Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-24
STATE TOPICS.

A Joint stock company, with capita
OF so. 600. has been formed TO erect anC
Operate roller process flour mill a
Maiorsville, Marshall county. The, OF
ficers are: President, ;. l.. Alley; Vice
Presidents, George w. Ollie, Il. +. Nc
Gaire and VIM. Wallace; Directors, L
II. Gorby, Fleming TruSdell and jaime:
Howard: Secretary, q. w. Campbell
Ii is the intention to have the mill in
operation by July next. 1t will be
equipped vith the finest and latest i'm
profed machinery.
The Martinsburg people sent dele
CATION to wait upon Mr.. Mayer, presi-
dent OF the Il. \ O. K. e. Co. They
came. they saw, but, we are sorry Il
say, they didn't conquer" He informed
them that he intended to, remove the
shops and divisions from MartinSburg,
/ Piedmont and KeySer, AMI that he
/ thought he would still keep open the
shops at MartinSburg for the repair OF
coal hopperS, though as parting shot
he remarked that he would not guar
antee that even.
The jackson Herald says: I'VE have
Just learned Of the death on the 25th OF
/ February of the venerable Hugh St.
Clair. who resided with his sOn-in-law,
Griffith, near Angerona. He was born
in Scotland the 18th day OF March, ISL
and would therefore have been ITO
years old had he lived until the 18th Of
this month. He smoked aud chewed
tobacco all his life, as well as drank a
good deal Of whisky, He was black
smith by trade
Last Thursday afternoon the body Of
a man was found in the river below
Spring Hill, at Jarrett'S landing, Ka-
nawha county. The body tloatSd into
the landing and was found by boy. 1t
was taken to Geo. 4. Barlow'S under
taking establishment, where later on, it
was identified as that OF VIM. Allis, who
was drowned from the Dana some time
ago. Mrs. AliS was telegraphed that
the body Of her husband has been re-
covered
Oliver Berry, of Evansville, Preston
county. aged about IS years, was found
dead In his bed Wednesday morning.
He had retired on Tuesday night in his
usual health. His wife, on trying TO
awaken him, found that he was dead
Physicians were summoned, who pro-
uounccd the cause as heart trouble. He
leaves wife TO mourn his loss
Mrs. Rebecca Brown, who for thirty
or thirty-fve years Single-handed tend
ed the ferry known as Browns Ferry
ON the Monongahela, in Fayette county,
Pa, died on the ID inst. II Will be re-
mcmbered that in 1855 masked robbers
broke into her house and tortured her
i'm terrible manner. She left a small
fortune TO her four children.
While at a dance at Stone Cliff, Fay
cite county, the other night, Whiting
ton and Monroe Lambert engaged in a
little New River sport, which result
ed Wilmington crushing Lambert
head with Ratchet. Two gaSheS wer"
cut in his forehead and IL is thought he
cannot recover.
Tits said that Judge d. Il. Lucas is
negotiating for the sale Of some land
near Millyille, jefferson county, where
ON there is "a vein of fine marble. The
lime qurrries at Millyille have been
leased by the b. n O.
Elizabeth. two-year-Old daughter OF
Joseph Willis, OF Cerede, pulled a tub
OF hot water over on her herself on
Tuesday OF last week, which resulted
I'm her death IN about seventeen hours.
Mrs. John Booth was killed by train
at Frederick, Fayette county, Few
DAYS ago. She was crossing the track
i'm front Of an engine which she had not
seen, and was literally cut to pieces.