Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-30

MoReANTOwN, w. VA, August 90
The long drought which has caused
such a heavy loss TO farmers in this sec
ton by destroying the corn and hay
crops. and TO sto0kmen by drying up
the springs and grass, which compelled
them 10 sell their cattle at a sacrifice,
was broken Monday. A light rain set
in At a. m. and continued till 2 p. m,
when the rain fell in "bucket fulIs,@
and as it was general, fall grass for
grazing will spring up, as the roots are
all right, and the ground will be In
condition for blowing for wheat, etc.
Capt, Milton Farrow, owner OF the
Farrow Arms Company manutactury
here, a few days ago won the Columbian
gold medal al the International Colum-
ban Prize rife shoot in Chicago, and
also a handsome cash prize. From
Chicago be went to Omaha where he
also won a medal and cash prize. tie IS
one Of the best shots in the country and
will organize rifle club here this fall.
The supsrstru cture for the 200 foot
bridge across Cheat river on the Fair
mont, Morgantown and Pittsburg rail-
road extension has been finished az the
factory and will arriue this week. The
rails will be laid to Cheat river within
three days aud the work OF putting up
the bridge will be commenced at once
About forty days will be required 10
put the bridge up and the road will
then be ready for the rolling stock.
Moody Ashburn, aged twelve years,
who resides on the KingwOod pike, was
kicked in the abdoman by horse few
DAYS ago and dangerously but not fatal
ly injured.
The Second National building has
been sold to DR.. Geo. b. Morris, and the
hank will at once commence the eree-
ton OF a handsome building on the lot
recently purchased.
The drummers who visit Morgantown
were not slow In finding out the TACT
that Morgantown banks had plenty
OF money and tried to work
very slick game on them
by presenting checks from good
men on banks in other places that were
short of cash. The banks caught on to
the racket and are not showing the
,lopc green" over the counter for any
more such checks. The average drum
I mer isa slick article in business mat
tiers. but his name is mud on these ac-
communication checks at cur banks.
An immense crib. is being put in at
Lock No. 9 on the Monongahela to pro-
tect the lock during high water ana
wnsa zee Is on the river.
c. ID. Conner has retired from the
MANAGEMENT o. the Hotel Conner here,
and the Hotel is now under the manage
ment OF Lewis B. Frey, gu experienced
hotel man OF Uniontown, Pa.
David S. Breakiron and Miss Ollie
Hess were married Saturday.
E. c. Potter, School Commissioner for
Grant district, died Saturday evening.
He leaves a wife and one child.
Ezekiel Morris, an aged and highly
respected citizen Of this county, died
Saturday. He was one Of the. rich men
OF this section.
Deming's mills, at the mouth OF Cheat
river, will have TO close down soon, as
Cheat river is so low that the thousands
OF logs in it cannot be foated down.
The mill is the largest in the Mononga-
hela valley.
Prof. II. L. Emory, formerly at the
head of the mechanical department OF
the University, departed for Indiana
POLLS Sunday. Mrs. Emory Is still at
her parents Judge and Mrs. John A
| Dill.
Miss Grace Dering has returned from
| n months visit 10 her grandparents,
Judge and Mrs. A. +. Raymond at
their Mt. Lake Park cottage.
DR.. Thomas H. Price, aleading physi-
clan Of Philadelphia, and graduate OF
the West Virginia University, was Wis
iting his old home here last week after
an absence Of twelve years.
/ Mrs. VIM. Wagner has gone to Mt
| Pleasant Iowa, TO spend the winter
with her daughter Mr.. Geo. Il. Spahr.
Miss Daisy Wood, oGe OF the most
popular young laoies in town, has
| been seriously i'll for ten days.
1 DR.. w. z. Stewart, who has been
dangerously IN, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Prof. NJ. d. Helmick aud sister
Miss Olive Dawson left yesterday for
the formers home in Chenille.
Mrs. s. A. Pasten was called to Hon.
/ John W. Mason's at FairmOnt, by the
/ dangerous illness Of Miss Isa Kinder
man Of this place.
w. f. Reynolds, his sisters Misses
Mabel and Ethel aud brother Boyce are
at the WoEld's Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Bell are Wis
iting st ~ pt. John McLure's In Wheel
fay, Kate and Blake Watson