Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-08
RANDOLPH COUNTY.
Railroad. Election and Other News Of
I interest.
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I interest.
Spseial b u, Register.
BEVERLY. ". Va, Nav 5-0ur section IS
again becoming agitated over the railroad
question. and after the regular campaign is
opened with thousand and one candidates
upon the people, soliciting their sufrages,
old Randolph will present the appearance OF
a saething, boiling cauldron that only
locker on can appreciate. Randolph county,
with the exception of Barbour, can present
more candidates to the square inch than any
other county in the State, and from the pres
ent outlook the former will have to look to
her laurels. Our county committee have
determined TO have no county convention,
consequently the race will be free for all
and go as YOU please. Candidates for the
various Offices are numerous and their
names are legion, with several districts to
hear from. Squire H. I. Chenoweth is
candidate for Sheriff, and he thinks his ex-
perience as undertaken will aid him materi-
ally in burying all other candidates-with
sufficient number of ballots. Candidates
for Prosecuting Attorney do not loom up
very fast, but Ginger kittle thinks with
this great undertaking that he would find
ground enough to stand on and run sue
cessful poll Kittle means No. l3 boot.
But the present incumbent, Colonel Scott,
who has a faint recollection Of the difference
between bob-tailed flush and jack
straight. saws he will see him one better aud
pool issue with him. The candidates for
County Clerk are as numerous AS jay birds
in pokebery time The most prominent
already mentioned are ". L, Kee ]. Balls
Ward and James D. Wilson, the present in
cumbeut. Jim has established literary
bureau and has delivered his 'fayorite ad-
dress to begin with. If Jim" will let
loose the several patriotic speeches delivered
on Dry Fork last Fourth of July, the people
will rise up and call him blessed, but Jim
is modest. John Runyan Morrison, Edward
Tilberry Jones and William Henry Wilson
are the most prominent names mentioned
for the Circuit Court, but We opinc the
Blue BulI' will gather in the most ballots.
For Assessor the list is 50 great that II
would require n sheet of legal cap 10 enum-
crate them: therefore will wait until the
list is completed. For the House of
Delegates. for Delegate, Squire Pat
Crickard is the only name we have heard
so far. The season is early, aud iur this
office there will he large crop ot cand'
dates in consequence os the delegate coming
from Randolph this year
Randolph county will present the name o'
Mr.. l.. ID. Stradcr for Senatorial honors
Mr., Strader is a talantcd LAWYER, and by hts
honest. straightforward course has made
host of friends in Randolph county. He is
a simon pure Democrat, and was an advo.
cate of those principles at n time when II
tried mems souls to be a Democrat. Ran
dolph county deserves some recognition at
the hands Of the Democracy, more from The
fact that with the exception OF Tucker coun.
IT, it was the only county in this Senatorial
district that gave Col A. ". Woodiord
majority. Mr.. Strader is u brilliant speaker,
and if il should become necessary he would
be able to meet his Republican competitor
ON the hustings The campaign has not
commenced in earnest vet, but from present
appearances there will be a great deal OF
mud singing before it is over.
Railroad Matters.
Railroad matters are beginning tn take
some tangible shape. There has been some
talk of diycrting Rahdolph's subscription in
aid of a road from this place TO connect
with the Weston and Clarksburg road at
Buckhannon, but we think the effort will
prove abortve This county did subscribe
$50 900. condtionally, in the construction
of the G.. Il G. railroad from Philppl to this
point. and some of our citizens have become
very impatient at the diatory movements
of the &. 4 6. company, and have been cor
responding with some Ot the officials oi the
W. a B. road to ascertain what arrange
ments would be necessary to extend thai
road to this point Although We would like
to have as many railroads as possible, our
people might ~ well make up their minds
that no SET of capitalists are going 10 come
in here and build railroad for us unless
We show some disposition to help our
selves. Our interest is no; connected with,
nor identified with Upshnr coanty.
our rational outlet, one that will give US
uuiCk and accessible route TO the eastern
markets, will be over the B. 4 o. vim Phil
ippi. Col. Crcsap, one OF the directors oi
the G.. 4 G. railroad, who was at Grafton
few davs ago informed your correspondent
tin the president of the road and H. ). Will
son engineer, that they both assured him
that work would soon commence on the
entire route from Philippi to this point. Mr..
Wilson informed him tina, he would be here
the present week and make some prelimin
ary SURVEYS and that if our people would
show the company that they are willing TO
aii in the construction. that the road would
he completed to Beverly within the next
twelve months.
Pound Dead.
Mrs Rebecca Logan, the mother Of Jas.
n Logan, was found dead in bed Yesterday
morning
Mrs Logan was in her eighty-third year
and had been in feeble health nj winter hut
rctircd the night before in her usual health
and when some member Of the family went
TO her room the next morning Ia call her 10
breakfast they found that her spirit had
taken its fight.
singular Accident.
A very singular accident happened few
days ago to COW belonging 10 Sam Ham
ilton. Sam had been using a neighbors
horse with which be had been doing some
plowing and had put it in the stable to feed
it. The COW was OF the outside and would
reach through between the logs with her
tongue and pull out the hay from near
where the horse was feeding. This action
on the part Of the COW seemed TO incense
him so much that he watched hi opportu.
nity and bit Off three inches Of the cows
tongue. Sam thought the COW wonh surely
die and made an effort 70 save it by placing
the food back OF the mouth which has
proven successful and she now bids fair 10
live to ripe old age.
Charley Odbert and Will Dillon, the
latter Of whom was interviewed by dogs in
Wetzpl county, several months ago were IN
te,iewing our merchants the past week.
Both gentlemen are popular salesmen.