The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-09
Washington County Items.

From the Review and Examiner, June al
On Saturday last James Moninger,
53n OF jacob Moninger, of South Stra'
bane township, fell of a cherry tree on
the farm of Judge Chambers, in Am
well, and broke his right arm just above
the wrist.
\ MEETING Of those favorable to an
extension of the Hcmpfeld R. R. by
way of Monongahela City will be held
at Kammerer's the latter part OF the
present month. 1t is expected that
President Hughart and other speakers
will be in attendance.
FRIDAY morning last a house in
Canonsburgh, occupied by Rev. Nor,
ton, called Fort Job, caught fire on the
roof from q spark. The citizens re-
.ponded to the call Immediately and
succeeded in extinguishing the flames
before much damage was done.
Ox Friday, the Goth ult, Mr.. Sam'l
Thomas, OF Nottingham township, had
nine sheep killed by lightning. His
little son was driving flock OF sheep
from a pasture field to an enclosure
for the purpose OF shearing, when the
electric fluid struck down the number
mentioned. Some others were prostra-
ted, but recovered 4 cloud was pass
ing over. There was no tree near.
VAST quantities of wool have chang
ed hands in this county during the past
ten days; indeed, it is more than proba-
bic that far the largest part Of the clip
has already been sold. THE price paid
was about fifty cents, although some
badly put up lots did not bring that
sum, while other extra clips brought
from ffty-two to tifty-fve, and some
super-extra were sold at sixty.
THURSDAY afternoon last, while
Harry, son of Isaac Chesley, of this
borough was endcayoring to kinde q
fire in stove by the use of carbon oil,
the fluid suddenly ignited, blowing the
can ont OF his hand and setting his
clothing on fire, and burning his neck,
breast, stomach, and arms in a shock.
inc manner. He is improving, although
suffering intense pain. He is aged be-
tween ten and eleven years.
THURSDAY last, while Samuel Nun
mel & Co. were engaged in removing
their portable saw-mill, and when cross
inr the run between Peters township
and North Strabane, near RObt. Will
sons, the bridge gave way and precipi-
,ated the boiler and engine into the
run. The horses and driver barely
made their escape. The machinery is
damaged to the extent of about $1,000.
MONDAY evening there was a heavy
fall of earth, rocks, and timbers in
McClelland's tunnel, on the line OF the
Hempfirld railroad. The fall occurred
a short time before the evening train
east reached the tunnel The engine
managed to push lis way through, but
the cars were left on the western side.
The distractions will be removed with
out delay. In the meantime there will
be no interruption to passenger travel,
there being cars on each side.
THE case Of Roher Preston. indebted
for the killing of Valentine Craft, at
Clarksvllle, Greene county, in January
last, will be tried in Wayncsburg next
week. A large number OF persons in
this county have been subpTnaed as wit
nesses by both sides. The prosecution
will be represented, we understand, by
George lnsraham, District Attorney OF
Greene county; H. B. Swoope, Pitts
burgh, L. 5. District Attorney; and
Messrs. Black IL Phelan and David
Crawford, of Waynesburgh The de-
Tense will be conducted by r. NJ. Glib
son, Of Pittsburgh, and Messrs. Crun-
rine q Patterson and John Aiken, OF
Washington. Preston is still confined
in our county Jail.
BAD MISUNDERSTANDING the past
week much Just complaint was made
in regard TO the mail on the CHARTERS
railway. For three days no mails were
sent from or arrived at any Office on
that road. The only excuse for this
was a fall in tunnel on the Pan.Han-
die railroad between Mansfield and
Pittsburgh, but is simply no excuse at
all. Very frequently within the past
two years the Hemptield has been
stopped for several days by similar
disasters, but at no time within our re-
collection was the mail held back until
the cars could carry them, if the delay
was more than few hours. The
CHARTERS should be at least as enter.
prising, and we hope that we shall not
be called upon to make similar COM
plant again.
SHOCKING CAsUALTY.-It is with feel
ings Of unieIgned sorrow we are called
upon 10 announce the death of Warren
S. Blachley, the well-kuown young
druggist of Waynesburgh, which oc'
Cured between twelve and one o'clock
on Monday last, from the effects OF an
accident on the preceding Thursday
The particulars are somewhat conflict
| ing, and we give the best we have beer
able to obtain:
Last Thursday afternoon, Mr.. Biach
lev, in company with Andrew WiIaon
dry goods merchant, of Waynesburgh
proceeded to the country with the IN
tention of putting up small board signs
of their business. When they were
some distance from the town, and aftel
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