne. Co. L., LIST W. Va. Cavalry.
They will all be in position by l'ecOra-
ton Day, when il is intended to have a
grand celebration in honor of the Federal
dead inferred in the cemetery. Correspon-
dencc is now being carried on between Il
committee of the q. A. X. and Col. Inger-
soil with reference TO securing his services
as orator of the day.
A congregational meeting was held at the
Presbyterian church last night to consider
the question OF building n parsonage.
Nothing definite was done.
All the Electric Light stock was taken
yesterday by five or six Of our citizens.
A meeting of Council was held last night
but nothing of importance was done.
Yves Patton got on a drunk last night II
mistaking a post for an enemy attacked it,
but had his hand skinned and broken as
the result.