Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-30
REVEALED BY A DREAM.

Another Singular Inspiration AZ
Bridgeport Generai News Of che
Town.
Reading an account in the daily REGIS
TER last week of the finding Mr.. Whitaker
in consequences of a dream, it calls to mind
like incident connected with the drown
ing of Finley C. McGrew, in the mouth Of
the creek in the winter OF 1877. about
which there was considerable excitement
on account of suspicion Of foul play. / be-
believe the incident has never appeared in
PRINT; 1t Is as follows: McGrew was mis-
sing, and as be was known to be in the
habit Of crossing the wagon bridge into
kirkwood, and then going back across the
railroad bridge and get 10 Wheeling. thus
avoiding the vigilance of his wife, and as
noise rs il some parties quarreliHg had
been heard by various persons on or near
the railroad bridge, followed by a-splash in
the creek, it was strongly suspected that
MCGrew had been drowned. Search was
made for the body by parties in boats
with drags and seines all the next day
but without effect about the mouth of the
creek, the supposition being that the body
would float with the current towards the
river. The body. however, was
not discovered that night.
Mr.. C. c. Cochran, who was no doubt a
good deal excited over the matter, had
singular dream, to-wit that he had gone
to a particular place in the creek in a boat
and let down a hook and the first time he
drew it up. he drew up McGrew with it,
This so much impressed him that as soon
as he got his breakfast he came down town
and told his friends of this dream, and
described the place where his dream To-
Gated the body. His friends rallied him a
good deal, telling him he must have been
concerned in putting McGrew there. He,
however, got boat and pole with hook
on it, and went to the place located by the
dream, and the first time he put down the
hook he caught the body, which was at the
exact spot seen by him IN his dream. Mr.;
Cochran is brother OF Judges K. II. and
John Cochran, formerly of Wheeling, and
the story can be vouched for by many
reputable citizens of Bridgeport.
William Boyd, OF Latferty station, is
spendinga few days with Jackson Bags.
The new building association held
meeting last Friday evening Nothing of
importance was done except the appoint
ment OF committees and time for another
meeting.
Baggs & Sons teams of mules was sold II
Mr., Lyle and afterwards bought by Albert
Mansfield.
Miss Lafferty, OF LsfTerty station, form
erly teacher OF the Bridgeport schools, is
visiting Mrs. Warren Hollister.
couple of our young crack shotmen
were up the river yesterday in hnnt OF
wild ducks. 1t was not long until they
came back with wet shoes and a cargo. OF
muscle shells, but not feather OF duck.
Someone who likes good fish tried to pry
open Rees McDoaald's tish-bOX the other
night Only a short time ago several
barrels of fish were out all night and not
touched, but as soon as a lock was pat on
the box, just so soon some one was anxious
to see what was in it, 1t would have been
work all for nothing, as Rees keeps them
in a better place at night.
Part of the factory of the la Belle Glass
Company has been shut down the past
week.
A car load of mules belonging to the c..
L. & w. Il. L. Company were unloaded last
week, TO be used in the banks at their coal
works.
Mr.. Tim McCarty is having new house
put up back of the KirEwood school house.
Mr. Ed. Zane. of the Island, was very
unfortunate yesterday in DOSING three of
his fingers. He is a workman at Bags n
Sons planning mill, and had them cut otfby
a machine with which he was working. DR..
Todd dressed his wounds
Mr.. townsend, oil New brighton, IA, Is
visiting his sister. Mrs. f.. p. Rhodes.
A party consisting OF Hon. K. !. Alexan.
der and wife, Nicholas Kuhn and wife and
A. J. Baggs and wife, returned from Cleve
land Yesterday afternoon, where they have
been for several days OF the past week.
The Bridgeport High School Boys are
about to organize a base ball club which
will tackle anything within four miles OF
here, provided the opposing club is made
up of high school members. Some OF the
players can scoop up ball pretty we'll,
and it will only be question OF time when
they will be travelling with a league club,
for it was only yesterday that one of the
nine was playing with the Riyersides. Sue
cess to you, boys may you flourish and
prosper we'll.
Mrs. Virginia King daughter OF George
Stewart, with her children, have been Wis
ting here for the past week and returned
to their home at Belpre, ohio, yesterday.
Bridgeport has new parole wagon 1t
was used yesterday TO haul man TO the
lookup who was too drunk TO walk.
"Branum's Post gave supper last
night and the night before, in their hall.
1t was a success in every way, and il is the
general opinion at this hour that Scott Lis
ton will carry oil the gold headed cane.
The Wheeling Valley Coal Works are
erecting thirty new houses west OF Bridge
port, twenty-three of which are almost
finished. They present a fine appearance
clustered upon the hillside.
Recently q man calling himself Henry
Miller came here and found employment
at the Wheeling Valley Coal Works. Five
weeks ago he married Esther J. Roberts,au
excellent young lady aud very handsome,
a daughter Of VIM. Roberts. iller now
confesses he has another wife. Squire
Howell, late On Saturday evening, issued
two warrants for the arrest of Miller,