Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-27
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their sick sister, Mrs. Hosea Duval, of
| Kingwood.
! Miss Iona Stone returned home Saturday
! from Buckhannon, where she has been at
! tending school, and will recuperate until
| the beginning of the fall term in Septem-
Der.
! The following officers and directors of
/ the Il. and G. Telegraph Co. were elected
Monday afternoon: IL. B. L. Triprstt,
/ President; VIM. j. Worley, Vice President;
/ J, NJ. Crane, Secretary and Auditor; Peter
( Volt, Treasurer; J. j. Monroe, j. a. Mar
! tin, w. NJ. O. Dawson.
Mrs. John ). Murdoch went to Newbary
! last Saturday TO visit her daughter, Mrs.
T. M. Clayton.
Mrs. c. Y. Bishop and children returned
home Monday from an extended visit to her
! father, in FaIrmOnt
/ Emory Cole, Of Masontown, was here on
Monday and Tuesday.
j. Nj. Crane and wife gave a pleasant
dinner party to u few OF their many friends
! Tuesday Of this week.
| j. Baldwin Fairfax son of the late
/ Gen. BUckuer Fairfax, Of Portland Dis
! triet is suffering with gangrene OF one OF
! his feet, aud we understand his life IS dis
| paired Of Baldwin, as he is Familiarity
called, has been ailing for number OF
/ years, ana the many friends Of the Fairfax
/ family viii be sorry to hear of his serious
! illueSs.
Hon. VIM. NJ. o. Dawson left on the 4
O'Clock train, Tuesday afternoon, for
/ Wheeling.
The result of the late Republican pri-
mary was so close on the vote for Sherln
! between Mr.. Lee Shaw and Bob" Hollis
] that recount was asked by Mr. Hollis;
/ the result, however, was not changed, Mr.
] hn q
| Hollis would undoubtedly have been nom
/ mated had mis- friends throughout the
| county known he was so strong, out many
of them thinking ne was not in II, AID
not wishing 20 lose their votes, gave them
to Lenhart or ShaiTer. This only shows
/ the shrewdness of the Shaw men; they
continually talked of their fears OF Lenhart
| beating their man.
The Democracy here are satisfied with
the choice of the Chicago convention, and
are satisfied the ticket Will win this fall
We feel proud that West Virginia was
/ houOred by the convention in naming oae
Of the foremost men Of the nation for Per
manent Chairman.
Quite d thunder and wind storm passed
over this section Wednesday night; thus II
seems the magic of Cieveland's name has
already raised the wind and the cheers
/ that will 90 up next November when ne
shall be declared elected will be thunder,
/ indeed.
The storm at Braudouville and other
parts of the county did some damage 10
fences, trees and standing grain.
Ed McGrew Heermans, late of the Fay
etteyille Journal, arrived in town Thurs
day noon.
Misses Ida and Mollie Anderson were in
town Wednesday and Thursday OF this
week.
we understand that Mr.. J. NJ. Crane, of
/ Liberty Hall, is receiving letters from
7 Cincinnati and other points for terms for
boarding during July and August, and
from present indications there will be a
! great many summer visitors at Liberty
Hall this season Mr.. Crane knows how
to entertain, aud the beautifully shaded
lawn is so attractive it is no wonder Liber-
ty Hall has such prestige as a summer
stopping place.
Joseph jackson, we consider, is the
champion fisherman Of the State, he never
goes fishing without bringing loads Of fish
pack. The writer well remembers going
/ fishing with Mr. Jackson years ago, and
waded along in the river within ten or
twenty feet of him all day aud got two
bites and one fish. but when about TO sepa-
rate in town MIR. Jackson made the writer
divide, J. e., he took half my fish and insist
Cd on me taking half Of his; his generosity,
CT good luck, or perhaps both, deferred ire
from ever fishing with him again.
Miss Abbie Bower arrived home from
Wheeling last Saturday, suffering with an
attack of typhoid fever.
Hon. j. &. NIcGrew and son, Rev. Geo.
II. McGrew, drove to Barnesville Monday
and returned Tuesday.
Watermelons have made their appear
ance in this place, and the small BOY VIII
not be contented until he mas put himself
on the outside Of at least half of large
melon, and then double up all night with a
pain in his stomach. The melon-colic days
have come.