Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-14
GRAFTON.
A Bad wreck-A Remarkably Aged Dove
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ear breaking. Five cars were badly wreck
ID. Passenger trains Nos. GOA and ga
we're delayed several hours by the wreck
No one hurt. :.
A Canadian dove belonging to the
Powell, of the Powell House, died q
lew days ago. 1t wasthe Oldest bird known
ia this section, being t~wenty.thtee years
eleven months and three days old.
There is 9 vacancy on the Baltimore
and Grafton R. P. o by reason of the
resignation Of Clerk Lucas, who was sp-
q few months ago from Jefferson
county. Joseph S. Chambers, OF Fetter-
man, and Benjamin Bradford, of West
Grafton, are applicants for his shoes, and
the knowing ones say n OF them will
wear them.
Conductor A. W. Nicholmus was
off q coal hopper Wednesday which
being pushed up the incline TO the
coal bins by the yard engine, and received
a severe confusion of the knee.
Mrs John r. Klauser, wife OF the Eagle
foreman, came this week from Wheeling
to visit her husband.
No marriage licenses have been issued
by Clerk Rector for FIVE weeks. He says
the girls are on a strike
Miss Maggie Scrogin is visiting in Fair
mont this week, the guest OF Miss Carrie
Core.
Doctor A. H. Thsyer left Thursday for
a few weeks %sojourn in Jacksonville and
Pslssks, Florida.
Henry R. Lake, OF Marion county, who
a sindicted by the grand Jury OF that coun-
~ for disturbing religious worship, was ar
rested here a few days ago by Deputy
Sheriff Grimes. He gave bail in the sum
OF $500 for his appearance before the court
Of Marion county. g.,
Lena, the pretty little daughter of David
Ansbowsky, is very i'll with rheumatism OF
the heart
Michael Moran, station baggage master
of the B & o. r. R. at this place, is one
of the oldest employees in continuous ser
vices of the company. He went into the
employ Of the company in l849 and has
been an employ ever since. de has been
8 alton baggage master al this place for
eighteen years.
There were only two cases in Police
Court this week-one for ~sssaulting and
abusing his wife and one for sn old fash
Toned plan drunk. The wife heater was
assessed $40, and the drunk 81.
An old fashioned ts~fy-pulling at the
Central Hotel, a few evenings ago, was the
amusement of the guests and home folks.
A gentleman from Lamar. No, who was d
guest Of tie Central at the time and had
never seen or heard Of q t~afy-pulling, said
he rad never seen 80 much fun since the
woo Is were on fire
A little child of Geo ". Whites died
Thursday from being poisoned by drink
ing condensed milk. The child was iust
six months old the day it died.
Additional contributions to the Newburg
fund have been received by the committee
from Grafton, az follows: Charles Dun
lap. train master B & o. railroad, 81; j..
A. Hunter, assistant trainmsster of road
s.; William Gould, Mayor West Grafton,
81.
George L Dunlap, who has been time.
keeper in Train Master Duulsps office for
several months, has resigned aud accepted
the position of baggage master between
Grafton aud Wheeling Mr.. j. W. Red
dali, of Wheeling, has been appointed to
the position Of time keeper.
The Fairmout, Morgsntown and Pitts
burg railroad will be formally opened tor
passenger and freight traffic next Monday,
February is.
John Marques while digging coal in his
mine nesr Irontown q few days ago was
seriously injured by the cavipg in of the
section of the niue, in which he was work
ing He had one arm broken, shoulder
and hip dislocated and badly injured
about his head and face. 1t IS supposed
that the stone and slate that fell upon him
would weigh over @ ton. His escase from
instant death was miraculous Doctors J.
H. Love and Abe Warder, Jr., were sum,
moned aud rendered aid, as serious as the
injuries are, the doctors think he will re-
cover.
The walking contest at the rink was not
a success financially, as we are informed
the receipts did no: amount u S25. The
boys who participated in the walking
match complain and are willing to certify
that Burkett pocketed money Belonging to
them according to the agreement by which
they entered the contest. The riUk will be
opened to-day under the new management
OF A. Zeck aud David Kurst,
Thursday night three or four Grafton
boys boarded an eastern bound freight
train to go on a time" Friday morning
news came to Grafton that a man or boy
had fell off freight train in Kipgwood
tuuuel aud was cut all to pieces. 1t caused
q great excitement here, "a fhe parents Of
the boys who left here to 60 on q tramp
thought the unfortunate was theirs 1t
proved to be an unknown man who was
cut all 10 pieces.
There is o great revival Of religion in
progress a. Philippi. The services are
held at the court house by a union of all
the churches. The meetings have been in
progress about four weeks, and about nifty
have made a profession Of religion, among
whom are Judge ". T. Ice. Mrs. Column.
bia and Miss Lizzie Ice, Maj. G. P. r
Brown, DR.. r. B WlGon, G W. Gall,Jno
A. Robinson and /. v. Robinson.
Rev. D. G. Helmick is holding a series
Of meetings in the Protestant Methodist
church here. The church has been great,
ly revived, severai seekers have asked for
the prayers ofthe church, large congrega-
and prospect for much good being
6o7e before the meeting closes.
Rev F. P. Robertson, of the Baptist
church. is at Phillippi, assisting in the
great revival there.
Rev S.rickler, of Phillippi. preached in
Baptist church Of this place las. Sun
dav.
The disaffected members OF the Grafton
church held a meeting Tuesday
evening, and took preliminary steps to.
ward organizing another Baptist church in
Grafton. Seventeen members asked for
at the last regular church meeting
10 organize another church.
There Shall BE No Alps.
When Napoleon talked OF invading Italy
one Of his officials said; But, sire, remem.
Der the Alps To al ordinary man thsse
would have seemed simply insurmountsble.
but Napoleon responded eagerly: There
shall be no Alps So the famous Simplou
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