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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
SISTERSVILLE.

Charles Gibbs Carter has returned
to the Smoky City.
James T. Dolan, Of the Arlington
Hotel, went to Wheeling yesterday.
Henry d. Curry, superintendent for
the Guffy Oil Company, left this after
noon for his home in New York, where
he will visit for couple of weeks.
Miss Ermine Robinson, OF Parkers
burg, who has been the guest of Miss
Edna Stewart, of Wells street, for a
couple of weeks, left to-day for home.
Mrs viii Stewart, of this city, left
yesterday for Letart w. Va, where
Mr. Stewart is employed as station
agent for the Ohio River railroad.
S. P. Boyer, prominent operaCCee,
left yesterday for his home in Titus
vile, after spending several days look
ing after his interests in this city.
Miss Meta West daughter of DR..
G. b. West, and prominent member
of the local social circles, is seriously
i'll at her home on Elizabeth street,
with typhoid fever.
Miss Mabel Moore, of this city, who
is at Asheyille, N. c., for Ter health,
is not improving very rapidly and will
not return home for some time yet.
Cliff Ramey, who has been i'll for
several weeks with typhoid fever, is
convalescing and will be able to be
about in a short time.
The large new building being erected
on Charles street by Messrs. McCoach
& Steady is rapidly nearing completion
and it will be but short time until
it will be ready for occupancy.
Mrs. Matthew Campbell, of the South
Side. who has been the guest of friends
in Chicora and other place in Penn
sylvania, for several weeks, has re-
turned to the city
T. r. Cowel, of Hill street, is i'll.
Miss Nellie Mallory. of Bradford,
Pa, is in the city, and will be the guest
of her uncle George w. Crawford, for
a short time
This evening, in their club rooms, in
the McCoach building, the members Of
the Virginia Club will give an infor-
NAL dance in honor of Miss Belle NAL
Tory, Of Bradford Pa, who is the guest
of friends in the city for a short time.
The fight is now on the municipal
election and from this time until the
election takes place there will no
doubt be a warm time The candidates
for the offices are all good men and
will make good officers if they are
elected The candidates for Mayor are
Jos. A. Kennedy and S. w. Lawrence,
and for Recorder Joseph P. Sweeney
and NJ A. Sybert.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

valids from the top floor Of the hotel
to the street.
1t was only a short time ago that the
photographers had to chronicle the fact
that the palatial summer home which
the Elliotts occupied was burned to
the ground. Mr.. Elliott, assisted BY
his beautiful wife, who was Sallie
Hargous, rescued the servants and
family Jewels at the risk of their lives
barely escaping
Duncan Elliott is society man, well
know in Chicago and New York. He
is the son of the late DR.. Elliott, who
was the most famous physician Of the
Four Hundred of his day. He is a
man of wealth. devoted to studious
rather than gay pursuits.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
A FIRE FIGHTER.

A New York Society Man Who Has Distin-
guished Himself in Many Conflicts With
the Fire Eiend.
Duncan Elliott, the young society
man, who married, a few years ago,
has sprung into prominece not only
as the husband of professional beau
ty, but as a professional fire fighter.
When the disastrous fire broke out
at the winter resort hotel in Aiken,
S. c., few weeks ago, Duncan Ell
lott, aided by William c. Whitney and
other notables, fought with the flames
and brought all of the occupants OF the
hotel to safety. Mr., Elliott himself, a
giant in strength, carried dozens of in
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
MARTINS FERRY.

kenworthy Hoge is home from a
short visit at Mt. Pleasant
Will Garlic, of Steubenville, was in
town yesterday calling on friends.
The Klondike Club will give dance
at their hall on Washington street to-
morrow evening,
Miss Anna Moore, of GAINESVILLE, is
visiting Miss Carrie Hobbs, of North
Fifth street.
The Stolzer-Burns glove contest at
Bridgeport last evening was attended
by number of people from here.
Alvin Smith is home from Locust
Point, where he has been working in
a tin mill.
The Philamanthean Literary Soci-
ETY. will hold their regular meeting this
evening in the high school room.
Mrs. George Vennum and children
are expected home this morning from
Massillon, where they have been at
tending the funeral Of a relative.
Miss Emma Henderson will enter
tain the W. f. M. S. of the Methodist
Church, at her home on Walnut street
this afternoon.
The trolley pole on one Of the
Wheeling street cars was broken yes
terday morning as the car was coming
up the grade on Fourth street.
DR.. Joe, of the Indian Medicine
Company, which has been doing bust
ness mere the past three weeks, has
severed his connection with the COM
pany and left yesterday for Michi-
gan.
Sixteen pots for the West Virginia
glass works arrived yesterday and will
be set Immediately. The starting of
the works depended on the arrival Of
the pots. and now that they have ar
rived when expected, the plant will
start about March q, as has been
stated before.
The graduating class of the high
school is now making preparations for
their class day exercises, which take
place on the evening of March Is, in
the Opera House. There are twenty
four members in the class, making the
largest class that ever will have grad
uated from the school.
This evening the young ladies Of the
Presbyterian Church will serve supper
in the vacant room of the Hobensack
block. The affair promises to be a
very enjoyable one, as the young ladies
have made special effort on their
part to make it So The menu is as
follows; Oysters, row, fried; pota-
toes, baked, escaloped; cold meats,
ham, tongue; salads, salmon, potato,
cold slaw, celery, pickles; preserved
fruits, plums, peaches, pears, cranber-
ries; tea and coffee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
n RUsTEE's SALE.


n RUSTEE'S SALE.
By virtue of a deed of trust made by
Harry G.. Sweeney to the undersigned, as
trustee, dated March IL, in the year 1872
and recorded in the office of the clerk OF
the county court of Ohio county, West
Virginia. in Deed Of Trust Book No. 81,
at folio 123. | will sell at public auction
to the highest and best bidder at the
north front door Of the court house OF SAID
county. in the city of Wheeling, w. Va,
on
SATURDAY, THE 18th DAY OF
MARCH, A. ID. 1898
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the real
scribed 5eing all of the following prop
erty. situate on Wheeling Island III the
said city of Wheeling. thar j. to say: LOT
numbered twenty-seVen cd. fronting on
Zane street, in Daniel Zane's addition 70
the said city of Wheeling.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third and as
much more as the purchaser may elect 70
pay in cash on the day OF sale the balance
of the purchase money in two equal IN
stallments, payable respectively at one
and two years from the date Of sale. with
interest from that day; for each Ct
which deferred payments of the purchase
money the purchaser shall give his nego-
table promissory note, bearing interest
from the day of sale. as aforesaid. TO be
secured by the title Of the property sold
being retained until the payment in fun
of the same, or by deed of trust on the
property sold, to be drawn. acknowledged
and recorded at the expense of the pur-
chaser.
GEORGE b. CALDWELL.
fe23ei Trustee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
MOUNDSVILLE.

J. E. Roberts is in Washington, Il
c., on business.
VIM. Juergens, of Union district,
was here yesterday on business.
Mrs. Matte Hoskinson has been APP
pointed by the school board to take
the school enumeration.
An increase of pension from S12 TO
SIT per month has been granted -
Geofge M. Ewing, of Viola.
Judge aull has rendered his decision
in the case of the Cameron ordinance
prohibiting club rooms. The ordi-
nance was sustained in every point.
News was received here yesterday
of the death of Mrs. S. ]. Cotton. wife
Of Rev S. J. Cotton, presiding elder
of the Morgantown district.
Mayor w. r. Mcdonald, w. M. Now
ell, John Crawford and Jerry Fitzger-
aid, of Cameron, were here yesterday
on business.
George Albin and Miss Ada Buz-
card were married at the home of the
bride on Water street Wednesday,
evening, by Rev. Jefferson.
Jacob Crimmel left yesterday for
Somerville, Mass, he having accepted
a position with the Union glassware
company, of that place.
Messrs. Ed Berry and Fred iloin-
brook, of Sistersville, were the guests
of Capt. Lee Anshutz, who is stopping
at the home of M. B. Price, on We'd
nesday.
The grand jury last evening finished
IFS work for this term of court. There
we're six indictments for felony and
elghty-nine for misdemeanors, eighty
ak of which we're liquor indictments.
The list will not be given out until
the sheriff has had time to serve the
proper processes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
OFFICERS COMMISSIONED

For the New Berkeley Springs Artillery
Battery-wiu Have six Pieces
Special to the Register
Charleston, W. Va, March 3.-Com-
missions have been issued to the Off
GERS of the battery OF light infantry,
recently organized at Berkeley
Springs, as follows: Henry Gordon
Strong, captain; Allen White Mende-
hall, first lieutenant: Thomas w. B.
Duckwell, first lieutenant; Silas ].
Haverman, second lieutenant; Eli
Rice, second lieutenant. The COM
pany will have six pieces of artillery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
SOME NEW RIFLES.
Ia. - -. Il. - 1.

Illinois Militia Armed With Modern Lee
Rifles OF small Calihre.
Springfield, Ills, March S.-Adjutant
General Reece to-day received from
Mare Island navy yard 500 bran new
Lee rifles of twenty-six calibre. These
rifles are furnished by the United
States government in exchange for a
similar number of obsolete fifty cali
bre Springfield rifles. The new guns
will be distributed among the various
divisions of the Illinois naval militia,
it being the intention to arm all troops
with these late pattern arms.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
RITCHIE COURT NEWS.

Special 10 the Register.
Harrisyille w Va, March s.
Charles w Monroe, young dentist
Of Parkersburg, was indicted by the
grand jury now in session, for practic-
ing dentistry without State license.
Monroe states he has no license but
has permit from the president, Dr.
Charles Bartlett, of Parkersburg, to
practice until he can be examined at
the next board meeting.
In the case of Leatherbee VS.. the
Little kanawha Lumber Company, the
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
CLEARING A TOWN.


vigilanc Committee at Work in Paducah
Kentucky.
Paducah, Ky, March 3.-Forty or
fifty burglaries of note in this locality
lately have aroused the people. A
stringent idler's ordinance and a eur
few law have been adopted by the
city council and put in force.
A strong vigilance committee also
went to work and eight negroes and
three white men were caught and all
whipped, two severely. and forced to
leave on departing trains. One negro
in his haste to depart fell from a
moving train and was injured ,yut he
was thrown on and carried away. The
committee promises to clear the town
before disbanding. There is great
fear, particularly among negroes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

court some time ago directed the re-
ceivers, Messrs. Olmstead and FELTON,,
to. sell about 1900 pieces of standing
timber, located in Logan county. Pur-
suant TO this order the timber was adj
vertised to be sold Twenty-Five bid
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

ders were present to-day from various
points, but the receivers announced that
they had a conference with the court
and with the courts concurrence the
sale would be abandoned. Circum
stances had arisen that had made this
necessary and they would present the
matter to court.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
THE HOUSE
Spends a Day Discussing the Alaska Home
stead Bill

Washington, March 3.-During al
most the entire session to-day the
Senate had under consideration the
Alaskan homestead and railway right
of way bill. One of the features was
the speech delivered by Mr.. Vest
(Mo), in which he ridiculed the idea
Of homesteading any part Of Alaska or
constructing railroads in that district.
His motion to eliminate the homestead
feature of the bill by striking out the
first section was defeated.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
FoR g. "a

INC propeFty at 1907 Jacob street fr..,
~ LII lot Il good loca Hon ~ W
NJ e-roo 41S dwelling house. Nearly ro ee'a5
11-roomed b 5.FJe' b (dsiandl, fer 49,"
sixth and Eoff streets. for $5,301 NM 5yT,g. .
Euildlng lots, corner Twentv-nir., /.
Jacob streets, $3.50 each. "''9 and
~ ~ LEf,an.,Store rooms, offices CExeaa-,.
small. n II c,iEE and
EXchange Bank Building. Real H..
Flre insurance Surety Bonds .@'a
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
SATURDAY, MARCH 18th. 1898.

Commencing at 10 clock in front Of he
Court House door:
A new two-story frame dwelling
rooms. cellar, good stone foundation, lnt
81 feet front and running to WdoMs
creek
An old one and one-half-story frame 3
rooms, lot lot 40 feet front and running 10
Wheeling creek
A very desirable two-stufy frame dwell
ing, ) rooms and cellar, lot fevl from,
and running to Wheeling creek
Two building lots 70 feet from each ana
running to Wheeling creek.
All the above property is Situated on
McColloch street, between the Elm Grove
motor line and Wheeling creek. northwest
Of Baker street. in the city OF Wheeling
See plat
Terms of SaIe:-One-third or NOR. in
cash on day of sale, balance of purchase
money in two equal installmcnts OF six
and twelve months from day of sale, wlla
interest on deferred payments Nots
secured by deed of trust on properly n-
quired.
If YOU wish home for yourself arj
family, it will he to your interest to look
at this property. 1t must be sold.
c. A. SCHAEFER, Executor.
For particulars, enquire of
C. A. SCHAEFER g. CO., Agents.
feIgetomc B
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Cheap Homes and Building Lots
....FOR SALE.
TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.

BY virtue of the last wil and testamsr,
of Joseph ktrchgessncr deceased. Tho ia.
lowing property Will be offered al public
Sd Ia on
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04
FOR SALE.

$500 buys a house Of six rooms ...
path, LAUNDRY, both gases, hot . AID az ~
h Me'f harg IA 2; p 81 Vermont street Tbjs
$500 buys house OF s rooms oatb -...
spring water piped in the hoYe. ~
motor line out the pike. noss.ss. w., .Ee
once; 212 acres of ground. ''' d.
$3.50 buys a house Of six rooms H.. H..
l20, on Huron street. near Zaue @A
SLIGO buys house of five roons Il
1907 Linn street Belveder add rTago ~"
Money to loan on real estate sea,ri,y
ROLF & ZANE.
IN I-o,,~.-o,.,. 0.
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80 Fourteenth Street.
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The absolute transparency of Words
worth's nature was often very amusing
to his friends, since it sometimes
brought him to the expression of opin-
ions which seemed Numerically oppos-
ed. Once while he was looking at a
magnificent scene in the lake country
he said to his companion:
Travellers often make their boast of
Swiss mountains on the ground that
they are two or three times as high as
the English, but reply that the clouds
lie SO low on them that half of them
commonly remain out of sight. " The
other answered, perhaps rather dryly:
"That is true"
He made no defense of Switzerland,
remembering that it was folly to
Beard the lion in his den,
The Douglas in his hall.
1t might be inexpedient to do battle
with the prophet and priest of English
mountains when he stood on his own
ground.
"You cannot see those boosted Swiss
mountains when the clouds hang low, -
Wordsworth continued pertinaciously.
Certainly notl'
But after pause, he spoke again.
"But must admit, =" he said. "you
know they are there" Had he been op-
posed, he would not have withdrawn
an inch. AS it was, his own fairness Of
mind made him retract. Youth s Com
Daniou.
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Saved by q Cat.

Sir Edward Osborne, lord mayor of
London in his time, bought an ancient
house in Yorkshire, and sent his chill
dren thither. There were two boys The
elder dutifully obeyed when summoned
to his lessons one morning in turret,
but the younger, lettering, mapped to
light upon cat which he delighted to
play with and orept after her to catch
her under table in the room, which
was covered over with carpet hanging
down to the floor +" Thus he disappear
ed, and next instant terrible rush Of
wind overthrow the turret, in which
his brother and the tutor sat at work,
crushing them to death. Surprising that
both her sons were there, the mother
fell into commissions, and we imagine
the scene One of the maids, running
in distracted manner from room to
room, caught sight of the small boy
peeping from under the table, with the
cat in his arms, snatched him up and
bore him in ecstasy to has mother, he
only crying, II pray thee, pray thee,
do not whip me-" So it may be said
that the Duke of Leeds now owes his
existence to cat.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-05-31

Prosecuting Attorney = Mr.. Parks,
state, if you please, whether you have
ever known the defendant to follow
any profession.
Witness-He's been a professor ever
since knew him.
Professor of what?"
IA professor of religion.
"You don't understand me. Mr..
Parks. What does he dof''
Generally whatever he pleases. !"
"Tell the jury, Mr.. Parks, what the
defendant follows"
Gentlemen of the jury, the defend
ant follows the crowd when they go to
drink. -
''This kind of prevarication, Mr..
Parks, will net do here. Now state
what the defendant does to support him
self.
II saw him last night support him
self against lamppost.
''That's all, Mr.. Parks.
Cross examined: "Mr. Parks, l IN
derstand you to say that the defendant
Is a professor of religion. Does his prac-
tioe correspond with his profession?"
81 never heard of any correspondence
passing between them.
"You said something about his pro-
pensity for drinking. Does he drink
hard?'
No, think he drinks as easy as
any man ever saw
''You can take your seat, Mr.. Parks. "
And Mr. Parks TOOK his scat with tho
air of a man who had made a clean
breast of it and told all he knew of the
subject In hand.-Chioago Post.
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1879.

all threw their guns and knapsacks on
the ground and ran off, heller SHELTER,
as if they thought the devil had broken
loose and was running after them
With his mind at rest, Uncle Curro
lay down to take nap hiding his
cudgel in his breast lest 1t should be
stolen from him during his sleep. When
he awoke, he found himself bound hand
and foot and on his way to prison,
where, on his arrival, he was sentenced
to the ignominious death of the gar
rote.
On the following morning he was
taken from his cell and led out to exc
oution. On the scaffold his hands were
unbound, whereupon he took out his
oudgel, and saying, "Cudgel, lay about
you," he threw 1t at the executioner,
who was quickly beaten by it to death.
"Set that man free, )" said the king,
''or he will not leave me a subject
alive. Tell him that will give him a
province in America on condition that
he shall leave the country" And thus
it was done. The king gave him prov
moe in the island of Cuba, where be
built city, and there he killed so many
people with his oudgel that from that
day to this it has been called Matanzas
1.-THE Spanish for slaughter. Buffalo
Express.
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TuRGENEFF ABHoRs SPORT
How a Dying Pheasant Influenced His
Whole Career.


Whole Career.
The celebrated Russian novelist, Tur-
geneff, tells a most touching incident
from his own life, which awakened in
him sentiments that have colored all
his writings with a deep and tender
feeling.
When Turgeneff was boy Of 10,
his father took him out one day bird
shooting. AS they tramped across the
brown stubble a golden pheasant rose
with a low whir from the ground at his
feet, and with the joy of sportsman
throbbing his veins he raised his gun
and fired, wild with excitement, when
the creature fell fiuttering at his side.
Life was ebbing fast, but the instinct
Of the mother was stronger than death
itself, and with a feeble futter of her
wings the mother bird reached the nest
where her young brood were huddled,
unconscious of danger. Then, with such
look Of pleading and reproaoh that
his heart stood still at the ruin he had
wrought, and never to his dying day
did he forget the feeling of cruelty and
guilt that came to him in that moment,
the little brown head toppled over, and
only the dead body of the mother shield
ed her nestlings.
Father, father" he cried, "what
have l done:" as he turned his horror
stricken face to his father. But not to
his fathers eye had this little tragedy
been enacted, and he said: ''Well done,
my son. That was we'll done for your
first shot. You will soon be fine sports
man.
"Never, father, never again shall I
destroy any living creature. If that is
sport, will have none of it. Life is
more beautiful to me than death, and
since cannot give life | will not take
it. Atlanta Constitution.
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:, his son and daughter. I"

/ -, dis SUI anu uhuBnG6T.
Her voice had broken. Witherspoon
rose TO his feet and walked to the win
dow. The silence was painful.
"And what will you do?' he said, at
last, turning to her.
"There's only one thing to do" and
the girls voice was determined. "My
father has very little longer to live.
He's not had much but disappointment
in his life, and, cost what it may. / can
not bring more sorrow to him. You
know how the CHASTITY thing would
shock his old time conventionality. .
She hesitated and seemed to look to the
man for his help in thought OF deed,
but his fear of her scorn kept him
silent. At last, taking deep breath,
she went on:
Tomorrow morning must send here
the few things l took away. The por-
traits, my piano, my work-they're cas-
lily put in place and will be as easily NOV
ed away again. I'm sorry to SO inconven-
fence you, but you must see it is I'M
avoidable. She stopped again and
looked into the fire. "My room," she
asked, sis it much changed?''
The man was kneeling beside her
now, his arms about her. Sweetheart,
sweetheart, F" he almost moaned, "stay
with me, beg of you to stay with me
My life's been misery since you've
not been-everything is fiat and with
out flavor. We've taken year out of
the radiance that is given to man but
sparingly. Don't let's throw away an
other moment Of it. love you-oh,
God, how love you'll
His head was buried in her lap, and
slowly she took off her long glove and
stroked the hair she remembered so
we'll.
"Are you perfectly sure you want
me?" she asked softly.
And so it happened that on the second
anniversary of their wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. George Witherspoon were seen
by party of gay young friends taking
dinner at the St. Nicholas. "Gadi' as
one of the men said later. "They were
like two children off on a lark, and
aren't they quite the best looking couple
in Cincinnati?' '-Cincinnat Post.