Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-18
FACT ANDFANCY.
Minor City News and Pertinent Talk
and Comment.

evening.
MEssRs. SWEENEY & Son were busily en-
gagged in moving the machinery TO the new
steamer at the whsrf.
The corrugated iron roof was completed
on the new machine shop building At the
La Belle mill yesterday.
ENGINEER Corrs, of the Vigilant Engine
Company, is troubled with very painful
felon on his right hand.
A NEW iron grating was placed over the
Chapline and Twenty seventh streets.
THATCHER, Primrose & Vests minstreps
will be the next and probably the last at
traction for the season, at the Opera House
The laying of the new track Of the Citi
zen's railway is about completed to the In
tersection Of Chapline and Twenty-fourth
streets.
TRE work of laying the foundation for
the new engine in the machine shop build.
ing at the LaBelle mill will be completed
~ day.
JEFFERSON DAVIS" an old dog belonging
to the late A. J. Pannell, died on Tuesday
at the advanced age Of Is years. He has
always been great fayorite.
RANDOLPH COUNTY has given the necessary
three ffths vote in favor of subscribing
$4,000 to the Grafton and Greenbrier rail
road. Blaine w. Taylor was elected coun'
ty superintendent.
BRIDGEPORT is about to have war which
is TO be wsged about the postoftice, unless
DR.. Todd quietly vacates the place. Col.
Taylor and Mr.. Woodcock are preparing a
mine for DR.. Cambridge JctersoRtGR,
The infant department of the English
Lutheran church gave an interesting en-
tertainment, last night, TO large audi
ence. Miss Mary Robertson and her assist
ants deserve much credit for the manage
ment Of the affair.
YESTERDAY afternoon, while placing a
belt at Bells foundry, it slipped and
wrenched the shaft of the machinery
which runs the fitting-up shop. This acct
dent will cause this industry to close down
until next Monday.
Nh. JERRY GsAwFoRD and Miss Mary
city. were SoldS at the residence Of the
brides u - Thomas Dixon, No. 1904
Chapline street last evening. y magnit'
cent repast was served, and fine time en-
joyed by all.
OFFICER Ben DUNLAP arrested one OF the
Turks and his attendant bear yesterday
afternoon for exposure OF person. When
searched at the lookup the bloody for
eigner was found in possession OF dan
gerous looking knife, a 99c popgun and
about s. in coppers.
A COUNTRY woman was very badly
frightened at the intersection OF Twenty
seventh and Chapline streets yesterday at
ternoon, by the dancing bear. She ran al
most against the brute before noticing it,
and her frantic efforts to escape her sup
posed danger drew large crowd.
IL Judge Boyds Court yesterday morn
ing II. NJ Russell, Esq, filed bill OF dis
covery for Othillie Dickeschied relating to
the suit at law between the heirs OF the
late DR.. Schuchardt. The bill was resisted,
and after arguments were heard the Judge
took the case under advisement.
DR. HALE gave another OF his valuable
and interesting lectures last evening, to a
large audience at the Academy OF Music.
The public is beginning to appreciate the
value of these lectures, another Of which
will be given tonight. DR.. Hall is doing
an immense practice at the Mcclure House.
LAST evening about half-past ten o'clock
Officers Williams and Nolte were called
upon to arrest Joseph, son Of Benjamin
Charnock, who resides at the corner OF
Eotf and Twenty-third streets. The young
man is hOpelessly insane and had to be
brought to the Jail in an express wagon.
This is the y. m. that attempted 10 commit
suicide last Monday afternoon.
THE total circulation OF the library for
the past month was 1868, divided as fol-
lows Fiction, 1926; miscellaneous, III a.;
politics and commerce, 2; philology, 2;
poetry and drama, IS; history, 80; biogra-
ply, SO; geology and travels, 9S; science
and art, A; philosophy and education, :;
theology, 10. The average daily circula-
ton was l53 and in the reading room 6.
MAJOR ANDERSON received dispatch yes
terday from Mrs. Anderson, at Lewisburg,
announcing the death of Mrs. John S.
Price, which took place after an illness OF
McElheny, daughter of the late DR.. Neil
heny, of this city, and sister of Mrs. A. J,
Clarke. She leaves one child, jamie, a
bright little girl of six years. The body
will be here this evening, and the funeral
will take place from Mr.. Clarke's residence.
On Wednesday afternoon Mr. J. C.. Som
erYille, of Washington, made narrow es-
cape from poisoning. He had some medi-
cine on hand which he was in the habit OF
taking for indigestion. On this occasion
he got hold of the wrong bottle and took a
dose of corrosive subimate. He was not
long in discovering his error and at once
proceeded to Whites drug store, where
the whites of several eggs were immedi.
ately swallowed by him, and Drs. Mexican
and Harry McKennau called in. They adj
ministered the proper remedies and Mr..
SOmerville was soon relieved. As has so
often been said, too much care cannot be
exercised in handling or taking medicine.
THE hands who temporarily abandoned
the Buchanan oil well, in Mt, Pleasant
township, few weeks ago, are about to
begin operations again. They are boarding
at Mr.. Mechanics, in the neighborhood, and
v i'll at once 90 to work for the purpose OF
removing the tools fastened at the bottom
of the well, four thousand feet deep. As
soon as this can be done they will begin
drilling again in the same hole. A new set
OF men aud an engine are expected in few
DAYS, TO begin operations at the Rush well.
1t still looks as though Superintendent
Croker meant what he said when he
stated that he knew there was oil in that
vicinity and he would never abandon the
place till he found it, even If it took life
time.
The body of a man whose name is un-
known was picked up on the b. & D. rail-
road track yesterday morning, at Helper s
Switch, about ten miles this side OF ZaneS-
vile. At first it was supposed that it was
Charles Baugh, of this city, but his father
went to GAINESVILLE yesterday evening, and
found his boy at his grandfather's. all
sound. He left here with the circus Mon
day night, and his disappearance gave
credit 20 the rumor OF bis death. The
train that left GAINESVILLE Tuesday night
and arrives here at 2 A. NJ. had q rough
crowd on board, and some of them got into
fight, aud it is supposed that one OF them
fell oil, or got knocked of, the train. At
any rate the mangled remains of young
man twenty-five or thirty years OF age
were found several hours after that time.
The body and head were cut up too mu h
to be recognized and nothing could be
found on his person by which he could be
identied.-Beliairc Independent.