The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-30
STATE ITEMS.

Federal Court is in session in Clarks-
burg. -s.. s..5 r-rz.r-
Harrison county grants no liquor
license. Ia. Using (or "Tow String")
Bitters are the popular beverage.
General Northcott of the Telegraph
says that if the Legislature will locate
the Capital at Clarksburg, he will, in
the absence of Gubernatorial aspirants,
give the acceptance Of that position a
fair consideration himself. He names
Mr.. Hazlet of the Auditors office, as o
suitable Republican candidate for Au-
ditor.
A son of Obadiah Mick, of Wetzel
county, had his leg crushed by falling
tree, some two weeks since. The limb
mortified, and amputation was necessa-
! ~.
Land in jefferson county brought at
late sales from s65 to sl31 per acre.
Town lots in Charlestown over $1,000
per acre.
Johnny French, of Richmond, a stu
dent at Charlestown, had his scull bad
ly fractured lately by stone from a
quarry blast.
Rev. c. n. Campbell, of the Charles
town Academy, has taken charge of the
Presbyterian churches at Lovettsyille,
Va, and Poolsville, Md.
Mr.. Henry Rohr offers his services as
'water-witch," or wizard, to the peo-
pie Of Jefferson county, engaging to To-
cate paying wells with ease and accu
racy.
A joint stock company is organizing
in Martinsburg to build city hall.
Berkeley county is badly bothered by
burglars. They recently entered five
houses in Martinsburg, the same night.
Poultry thieves also abound. C. J.
Faulkner, or rather his poultry, was
their last victim.
Fifteen thousand barrels of oil await
shipment at Burning Springs, Writ
county.
L. b. Purdy, Esq, of Moundsville
left the ends of two fingers under a
stave cutter few days ago. The
Moundsyille National complains that at
every fourth door in that town the
streets are blockaded with hogs.
Somebody stole Mrs. Nancy Burch's
bacon in Hardy county, few days ago.
William Fisher and Mrs. Emma Gun
ningham, journeying 10 Moorefield,
were badly hurt by being thrown from
their wagon, with which their horse
was running away. i
Judge Smith, the successor of Judge
Bunker, has "favorably impressed" the
people of Hardy county.
Pope of the Legislature, who wanted
to prevent the erection of grave stones
over the remains of Confederate dead,
was egged the other day, by the boys of
Mooretield
Nat. Harrison lately "spoke piece"
in Washington. Wonder if it was the
same "piece" he was running in this
city.
Adam Aultz, Nicholas Kennedy and
Larkin Roy, respectable citizeus of Ka-
nawha county, have died within the
last few days. /
A little daughter of Mr.. j. G. Bog
CESS, of Charleston, accidentally ig-
nited her clothing with bit of burn
ing paper, Oh Sunday week, and was
seriously burned before the flames could
be extinguishcd.
A soldier, writing to the Moundsville
National, nominates General X. S. North
colt, of Clarksburg, for Congress from
the First District.
The Morgantown Post says that on
Saturday the 2lst inst, little daughter
of Amasa Cole, of Cass township, in Mo
uongalia county, was so severely burned
by the upsetting of hot water, that she
died on Monday, the 23d INST, in great
agony.
A little son of Enos Wolf was badly
cut with au axe in the hands of his
father one day during the week. The
father was driving stake with his axe,
and the boy came up behind him, and
not being discovered by his father, the
axe descended and cut a cash i'll the
boys face that was sckening to behold.
The exact locality and nature of the
wouud we have been unable to learn
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