Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-12
ELM GROVE

not and wentinto Shanleys place. Inc
horse became frightened at passing
freight train and started toward II. Inc
animal still with the vehicle attached,
QAihed the depot platform and dashed
along the entire length Of It between
the train and the depot The horse
Jumped of the platform Of the plat.
form smashing the buggy. The animal
was very badly injured.
The shipment OF stone for the new
county bridge across Wheeling creek
At Roney's Point, are now well under
wAy. The W. & L. G.. railroad trans
fers the stone from the Hugus quarry
near here 10 the B. & o. station, aud
the railroad company takes them 10
their destination. Fifteen car ioads
have been shipped, and forty-hye more
are 10 follow. A large force OF masonS
are At work on the bridge, and have al
ready one a5atment built The bridge,
italy OF iron, will be one Of the M
est In the country.
No division OF Elm Grove is making
more steady advancement than PARK
View. The new twO-Story frame school
house, begun ten days ago, 10 READY ior
the roof. One room will be opened on
the frat OF next month, and Miss Jen-
ME Harvey will be the teacher. Inc
other room will not be used till occasion
demands il. Geo. X. Smith, the Wheel
ing grocer, Is having a handsome resi-
dence and business place built In this
addition. The structure will De
frame one. Contractor David Walters
IA having q ten-roomsd frame residence
also built there.
To-day at 2 o'clock, John Gamble, the
pouular night operator at the depot FOR
merIy. will be united In marriage 10
Mrs. Annie Wadell. The wedding will
bea quiet one, witnessed by q few
guests. friends OF the contracting parties.
Father Sullivan, OF Wheeling, will per-
form the ceremony. The happy couple
will live 10 the Grove.
Frank Brown, the young man OF this
Mace who had his leg so badly broken,
and who was so severely injured IN
Wrestle here, last week, Is slowly I'M
proying. He and Homer Smith were
testing their strength when the acct
dent occurred. Smith threw Brown,
causing the injury. DR.. Cracraft
dressed the injured mans wound.
William, a son Of DR.. W. A. Cracraft'
left yesterday for MOrgantoWn to at
tend the University this year. de VIII
study for the medical profession. Rus
sell Stanford also left for MOrgantoWn.
From this county there will be thirteen
persons In the State University, and
seven OF these are from the immediate
vicinity Of Elm Grove.
j. IN Fair is In progress this week,
and several persons from here will at
tend. Among the number Is Samuel
Patterson and Percy Hornbrook, who
will leave to-day. Several fast horses
will also be taken TO compete in the
races there. Hal. Kennedy will leave
to-day with two horses, fast PAGER and
trotter.
Some excitement was occasioned on
the streets, last Sunday, by a horse,
owned by john Robinson, o. Haney-
town, suddenly taking sick, and falling
on the street. IL was thought the vsiu-
able animal was dead, but Veterinary
Surgeon Henry Helfbine finally got the
nag started home all right.
ENCOURAGING word comes from the
schools, since they began, Jos. Max
well, principal, is making creditaole
beginning. There is q substantial In
crease in scholarship since last year.
Quite large number Of children from
the Grove are being sent TO Wheeling 10
school this year.
The Elm Grove base ball club had
arranged last Saturday 90 play the La
Belle Stars, Of Wheeling, on the
grounds here. The home club was Oh
the grounds, but the Wheeling club did
not come. The umpire awarded the
game to the Elm Groves by score OF 9
TOO.
Prominent society persons from here
and Wheeling went to West Alexander
a few evenings ago, where most pleas
ant social event was attended. Among
the persons attending were NJ. c. Glass,
Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Mary Arkle
and A. Oily, Of Wheeling.
There was general fight last Saur-
dSy night in town, several persons
we're badly hammered, bat no arrests
were made. Last Sunday, too, the per-
sons from Wheeling, who usually come
out aud try to run things, made more
disturbance than usual
Percy HOrnbrOok, the champion ten
mis- player Of this place, was beaten In a
series Of games few days ago by Will
Chambers. Both these gentlemen are
fine players, aud quite crowd Of young
society people were on hand to witness
the games.
The lumber hauled from Haneytown,
the property OF f. Ii. GorbY, which was
attached at the depot, will be shipped
this week, all differences having been
settled. The lumber will be shipped
this week TO Pttsburg.
Prof. Armstrong, OF the West Vir-
ginia University, and Superintendent
Frank Cox, OF the Ohio county schools,
were here last week in the interest Of
the University. DR.. Cracraft showed
the educators around.
Miss Maggie Fallon and her cousin,
OF Wheeling, will be the guests this
evening Of Miss Rose Birkett Other
persons are invited aud good social
time is planned.
Robert DOUgherty and vile ana Is. +.
Westlake were the persons from here
attending the G.. A. r. Encampmeut at
Sand Hill, Marshall county, last week.
The telegraph Office Of the B. il o.
here has been closed permanently at
night. The night operator, John Gam
bic, IS therefore out Of employment.
Tonight at the beautiful Howell res
idence, the German Lutheran church
will hold q lawn fete. Arrangements
are made for pleasing social time.
Business men report trade rapidly re-
gaining. They say 1t haS increased
go =. cant within the last two