Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-26
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA NOTES.


In Favette county some Of the operators
are kicking vigorously against the action
of the county commissioners in taxing
their unimproved coal at 500 per acre.
They claim TO pay now exorbitant rates.
Their ovens are taxed at 800 valuation
each their houses and other improve.
ments at cash valuation, and their coal,
heretofore at $40 per acre. The coke in
dustry pays quite large per centage OF the
taxes of the county.
A string of fence about thirty rods long
on the farm of Mr.. W. McLain, in Wash
ington county, was totally destroyed by
fire one night last week. 1t is believed the
fire was accidentally started by idle boys
who were lettering in the place. There are
thousands worth of property consumed an
nually by boys handling matches to light
cigars.
Some Of the papers state that the Buchan-
an oil well has been abandoned. Although
work has been suspended for some time, We
understand that the company will make
another effort IL get the tools out Of the
Buchanan well before beginning work on
the Rush faI -B,ugcttsto'C,t Enterprise.
On last Friday night, a party of thieves
broke open the safe in the store OF W. 6.
Morris, tat Mt. Morris and searched all the
drawers and boxes for yaluables, out failed
| trouble as Mr.. Morris had a short time be-
| fere removed his money and valuables
from his safe and placed them in Nor
gantown bank. 1t is supposed that it is
the same crowd who have hitherto COM
! mitted safe depredations in this county
Greene County Democrat.
The Unioptown correspondent OF a
Brownsville paper says: IN. l.. Dukes has
been in town for about a week and no one
has bothered him. All reports to the con-
trary. Mr.. Dukes has never at any time
been in danger of personal molestatiOn.
None of our citizens will harm him., for
none OF them ara possessed OF the fiendish
spirit OF ruffianism and Mollie Maguireisn.
On the contrary our people, one and ali,
are lsw-abiding."
1t is the purpose of the B. & o. Railroad
Company, as soon as the P. s. broad gauge
branch is completed through to Plttsburg n,
| to arrange to transfer freight to the w. &
w. road Without change of cars. The cars
will be lifted from the trucks OF the b. &
| Q. 10 the trucks OF the narrow gauge by a
convenient and hasty continuance, without
! breaking bulk. This will make it safer and
| speedier for shippers over the ". & W.
| and the Charters will have TO buckle up to
| the Union depot at Washington in order
| to compete for the freight and passenger
| traffic, or pay premium or offer chromos
for Greene county patronage WdyHesJ1rs
| Republican.
Chas A Minehart. merchant tailor do
| ing business at the borough OF California,
Washington county, found on Thursday
morning last that his establishment had
been entered by thieves who carried off a
| number Of piecss of valuable cloth. En-.
trance was made by prying OFF the door
with a chisel, presumably stolen from
George wilkins whose tool chest was bro
| ken open the same night
on the 18th inst. a wash and lumber
| house On the farm OF Stiers Lewis caught
fire from defective chimney and was
consumed With all the contents. consisting
c: mat, salt, -four, grain, clothes, nachin.