Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-19
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GEO. YARNEY, a popular river engineer,
and Miss Sallie Borgoy were married at the
residence of DR.. Cunningham yesterday.
The wyandotte Fishing Club left yester-
day for their camp near Powhattan Point,
Ohio, where they will spend the summer.
MR. CANPBELL SWEENEY is having built q
new cotton boat for the Southern waters.
Messrs. Sweeney l. Son will place the ma
chinery Immediately.
In the Municipal Court yesterday in the
case of n. Z. Whitaker VS.. Henry Guen-
ther, an order was entered directing the
sale of the real estate.
THERE is q rumor afioat to the effect that
the friends Of z. Rabig and H. l.. Carr will
try and get these gentlemen to run anoth-
er foot race for a purse.
YESTERDAY quite a pleasant picnic party
composed Of young ladies and their escorts,
repaired to Hess vineyard, in Belmont
county, Ohio, where q very enjoyable day
was spent
THE 0lliyette society met at Mr.. James
NcAdans' residence, on Sixteenth street,
last evening. A very pleasant time was
enjoyed by all, and the gathering breaking
up at midnight.
A YOUNG boy met with a very painful &C
cident at James Nichols stables, in the
Eighth ward yesterday morning. de was
fooling with a pitch fork in some manner
it slipped, one prong entering ais rlght
foot.
Ton LIST and Bernard Sheekey were
fined IS and costs each, for fighting, by
Squire Ankle, yesterday. SheeEey,s hne
was RENTED blythe Squire, on List com
ing forward and acknowledging he was the
sggreSSCr.
OWING to the d~eDredations Of dogs among
their hOcks, numerous Washington county
farmers have resolved to sell OIL their sheep
and engage in other agricultural pursuits.
The complaints principally comefrom Rob
inSon township.
GREENE county wheat is nov about all
in shock, and most of it will be put in
barns or stacks the present week-at least
it should be. As predicted, the majority
of the fields were thin on the ground, but
the grain was we'll headed.
THERE was some little excitement occa-
stoned yesterday by a report that a we'll at
Moundsyille, only So feet deep, had
struck q 4OO.barrel oil well. Messrs. Jos.
Epsey X Co., OF West Alexander, are drill
ing Tor water at MCConnells tannery. and
this was the starting point for the report.
). HoRKHEIMER & Bro, Of Wheeling,
through their local agent, G. ". CLANCY,
Of Coon Island, have purchased over 100,
eco rounds of Washington county wool.
G.. Brewnlee 4 Co. are also purchasing for
the same firm and have also shipped con
siderable. Butcher Il Co. shipped four car
loads last week.
LAST evening a telephone message was
received at police headquarters 10 the
effect that a policeman was needed very
badly at the head of Fourteenth street. OF
course, an officer was sen Immediately
only to find a partially intoxicated indi.
vidual sitting quietly on the hillside talk
ing TO himself.
THERE is an unfortunate hitch in the
Lead Works management at Washington,
which prevents the disposal OF the real es-
tate. 1t is stated that there are two sets OF
liquidatIng trustees claiming to have
charge Of the settlement OF business, and
until this matter is settled, no disposition
can be made of the property.
THE McGugin gas well is said to be in.
creasing in violence and force. The sound
can be heard at a greater distance than a
year ago. While there does not appear 10
be a greater volume of gas or flame, the
rush and sound appear to have increased.
Many credible persons have testified that
tSey can hear the rumbling plainly at a
distance OF ten miles.
The Kennett Fishing Club leaves to-day
for their fishing grounds, two miles south
of Proctor, ". Va. This club is made up
of North End men, and is as follows: VIM.
Masser, captain; John Milton, treasurer;
Hhillip Hydinger, cook; Chas. Gadd,e and
Henry MasSer, of Bellaire. Henry Fogt,
the popular grocer of the North End, fur.
niShed the supplies.
The Westinghouse air brakes have been
anntial m tho naSSAnrar tratng nm the
Wuynesburg and Washington Railroad,
which adds very much to the comfort and
safety of all travellers by this line, as tue
disagreeahle jerking ami Earring is now
done away with. Tue management OF this
road are determined il shall be first class
in every particular, and are constantly
working to that desirable end.
JAMES Knight, sheriff of Greenbrier
county, was in the city yesterday, accom-.
panied by Mr.. James W. Knight. On their
way up they deposited Newton Carter aud
James Thomas at the State Hotel at
MoUndsyIlle, the former for one wear and
the latter for two years. Carter was not
satisfied with one wife and tried the expe-
rment of a second; and Thomas became
enSiOus of another mans pocket6ook
which contained $50 in cash.
TIM wheat harvest in Washington coun.
" naS otSu CONuplSNcu. lAc ylcAu Has
been exceedingly variable. There We're
heavy and light crops in some ~neighbor-
hoods in every part of the county. Some
fields yielded thirty bushels and Others
twenty, fifteen and down 10 four bushels
per acre. The cause of the light crops was
mainly late seeding, but there were O.her
reasons for the failure in some localities
The quality of the grain is Invariably
good.
ANDREW SIsSON was arrested Yesterday
morning at Cameron, by Deputy L. s.. Mar
shall e.. ". Kennedy, upon a charge Of re.
failing liquors without license. He was
taken before Commissioner Forbes yester-
day morning for trial. On account OF The
absence of important witnesses the hearing
was postponed, but will be resumed as soSn
rs the parties can be subprned and got
here. SiSsou lives at Loudonsville, Mar.
shall county, at which place the sales a.
legged against him took place.
THE challenge of August Knoke to Henry
He'll, of Bellalre, which was published yes
terday afternoon, awakened u Bellaire
friend, as will be seen by reference to our
advertising columns. Mr.. He'll, in his re
ply, does not think any nan should ask eX
penSes to 90 three miles to row a race, and
he is ready and willing TO row KnOke, pro.
yided the race will be rowed at Bellaire.
1t is sincerely hoped that the above young
men will make this race, and settled the
question as to which is the speediest oars
man.
We clip the following from the Reporters
West Alexander correspondence: We do
not think from our observation in a trip
through part of Donegal and Buffalo town.
ships that there will be any danger of a
wheat famine. We only noticed n field
that would not pay Cor cutting, whereas we
saw quite a number that were number one
Especial notice was taken of one near Tay-
loTstown station belonging to Leeman
Carothers, that would take the premium
They hay crop is heavy. Oats look well
but short. Corn o X. thus far.
GEN. ToDD has completed his district in
the school enumeration work with the fol
lowing result: Richie district, youth
1,4i9, population 4S47; Webster, youth
l,l5S, population 1856; Centre, youth 1.OS5,
population S.547. Compared with 1885,,
the return is as follows: Richie, youth
lies, population Ais; Centre, youth 1,167,
population SAL: Webster, youth. l,50S.
population 1926. Mr.. Pogue has not yet
finished his work north OF the creek. The
returns OF Gen, Todd show an increase in