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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-23

NOTICE.

OF the drawing for redemption of bonds
of 1855 of the city Of Wheeling.
Notice is hereby given by the commits
sioners of the loan of 1883 OF the city OF
Wheeling that on June 6, 1886. pursuant
to the requirements OF the ordnance or
said city, PASSED May IL, 1885, entitled IAN
ordinance 10 provide for the issue and sale
of bonds of the city OF Wheeling, to be
known as bonds of 1885, and for the re-
demption and payment Thereon, ana provld-
ing for the payment into the city treasury
of certain amounts from the revenues Of
the gas and water works." the following
described bonds issued under said ordi-
nance were duly determined by lot by said
commissioners for redemption and pay
ment on the first day ofDuly, 1896, to-wit:
Bonds No. three (3) for 500; No. eight (S)
for 800; No. ten QW for $780, No. seventy
four (74) for 500; No. one hundred and fif-
teen GiO for $1,000; No. one hundred and
thirty-six Q36) for 81, 600; No. one hundred
and thirty-nine Q39) for $1,000; No. one hum
dred and ninetyfour Q94) for 81. coo; No. two
hundred and thirty-two tz32) for LOCO; No.
two hundred and thirty-four (2SD for 1000:
No. two hundred and fiftythree (253) for
$1,000: No. two hundred and seventy-six
t276) for $, 900; No; two hundred and ninety,
and twenty-fol (S2D for $1,000 that said
bonds will be redeemed and paid al the
Bank of the Ohio Valley, IN the city
sioners on and after said first day OF July.
1896. and that said bonds so determined
will cease to bear interest from the last
mentioned day and date.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE LOAN OF
jeSra BY p. B. DoBBINs. Chairman.
7 ITHOGEAPHING
In all its branches. and as reasonable as
superior quality will allow. Get prices and
samples. We can suit you both ways.
WEST VIRGINIA PRINTING CO,
Wheeling, w. Va.
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SIMPSON &HAZLETT,
AGENTS.

AGENTS.
Sun Fire Insurance Co. of London, Eng
land.
Palatine Fire Insurance Co.. of Manct ,s-
ter, England
United States Casualty Co., of New York.
Provident Savings Life Assurance Co..
New York.
The Mercantile Credit Guarantee Co..
No 1911 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-23
Special to the Register.


Ashland. Ky. June p Machinery
for the drilling Of several oil wells
in the Upper Sandy valley has gone up
the Norfolk & Western Railway TO Will
hanson. W. Va, from which point II
will be hauled overland to the point OF
proposed operations.
The Florence Oil Company, Of Pitts
burg. has secured extensive oil leases
in Mingo and Logan counties opposite
the MarrowbOne field Of Martin county,
Ky, and have announced an intention
of placing several wells in the near fu
ture. machinery for which has already
been ordered
OIL City Pa, June 22.-Credit bal
ances $1.2O Certificates opened
$1171s; highest $1.1S1A; .Owest $11712;
closed at $11S1s. Shipments 1854
barrels; runs 167. PCS barrels.
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NEW BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

Security, Savings and Loan Co.. Hub Build
ing. Room No. 1.
Meets every Saturday Evening at I o'clock.
NEW ASSOCIATION.
A HOME COMPANY.
NEW FEATURES.
Shares. $50. Weekly dues, sc. No en-
trance fee charged. Profits credited on
book every six months. Stock can be sub
scribed for at any time. Subscribe for
stock now and we will help you buy
PROF. w. II. ANDERSON, Pres't.
r. II. d. WILLIS, V. Pres
FRANK J. KUGLEN, Secy.
W. S. FOOSE. Treas.
DIRECTORS.
NJ J. O'Neill.
John s. Welty.
]. c. Decker.
G. w. Atkinson.
Louis Zoeckler.
NJ. LETTERS.
Henry Bayha.
Henry Elig.
c. f.. Van Keuren.
A. G. Rayha
II. z. Weisgerber.
Prof. w. II. Anderson.
ie7doera
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-23
$40 REWARD.

The above Reward will be
paid to any one who will secure
The arrest and conviction Of the
person or persons who are now
Regularly stealing the DAILY
and SUNDAY REGISTER on the
Island and North Main street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-23
OIL NEWS.
EO~csSa 20 ms Register.

Eo~cfsa 20 6hs Register.
etEcersV3ile, W. Va, June 22.-The
R-zncr Oil Company is putting the
sRmhsE on the ground for another rig
on Broad run, in the St. Mary's field.
Tue Kanawha Oil Company is put
ting up a 25O barrel tank at their we'll
on the Mills tract up Fishing creek.
The Devonian Oil Company is erect
irg a rig at Stealey No. 6, out at Wick.
The Victor Oil and Gas Company re-
ceived word this morning that light
ming struck their 250 barrel tank az the
Moses Spencer we'll, No. 4, and their
No. 2. on the Julia Groves farm, out at
Indian creek. last evening, setting both
on FIRE. They were both consumed by
the flames. and Frank Sullinger was so
badly burned in endeavoring TO keep
the fire from spreading that his recov-
erv is thought to be very doubtful. An
other man. who was assisting Suhinger,
was slightly burned also. a report
reached here that a tank on the Pitts
farm was also burned, but the report
cannot be verified. Loss TO the Victor
will probably be $1,000.
The loss 10 the Carter Oil Company
by the burning of the two tanks at
their No. 81. on the Russell farm, will
amount TO $500.
Bunnell & Work, of this city have
made another location on the Schau
wrecker farm. back Of st. Mary'S, and
are placing the material on the ground
for the rig.
The Carter Oil Company will COM
mence drilling the we'll near their
stables on the South Side tomorrow or
next day.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. ". Va, June 22.-The
Ogdin No. 3 we'll. in the Ogdin field, was
SHOT Friday and has been greatly In
creased in production.
A thorough, deep test will be gwen
the Vienna and BriscOe fields by the
companies owning all the territory at
that point. who have combined TO see
what exists in the deep sands.
TIE we'll of Beatty & Kelly, on the
richardson farm. in the Ogdin field,
viii be put down to the Gordon sand,
and will be the first Gordon venture IN
the field. The we'll was Berea dry
hole.
On the immense acreage of land IN
der lease by the Union Oil Company,
in the Ogdin field, forty wells will at
once be drilled.
Snudding commenced yesterday on
snakard & BriOrity's new venture on
the Ogdin farm. which is only rev
wards from hole in which the com
1any lost a string OF tools and aoan-
doned. -----,..-
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Y. Z. PRICKIIT, Chairman.
WILL A. STRICKLER. See'y.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-31

Total, SIDGUU
/, Thomas s. Eaton, Clerk Of the Board
Of County Commissioners, do hereby csr-
tiiv that the above account il true
copy from the books in my office,
and that the number ofdny- and mileage
credited to earh commissioner - true.
Nov Both, 1896
THOMAS : EATON,
Clerk to Board.
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Highest Market Prices Guaranteed the Seller

be
Of al
who'll
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-31

JUNE.
w II smith, sheriff, rebate S 1t 60
w III Smith, summoning jurors, nc - 80
Davi, Il Rose, supplies for co Home SO %
f. = Eaton services as clerk Is 90
w = Shaw md quarter of salary - 90
w II l;eayis, jailer, fees for May 81 II
ii Il. Hicks, treas. jury and witness
tickets 29j l.
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WHICH Is BEST?
THOS. II. THOMPSON

Whic! IS best? to build lighthouse
Storm and tempest to Withstand;
Or to built buOyant lifebOat,
Always ready to be man d?
l. il best TO save the vessels
From becoming total wrecks,
Or to snatch a few poor wretches,
From the brine besprInklcd decks,
OF the wrecks each year occurring
For the want Of warning hight
Ought we not to save the vessels
And direct their course Alright?
Which is best? think you, prevention,
Training little ones ar,ght,
Or the punishment inflicted
BY the law in all its might?
Is it best to build the SchOOl-hOuae
For the little girls and boys;
Or to build the gaudy palace,
For the traffic which destroys?
Shall it be the school or prison,
Teachers, or policemen : pay?
Which is best? Your conscience answers
Let Us have the right Of way.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-31
Statement.
OFFICE REGISTER OF DEEDS !

HENDERSON, y. C., Nov. Both, 1896.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section
1l3 of the Code the following statement
showing items and nature of all compen-
sation audited by the Board of County
commissioners of Vance county to mem
bers thereof sevcrally, from December
LIST, 1895, to November 3Oth, 1896, both
inclusive, is submitted to the public:
DECEMBER, 1895.
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MARCH .

MARCH.
" II Smith sheriff rebate 345
" II Pnavis tailor fees for Feby Is 4j
Watkins, supplies for Jail IL %
W ; Parker 81 Co, supplies for jail 20 II
K X Pinkston, work i'll registers
Office IL W
DR. j T Miller, fare of Jas Mills
from asylum o.
W Shaw, Go Atty, lst quar- sal. 80 70 W
W Critcher, conveying prisoner
from Granville . ~
W II Smith. summoning jurors &c ~ W
Cold Leaf, pub notice of voting pre-
cinctS %
,ict In '''"7' '"' ; ~ 341 80
MIN Tncfer 1st quarter of sal '96 81 80
~ OH &C recoidino fu:y list %
Il : Fatnn services as clerk i i3
JnO Jenkins, conveying prisoner TO
jail ''o
D.H Gill. c C, state failures, Grim ,aoa
inaI court looo
" n smith g 30
E. y. Bernard, sol W
X j Switzerland, ..
J |! Malone -
K VI Person 20
II 4 Finch. 70
u II Gill, ; C state failures Sap'r
court - ~
" II smith 80 IS 80
q II Bernard 90
!; J Sourhcrland = -
I II Malone = > -
I, = In,rnU A.
Jno Jenkins, Jr - 20
l. K Croker, o.
A L White, 8 Z9o
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-31

II. Thomson has something new in
Belts and IlcadWcar
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-31
Sell your Tobacco at the House and Market which Pays You the Most Clear Money

We have facility conducting business Ample capital large
S of
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-12-31
The Henderson Telephone Go.
Managers Office.
IHhUCi . OIHCUs
III HENDERSON, Nov I II

HENDERSON, Y. C., Nov. I1lh, 1896.
We beg to advise that or and after this
date, the following TOLL CHARGES will
take effect for each conversation of min
uteS or fraction thereof; to
Oxford 10 c; Dabney, ice; LOuisburg, 15c.
These rates are to Suhscl ibers only.
Rates to noa-SubsCrihprS are: to DabnpV,
!5c.; Oxford 25c.; Lousburg. 25c.; Gill
burg, 10c.: and to other country Phones,
15c.
ES~TollS are charged to subscriber at
whose Telephone the call originates.
Your eSpectful notice of the above will
avoid misunderstanding.
HENDERSON TELEPHONE COMPANY,
II. P. STRAUSE, Manager.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
Good Health.

And a good appetite go hand
in hand. With the loss of appe.
tite, the system cannot long sus-
tain its self. Thus the ipdica-
tions of good health ale broken
down and the system is liable to
attacks Of disease. 1t is in such
cases that the medicinal powers
of Hoods Sarsaparilla are clear.
ly shown. Thousands who have
taken Hoods sarsaparillia testify
to its great merits, as a purifier
of the blood, its pc wers to restore
and sharpen the appetite and
promote a healthy action of the
digestive organs. Thus it is.
not what we say but what Hoods
Sarsapafilla does that tells the
story and constitutes the strong.
est recommendation that can be
urged for any medicine. Why
not take Hoods Sarsaparilla,
now ?
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
"TAKEN IN"

used oilcn to read the newspaper aloud
70 my wife, said Bert Robinson. and once
Twas fairly taken i'll by patent medicine
advertisement The seductive paragraph
began with a modest account OF the sea.
serpent, but ended by setting forth the viz
tues of DR. Piercc's Golden Medical Discov.
cry, which, II was alleged was a cure for
all Bronchial, Throat and Lung troubles
and would even cure Consumption, iftakcn
IN time. The way was taken in was this /:
had lung disease, and bought bottle
OF the remedy; was a stranger to il, aud it
took me in-and cured me" Robinson 4
experience is identical with that of thou.
sands Of others. So true is this, that after
witnessing, ior many years, the marvellous
cures of Bronchial, Throat and Lung afIcc.
tons wrought by this wonderful remedy,
dts manufacturers feel warranted in saw.
Ing that this remedy 7yiH fWJe oS per
cent of all cases of consumption, il taken
in the earlier stages Of the disease. This
may seem like a bold assertion TO those
familiar only with the means generally in
use for its treatment; as. nasty cod liver oil
and its filthy efnulsions, extract Of malt,
whiskey, different preparations Of hypo.
phOsphites and such like paiiiatipel.
The photographs Of a large number Of
those cured Of consumption bronchitis lin
getinR coughs, asthma, chronic nasal catarrh
and kindred maladies, have been skillfully
reproduced in book Of 1000 pages which
will be mailed to you, on receipt of address.
and al cents in stamps. You can then writ
those cured and learn their experience.
Address for Book, WORLDS DIspKEsAR,
MEDICAL. ASSOCIATION, Cog Main Street
Buffalo. n. Y.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
Wheeling. West Virginia

Piles OF people have piles. Int Ia
Wits Witch Hazel Salye will onre
them. When promptly applied il cures
scalas ana burns without the slightes
pain, Sold by Criss, druggist.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
JUNE JoTTllSes.

she-.Tell me, when you we're
in the army were you cool in the
hour of danger r. He Cool (?
Why, / shivered. ny Herald.
Now, Johnny, do You under
stand thoroughly why I am go
ing to whip you?" YEN. You're
in a bad humor this mornin an
you've got to lick some one be.
fore you'll feel satisfied Har.
lem Life.
Bacon-"It's funny You don't
ride ?" Egbert-"1'm waiting
until they haze bicycles built for
two" You Can get tandems
now Il know; l mean a bicycle
built for 81" Yonkers Statesman.
Theatrical Manager-'.In this
scene you must assume the airof
a man who has so much money
that he is Indifferent to wealth. ;"
The Star-"All right" I'll try
to imagine you have paid me my
salary in full Phila. Nm'tA
.American.
Jenkins-''1 am going to have
my bank hills disinfected before
| handle them" Mrs. jenkins
For what reason q Jenkins
TO remove the danger Of con.
tagion to my family Mrs Jer-
kins-'I never heard Of your
family being exposed
A Blessing in Disguise Il
know" Mr. Meekton remarked,
to an intimate friend, that some
people say Mrs. Meekton wears
the-er-the pantioons, YOU know
but it isn't true" I'm glad to
hear it, do you know, Mr..
Meekton went on. with a faraway
look in his eyes, II kind ofwish
She would wear 'em once in a
while +! Then, maybe, I'd getn
suspender button sewed on Of
tener. 7-lKashington star.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19


The seven occasions upon
which impeachment has been re.
sorted to in the history of our
Government are enumerated as
follows by ex. President Harrison
in the June Ladies Home Journal.
William Blount, a Senator from
Tennessee, was the first official
to be tried on impeachment pro
ceediugs. His trial occurred in
1872. The others were John
Pickering, a United States dis.
trict judge for New Hampshire
in 1903; Justice Samuel Chase OF
the Uulted States Supreme Court
about the same time James H.
Peck, Judge of the United States
district court for the district Of
Missouri, IN 1880; Judge Humph.
reys Of the United States district
court for the district of Tenaes
see, in 1862 /; President Andrew
johnson, in 1868 William w.
Belknap, Secretary of War, il
1876. There were but two con
victions-Judge Pickering and
Judge Humphreys.
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Subscribe for the TELEGRAM.
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State News (!
Thirgs Heard and Told About
West Virginia and West
Virginia People.

TAI Warren IS
t b e happiest
man in Gilme-
county. Con.
graduation S
brothe / n
speak, n e o +
the eve n t i n
his paper last
week ed | to r
Warren says /:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19


No man, says the Philadelphia
Record, has ever seen a Quaker
besgar. The members Of this re.
liglous society look AFTER their
own INDECENT quietly and delicate
ly, and none but the committee
OF relief know the names Of those
assisted, The late Joseph Jeanes,
a Quaker of Philadelphia, left
100000 to De devoted to the
charity that begins at home. Yet
the Quakers are not behind any
other sect in deeds of general be-
nevolence.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

The New York World deserves
credit for its enterprise in com.
ing out with a full page colored
portraitof Mckinley, and litho.
graph Of the entire delegation 10
the ST. Louis Convention.
The gallant and popular Col.
K. Z. Fast, of Morgantown, is in
line for the nomination for State
Senator. Col. Fast is one of the
able Republicans of the State, a
fine organizer and an eloquent
public speaker.
Regent Harvey w. Harmer is
away attending the commence.
ments Of the different State Nor
nal schools and will be absent
for several days.
Hereafter for several weeks all
Baptist services, including the
Sunday school service, will be
held in the audience hall of the
public school building. The
new church building will be
ready for use about the second
Sunday in July.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

A teamster by the name OF
Hissom was arrested at Sisters.
vile for passing counterfeit
money. Hissom declares he got
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

Lewis county Democrats nomi.
mated for the Northumberland
Delegate District, George W.
Crook Prosecuting Attorney,
G. M. Chidester; Sheriff w. Z,
Rhodes; Clerk Circuit Court T..
Il. Kemper; Clerk County Court
E. A. Bennett.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

Among the victims OF the St.
Louis catastrophe, we are relia.
bly, informed, were the family of
our former county superintend-
emf, T. NJ. Harbert. Although
not living in St. Louis, they were
caught in The path of the storm
and being away from home, Mr..
Harbert escaped, bnt on his re.
turn found his wife and children
gone, their bodies having been
swept down the torrent.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

The State convention of the
West Virginia Young Peoples
Society Christian Endeavor that
was to have been held at Hunt.
ington, has been postponed until
after the national convention at
Washington City.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

!. ]. !. 4 !. !.
sNsM III H th happiest
sssg1zS Mk man in Gilmer
VII RSIWHEH county. Con-
sssEsA- graduation /.
aalesaIZH brother. | n
iEesS1h speak, e o +
ys4E the eve n n
kx&As his paper last
% week ed o r
GSxggs, Warren says /:
1--WE may have things slightly
mixed up in this issue. Ifs it
can all be blamed on one of those
accidents that are liable to occur
in the best regulated of fami-
lies, and which knocks a fellow
silly for a season or two. We
have not been in the business
very long but our success is salts
factory, for the dear ladies pro,
nounce him the very image of his
dad" an6 that is glory enough
for a life time. The precious
package arrived on the first day
Of June, bright and early, and
judging by his initial perform
ance, he is destined to make
quite a noise in the world. it'll.
mer Pathfinder.
SIS
Lewis county Democrats nomi.
mated for the Northumberland
Delegate District, George w.
Crook Prosecuting Attorney.
G. NJ. Chidester; Sheriff w. L,
Rhodes; Clerk Circuit Court I.
a. Kemper;; Clerk County Court
3. A. Bennett.
SIS
Colonel Robert T.Harvey, who
is well known throughout the
State. died at his home in Hunt. |
ington on Friday evening of last
week. He was the father of w. |
81. Harvey. of Chicago, the free
silver advocate and author Of
"Coin's Financial School, and
also of Judge Thomas II. Harvey
Judge of the Eighth judicial Cir
cult of West Virginia.
SIS
The people of Parkersburg
and Tygart district. Wood coun.
ty, have voted $18O,oOo of bonds
to aid in the proposed railroad
up the Little Kanawha river
SIS
Jesse Stofer, a well known
well digger, met with a peculiar
accident at Morgantown last
Friday. He was let down in the
well IN bucket to set off a charge
of dynamite. The fuse was too
short, and before he reached the
top the load went off killing him.
He fell almost thirty feet on
ledge of rocks, head foremost.
EARLY this morning James r.
Thayer. wealthy young man Of
Charleston, was found dead al
the Arlington hotel, with an
empty morphine bottle by his
side: He was a society young
man, but some days ago became
Respondent and came to Hunt.
ington.
A teamster by the name OF
Hissom was arrested at Sisters.
vile for passing counterfeit
money. Hissom declares he got
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

According to the Arctic ex-
plorer Nordenskjold, Siberia will
occupy the place of America as
the great producer Of cereals
when the Cars great railway is
completed. This prophet fails
to take into account the intelii-
gence of our farmers, the inge.
unity of our inventors, and the
superior form of our government.
More is expected OF the long
Asiatic railway than is likely 10
be realized.
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the spurious coins from two
other parties honestly. The
coins are very clever work and
are dollars, halves. quarters and
dimes. After the fact had be.
come known, business men find
that they all have been aeeced
for small amounts.
SIS
Edward Roy Stewart who lives
near Falrmont, graduated at
West Point last Wednesday, and
was at the head of his class. A
West Virginian also took the
honors last year. The boys from
West Virginia always lead.
SIS
At the last term of circuitcourt
in Barbour county Thomas Mi.
near, Frank Minard and Jacob
Male were found guilty of felony
and sentenced to the penitentiary.
SIS
The Republicans of Taylor
county nominated for the House
of Delegates, H. f. Brohard; for
Sheriff, Stephen B, jenkins; for
Prosecuting Attorney, John Ii.
Holt; for Clerk Circuit Court, j.
G. St. Clair; for Clerk County
Court, Frederick j. Burdett
S $
Democrats of eleven counties
up to the first of last week have
declared for free silver and en-
dorsed the candidacy Of Gen.
Watts for Governor.
SIS
,Chewild and woolly spirit OF the
west seems to have struck our
little Mountain State in the form
of a gang Of n-robbers. Forty
miles east of Charleston. at Cot.
ton Hill, on the Chesapeake &
Ohio road. masked men attempt-
ed to hold up the Washington
and Cincinnati express train at
They boarded the
train at Thurmond. and crawled
over the tender of the engine in.
to the cab, with reyolvers drawn.
The engineer stopped the train
and he was commanded to cut
loose the express car. This was
done, but by this time all the pas
sengers were awakened and the
lights were extinguished. After
ten minutes work the bandits be.
came frightened and escaped to
the mountains.
SIS
Twas generally supposed that
West Virginia's quartette of Con.
gressmep would all be returned
to Washington, but according to
latest reports Huling, of the
Third district, has declined re.
Hon. @. p. Dorr, of
Webster, who recently came over
to the only true political faith,
will probably be the most prom
inent aspirapt for Huling's place.
SIS
Austin McGrail was arrested
at Wheeling, charged with rob
bing a drug store at Terra Alta.
He was taken to the latter place.
SIS
The State convention of the
West Virginia Young Peoples
Society Christian Endeavor that
was to have been held at Hunt.
ington, has been postponed until
after the national convention at
Washington City.
No man, says the Philadelphia
Record, has ever seen a Quaker
besgar. The members Of this re.
liglous society look after. their
own INDECENT quietly and delicate
ly. and none but the committee
OF relief know the names Of those