Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-21

markable will Made by nestoh's Aa"S
Barber.
ypscial Correspondence orr Register.
WESTON, April l8.-An important meet
ing was held at the Democrat office here
Yesterday By these interested in the ex
tension of the Weston & Buckhannon
railroad to q point about twenty mica
above Buckhsnnou. lodge Edwards pre-
sided. Ex-Governor Farnsworth, d.. q.
A. Newton and Mr.. Levi Leonard were
uresent from Buckhannou, sad NJ. W
Harrison, W. G. Bennstt, A. n LAWS,
Charles O'Hsra. n. 3 Newton, L NJ. Van
deyort and others, represented this
county. 1t was decided to make
the extension; but for the pres
ept il will bs a tram road. 1t will Ia?
the i~nexhaustible supply Of mssalhcent
timber on the B~uckhannon L other
streams, and will prove an inesnmsole ben
eft to the people of that section. This
giyes rs about sixty miles Of continuous
narrow gauge IaliOAu.
Isend to the readers Of the REGISTER
the most remarkable will ever admitted to
nrobate in this county. 1t is that OF the
iate Mrs. Fannie Bruder, of Weston, who
died at Townsville, Ga on the 10Th inst
She was, | believe, the orig lady barber We
aver had in the State. She WAS q remark
! able woman, of fac appearance, great
6rmuesz of character, and mOdes'ly WORKED
in the handsome shop, paying strict atten'
non 10 her own business snI 10 that OF no
orb-r person. The will reads as Follows;
Il Fannie Bruder. do make THE my
last will In the first place, desire 10 Dc
ouried in a nice coffin, and to have a NICE
monument erected over grave, aud not &c
buried until decomposition s7ss 10 Iuthe
mex place, | don't want eyory body 10 knoS
what / want done with my property, aud
therefore, l give all the property l have II
| the world to Dr.. NJ. s. Holt, TO be dlspoie7
of BY him according to written ins'ruchon'
have gwen to him, which Instructions Il
ia never 10 show to anybody, CT tell MIA
thew contain, snd nobody Is eSsn u
have the right - Call OIL
him 10 show them or tell anything aoca
hem. If he does as l wan hun 10 do n
. all right, and if he don'r, L 10 oil rgn
ANYWAY, and nobody has a right 70 CON
olaiu about it. have picked DE-. Holt be
cause | belise he is honest enough to do 9
want, and | hereby trust everything L
him. Ihave destroyed the will witnesses
by DR.. Holt and DR.. hunst.
Witness my hand, this 2Sd day oil Fen
rusryT, 1886. FANNIE DEUO's
The will was 2~ltogether in the hand Srl'
mo of the ~testatrix. Gr. Holt IS the edi5o
# 1be Weston Republican. R"| sttende
Nrs Rruder during her illness SeIe. rs
,smaips were inferred in our beautiful CEN
stsrv here on the l4th-a large coneoprSi
of friends attending the funeral.
POLITICAL.
We learn here that Mr.. d. W. Gail,
Philippi, is actively engaged in working .
. sensiment in has favor for the Senaiosia
domination in this district. To- sutc eiCaE
tain Co5ura. Tbs Captain Is g Iestsen
of Barbour county, so is Mr.: Gsh. "a
nerience in the recent past shows that
the district is not Republican, 1t is 50 nea
h that we have no margin to play upon
Mr. Gall can not carry the district on
here il a Democrat who can, IN the psrso
Of Hon, Albert A. Lewis, OF Weston M
nody doubts this fact, for he can rsadit
sec1re more Republican support ina
sny other Democrat we Know 0
not that his Democracy IS tanned IN az
vav with Republicsuism, bat because OF d
ability, his genial nature and personal POI
ularity.
The Democracy in this section favor 10
return of Senator Camden. The Cuaa'u
inv of sentiment is remarkable.
The Directors of the Hospital Tor tneI'
sane met on Tuesday. The session Will .
very important one. Mr. Hals, the col
tractor for the new building, Is pushing u
york with vigor. By the aid OF q or
honse. he was enabled to make brick dn
inc the winter. He will not be behind WI
his contract.
Oar people are much pleased TO hear
the incorporation OF the kaVensToo
Snancer and Chenille Railway, and q
n~rospects of its early construction: II
eastern terminus of the road Will be
Weston.
Z. The prospects for good crops is mu'
batter than for years past. The aerea
n If Moved ground is greater almost BY b
thaz ever before. The esttlemen aecia
,hat they viii do better this rear mai
. two or three years Psst.