Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-29
IN WEST VIRGINIA.


5 Nswy Gossip About Matters Of All Kind-COl
: Saggsrs Aspires Again-A Young West
Y.rginian's Good Work.
The current number of th0NGtiOnGi
, l'ielC published al Washington, ID. c..
contains a thoughtful and well written
, article on the silver question by Mr.. VI.
. ID. Post. of Harrison county, and a stu
: dent at the State University. The
, article is a reproduction of an address
delivered by Mr.. Post AT MOrgantOwn,
in the inter-SOciety contest on the
Affirmative Of the question:
Resolred That the Federal Government
should put the coinage of the silver dollar
lat a standard equal 10 the relative values
OF gold and silver on the same footing rs
that of the gold dollar.
Mr. Post takes broad ground i'm favor
Of the free coinage Of silver, and shows
by close and accurate train of reason
ing. that the characterization of silver
was injurious 10 commercial and indus
! trial interests, and that free coinage
and the accompanying imitation Of cur
rency will largely increase national
wealth. The article is a splendid pro-
duet OF West Virginia brains, and one
OF which West VirginianS have right
10 be proud Mr.. Post is son OF Hon.
. Ira c. Post, and one of the most prom
Using young men of the State.
Under the caption Robbery in Lewis
= lis,
tentiOn 10 the fact that the salaries of
the school teachers in Court House dis
trict Of Lewis county range from SIS
per month for a holder OF No. certi-
ficate TO $50 per month for a holder Of
b. No. /. Robbery is rather strong
! term. Lewis is Il farmers county, and
under the Reed. Harrison, Quay diSpcn-
SatiOn the farmers should be mighty
thankful If they can keep the patches
in their Sunday trousers. The farmers
OF the country can't support horde of
2 protected miiliOnaireS, and pay good
. prices for school teachers at the same
time.
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The active Democrats of Summers
q county have set a good example 10 their
brethren In the State. At present they
have Democratic clubs organized as fol-
lows: Hinton, Geo. w. Lilly, president;
Jumping Branch. w &. Ryan. preSi-
dent; Pipe Stem, C.. VI. Ball, president;
Forest Hill, :. X Boudc, president;
: Talc0tt. DR.. Ford, president, and Green
Salt district. w. j. Kirk, president.
With these clubs in good working order,
g the Democrats Of Summers should do
! IfhpmSply eS DrOud npyt fall
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Col T. II. h. StaggerS, of Fairmont.
otherwise known as the "White Fox of
the Mouongahea, is announced Is a
Republican candidate for Congress i'm
: the Second District. Col. Stagger'S
Congressional aspirations seem 10 bloom
perennially. About this time Of the
year they always blossom forth in YER
daucy and beauty. but the bliStering
blasts Of August are more fatal 10 them
than croSS-eyed COW to a cabbage
patch.
IS
Lieut. James L. Wilson has been de-
. tailed 10 Supcrntend the work of dis
d tributing food 20 the flood sufferers
along the lower Mississippi. He is now
stationed at Jackson Barracks, New Or
g leans. and his work is in Mississippi.
Z Louisiana and Arkansas. Lieut.. vii
son is a West Nirginian, and was form
erly professor of mathematics and COM
mandant of the cadet corps at the State
University.
Judge Camden has leased lOl acres of
land on Devil Run, Richie county, To
George f. Carroll, of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Carroll is 20 pay 50 month rent
and is 20 begin boring for oil within
sixty days. This is new territory
living directly ia the belt. Mr. Carroll
saws that he will get oil in paying guam
titles superior even 10 that found with
i'm the Belmont field.-GUmCr BdHHcr.
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The Putnam Democrat pays hand
some compliment 10 Judge j. VI. Jack
son in suggesting him for the nomina-
ton for supreme Judge. Judge Jack
, sons ability as a iuriSt is well known.
, His brilliant powers. coupled with his
high character and sturdy Democracy,
ft him 10 adorn the bench, which has
been made famous by the genius of
Green. Raymond, Johnson and Snyder.
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The Pt Pleasant Register records
the fact that Mr.. George NJ. Moore, Of
Mason County, recently sold year old
Ben Allen colt for 5000. \ price like
this should be- q hint 10 the progressive
West Virginia farmer. The great ma
iority, however, Will continue in the
good old way, raising raw-boned brutcS
To eat their heads of during the winter
and sell for $50 in the spring.
Mr.. G.. W. Atkinson it seems, does
not care whether he is nominated for
Congress or not. lie would as soon at
tend To- his law practice, being large
and well assorted lot of peppermint and
cinnamon drops cases before the United
States Court. az - a Ici-cl Dem
ocrut.
DIR. Barbec. of Mason county, is said
90 boz slated for the Republican nomi-
nation for Senator i'm the Fifth district.
II will be remembered that DIR. Barbcc
{ once aspired to 20 90 Congress, and has
been standing candidate ever since.
If ne continues in politics he may
eventually Doe elected constable.
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Carr Bros, the oil operators, who re-
Gently sunk dry hole near Davi>ville'
Wood county. propose To put down an
Iother well in that same locality They
have faith that they will develop new
and productive oil field So may Ii be.
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s The Gilmer county papers, the Signal
and Banner. are out in strong language
endorsing the action of the Lewis Coun-
IN Democracy in inStructing for the
Hon. w. +. Lively for GongreSS.-UcS-
ton D0mOcrGt
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Rev. A. Il. Rohrbaugh, of Buckhan-
non. has a prize essay in the August
number of BclfordS Magazine on pro-
hibition. He was awarded first prize
PGrkcrSbug Journal.
Natural Query.