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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1884
Page
2
A fragmented newspaper excerpt recalls Lincoln era conversations and political figures, mingling memories of the Civil War with mentions of Abraham Lincoln, Seward, and Lincoln’s associates. The garbled text also reports local incidents including a carpenter injured in Marietta and a man’s marriage-driven departure to Chicago ending in distress.
Steubenville residents buzz over a grand masquerade ball and a lively week of social events. Reports note cold weather with a 12 degree chill and a wild-animal scare near East Aprinie field, while local figures such as Mr. Art Dougterty and Worthing are active in town affairs and entertainment.
Drankernes on the street events with George RB Allen from Baltimore, Bob Wilson at Wiriellig and Baltimore, and the Fotereet of the' reigcctive Gees feature. The Women's Christian Tampermisce and church activities frame a night of social bustle, with stockholders planning Grafton railroad completion and a Zinkman ball. Community notes shout urban pageantry and civic pride amid muddled OCR.
MOUNDSVILLE reports the Onla River Railroad progress lags as demand for coal outstrips supply. Charles Gly nore arrested for malicious trespass in the engine room of a coal works. he refused to leave and threatened the throttle. Arthur Love’s musical entertainment slated for Friday. Local business changes include Kiliv mill sale to Thad & Kellinger and Wood works restart. coal yields remain scarce and pricey. A fire destroys a farmhouse stable. county officials debate enforcement of entertainments costs and tax collections. Several local social and church events noted alongside school visits and wedding reports.
The writer argues against hostile claims about the Eagle editor and rejects inflammatory accusations. They emphasize restraint and urge readers to view the issues with reason rather than prejudice, hoping for fair treatment and understanding of their opinions.
John Jey som, reputedly the region's oldest grocer with forty years of ties to Wheeling business and the Chainaville area, died Thursday night at his Main Street residence. He leaves a son, a daughter, and Dr. Samuel Jepson of Wheeling. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. The notice also records a town gathering, a public drunken episode, and multiple local updates from Bel Air and Clarington neighborhoods, including social events, travel plans, and a jail-related matter, reflecting a bustling community page.
Fulton flashes report a large masked ball at Miller's Gall on Friday with music by William Meyer and M D Sitter, while a party heads to Xim Grove. The Leap Year crowd and Piewant Valley Dogeod Clan hold a semi monthly dance at The Upers Hens orchesseni.
In Clarkburg a push for a new boys high school failed after Hiegan began land purchases and building during the previous year. Citizens did not provide needed support, leaving the project abandoned and driving local youth to seek higher education elsewhere. Other town notes include Rev. Woods at Parkersburg, Miss Elle Fordyce visiting Morgantown, and ongoing meetings at the ME church.
Special to the Registers compiles a rambling Benwood page of local items. It mentions social events, a roof fall at a steel plant, a mas procession on Washington’s Birthday, and tales of residents like Col. W. Brown and Mrs Ellen Jefferson. The column mixes oblique sketches, wedding chatter, accidents, and village gossip with unsettled names and places around Wheeling and Martinsburg.
Fragmentary report mentions individuals such as Oliver Seer and Port erfield coach and a barge scene. References to Kate Fits and Ida Biddoos mix with remarks about male population and Benwood. Details are garbled. core facts and roles are not recoverable.
A scrambled Washington column mentions an odd piece about an angle worm with dyspepsia, a church door scene with a hopeful young man, and various local notices. It notes revival services at Second Presbyterian Church, cold weather impacts, a crematory incineration, and scattered social events and travel delays across town.
Jumbles of social events and civic notes fill the Fourth Ward summary from Wheeling. Mentions of dances lasting till dawn, engagements and weddings planned at the Windsor Hotel, and a Druid entertainment sketch the social fabric. Local names, church events, and railroad changes appear among varied community updates.
Special to the Register reports in Wellsburg that a new melting furnace improves the Pen Baodia Window Glass Works building, expanding storage and production capacity. The Wellsburg Lax Company notes weather delays for crews, while residents enjoy sleighing and coasting. Community events include charity performances at Barth's Opera Hall and plans to build a new Episcopal church, with a municipal court update pending.
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