Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-04
FACT ANDRANCY.



Work was begun yesterday on the gas
well for the Central Glass Company.
THE Old Folks Concert will take place in
the Fourth ward school this evening.
The boys tending the self-feeding ma
chimes at the Top mill are still out on
strike.
LAST evening Mr.. Ed. Hanes and Miss
Lizzie Levadag. Of the Eighth ward, was
married.
The motor on the Elm Grove road ran OF
several times yesterday afternoon, causing
slight delay to passengers.
YESTERDAY morning one OF the steam
noters on the Elm Grove railroad was dis
abled by jumping the track near Woods
Run.
TRACK laying on the Elm Grove road has
been almost finished, the motor yesterday
running within q short distance OF the ter
minus.
THos. O'BRIES was appointed administra-
tor of the estate OF Samuel Mason, deceased,
81 Clerk Hooks office yesterday. Bond
5000, With John E. Mason as security.
Between aad 9 o'clock last night word
was sent to the United engine house that
the Belmont cooper shop was on fire.
Before the engine was gotten out message
came that the fire was out.
4 TWELVE year old son OF Nike Noon had
his head badly cut al the Belmont mill
Yesterday afternoon, by piece of iron fall
ing on il. The proper medical attention
was procured and the wound dressed.
ARorr l O'Clock yesterday morning the
smoke-house of George Schsd, of South
Wheeling. was consumed By fire. No
alarm was sent in, and only few persons
were aware Of the fire. The loss will reach
$50.
The grocery wagon Of Pickett, the South
Side grocer, broke an axle several days
ago, while taking load to the river, Caus.
ing the wagon to turn completely over.
The driver saved himself, by quick jump,
from serious injuries.
SUPERINTENDENT LOFTCs put force Of
men 10 work on Market street, south OF
Twenty-rirst street, digging up the cooble
stones and preparing the ground for the
laying OF the new Hat rail. This road is
showing great deal Of energy and enter
prise in laying the new track, and expect
to haye it completed by July lst
THRoUCH the medium of Coroner
Schultze, Charles NhanSe, OF Bellaire re-
ceived $500 as pension money, he having
been a member of the First Virginia Cal
vary and was wounded in the right hip.
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that Robert y. Strobe OF this city, would
also fail heir TO neat sum as pension
money in few weeks.
A BRAKEMAN on the L. x o. road had a
narrow escape from death or serious injury
Yesterday. His foot caught in frog near
the machine shop yard, and he was I'M
able TO release II. \ train backed up and
his cries and signals were UNDECIDED. he
saw an accident was inevitable and bent
over to save his holy, out the strain freed
his foot and set him AZ liberty.
YESTERDAY Maj. Loring paid this Office a
Wis I for the purpose OF correcting the
ilnprt ssion that had been spread broad
cast throughout tht country, by having
spI cared in the Rooster; that is. that the
CARD rate OF nails had been reduced from
g 10 10 - 10" He stated il explanation:
The Wheeling manufacturers had cv' the
Csrd rate from 3 10 to So 10. but had not
changed tie c0,d r,t,, which could only be
done by meeting OF the Nail AsSocia-
ton"
YESTERDAY morning, while country
team was passing up Sixteenth street, be-
tween Main and Market, a passing lOcOmo-
tive scared the horses, who rushed OFT at &
rapid speed. upsetting the wagon on the
north side OF the street. and throwing the
granger and wife on the pavement. The
horses we're checked by a collision with
stone wagon without further injury. The
old lady and gentleman used more expires
sive than elegant language IN stating their
woes. The damage sustained was very
light.
The funeral OF the late Or. TOCd took
place Yesterday afternoon. The services
at the house were conducted by Revs. d.
\. Cunningham, i. d., W. II. Cooke, u.
L.. and J. D. MOtFatr. D. d. President of
Washington and Jefferson College. The
pail bearers were DrS. Il. W. HaZlett, W. J.
Bates Sr. John Frissell, T.. \. Hildreth,
;. l.. JepSon and MesSrs. Bone, SiUpsOn
and Crangle. The funeral procession was
one Ct the largest ever seen in the city.
The in'erment took place in the Peninsula
Cemetery.
THE following CCnTeyanCeS were admitted
TO record at Clerk Hooks office yesterday:
\ deed made the 2nd day OF May, l>>3 by
Elizabeth \. Love and others to ThOS.
O'Brien, in consideration OF 800 for frac.
tion over five acres 0i ground situated on
Wheeling creek, this county. \ deed
made the &lSt day OF March. lN>5 by CIas.
II. Platt and wife 70 Oliver J. Crawford, IN
consideration Of 80 for part OF lot No. - in
Division J of Csldwells addition to the
city 4 deed made the LIST day of May,
l>>3 by Mary Mcnamara TO John A How
ard. in consideration OF 500 for twenty five
feet OIL the west side of lots No. - and Ii
in Square 81, situated in the Eighth ward.
4 CORRESPONDENT OF the St. Clalrsville
ia cite says: The Bonneville S,'unidy
.Ns,sS has a column devoted TO love making
between the youths and bachelors OF the
former place and Cambridge. We propose
a different plan; that OF the Wheeling
REGISTERS few years ago, adopted by its
nu uerous correspondents when we were
enc of the number. II is % devote our
time or part. aside from our regular local
correspondence, 20 social letter-wGitng.
BY so DONG there are many times when
there may be afforded much Information to
the many readers OF the G,,.'i'G, for in
stance. by giving our experience in and
views OF different subjects. etc.
IL the railroad talk has done nothing
else for Hancock county, il has attracted
the attention OF parties from all sections.
II is impossible for one to 90 away from
hone without being acCosted with, Say,
see you Hancock people are going to build
a raj road IL takes good while to build
q railroad. They are not built in a week,
nor in year. but there is no doubt that
the people along the river, as we'll
as many back in the country, are deter
mined to have 4 railroad. The preliminary
steps have been taken and the charter has
been secured. The men who are working
for road now mean business, and We be-
lieve il will not be long until the iron
horse will be speeding on his way
through Hancock county. Nearly every
bsck county IN tie State is working for a
railroad, and Hancock. instead OF being in
the back ground in this respect. should be
in the ,tad.-Hwro.& hipsldsH:.
PERSONAL POINTS.