Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
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FIRNoN>, March 2S.-0ur town Is !osS'
ing up in business point Of view and store
keepers labo-ers and everybody else ar'
consequently happy. Mines arc working
full force, new railroads are builaing and
everybody now has surfeit of work, Wages,
however, are na as good as they might be,
but men who work gennrally consider steady
employment blessing even If wages are
low.
Tie Messrs. Bcnnett have completed part
Of their contract On the f., NJ. & =. y X u.
and expect soon to have the remainder OF
the work taken of their hands. The line
ofthis road is termed daisy" by railroad
men. The grade is perfect, the scenery de-
h.httul, and the country along the route IL
a yeritable elysium.
Importaat LAW Suit.
AS stated in the REGISTER yesterday
morning, the case Of Harrison Gain versus
tue Sharp family was decided in our Cir
cult Court Yesterday. 1t is an old litigation
snd has outlved o generation OF lawyers
and judges. The first suit concerning the
land was determinedin Clsrksburg in 1873;
the decree having been entered by the late
Judge Duncan. Again in 1869, after the
formation Of this county, the heirs OF Uriah
Shal p brought in the Circuit Court, q suit
bsying precisely the same object in view rs
the former suit. George ". Martin, under
whom the plaintiffs in this case claimed the
land. pleaded the Harrison county decree in
lar and the Sharps we're again defeated.
] he late case was an action OF ejectment
Instituted in 1857, to get possession OF the
land the Sharps having BY some means OBJ.
tanned possession Of q small part Of
the original estate The case oc.
cupi,d nearly a, week in
Tia Il ial and on yesterday morning verdict
vas rendered in favor Of the plaintiff
Counsel in The case were Messrs. Morrow
and Staggels for plaintiff and Smith and
l.aggerty for defendants. A motion has
Teen made for new trial and the Court of
App ais may have to decide the case
tnsly.
A coal dealer here has brought suit against
prominent citizen in high position for
40. Tbs case comes up for trial before
Justice I. A. Fleming this morning, and is
exciting considerable attention and CON-
meut.
A number Of our skaters, including the
champion" "ex.champion" and the PRO
fesscr,' went to Morgantown yesterday to
give The denzeus Of that village an eXhibi-
lion on the rollers. Bickee Shepherd, Of
Wheeling, will be here Tuesday to skate a
twerty five mile race with Frank c. ShaGer.
New students continue to arrive at the
Normal School daily.
Personal.
Col. VIM. Hanway, Of Baltimore, was
here yesterday on business.
Mrs. Lulu Nandervort is very i'll with
diphtheria.
Dan l.. Morrow, Of the Peoples store, is
confined to his room suffering with deep
seated cold
James L. Tory is visiting relatives in the
Bal State.
Robert Simpson Of Wheeling, is in town
to-day.
Charles 4. Wells, of Glover's Gap was
here last high, en- route 10 Washington
ID. G.
Ecv. d. S. Hammond whose severe i'll
nCgs has been mentioned in the REGISTER,
| has gone 10 MoundSyille 10 recuperate.
Cur town officers for the succeeding year
will be as follows: Mayor, Jacob S. Hayden !;
Rec order, viii s. Raymond; Couucilmeu,
n. c. Cochran, 7. l.. Varce, Z. L. Nichols,
u. A. Joilif end Alex Bebout.
Miss Mary Burus is suffering with badly
sprained wrist
he big meeting is over but the skating
rink and the Roundbottom resort are likely
70 60 ON forever