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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-12
MOUNDSVILLE.
The News of the Day From Our NelghbOl
Town

The News of the Day From Our Eelghbor
Town.
Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Register.
MOUNDsvILLE, May 11.-Miss Annie
Jones is visiting friends on Wheeling Isl
and.
A young boy by the name of Jenkins,
while looking under the canvas at OrtOn's
show, was hit in the forehead with stone
thrown by small boy, an attache of the
show. A deep cash was cut in the boy g
head, from which the blood flowed quite
freely. DR.. Rogers dressed the wound.
The sale of the Lockwood property has
been adjourned until next Saturday.
Rev. G. W. Smith, editor Of the Pitts
burg Advocate, will preach two sermons at
the NJ. E. Church to-day and night Sun
day.
Mr.. J. G. Simpson has made the pur-
chase of very fine horse for family USE
A CORDS of men are busily engaged ex-
cayating earth near the mouth of Little
Grave creek, preparatory to the erection of
abutments for the new bridge, to be built
across the stream at that point. The
structure will be made of iron, the main
span of which will be 100 feet long, and
will present very attractive appearance.
The cost of erecting such structure Will
amount to considerable sum of money.
This has been show week in our town.
Two circuses and floating palace in three
DAYS. K. J. McFadden, of this place, who
has been very energetic all spring in get
ting MP most excellent show, gave four
entertainments Thursday and Friday.
About 700 persons were present on each
occasion. He showed at Cameron yester-
day afternoon and night Miles Orion
also gave two huge entertainments Friday.
The country people for miles around
fOcked in to see the circuses.
The readers OF the DAILY REGISTER
have been taking great interest in the
Pipes-McCoy Islander suit.
VIM. Hastings, of Wheeling, was in our
city yesterday.
Thos. Kennedy is busily engaged max
ing plat of the town in order to ascertain
the proper grade to make the streets.
william Nelson, five year convict at
the penitentiary, who had only about two
months TO serve, was sent out on some
business Friday but failed to return. He
met a farmer a short distance from town
who advised him TO return. Nelson said
he would providing he was not put to
work with negro he had been working
with, but that he would never work with
the negro. He had about year good time
placed to his credit.
The teachers OF the county held an In
stitute at the school building yesterday
afternoon. Quite a number of teachers
were present and quite an entertaining
time was had.
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CLARINGTON.
The Brightest Freshest News of the "eek
For the Register.

The Brightest Freshest News of the Week
For the Register.
Special Correspondence Of the Sunday Register
CLARINeToN, O., May 11.-Miss Katie
Schoenhals, who has been working at
Wheeling for some time, spent Sunday
with her parents.
Capt Ed Thomas and family, who have
been visiting friends and relatives here
for some time, returned to their home at
West Wheeling on Monday.
Mrs. Nose Walton AID son, OF Ben
wood, visited here this week.
Mr.. Henry link. one of Switzer's able
teachers, was in Wheeling and BellaiIe
this week.
Mr.. r. Van Law, of near Cameron, 10
doing the carpenter work in the rebuilding
of the Hornbrook buildiug at Powhattan.
Mrs. Godfrey Stegner and Mrs. h. Lapp
visited New .Martinsville friends this
week.
Miss Lee Watson, of West Wheeling, is
among friends and relatives at this place.
Mr.. Geo. NewhOuse made business
trip to Wheeling and Bellaire on Wednes-
day.
Prices Floating Opera passed here
Thursday.
Mr.. John Beck, who has been watch
man On the steamer Boaz for some time,
returned home Thursday.
Mr. Peter Roemer and wife were at Bell
aire Tuesday.
Mrs. ThOs. Humphrey and mother-in-
law are visiting in Wheeling.
Messrs. Adolph Frantz, John and Ellis
Rutter, and Chas. Powell, of the Metropol-
itan Band of this place, have hired with
McFadden's show, of Moundsville. The
troupe will give few performances at
Moundsville this week and then will show
at different points in West Virginia. They
Joined the troupe at MOundsville on Mon
dav
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-12
PORTLAND.
Society Gossip-Personsl Notice-Business
Transactions, &c, &c.

Society Gossip-Personal Notice-Business
Transactions, &c, sc.
Special Correspondence Of the Sunday Register.
PORTLAND, May 1.-THE Board of Ed.
ucation at its meeting on Saturday author
lied committee to sell the old school
building, purchase new site and sdver-
tise for bids for the erection of a new one
Messrs. Charles and Richard Ssrber, Of
the W. & L. o., together with two OF
Portlsnd's fair dsmsels took a drive over
the line of the road to the famous tunnel
and spent the greater part OF Sunday at
Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Add White was here this week TAX
ing life insurance.
Mrs. W. A. Robinson and Miss Ella
Moore, of Tiltonville, were calling on
friends here day or two this week.
Some of the farmers up in the country
are petitioning the County Commissioners
for a new road leading from point on the
Mt. Pleasant & Portland road to a point
on the W. & L E near Pierce Carpenters.
Col. L. W. Sutherland, of Smithfeld,
was in town Wednesday, on his way from
Wheeling
Another new residence is in process of
erection on Railroad street
c & P. engineers have been surveying
here three or four days this week, the OBJ
iect being TO raise the track sufficiently to
allow an under crossing for the W. q l.. l.,
which, it is said will require five feet at
the depot.
An Italian, while excavating at Carpen-
ter's, had his collar bone broken Wednes-
day. DR.. Hoge reduced the fracture and
he is getting along all right.
]. @. McCleary, while driving some cat
tie from grain field, on Wednesday, had
his arm considerably bruised by being
thrown from his horse, which stumbled
and fell, throwing him over its head.
Fortunately 10 bones were broken.
Ouite a number of Portlsnd's citizens
have been shopping in Wheeling this week.
Among them W. B. Mckee, Mrs. Camp
and Mrs. Ward.
Miss Olive McGrew and Mrs. W. I.
King spent a few days with Mrs. Ed. Eli
oft, of Bellaire, this week.
Mr.. J. S. Camp was at Bowerstown
Thursday in the interest of the new rail-
road.
Misses Mary and Jennie Kearney, Of
Bellaire, have been spending the week
with Mr.. Fehrenbach's family.
While Adam Fehrenbsch was delivering
bread to some Of his customers yesterday
his horse took advantage of his absence
and left him. He stopped a short dis
lance away, however, after robbiDg the
wagon of two of its wheels and about
seven hundred pounds of bread, which was
scattered promiscuously along the road.
]. T. Hodgens teams are engaged to-day
hauling some heavy piping for the W. d
L. E., into which they purpose turning the
mill race leading to Barkhurst's mill, at
Dillon.
Miss Jennie Adams, of Martins Ferry,
isspendipg few days with her father in the
absence OF her mother, who is visiting
friends in Pittsburg.
G. w. Collins, of Toronto, was calling
on friends here few days ego.
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: stacles in the way is incomprehensioie'
But the road will be built Just the same;
Old-time memories were revived IN TINS
CITY this week by the workmen digging
the sewer on Market street uneartnine
pump-log pipe that was laid trom sprlDg
hack of the old Walcott wooden factory
down Market street to the Market House
for the purpose of furnishing supply oil
water to the people. The pipe was IN use
for about two years, when 1t was ADAM
doned because a drouth set in and the sup
plv of water dried up. The water works
were built and put partly in operation IN
1885.
The new business block Of May Bros.
is finished and the firm moved their stock
of goods into it on Thursday. The hrst
floor will be occupied by the ready-msde
and gents furnishing goods departments
the second by their merchant tailoring,
and the third by their force OF tsilors. Inc
entire building will be illuminated with
electric light. II is one of the finest blocks
in the city.
AZ. Richards, well-known mailer,
employed for wears at the Jefferson Iron
Works was attacked with bemorrhage at
the corner of Fourth and Adams streets,
Tuesday afternoon, and before assistance
arrived, was dead. He leaves wife and
seven children.
James 0. Kelly, son OF Henry Kelly
ST., and brother of ex-Policemsn Henry
Kelly. died Thursday at the residence OF
his father. on North Fifth street, IN the
42d wear of his age. His funeral took
place Friday afternoon at three O'Clock,
under the auspices of the Grand Army,
Knights of Pythias, and odd Fellows, OF
which orders he was member. Interment
at Union cemetery.
TT. Rsttigan, the popular Manager OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company IN
this city, and Miss Jennie Hurley, of Erie,
Pa. will be married at the latter place
next Tuesday.
A. J. Cartwright, OF East Liverpool, and
Miss Carrie E. Forbes, were married at the
residence of the BRIDES parents, on North
Fifth street, Wednesday afternoon. A
large number of friends were in attendance,
and the presents were numerous and hand
some.
Thursday afternoon at four o'clock Mr..
VIM. F. Bayhs, of Wheeling, and Miss
Callie NJ. Hanke, were married at the resi-
dence Of the BRIDES parents, on North
Third street, this city.
Harry Woodmansee was present at
social gathering at Bridgeport, Wednesday
night.
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the rumor that the B. & o. Railway Com
pany will build connecting line from the
terminus of the St. G. & n. at st. Glars
Vile to that of the Valley road at valley
Junction, by way of New Athens aud
Cadiz. This line would lead through one
of the best coal fields in the State as well
as through a rich and populous agricul-
tural district. The B. & o. would receive
more than welcome through this district.
Notwithstanding the sensational reports
in some of the dailies, there is not now
case of scarlet fever in town. The schools
were closed. not because of an epidemic,
Int to prevent such. The disease was in
the worst form, and most of those afflicted
proved fatal, still there have been but four
deaths in the past month from scarlet fe-
yer. The Board of Health used exemplary
measures. and it is believed there ls no
further danger. -,
There is to be grand ball given in the
Opera House on Friday evening, May
oath. after the Commencement exercises
are ever. The Wheeling Opera House or
chestra has been engaged to furnish the
music.
Onas. L. Bevard is enjoying the lake
breezes at Cleveland. :.
Senator Glover is circulating among his
friends and looking after his fences.
Oh. Perry was at Cleveland the past
week. -.
Frank Atkinson has accepted position
az clerk in the Hotel Windsor at Wheeling
Frank is an efficient hotel man.
Will McMechin, of Wheeling, was with
Cadiz friends on Thursday.
F. o. Perry, Chas. Scott and Faid. Gri-
der start for Cincinnati tomorrow, wnere
they will represent Cunningham Camp IN
the State Encampment Of Sons OF Veter-
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PIEDMONT.
A Disastrous Fire-Three Men Injured
Other News.

A Disastrous FIre-Three Men Injured
Other News.
Special Correspondence cf ne Sunday Register.
PIEDMONT, May 11.-Miss Ellen Dunn
died ofperalysis at 1870 yesterday, aged
II years. Funeral takes place at 3p. N.
to-day.
Ats D. m Friday John Kelly, miner
in the Hampshire coal mines, about one
mile from town, had both arms broken,
breast and bach badly bruised. He is
married and lives at the mines. DR.. J.
B. Miller rendered surgical aid.
A little before nine o'clock last night
the CRY of fire was heard from Back street,
and dwelling owned by Mrs. Neal and
one side empty and the other used by
some of Mansbacb's tailors, was discovered
to be on fire and The upper floor in flames,
caused by the explosion of lamp. Ell.
Harris and Joseph Zarnett, tailors, were
badly burned. Zlrnett was taken to Mr.
Elias Kline's across the street and at
tended by DR.. W. A. Shuey, while Hsr-
rison went 10 Shuey's office with the flesh
and fingers nails falling from his fingers,
face and neck badly burned and bis hair
burnt off. James O'Gormsn was
also burned and had his head
cut. Louis Msnsbach Jumped
out of the windows, as did also some 9TH
ers. Some claim it was an oil stove, and
some a lamp, that exploded. At any rate
the room was almost instantly full OF lire:
which was controlled after damaging the
rooms badly and burning the roof.
Ex-Sheriff A. @. Scherr, Of Grant conn
ty, was in town to-day.
Uncle Toms Cabin Co. failed to show,
for want of an audience, Thursday night.
They left for Frostburg.
Mrs. Rose, wife of F. W. Rose, is some
what better.
L. K. Kross has gone to Baltimore.
Our school election takes place May
DIST.
VIM Clark has removed his family to
Barton, Md.
DR.. VIM. Harigsn, of W. Va. Univer-
sity, was here to see Mrs. Rose, this week.
Hereafter the REGISTER will get here
Jew minutes after II a. n.-tive hours
earlier.
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ORR CORRESPONDENTS
PRESENT THB WEEKS NEWS IRON A
DOZEN TOWNS
u he Ea.srainmen; Of the Registers Readers
Events Of Interest From Every Walk Of
Li.e-PsSnal and Local
Gossip
cLARKsBURG NEWS
The Water Works-Business Events-Per'
sonal Notes, &C.

The Water Works-Business Events-Per'
sonal Notes, &C.
Cre-iol CoreFoadcHoe Of tis sunday Register
CLARKsBURG, May 1.-Two days TINS
week the thermometer registered ninety
two degrees in the shade.
Our farmers are expecting large wheat
weld snd are taking advantage OF the eX-
ceptioaally good weather to put IN hne
corn crops.
Ouite a number of our citizens have
fled petitions TO tap the mains, so as to
have water for domestic uses. The water
will no doubt be generally used before
many years. II would be proper SUD
iect of legislation to provide means ior the
cremation of the infectious matter which
now is DEPOSITED in the West Fork river,
above the city, by the sewer from the West
Virginia Hospital for the Insane at Yves
ton And we have no doubt but that our
Lewis comfy people would favor the pro
iect. Gov. Wilson, when he conyenes the
legislature for the determination OF the
ouestious involved in the Gubernatorlal
contest, would confer a favor on Clarks-
burg, to be long appreciated and never Tor
gotten, in calling the attention OF the Leg
stature TO the above needed legislation.
u is more than likely that properly
framed law upon that subject would also
meet with the approval Of that body es-
peciaIly so from a sanitary standpoint.
The charges preferred against NJ. F.
Cornell, Of this city, by Dsnley x MeCue
were dismissed by the Council upon the
grounds that they were without iounda-
ton, and properly so.
The sensation in regard to striking OF
oil in this county has again died out and
there is nothing at all said on the matter
We are informed that an Incorporation
company now stands ready to build inst
class hotel here provided sufficient real
estate is donated il for q site Nothing,
perhsps. will add more TO Clarksburg' $
material growth than the furtherance OF
an enterprise of this character The city
should do itself proud, furnish the lot,
and let rs have the hotel.
The Uniform Rank, Knights Of Pythias
n this place is division No. D.
Circuit Court cOnvenes here on next
Tuesday. A long term Is expected from
the length Of the law and chancery dockets.
No special term Of court was held here
this week, as expected, for the purpose of
condemnation of land for railroad purposes,
Of persons who refused 70 sign the night Of
Of way.
Constant supplies are arriving for the
building of the new railroad.
Mary Wilson, colOred, who died here
Sunday, is said by her relatives to have
been 1O1 years old.
E. 0. Peck has been elected President Of
the Tariff Reform Club.
The labOrers employed on the new rail-
road. between here and FsirmOnt, number
]. ZOO. About 81, 500 day will be paid
out on the line all Summer.
A Tariff Reform Club was organized at
AdamstOn on Tuesday night. II is COM
posed mostly Of labeTers and farmers. Hon.
John J. Davis was the orator Of the Occa-
gion
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BELLAIRE.
Paragraphs from the Glass
Ofty

Interesting Paragraphs from the Glass
Oity.
Henry Fulton was kicked in the left rib
by horses hoof on Friday. He received
a painful injury. The horse did not get 6
fair lick at him, thus saving his joining tb'
celestial throDg.
Farmers have their ground ready fol
planting corn. The rain Friday night wa'
what they have been waiting for.
The Republican, who want to be Clerh
of the Courts, are ]. B. Longley, Henry
Danford, T. G. Ayers and Jonathan Rose
Chris Ref, who formerly worked at the
mill, but who several years ago moved tC
Jacobsburg and became farmer, has beer
doing well. Mr.. Ref will this summer
erect new residence on his place.
J. W. Yost, the architect, made a nice
nest egg out of the new court house. Fol
plans and services on the court house
Sheriff g residence and the Jail, Mr.. Yost
posketed nearly 81, 600.
1t is understood that the pot works o.
ames Gill, deceased, will be continued in
operation by Ed. Yost, present manager Of
the Works.
Officer Shannon Archer shows very
little improvement.
A ball will he given in Turner Hall for
the benefit of Henry Lynespy on the 18th.
Council talks Of employing a man to
work on the park all summer.
The very hot weather of the past week
has tendency to make some people talk
of leaving for the camp grounds.
The indications are that the Andes ex
cursion tomorrow evening will be a very
successful affair. An effort has been made
by the management to keep tickets out
of the hands of improper parties. The ex-
cursion is for good cause.
Thomas Henry took crowd of gentle
men to Martins Ferry in his wagon on
Friday evening.
After the 18th the B. & o. will put on q
new vestibule train.
Boards of Education have power to ap-
point "truant" officer, whose duties con-
sist OF hunting up truant and vsgabond
children of school age and taking them
under his care for instruction.
Superintendent Waters, of the st.
Clsrsville school, and the Board of Educs-
ton have different ideas on education, and
Mr.. Waters says he intends to resign at
the end of this year.
The NJ. E. District Conference to be held
at WoOdsfeld has been postponed from the
first TO the second week in June, begin
ming on the 10Th.
The Fourth ward assessor has been i'll for
several days.
The foundation for A. Kompart's new
residence in the Fourth ward has been
commenced.
The mill cooper shop will 90 on in full
on Tuesday or Wednesday.
W. c. Burgundthal purchased a fine
horse from W. O. Rankin last week
D c. Sheppard 10 at New Galilee, O.,
attending the funeral of brother Milton
Hudson. Mr.. Hudson was a member of
the o. o. F. of this city, and the lodge
here pays for his burial.
If the Baltimore and Ohio road tsSesthe
notion to build an extension across Belmont
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and Harriton counties TO secure sh0rter
outlet 10 the northwest, il will be done
A movement of that kind would business,
and would likely give st. Clairsville
greater railroad facilities.
VIM. Thompson, plumber at the steel
works, mas recovered from spell OF SICK
ness.
Patrick Logan's residences has been nice
ly repainted.
The B. & o. will run an excursion to
Cincinnati on the 18th and 14th.
John Hammond gives notice that his
wife has left his bed and board and that
he will pay no debts contracted by her.
n. L. Marsh is having mis- jewelry store
nicely repapered.
John L. Smith, of the First ward, has
had his boat house nicely fixed up.
Mrs. James Terrell has returned from
Findlsy.
Several employees of the burnt goblet
works at Findlsy are home on visit
Some of our people went over TO the cir
Gus in Beuwood yesterday.
The Alumni Association Of this city, is
apparently without life, judging from the
turnout of the members on Thursday
evening.
An effort should be made to celebrate
the Both in an appropriate manner. 1t Is
not too much to ask that some reverence
be paid to the boys who laid down their
lives for this country.
Sol. White is playing bali with a colored
club in Philadelphia.
THE FIRE AT FINDLAY.
The Goblet Works at Findlay, which
was destroyed by fire several days since,
throws 300 persons ont of employment. A
number of the workmen are from Bellaire
and they are returning to their homes.
The insurance agents will meet the owners
of the factory tomorrow. Two TO one that
the works are never rebuilt III Findlay.
rendered HIS RESIGNATION.
DIR. G.. L. Anderson, member OF the
Board of Pension Examiners Of Belmont
county, who resides in Bellaire, has ten
dered his resignation. The Doctor is
Democrat and carried mu:ket during the
late war, but he has seen so many OF folks
of his political belief fall before the sword
of civil service reform, that he decided TO
see how be stands with the reaper.
MANAGER OF THE b. 20.
The new manager of the B. & O., Mr..
]. T. Oiell, paid Bellaire a quiet visit on
a tour of inspection. His presence was
not known for some time after his arrival,
but when the boys learned that he was
locking about they all secured little peep
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PARKERsBURG BUDGET.
Personal, Local and General News Enter
taininglY Condensed.

taininglY condensed.
Srec.Gl Ts,ccram 20 no StndGg Register.
PARKERsBURG, W. VA, May 10 Mr..
Harwood Neal, son Of L. P Neal, Esq, of
this city, died Thursday night at Harris
burg, Pa. Her remains were brought here
Tor interment. be was a sOn'in-law OF
the late General Jackson but his wife had
been dead some years.
John Z. Ramsey, one of the well-known
river engineers Of this part of the Ohio val
.ey, died Wednesday and was buried FRI
day.
Miss Kate Harris entertained number
of her friends at whist and euchre in an
elegant manner Wednesday night.
Mrs. Joseph b. Neal gave an afternoon
reception Thursday 10 large number OF
her lady friends which was particularly
elegant affair.
Mr. W. T. Rittenhouse and Miss Belle
Bryan were married Thursday night at the
home OF the brides mother. About seventy
guests were present and it was a very
pretty wedding. The attendants were
Alr. II. H. Hawkins and Miss Matte B.
Smith.
John T. Harris, Esq, of this city deliv-
cred his lecture on "RecollecuOns OF an
Outing" Friday night, at Trinity Hall, to
a large and delighted audience. 1t WIS
full Of fun and other good things.
Mrs F. Cooke Caldwell Is visiting Hunt
ingtOn relatives.
Mr. William B. Isascs, a prominent
gentleman Of RichmOnt, is visiting his
daughter. Mrs. Rev. S. Scally Moore.
Mrs. L. b Dellicker and daughter, Miss
Blanche, will spend the summer in Eu-
rOpe They will sail in about ten days on
the City Of Rome, from New York. They
will not return before next fall.
Miss Jennie Smith has gone to Denver to
visit relatives.
Mr.. II K. Putnam, Of the New York
Herald and Miss Minnie W. Simons, OF this
city, were marred Wednesday, and left at
once for their new home.
A photograph of the pupils and teachers
Of the Parkersburg Female Seminary has
been sent to the Paris Exposition.
The principal attraction in Parkersburg
this week the concert given Tuesdoy night
by the Parkersburg Choral Society. This
was the third in the Leries and was ire
mendous success. They were assisted by
Mrs. C0rinne Moore Lawson and Prof.
Andres, Of Cincinnati. The chorus Of A.
voices had been in constant drill since last
summer Next year they expect TO give
Hayden's Creation entire. They have
done magnificent work under Mr. Charles
A. Bukey's diigent and intelligent direc'
ton