Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-02
MoUNDSvILLE.
The Defendants Death Ends
Sensational Case.
A Bean Bake Among the Boys Who Wore
the Blue - After Drift Left
by the Flood.
Speo;aI 10 the Reoister,

N, USDsvILLE, March How Is this for
high2 In crowd of young men in J. L
Amon's billiard parlors the other evening
there were six of the number whose
united height was thirty-seven feet four
and one fourth inches.
Rev. Father Park, of Parkersburg, has
temporary charge of the Catholic church in
this place.
Peter Williams, who lost almost all the
property he had by the food; amounting
to nearly $500, IS lying seriously i'll 10 COLI
sequence OF exposure during that event.
Circuit Court convenes on next Monday.
Judge George E. Boyd will preside. The
docket is moderately long. The maj 0rity
of cases to be tried are civil actions. There
were two cases of bastardy, but the death
of the defendant, McDaniels, in one of the
cases, will evidently put a stop to further
action.
The G. A. R. boys, who have postponed
their besn bake on two different occasions,
now announce that said affair will positive
ly occur on Thursday, March 20.
A Jolly Good Time
is expected.
Jerry D. Riggs, who had been i'll with
consumption for quite q while, died Oh the
10Th inst. He resided in the upper ward.
His family has been kindly cared Tor by
the "boys" of Caldwell Post, G. A. r.
The Wool.growers' and Breeders Associ-
alton meet to day, Saturday, in the Court
House. We presume their main object is
TO ''resolute" and petition Congress.
The action Of certain party in creating
q disturbance with woman near the
mound has been severely censured by those
familiar WITH the circumstances.
John Higgins and Joseph Morgan, of the
city of Benwood, have engaged lodging at
the county hotel for thirty days for disor-
Derby conduct and drunkenness.
Bud Jones and an Italian, whose name
sc failed to learn were before Mayor
Weaver, the first of the week. Jones
struck the Italian with a stone; but claim
I'd justification in so doing.
The Knights of Labor organized Lodge
this place on last Tuesday night.
James Fountain and Mr.. Windel pur-
chased the Weidebusch property on Water
street last week for the sum of s., $50. Mr.
Weidebusch had refused 5000 for the
same property before the fool. He will
remove his family to Wheeling at an early
date.
Mayor Weaver informs US that
The Flood Relief Committee
nave given out all their supplies except a
COX of soap; but have about two hundced
collars cash on hand. The sufferers have
ali been provided for, SD lar as the COM
mittee was able, and the committee has
about completed IT'S labors. There are no
applications for assistance now.
While it seems 10 be in order since the
food, to refer in words Of praise to those
noble, generous persons, who not only gave
their money freely, but devoted much OF
their time to administering to the wants
of the distressed. We must while CON-
plimenting the action of many of our citi.
zens, refere in particular to the part our
worthy Mayor, Charles A. Weaver, has
taken. Though away from home when
the flood was at the highest, he immed.
lately on his return, was foremost in deeds
charity, and was one of the largest sub
-crIoers TO the relief of the sufferers
in our town. He has been active ia assist
ing in distributing supplies, aud his noble,
generous action is deserving of comtnenda-
tiCn and will always be remembered by
our citizens. There are others deserving OF
special mention, but We are unable to do
20 at this writing.
Coal is still very scarce article, and
osts from ~ TO Is cents per bushsl.
The difficulty between the miners and
Houndsville Coal Company hss not as yet
lsen settled, and there is no telling when
will be. Our people have to depend o.
BenwoOd and Wheeling for their coal.