Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-31
FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
LIVE TOPICS OF ALL SORTS FROM TIE STATE
PRESS.
A Resume Of the Happenings Which Go to Make
Up me Local Pages Of the Country Exchanges.
Sao: Full Of Slags For Crossing Field.
Deer Plentiful in Pocahonas.

Tie first lady bicyclist to appear on
our streets was Mrs. Daisy Plfer She
rode very nicely. IL is most assuredly
a splendid exercise for lady.-BUck-
harmon Delta.
The stuffed skin Of a Gilmer county
rattler feet long aud 81 inches in cir
cumference hangs In the postOfice
building. L. was killed by Lum HIM.
man one day last week and was one Of
the very argest Of its species.-G.enUtlte
Pathfinder.
Mrs. Samuel Bennett, Of Tanners,
Gilmer county, this State, last wee
gave birth 10 q tine large boy, making
the twenty-eighth child born 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett, eighteen Of whom
are living. Richie ReUielC.
At SheDherdstOwn, Capt. Lee b.
M0ler's horse, BLACK Prince" the
famous old dOg-trOtter, died natural
death a few days ago, at the advanced
age Of "a years. He was faithful old
horse. A mare belonging to Capt. Moler
broke It's leg somehow one day last
week aud had to be killed.
To is with some difficulty that the P.
and III. train can make its regular trips
70 and from PennSbOrO on account OF
the sheep that persist 10 freQuenting
the railroad track As 20 the cause for
this, 10 is uneXplainable without IL IS
for suicidal intent, beipS weary Of wear
Ing cheap wOOl-RjtcfB ReUielC.
The stockholders Of the Electric
Light Company have decided TO rebuild
the plant on the old location. The
foundation for the new building will be
completed this week. The new struc-
ture will Oe OF brick, fOrty-fve wide
and fifty feet long. 10 is thought we
will have lights by September 1st-
Weston Herald.
The Rev. VIM. Hutchinson, a Seven
day Adventist preacher, has been hold
ing bush meetings at Rathbone, near
L. z. Whites, for over month past
and the gentleman now has large night
Is gatherings. He is a very good speaker,
and it Is said that his sermons are great
ly enjoyed by those who 20 to hear
TCrru AltG oracle.
The H. Il b. $. RY. are enjoying a
splendid run Of travel since the installa-
tiOn of their new coaches. The trips are
made In quick order and with much
comfort. The track has been we'll bal
lasted and heavy rails laid through 10
Kenova. Capt. Payne, the genial ICON, b"
Eaakes you feel like you wanted 70 ride
nn the dummy" every time you have
occasion TO 20 down that line.-Hunt-
UatOR Argus.
Mr.. E. Snavely, Of Shepherdstown,
has purchased OF Mr. Jacob Slime five
acres Of land lying near Antietam bat
tlefeld for the Ninth New York Vete-
rams Association, known as the HaW-
kins Zouaves. This regiment took an
active part in the battle Of Antietam
A handsome, large bronze monument,
which Is now ready, will be erected on
the plat and dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies on September II.
There are lots OF deer on Williams
river, from all reports. IL seems pity
that the hunters are constrained TO wait
till fall for a chance TO kill them legal
ly, aud a wonder that some do not yield
TO the temptation, and watch a lick by
night, and bring home a deer 10 the
morning. There are no poets there, and
they cali a spade a spade, but all the
same veuisOn is mutton with them dur
Ing ten months Of the year.-POcdhORtGS
Times
Messrs. Pancake & Miller, who
planted the large peach orchard on the
mountain near this place a couple Of
years ago, are gratided TO know that
they will have several hundred bushels
OF peaches this year. The trees are so
young that they could not be expected
20 bear much OF a crop. However, the
peaches that are on the trees this year
are perfect ones, though they are scat
tering. Hampshire R6UielO.
About $50 a. M, July cath inst, the
5-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. X. @.
KaieS, of Temd.e street, was burned so
badly that 10 died at 10 a. IN. Mr. kales
is a railroad mon, and was out on the
road. Mrs. Ksles had gone out, leaving
her two children, and in some way they
got some matches aud struck them, set
ing the ones clothing on fire. Mr.. and
Mrs. kales lost their baby about Que
month agO.-HintOR Herald.
Over In Tucker county an Adventist,
who propheSied that the end Of the
world would come alta certain date, just
passed, put on his ascension robes,
climbed TO the top Of a straw stack and
waited the crack Of doom. Getting
tired waiting and forgetting himself, he
fell asleep. Some boys discovered the
man and touched lighted match 70 the
straw. The fire ran up the straw and
awoke him. Gazing around at the
flames on every side, he cried ont: "In
hell, Just as l expectedw-Kmgt0OOd
Argits.
Last Sunday a son OF Mr. Taylor Tn
Seld, who lives along the river several
miles above Shepherdstown, was bath
ing in the Potomac when he discovered
q sewing machine on the bottom OF the
river. He got 10 out and found that it
was a Singer machine. IL was In good
order so far as the iron work was con-
cerned, but the wooden part had all
been rOtted OF. The needle was in place
and still held the thread. IL is supposed
that the machine was lost from canal
boat or a house that collapsed there dur
ing the great flood Of 1889
Charles f. Littlepage has brought a
suit ln the Circuit Court OF Kanawha
county against Zimmerman, Truax &
Sherman, government contractors on
the KanaWha river, FOR SIS, 600 dam
ages. 1t appears that this frm engaged
Mr.. LittleVage 10 take charge OF GER
tain work for them 10 the construction
Of locks and dams, and after he dis
posed Of his buSinesS-are insurance
the firm changed its mind and employed
some one else in Mr.. Llttlepage's stead.
This gentleman did some work for the
firm IN the way Of purchasing supplies,
etc, before be was notified that be
would not be needed.-W. Ia. Repltb-
licGn.