Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-19
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Court Notss-Local News Itens-Psrsonal
Notes.
Special 10 tie Sunday Resisr.
MorYDsvILLE, July ls.- The County
Court meets on Tuesday next tor the par-
pose of making the county levy for the
present fiscal year, and to attend to some
road matters and other business requiring
their attention.
Col Peck, superintendent Of the Peni.
tentiary, has returned from Logan county,
where be had gone to attend to some bus
ness matters, and to accompany his tamil!
to Moundsville. His family came with him
and will remain, presume, until the ex-
pirat on OF BIS term of office.
J. B. Mcclure, ESQ, 10 slowly recovering
the use OF his arm which, during his receu
sickness had become partially paraly 7e
and is now fully ready TO engage in any
legal business entruGted to him. Mr.. Nc
Lure is one OF the Ante-bellum lawyers OF
Virginia; born 10 Ohio county and educated
at Bethany. instructed in the science OF the
law under the old masters. Charles W. Rus-
sell and T. Il hsriah Jacobs, 'Esq1 He is
courteous and polite in business matters,
and good lawyer.
The pavement in the Third ward 10 being
laid under the care OF William Catlett, who
claims to be frst-class paver, and says
if you want q first class job of paving done
YOU must stop often and let your work set
lie. and he is practi> ing what be has been
preaching for some time, but We think the
work will be done before the winter sets in,
Ind that will do we'll enough, The prone
paders can take the other side OF the street
ill then.
There has Just passed down town ive
wagon loads OF Wool. if Mr.. John Aliens
could be merely called o wagon load. Ii
looked more hke huge hay stack. But
still it was on wheels, and l think 1t must
lave contained his entire wool crop.
Ex-Sherif L. 7. Gray, Of Round Bottom,
Sas in town, and he informs me that his
heat is not only cut but hauled in; the
quality Of the wheat is splendid aud the quan-
,ity amply sufficient for all purposes OF .
practical nature; that his oats and corn are
yery promising. Mr.. Cray 10 at present
harvesting his grass which is good. II
crop would not grow for such good fellow
as Mr.. Gray it would seem very strange,
Gen. B. w. Price was in town yesterday,
and SAYS that he has the best garden he
ever had, that his melons will be all right
and that hs viii continue 70 psddle them -
usual, and that Mr.. White, Of Beltou, css
take notice The General, however. says
that he will forego the peddlins OF his
melons if he can sell without It, but he must
.ell them, for the tax gsiherer will soon be
after him and he knows By past experience
that be NUT have the money. The taxes
alwa,s did cause the General some trouble.
But have thought sometimes the General
com planned to let his neighbors know thst
he did pay big tax bill, because the Gen.
eral is getting pretty stiff in the way OF
property, which is the result Of honest In
dustry in bis case, but it may be that the
big tax bill really does hurt, for he does no.
like 10 zee the money leave him. He re-
members how be got the money, and 10
rather kindly inclined toward It. And II
you can believe him, he preferred 1t TO . 'sx
oil. TIE General looks upon this thing oi
DO wing taxes as Q grstuity, lie never has
spy law suits nor road suits. and he says a.
he cost the county nothing, he should psy
| in proportion. And then he says It |
always cash; never Is be permitted TO make
a bill against the county, the appointin'
power always protecting him in that matter,
90 as to draw s9usrely on his cssh,
Five more wagon loads Of wool have Just
| passed; ,he price is up tc 80 cents . poaDd
| and this, | presume. cleans out the wool
cop entirely, and finances will be some
what easier among our farmers in conse-
| que nee; and this, with the prospest OF splen..
| did crops, make the future bright. AID
things present Q very cheerful Appearance.
Nj. Robert Msupin, one Of the reliable
guards at the Pepttentisry, bss gone 10
Petersburg, TO take q prisoner from the
| Pspi,er tiary to that place, be being wanted
| by the court now in session there.
The articles taken from Mrs. Armstrong
on the camp ground. have no. full &C.
count Of the burglary there committed on
Yesterday, q gold watch and chain were
takep. but what other articles i have not
| learned. tut understood others are missing.
The thief. or supposed thiei, has not yet
been arrested, although q reward Of one
hundred dollars 10 offered for his arrest
James Il. Fountain, Of the Second ward,
ia having q sale Of personal property today
consis,il 2 Of hotel furniture and farming
uten.ils, wagons. buggies, etc. :,
Ra.pberries are plenty and OF an excel.
lent quality. They are being brought 10 By
citizeps OF the county and the sale OF them
/, dull on account Of their abundsnce.
Chickens and butter are plenty; butter
twelve cents; chickens, twenty cents, tven
y.6ve and some ask thirty. according u
the size.
We have not vet learned who the ne.
postmaster At Moundsyille will BE- although
| have hesrd the question asked frrqasnily
We have some patriots, however, Who would
be wiling TO serve their country IN inst c.
pacity, bot sin the public do not snhe'
sufficiently 70 warrant Q revelation OF %
appeal to srma Miss Cans stiIl continue'
70 discharge the duties Of the o6iee IN hel
own courteous and polite way, and % vil
still have 10 tuffer until the relief CONES
Police business is somewhat dull Tha,
IN not enough TO keep the sergeant In co,
fee. believe, and I think be would be viii
ing 10 be provided for By IN order or Couu
oil until times In police parlsnes grow b.
Mr.. Calke still remains captain Of th'
gu, rds at the penitentasy. and thisk To
gentleman from Mercer viii, in al! pro's
biEty. retain the position. He s yer,
efficient officer, courteous snd polite In th
dlschsrgs of his many duties. yet 6rm =
rock when the occasion demands IT. Ii
Calfee has been captain Of the guards tor
considerable time and ye. true merit go"
to claim its reward
Richard Allen, one Of our best farmer
, vas in town to-day, but says thers y noshin
new from Emesione. I did not. hossvs
zee one Of our best farmers Who gsnessi'
accompanies him on Sesurdsya Af. job
Jsfersop, and On inquiry vhsthR b VI
sick, could not ASCERTAIN ths fset
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