Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
MOUNDSVlLLE.
Fooling With Machinery Gets a Man
Into Trouble.
Opening Up New Mines. but tie Demand for
Coal Greater Than the Supply
Progress Of the Ohio River
Railroad.
iSpecidl 10 the REGISTER.

more was arrested yesterday 1or maHclous
trespass, and placed in Jail. He was in the
engine room OF the new coal works and
meddling with the throttle of the engine.
Being admonished by the engineer!for Sd
and persisted in interfering with the ma
chinery, and only desisted when an officer
was summoned, 1t would have been an
easy matter for him by giving the "throt-
tie" of the engine slight turn to have
caused serious accident.
Arthur Loves musical combination will
give an entertainment on next Friday
evening. Arthur is quite
aFav0rite with Our People
and never fails to draw big houses.
Dodd x Reisinger, of Wheeling, have
purchased the Elliott planning mill and
will start up bent wood works.
The mining of coal was begun atthe
new coal works on Tuesday. Three
shifts are kept going and not until the
three en- tries are driven" will the mining
begin in earnest. Oaly about five hum
bred bushels are hoisted per day and it is
greedIly sought after, as many as eighteen
and twenty wagons having been counted
suspension OF navi CATION and
The Failure OF These forks
to start up as soon as expected the supply
OF coal has not been equal to the demands,
ana the price has been for the past few
weeks as high as twelve cents per bushel.
The gentleman who leased Newman's mine
,b, ut three miles above town has reaped
nice harvest, and as We sre informed, has
since the late cold snap" cleared over one
thou sand dollars on his lease. Coal from
the new shaft now is only commanding six
cents per bushel at the shaft for lump, and
three cents for nut.
An old stable belonging to Thomas Flem-
ing, in the Middle ward,
Took Fire on Sunday
night about o'clock, and burned to the
ground. A COW in the stable at the time,
was also burned. The stable was insured
in the Etna, of Hartford, for $50. There
are many theories as to the origin of the
FIRE; one that it was the work of an incen-
diary for the purpose Of burning the liquor
store of Mccormick close by.
We learn that the collection of State Ii
cense of theatrical companies, which is $40
per week, or for a less time, is in the future
10 be enforced. We are not certain whether
the section in the Code governing this
class of entertainments has been repealed
or not, but one thing sure, 1t
Seems q Little Strange
that our'county authorities should at this
late day begin the enforcement of law
that was passed in 1871. Why not have
let it remain as dead letter? What is the
matter anyhow? Certainly the distribu-
sion of comphmen,Bries has nothing to do
with IL, EN-
Alexander & Fink have disposed of their
grocery store to j. Dsgg, who will continue
the business at the old stand.
Yesterday friday the thermometer
marked lao below zero, two degrees
Colder Than any Former Report
in this locality this year.
The enclosing the collection of taxes
which were not enjoined this time, per-
hsps some other time, only cost the county
about one hundred dollars for attorneys
fees.
The tresseling on the o. R. road is COM
pleted through the upper narrows and the
work Of laying rails upon it was begun yes
teIday. This now leaves everything open
between this and Wheeling for the work OF
putting down the track, and If the weather
would permit it would take but few days
for the construction engine to be
Running 10 BenwO0d.
The revival meeting at the Christian
church is still in progress.
lecture in this place on the 31st of this
monrh will be largely attended.
The Knights of Honor had public
sisllation at their lodge room in Liberty
Hall, on Friday evening. Quite a number
OF persons, principally the wives anu
daughters Of the members, were present
M.>SrS. Ewing and Linkletter were the ora
tors for the occasion and made quite en-.
tertaining speeches. Refreshments were
served, and q real social pleasant time
was had.
This Order was Organized
here in the year 1877, and numbers about
thirty-three members. No deaths have
occurred here since the organization. The
amount paid by the members for assess
ments has not excee ded SIS on an average
per year. We learn that this order has
paid out in assessments in the United
States the sum Of $40 600 since its or
gsnization.
State Superintendent Of Public Schools,
B. L. Butcher, was in town yesterday and
Visited the schools.
Handsome Bill Curtis, OF New Martins.
vile, spent few days in town this week
seeing old friends.
LecturiDg must be paying business.
We heard ne of the M st prominent men
ofthis place, say it was cold day when he
couldn't gather in as much as thirty dol
lars per week telling what he knew about
the cities he had visited, etc.
A couple were married the other even
ing by one of The Second ward preachers,
and after the ceremony was performed
they requested the preacher not to tell of
their wedding for while yet Pshsw, We
know who they were and won't tell just to
Spite the Newly Welded Pair.
Mrs J. P. Wayman, of Glen Easton, Wis.,
tied her father, Thos. Wilson, of this place,
the first of the week.
The following gentlemen OF New Mar.
tinsville, passed through this place the
past week to their homes: d. B. Miller,
Chas. Wightman, A. W. 0xnard, II. Koontz.
G. Fl. Woods, A. T. Fair, and Rev. J. d.
Keyser. They went in sleighs.
At the last meeting Of the County Com
nissioners W. J. Burley was chosen presi
dent of the court for 1884.
DIR. W. S. Simonton, Of Cameron, was
appointed and qualified as Notary Public
last week.
Caldwell. Post, G. A. R., will have "bean
bake" on the ed of February.
Frank Jefferson has opened q meat shop
near the Mound City Hotel.