Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
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Special 10 he Rs0iSter.
WET ALEXANDER, January 10. - The
reFu'iiUl snow under the influence OF Old
Sol Yesterday will not last ling. and quite
a numbrr were takiBg advantage of the
good sleighing last night as the jingle OF
bells was heard in the wee small hours this
morning. Quite humber from your place
hied out TO "Gretna Green" No. this
week in sleighs and cutters, among whom
xe noticed J. Ndnkeuren, of the new din
ing-rooms of your city. Van knows where
to 20 to replenish his lsrders with No.
milk, butter, eggs etc. As usual our
friends Archy HupP aud George Gibson
we're on deck. They gave US call for
papers as usual.
The trains have been
Very Irregular This Week,
which is s,rsrslly the case when the
papers are Jked for an1inus'y, as they
nov are, to hear how the Mutt trial, nov
IA session at Pittsburgh, is progressing.
The papers are readily taken and esgsrly
peruStd. The feeling here is for the &C,
guittsl OF the prisoner.
Con nun on will be held AT L, P Church
to morrow. Services have been held
nightly for two weeks, with good attend
sTCe.
pr. W. 6iIfillan now takes quail on toast
and on sters on prairie fowl, having recsiv-
4 3 supply from a friend in Illinois.
OUr friend, George Gibson, OF your city,
fell in love with the white barber az Gays
vile, this week. He says ne does his work
veil and does not talk his customers To
'esth while performing, his duty. We
wish there were more OF the same kind.
On Wednesday lsst a report came up to
TOW stating that VIM. b. Bell, third sou
of T. K Bell, near this place. had been
killed. Upon inquiry We found the rumor
corrtc', but DO particulars had been re
ceived Yesterday his brother, r. II. Bell,
E,q of Ksokuk, Iowa, arrived on the 40
T N. train with the remains OF the above
named brother. The accident happened Oh
the 18th inst, at IL 80 p. NJ on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad at Limestone, Ny,
between Lexington and Huntington. From
information received he had orders from
his conductor TO 90 back on the trsii; tooth
being in the engine when orders were
giyepl to see what made the sparks which
were noticed. Bell started and he was seen
sitting his lantern down on top OF car.
He not returning and his lantern being
where be left it,
And failing to 6nd him stopped the trsia
sn5 found blood on the wheels. They weat
back and found his ifeless body at the
roadside. being badly msngled. Seuch
wss babe Of his person aud papers found
which caused notice to be sent TO his broth
OF, r. II. Bell, vino started immediately,
travelling dsy and night with above result
VIM. Bell wss in the twenty-first year OF
bis age, would have reached his twenty
6rst birthday in May next. He will be in
TERED to day from his fathers residence at
II O'Clock A. N. II is sad blow to his pa
rents. brothers and sisters, being the first
de- ath IN the family.
Up. McCsmmon and wife, of your city,
wss visiting relatives here this week
u. B Williams and family, OF Cameron
W. Va, arrived here yesterday to attend
The funeral OF their relative. w. B. Bill.
More Snow fell this morning, which will
make the boss sieighing.