Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-08
OUR FAIRMONT LETTER.
Political-PersonaI and SewSy Items Of
Interest.

P0liticaI-PerSOnal and SewEy Items OF
Interest,
FAIRMoNT, August This county is
politi cally the hottest spot in creation.
Everybody who is not L candidate is coach
inc some fellow who is, and most pOliti-
clans are not in the coaching business eth
cr. The Illdcr has new method Ofmaking
proSclyteS. One o. J. Sutton, q prOhibi-
Zionist. took it upon himself to make use
of a sort of Democratic prerOgatlye, and
the Inter took him to task about it. SUIT
ton then, in order to vindicate himself,
G lme out in card, claiming to have been
a lifelong Democrat, and Is now dele
gatc to the Democratic County COnYen-
ton. There are other ways Of killing a
dog besides choking him TO death on hot
muSh.
Governor PicrpOnt and the NJ. p. church
people are putting up the stone wall made
necessary by Mayor Hayden's Quincy street
grade. There is a very great Improvement
in that end of town.
Mrs. Randall, of Shim's Mills, Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. l.. Morrow.
The Morrow building is nearly ready for
the roof and Contractor Kelley will COM
nlete the Ogden building in short order.
| Capt. Fisher hasabOut completed the stone
work for his new business house Oh Bridge
street. This, like the other two, will be a
handsome and substantial brick ediiice.
Will Wright, popular klngwood
merchant. is visiting at J. NJ. Hartley's.
James W. Burns, Esq, accompanied by
his son. Morris is at home from BraXtOn
county paying a brief visit to his family.
| The Misses Steele are at Mountain Lake
Park
A Young son OF Harvey Leonard, of Pal
atine. fell out of an apple tree tree on
| Tuesday last and fractured his arm near
| the wrist.
4 most distressing accident occurred
near here on Friday, week ago. A little
three-year old son of. w. Swisher was
PLAYING in the tall grass in meadow
where harvesting was progressing, when
| his older brother, who was driving ma
| chine. ran into the child without ObServ-
| ing him and nearly severed his left leg.
| The smaller bone was cut clear in two.
! Since the accident the child fell of chair
and broke the large bone of the leg at the
point where the small one was cut, and 1t
| is now feared that amputation will be nee
eSary.
| Our old friend. EnOs F.. SnOdgrasS, while
| AT work upOn the Pine Grove bridge near
here. on Monday, fell down to the water,
a distance of eighteen feet, and was struck
by heavy falling timber. His arm was
| dislocated at the elbow, and he sustained
other painful but not serious injuries.
Mrs. Charles Senseny and children, who
have been visiting at the residence of J. r.
Sands for some weeks, expect TO leave for
their home in Wheeling to-day.
Butter is quoted at l2l cents per pound
here and reported scarce. No COW with
any self respect can be expected to give
down" under the present administration.
The Sturm family is prolific of candi-
dates-that's all. Something like six OF
them have been mentioned for the fall
entries. OF course any OF them could be
elected-they always have been.
And now the anti-ring Republicans have
another candidate for the Legislature, VIZ;
William Z. Miller, of Evansville. He Is
an honest, upright, Christian gentleman,
fully qualified and much esteemsdby thOsC
who know him, but he can't do it, at all,
at all. He don't stand in with the boys
Miss Laura c. DunningtOn has returned
from a lengthy visit to Deer Park.
Captain Ellis A. Billingslea, Grand Sec
retary of the |. o. o. F., is able TO be Out
again after q severe illness
Frank Brock came home from Mt Lake
a week ago and will remain here unit
chill winter Is over.
Miss Minnie DunningtOn, OF Weston, /
visiting Miss Eta Watson on Locust ave
nue..
DR.. Adj. Fisher had the misfortune on