The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-12
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STATE ITEMS.

employ OF Davis q Trout, merchants, OF
New Creek, was killed by being struck
by a freight engine going east, while in
the act of crossing the railroad track
from the store TO the, platform. His
body, carefully encased, was sent by ex.
press on Thursday morning to afflicted
parents.-Ifedmont Tribune.
Bitten By A RArrLEsNAKE.-Mr. An
drew Swartz, of this place, was bitten
by rattlesnake in the right hand, one
day last week, while in the act of re-
moving box containing the snake, OF
whose presence he was not aware. After
imbiblng a quantity of whisky the
poisonous effects Of the bite were so far
neutralized, that, we are happy TO say,
he is fast neutrality-suspicious. Tri-
'""sf su,Foaal Egf3s
The name OF Hon VIM. NJ. Welch
appears III the New Creek Gazette as
one ofits editors Abitter personal at
tack upon Hon. H. G. Davis having
appeared in that paper last week, Mr..
We!ch publishes card in tue Piel-
mont Tfb'me disclaiming all RESPONSE
hiiity therefor.
The Grafton Sen,bsei furnishes the
following chapter of incidents:
Man KILLED.-A man by the name
of Taylor Keener, a citizen, gof this
place, and who has been engaged by
the railroad company as brakeman on
the road, met with fatal accident on
the Sd inst, few miles west Of Rowles-
burg. He was endeavoring to draw
break when going down the grade be
tween Rowlesburg and Tunnelton, when
the brake chain broke, and he fell off
under the wheels, the train passing
over his body, mangling him in a terri,
bic manner .. .-
FIRE AT WEBSTER A very de-
strHctive fire occurred at Webster, this
county, on last Wednesday, which de-
stroyed a large dwelling house of Mr..
Bumgardner, the marble shop of Mr.
J. NJ Adams, and one or two other
small buildings which stood near. The
amount OF the loss sustained we did
not learn W
HAND MAsHED.-Mr. Perry Hillard
had all the fingers Of his right hand
badly crushed on last Wednesday
morning. Hewas at the time helping
to set a threshing machine, and while
trap his hand was caught
between two cogwheels. The wound
was dressed by DIR. Thayer, who thinks
it is probable that two. of the fingers
are so badly injured thatit will be neces-
sary to amputate them, .........r
FINGER Cur OFF.-Mr. Frank Host
Ter had the little finger Of his left hand
cut off last Saturday week, by getting
il caught in the bolt machine Of
the II. r. Company's carpenter shop
here. E.'
.FRB-Our citizens, or large por-
ton of them, were aroused last We'd
day morning by cry of fire and the
ringing of a fire bell. Some Of the out
buildings on the premises OF Mr.. Castle
had taken fire, but before the flames
had time 10 do much damage those who
had assembled succeeded i'm putting
them out ...,.4g So
SNAKE BTrLEN-In Doddridge county
a daughter Of Jobe Pearcy was bitten
by a copperhead snake. Her whole
body become fearfully swollen, and for
a long time her life was despaired Of
The poison however, was finally over
come, and she is recovering.-CZdrks-
Jurg Conservative.
Mr.. Jonx OWNS, son Of Rev. J. D.:
Onins, of the NJ. E. Church, and form.
erly of Morgantown, accidentally, shot
himself while cunning, Death epsued
in few days.
A BOY named Lucian Floyd, driving
a wagon to the mountains for G.. ID.
Beall, of Uniontown was killed on
Thursday last by the horse running
away, being thrown out Of the wagon
and dragged about 400 yards.-ConSti-
tuition.
LAST week two rattlesnakes, one Of
which had nine rattlesa and button,
were killed on Big Surrey. One, Of
them, on being opened, was found to
contain two-thirds grown rabbit,
almost entire. A great many copper
heads have also been killed in the same
Observation-Disclosures. , 2 Z
WE learn that on Sabbath last, as
the Fairmont stage was returning home
from the camp-rneeting at Vincent.s
grove, this county, it upset. A small
boy had one of his arms broken, and
the other passengers We're more or less
injured. CydrksJ,ry Telegraph.
MNITINsBrRG reJolces IN the posses
sion of new steam fire engine.
THE Berkeley county papers, with
ont distinction of party, unite in tributes
of respect to, the. memory Of Judge
Chapline, deceased.
GERMAN citizens of Wellsburg held a
torch-light procession and had a good
time generally, last Tuesday night, re,
joicing over the victory won by "our
Fritz. .
TAE Panhandle Ne,0S compliments
the Board of Registration in that coun,
ty for their courtesy and fairness in dis
charging their duty,
NGER LosE-L. Baker, colored,
shot off the third finger of the left hand
on Yesterday morning near this place
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