Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-07
"A SACRED CONCERT
WHICH RESULTED IN A VERY LIVELY TINE,
NEAR SHIPRERDSfOwN.
She Would Dance the Oan-Oan, and Drew q
Razr When StOppsd-A Base Ball
Game Ends in a Big ROw-ROb-
berries and Shooting Scrapss.


town, last Sunday, was the occasion Of
one of the most disgracefu1 scenes ever
witnessed in this State. Fully $500 ex-
cursionists from Baltimore, Frederick,
Hagerstown and other points were pres
emf. A car load of beer was among the
first arrivals. All that was necessary
10 obtain drink was to go TO the ticket
stand, purchase for fifty cents ticket
containing ten coupons, on which were
printed the words 1.-The Great Band"
go to the beer table and take a drink,
and the bartender would tear off one
coupon. A ticket was good for ten
drinks. Disorderly scenes, it is said,
were the prevailing features Of the
day. Drunkenness prevailed over the
grounds and both sexes were included
in the list of the intoxicated. One man
sought to get away from another who
was fighting him by climbing tree,
but his aSSailant scaled the tree and
they fought among its branches until
they both fell to the ground bleeding.
1t is said that the fights were Of so fire.
quent an occurrence that one was in
progress nearly all the time. The band,
instead of rendering sacred music,
played waltzes, polkaS, etc. Fishing,
gambling, swearing, betting, bathing
and like diversions were INDUCED in
with deliberate abandon. The police,
who were from West Virginia, were
powerless to make arrests or keep order,
for the island is in Maryland. Alto
'gether the affair was most disgraceful,
and it is probable that the railroad COM
pany will take effectual steps to prevent
repetition.
During the progress Of dance, Mon
day night, at the house of Mrs. Griggs,
colored woman residing in Shutdown,
the landlady was seriously cut by an
other cOlored woman named Belle Har-
vey, who was partially intoxicated and
persisted in dancing a can can, much
to the disgust of the other persons pres
ent. Upon being demonstrated with
for her unbecoming conduct by Mrs.
Griggs, she became insolent, wherenpon
Mrs. &. ordered her from the house.
She refused to go, but was forcibly COM
PEELED to by the landlady, who followed
her q short distance out. A few words
were exchanged, when the Harvey girl
pulled from her stocking q razor, with
which she attacked the Griggs woman,
cutting her on the head, breast, arms
and hands, inflicting wounds that re-
qured eighteen stitches. None are
fatal, however, but the wounded woman
will be confined to the honse for some
days. The Harvey girl was arrested
the following morning and In default OF
$500 bail was committed 10 jail to await
an examination before Justice, which
will take place as soon as Mrs. Griggs
is able to appear in Court.
The postoffice in lockwood, Cabell
county, which is kept in j. R. Tramp
toms store, was entered through front
window, by thieves last Saturday night.
Boring a hole in the lock they pried the
door Of the 1,70O pourd safe open and
succeeded in bagglng upwards of $500
in money and from $50 to $50 in postage
stamps. Nothing else was disturbed
and no one about was awakened so
noiselessly did they do their work. OF
course they must be professionals. The
previous night the poStoffice at CALI
polls was entered and 81, 500 In money
and stamps taken. Up there IL is under
stood that the burglars are professionals
aud they are moving down the river and
camping along its banks during the day
time. From this information, and the
fact that one robbery was committed on
Friday night and the other on Saturday
night-the two places being on the river
and but 40 miles apart-would lead to
the belief that both jobs were done by
the same persons.
The Huntington AdUitiser says,
"Paris Brumfield may be great war
rior and feared by all in his own en-
vlronments, but when he gets away
from home his bluff don't go at all.
Yesterday he was at the fair, and men
toned incidentally that he was the wild
man from Lincoln county. After
time two boys got into fight and an
other one was about to part them.
Paris gave this boy a hard blow with
his open hand that sent him spinning.
A young man from the country was
standing near and he lit into Paris and
pounded him very severely. Blood
flowed profuscly from the Lincoln citi-
zen's face. The young man was arrest
ed, but very justly HIS fine was placed
at 81, while old Paris was fined 80.
Paris Brumfield as timber man is all
right in his business, but as desperate
he's mighty poor schucks.
The death of child near Glade
Springs, under most horrible circum-
stances, is reported. A physician was
called in to prescribe for the child,
which was unwell, and administered
what was thought to be calomel. The
doses were too large and soon the child
was salivated. Mercurial poisoning then
followed, until death kindly put an end
to its sufferings. Horror OF horrors,
the little ones teeth came out one by
one, or were plucked out by It's own
hands, the whole side OF its face was
eaten away, It's flesh sloughed from
the bones, and its body became a mass
of putrefaction. The matter Is to be in
Observation-Disclosures.
Monday afternoon, as several men
were returning from a trip to Kenova
on handcar, the car ran eff the track
four miles above here and ditched all on
board. The car was going at a fast rate
and all OF the men were more or less
hurt. Ballard Houchin, son of w. r
Houchin, who lives near the water mill,
received the most severe injuries,
though no bones were broken. The car
had been down to take some men and
was running pretty fast in order to re-
turn In time to bring some laborers
down from their work. A stone from
blast had struck a rail and bent 1t,
which was the cause of the accident.
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