Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-21
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHAT HAS BEEN GOING on IN NEARBY
TOWNS THE PAST WEEK.
Social Affairs, Happenings and Events Of Local
Interest Gathered By Register" Reporters.
Readable Resume Of the News.
CLARKsBURG.

CIARKSBURG, w. Va, February 2O.-At
the last term OF the Court Jas. kearns was
convicted OF twenty-four cases OF unlaw-
fully retailing liquors, and BY Judge Ha-
gaus fined $40 and imprisoned thirty days in
each case To have served his sentence
out he would have had 70 remain in jail
40 DAYS James therefore planned an es-
cane. which was successful About the
time the cells would be locked up for the
night he placed dummy in his bed and
adroitly walked around the cages, keeping
lust enough in advance OF the lailor so that
hecould not see him. Mr.. Morris, the IaliOr,
believing al the prisoners were IN the
cells, locked the doors, and made the cir
cult, locking the door TO the main entrance,
but in the meanwhile hearnS had
passed around tue same way
and before the jailor. and made
his escape good. Mr.. Norris did not dis
cover that a prisoner was missing until the
following morning, and the lal!er Is yet
yaiuly irving % discover the hole through
which Kearns escaped, Forgetting the hall
door which he lett alaI. So hearnS IS Id
Grated. and Hotel de Morris has one less
bOarder. Lesson: Never leave the front
hall door unchecked.
In the case Of Strives VS.. COnman, "tor
damages for killing one dog and Gripping
one dog, tried before Hess. the jury fen
dered a verdict for so in favor of plaintiff.
This is as was expected. Certain people
propose TO continue 10 annoy John Coli
man We are informed that the evidence
developed the facts "tnat about seventy
I've persons assembled on the land Of Lu
NurTv. about 25O yards from the
lands Of John G.. Cofman. They had a
fox which had been previously caught
and been kept 20 Mr.. Nurry'S home for
two weeks. They also had about thirty
hounds with them. The fox was let loose
and, after 10 had about half an hours start
tue dogs were put on its trail. After run
ming a short distance through the lands Of
Mr.. hurry and Mr.. Cunningham, the fox
went on the lands of Mr.. Coffman and was
followed there by the hounds. The dogs
trailed 10 into field, IN which Mr.. Coh-
man had about fifty head OF cattle and a
flock OF sheep. Here i've hounds were
killed and two crippled. One OF the Grip
pIed and one Of the killed dogs belonged 70
Mr.. Shrieves. who brought the suit against
CoTman. Saying nothing Of the fact that
dogs are not property in this county, GER
tainly there should be some redress for old
John O.. COffman, that his cattle and sheep
should not be disturbed.
Our people regretted TO hear OF the death
Of Aaron Criss, formerly Of this city. He
died at Ha-risOuyile, Virginia, ana was
eighty one years old.
Fannie Crush. Of this city, died Of typhoid
fever. at PiGua, o., last Wednesday. Her
remains were inferred yesterday at the
Odd Fellows cemetery. The funeral was
attended 0y large number Of friends and
acquaintance.
". +. Richards, Of The Truth, is very
SICK of Ia grippe.
Rev. Wheeler Borgess. has returned from
Washington. In a short while he will leave
IS a Missionary 20 India.
Miss Daisy Harrison is visiting Gov.
Pierpoiut Of FdirmOut
Hon. John j. Davis and Hon. John Bas-
sci are attending Court at PhilIppi.
Miss Gay Duncan gives a Musicale at
Weston next week.
Miss Mamie Raymond IS visiting III
Washington.
Mayor Vance went East on Thursday.
Frank ShuJIleworth IS home on visit.
G.. G. Lewis Of PittsbUrg is IN the city.
Miss Myra Camden and Miss Edna
Holmes are visiting Mrs. Mary Con and
Miss Minnie Holmes in Washington.
Mrs Nellie PidCOck has returned TO
Brunswick. Ca. her home.
Mr. and Mrs. j. p. Clifford contemplate
a trip 70 San Francisco, Cal
Mrs. Benz. Stout has been very sick Of
Chas. Davis is in Philadelphia and T.
Williams in Baltimore.
Hon. John .. Pendleton was here Mon
day.
Mrs. Jacob KOblegard and daughter
Mamie, of Weston, are visiting here.
Mrs. 4. G. Holmes, Of West Union, who
has been visiting Miss Alton Howell, has
returned home.
The Nelrs is 70 publish q Democratic daily
newspaper Headquarters, Clar6Sburg
ADD Weston. Papers, there are 10 end 70
them. On, do deliver US But chen II is
rumored that there IS also 10 be Republi-
can daily. Who knows. There is plenty
of room upstairs. We only have six pa
pers now in the county.
The fair directors have ordered that the
Fair Grounds be improved, the Amphithea-
ire Hall enlarged, and other buildings re-
paired This is what EshOuld have been
dome long ago.