Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-14
A MAN MISSING.
Mysterious Disappearance Of Bar.
rstt, of Beliaire.
Belmont Politics Trunks Ruined
Personal Gossip and General
BeIaire News.

JCnn Darrett, young HAL lEOm tain
city, has been mysteriously missing since
last Friday, and his friends have come to
the conclusion that he was drowned. h
was in the employ of Vim. Manley, whose
business is gathering sand along the river.
On Thursday, of last week, they started
down the river with fat boat to get load
of sand. Mr.. Marley, Billy ONeal and
John Barrett composed the party. They
landed just opposite Powhatan, on the
West Virginia shore, and got their boat
loaded Friday morning, and Mr.. Man.
lev came back home leaving Billy
ONeal and John Barrett to watch
the barge and keep it pumped out until
they could get it lowed up to this CITY.
On Friday evening they got into q skiff
and rowed over to Powhattan to get shaved
$50 O'Neal says, and while there they got
to drinking some. After taking several
drinks they rowed back and landed about
two hundred yards below the barge, where
they both got out and Barrett lay down on
the beach and O'Neal went up to the barge
and pumped il and then went to see about
Barrett. When he arrived there Barrett
was gone, and he called for him and hunt
ed all along the shore and was unable
TO find anything OF him except
his hat which he found lying on the shore
near where they landed. Since then moth
ing has been seen or heard OF him, and the
general opinion seems to be that he has
fallen into the river and been drowned.
Barrett was about twenty-five years old,
and unmarried. He was OF light complex
ion and wore a sandy moustache. He
served five years in the regular Amy, and
has been here only a short time. He was
never known drink any liquor while here,
and his conduct in every particular was
that of q perfect gentleman. His mother
and sister live near Cameron, w. Va, and
came up yesterday on receipt OF the news
that he was missing. A search party went
down from here yesterday intending to
drag the river in the hope OF finding the
body, but at this writing no word has been
received from them.
RUINED TRUNKS.
The steamer c. w. Bachelor landed at
the lower wharf on Sunday to put off two
sample trunks here. Owing to the low wa
ter she was unable to make landing at
the wharf boat and the trunks were put
into skiff TO be taken ashore. Their
weight, however, proved to be more than
the skiff would carry, and sank beneath
its load. The trunks and their contents
were ruined entirely. The boat paid the
owner their full value and settled the mat
ter.
PERSONAL POINTS.
+. VI. McGaw, of Steubenville, was in
own yesterday on a short visit.
+. NJ. Cowen, of st. Clairsyille, was in
town yesterday on political business.
}. l.. Robinson, who formerly had charge
OF the 80 cent store here, but WHO'S now on
the road, for Genther, Of Wheeling, was in
lie city yesterday.
Charm Uranium, an old Bridgeport boy,
Who is now in business in Pittsburgh, is in
the city.
POLITICAL CHIT CHAT.
Candidates for county offices were numer-
Gus in the city Yesterday.
The county seat question will again be
up before the convention, notwithstanding
the agreement to let it rest for two years
yet. The opinion prevails that there is
some underhand work going on, and that
unless some decided action Is taken by the
"removaistsn the "anti.removalists" are
going to capture both conventions. The
candidates for representative are multiply
ing very rapidly and small army of can
dinates will be announced.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Globe base ball club shouldered their
bats and their uniforms and boarded the
Diurnal yesterday, bound for Marietta,
where they will cross bats with a club OF
that city on the Washington county fair
grounds today.
Colonel David Walling resumed his du-
ties as passenger conductor on the c. & P.
RR. yesterday, after Il five months siege
with infiammatory rheumatism.
The &. & z. pay car will be in the city
this morning aud distribute the filthy
!ucre among the employees.
Frank L. SedwiCk, deputy sheriff, was in
the city Yesterday and offered the Roush
property in the Second ward for sale. 1t
MAS appraised too high and no ore wanted
it. II will be re-aPpras1d and offered
alau.
Hon. r. L. Chambers, OF st. Clarsville,
was IN the city yesterday.
Hon. VIM. Okey, of Woodsfeld, passed
through town yesterday on his way west.
DR.. g. A. Close and Ed. Kelly returned
yesterday morning from few days visit
TO st. Clairsville friends.
The Burns Mills camp meeting will be-
gin today and the first sermon will be
preached on the grounns this evening.
Quite a number of Bellaire people are out
there now occupying the cottages. The
big day will be next Sunday.
The colored camp meeting up Indian
run is in full blast and is being we'll at
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