Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-24
OVER THE RIVER.
The News Of Our Eastern Ohio
Neighbors.
Swinging Around the Circle Of the Towns
Opposite Us-BeIIaire, Bridgeport
Martins Ferry and Others.

Martins Ferry and Others.
Rabbits are plentiful in Belmont county,
bat ouails are scarce.
Ohio streams were frozen last Saturday
night.
TIVE crops during one season.
The Nt pleasant high school has adopted
the plap of reading newspaper articles in
stead of using text books. Capital idea.
let ALI the other schools in the country
follow this example.
Wool in Guernsey county sells for 40c.
II Won are fattening fowls for Thanks.
giving. saws the Belmont Chronicle, You had
better put an extra lock on their coops.
This is the season of the year which proves
profitable to the hen-roost roboer; -,
sheriff elect Sedwick 1t is said will APP
noint his brother Frank p. Sedwick, OF
Martins Ferry, for his deputy. Mr.: 8. Is
graduate of the Law School OF the univer-
sity of Michigan, and is now engaged in the
practice of law at Martins Ferry. The APP
pointment will meet with the popular ap-
MIR. E, ]. Bowen, with corps Of laborers
have opened, and have begun operating
limestone quarry on Frank Boggs farm
along the line of the st. Clairsyiile ana
Northern railway. The stone VIII 9e snip.
ned to the Benwood furnace at Martins
Ferry. H.,
elarized on Friday night; the safe was
blown open and 800 in money and notes
vaIned at 5000 was stolen. The greater
nortiop of the money belonged to the
township, Mr.. Parks being treasurer OF the
township.
Democratic candidate for Clerk oil the
Courts, was defeated by twelve votes. he
was former resident Of this county, and
has sued the indianapolis Journal for SlO,-
OOO damages sustained by the publication
NJ A letter from Private Daizell, charging
him with being a rebel during the war, and
Of completely in the Hoskinsyille rebellion.
Niece alleges in his answer that he was
only fourteen years Of age when the wax
closed Nobe County Repatiican,
The large barn Oh the farm OF William
Knox, near Franklin station, with all its
contents was burned shortly after noon on
Thursday. About 500 bushels OF wheat
were In the barn, besides hay and large
lot of farm implements, all Of which were
burned. The loss will reach 81, 500 to 81, 900.
Mr.. John Flint, of St. Clairsvilie, is seri-
riously i'll.
The following marriage licenses were
issued by the Probate Court at st. Clairs-
Vile for the week ending Tuesday:
James |. Mcmahon and Annie Kinds.
Joseph Winston snd Emma Luby.
Lee Randolph Taylor and Venora @.
Martin.
VIM. T. Chatester and Mary A, Roberts.
James r. Hockaway aud Emma r. Speer.
Isaac r. Humphrey and Rosetta Huff.
George +. Jackson and Bell Mcconnell.
Mrs. Eleanor G. Sutton, relict of the late
Lewis Sutton, died suddenly on Tuesday
night, at her residence of her son, David N:
Sutton, ESQ, two and half miles east OF
st. Clairsville, aged "a years. -.
John Hinkle, residing three miles south
east of this place, on the Netf farm, died on
Saturday, after five days sickness from in
fiammation OF the brain.
The next meeting of the Eastern Ohio
Teachers Association will be held at
St.ubenyille, December LIST and I'd.
The new barn at the Belmont county in
Urinary has been completed and accepted
hy the County Commissioners. James b.
Darrah, of Bellairs, was the contractor.
Deputy Auditor Coffiand, Of Belmont,
county, returned home on Monday from q
months visit in Iowa and Illinois.
The next meeting of the Belmont County
Teachers Association will be held at Bel
laire, December 18th.
The notorious Florence Goldsborough
was convicted of robbery at Columbus last
Friday and sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiary. The Judge in passing SEN
fence said that he would give her 20 years
instead Of if the law would permit him to
do go.
Mrs. Mcconnell, Of Uhrichsville, who was
injured by the accident on the st. Clalrs-
vile and Northern Railroad last summer,
has sued the operators Of the road for $l0,-
900 for damages. Her attorneys are Patrick
& Patrick, OF New Philadelphia, and Ken
non & Carroll, of st. Clairsville.
The concluding session of the District
Conference was held at st. Clairsville on
Wednesday. In the morning devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. 5. Cum.
mings, Quite number OF pastors reported
the condition of their respective charges.
From these reports il was apparent that the
ecclesiastical affairs OF the District were in
good and advancing condition. Rev. T. II.
Armstrong read an elaborate exegesis of
Matthew xxv.-46: "And these shall go
away into everlasting punishment" The
Conference, by motion, requested its pub
lication in the Pittsburgh Christian Adrocate.
Hannibal was selected as the place OF hold
ing the next Conference.
At2P. NJ. devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. C. B. Henthorne. Henry
years course of study prescribed by the
discipline for local preachers, was given q
certificate TO that effect Rev. J. L. Gar.
rett and w. d. Starkey ably discussed the
Importance OF having the Sunday School
children attend the regular services Of the
church" Rev. J. +. Huddleston delivered
q very fine address on 1.-The value OF church
peri odicals in the homes of our people,"
The evening session was devoted to the
.lnra .Nf I'm
The first address was made by Rev. 8. Scott, d
which was we'll conceived and rendered.
He was followed by Rev. J. ii. Rodgers, Of
Barnesville. This gentleman is well known
as an interesting speaker on this subject.
The Conference passed a series of resolu-
tions acknowledging the cordial reception
accorded 10 IL by the people OF st. Clairs-
vile. The Conference then adj ourned sine
die, the benediction being pronounced by
Rev. G. w. Gray.
Rev. r. T. Armstrong, OF New Athens,
was treated to grand surprise party the
other evening, by bis friends and church
folks. Among the presents he received were
a beautiful gold-headed cane and q pair of
gold spectacles. Mrs. Armstrong was pre-
scented with a silver napkin RUG aud q
missionary quilt. The occasion OF the
royal treat was the resignation of Rev.
Armstrong as pastor Of the Wheeling Yal-
ley Presbyterian Church.
The champion bicycle rider OF Ohio now
resides in Cambridge.
A case Of trichine poisoning is reported
in South Olive, Noble county, and a law.
suit will be the result.
Dr,.ss got into flock OF sheep near Cald-
we'll anu killed several. Strychnine was
put in the carcasses and six dead dogs the
next night was the result.
Mrs. Lambert Newton, ageo 80 years and
a widow, of Noble township, Noble county,
committed suicide Sunday OF lasL week, by
drowning herself in a we'll.
A GAINESVILLE man vaccinstes poultry to
prevent chicken cholera.
Henry Harrison, OF Guernsey county, has
sued the G. 4 NJ. railroad for 81, 900 dana
ges for being thrown off train.
The blind beegar, who ran away with the
l3-yesr-ol girl from Steubenville some
weeks ago, is now in durance at Youngs-
town.
Louis Armstrong, ex-superintendent of