Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-26
STATE CAPITAL,
How Prohibition Notwithstanding
Notes and Gossip.


SpseiaI Correspondence Of the Register.
CHARLESTON, May 2l-United States
Court adjourned Saturday, having taken
up the whole week with chsneery business,
aud the several officers returned 10 Their
homes.
Bsruums circus arrived last Monday
week and departed az soon thereafter US
the ferryoost and the Lord would let 1t.
The public voted Barnum a humbug. Halt
the show was no, exhibited in this city.
Msi Brown, of this place, is in the pos
session Of the rocksWaywhich Gen. SEoae'
wall jackson used before the war. He
presented il to the Soldiers Home st Rich-
mond the other day.
Superintendent of Schools, Morgan, is
ureparinv the diplomas for the several
graduates Of the several normal scooo'S
throughout the State, aud Will leave
Charleston the first OF June for the pun
pose of comforting the same upon the grad
yates.
Hon. II. S. Walker will deliver an sG'
dress a. MarshsIl College, Huntington; as
we'll as ct Shepherdstown normsi school
PERSONAL.
Notioa of the election of George Davis,
ESQ of this city, to the high Office OF m
irant Grand Commander Of the Il T.
Grand Commaudery, K I at Weston re-
Gently escaped attention. Mr.. Davis was
yormerIy q citizen of Martin Ferry, Ohio,
ard has many friends there who VII! be
dad to lesrn of his elevation among Dis
Masonic brethren.
Major W. A. Bradford, well knoSn
,b-orghout the State, aud Miss Lizzie Nc
Cbsspev were married Wednesday evening
Iast by Rev. ]. c. Barr. The newly mar
,iad nsopls are of on Is bridal tour.
W A. Cracralt, Esq Of the Auditors
office, returned from a short visit TO Greene
and Washington equities, Penns lie re-
o7r,s every branch OF trade IN the two
counties booming, and Little WASHINGTON
.sDscislIy oysrcroUded with strangers. Inc
oii excitement is intense IN every direction
and the Young business men are moving
nm with the hood-tide of success, while the
sta;d old rich fellows who made thtlr
money through fifty years OF conserve
i've business course think the devil has
tsken the town and everything IS going to
Shsol.
Cards for the Spillman. Camden we'd
ding were out early last week. Mr.. Harry
p Camden. of this city. will be one OF the
nsbers and will leave for Psrkersourg
Wednesday.
CORPORATIONS.
The list of corporations FORGETTING. their
charter BY failing to pay the State license
Ssx will reach, probably 1000 names, The
rort.iture will be complete when the publ
ca,ion ia made, which will be in the near
Intnrs The list will occupy four or five
colnmns of nonpareil Considerable rev.
| sDne has been derived from the license tax
and amounts TO seven or eight thousand
dollars.
THE NEW HOTEL
a an absorbing subjec. Of conversation
among our citizens Just now. We nope &c
have a hotel much more msemhcsnt IL
eyery respect than the old Hale blouse
and in active operation before the mex
meeting of the Legislators.
THE OHIO PRESS
| Arrangements are now about consummstec
for the entertainment OF the Southern Ohi'
press Association, which will meet IN thi
civ in the latter part Of jane. Besides 81
The active members OF the association II
sn,icipa,ed that Gov. Foraker and vile
Lieutenant. Governor Kennedy ana VIE
and Allen o. Myers and wife, OF the Eu
nuirer, will be present A msgniueen
nanouet will be rendered the sssoclaho
nv the local Fa5er-pushers. Ond every e
fort will be made to make 1t gran
sEsir. The Government tow-ooat
! will be pressed into ser-ic5 and tha WIS
/ Tors taken up and down the RIVER to o.
! serve the building and practical WORKING
Of the great locks on the Big hans~n'
! Il is anticipated that one hundred ID
| 6fty visitors will be present. A prom
! ne5t feature will be the extension OF Inv
Z ration TO prominent ciuzsns and Paol
, mem of both parties throughout the Stat
> the Senators and representatives, many
RI whom il ia hoped will be present Prop
= and adequate arrangements are now pen
made for the entertainment OF the On
/ uanti6mGO hncA Ao~J
Citizens OF the town during their stay
e the Capitol.
PRoHIRIrIeS-&c.
- Ths Prohibition war is still on, thou
), in a mild way. The Law and Order
3. cistv have met and resolved, and sol
a ,ood NAV come ouS Of tbs vofk OF the
a s;at;on II the members continue
Of 6Toye ss Jealous in the work IS during
progress of the fight before the Cou'
: "REMINISCENCES. But Prohibition does
~ nrobibit The several Wholesale dealers
,fS Tsk liquors have established thsmsel
q A. soms Of the small 10 sus along
: Sns Of the 6. i o. road q
S S solicit orders through their agents IN I
re c;ty Certain saloonisis Keep beer tor
ne Sccommodation Of their iriendt" mer
- nsrnittipV the "frispas" to store it in u
n es,ablishnens that it msy be handy vi
md The "frieEd" becomes dry. The rss
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