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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-07

Marlboro South Pond will be the
Mecca for fishermen next May. The
New England Trout and Salmon
club has thrown up its hands, and
fishing will be enjoyed there without
fear or favor, as in the days of old.
The members of the club have held
two meetings since The recent finding
of the Windham county court, which
decided that the waters were boatable
and that the public had, therefore, a
right to use them for boating and
fishing. The clubs property is for
sale and a keeper will no longer be
employed to live in the house at the
pond. All legal proceedings Will be
dropped. In other words, the club
acknowledges defeat and wants to
sell out. The club has expended from
$4,000 to $4,000, or well toward
$500 per member. Most of the club
members have been thoroughly tired
of the project for the past two years,
but they made the purchase with the
expectation that they could control
the pond, and the case had gone so
far that there was nothing left to do
but to fight it through to a decisive
end. Thousands of trout were put
into the pond.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-07

Mrs. Eugene Searles,
10 Simonton St., Elk
hart, Ind. says: "Ner-
vous troubles had made
me nearly insane ana
physicians were unable
to help me. My memory
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
AN OFFICER CUT.
Lieutenant Will Clemans Badly Hurt
in an Effort to Arrest Louis Schnelle.
the Barber, Last Evening.

Lieutenant William Clemans, of the
police department, was stabbed twice
in the left hand, last evening about
six o'clock, by Louis Schnelle, the
barber. The wounds, which the very
painful, were dressed by DR.. Morris.
Schnelle was drunk, and had been
abusing his wife. Lieutenant Ingram
responded to the first call, but
Schnelle had simmered down a good
deal when the officer arrived, and ap-
pearing to be asleep, his wife asked
that he be let alone for the present,
and the officer left. Shortly afterward
Schnelle got up and resumed his at
tack upon his wife, and a second call
for the police was responded to by
Lieutenant Clemans. The officer had
to get into the house by the back way,
after scaling a fence, and found that
Schnelle had taken refuge in the eel
lar. Lieutenant Clemans went down.
but could see lit in the darkness.
After striking Sc raj matches he
found Schnelle md put him under ar
rest. While he was trying to get the
prisoner up the cellar stairs Schnelle.
who had kept one hand behind him,
stabbed the officer, the knife blade en-
tering between the first and second
knuckles of his left hand. Schnelle
made second lunge with his knife,
and this the officer caught in the
palm of his hand, between two of the
fingers. He then threw Schnelle over
his head, and finally got the knife
from him, marched him to the City
Hall and locked him up The Lieuten-
ants fight was a plucky one, and ne
deserves great deal of credit.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
DROUGHT GETTING SERIOUS.
But IS of an Inch Of Rain Has Fallen
in Forty Days.
The River Marks Showed But Nine
and Three-FOurths Inches, Last
Evening, or Nearly as Low as the
Record-All the Creeks Practl-
ca ly Dry - Railroads Hauling
WaLer-No Relief in Sight.

With the exception of a slight sprinkle
yesterday morning between three and four
O'Clock, which did not even lay the dust,
there has been no rain in the country
surrounding this city for twenty days,
and but SO of an inch for forty days. AS
a result water is getting very scarce, and
the drought in some sections is getting 10
be a praying matter. Last evening at six
o'clock the vertical mark SUCK Whlch
serves as a primitive river mark at the
wharf, indicated 9s4 inches in the chan
mel, which is pretty nearly down to the
record. The runs and other little streams
have long since gone dry, while the creeks
are either absolutely dry except for pools
of water in low places and holes, or have
a little thread of running water which
one may step across. The roads through
out the country have turned to streaks
of deep dust, the fields are brown and
parched and many wells and springs have
succumbed entirely and some farmers are
hauling water for their stock The rail-
roads are doing the same thing on both
sides of the river, but as yet have not
been quite as badly off as in some other
years. The conditions for forest fires are
excellent, but as yet none of moment have
been reported in this vicinity.
While the conditions are not of a serious
nature, another week will add greatly to
the loss and danger, and as there are no
visible signs of a change in existing con-
ditiOns, the prospect is not a reassuring
one. The same state of affairs exists
throughout the Middle and Western
States, and even in the far northwest
across the British line, and ac-
counts of prairie and forest fires
of immense magnitude are found
in the columns of the western news
papers every day. A mitigating circum-
stance is that the weather during the
present drought has not been warm-noth-
ing like for instance, what it was in 1871
jus. prior to the Chicago fire, or upon two
or three occasions since then.
An examination of newspaper files for a
long series of years shows that the river
has not been lower than it was yesterday
evening for long time, with the possible
exception of 1883 or 1889, when it is said
there was but seven inches of water. AS
the lower end of the river marks how
ever, are always buried in mud and sand
up to about the two-foot mark. anything
like accuracy is impossible. Last evening
Superintendent Of Streets j. A. Britt
promised to send a man to the wharf
this morning to clear off the lower end of
the marks, and if this is carried out. MI
Britt will be entitled to the earnest
thanks of a considerable number of peo-
pie.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
ABOUT PEOPLE,
Brief Mention About the Coming and
Going of Individuals

Brief Mention About the Coming and
Going of Individuals
Col. G. w. Balm, Of Lexington, KY,
| is at The Stamm.
Congressman B. B. Dovener arrived
in the city yesterday.
Hon. Sep. Hall, of Wetzel, was In
the city, last evening.
Mrs. viii A. Delaplaine, of Grays-
vile, o., Is in the city shopping.
Congressman Lorenzo Danford. of
| St. Clairsville. was at the Mcclure yes
terday.
William Heisken and family left
yesterday for New York, en- route to
Europe.
Prosecuting Attorney E. l.. Robinson.
| OF w Ietzel county, is in the city on
| business.
Constable Thomas returned yester-
| day from a very successful coon hunt
in Pennsylvania.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hess. of Elm
Grove, have returned home from a two
weeks visit with friends at Pittsburg.
]. e. Ferguson, of Thirty-first street,
has returned home from Glen Easton.
where he was attending the wedding
of his sister.
Rev. B. B. Evans, pastor of Zane
Street M. Z. church, having returned
from the annual conference, regular
services will be held next Sunday.
George Harbruck, of Seventh street.
is able to be out again, after a four
| weeks confinement due to a bruised
limb, which was caused by fall.
Frank Condan and Noah Colts, OF
North Main street, assumed charge
Yesterday morning of their new posi-
lions as secuon hands on the Pan
Handle.
Mrs. Letitia Updegraff, of Fourteenth
street, who has been critically Ill for
some days, was improved yesterday,
and her friends hope for her ultimate
| recovery.
Mrs Mccoy and daughter, Grace, of
| Sixteenth street, have returned from
four weeks visit with Mrs. Nc
Coy's sister, Mrs. A. j. McGarrell, of
Cleveland, ..
Samuel Brost, of Littleton, is the
guest of George Hess, in the East End.
Mr.. Brost has just completed a tour
of the West, and will leave for his
home next Monday.
| Miss Kate Seamon, Miss Anna De-
vinney and Miss Minnie Eckard, OF
South Jacob street, left yesterday
morning for Pittsburg to visit friends
and See the Exposition.
| Thomas G. Burke, Thomas Little,
| PIatoff Zane, William Stell and num-
! Der of other fishermen will leave to-
day on a special car for the valley OF
the South Branch of the Potomac on
a fishing excursion.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
THE GRAND JURY.
The "Intelligencel' Still Clinging to
the Theory That the Late Grand
Jury Was All Right and a Good
Thing.

Inc Intel1gencer seems to cling to
the hope that Judge Hugus will not
quash the license indictments found by
the late illegal grand jury The fact is
that the pleas presented in these cases
have not yet come up for decision be-
cause the formal answer to them has
not yet been made by the Prosecuting
Attorney, who asked time, when they
were presented, to consider what course
he would take.
There was much comment on the
street yesterday, on the fact that the
lntelligencer, not satisfied with having
aided the Prosecuting Attorney in in
ducing some of the liquor men to settle
on void indictments, found by an il
legal grand jury, is still trying to make
the impression that the work of that
illegal body is to be enforced by a
court that has entered an order adjudg-
ing the grand jury list illegal.
these comments grew out of the fact
that the lntelligencer yesterday publish
ed statement to the effect that the
grand jury list is merely irregular. not
illegal, in support of which it quotes
part of the order entered by Judge
Hugus. Had the organ of these fee
inspired officials read the accurate copy
of the order published in the Register
of Tuesday the following could not
have escaped its notice
And the ballots, with the names of
the grand jurors made out from the list
prepared by the Board of Commission
ers at its last levy term, and herein
adjudged not to have been legally
prepared. are hereby ordered not to be
used again"
Some Of those who settled say they
will go into court and ask permission
to withdraw their confession and file
pleas in abatement similar to those
filed by Hon. John A. Howard. in the
case of the contesting parties. but there
seems to be some doubt as to their
right to do so.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
AN IMMENSE AUDIENCE

At the Cathedral, Last Evening, to Attend
the Mission-M Many Were Unable to Gain
Admittance.
Many were disappointed last night in
not being able to get further than the
vestibule of the Cathedral, so great was
the crowd that thronged to attend the
women's mission. Even the sanctuary
was thrown open to accommodate the
crowd, and yet some were compelled to
return home.
Rev. Father Stanton preached on the
two judgments chat judgment i'm
mediately after death and the general
judgmenD which every one will have
to undergo. His sermon was solid and
plain, suited both to the learned and
illiterate.
Rev. Father O'Kane preceded him
with an instruction on the obligatory
of hearing mass on Sundays. Tonight
the sermon will be on the mercy Of
God.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
LINSLY INSTITUTE.

School Tor the thorough instruction Of
boys and young men. Military, Classical
English.
Fall term begins Monday. September -
1887. For catalogues or other information
address any member OF the Board o.
Trustees. or John NJ. Birch. Phi. T., Prin
cipaI.
Board Of Trustees-Hon. A. w. Camp
bell, president; a. J. Clarke, Esq. vics
president: John l.. DIckey, NJ. D., secre-
tary; r. G. Dalzell. Esq. treasurer; VIII.
lam 3. Simpson. Esq. John j. Jones, Esq,
Hon. y. L. Whitaker. John $ MAYOR.
Esq. Augustus Pollock. Esq. Hon. j. 81
sommerville, Hon. William p. Hubbard
sell, Esq, William II. Stlfel. Esq.
jylsgu, III. fiI
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1IQ)ljN6|ggdM| |z|Ej W.
pecial to the Register.

special to the Register.
Sistersville, w. Va, October Yes
terday afternoon a wedding occurred at
Centreville, in this county, which is of
interest to people in all the oil fields
VI the country on account of the prom
nence of the parties. The wedding in
question was that of Capt. John Smith
Ind Miss Kathryn Warner. The we'd
wing was very quiet one and only a
lew OF the most intimate friends of the
Ia lily were present The bride is a
member of one Of the Oldest and most
prominent families in the county, and
is we'll known and very popular in this
city, having made her home for a num-
Der OF years with her uncle, Capt. w.
II. Gillespie, of the North End. The
groom is one of the best known oil
men IN the country, and has been one
or The most successful. He started in
the business away back in the old days
at Oil Creek and Pit Hole, and has
come down the entire line since that
time, and there is not a field in the
country in which Big John Smith is
not known. At various times during
his career in the oil country Captain
Smith has been worth considerable
money, but like a great many others
he put it in the ground, and six years
ago when he came to this county he
had little or nothing. He is conceded
to be one of the best leasers in the oil
country, and shortly after his advent
here had taken up large amount of
territory, and later he and John Shay.
of Washington, Pa, under the firm
name of Shay & Smith, developed the
stuff and made a large amount of mon
ey. They finally sold out and in a
short time Smith had again put his
money in dry holes and was almost as
bad off financially as when he first
came here. He next associated himself
with the firm of Shay & McMullen,
well known operators here, and at the
present time is member Of the firm.
He is now in comfortable circum
stances and has a nice lot of property
in various parts of the territory of the
Southwest. Capt Smith is not only
well known in all parts of the oil coun-
try from the fact that he is a genial,
big-hearted. good fellow, but he has
also gained considerable fame from the
fact that he was the man who discov-
cred the old Sistersville oil field. The
many Irl6nQS OF the coupe VIII De sur
prised to learn CT the wedding, as it
was not generally known that the in
teresting event was to occur, and there
are hundreds who will wish jovial,
goodnatured, big" John Smith and
his charming bride happy and pros
porous journey through life.
The latest reports received from
the Hill Oil Company's No. / on the
Hill farm, at Elk Fork, last evening,
was to the effect that the well was
still holding up at 25 barrels an hour.
All the new work started in that sec
ton is being pushed vigorously and
there will be large number of wells
drilling there in few days.
Crawford & Treat will commence
spudding at their No. on the Will
liams and No. 2 on the Terrell, adjoin-
ing the Hill farm, to-day or to-mor-
row.
Henry & McDonald's No. s on the
Pipes farm, in the old development
at Elk Fork, should reach the sand
the first of the week.
The Cameron field has received an
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
Prosecuting Attorney Robinson passed
through Wheeling last evening on his
way to Burton to attend the hearing.



Splendid Concert at tho St. Matthew
Church by Paris r. Myers Assisted by
Popular Vocalists.
A successful and well attended organ
recital was given at St. Matthew'S
church, last evening, by Paris R. Ny
ers, assisted by several popular vocal
lists. Mr.. Myers played eight selec-
lions on the organ, all Of which were
faultlessly rendered and in a manner
which won the heartiest applause.
Mrs. Harry Fitzgerald sang solo,
and was never heard to better advan-
tase. Mrs. Frank Hupp sang the solo
part in the cantata, "Gallia," with the
boy choir, and made splendid i'm
preston. This was one Of the most
enjoyable concerts given in the city
fer some tire.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
SHOOTING SCRAPE
Near Burton, Wetzel County. Last Wednes.
day Evening

Near Burton, Wetzel County. Last Wednes-
day Evening
A serious shooting ARRAY occurred
Wednesday evening on the farm of
Luther Clayton, on Rush Run, near
Burton, Wetzel county. The farm was
rented by man named Cage, who re-
moved to that place from Glover's
Gap. There were frequent disputes
between the owner and Cage, and Clay
ton finally instructed his son-in-law,
Jesse Curry, to remove Cage from the
place.
In the alteration which followed,
Cage provoked Curry, who drew his
revolver and shot him in the breast
1t is feared that the wound will prove
fatal. Curry's hearing will take place
this morning before 7. P. Finley.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08

The Denisls Of the "Intelligsncsr' and
One or Two Republicans
Do Not Quite Tally With the
Statements Of Other Republicans,
Made Without Any Expectation
That They Would Appear in
Print Before the Details Were Per-
fected.

The Intelligencer in its capacity of
Republican organ in and for the county
of Ohio, and one or two of the members
of the Board of Commissioners, acting
as Republican politicians, have made
vOciferOus and boisterous denials OF the
charge that the proposed redistricting
Of this county was anything else than
a purely patriotic duty and a desire to
comply with the Constitution of the
State. Neither the Intelligencer nor
others, however, have explained this
sudden desire to rectify the boundary
lines of certain districts in this county,
nor how it came that former Boards,
Republican as well as Democratic, were
not moved in the same direction dur
ing the past quarter of a century, dur
ing about which time the district lines
have remained substantially as at pres
ent.
The denials of the Intelligencer and
others of political animus do not
agree with statement recently made
by an Ohio county Republican poll
tician about this matter. He said, in
substance, that the change was purely
for political purposes, that it had been
discussed by leading Republicans for
some time, and that the object was to
make it practically impossible for more
than two Democrats to be chosen to
the Board of Commissioners. Proceed
ing to details, this gentleman said that
a portion of Union district, as at pres
ent constituted, would be added to Cen
tire on the north and portion of the
upper end of Webster added to Centre
on the SOUTH that a portion of the
north end of Richie would then be add
ed to Webster, and the country portion
of Richie cut off and added to Triadcl-
phia, while such changes would be
made in the lines of Triadelphia, Lib
erty and Richland as to make all three
Republican On the basis of last falls
NOtc, IuS IUcd DIS q WuOlO DOluS W HUI
the Democrats to one district, or two
at most, while giving the Republicans
a fighting chance to carry every one of
the ten. When this gentleman'5 atten-
ton was called to the fact that three
or even four Democrats on the Board
would still leave the Republicans with
a majority, he answered that it was
true, but that the office of Commits
sioner was worth $500 a year, and a
Republican might as we'll have this
money az a Democrat, and besides the
Republicans wanted all the district Of
fees they could get their hands on.
The statement as whole left no doubt
on the mind of the person to which it
was made that the whole thing had not
only been talked over by Republican
politicians, but that the proposed new
districts lad been lined out and the
necessary calculations made as to the
probable result Of the changes in flu
ture elections.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08

other black eye. In addition to the
Fisher Oil Company's dry hole on the
Crow farm, which was reported yes
terday, Grimm & Thompson's No 2
well on the Groadhaus farm, has been
completed and is a rank buster.
At Elk Fork the Hill Oil Company's
No. 2 Hill should be in about the first
of next week.
The Eastern Oil Company have
commenced spudding at their No on
the Glenn farm, and the rig for No.
is about completed.
New York, October 7-Pennsylvania
crude nominally at S5c.
Oil City, Pa, October 7.-Credit bal
ances zoe; certificates, no bid. Ship
ments, 9S,369 barrels; runs, 9O,44S bar
rels.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
THE CRARY TOURS.

The first of the American scenes of
the Crary Tours brought out a fine
crowd, in spite of counter attractions.
at the Z. P. church, last night, and
everybody was sent home delighted.
The scenery of the Hudson and the
series of life scenes in the streets
of New York and Chicago, the won
derful illumination effects around the
court OF honor at the Fair, and the
grand mountain scenery of the Rocky
Mountains seemed to be the gems of
the evening. Tonight comes South
ern California and the Yosemite and
Yellowstone.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
THE ENG. LUTH. CHURCH.
Services Will BE Held in tho First Story tn
Coming Sunday.

Services Will Be Held in til o First Story thu
Coming Sunday.
The Sunday school room of the rebuilt
English Lutheran Church. on Sixteenth
street, has been so far completed as to
permit of occupancy, and services will
be held there next Sunday. Last even
ing a force Of workmen were putting
down seats and otherwise getting the
apartment in readiness, and this work
will be continued to-day and to-mor-
row The Sunday school room appears
to have about twice the capacity Of the
old room, and when finally completed
will be a very handsome apartment.
The upper story Of the building will
not be completed for some little time
yet, but when the work is finally done
it will be one of the largest and best
appointed church edifices in the city
and will be a credit to the energetic
congregation and to Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
PRISONERS ESCAPED

From the We.zel County Jaii-Prisoners
Removed Here.
William Albaugh, of Littleton. who
was confined in the county Jail of
Wetzel, charged with cutting with in
tent to kill John Crosby. and who was
awaiting trial, together with other
offenders. escaped from the Wetzel
county jail last Tuesday night and
has not yet been apprehended.
AL the prisoners will be removed to
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
ALEX


the Ohio county Jail on Monday. as
the Wetzel county Jail is deemed in
secure. The Ohio county Jail has
been designated by the Court as the
proper place for keeping criminals of
Wetzel county until such time as the
Wetzel county Jail is more safe, or a
new Jail is built. One Of the Wetzel
county prisoners Is now confined in the
Ohio county Jail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08

o. c. Genther's Great Auction Sale of
Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, etc, opened
TO immense crowds yesterday after
noon and evening. Never before in the
history Of Wheeling have goods been
sold at such low prices. The sale will
continue every afternoon and evening
until further notice.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08

LOW RATE EXCURSION OVER THE
B. & o. TO COLUMBUS. $500.
Sunday. October 10. Fare for the
round trip, $500. Tickets good re-
turning Sunday only. Trains leave
Wheeling 2:40, 7:35 and 1910 a. m.
Returning. leave Columbus 1:20 D. N.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
WE WILL TELL YOU
EDUCATIONAL

The Scientific Opticlan.
Corner Main and Eleventh Streets.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-21
Tennessee Centennial.

EDITOR BULLETIN-The Tennes-
see Centennial is very good. 1t is
very much better than we were pre-
pared to expect. One of the chief
points in its favor is that-unlike
Chicago's worlds fair-it is within
the range of human receptivity, and
you can gain a very fair knowledge
of well nigh every thing before you
are surfeited and bewildered.
The Parthenon, restored in all of
its ancient splendor, filled with the
choicest works of art, excites our
unbounded admiration. Here you
may see the very finest works of art,
while here and there among them
you see mere daubs, blotches of
paint. You pause and wonder why
they are allowed place there. On
a nearer approach you are startled
to see that the picture which you
ignorantly supposed was the work
of some untutored painter from OBJ
scurity-has won the medal in 1896
was in fact painted by a celebrat-
ed artist. You step back again and
look at it; it seems to take on new
color and new beauty, and you won
der how you could have been so
blind as not to have seen its excel
lencies before.
The Woman's Building is a rare
gem of beauty and perfection in all
its appointments. 1t seems to