Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01
MOUNDSvILLE MATTERS.

John Myers who vss cca yicted OF steal.
ing meat Of Joseph Bena - Cameron, was
sentenced on Thursda. - Judge Jacobs,
to two years confinement in the Peniten.
tiary. He was taken to his new quarters
yesterday.
The various cases against the Kloman
iron works have been submitted to Judge
Jacobs and await his decision.
A writ of mandamus was issued against
VIM. J. Burley, J. w. Bonar and Joseph H.
Baird, County Commissioners, because OF
their failure to comply with the order OF
the Court requiring the repair Of the Coun.
ty Jail.
Motion was made in the McMechen will
case for new trial and arrest OF judgment.
The matter was deferred to another day for
argument.
The Lutes mill property on Wheeling
Creek was sold by Special Commissioner H.
NJ. Russell on Saturday, to j. L. Parkinson
and J. B. Hicks for $3.50, which was q
very low price for the property.
J. w. P. Reid has been successful in
obtaining pensions for various parties in
this neighborhood. Widow Campbell,
mother Of the Campbell boys who were
tried for burglarizing Brooks store and &C.
quilted, drew $500 pension on Tuesday
through Mr.. Reid's agency.
fe farmers Of Round Bottom complain
of THE depredations of thieves. Corn,
been taking
The half has not been told concerning
the damage suit that was compromised at
our last term of court. We shall await
further developments.
A regular panic occurred at the negro
church in the Third Ward the other even.
ing, occasioned by the explosion of coal
oil lamp. Remarkable to relate, no
one was injured, though several narrowly
escaped being burnt.
The Herald says the much talked of mar.
in your last issue) was a contract per reibd
ole prdeScnt sine cOpuld, or per rerbd ole future
cum eOpula. The editor has got EN-, sure.
Mrs. Langtry," The Unknown Poet
and "Rebecca at the Well )" are some OF the
many attractions to be presented at the
lawn party at DR.. George w. Bruce's resi-.
dence, on Monday evening. All are in.
vited. Admission ten cents. Proceeds to
be devoted to Trinity P. +. church.
Work on the new bank building has al
ready begun.
Richard shattuck sold nearly 100000
brick last week. He has just finished one
un another OF like amount. He molds
5000 brick per day with his machine,
which are OF superior quality.
Thomas R. Rogers, accompanied by his
sister and Miss Showacre, attended the
commencement exercises at Waynesburg
college on Tuesday.
Five car loads of wool were shipped from
Glen Easton last week. Three by Hork.
he'mer, of Wheeling, and two by s. L.
Bloyd. The wool clip is reported in bet
ter condition this year than OF previous
years. The ranging price is from SO TO IS
cents. The following are some OF the larg.
|est wool growers of the county: John In
erSm, Tom Allen, Peter Crow, F. and A.
beY Of persons sold their clip to Hork.
bsimer For IS cents, with discount OF 10
nfr cent. for cash.
pSdeorge w. Thompson and Col. White
were in town the first OF the week, attend
ing TO railroad matters. They offered the
County Commissioners $500 for strip OF
road about one.half mile long below town,
but the offer was declined. They have be-
gan condemnation proceedings in the mat.
Col. iArnett, of Wheeling, was in town
yesterday on legal business.
No Arrests have been made the past week.
The nrhIshai reports business very dull.
A rdhsing big time Is expected here on
TIE CVuItu vi July. <huPiO piSPoAaSSoo
have teen made to accommodate all who
attend the great temperance revival on the
camp gtound.
Logants orchard is alive with music and
mirth al this writing, and Rev. Father
Dailey's picnic can be considered success
in every essential particular. A large
nun her rom Wheeling and neighboring
towns are III attendance.
The store work on the bridge across the
two GRAVE A.ceks 10 being rapidly pushed
forward, and the grading In the lower
narrows nearly completed.
Elliotfs planning mill is,nearly finished
and ready for the machinery.
The absence OF the Cpestiverous potato
bug is particularly poticeable in potato
The picnic given by the members OF the
Holy Evangelical Cbsrch, in Tomlinson'e
affair. Speeches xere made by Rev.
Thatcher, Hon. J. n. Ewing and D. Bsrger
Evans.