Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-06
EFFECTS OF LIQUOR.
Serious Shooting Scrape at Bridge.
Port.
Henry Neminger Winds Up Z Drunken Spree
by Shooting Isaac Fowler Through
the Body-Probably Fatal
Wound.
BRIDGEPORT

BRIDGEfOhTs
A very serious shooting ARRAY occurred
Yesterday afternoon about 4 O'Clock at the
residence of Henry Neminger. Ner'uger,
who is a very peaceful man when sobef, is
a regular demon while under the inhu.
euce of LIQUOR, and yesterday he was on
one of his periodical sprees u became
very drunk. He went home IN the alter
neon and ran his wife and mother out oil
the house and began to tear up things and
SMASH Up THE FURNITURE
at a terrible rate. His family were out on
the street il front waiting for him 10 qulet
down and trying to get some one to go IN
and quiet him. Just at this time Isaac row
Ter, who lives with bis parents IN tne Mest
end of town, came along. He worked with
Nemipger in the Union glass works, ana
they, thinking that perhaps he could quiet
Neminger, asked him to go in. He at hrst
refused and started on. but the woman ran
after him and beseeched him to go, and ne
finally consented. He went into the room
where Neminger was and said to him,
"Henry, what is the matter with YOU'D
Neminger Immediately
DREW HIS REVOLVER,
and said: "By God, I'll show you what's
the matter" and fred. The bail first
struck Fowler on the hand and passed
through it and lodged in the groin. The
wound is a very serious, if moi a fatal one.
DIR. Crooks was called to attend to the III
iuries of the wounded man. He was car
ried to the house OF a neighbor, and was
resting as easily as possible: Nemtnger
was arrested and placed in Jail to await q
hearing. Great excitement prevailed when
~ Ea,,iprar M hnlrt-
ily condemned for his act. The revolver
used was a 80 calibre.
Mrs. Mary Gifin, Of Rock Hill, was in
the city yesterday.
One drunk was disposed OF at Mayor
Mitchell's court yesterday morning.
Miss Clara Forbes LETT yesterday on a
visit to Cadiz friends.
Misses Lille Alexander and Mamie
Cooke left yesterday for a visi, TO Captina:
Mr.. Peter Burns, of Altoona, Pa, and
Mrs. Fanny CAN'T, of this city, were mar
ried at noon yesterday by Rev.. ~kende
son, of Bellaire. A large number of the
friends of the happy couple were presen t
and sn elegant dinner was served Mr..
Robert Parker was best man and Eleanor
Betz was bridesmaid. They left on the 4
p. NJ. train for Altoona, where they will go
to housekeeping at once.
SIS
ST. EVANSVILLE.
W. 4. Hunt, OF the OrOoice, and An
drew Mcfarland are at the State Conven-
ton.
James Thompson, who recently removed
with his family TO Chicago, is back here
on a bu siness trip. He is down to buy
str awberries at GAINESVILLE for the Chicago
market.
Henry Adams, of Wheeling, was in
town over Sabbath.
We mentioned in our last letter the ser
ious illness of Mrs. Denham Berry, who
was strickened with paralysis on Tuesday
Il last week. She remained unconscious
until an early hour Saturday morning,
when she died, aged 81 years. She leaves
a husband and eleven children, mostly
grown up, to mourn her loss.
On Monday, Robert Thompson, accom-.
panied by his daughter, Miss Ellie, started
on a visiting trip through Illinois aud
Missouri.
Drs. A. II. Hewetson and John E. West
left on Monday for Cleveland to attend the
Ohio Medical Convention IN session there
this week.
= Miss Jessie Morton entertained a small
party of her young friends in a handsome
ann on Saturday evening.
The county commissioners are in session
this week.
Ralph Bingham. the boy orator, had
only q moderate house Monday evening.
All present were pleased with the enter
tainment. however.
Smith Cunard, OF Wheeling township,
fell from a ladder on Sunday morning, and
broke both bones of one of his legs.
Deputy Sheriff +. X Sedwick went to
Columbus on Monday after NanderpOol
and Jones.
The announcement of W. B. Cash as a
candidate for county clerk is in the nature
Of a bombshell among the growing list of
candidates.
The assessors have all brought in their
returns to the Auditor, from which we
CLEAN the following interesting statistics:
Total number of horses in the county,
1900; cattle, %, l05; mules, $50; sheep,
169, 4O4; hogs, II, l07. Total value of per-
sonal property, $6,1Il, 7G7, Of which Coier.
ain township has, $29S, 2i2; Flushing, $40
53i; Goshen township, sIS2,5oi; Kirkwood,
$229. 927; Mead township, $lS6.G3S Bridge.
port, S295, 67l; Pultney township, 1851 $50;
Richland, $0l4,20O; Smith. $3g6, 73l; Somer-
sst, $276,G54; Union, $685. 33; Warren,
SCI i,634; Washington, $l77 1894; Wayne,
1888, rs; Wheeling, $5li,0SG; York, S2IS,-
1S5.
The returns show that l0j saloon keep.
ers will continue business under the Scott
law, and that SIS of these will sell distilled
liquors; so the special tax under this law
will amount to an even $4,000.
The number of dogs reported is 3,03l.
10 OF r re port we have endeayo-ed to give
those II. ms which will be of most interest
to sll.
The reports to the Probate Judge OF the
number of births and deaths is as follows:
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