Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-12
CLARKSBURG.
A Romance That Will Probably be
Brought to Light.
4 Boom in the Railroad Interests Of Three
Counties Personal and Other Mat
ters From the Town That
Sports B!ooded Horses.
SperiaL 70 the Register.


CLARKsBURG, w. Va. August ll.-Iour
correspondent has the history of quite an
interesting romance concerning a proml'
nent Harrison county bluegrass belle. 1t
is only Just to say that this affair is free
from scandal, or any faint of indiscretiSu,
but the romance is so romantic, and the
Joke so innocent, yet so amusing that |
shall border upon this realm OF fuu just
this far. Your correspondent cannot share
this history with the REGISTER subscribers
now, but if the parties interested make the
matter current news, you shall have rare
treat on the tactics OF lovers wnen at
wal" ' ON account of certain things to-
mOrrow's REGISTER will be anNiOusly
awaited BY the parties interested, but the
matter shall not be published unless 1t be-
come current news The parties are high
ly respectable both by birth and merit.
New Enterprise.
There IS a probability OF having whole
sale pottery established here by parties IN
Ohio. Harrison county will certainly en-
courage enterprises Of this character, and
We hope that the gentlemen connected with
this matter will locate with us. We be.
lisve, that with god management, 1t can
be made successful.
Railroads.
We have frequently had s1us.hing u say
about our new railroad boom. IL must not
be construed that because We are sneerng.
" silent about the matter that We nave
abandoned the enterprise. The work l.
teing pushed with vim and vigor which
means that a railroad is To be built through
| HARRISON, Marion and MonOngala county,
and will connect with the Southwest Penn
sylyania road which gives an outlet 20
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. This railroad
interest was begun about three or four
wears ago. A committee was sent TO Pitts
| burgh TO confer with proper officials OF the
Pennsy lyania road. Your cOrreSpon-
| dent is informed that this COM
| written was informed that the Southwest
| 4, unsy vania road was increasing her
| sinking fund for the purpose OF extending
| hCr line Of road through this section, as
| soon a. the people along the proposed
| route showed q willingness to aid in the
matter. IL was also intimated to the com
| mittee that q proposition would be sub
United in writing TO the counties OF Har
| risOn, Marion and Monongalia as to what
| would he required of them to subscribe in
| order to secure the road. This submis-
sion was never made, however and for q
| while the interest in the matter seemed to
have gotten cold; but the determined bust
ness manner in which the prominent
money men of these counties are working
| in the matter is
Guarantee of Its Success.
Mr. r. 7. Lowndes has not ceased to lab Or
for the establishment Of this road. We
understand he is TO be the President OF this
West Virginia section, and certainly it
| would be difficult TO select man in whom
| the people would have more confidence.
! With Mr.. Lowndes as President of this en-.
ierprise, We don't expect trouble with II ar.
risOn county land owners, and we would
like for Marion and Monongalia to know
him as well as We, and we think there
would no trouble then,
Mrs. N. W. Smith nee Miss Lucy Fletch-
or, has a sister who has been doing mis-.
siOnary labor in Japan. This sister is on
her way here, where she will visit Mrs
Smith for several months.
Mr. Mendeth Orr, the accommodating
and gentlemanly book-keeper for RAsl, Ko-
| blegaId 4 Co., has returned from a rusti-
eating jaunt.
Mrs. J. w. Brown, daughter of.Col Ben.
| Wilson, has been summering at Bay Ridge
Md. The many friends Of Mrs. Brown are
reioiced to see her so much improved in
| health.
Miss Jennie Wilson. a daughter of
Col Ben, is visiting friends in Cumber.
land.
Miss Bessie Steady has Just returned from
q three weeks trip to Buckhannon and
vicinity. Miss Bessie graduated at st.
Joseph's this year and was the Valedicto-
rian of her class.
Hon. Henry 8. Walker is now at his
fathers bedside. Squire Walker is very
i'll and is not expected to recover. He is
one of our best citizens, and is Christian
gentlemen.
hrs. Stewart and Mr.. W. s. Summer have
gone to the Bay State on a short visit.
Mr.. Frank Hsymaker and Mai. Holden
have returned from the White Sulphur
Springs in Webster county. Tne springs
are being literally patronized this summer,
and their reputation for medicinal purposes
is becoming extensive
George Wallis and wife are visiting 7. T.
Wallis.
Several Of the ministers have arranged to
exchange pulpits to morrow. Rev. w. f.
BoggS the Southern Methodist minister,
will occupy the pulpit Of Rev. Mr.. Fltz
gerald, the Presbyteria minister, who will
occupy the pulpit Of Rev. Mr.. Brooke, the
Central Presbyterian minister, who will
occnpy the pulpit Of Rev. Boggs.
Judge Csmden has just returned from a
trip in the interior OF the State. The
Judge owns great deal of valuable timber
land in the back counties, and should he
live ten years longer we have no doubt that
be could dispose of his property for hand
some sum. The Judge has taken an active
interest IN our county centennial celebra
ton, which we are to have next year. The
| Judge is chairman of the committee of ar.
rangements, and called q meeting Of the
several committees Saturday afternoon.
Rev. James mccarthy, FoRr STEVENSON