The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-26
STATE ITEMS.
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On Wednesday last engineers COM
menced the work of surveying the road
from Wellsburg to Short Creek, for the
purpose of estimating the cost of build
ing the same.
Continued heavy rains have greatly
impeded the gathering of the crops by
our farmers in this vicinity. We have
heard of some complaint Of the rust in
wheat. 1t is hoped, however, it is not
very serious.
SEVERE SToRM.-The storm of rain
and wind on Friday last was very severe
in this community. A portion of the
roof of shed, belonging to the cotton
factory, in the upper end of the town,
was lifted, and carried some two hun
dred yards distant. Corn suffered Sc
verely in the country, and trees, barns,
sheds, &C, scattered over creation gen.
orally
The Moundsville National learns that
Mr.. James Alexander received pretty
severe fall from a cherry tree on We'd
nesday of last week, breaking two or
three of his ribs.
The same paper gives an account of a
heavy storm in Marshall county on
Sunday week. 1t says that before the
rain, the waters of both Big and Little
Grave Creeks were very low, and in one
hours time after the storm commenced,
lhey were rushing down in torrents that
foamed and boiled like young whirl-
pools, carrying trees, rocks, ETC., along
at a wonderful speed. People along the
banks of Little Grave Creek were begin
ming to get frightened lest not only their
buildings, but parts of their farms
would be carried away. Several cows
pasturing in the fields along the other
creek, near the railroad water tank,
were surrounded by the rushing waters
and swept down the stream, being
helpless in the current None were lost,
however, all being finally thrown out on
shore with great violence. A large qua :
tity of wheat bound in sheayes, as well
as fence rails, &c, were seen floating
down. Ii was not until late in the even
Ing that the storm abated, when the
creek fell almost as rapidly as it rose. 1t
is said that Grave Creek never before
was known to be so high, or to have
held such vast volume of water since
the settlement of the country. We are
informed that Mr.. Grandstaff and Mr..
Potts lose very heavily in the amount
OF their wheat being washed away. The
Messrs. kooutz alone lost several hun
dred dozen OF wheat.
From the Morgantown Postl
The river on Monday night was
higher than it has been for over a year.
We have had very heavy rains recently.
Fears are entertained, if the weather
continues wet, that the wheat will rot
! in the stack.
From the Clarksburg Conservative.I
! DIR. Bradford has shown us a twenty
three inch head of oats from his farm
on Anmoor's run, Clark township. 223
graf
IT, W. Preston caught ground hog
near bridgeport which weighed fftv
pounds when dressed and head off.
A. K. VanhorH's farm, on Lost cresk
boasts stalk of Norway oats with 2l3
grains. '
On DR.. Bradford's farm an energetic
pigeon hatched out two pigeons, one
uueN and one chicken. Happy mother!
A negro man in the employ of Adam
bumgardner was drowned in Gnatty
creek near Romine's Mills, on Mondav
His body was recovered.
The Masonic Hall and McWhorter,s :
store at Jane Lew were struck by ligbt.
ming, but nothing hurt.
From the Clarksburg Telernnb
The other day little son of Mr.. Jos
Thompson, OF this place, was hooked bv
COW and severely injured.
The railroad bridge at this pIacs
which was partly carried away .by the
flood on Monday morning of last week
was rebuilt by Wednesday noon. and
the trains enabled to cross on it.
From the Weston Democrat
RoBBERY.--We are informed that a
few nights ago the store of Mr.. John
Mccoy on Big Skin Greek, in this coun.
ty, was broken open and relieved of a
considerable quantity of goods and all
the money which had been left in the
till.