Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-24
LIKE A NOVEL.
rHK ROMANTIC STORY OF fr. PLEASANT
LADY'S LIPB.

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LADY'S LIPB.
A Nyt.rious Mountain NurdT-Shb6ed BY a
wOman-Hnyy Failure lncsndi-
uy Fires, Etc.
The life Of Minnie McAdam', who has
more than twenty years been q resident o.
Point Pleasant, II written in full
would mike Quite q roinspee. For more
tbun forty years che has passed her life not
knowing OF a single living relative, when
snddepiy she 6rds herself related to ore
of thu largest and best families in New
York. When bot q child her father en-
listed in the Mexican war and Wss kule''
leaving Der mother and two children her
self and younger brother, behind him. The
mother, it seems, had married against her
fa,her,s will and was too proud to spPeal to
her friends for help when she found
herself destitute. Sd putting her CHILDREN
in a ~almshoute until che could secure en-
nIoyment, she commenced alone her battle
for bread, but on returning for her chill
dren they were gone, and after a fruit!ess
searrh for them, she married an Eoelish-
man, returning With him to his country,
where she died. The children were ootn
taken by the same parties, but the boy
was returned snd the family, with Min
ME. removed to Virginia, she gclug
from there to PIT. Pleasant, SINCE
which time she bss made her
home with the French family. She re-
msmbered the name only OF her brother;
never having heard of her family, and
Longing for some kindred blood, she Insert
ed time and sgsin advertisements IN Ne"
York papers which first opened up a cor
respondencs and has finally resulted In
finding her friends. A first cousin came
on and accompanied her to New YORK,
where she will claim her rights and has
the assurance Of a roysl reception.
THIEVES FALL OUT.
"Slim" and "Irish Jack" the pair In
dicted for the RavenswoOd bank burglary,
and confined in one apartment CT the cage
of the Jail, fell ont about the division Of
the straw in their bed, and proceeded to
galorify. 'Slim" laid hold Of a piue stick
about three feet and a half long that had
been whitfield to a point and used TO open
the door of the stove setting in the cell,
but outside the cage. With this he slashed
the face Of his companion, who n claimed
was trying to use o knife, until the INV
ing blood warned him to desist and fright
ened him into calling to the jiilor for mel
zeal aid. The wounds were duly dressed,
and in a few weeks "Irish Jacks" physi-
oguomy will be in shape for another pun
ishment Jackson Herald.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED.
Governor L. W. Wilson has issued to
Hons. J. ". English aud Henry BrAnnou,
Judges-elect to the Supreme Bench Of
this State, Commissions Of election. He
ais, issued Commissions to the following
Circuit Judges elected at the late election:
First District, J. A. Campbell and j. K.
PAUL; Second, J. NJ. Hagans; Third, ]. I.
Hoke; Fourth, T. P. Jacobs; Fifth. A, 1
Foreman; Sixth, ". S Armstrong
Seventh, F. A. Guthrie; Eighth, T. II
Harvey; Ninth, X. @. McClaugherty.
Eleventh, w. G. Bennett; Twelfth. ]. D.
Armstrong; Thirteenth, is. BuckWall.
RAILROAD CHANGE.
The Western Division Of the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley Railroad,
extending from Huntington, W. Va, ia
Lexington, KY, is no longer a part of the
Chesateake and Ohio system. Come
buent'y, II. ". Fuller, General Passenger
Agent, aud NJ. B Lsonard, Superintend'
emit Of the Telegraph of that Division, have
rendered their designations, to taks effect
January let. 1t is expected that the Ches'
apeake and Ohio will be running trains on
the new Ohio River division by that time,
which is a much shorter and quicker route
TO Cincinnati.
STABBED By A WOMAN.
B.. Ball and Wm. Allen, residents Of
Boone county, engaged in a fight Monday
LAST. 1t appears that Ball WAS a little toe
much for Allen, and, to aid her husband,
Mrs. Allen procured = knife and stabb ID
Ball in the back. The report is that Bal
is not expected to recover.
ANOTHER HEAVY FAILURE.
The Tucker Democrat says the firm q
.Arboyast & Winchester, of HuttonsVille,
Randolph county, have made an assign
mept for the benefit Of their creditors
Li4bilities, SIG, COO; assets estimated n
800, 900. The firm were heavy dealers 10
lumber.
IT WAS JUTIFIABLE.
No indictment was found againt VIM
Gross for shooting and killing Anthony
Holiday, at Thomas, Tucker county, Las
summer. The evidence wa that he WAT
iustihable, az it was the only meat o
saving his own life.
State Topics.
Clarksburg is talking street railway.
The new Doddridge county Jail is ready
for occupany.
John O. Teter, Of Lewis county, hai
gone to Africa ss a missionary.
One Ravenswood man made q recent
shipment Of %. 900 pounds Of turkeys.
John Deets, Of Tucker county, los
forty two sheep by dogs a few days ago.
An ash tree was cut in PCcahonts
county last week from which 5000 feet o
plank were made.
1t is estimated there is half q milliol
dollars worth Of lumber lying IN the Lit
tie Ksnawba river, awaiting 3 Use.
President Kimbsll, Of the PenDsbort
and Harrisyille railioid, has Just FLUSHED
one Of this finest private residences in tn
State.
The house and contents Of George Hard
man at Leroy, Jackson county, were de
stroyed by FIRE last Friday night, durinI
the absence Of the family.
New Passenger Cars for the b so
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com