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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
WESTON

Weston. w Va. January lS,-Chor.es NJ.
GAYLORD is IN chicago
a. T. Arnold and II. II. smith have eacn
,,stir,,ted suit against the town Tor $50"
damages for excavations made IN 'ne
,,-9~ence pennison and John DAWSON.
Of Jacksonville and Porter Arnold or Ar
ro1s Station. spent several days IN Yves
ton the past week. ,,-,...,,..-
Rev j. w. Britungham, or w Aee--l-S'
g. RESISTING Rev. Burkhsrdt in ho.c'ns a
mission In s.. Paurs Episcopal Church
Hon. Andrew Edm.ston is on the s'cN
LIST. .,.,- as.
Nfr Boran. Of washington. u. g. aTri'-
"a here Tuesday. lie takes en''s' %
Barnes bakery.
Miss Estelle Lively was appoin''' S''''
orrspher fin the contested election cases
bsing tried before the County Court
Miss Flora Baily was az ClarSsooFs ll''
pas, week. the guest Of her sister MIS-
D. w Williams.
Prof Webster and Waterman were q"
the sick list this week.
A heavy vote was polled IN the GOV"
l election on Tuesday. and resulted as Iol-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

is attracting large congregations ana 60
ing great deal Of good
Mrs. [. Y. Young. Of Buckhannon' Is
visiting Mrs. y. G. Lancaster.
Col. John T. McGraw. Of Grafton Is at
tending United States Court here.
Miss Mary Hughes is visiting her broth
er. J. A Hughes. at Wheeling.
Harry Hoffman has returned here aI1er
months visit at his home in Dayton
Ohio
Harry PRESS. Of Cumberland. Nd IS
visiting Harry Kellar ana family.
Attorney H. P. Camden has returned
from Charleston.
Mr.. stahl left to-day for Louisville.
where he is TO deliver q series Of lectures
and exhibit his collection Of relics OF the
Indians and Mound Builders.
Hon. Waiter Pendleton returned here
to-day from Charleston, where he has been
attending Court.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

protracted meeting in the NJ. E. church un-
Ill the close Of the meeting now in progress
in the VI. =. Chruch.
John White of BrOoksville. ". Va, is
studying law with 4. NJ Campbell.
c. B. Johnson was at Parkersourg on
legal business Thursday.
A movement 10 establish daily mail TO
Hebron Is being made, also 10 construct
telephone line TO the OIL neld a. heOI -, ~
a citizen of Hebron stated that there
were five speak-easies here and another
would soon open.
Miss Mable NcComas is visiting friends
at Woodsheld. Ohio.
Nessps. r. A. Flesher and A II. Cole
were at Parkersburg Wednesday
The Board OF Education Of washington
district is having q water well drilled on
the school grounds at 81. Mary 5.
MatrimOny does not flourish under the
gold standard. as the clerk OF the County
Court has only issued one license thls
month, as follows: AlonZo johnson, aged
= years. and Miss Eta Anderson, aged =
years. both Of Peasants county.
Mr.. Charles Steer and Miss Annie NJ.
Sheets were married Wednesday night by
Rev. J. II. Doan. at his residence.
J. G. holland is on the sick list this week.
Mrs. r A Gallaher and Mrs. Dr. J. IS.
Watson returned from ParkersourE W el-
nesday evening. They visited friends sew
eral days az mat place.
Mr. ant Mrs \ J. Watson. OF East Liv-
erDoOl Ohio, who have been visiting
friends here. returned home to-day.
John Ruttencutter was at ParkerS olrs
Wednesday visiting his sister, Mrs. q. W.
Hutchinson.
Miss Laura Cochran is visiting here this
week.
Revs. 4. 5. Blagg. L. P. shearer, ]. ".
Hollen. a W. Ownby and -. II. DAVIS
dined with Mr. and Mrs. 4. p. Scott
Thursday and Dr.. a. :. Grimm and w1fe
Miss Nellie Gatreu and Mrs. S. W. King
are on the sick list.
John Murphy has indications Of typhoid
Mrs. John Solly and her father-in-law
started 10 Texas Tuesday for the oeneht
Of their health.
Is visiting Miss Estella White, OF Main
street.
G. c. Stanley has been overhaullng and
refitting his store room.
W II. Brown started night school Mon
day night.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
ST. CLAIRSVlLaE

ST. Clairsyille, Ohio, JanuGv ltf
". F. Smith, Probate Judge-ele, h4
appointed Roy Tallman as deput g.
Tallman has been deputy for Up s.
six years under his father and a
competent and popular.
Mrs. II. c. Anderson, Of Clay fli
has been the guest OF frien Tie
past week.
John Frasier is visiting a .noa.
natl.
Miss Ida Patterson. Of = .a3
guest OF her sister, Mrs Wiz
lisms.
AT a meeting of the ST. &
the First and Second Nan as
Tuesday, the old board
were reelected.
Miss Edna Nassels. o.
the guest Of Mrs. W. J. Ilr
Common Pleas Court c..- -'
day.
Miss Ada Jepson. OF WI
iting her aunt. Mrs We.
Miss Carrie Barnes. WHO
visiting friends and re.a't
ling. has returned home
Marriage licenses iss.
reported: William Geo--
Lena Warner. Frank Moor
p. futile. Beverly MCF
Mary f. Mcfarland. Jesse
Blanche Curns. Oscar II.
Anna NJ. Johnson, william
Ella Goddard, Mayer Bur"
Cotton, William 2. Hed-
A. Morgan.
The Misses Hoge. OF STARTS
are the guests Of Mrs J
Frank Roberts and Wu.
OF Cad.z. are in town this
The Farmers Institute
this week. was one Of th.
ful ever held here The .,
ed and the music rende-
different sessions were
tendance was large.
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I railway $1,000" taa 81 wei
$4,000, the banking car-
yelOpment o. the OH INDUSTRY
custom house through register. .-
etc. $1,000. The above
from the basis used - tH..-
and giving each family tt.
that We have q population .. be-
Many people who have a
through this city more Khan
overheard asking some OF
platform. What's all ..
ab0ut2 What's Eoilg Oh
has been asked more tlar
question that VIII te a-h- ...
times. because b. NOT lr
many people 10 1e seen 40
place that IS supposed t1 .
country way station. Let's
something 10 maintain this
assist those men who are
their Tot with Us ana help t."
iu doing 20 be the better
Col. Robert McEd0wl-r .. ST."
tilsy..e. was a prJM-.--
city last evening.
Judge Frser is busy t0-iar
the argument case "
Courtney * McDerm0tt. Wl. ....
for an injunction 10 rrS.r
Penn oil Co. from operat.--
longing 10 Rufus Samue.
cretia j. Thompson. on W...
10 have the best ut'e Mes
ers. OF New MarlI-vilie. l..
FairmOnt. and Nr. COX. ut
have charge Of tl- case
ants. and MesSrs. ~. IS. i.
mont, and 4. y. Mclu-yrl .. -.
tinsyille. for plaintiffs
Mr.. Geo. W. Henry. ~ Cl
IN the city this morning and
here a few days and 80 ...
that company has under l...a
section.
Mrs. p. a. Shanor and ais
berry spent the day .u Nr.
friends and doing some slI.
John Y. Eckbert. treas az.
Oil Co. returned 20 hls L-I. D.. ......
this morning.
Henry Brilies went %
morning and Will spend .
parents
o. 3. Ramey. Of w --
city this afternoon.
DR.. W. II. Gillespie h --
Mary's this morning.
Ray SHETLAND made =
Sardis tals morning.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17

lows. For mayor. c. B. Goodwin; alder
men. III. r. Lockart. A. A. Warren, J. J.
Wa1der. and r. ]. Blair.
Fire in the Phoenix hotel brought out
The department. Not much damage was
done
s. r. Thompson Of Bellefontain. Oh =.
arrived here Wednesday. He takes charge
OF the new hotel the first OF the coming
month.
Subscriptions are being received by Miss
Eale Jvhe,aa TO rep,euish the public cir
culatrg library. recently burnt out.
Nrs Joseph Atchisou is dangerously I'LL.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-17
EDUCATIONA'
EOUCATlONA-
MONT De CRANIbLr
NEAR WHEELlNC. SO.
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG -4y.i''

Affording competent .-s o
the branches OF higher t--
and German taught Dr. -e
Course Of music vocal .
Il that OF the best cons.
rope. Drawing ana f-i
Calisthenlcs Board exec
Location unsur asae1 ---
ocI THE D-.-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28
MR.. PENNAL's NARROW ESCAPE.

who were returning from three days
hunt at Mongaup Valley, twelve miles
west of Port Jervis.
They had with them the finest lot OF
game killed in this section in years.
1t consisted OF 200-pound black bear,
ton rabbits, eighteen cartridges, seven
quail and three raccOons.
The bear hunt was II most exciting
affair, as the result Of which Mr.. Pen
nal is suffing from ali ugly wound in
his lower lip. The bear was sighted
Friday morning by the guide, Lon
Drake, who split the animals ear with
bullet. 1t stopped, shook its mead,
and, with a snort of rage, turned to-
ward where Mr.. Pennal was advanc-
iBg. That gentleman stumbled over
root, and, pitching forward on his
face, drove his teeth clear through
lbs lower lip.
The bear was tuned before it
reached the PROSTATE man by the dogs
worrying it, and brought up against
Horace G. Lee, who hot ii through
the head, killing it instantly.
Charles and Ed. Prince and James
and Samuel McNeeley brought in a
200-pound spiked buck and Frank
Kent a 130-pound doe Saturday night.
Both deer were killed near Gilman's
station, on the line uf the Monticello
railroad.
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door of the Sultan's bed chamber,
knocked on the floor with his saber I'M
til the monarch was aroused, and stood
there like yellow statue until the Sui
tan rose, dressed, mounted his horse
and, attended by his guards, went to the
fire. Since the Crimean war this, for
some reason, has been discontinued,
and the Sultan no longer attends Con-
stantinople fires in person, being now
represented by the Grand Vizier or some
other official
Great CONGREGATIONS are common in
the crowded cities Of Japan, and Yeddo,
Pekin and Canton, have often suffer-
ed from the fire fiend. In one fire, only
a few yeors ago, at Yeddo, $50 600 peo-
pie were rendered homeless, but fire
in Chinese or japanese city does not
represent so much destruction as would
be caused by the burning Of even a
warehouse in an American or European
city, for the buildings are mostly of
light wood, cost only few dollars and
are easily replaced Cairo, the ancient
capital of Egypt, was, in 1924, almost
blotted cut by cOnfiagration that de-
stroyed the Arab portion of the city.
Several great fires have occurred in
Calcutta and Bombay, where the condi-
tons prevailing are closely similar to
those of China. Japan and Egypt, but of
recent years efficient fire departments
have been organized in those cities and
the light bamboo and mating build
ings are SO easily removed that, by
blowing up or tearing down a few,
the advance of the fire can be stopped.
In 1912 Hamburg, the great commercial
emporium of Northern Germany, was
almost ruined by a fire among its ware
houses, which destroyed property to the
amount of $4,000. Seven years before
the great Hamburg fire New York sim
ilarly suffered over 600 warehouses
were blOttad out, the loss variously esti-
mated at from $40 .000 600 to $50 000, 600.
In 1851, San Francisco, then expert
enciGg the good results of the mining
boom Of 1849, was almost wiped out OF
existence by fire which destroyed $500
houses and left nearly the entire popu-
lation homeless. a misfortune, how
ever, which was not taken much to
heart, for nos& were transientas, and
after being burned out large portion
left for the geld fields In 1876, the
fourishing City of st. Johns, New
Foundland, suffered from a confagra-
ton which destroyed the entire bust
ness district of the city and caused a
loss of 81, $50 ,009. In 1889 both Seattle
and Spokane suffered from the flames,
each having its business district en-
tirely destroyed, the loss being in either
case from 100000 to s15, COO 900. st.
Louis has not been exempt, for
although the great fire of 1S49 has faded
from the public mind, it was a huge
event in its time for fifteen blocks Of
buildings were destroyed and a properly
loss exceeding 100000 was incurred.
The improvement in fire apparatus and
in the efficiency Of the fire departments
does not seem, in many cases, to count
for much against blaze well started.
under favorable conditions, ard famed
by a high wind.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28
HISTORIC FIRES.

Conhagrations Which Have Blotted Out
Whole Cites-A Few of tine Most
Noted Fires of the Last Two Cen
turtles.
The great fires which recently de-
vastated one of the most flourishing
business districts of the English capital
wildly recalls the famous conflagration
of 1866, in which most of the city was
destroyed The fire of 1865 began as a
trif1ing blaze in a baker shop in Pud-
ding Lane, not far from the Tower Of
London. An east wind, amounting al.
most to gale, was blowing. and the
baker shop became starting point for
the most destructive conflagration in
the history of the English capital. Pepys
mentions in his diary that on the I'd
of September, as people were coming
from the theatre, their attention was
attracted by large fire near the Tower
1t seems to have made little impress
sion on the minds of the population
during that night, but on the follow
ing day it had swept far to the west
and interested everybody in London.
During four days it ragged, extending
from the Tower to the Temple Church.
distance of over mile, and when the
flames were finally subdued, or rather
were stopped by blowing up buildings
ahead Of them, an area of 436 acres was
covered with burning debris.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28
HE CATCHES MARE FISH THAN A
MAN.

the log with the other three feet and
the rest of his body. Seldom does he
fail to hit the big fish with the stroke
and, is the blow does not kill the flsh
outright, a crunch of his terrible jaws
complete the work. The blow
usually lands the stunned or killed
fish back over the log into quiet pool,
from which it cannot easily es-
cape. In the course Of twenty minutes
he frequently catches from fifteen to
twenty-five salmon, ranging from five
to twenty pounds each. These salmon
are uusally a trifle weak and slightly
under the weather-maybe the hook
bill, but more than likely the dog sal
mon. But this dog is not the only four
footed fisher for these out there. either
1t is a common thing to see within
distance of less than mile along the
coast half a dozen bears, family or
two of wildcats, whole colony of rae
coons, not few wolves, besides dozen
or more razor-back hogs, to say moth
ing of a score or so of eagles, all en-
gagged in the sport of fishing for dog
salmon.
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~ HILDREN sometimes adopt strange
H animals for pets. In Philadelphia
two little girls can be seen almost
every Gay playing with a pair of tiny
alligators, and a neighbor of theirs, b
year-old Violet Ricketts,, of 1926 Sum-
mer street, took great fancy to rat
Last week she was carried 10 the
Hahnemann hospital suffering intensely
from a bite in the hand from the ami
NAL.
The rodent which caused the child's
injuries belongs to the next-door neigh
Dor of the Ricketts,, and was captured
in a trap several years ago and tanned.
1t is in the habit of running about the
neighborhood, and for long time has
been frequent visitor at the Ricketts,
house.
The child and the rat became great
friends. Yesterday afternoon the little
girl was feeding it when a big dog be-
longing to her father came in the room.
The rat became angry and jumped at
the baby, catching the little ones hand
with its teeth. The child's cries brought
her mother, who tried TO set the dog
on the rat, but the dog refused to inter-
fere, the pair had been long friends
The rat then turned upon Mrs. Rick
etts, who had hard time to prevent
it biting her. She finally threw piece
of wood at the little animal, and he ran
through small hole in the kitchen by
which it had been accustomed to go
and come to the adjoining house. The
child was taken to the hospital, and the
physicians found it necessary TO take
five stitches in the wound.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28

fire. .Pepys tells of the homeless multi
tudes On both sides of the river, of the
100000 people who encamped On Isling-
ton and about Highgate, and of the
inability of the police of that city to
cope with the crowds of rioters and
thieves who took advantage of the gen.
eral distress during the fire to plumber
shops, break into houses and enrich
themselves at the expense of the suf-
ferers. When thousands of men were
hurrying to and fro with personal prop
erty of every description, it was impos-
sible to say whether man had his own
or anOther's belongings, SO the opera
tons of rogues were made easy. The
point at which the fire was stayed is
now marked by the London monument,
designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and
erected between 1871 and 1877. 1t is 202
feet high, including a 40-foot pedestal,
cost 1900, and at the top is the fig
ure of an angel with outstretched arm
staying the progress of the flames.
The great Chicago fire surpassed,
both in extent and in loss, even the fire
of London. The fire began On the night
Of the Sth of October, 1871, in a stable,
wherein Mrs. O'Leary's famous COW was
housed A party of jewellers in the ad-
joining tenement to that of Mrs.
O'Leary, wanted milk in which to stew
oysters, and it not being otherwise
available, they took candle and pro-
ceeded to rob Mrs. O'Leary's COW, the
candle was overset, the stable was
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28

left Lanesbora the cat crawled out
upon the pilot of the locomotive and
prepared for an enjoyable sun bath.
Rounding a curve near South Windsor,
the engineer noticed the eagle sitting
in his accustomed nook in the old
hemlock tree. When the locomotive
was just opposite the tree the eagle,
with a low scream, dashed down upon
the locomotive and fiercely attacked
the cat, which at once put up good
fight.
For several seconds there was bat
tie royal. The eagle made half a
dozen attempts to carry away the cat
bodily but each time the cat would
make a savage onslaught on the bird
with teeth and claws and the air was
full of feathers. AS the train dashed
ahead the two men in the cab looked
upon the battle with much apprehen-
sion, fearing the result. The whistle
was blown, but neither combatant
noticed the sound in the least.
The engineer armed himself with a
bar of iron and started out upon the
running board to aid his pet, but be-
fore he reached the scene of action the
cat had torn a great hole in the eagles
throat and the bird was in it's death
struggles. 1t was carried into the
locomotive tender, wnere it died in
few minutes.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28

went to where he had left the spider
and took his dimensions. After COINS
back to the hole he found 1t was not
big enough and resumed his digging.
After taking out a quantity of eartl1
he again went to the spider and to1
his dimensions. He did this eight tinN
and as often enlarged the hole, When
the busy little fellow had the hole too
deep for him to throw the earth clear
out he would go on the bank and force
it back with his feet. After he had the
excavation large enough for his purpose
he went to the spider and took IL 70
the grave. for such 1t proved TO be, and
dragged it to the mouth of the hole.
After he had the body in he covered II
with fine earth first and finished by
placing a small piece of cinder on top,
When he had finished the work he flew
away. The whole time consumed wac
exactly fifty-ive minutes, as Mr.. Simon
says he sat and watched the whole per
Torrance.
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What less of life there WIS by the
great fire will never be known, but it
was believed at the time to mount up
into thousands, for the buildings of
London were at that time OF very
fiimsy construction, mostly wooden;
the streets were exceedingly narrow,
many hardly wider and some not nearly
so wide as the alleys in modern city.
and when the flames spread to a row of
slight wooden buildings, many persons
were probably overtaken and burned 10
death or suffocated in an attempt to
escape. For many weeks after the fire
the odor of burned and decaying human
flesh filed the air, and a long time
elapsed before the ruins were finally
cleared.
OF buildings for residences and offices
1920 were destroyed; eighty-nine
churches were burned, including old st.
Paul's Cathedral, and nearly all the
churches in "the city" except st. Giles,
the one which suffered in last weeks
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28
m GORGE MARION GRAMS, Of Pu-

(l7T get Sound, possesses razor-back
w hog who was a great salmon
fisher. But the sport pa.led upon him
and he thought to try his luck with
tyhee. II saw him making his way
one day very leisurely to stream that
ran toward the Sound just back of my
MILL" says Grams, land / thought it
was little queer, for there wasn't
much in his foraging line in that direc-
ton. l was busy, though, and paid no
attention to the matter. A minute or
two later I heard the hog give loud
squeal of distress and, looking in that
direction, l saw him in the water, strug-
ling to get away from something that
had hold of him. I ran to give him
some help, and got there just in time
to see the razor-back jerked head first
under the water and disappear beneath
the surface like a stone. A dead tyhee,
maybe twenty FOUNDER, lay half on
the shore and half in the water. Marks
on it showed that the hog must have
captured it, But tyhees weren't in
valid dog salmon, and a couple of the
captured fish's travelling companions,
in my opinion, had rushed to it's as
sistance. Aid was too late, and ven
geance took its place. The avenging
tyhees had just reached out and taken
Mr. .Razor-Back by the neck, and, in
spite Of his resistance, had logged him
in and drowned him. He floated down
half an hour or so later, and was lit
tie the worst looking pig have ever
seen. If he had been butchered, scald
ed, scraped and half dressed, he couldn't
have looked more torn up. He was the
only razor-back l ever knew or heard
of that tried to fish for tyhees. 1 was
sorry to lose him, for l was counting
on making a good deal of money on
him, backing him in his line against
all corners, but his ambition was fatal
to all my hopes"
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SNOW TRAIN FOR THE YUKON.
Moves on Runners, With a Powerful
Electric Driving Wheel.
Cannot Sink in the Snow Neither
Trouble Nor Expense Spared to
Get Vegetables and Clothing
North-Paid in Lumps of Solid
Gold.

Judging by the nuggets that are
brought back by the provision COM
panies, it is more profitable to take sup
plies to the Yukon than to pan gold.
Large rewards have been offered for
the man who would invent train for
the Yukon jewellers, but up to date this
reward is unclaimed.
A very excellent model that really
works is now on exhibition in Cleve-
land. 1t shows a railroad Grain drawn
by an engine that is part sled and part
wagon. In the front there is big run
ner that supports the engine On each
side are wheels that in turning work
their way over the snow and ice and
carry the train along Inside there is
an electric apparatus that is worked by
a large dynamo, and this supplies the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-28

motor power. This little engine works
a great deal upon the principle of the
automobile wagons that are now in
constant use.
The snow train draws cars behind it
in which people can live.
A practical objection is the immense
amount Of electric force needed to carry
such a train.
This engine is designed to go on ice
even better thar on snow. This is the
exception to the rule Generally the ice
either stops the vehicle or wrecks it. If
going down hill it gets on too great a
speed, or if going UP hill it is not able
to get on any at all.
The snow train goes over ice and
snow alike without tracks. 1t starts
out upon perfectly untrodGen country,
and runs aAng just as horse and
wagon W kravel. 1t makes its own
path, = Is only the. eye of the
engine de it.
ALLAN g. THOMAS.