Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-11

much doubt II there's better and more
interchangeable political worker in either
party in West Virginia than Senator
every day and four nights OF every
week.
Charles Elliott, son Of Samuel Elliott,
of Hacklebarney, died Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock-another victim OF La
Grippe.
The merry sleigh bells were heard on
our streets this week.
Hon. w. NJ. o. Dawson, lately ap-
The butchering firm Of Reppert 81
Flynn has changer, Mr.. Flynn retiring.
Mr. Chas. Y. Bishops new gents fur
nishing store is doing an excellent bus
siness.
H. &. Ravenscraft resigned as agent
for the r. X. & Z. railway company,
and James Flynn was appointed in his
stead.
Perry Staley, colored, died yesterday
morning at 1870, after lingering ILL
ness Of consumption.
A jolly crowd of young folks formed
a sleighing party Friday evening and
drove to Masontown.
Miss Nina, daughter of Circuit Clerk
J. w. Watson, is suffering from an at
tack of tonsilitis.
John Menefee, an aged gentleman OF
Newburg, died Thursday evening. In
terment this afternoon at Evansville.
Judge J. p. Smith, OF Chattanooga,
Tenn, died December 81, 1891. Judge
Smith was we'll and favorably known
in this county. He was the first Super
intendent of Schools Preston county
had.
The corporation election, Thursday,
resulted in the election OF the same old
officers: G. j. Shaffer, Mayor; j. w.
White, Recorder; Councilmen, wilbur
Poster, w. II. Murdoch, j. X. Monroe,
Geo. A. Williams, DR.. w. s. Martin.
Judge j. T. Hoke has in his posses
sion a patent granted to his grandfather,
Lawrence Hoke, for the first threshing
machine ever invented. The patent is
dated February Is, 1909, and is signed
by President Thomas Jefferson, Secre-
tary of State James Madison, and At
torney General c. A. Bodney, and Is
written on pure parchment.
AMI. D. 0. +. lodge is TO be organized
at Austen tonight.
The heaviest snow OF the season be-
gan Wednesday morning, and 1t has
been showing more or less ever since,
and to say the young folks are enjoying
themselves is putting it mildly.
At the session of the County Court
held here this week Leroy Shaw was
elected President thereof.
Henry Montgomery, Of Lyon district,
has moved his family to Kingwood.
Ct. b. Burke, Of Elk Garden, was WIS.,
iting in Kingwood this week. 1t Is
whispered that he will likely succeed
Mr.. Ed. NJ. Heermans on the Preston
County oundl, the latter gentleman to
90 to Buckhannon. This is not given
as a dead fact yet, but as good surmise.
School began Monday after a two
weeks vacation.
During the year 1891 there has been
1872 marriage licenses issued in Preston
county.
Junior Brown butchered an eighteen
months-old pig this week that weighed
$40 pounds dressed.
Mr.. Ed Orvis Ludwig, mention OF
whose marriage lately appeared In the
REGISTER, is an old Preston boy. His
many friends were glad to hear OF
"Orve" getting married and settling
down. BY the way, what is bis address?
The Preston County Journal will
shortly commence the publication in
It's columns of illustrated sketches, in
GLIDING maps, buildings and business
and professional men of Preston county,
to be edited by Duncan McRa.
Fred Garth, OF Grafton, who has been
visiting near TOWNSVILLE, has returned
home, as has Mr.. Henry Havercamp, OF
Wheeling.