Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-05
THE STATE At LARGE.
THE RESULTS OF OUR WEEKLY CLEANING
OF TIE COUNTRY PRESS.
Tie Cream Of the News, as It Comes
From the Hills and Valleys Of
toe Interior Counties.
MoubdsyilIe is going to try for a water

Mouudsyille is going to try for u water
works.
One hundred and twenty RATS wore run
out of Guyan river on the recent rise.
Fayette county still enjoys the honor OF
being the banner tobacco producing county
OF the State.
Col. L. J.. O'Bien died in Lewis county
last week, aged 81 years; also Frederick
Waldeck, aged 20.
Hon. Joseph Vanmeter, of Hardy, will
shortly romoye to Utah, where he will lake
up his abode permanently.
Peter Criss, of BraxtOn county, had one
of his legs broken, a few days ago by a
heavily. loaded wagon passing over IT.
A white oak log was cut in Monongalla
county, a few days ago, which had sixteen
hundred feet OF lumber in 4 s!Xteen.tOot
length.
4 curly walnut tree, cut in the Coal
river valley, was taken to New York and
cut mp into veneering, which sold for
SIC, 600.
There was i general shooting ARRAY in
Gibbs saloon at PIT. Pleasant, n lew days
ago, but beyond che or two bullet scratch
es 10 one Was hurt.
The Governor has commissioned Charles
Harris, OF Arbuckle, Mason county, and
James + D-hi, OF Granville, MonOngaiia
county, notaries public.
Arnold { Srherer, OF Petersburg, Grant
county, has purchased the wooden mills at
Oakland, Md, Tor 81, 800. The original
cost of the mills was S24, 600.
Scott Ilnham, of Jackson county, was
struck on the hesd Il day or two ago by IL
falling tree, and lay unconscious lor two
hours. He Is cOnyGleScing slowly.
\ bank, with capital Of fifty thousand
dollars, will be started in Oakland III n
short time. 1t has not been decided yet
whether it will be a State or National.
Wat. Ferguson, who went to Mime ota
last fall, has returned with his family, and
has come to stay Wat. save it il too
cold in Minnesota for him. -Hopr Mus.
Samuel Beard, a son OF DR.. :. c. Beard,
of Greenbrier county, was thrown from n
horse a short time ago, receiving injuries
which nearly resulted in his death. lie is
now COnyalescent.
The Kingwood Coal and Coke Company
was organized at Grafton a icw days ago.
1t Is the purpose OF the company 10 oper-
ate a coal mine and coke ovens Oh the
KingwOOd and TunueltOu railroad.
On Tuesday last the Morgan county
bonds, subscribed to aid in the constrrC-
ton of the Il. S. x =. X. L., were signed
by the President of the County Court, John
W. AllemOng, E.q and countersigned by
T. II. B. Dawson, Clerk Of the County
Court, and before the sun went down on
that day r., 100 worth of the bonds were
taken and the cash paid down.
They are forming a military company at
Lewisburg. Capt. II. II. Andrews, OF
Massachusetts, j s2n Of CN-GOv. Andrews,
Of that State, has offered TO furnish the
uniforms. -Four companies have been or
glnizcd in Monroe county through the eli
forts Of this gentlemen. The aim will be
to form Il regiment in that part of the
State. Capt Andrews has spent much of
his time for several years past in Monroe.
HIS liberality deserves much praise.
The incorporators OF the "Sheltering
Arms Hospital held u meeting at Charles.
ton, recently, and elected Bishop George
W. Peterkin, President. The following
Board of Directors was appointed George
W. Peterkiu, Neil Robinson, William y.
Page, Stevens NJ. Taylor, VIM. l.. John
son and Thomal T. RrOun. Mr.. Johnson
was made treasurer. The office OF the in
,titutiOn will be at the Hospital building,
at the mouth of Paint creek.
Hansiord and Reeds map of Charleston
Extension, dated November II, 1865, !
which mysteriOusly disappeared several
years ago, and which involved The validity
of the titles to a great many city lot9, has
been found by the county clerk. Mr..
Qnarrier, tie deputy dlerk, thinks this
map was stolen from one Of the deed
books and taken from the Office, and
afterwards returned by the person who
purloiGed it after it had served a private
purpose.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of the
Berkeley Springs and Potomac Railroad,
on Saturday, the following named gentle
men were elected directors for the ensuing
year: Samuel Whisncr, B. +. Delord, ID
Pratt Wright, j. K Smith, L. Hunter,
Geo. w. Hawvermale, Silas j. Hawvcr-
male, J. T. Trego, II. W. Disher, T. II. p.
Dawson, G. +. Weber, Jr. +. f.. Deford,
OF Baltimore, was elected President; ID.
Pratt Wright, Vice President J. T. TrtgO,
Secretary, audS muel Whisner, Treasurer,
by the Directors. The prospects Tor getting
the railroad are nos very encouraging a.
contracts with the Baltimore and Ohio
have been made for building the road.
At the recent sale of the personal prop
erty Of Joseph Vanmeter, at Moorefeld,
the herd .lG head OF Short Horn cattle
were knocked of TO GoOdhew and Arthur
Vanmeter At 81, 20, and 20 TO Salt Lake
City; the same parties bought the Sam
PuIdy colt for $50; the "$l 600 hull'
sold very low, bringing but Sl2j; Vance
GiIkesOn bought al Alderney cow for $50,
and D.. Bowen one for 500; VIM Minnick,
of Broadway, Va, bought several cows and
calves, Arthur Wood bought the Blshaw
colt for 81; Mrs. !. II. Inskeep bought
old George, the family horse, lor
$40. Other stock sold well. The farm
was rented for one year by Joseph
Vanmeter, of Mineral county, at 81 900
The amount realized was about 81, 800.
One of the most interesting cases ever
heard before the Circuit Court Of Putnam
county was tried last week. Last August
DR.. George Nye, of hurricane, claimed to
have lost 5000, and a girl who worked for
him, Ellen Ferguson, was arrested aud held
to appear before the present Circuit Court.
Her case came up Tuesday aud lasted IN
til Wednesday forenoon. Instead OF prov.
ing her guilty Of the theft Of S3s 90,
in the indictment, she was cleared
by the Jury after being out a couple Of
hours. The circumstances pointed as
to the fact that DE-. Nye had made
improper proposals to her and for fear of
the result upon his wife and his reputl
ton had a trap laid to close her month by
COMPLETING her Of being a thief, as they did
to the contrary. The prisoner was a hand
some young woman, with an honest,
straightforward manner. who won all by
conduct, and the verdict gave general
satisfaction. Damage aud a divorce suit
may grow out Of il.