Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-22
KINGwOOD.
Visitors in Town-General News Notes in
Preston.

| visitors in Town-GeneraI news Notes III
! Preston.
! SpeciGl Correspondence oflhe Register.
KINGwoOD, W. VA, August 20.-Cir-
cult Court convened here last week, and
great many people have been in town.
| Among the lawyers from distance we no
| ticed John w. Mason, Jos. Marum, W. K,
Dent, Collector McGraw and Editor Holt,
of Grafton; Judge BrannOn, of Weston;
Thomas p. R. Brown, of PhiGppi; p.
Lipscomb, of st. George; Judge Berkshire
and John A. Ollie, of MOrgantOwn. This
term will be a short one and will adjourn
tomorrow. The Grand Jury has been in
session for several days, and among the list
of indictments was one against Chas La
kel for murder in the first degree. He will
not be tried at this term.
Mr.. Samuel 7. Mccormick, of Grafton,
has purchased the Payne property, and
will move here about the middle of Sep
TENDER.
Joseph II. Hawthorne, Esq, will move
to Kansas City next month. We are sorry
to lose him and his accomplished wife from
our midst, but we wish them abundant
success in the change soon to be made.
Mr.. Hawthorne is one of our leading at
torneys, and was the first man to attempt
high standard of qualification on the part
OF teachers when he was County Superin-
tendent
Miss Jennie Graham, one of our hand
some young ladies, left on Tuesday for
Homecoming Md, where she will remain
with relatives for some time. She is
daughter of the Rev. Samuel Graham.
Mr.. C. II. Williams, formerly citizen
of this place, but now successful citizen
of Indiana, is here on visit
Mr.. and Mrs. III. NJ. Peters. of lrOntOn,
O., are visiting among relatives here.
Two pianos have been sold here within
the past month. One to Sheriff Shaw and
one 10 Charles f. Vickey.
Among the new buildings that are being
erected this season we mention that of
County Clerk. J. Ami Martin, George w.
Rider, Mrs. Matte Parks, Mrs. s. Basnett,
DR.. W. r. Porter, II. II. Porter, w. II.
Bell, VIM. G. Worry and BenOna Jordan.
This is not 50 bad for Il place like King
wood.
The town is having new board walks
laid along our streets.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias was
organized her recently.
Campmeeting commences on the 26th at
the TunneltOn camp ground. An etfert is
being made to have Sam Jones, Sam Small
and Jennie Smith present.
The Rev. Ashford FOrtney, of Wheeling,
occupied the NJ L. Church pulpit last Sun
day evening.
A successful term of school has been
taught here this season by MesSrs. A. j:
Hare and +. d. Trotter. The school closes
to-day.
News was received here yesterday of
boy being drowned in Cheat river at
ROwlesburg. The boy is a son of \. Bow
man, Jr, and was playing on raft and
fell OFF. His body has not been found yet.
The rain of Last TuSday morning did
considerable damalle to the outstanding
crops, roads, bridges, etc.
The Rev T.. II. Owen, or pastor, will
lecture here tonight.
Preston County Institute will convene
here on Monday and continue all week.
Prof. L. S. Fleming, of Grafton, will be
the conductor. County Superintendent
SquireS is doing all he can to make this the
best institute ever held here.
Prof. H. W. Porter, wife and daughter,
of Baltimore, are Summcring here.
VIM. G.. Brown. our candidate for Con-
grcSS, is gaining ground every day.
Mr.. w. Scott Garner was here several
days this week, looking after the organiza-
ton Ola joint stock company, the purpose
of which is to push the publication of 4
literary paper in this State. Mr.. Garner
is we'll known and is one of the best ltera-
ry scholars in our borders. The paper is
to be conducted by him and the name is
Gamers GL,ancr. This will be the only
literary paper in the State, and is the first
attempt to publish Il literary paper since
the exit Of the Clarksburg First Ndgd.inc,
some twelve years ago.