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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1883
Page
2
The Register boasts a circulation larger than any newspaper in the two Virginias or Eastern Ohio by several thousand copies, highlighting its strong advertising advantages as a medium.
A readable report recounts a woman stopping a thief at her farm, observing his failed deception as a pattern and concluding with a strange chain of events. The narrative mentions local figures, a court case, and community curiosity surrounding the incident and a related arrest in Belitan.
Reports describe an Ohio River railroad area accident near Riverside with multiple witnesses and officials. The incident involves workers and a crowding scene at a pier, leading to a death and inquiries into negligence, care, and punishment as authorities investigate causes and assign responsibility.
The article recounts a foot race where Thomas Williams challenged the winner to a 300 yard race. It describes ceremonies with Rev. Bishop and a tribute to the deceased Belaroem, plus a procession and priestly attendance. Clergy and laity gathered, praising virtuous living and communal duties.
In Steubenville Cumberland Mi and Brewsterburg areas long residents recount old memories of General Jackson and local life. The column lists players and club names, mentions Baxter and Warfield among aged residents, and notes social events, visits, and upcoming community gatherings with a focus on Steubenville and surrounding towns.
A long list of residents and visitors is noted including Mr Flood and family returning home to Winteraville, Hertha Wood and others from Culverston, Miss Kate Griffin visiting in Ohio, and Kate Tintaton with Cora Woods due to visit Jeffer nville soon. The Republican primaries are set for next Saturday afternoon with locations in James Saurdus Clark's Addition, the Mayor's office, and Park’s store. Tours include Miss Delora Came from Culerainy Ahlen and Susy Lewis from St Clairsville. Fripp plans to travel to New York and Boston to buy goods for the season. Dr K Ung’s new store is being painted. Cleveland visitors are praised for hospitality. Shortrais House register nears completion. Mrs James Kerr just returned from Freeport where she visited friends.
The West Virginia State Board of Health receives favorable notice from Lp Guillard's Medical Journal for its diligent public health work. The editor lauds Secretary Dr Reeves and urges consolidating authority to bolster municipal health, while endorsing Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as a trusted product.
Rumors of street changes circulate as the railroad company plans repairs and a possible sale or lease. Captain James Benson to oversee the road with wages set by the company while Rev W W Marker, new pastor of the Kjussopel church, will begin duties and church services resume. Local engineers repair a steep deck incident and crews push progress amid limited access. Further north, residents Ros and others seek updates as restoration continues.
The column mixes local gossip and social notes. It reports the marriage of Miss Ida Steep to Samuel McCormick and mentions Denver travel, a baseball game, a fire camp at Conneaut Lake, a local festival, a charity pipe organ project, and various town concerns. It cites residents, meetings, and school activities with a lively, period newspaper voice.
Personal notices and social items fill a bustling week in Grafton, from August heat to a private ball at Bookens Hall. The Gaston Coal Mine Company trial draws commentary, with locals noting plans for a Supreme Court appeal and detailing social rounds, visitors, and weekly doings across Wheeling, Baltimore, Weston, and Georgetown.
An OCR fragment recounts social events in Wheeling and nearby towns. It lists engagements, guests, church notices, farewells at the Wheeling House, and plans for travel to New Mexico. Names include Mr. and Mrs. VanKlaren, Dr. Reed, Rev Campbell, Captain Forter, Dr. Frazier, and Mrs. Hupp among others, with mentions of church services and local commerce.
Mies Anta Green of Martins Ferry visited Misa Seille Bedwick while Geo A Close of Bellaire attended friends in Clairsville. Local residents and visitors share news of social visits, church events, school reopening, and excursions, including a Dayton to Cleveland trip. A U P Church prayer meeting, new iron fence at M K E church, and various travels and health notes are mentioned amongarea families and businesses.
A wheelman narrates a harrowing descent from the mine to a village, detailing a 7 mile stretch in six minutes. He battles steep grades, a broken brake, a near-miss with a pursuing train, and a tense dash to the doctor, claiming the final nine miles took under thirteen minutes.
A man named Hawes recounts his struggle with a hereditary skin and scalp disease and credits Swift's Specific with curing his symptoms. He describes months of pain, vision issues, and social withdrawal, then rapid improvement over three weeks as the poison allegedly exited his body. He urges others to consider the remedy’s merits and notes the treatment’s widespread advocacy among physicians and patients.
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