Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-29
CHARLESTON.
Avery Modest Man With congrsss.
ional Loupings.
ECCENTRIC MARRIAGES THE RAGE.
Three Young Couple Tie Together for
Life Without Calling 10 Their
Friends 10 Make Merry
With Them.
Fpm On Regular Core;,rsicai.

have ad perfect fnundatioa oil mud anu
siu.h here for several days past On Mon
day and on yesterday It looked a. though
We we're about to indulge In another great
tiocd such as the one ot rs, that covered
most o. the city with water and swept
sres, desl Of valuable property ont OF this
yshey. We had about q foot Of snow sun.
dsv, and il was melted by n heavy rain.
which made things look-"bil.sous" for the
low places
A holy stiffness pervsdes the atmos-
pher, Of Tins usually gay aud festive VII.
lsge. Business, political and serial circles
aro sn peculiarly quiet for this ssason Of
the year.
The eoal market has been remarkably
dull ali the fall and winter, And as cur bua :
ness men are largely
Dependent Tor hsPpOrs ON the Mining
Interests
they have ielt the pressure greatly. Our
merchants all say that trade has not been
near so good as IL was last year At this
time. But 7 suppose Charleston 10 only
sun, ring her proper proportion Of the gen.
.ral ,taguatIon OF business Of which We
hear complaint all over the country.
Politically, there is very little going on.
We hear OF several gentlemen who would
he glad TO be honOrei with state offices,
but they are not doing much in the way Of
c,nNaSSilg. and 40 good guess can be made
rs Ia who Will hold the lucky cards.
There ore also CminOus vhispcrinCs OF q
da-k and deep laid plot 10 bear Phil Syndsr
tor Congress next year, but as the oppoS!-
lion have not yet found enough
Courage TO Name Ihris Cnnd date.
il is hardly probable that they wiil he able
~ beat kauuwha's gallant captain. ! am
ru.ss g.. II, Presley Morris, OF the Richie
urlsttr nor ~ good looking as Peterson OF
." Huntington Republican, but ! know
ri IUrh about politics to leel warranted IN
a.srrling that n candidate who is not worth
naming ~ never worth voting for, and IL
his friends are afraid 10 name him. the
people will hardly have the courage ~
sup, ort him.
However. DO know o. one man who
will probably br candidate against Capt.
snyder, and ii he enters the lists Rt all, IL
will he with the Lrm determination 10 win
the prize. Ny friend j. 4 modest man, and
! will not, therefore, drag his name before
the public gaze without his authority. but
II. tell YOU low found out that he WAS
Nur~inw Congregational Aspirations.
The way OF it was this: This worthy gen.
teman and myself were riding together in
"a railroad car, and were passing the time
pleasantly Away in discussing the political
outlook. lie said he thought that Snyder
should be beaten, or would be beaten, or
both. sGid, that may be, but with whom
do you propose 10 beat him. lie replied
that be did not know. but after some hem
ming and having, he finally said: Your
Question puts me in rather al embarrsSs.
ing position" ! hastcned 10 nGure him
that did not desire 10 embsrrass him, but
lie went on. 'Ahcm, yes, Il rather embar-
rGsscs me. The 'aCt is that l-yOu see l.
TINT is that, intend 10 beat Capt Snyder
mys,lf and he sm.iGd one one OF those
broad gauge smiles, and bis face lighted mp
with the glorious radiance OF mn
Indian sumu,-r Sunset.
| did not carry my iuYcsIiGatiOns any far
iher, but quickly changed the subject.
The makeup OF the committees kas re-
CO eIved here to dsy, and Capt. Snyder, wno
IS at home for the holidays, has been nu-
neTOusly congratulated upon his appoint.
meut on the proof reading committee.
He bad already expressed the belief that
lnrUllod Bills would be mis- committee and
was not disappointed -
Isn't il funny how everything becomes
rpdcmiC Gt some time or Othrri Crime
frequently becomes so, and RACES furiously
fur few w0, ks, and Charleston IN always
IN tie front rank. Mysterious disappear.
hnrC has been having run sll over the
country. and Charleston furnishes vic
tim 4 yO%Dg nEn named Owen Lloyd,
WIN formerly kept n grocery store here.
G!sGppearsd Esysra! weeks sgo, and no traces
ui him ha, yet been found. lie was last
.esr Al The 81 lanes Hotel, in Hunting
ton but
The Gr'stssi Rage Hero NJ Prsssns
is eccentric marriages. A prominent
Young physician has been deyotedIy at.
leLlIyr to q weilkBown young lady, and
runor Las msny time and Oft fixed the
iay tor their marriage. A few evenings
.Iro" they quietly sDuPht the minister At
.I- I,siCcuoe, Bud the first any one knew
II il Or. Lawrence Carr and Miss Helen
LG' born were EL<rrIGd.
N0yu s. Bul,ew and Miss Lizzie Rand
have been 'bgag,d for a number Of years.
4 few days ago the oung lady bads her
friends adi.u TO pay years visit 10
brother in Texas. Tie young man followed
End overlook her in Cincinnati. Hr. and
Mrs. BnrIsw are no. spending their honey
moon in New YOrt
viii Kiger and Miss Fannie lunsker.
both Of this city, had not been missed
from their home last Friday until they tel
'graphed from q allipOlis that tJey were
nnETled.
Several runss ay marriages have taken
pIsc. here ls,.i' they will always happen
unit! fate shall
hmooth D." an True Lovs's ConSss,
but these ba .e mentioned were marriages
to which thsr WIS no objection, and which
might az We u have been ce.sbratsd with
OIL cnstomG pride, p0mp and circum.
II you a. K a CbarIestonisn concerning
a friend, 1hsthsr be or she IN married or
single, th answer will bo, wait here q
moment. III go and find out for you"
There : 3 considerable feeling here over
the pro posed bridge acroSs the Kanswha
river. he Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
CompaI ~ want to build bridge across the
the riV sr at this place, and they are asking
Congr' 40 10 modify the present law % thst
the a tituds will not have 10 Be 10 gresi.
nor Ie span - long - the present Law re-.
guin Q. The e. 4 q. road 10 the most unsc-
com modatiDg one In America, probably.
Tbs company never paid the slightest
he' d 10 Charleston until We got another
70 I'd, and now they AK us 10
D estPoy the Asvi0attSn sf OaS River
o s,sist them In competing for our trade.
In the memorable words Of the Father OF
bis Country, "Sot much" We are In oon-
dItion 20 "siDg BY, 70 you," Mr.. Hunting.
ton. and We mean 10 do II.
Death sf Hos. J. q. neCSasAey.
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