Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-07
THROUGH The STATE.
Accidents and Incidents of West
Virginia Life,
As We Find it Portrayed in the
Columns of the Interior
Press.

B.F. Meighen, ESQ. 1.-The Prosecuting At
torney of Marshall county, has exterminas
ted the saloons of Moundsville, and hopes
to be able when the grand jury OF that
county meets this week, to close up the
balance of them within the county. Under
the Law Of this State no person can keep
saloon unless permit is obtained from
the County Commissioners. The Com
missioners of Msrshall county have never
granted any permits, but saloons have
been running within the county Tor msny
years without any attempt to interfere
with them, until there were about tortY-nlne
in the county, of which over forty we're IN
Moundsville and seven in Benwood, none
of them having permits or paying anything
into the county treasury. When Mr.,
Meighen entered upon bis duties he deter
mined 10 see that the laws were enforced
and ct once commenced proceedings
against the Moundsville violstors OF the
law and the whole of the forty saloons
have been completely closed up. He has q
large number of Benwood witnesses sub
pDnaed to appear before the grand Jury
which meets this week and expects 10 IN
dict all of those engaged in the business
there and close them up. One OF the re-
suits OF the closing up at Moundsvilie was
to induce a saloon 10 be openea IN Mead
township at the Union coal works, opposite
Moundsville, that is doing large business,
running day and night. Sunday and week
days. Lsst Sunday, ii is said, this saloon
took in over eighty dollars.
Hon. Henry s. White. Of Marshall
county, representing j. NJ. MeGutfey X
Co, of Plttsburg, was IN Weston on
Wednesday last. He is securing leases liz
whs. is considered the. "oil belt" for the
firm he represents, for oil and natural az
privileges. His tsvorite territory, after q
careful inspection OF the county, is in
Freemsn's Creek district. He has al
ready leased the properties Of Henry
Wsnstreet, VIM. Flesher, d. Sweeney. Jos.
Droppleman, John s. Tierney, John keely,
John McFaddeu, n. c. Lstts, John Vine
burg, Theresa A Quinn, all CT which
were recorded in the County Clerks office
Wednesday,
Mr.. J. B. Power, Of Charleston, who has
beeu 10 Raleigh county investigating the
damage done BY the recent cyclone, says;
THE path of the storm was from fifty
feet to one mile in width, that it wrested
up the trees by the roots, aud its route was
on Little and Big Beaver principally. How
much damage was done could not be &C
curately estimated, but in the few miles
gone over by him there WAS loss OF
| ], 500 600 feet of lumber and as the storm
continued on, no telling how far, the tots!
loss ia probably 100000 feet OF timber"
Hezekiah Long aud Miss lizzie Rove,
of Woodvll!e, Calell county, were married
few days ago. and attet the ceremony re-
paired to the residence 81 Mrs ". f.
Thomas. Here the wedding glests, after
some hours of enjoyment, became involved
in o row, which soon culmlnsted IN
pitched battle, and knives were tourshed.
The cursiug, bowling and using OF all kinds
Of vile language by the men, and the
screaming OF the women, aroused the whole
peighborhood
The B Il 0. Gre going to put on the road
soon the most powerful locomotive ever
built. The compauys shops at M. Clare
have recently completed four Of this class
The have 56-inch boilers and $50 iIues.
This greatly increased number OF iiues ell
ables the formation OF much more steam,
and hence greatly increases the working
power Of tho engin The cylinders measure
Is by "a inches, and the driving shee's
measure CO inches. The engines weigh 30
tors
Last Tuesdsy John Fl, Beckett and John
Prldemore, of Cabell county, we're saving
log lying on hillsid. near Milton
Beckett was standing below the log, which
was about twenty inches in diameter, and
when it was cut through it roied down
upon him, breaking one Of bis hips and
crushing him in horrible manner. He
will probably die,
A few days ago q man OF about 6j
years of age, who gave the name Of Thos.
Hodges, who was found wandering about
aimlessly, near the residence OF A. Brown
Ptico, in Clay Dia,rict, Monongalia coun-
ty, in a nude condition. He was insane,
aud was lodged in Jail.
A tramp found stealing ride on west
bound freight tram. lsst sunday morning,
near the White Sulphur Springs was put
off while The train vac in motion, and kill
ed Ga his person was found SIS 80 in
currency, and testament. The body VAS
buried near the spot.
Mr. White left Thursday, but will short.
ly return; aud it is expected tina. active
work in drilling, &c, will be commence
in a few weeks Should the enterprise
prove successful, aud Mr.. White thinks it
will the boom for Lewis county will be
immenge.
The Ohio River road has purchases
one hundred acre tract Of land 10 Point
Pleasant, aud the Ohio Central has put.
chased two hundred and fifty acre tract
just outside the corporate limits.
Tucker county has eight psupers, who |
have been placed on ths county Tor cup
port. At the sale Of their keeping last |
week the contract, WAS let to john Pen.
nlngton for the total cum Of 800
Jerry Parsons and Thomas Cooley. t~o
yonng men of Calhoun county who, in 1879 |
stole team OF horses from Mr Hsnuc-
man, Of Writ county, have JUS. BEEN arre:t-
Ell for the crime
The Kanawhs NJ. l cadets left Friday
morning for the mountains They will
visit old camping grounds and drop their
lines in the deep, cool wstera Of the Gauley
and New rivera.
Jerry Smith, confined in the Lincoln
county jail, on the charge Cf for cry, et-
capped iEw days ego
A reuuioo Of the Frs, Wet Virginia
Infantry will he h=d at New Can b rlsrd
shortly.
c. c. Clevepger, OF K 7ane equity, tosk
600 sheep east lar Friday.
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