Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-12
WASHINGTON, PA.

WASHINGTON, IA, July ll.-lne RECENT
heavy rain did considerable damage to the
crops in this county. The meadows are very
light, the wheat almost an entire failure, the
corn and oats short, and on the whole the
prcspe cts for full crops is very poor. The
drought and failure of crops last season,
the severity of the past winter, the loss Of
stock, the poor prospects Of the coming
harvest, and the low price Of wool have made
money very scarce here abou's and the far
mers are much discouraged. Some farmers
lost .over half of their sheep and large
number of cattle last winter. On account
of the scarcity Of pasture the cattle which
were wintered over are very thin aud because
the stock had TO be turned on the meadows
so early the hay crop will be very small On
the whole the outlook for the farmers is very
dreary.
Tie principal social event Of the season
here took place last Thursday. 1t was the
marriage of Professor Edwin Linton, and
Margaret Browusou. Mr.. Linton is Profes-
sor Of Natural Science in Washington and
letters IN College, and Miss Brownson is the
daughter Of James l. Brownsou, D. D.,
widely known in Presbyterian ministerial
circles. The ceremony was performed by
DR.. Brownson, the father Of the bride, as
sieted By Rev. Marcus A. Brownson, brother
of the bride, and Rev. James D. Moffst,
D. D., President of Washington and Jeffer-
ION College. The presents were very ele.
CANT and numerous The new husband and
wife left on the clock train for Pittsburg.
They will spend week passing through
Boston and other eastern cities, sndthen 60
70 Woods Hall, Massachusetts, where they
will spend the summer, Professor Linton
being a member of the working staff Of the
U. S. Fish Commission, which does its sum.
mer work at that resort.
The wedding os Jas. X. Mitchell, of this
place, and Miss Fannie Osborne, OF Clarks-
burg, W. Va, will take place at the home or
the prospective bride, during the coming
week.
Senator" Hill, a popular B. L o. sur
veyor, who has been confined to his room
for almost three months, is able to be out
again.
Mrs. A. B. Caldwell has returned home
from two months visit to friends in Denver,
Col.
Mra. Gus Spats, of Clarksburg, W. Va,
visiting her parents in this place.
Mr.. Will King, of the B. Il O., has resign
ed his position here to accept better one
at the Riverside Steel Works, Wheeling.
A. NJ. Linn, has returned from short
visit 10 Brookville, Pa. Brookville evidently
has some great attraction for MIN.
W. B. Howell, proprietor Of the Howell
House, Wheeling. has been visiting friends
in this county. Canonsburg was his former
home.
w. N. Riddle, of Penn Bank fame, is
visiting friends in this county,
Peyton r. Harrison and Frank Burns,
B. & o. engineers, who have been located
tlrre fer about two yearS, left on Monday.
Mr.. Harrison goes to Msrtinsburg, W. Va,
Mr.. Burns to Baltimore.
On Tuesday evening Jefferson Academy,
Canonsburg, closed it's term with literary
ard musical entertainment
DR.. James Black, formerly president Of
Washington aud Jefferson College, but now
Prof. of Greek in Woster University, was in
own on Wednesday.
Rev. Samuel carp, late of Trinity Hall
School, has left for his new field Of duty at
Ann Hsrbor, Mich. His place as rector OF
Trinity Hall has been filled BY the election
Of Rev. Thomas Dorsey Pitts. Of Baltimore,
Nd
Rev. Mark A. Denhsm, of Saratoga, N.
Y, is home on a visit.
DR.. J. d. Moffat read a paper last Thurs
DAY at the State Teachers Meeting, on the
subject, Essentials of Successful Teach
ing"
E. L. Chistmsn and wife returned on
Thursday from trip to the sea shore.
Miss Nellie Hszlett has returned from q
visit to Miss Theta Quay at Morgsnzs.
A very pleasant social was held by the
ladies of the Second Presbyterian Church,
last Thursday evening, at which time the
plans for the new church building were ex.
hibited.
Alex. VI. Acheson, formerly Of this place,
is train dispatcher on the Lebanon and Corn
wall railroad in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Capt. James Pugh, Philadelphia mer-
chant of great wealth is stopping with his
friend A. B. Cslpwell.
Prof. J. c. Boyer, of Pittsburg. took in
the wedding of his classmste, Prot. Linton,
on Thursday.
Miss Title Moore, the charming music
teacher at the W. F. s. is spending her va
cation in Latrobe and Johnstown.