Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-09
coMMENcEMENT EXERCISES
AT the Fairmont State Normal
School.
Heavy Storm---Three Murder Trials---A
Tough custOmer---A Wonderful
Dog---Buying Girl by
the Pound.

practicai sad, ess before the Normal Lyceum
by Hen. b. r. Martin. of Grafton, on the
subject of Tho ught and Thinkers The
speaker was safe nlively listened to through
out by critiesl and elegant audience of
our best people, xnd the esort was gener'
ally compimepted by all who heard 1t.
Rev. G. NJ. Sboet took 70: his text this
morning tire second verse Of the Second
Chapter Of Habosl-uk: And the Lord an.
swered me, and sad, Write the vision, and
make it plain upon tables, that he may rub
that readeth t.
The reverend gentleman completely
astonished his large audience By preaching
probably the best sermon ever delivered
here on a similar occasion. The sermon
was simply fnc 1t was full of beautiful
and eloquent passsses, condensed to
a wonderful degree; very plain and practi-
cal and full Of pue religion. 1t WAS g. de-
psrture from usualbaccslaureates. 1t was
sound. and solid, without tie usual unrc-
cessfuN attempts at flowing eloquence that
tire and weary an audience. Rspt and ga
cious attention was accorded the speaker,
and whsn he fnishedAcompleted-his dis
course, the audience reverently Joined him
in fervent appeal fo- divine blessing.
Tonight he breaches in the Presbyterian
church on The Modern Craze-The Rink"
and we predict for him the largest congre-
CATION ever assembled Ia tie building.
DOWN RIVER DELUGE.
Last Saturday night the most terrific rain
storm struck this section that the oldest cit
zens ever witnessed. The Buffalo creek sp-
peared TO be the center of the deluge; that
creek and it's tributaries were swollen to
greater proportion than ever before, sweep.
ing food gates and every thing that was in
its course. The injuries to corn fields, cane
fields and potato fields was very large; great
deal of the corn and cane fields will require
replanting. Lightning struck large oak
Tree near John Il. HowelTs residence, the
dead wood in the top was ignited with FIRE,
which caused considerable uneasiness in the
neighborhood, they thinking that the fire
was burning Mr.. HIS dwelling. The fire.
quent showers the forepart Of this week
have been great detriment to the farmers,
causing them to neglect the setting up OF
corn, to erect new food gates sad fencing.
Huntington Argus.
THREE MURDER TRIALS
The Fayette Circuit Court which has Just
adjourned bad three murder cases before it,
those Of Parker, Halden and Hazee.
In the case of Parker the jury found him
guilty in the first degree and further found
that he should be punished by confinement
in The penitentiary, which verdict was set
aside because of the conduct Of the jurors
and the officers having them in charge.
There were ittytour witnesses examined
and many dispositions read, which upon the
whole made it very interesting trial.
The case of Smith Holden for the murder
Of Letcher Tincher was also decided and
the sentence was confinement in the peni-
Tertiary for life. There was a motion made
by his counsel to set aside the verdict which
motion was overruled by the court.
In the case of John Hazee for the murder
of Harvey Goodwine the prisoner was found
guilty Of involuntary maDslaughter and SEN
tence to confinement in the county Jail for
2 months and fined S25.s
TOUGH CUSTOMER.
The Lincoln Clipper says the citizens of
Quill Branch, a tributary of Main Mud,
have been annoyed for q long time, by an
old gray wolf which until last week eluded
capture. Monday morning Farmer P.
Munchmire found his little flock of seven
sheep slaughtered, and saw the fresh tracks
of the enemy. The neighborhood rallied
with dogs aud guns, and q vigorous hunt
instituted which brought the wolf at bay in
cave, on the head waters of Pigeon, Logan
county The dogs were encouraged to
enter the cave, and of FIVE that went in,
only one came out alive, and that power.
full bull dog which throttled the wolf, and
brought him out dead.
A DOG sEvENTY-FIvE FEET VI TREE.
The Clay County Star comes to the front
with the following dog story: "As couple
of the fair sex of the Wild Lands were
going along the road TO neighbours, one OF
them became very much alarmed at see
ing some huge animal in the top of large
oak that stood not far from the roadside.
She uttered cry and started back. The
other, wishing to investigate the matter pro-
ceeded closer to the tree, and what should
she find the animal to be but the house
dog, which had followed them. AS dogs
cannot climb, it was o matter of curiosity
how he got there. Closer observation
showed, however, tnat inc uOR nau Walkeu
up lodged tree that had fallen from the
hillside above, and was about Is feet from
the surface"
BUYING A GIRL BY THE FOUND.
A Ravenswood exchange, which we don't
like to give away says: A young man Of
this place recently purchased young lady
at her own price. three cents pound, and
has in his possession contract signed by
her to the effect that whenever be desires
he is TO take possession upon payment Of
the price stipulated. Three cents pound
is extremely cheap for Jackson girl.
y GIVE you a reason on compulsion" Why
of course will. ! am cured of rheumatism,
which has kept me enslavened for twenty