Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-18
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school, was q justice, and was respected
and prosperous. A few years ago he
began TO 90 wrong, was indited Ia sew
eral cases, and finally fed TO Ohio, where
he soon set up as a preacher. During
the recent Baptist Association on BIG
Greek. his religious fervOr Induced him
20 visit the meeting. and In the course
OF events he was invited into the pulpit
aud delivered q most earnest and elo-
QuOnt sermon. Deputy Sheriff Jones
was a listener, and after being edited
By the reverend's sermon, felt impelled
reluctantly, though to execute a
warrant OF arrest he held for the divine
a search disclosed a weapon OF religious
warefare not usually carried by the
Cloth, in the shape Of a "A bull dog.
From the pulpit Rev" Hager quickly
passed behind prison bars. Monday OF
this week a brother Of the prisoner,
Major" Hager, was lettering around
the jail acting suspiciously, when he
was arrested, and q search disclosed
small SAW, a bottle OF nitric acid, ball
OF yarn, together with letter from tho
imprisoned preacher" directing q mob
20 be raised TO libsrate him. The MA
jor" was held ia 500 TO answer to an In
dictment-LmcOR Citizen.
George Mcmillan, OF Randolph county,
who came 10 Weston this week to see
his brother, who Is an inmate OF the
ASYLUM, is certainly a peculiar character.
He IS an imbecile fellow Of very ordin
airy appearance, but is endowed with
most remarkable memory. He can be-
gin with Washington and narrate e.
ri 81 nrtn a =
tending the life and death OF every
President down 20 Cleveland. He enters
into tho minUteSt details, and is a verit-
able encyclopedia Of information so far
as biographical history is concerned.
BY the aid OF his rare faculty he repeats
the most lengthy marriage ceremony
line for line, as ID is laid down in the
book, and recites the master pieces OF
the great poets without single error or
Omission.-StUtC Times.
Alex McGregor and daughter Nellie,
or Cape Town, Africa were the guests
OF Dr. Steere and wife several days this
week. Mr.. MCGregOr, and family were
near neighbOrs 10 Mrs. Chisholm, now
Mrs. Steere, when she resided in Afri-
ca, and of course q visit from her old
Cape Town neghborS was a pleasure
which she appreciated very highly
Mr.. McGregOr IS interested 10 the Dia-
mond Fields In Africa, and IS an intel
ligent gentleman, with whom 10 is
pleasure 70 converse. His daughter is
mpliSed, aud quite interesting.
They came 20 America TO visit the
Worlds Fair, and while here have trav-
eled both 10 the United States and
Canada, including a trip across the con-
tinent. They sail from New York for
England on the 2Oth.-St. NGTDS Oracle.
Ga Tuesday evening about o'clock,
Enoch T. Adwell, track-walker on the
Q. & o. railway at Caldwell, was struck
by pass ler train and instantly killed.
The train came up behind him at
short curve, and was In a couple Of car
lengths Of him before he was noticed by
the engineer, and 10 is doubtful II Ad-
we'll was aware OF his danger as he made
no effort 10 get of the track. Mr.. Ad
we'll was about 60 years OF age, and
leaves wife aud three children
Greenbricr Independent
Mr.. A. c. Weaver. State band exam.
liner, was here yesterday and gave the
bank OF Hinton an Over-hauling. We
are glad TO make known 70 the public
that Mr.. Viewers examination Of tho
bank and it's affairs shows that insti-
tuition in splendid condition. During
these hard times 10 has been extremely
difficult TO pilot q bank through, and
the condition o. cur bank should De a
source Of cOngratulatlOn to its officers.
IndeDepdCRt-H Herald.
The man who presided over the StGT-
Tribune at Charleston, was genius.
He accumulated bills amounting 10 So =.
800, ADD wnen his Office was offered for
sale $50 was the highest offer report
ed. A man who could contract debts
20 the amount Of 50, 500 on a $50 plant
ought not 20 remain in the newspaper
business He Is In every way qualified
for the presidency Of wildcat BANG
FdiImOnt lRdCr.
The drought caused Mr.. w. J. Stump
OF HartmonSuIle, 70 deepen his well.
He had not dug very far before be
struck a vein OF good coal. Mrs. y. ID.
McCOole, VINO IS there few days
ago, brought us sample. 1t appears
10 rs 20 be avery fair quality Of coal.
Mr.. Stump had dug eight feet In the
coal and was not yet through the vein.
Ike ser EhO.
Hon. Joha o. Pendletou has obtained
8 position il the Government Printing
Office for NJ. Chas. p. Darlington, OF
Weston. lis iu the capacity Of proof
reader, with a good salary attached.
Mr.. Dir.iEgton is one OF the best print
ers in the State. and the appointment
is worthilr conferred. He left Tues
day for Neutrality-suspicious. Times.
John Grabul, q resident or Hedges
willie. was discovered one day last week
IN his stable lying dead. lie had gone
into the stable 10 attend to some duties
when one of tho mules kicked him In
the head He was 20 years old and a
popular young man. His remains were
Inferred at WoodsborO, Md.-NdrtinS-
bur Independent,
President NJ. +. ingalls, and Traffic
Manager Walker, OF the c. Il o. Rail-
road, net IN conference az Cincinnati
and among other business transacted
fixed that coal should be hauled into
Cincinnati the coming winter az two
dollars per ton, slight reduction from
tho GA fgureS-CCredO Id 'dUce.
ThA stone-cutters at Big Sandy bridge
strud< on account of their wages being
cut ten cents per yard. The contract
ers sffered 20 give them the same price
they had been getting, but most OF
then are holding out for ten cents per
j yarl more .-KcnOUG Reporter.
D. H. Bobtltt, of Welch Glade, Web
ste county, brought to our office this
week an Mon OF the Red WeatherfelI
vadety, which measured thirteen inches
in circumference and weighed one
pOlnd. How is this for an onion raised