The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-31
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FREAKS OF LIGHTNING urinl
Wednesday OF last week, while tina sky
was clear and cloudless, and the sun shin
ing out brightly, our people were startled
by sudden dGaiening ClAps OF thunder, nc
Companied by vivid tlGshessof lightning
A tree standing in front and within abou
ten feet Of the residence OF John Schultz
was struck and scattered in all directions,
one lATge branch, in flames, was carried
some sixty feet and deposited In q vacant
lot opposite the house. The house itseli
was sOseveRly shocked that several panes
Of glass were knocked out.
One OF the Chimneys on Smith ~ Sons
Dry Goods building was also struck and
some bricks, knocked out Of their posi-.
tOn.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT Thursday of
last week, while threshing and cleaning
machine was in operation on the farm Of
James Mouths, q short distance west OF
this borough, the cylinder suddenly burst,
and a piece Of II struck Robert Lee, a
young cOlored man who lives with Mr..
Gabby, in the face, crushing In the cheek
bone below the eye and inhicting most
lrightful wound. He was also struck on
the breast and right shoulder, but receiv-
ed no serious injury from that source.
DIR, Wilson was called and dressed his
wounds, and we are glad to state that
though he was at first thought 10 be dan.
gerously hurt, no is now in fair way Of
recovery.
The cylinder was of what Is called the
skeleton pattern, and the accident Is sup
posed TO have resulted from an imperiec-
ton in the band which passed around thu
middle Of It, The escape of the other
men Is remarkable, as the strong frame.
work enclosing the cylinder was torn to
pieces, and the fragments sent flying in
every direction.
ACCIDENT.-Thc other day Miss Matte
Mountz, daughter OF VIM. MOuntz, of
Buffalo township, while attempting to
close a gate to stop team Of runaway
horses, was dashed 10 tho ground by the
horses coming In contact with the gate,
and was run over. She was carried to
the house, and medical aid being sum.
moned, she was found considerably
bruised, but fortunately had sustained no
serious injury. She is now able to walk
about.
SHEEP STEAIING.-Wc learn that a
few nights ago, Mr.. John G. Rea, of Cross
Greek township, had fine wether, which
lie had been feeding all summer, stolen
from his pasture,
PRESIDENT EXPECTED.-Prcsident
Grant will pay visit to onr town, for the
purpose OF spending two or three days
with his relative, Mr. Smith, sometime be.
iween the 10th and Goth OF September
After leaving here II Is his intention to
make a brief visit TO his father at COying.
Ton, Kentucky, and then return to the
Capital. al. a aaibgsi
A Bro YTELD.-Joseph Malone n tenant
IN the farm Of Thomas V. Stockton, In
Franklin township, raised this season five
hundred and hinety.seven bushels Of oats,
Ifthc common variety, on ten acres OF
ground. Who can beat this
THE LARGEST YET.-0ur friend Simon
Sane, living on the farm Of s. Cooper near
IAN Buren,, last spring sowed thirteen /
bushels of Norway oats on S4 acres, from I
which he raised seven hundred and thir.
cen bushels and q hall II any ono OF our
armers has beaten this, we should like to
lcar from him.
THE lIEMPFTELD EXTENsION.-For the
Of our many readers who feel
deep interest In the completion of the
astcrn end OF. the Wheeling, Pittsburgh.
Z Baltimore Railroad Qato HempholD, we /
nay state that the engineers who u short
line since surveyed what Is known rs the
Pigeon Creek route between this borough !
nd Layton's Station on the COnnellsvillc i
Dad, have Tor tho past month been en-.
aged In rG.examning and improving
heir limo, and have succeeded In shorten. ,
ng the same to a little less than D0t miles, !
he new line will also effect an important :
hange in the height of the bridge over
he Monongahela river Mt Bellevernon,
eduCing II from 90 feet to 60, or even less,
necessary. These changes will dimin.
,h the estimated cost OF construction up.
vares of one hundred thousand dollars.