Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-09


A little 6eht occurred in Sheekey's 90.
loon Saturday night and as result John
Allen has bad looking face. No arrests
have been made as vet.
Marshal Hanson's buggy, harness and
horse rattle comes of next Saturday.
A restaurant will be opened under the
room formerly occupied BY Josiah Rem,
The PEOPLES shoe store is closing out,
and goods can be bought at your own
price. Don't fail to call.
The Twilight glee club will give an en-.
tertainment at Brilliant next week.
Mrs Parker Elliott is back from . pleas
ant trip out the main line OF the y. q r.
road.
Glass making begins at the new fifteen
Dot Gill furnace ut the Buckeye tomorrow,
and the Indications are that the furnace
will prove to be one OF the best furnaces
in the country. She starts of with
boom.
the Home Setette.
You can now go-to Wheeling by way Of
the Climax and street cars for ten cents or
buy a street car ticket on the boat for five
cents or five for rs cents.
Mr.. Cooper" Blankensop, who recently
drew the horse, buggy, sleigh and harness
belonging 10 Mrs. Bags, OF Bridgeport,
will rattle it of at 81 chance,
The work of running switch from the
c. & P. road to the Buckeye glass works
will soon begin. ,.,
Mrs. Elmer Applegarth, who died on
Saturday evening, mention OF which aP'
pesred in the SUNDAY REGISTER, will be
buried to-day at 2 o'clock.
As yet Mr.. Meek has not found sue
cessor for the Times. He will sell the loo
office to Wheeling parties,
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their churches, yesterday, with good attend
apce. Communion was held at the Presoy.
terrain. Rev. Jesse Hargreaves assumed
charge of the colored M. E. congregation.
Charley Coss was the only guest at the
lookup, Yesterday. He is up for drunken
ness, and will be tried to day.
DOWN IN THE STATE.
Wild geese are reported thick in Lewis
county.
AIarge amount of building is reported at
Huntington.
A rich copper mine has been discovered
in Sum mers county.
Sixteen prisoners are confined in the
Roane county jail.
Anew postoffice has been established at
Minersyille, Mineral county.
Mumps is the fashionable disease
throughout the State this season.
The question OF license to sell liquors in
Guyandot;e carried by majority OF nifty
four.
The mail messenger service between
White Creek and Hubbardstown, w. Va,
hes been discontinued.
The postoffice at Donaldson, Hampshire
county, and at Servia, Braxton county, w.
Va, have been abolished.
The liabilities of W. D. Lewis & Co., coal
operators on the Big Kanawha, who have
tailed, are placed at $4,000.
The east wall of Lock No. /, on the Lit
tie Kanawha gave way the other day.
This leaves navigation on the river in bad
fix.
Point Pleasant has saloon called Temp
tation." Lead us not into Temptation
has an emphatic significance now to the
Point Pleasant citizen.
Track laying on the Buchanan and Wes-
ton railroad is progressing rapidly, and tits
confidently expected that the road will be
completed by the LIST Of May.
We have a log tide in Guyan, and timber
has begun TO roll in. We expect the
largest run of timber we have had for
Huntington Republican.
Among the patents issued last week the
following we're TO West Virginia inventors:
To Joseph A. Arthur, of Logan, for re-
ciprocating propeller. To SUloman K. Jar.
Wis, of Phillip, for a harness shop. To
John NJ. Sweeney, of Wheeling, for cut
off valve for steam engines.
The directors of the Grafton and Green
brier railroad, have appointed b. +. Mar
tin, John W. Mason and II. s. Wilson a
committee to negotiate the mortgaged
bonds to a sufficient amount to complete
the road to Phillip. They also empowered
this committee to purchase the rails, etc.,
to complete the road TO that place.
The total receipts of the Anderson cornet
band, during their late fair, amounted to
1874. Their expenses were $l56 leaving a
net gain of Sis, which is pretty good work
for one week. They now have their new
instruments paid for and a handsome bal
ance in their treasury. -Pieimom Dispatch.
On the night of the 3Oth ult., Mr.. James
Vanmetre, residing near kearneysville.
heard cackling amongst his chickens and
on going out with his boys, found num-
her of opOssums roobing the sitting hens
of their eggs. A signal was soon given
for the attack and ere Mr. Nanmetre and
sons had left the field OF carnage twenty
one opOssums were numbered with the
slain. This looks like the big opossum
and coon stories" OF Virginia in colonial
days, but Mr.. VaDmetre will vouch for
its -MntinsJ,Ug Herald.
A singular accident happened Jere
woodward on Wednesday. He Was driving
leisurelv along on the hill about a mile
and a half on the other side OF Mineral
Wells when the bank gave away aud the
horse and wagon and himself were swept
about 200 feet down hill into Tygart creek
He managed. to crawl from under the mass
of earth, but his blackboard and horse were
covered with water and he was compelled
to stand and hold his hCrse's head bove
water until they were all eItricatSd by
pei sons from the Springs. Strange to say
there was no material damage TO either
horse, wagon or driver-PdrkersJurg Sentinel.
A few days since John Berry, Of Will.
Transport, moved to the McSherry farm
near kesrneysville. George Leferman, liy-
ing On the Andrew Rentch farm near Will
Transport, hauled a load OF Mr.. Berry's
goods, When along the B. & 0. below Rat
thing Bridge. on the road leading TO Fligg's
Mill, freight came along and his team
ran away, throwing him under the wagon,
breaking his legs and otherwise injuring
him. He was brought to the Valley House
in this city. DR.. McSherry is attending
him, and he is doing as well as can be ex.
pected under the circumstances. Many OF
our citizens called to inquire as to the con-
dition OF the sufferer and render what aid
thew could -MdrtinsbuT1 Herald.