Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
ELK GARDEN.
A NuMbcr Of Visitors I'm Town-Fish
and SNAKE Lies that Throw All Others
In the shade.
Speciai 10 tie RrJisteT.

Special 10 The Register.
EIK GARnEY, W. Va. June 2i.--
This new and thriving little town il as
busy as ever. The large mines are running
steadily with good prospects. and the best
of feeling prevails. The new West Nir.
ginia Central and Pittsburgh railroad is in
successful operation, giving the good peo'
PIE here access 10 the outside world. A
complete description OF Elk Garden, the
surrounding country, the large mines. and
the new railroad, will appear in the REGis'
TER at an early day. The paper will always
contain the latest news from this section,
bright aud fresh. Mr.. Vim. Biggs, the
clever mail carrier. fsmiliariy known ss
Dad" Biggs IL agent, and has an immense
list OF subscribers
The Very Elegant Cottage
belonging TO the railroad company and the
residence of y. w. Musgrave, The popular
and competent Superin endent CT the
mines, affords one OF the grandest views
in the country. THIS, however. Is not all.
Il is the scene OF several brilliant faces.
Beside those OF Mr. Musgrave and bis good
wife. they have two visitors spending the
summer, Miss Lizzie Bowcock and Mis-
Ada Baker, both Clsrksburg bellies. Miss
Kate Yoder. OF Fsirmont is spending few
days with them. and DR.. J. w. Bovcock, Of
Clarksburg. who has been enjoying their
hospitality FOR some weeks returned yes
terday. Miss Mary Baker, OF Clarksburg,
and Mai Shaw and wife and Hon. c. ".
Hoult and wife, both Of Baltimore. will
visit them this summer, also Miss Helen
Harrison OF Piedmont.
Your correspondent wss told seyera !
fish stories and my informants swear they
are facts. They are quite "fshy," yet
they youch for the truth OF the same.
| Last Sunday miner employed here Was
walking along the river, and noticing con-
siderable trout concluded he would try
TO catch some. He bad no tackle what.
ever. and q brilliant scheme struck him.
| He tore q piece from bis suspebder, bent .
| DID. attached it TO the suspender and
batei the hook with red flannel, which he
tore from bis shirt He had scarcely dip.
| ped his Zine when be caught fine large
fellow. He continued, and in less than an
| hour
| az fine. my informant says, as any be ever
saw. Story No. comes from Black water.
Tn there tie crane have been destroying the
trout and a farmer named Sol. Casner
has discovered . scheme for get
| ting sway with the destructive
birds which be expects 10 inform the
fish commissioners OF. He uses twipe and
eels. A few days since he made the initial
| trial OF the plan and was very succes1ui
He procured about three hundred feet OF
coed stout twine and eleven eels. he
placed the bait at an accessible point a!ons
lie water. Along came q crane. NJ;
crane .'bit." too The eel, as usual. passed
through him and OF course he was .tfouied.'
Nr. crane No. 2 sppesred shortly after
wards and was also caught the same way.
This was repeated
seyen More Times,
ard Sol on examining his line foure
nine in oil, which he immedisteiy killed
and is the happiest Rl.n in that region
Three railroad raen up .here caught ninety
nine trout in one hour aud bali on Ia
ID inst. These are the mos. importan
ones. and are certainly plenty for the pres
ept. Snake stories are pleatful, but nc
thing in size to the Keyser Tribunss; whic
recently appeared in the RgsIsTIz. lhear
one 10 day which gets away with any ye
in the way Of numbers. A certsin docto
, In this county says tina. on last Tuesday h
! foupd three dens OF rsttiesnakes, an
! killed seventeen good-siEed ones IN eac
den,