Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-02

Joseph Crozier, the butcher, had very
narrow escape from death by the cars AS
he was about to cross the track at quincy
he noticed the fast express approaching
short distance away. He was TOO near tue
track 10 stop, so he put whip TO his horses
to get across. The train, which was rum
ming at the rate of forty miles an hour,
knocked one of the hind wheels OF the
wagon out Of shape and twisted guard OF
the tail-gate Of the wagon bed. the jar al
most upset the wagon.
Rev. Z. w. Lane moved his housenolo
goods to GAINESVILLE on Thursday. we
shall miss his bright smile and genial man
! ner.
G. w. Dickens and wife are visiting
friends in Pittsbnrg and attending the Ex-
position.
w. V. Mellott, of near Bethel, met with
an accident in starting home from the 81.
| Clairsyille Fair. He was driving horse
and cart, when the animal got scared at
something and became unmanageaDle. Mr,
Mellott was thrown out, and as he did not
regain consciousness for two hours, it was
! feared that he would die, but he IS now
getting along nicely and does not seem TO
be seriously injured The harness and cart
were badly damaged.
The Young Mems Democratic CLUB IS
progressing nicely. A meeting will be helo
| at headquarters in Central Block on tues
day evening, at which time new UNIFORM
will be selected.
Atonement Day was observed by the He
brews in this city, beginning at 8 O'Clock
Friday evening and closing at q O'Clock
last evening. Services were held in Dru-
! ms Hall, conducted oy local talent.
julius WE'LL, of Paducah. KY, is In the
| city, the guest of Alex. Mayer.
! Local Union No. 20, Flint Glass Work
ers. are selling tickets for ball to be given
at Turner Hall Thanksgiving night
The Scott Dean cornet band will give
| ball at Turner Hall, November ii.
Prof. Anderson, a magician, will hold
| forth at the City Hall all this week.
c.. w. Williams big show, consolidated
with the Partisan Folly Company, is
booked for the Elysian Theatre next
| Thursday night.
L. S. Woodbridge, secretary Of the Bell
aire Window Glass Company Of Red Key,
Ky, is in the city and will make arrange
ments to move his family to Red Key.
Hon. j. B. briggs, Judge of the Common
Pleas Court will visit our public schools
next week.
Another school will be opehed in the
| Sullivan building on Rose Hill this week.
| Will Piper, of this city, j. Il. King, OF
Bethel, and S. d. Wilkinson, OF Center
vile, have gone to Baltimore to attend
medical colleges.
The Bellaire Horse Thief Detective AS
ISOLATION, comprising Meade and Pultney
and part of Richland township, met in this
| city Yesterday and elected officers for the
ensuing wear as follows: President, John
H. Heath; vice-P President, w. r. Crozier;
Secretary, @. w. Rodefer; Treasurer, Geo.
Amber; Directors, VIM. Trigg, L. j..
King, p. NJ. Cash, r. Workman, Sr., w.
r. UnterZuber.
Joseph and Ellsworth Thornberry, of
Beallsville, are guests Of W. G. Thorpber-
ry, OF the Third ward.
| The streets were well filed with country
people yesterday, making business more
| brisk for the retail merchants.
After thorough examination of the two
! cases of supposed diphtheria in the First
ward, ii is now stated that each was simply
aggravated sore throat, and there is no
diphtheria in the city.
Miss Blaney, teacher in the public
schools, has been sick the past few days,
and Miss Hayes has been teaching in her
room, while Miss Myers has been in charge
/ of Miss Hayes class.
The bills announcing that Col. Poorman
would speak at Dillonvale on Friday night
were headed with the words 'Protection TO
| American Labor.n A coal miner informs
your reporter that there are only eighteen
| or twenty English speaking miners among
| the four hundred employees of the Dillon
vale coal works. Workingmen are noting
| these points this fall and will resent such
| insults TO their intelligence.
| Farmers in this vicinity are taking inter-
i est in producing big fruit and vegetables
Yesterday Isaiah Neff, OF near Bethel,
! brought to the city apples which weighed a
| pound each and heads of cabbage weighing
| fourteen pounds each.
The Misses Emma Hume, Emma War
mock and Sadie Workman are visiting
( friends at Warnock.
An interesting case was heard in the
Probate Court in this county recently.
Forty-seven years ago John Bigger and
| VIM. Warnock, ST., were appointed admin
| istrators of the estate of VIM. Bigger, de-
ceased. After the death of VIM. Warnock.
year ago. suit was brought by some ofthe
! Bigger heirs against the Warnock estate,
| claiming that there was due the Bigger es-
| tate some 1868 with interest for forty
seven years. The court record showed no
trace OF the money having been paid and
| nearly every person who had knowledge Of
| the estate had died. The defendants began
| skirmishing around for evidence, however,
and found vouchers showing that all but
|
| Court gave Judgment for $63, plaintiffs to
nav the costs. The vouchers were found
| in the possession Of Harry Bigger, of Den
yer, Col, son Of John Bigger, one of the
administrators.
Col. Poorman came in from Jefferson
county yesterday to spend Sunday with his
| family.
Harry Carpenter of Beallsville, is learn
ing the tailor trade with Thornberry 81
Simpson.
Capt A. w. VoeEhtly, connected with
the new window glass works being built
at Gas City, Ind, was in the city yester-
day.
A pleasant surprise social was held at
the home of John H. Woods, on Rose Hill,
Friday evening, to celebrate the tfty-third
annivers airy of Mr.. Woods birth. Re-
freshments were served. Mr.. Woods was
presented with pair of handsome gold
trimmed spectacles as reminder OF the oc-
casion.
Miss Anna Holman and Miss Emma
Wells, of Steubenville, are visiting Miss
Anna Barrett, of the Fourth ward
Rev. w. H. Burbank, OF Columbus, will
conduct services at the Episcopal church
| this morning. Communion at IL o'clock.
Rev. Charles A. Clark, of Pittsburg,
will occupy the pulpit at the second Pres
byterian church to-day, morning and even
| ing.
The Prohibitionists announce that Rev.
George B. Macklin will deliver a speech at
| City Hall tomorrow night. A sleight-of-
hand performance Is also billed for the hall
the same night. Is it possible that the cold
water party is engaged IN Juggling.
| A few barrels of winter apples came into
market Yesterday. the first of the season.
A Sunday school will be organized at the
M. e. Nilsson on Gravel Hill to-day at p.
m. preaching at p. m.
The Daughters Of Liberty festival, held
/ at City Hall for three nights past, has been
well attended and has been a success finan-
cially. The net amount of proceeds has not