Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-18
THIEVES At PARKERsBURa.
Condition Of the Crops-The Lumber
TIAde-Personal.


TTade-Persoaal.
Social 20 the Reutfr.
PARkrRsBrRG, May 1.-THE W. N. Chan.
cellor passed up on Tuesday With good
trip of miscellaneous freight, among
which was lage lot OF walnut lumber from
the Ksnawha valley. Capt. Chancellor's
attractive daughters, Misses Rose and Nam
ME, who made the. round trip to Charles.
ton en- the Chancellor. returned to the city
on Tuesday highly delghted with their
trip.
The Crops.
The prospect for q good wheat crop
through Writ and Roane counties 10 very
good, and while it will not be equal TO the
last years crop will prove to be about an
average one. The effects Of the great food
in Reedy and Spring creeks in Ju.
many places will be for years TO come
These two streams contain a vast amount
OF fire logs and railroad ties, which will be
drifted on the first rise.
The enterprising firm OF Armstrong K
Derms have q large number of poplar and
oak logs ready for the first rise, together
with about 800, ,0V0 slaves.
severe Storms.
On Thursday night last q narrow strip
Of couLtry near the Writ and Roane county
line, was visited with a severe hail storm,
which riddled the fruit trees badly and in.
jured the wheat some. -
The contest in Roane county for Superin.
tendent OF Schools was warm one, there
being five candidates. The result las not
been learned yet. Aside froa this, poll
tics are not discussed much and very little
expression can be heard as to the prospects
lar
county officials yet. A. II. Nandal, the
present Sheriff, who was appointed to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the departure Of
Sheriff Cain, will probably be nominated
by the Democrats, and OF course elected, as
old Roane is one OF the banner counties OF
the Democracy, and can be relied upon for
q handsome majority.
The grasshopper engine on the b. K o.
Railroad, the same used in the construc-
ton of the road, and which will be re.
menb nbered by many citizens OF Wheeling,
passed over the line here en- route West
The shoe store Of Ralph Covert was en-.
tered last night BY burglars who gained an
entrance by forcing open shutter in the
rear Of the store. The money drawer vas
forced open with small piece OF iron ani
the contents amounting 10 - in small
change taken.
Another.
The store OF K. G. Caldwell on lower
Market street was also entered but the
thieves found the cash drawer empty and
nothing else was missed.
\ Dr. J. G. Hammer has returned from q
trip to New York, Philadelphia and Balti.
more.
James II. Anderson, the enterprising
grocer on lower Market has opened q
branch store at W. ii. Hunters old stand
on Market street.
Col &. w. Thomson, OF the Ohio Valley
Construction Company, is up on the line
looking after the interests OF the compa.
ny.
u. A. Handley, of Steubenville. is here
in the interest Of the Davis Sewing Ma.
chine Company.
Mr.. ST. Clair, the live agent OF the REd.
IsTER, here, is the right man in the right
place Orders for the REGISTER left at
Spence's music store or Woodward har.
ness shop on Market street, or with w. +.
Frazier, Court street, will receive prompt
attention.
Chief Justice Waite will he here TO par
ticipate in the noted cases TO be heard on
the I'D inst. in the First Federal Court.
in o. Mead, Of Palestine, was here on
Thursday, also ex-Shenf Foster, OF Writ
c. II.