Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-14

about to be abandoned in Logon county
Mr.. r B. Lawson expects 70 haul nun
dred RATS on his tram road on Buffalo
The Bowman Lumber Company has tram
road on the Beech fork of Spruce, over
which they expect to take five hundred
thousand feet of lumber, and Paran Cnris-
tian is building tram road on LIZ cIeeS'
where at least hundred RATS will be haul
ed. This method chespens the process OF
getting ont timber more than one'tnlru.
The ST. Adams and Coal River railroad
is booming. New forces OF hands are De-
ing put to work grading and making stone
culverts as fast as the engineers can get
ready for them. The right Of way is still
somewhat mixed, as the land holders, IS
is generally the case, are disposed to strain
every dollar out of they company the posi-
bly, can for the privilege of passing through
their lands. Notwithstanding this draw
back, President O'Hern ispushing matters
lively.
A gang Of counterfeiters have been oper-
atipg in Upshur county curing the last
year, and that section is flooded with spur
ious coin. 1t is principally dollars and
half dollars and the workmanship IS said
to be so good as to defy detection, except
by an experienced eye. Two arrests have
been made on suspicion, but go far the
officers seem entirely in the dark.
The irrepressible "Polly Q L." is again
in trouble and in Jail at Grafton. While
at the depot in that town few days ago,
he threw an open knife at boy who was
trying to have fan with him, and cut a
cash IN his neck. Polly" was arrested
and committed to jail to await tie action
of the grand jury.
They have a historic apple tree down in
Wood county. It is said to have been
planted more than three quarters OF cen
tury ago, by Col ] A Phelps, of Blen'
nerhas.ett Island fame, and many notable
men, among them Stonewall Jackson, have
rested beneath its branches and eaten OF
its fruit.
A man in Charleston, whose chimney
had been addicted to the vile habit OF
smoking, got a mason to investigate the
trouble few days ago. In the fue was
found a tin box containing S. COO in cash,
which some one had hid away during the
war and never returned to get 1t.
The fret accident occurred at the brown
stone quarries, on Tug River, near Hinton,
last Tuesday. While a number of men
were endeavoring to move large rock 1t
fell on John Moore, crushing one OF his
legs so seriously amputation was nee
esssry.
Gold-beariDg quartz has been discovered
in Preston county, bat the precious metal
is 50 small a percentage that it would cos,
two dollars to extract one dollars worth
of gold.
Charleston is to have four-stOried fur
niture factory, the largest in the Safe.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars of the cap
ital stOckis already subscribed.
The apple brandy still belonging TO J.
W Mccormick, of Sinks Grove, Monroe
county, was destroyed by fire, the work Of
iucendiArieg, last Friday night.
J. H. Rodehaver, of Terra Alta, who re-
Gently was granted a pension on locking
device, has been offered $40, 900 for 1t, but
will not sell at that price.
Harry West, on employee at Mullinder
& Bsirmap's planning mill at Huntington,
had his left hand tern of by the machinery
few days ego.
News from Lincoln county has been re-
ceived 10 the effect hat Mrs. Brumfeld,
who was shot two weeks ago, is still alive
and will recOEer.
1t is predicted there will be much desii-
tuition IN the Little KauaWha Valley, this
winter among the sufferers by last sum-
mer's floods.
Robert Criswell, a railroad fireman, waF
badly wounded in a collision at Martins
burg, last Wednesday evening.
Only 2s2 Wills have baen recorded in
Lewis comfy sines 1917. This is less
than four year.
Parkersburg business men are discussing
the advissbility of starting a cracker
bakery.
New piers are being placed under the
West Virginia Central railroad bridge al
Keyser.
johnson & Zimmerman shipped $500
head OF shesp from Terra Alta so far this
fall.
There are now 500 ineand,scent lights
and 65 arc lights IN operation at Psrkers-
burg.
Charley Hoy, Parkersburg cooper,
made 20 apple barrels in nine hours.
A PArkersburg man captured taIantula
in bunch of bananas.
Some fine specimens Of lead are being
found near Keyser
There is q good demand for electric
| lights at Weston.