Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-10
WEST VIRGINIA.
A POt-Pourri Of News and CommsHt-LOokilg Aher
George Wesley Fsnces-COl. Dawson's
Boom-Geueral News.

Gc0Ige " lesley frlctS-V0i' De"s0l
BoOm-General News.
Col. D. II. Keaggy. the OH man. has
got all his territory leased up In the
lower end of Marshall, and will COM
mence operations in that section IN
about two weeks. Col. keaggy'S terri
tory is i'm Franklin district, about
eleven miles below Moundsville. BY
those who know, il is said the location
is the best. and 10 is confidently expect
ed that some OF the best territory in the
State will be developed in that neigh
borhood. The Colonel is backed by
Wheeling and Chicago capital.--MoindS-
rifle Herald.
There is something wrong In Grafton,
If the following from the Leader is TO be
duly credited: should you meet
Young man CD in a dark alley with an
other mans wife at the quiet hours OF
midnight. could you help having
thoughts? Would you not conclude
there is something rotten in Denmark
such things are not uncommon in Graf
ton" 10 would seem that some Grafton
husbands ought TO invest in a stock OF
firearms and lose no time about using
them.
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The Hancock Courier is authority for
the statement that o. &. Scoheld, the
industrious and deXtrOuS "ScOfe, has
been in that county looking after Geo.
Wesley AtkinSOn'S fences, and lit IS
said he found them down to the bottom
rail- "Scofe" is veritable horny
handed giant when it comes to fixing up
the fences. but he probably found the
Hancock county job q little too much
for him.
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The prospect for an apple crop has
improved greatly within the last week,
a great portion of the Roman Beauty APP
Piles were held back by March freezes
and did not come out until very late and
are saved from the late frost. This
constitutes a large portion OF the late
apples I'm this section, and il IS now
thought there will be a moderately fair
op.-H,utblgtoH Adrctizcr.
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Mai. j. G.. DOwntain, of Putnam
county, is getting quite boom for the
Democratic nomination for Congress IN
this district. The Major was a gallant
soldier. is a man of education and abili-
". hard worker and uncompromiSing
Democrat. and is well known through
out the district. Putnam county Will
insist upon his nomination.-Pt Pleas
ant Register.
One of the largest oil deals recently
reported is the sale of leases ON tract
of 5000 acres Of land lying in Richie
county. TO Ira Dewitt and A. +. FrettS,
of Pittsburg. Commodore +. T. Chan
cellor. of ParkerSburg. effected the
deal. The new purchasers have erected
one or two rigs and propose TO test the
territory thoroughly.
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Col. W. VI. O. Dawson is being ex-
tenSiyely nominated for Congress by
Republican papers outside of his dis
trict. We are afraid that Col. Daw-
sons boom will be tOmahawed by some
of Steve ElkinS' minionS before il ever
gets near enough the Colonel for him to
become acquainted with it,
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The Webster CQI has again changed
hands. Editor Z. IL. Morton retireS,
aud b. ). Woddell takes his place. From
the number and rapidity of recent
changes. il would not appear that jour
nalistic work i'm Webster is any more
remuncrative than the presidency of
an ordinarily good railroad.
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After numerous viciSSitudeS, the
MoundSville sun has passed into the
hands of Mr.. l. ID. Stewart. who recent
Is assumed editorial charge. There is
a field for strong Democratic paper in
Marshall county, and under Mr.. Stew
arts management the sun ought 10 fill
10 acceptably.
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The supposed wings OF the Democratic
party are Hopping, but their movements
are not at all pleasing to the Republic
cans. This year they will flop in unison
for the peoples cause. There will be
no erratic jerks for Self-puriication
during this campaign.-FdhmOm MdCr. |
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Hon. John W. Mason telegraphS from
Washington that Gen. Kelley will be
present at Grafton on Decoration Day. /
The battlc-Scarred leader OF the West
Virginia Soldiery will receiye a royal
welcome from the men who followed /
and fought under him.
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