Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-01
A novel SUIT
GROWING OUT OF A SHEEP DEAL BASED ON
POLEfIC&
Siae Nn;ury Matters-Ths Casually Record Of
The Week Over the Stats-Ihs
Weather and the Crops.

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place at Purgittsville last Saturday be-
tween Isaac Vanmeter and jacob HUH
man. All the world, or at least a con-
siderable part of IL, knows that "Ike"
Vanmeter is a riproarOus Democrat
while Jacob Huffman is an uncomprO-
missing Republican. As Mill Greek dis
trict is pretty equally divided on politi-
cal questions, things got unusually
warm 10 there the last campaign. OF
course Huffman was well satisfied that
Harrison would be elected, while Ike
Vanueter was equally as certain that
Cleveland was 10 DO the next President.
Both men are extensive sheep raiSers
and Huffman thought If Cleve-
land WAS elected the tariff on wool
would be reduced and sheep would at
once depreciate in value. or course,
Vanmeter's opinion was just the con-
trarv. Neither of the men were in the
habit of betting on the result OF cleo
tions, so they backed their judgment by
sale OF sheep. They agreed that II
Cleveland was elected Vanmeter was 10
buy Hutfman'S sheep, paying him 81. 80
q head, while IL Harrison was elected
he was TO pay S. head for the same
sheep After the election Huffman did
not care 10 sell his sheep az So. so head,
so a suit was brought before Justice
Kelley. III. Il. Gilkeson and w. b.
COrnwell went up 20 try the case. The
former 10 represent Huffman and the
latter Vanmeter. The matter was ad-
justed by a compromise, Huffman pay
ing Vanmeter S5O.-Hampshire Review.
Adiutant General James A. Holly has
ordered Company A at Richie c. H.,
Company b at Auburn, and Company h
at ROWleSburg, al OF the First Regl-
ment, mustered out of service. Col.
Fast Is ordered TO muster in new COM
pany at Martinsburg, which is 10 be at
tached TO the First Regiment, aud which
is 10 be known as Company h. The
resignation OF First Lieutenant j. h.
Middleton, Company q, Second Regi-
ment, Huntington, has been received
and accepted; also the resignation OF
Monroe RathbOne, Company Z, Second
Regiment, OF Petersburg. Macker
Babb has been appointed Adjutant Of
the First Regiment under Col. K. +.
Fast. A new company az Milton, TO be
known as Company +, has been organ
lied, aud when mustered in will be at
tached TO the Second Regiment; and
Rev. Richard Willoughford, OF Com
pany II, Second Regiment, has been APP
pointed Chaplain of said Regiment.
1t has just come to light that Holden
and Wymar, who have just been taken
TO the penitentiary by Sheriff j. c. Ar
bogast, of PocohOntas county, were
boys at the same school and started
TO seek their fortunes, and both
having stolen horses the same day, Wy
mar failed TO join Holden, having in the
night made the turn to the left at Hun
tersville, instead OF TO the right in the
direction OF White Sulphur, and Hold
ems delay was probably due to his wait
Ing for Wymar TO join him.
Mrs. Margaret Bennett, wife OF Mr..
Luther Bennett, OF North River Mills,
Hampshire county, attempted suicide
by cutting her throat with u drawing
knife, on Wednesday morning, OF last
week. She had been in very bad health
for some time, which had affected her
mind so much that her action was not
unexpected. At last account she was
in very precarious condition and it is
believed that her recovery is extremely
doubtfGi.
In our paper of last week we pub
lished an account Of man by the name
Of Stancil being beaten TO death with
stones AZ Davy by old man Lewis and
his SON. From the Mcdowell Recorder
we learn that the man beaten was
George Stancil, and while he was most
cruelty beaten with clubs and stones by
four or FIVE persons, said To have been
led by Lewis Hall, he is still living and
his chances Of recovery are favorable
Sandy New Era.
y. T. Chenoweth died at Beverly last
Sunday. Deceased was born September
Is, 1s47, and was one of fumily OF
thirteen children. AT the age of six
teen he enlisted in the Confederate
army, and served until 1868, when he
was captured by the Union army, and
remained a prisoner until near the end
OF the war He was Sheriff Of Ran
dOlph county from 1854 until 1889, and
was interested in various business en-
terprises.
The Martinsburg Lutheran has been
hunting up the old church records, and
hnds that ST. Johns Church, Of that
place, dates back TO 1776, with record
books from 1879, baptism OF Magdelena
Franz, Feb. 25 Of that year; services
were held at private houses until 1776;
the first regular pastor, Rev. Christian
STREET., lived at Winchester, beginning
his ministry there in 17s5.
The iron safe in the b. & o. depot st
Oakland, Md, was stolen last Thursday
night and taken about half mile west
Of town, where an attempt was made to
open IL and secure the contents. Fail
Ing 10 get the door open, the thieves
threw the safe In the creek, where it
was found the next day.