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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1896
Page
11
Fragmented OCR notes describe various outings, a weather issue reducing attendance, a then ongoing community engagement, a ballet announcement, and an opera session with attendance fluctuations. References to Wheline Park opera, Atlante City excursion, and a general pattern of planned events show a strained narrative with missing details and garbled names.
A lively account summarizes a social trolley party with music and dancing, the Jewel steamer excursion, and a wedding at Elizabeth Cooke's home in Bridgeport area. Highlights include Rev Joseph Doanbes officiating, guests, and post ceremony celebrations aboard a Pan-Naudle train. Also noted are church events, a Shrine gathering at Morart Park, and local recitals with decor and entertainment.
A long list of engagements, weddings, and social visits spans Wheeling and nearby towns. Notable entries include the marriage of Miss Hega Allan to Ar John Kirker Davies, a wedding at the frites Some venue, and various dances, dinners, and club events. Attendees include family, local professionals, and guests from Philadelphia, New York, and Pittsburgh, with travel plans and future social gatherings listed throughout the weeks ahead.
Mrs Charles Veneman visits Parkersburg for brief social calls while Brentz departs this evening for Atlantic City. Police Court held five cases yesterday with minor incidents noted. Also reported garden mishaps and a ladder fall injuring Joseph Wharton. Local oil firm Dillon Wheat and Hatcher discuss an Oak refinery project in Moundsville aiming to serve Marshall field products.
Despite widespread scare headlines, the Ohio and Allegheny rivers are not expected to exceed critical depths. Pittsburg saw the highest point around six o clock before receding, with forecasts placing Wheeling under 27 feet. The record notes fluctuating levels, a rising, then falling river, and local boat departures and dam conditions as crews adjust to high water.
W R Nesly of True reports an expedition to destroy snakes on his Hinton farm. He saw a copperhead enter a hollow log, split the log with an axe, and found a nest with fifty one eyes. Each eye held a copperhead snake about five inches long, with the eggs nearly ready to hatch.
Heavy rain and night flooding drive the worst log run in memory as floods sweep B&O and nearby tracks. Timber streams pass towns at hundreds of logs per hour, with rivers rising 19 to 25 feet. Crops ruined across county with hay, oats, wheat, and corn destroyed. Rail lines closed, mills shut, and log booms at Cedar Creek and Sear Run breaking loose amid widespread damage.
Heavy rains flood the Elk River valley around Elkins. The West Virginia Central is partly open but not yet running normally. One lumberman loses forty five thousand dollars in lumber as houses are washed away. A Methodist church is carried off its foundations. Trains from Gratton cannot connect at Belington until water subsides.
Valleyiver, tied to an event at Wheels, faced an ov wd situation involving a financial or logistical action. Details are fragmentary but indicate a local incident or decision affecting a community venue and its recent transactions.
John Fetty dies in a swift water incident at a Georgetown stream near Fairmont West Virginia. He attempted to rescue others when swept away by the current. Fellow bystanders and authorities tried to reach him but the water overwhelmed him.
In Ritchie County Auburn in Rindle county suffered heavy damage from rainfall. The Bowne creek valley flooded and the Roemer area in New Martinsville and Cameron suffered. A blacksmith shop and a house washed away. Prof Lovitt is mentioned.
Widespread flooding in Clarksburg and adjacent districts inundated nine sites and forced residents to move belongings as waters rose to their peak at midnight. The creek overflowed, cutting off city access via Northwestern turnpike and Weston and Fairmont turnpikes, with extensive damage to lowlands gardens and roads. Railroad slips reported at Joss Cut, Clemin's Rock, and Wolf Summit, with hundreds aiding debris removal.
District dispatch from WOMENSDORY WA reports Roaring Creek and nearby streams suffering extensive flood and crop losses. Bridges damaged, farms inundated, and markets disrupted as wheat corn oats cattle and livestock are affected. Waterways swollen, mills closed, and local relief efforts noted amid widespread agricultural damage.
Dillon Wheat and Hancher Co advertise a special bicycle sale and note deeds of transfer filed July 25 1896 to Charles Landmeyer and wife for property along the National Road at Mt Wood intersection. The firm also details a Grandylow Athletic Association parcel valued at 375 dollars. City detective Stems, beaten in Parkersburg, faces prompt pursuit after tips from prominent citizens.
Rain and high winds swept through the Denver foothills last night, transforming streets into torrents and washing away debris. Widespread damage reported with flooding reaching several feet in some areas and power disruptions as residents scramble to assess losses.
The readable fragments describe a rump convention scene with names and phrases scattered amid garbled OCR. It mentions Ruthie, July, taxes, a vote, and various unclear actions, hinting at a contested gathering and possible civic topics but with many missing details.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses manufacturers and a war context with a reference to the year 1202. It mentions rivals and a meeting but provides no clear names places events or outcomes. The readable bits suggest a protest or debate tone but lack concrete, reportable facts.
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