Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-23
STATE NOTES.

| heard or trimmed his mustache tor
thirty wears. He Is SIX feet tall. When
standing erect his beard reaches Tue
| ground He can straighten his ar-as
ont in opposite directions ana Mo nus
tache reaches beyond the ends " abs
fingers. He wears this remarAsole
growth OF hair braided and tucked q
aide OF his shirt, but being en- anaole
man. does not hesitate to unuo nd
exhibit ii to any one who is really lhler-
ostad but to those who ask ABOUT II
from idle curiosity, he generally DEW
ers lecture full Of singing sarcasm
Grafton Sentinel. The gentlema1 e
ferred to evidenaly is Mr.. James brOTa,
who resides a few miles west OF heA-
ington. He has been in Clarksourg re-
ouently. We have also seen nun az rs
home and can verify the SeI'ettGt Na-is
story. Mr.. Brown has prooaUly Iae
most remarkable beard in the Oiltsd
States.-CLarkSbitr telegraph
A beyy of young girls OF Preston
county got up coon nuh'iHT POI W. 70
which no boy was invited. 1hey START
ed out with four dogs, two guns Two
axes and q big basket OF luncn' Iley
rot lost In the woods within an hour
/ from the start, and were not round IN
III the next day at Q o'clock, when they
were all sitting in row on q log cry
| ing.
The following lines were on the back
NJ an envelope received at the postofice
named in said verse. The letter Is sup
nosed 70 have been mailed at the Graf
ton postefice: "This letter goes over
the branch by rail, Securely loekea up
in Uncle Sans mail, Then up the Mana
wba ON horseback must start, TO the
town that thew call Betsy, in the county
of Writ. where Postmaster Brown VIII
mark it again, and wisely conclude lts
intended for him."
A wooden canteen, hoped with thin
sheet iron, has been sent to the CnlVer-
sity Museum by Squire VIM. Anderson
OF Pittsburg. 1t was used In the heVo-
lutionary War lover 100 years ago., and
was procured from the Allegheny Ar
senal by Squire Anderson. 1t Is real
curiosity, and is entirely made by hand.
1t is very light, being made OF pine
Post
A new military company has been or
ganized at Piedmont, with the following
officers: Manner Jenkins, Captain; ..
d. Williams, First Lieutenant; l. w.
Smith, Second Lieutenant. The other
officers will be appointed by the Captain.
The men were mustered in by Colonel
r. II. Freer, of Huntsville, and Captain
Chafar IF MOruantOwu
The country along the line OF the
NJ. r. r. l.. between Clarksburg and
the mouth of Simpson creek has quite
business appearance. The new coal
mines now being opened at Farnum
have brought about one hundred men
there, and number will increase as
work progresses. The mine at Glen
Fall has also added largely to the popu-
lation Of that section. In fact, there
is quite boom in progress between
Clarksburg and Simpson creek, and IT
is believed that a good sized town will
be built up In the Bartlett settlement
! -CIGrhSburg NeiCS.
There are four prisoners in the jail at
! Chenille for felony. One is damsel OF
the waters Of Steer Run, Miss Matte
Skinner, who stole her fathers money
and conveyed it to her lover, who was
standing just outside the door Of her
fathers home ready to receive and
make away with the same.
For some time past Judge Raymond
has noticed that his eyesight was fail
ing, but attributed 1t to natural causes.
Lately, however, he has had his eye ex-
amined by an eminent oculist, who pro-
nounced the affection cataract grow
ing over the sight, which at the proper
| time can be successfully removed. The
disease is increasing very fast at this
time, and will soon be IN condition to
have the operation performed.-indcT.
The State Grange, in session at Richie
| c. H., elected the following officers:
Master, c. II. Knott; OVerseer, 7. C..
Atkinson; Lecturer, c. B. Bush; Stew
ard, d. a. Beard, Secretary, II. NJ.
Turner; Treasurer, Adam BrennamiD,
Captain, VIM. Hams; Doorkeeper, j. T..
| Forthman.
We understand that the Chesapeake
& Ohio canal will be kept open this
winter as long as it is possible to run
| boats. Three new ice-breakers have
been built, and they will be operated
along the line until the ice gets too
strong to be broken up. The canal
officials are getting materials together
so that repairs to locks may be made
when the water is withdrawn.
A sparrow, closely pursued by a
har If rr1n In y
window at the 3. e o. Office. at Man
nington. The hawk came through the
hole made by the sparrow but struck
his head on the ragged edge OF the
broken glass and stunned himself so
that he was unable to fly for some Time.
Attorney Z. 5. Elliott has been alb
sent for sometime in Boston looking ar
ter the interest OF the members OF the
late lamented annual Friend" He
represents about 81, 900 of investments,
Sc, 900 from the county and the remain.
| der from Clarksburg. -KbtglCOOd Arglts.
Pruntytown has a sensation. Last
| Monday Mrs. Bridget Behen, a young
married woman, met Miss Ida Wheeler,
a former fiancee of her husbands we
understand, and proceed to do her up
in true a-la-Sulivan style. She dJwned
her on the pavement and trampsd her
until taken off by bystanders. There
upon Miss Wheeler went to Grafton and
swore out a warrant before Justice
Guard for her assailant and on Wednes-
day Mrs. Behen was arrested and re-
| leased on 5000 bail.
! Mai J. II. Bristor, a real estate agent
| Of Martinsburg, has recently sole 10000
acres of land in Randolph county, this
State, to Pennsylvania party for
| $4,000.
While grading some unoccupied lots
opposite the postof1ice, on b street, Ce-