Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-08-10
LOCAL HISTORY.
THE NEW CHRONICLE OF UPPER OHIO VAL
LEY MEN AND EVENTS
Ready for Delivery to Subscribers-A Hurried
Glance Through Two Very Interest
ing Volumes.

porter. last evening, to look over an ad-
vanced copy of The History of the Upper
Ohio Valley, the compilations and publica-
tons of which has been in active progress
far more than year past by Messrs.
Brant and Fuller, of Madison, Wis. Local
histories of a generally similar character
have been heretofore attempted, but the
twobulkv volumes now about ready for
delivery to subscribers are as far above all
predecessors in comprehensiveness, wealth
of information, both historical and OF
things pertaining 10 the present, accuracy
and general interest, as the work Is super
Tor in its mechanical performance. Inc
result is two volumes, Of 100 broad ana
generous pages each, full gilt as to cages,
and well bound, having wide margins lOr
annotations. and comprehensive index, ana
an an Arrangement of the subject
matter which is little short OF
admirable. Subscribers cannot Dut
be pleased with it, and the volumes
will be invaluable TO every Intelligent cru
zen. not only of Wheeling, but OF the entlre
upper Ohio Valley, from MOundsville ana
below to Pittsburg. on both sides OF the
river Originally projected 10 cover oOO OF
500 pages. the work early outgrew the
limits which had been marked out Tor IL,
and the complete work is nearly, or quite
double what il was supposed II would De
The local interest attaching 10 the vol
umes will be great The first volume alone
is practicallva history of Wheeling and her
people. The first fourteen chapters, COW
'ering nearly three hundred pages, IS a ms
tory of the city and the contiguous
Ohio Valley, from the capable pen
of Judge G.. L. Cranmer, whose
peculiar fitness for this important feature
of the work was early recognized by the
Dublishers and editors. Following are
some two hundred or more pages OF BIO
craDhical sketches of the leading citizens OF
This city and county, accompanied by hne
steel portraits of such gentlemen as Alex.
Campbell. Judge r. II. Cochran, Judge q.
I. Cranmer. b. B. DOvener, c. Hess, John
q. Hoffman. A. A. Howell, c. d. Hubbard,
DR.. John G. Hupp, Judge j. j. jacob, Col.
j. A. Miller, 4. POllack, Anton heymahn,
Mavor c. w. Seabright, Henry Schmul- |
bach. Hon. j. j. Woods, Geo. w. Steenrod
NJ Reilly and others. Chapter NJ. oil
Vol I is devoted TO a history of the press
of Wheeling and the Pan Handle coun- |
ties generally, giving in concise and
accurate form the salient points IN
local journalistic history, with interesting |
nersOnal references TO leading editors Tor /
number of generations back. The banks |
of the city are next touched upon, while |
chapter XVIII, by DR.. :. l.. Jepson, |
is devoted to Il most valuable history /
of the medical profession OF Wheeling |
and nearby counties. ms volume Is
brought TO an end by the local histories OF
Marshall, Brooke and Hancock countess
exhaustively written, and embelllshed win
portraits on steel of Hon. j. w. Gallaher,
Gifin. DR.. B. +. Harden and others.
Vol. ii. is opened with the history OF
Jefferson county. o.. by j. II. :. Trainer
and W. NJ. Trainer, of Steubenville The
history of the county opens with It's hrst
settlement by white men, and is brought
down TO date with an elegance OF narrative
and wealth of information especially
gratifying TO the reader. In chapter Ill.
Il. H. Taneyhill gives US most interest
ing history of Logan, the Mngo cnlel, EN-
bracing his parentage and early lie, LORD
DunmOre's war, the maSsacreS at Captlna
and Yellow Creek and two versions of
Logan's famous speech, one as the great
Indian really made it, and the other the
version given by jefferson. In chapter ~.
Joseph B. Doyle dwells upon the resources
of jefferson county, her manufactur-
ing and industrial growth, com
merce. Transportation &c Chapter
Y. is by Orlando NJ. Sanford.
and treats of the court and legal history of
the same county in an exhaustive way.
Other chapters. up TO and including Chap.
y. are devoted TO jefferson county and the
city Of Steubenyille, the county IN all
taking up 40 pages.
The history of Belmont county is opened
by Col. G. L. POorman, whose graceful pen
and great fund of information are put to
most elegant use. Col. PoOrman devotes
these chapters TO the early history of the
county. his date as to the first settlers
being minute and interesting. On page
45G the name Levi Barnes is an error. In
Chap. III. Col Poorman has compiled the
names and terms of Office of all the officers
of the county, Members of Congress, etc,
from 1900 TO 1890. and i'm addition has
the vote for all Congressional candl-
dates from 1907 to 1850. Chap. ". is de-
voted TO Industrial and commercial mat
tiers, coal, iron and steel products, glass,
railroads, etc Two hundred pages OF In
dustrial biographies, embracing many
names universally known in the city, com
prehensive and valuable histories OF Bel
laire, Bridgeport. St Clairsville, Barnes
vile and Martins Ferry, and much mis-
cellaneous information bring this valuable
volume TO a close
So much is apparent at a nasty glance
through the two volumes. Many interest
ing departments have not been referred TO,
while the 800 pages teemed with local
historical data, in a most interesting form.
Upon every page one meets with rare
scraps and items of information and the
work is one which will grow more and