The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-01
OHIO NEWS.
A spike mill is being built near the
Duck Creek depot at Marietta.

A spike mill is being built near the
Duck Creek depot at Marietta.
A very large campmeeting will be
held near Canton on the 18th OF Au-
gust. So.
A son of J. w. Bertram, while dis
tributing bills at Bellefsntaine, attempt
ed to put one under a saddle, when he
was kicked by the animal wearing it
and instantly killed.
The Mansfield Shield says John Bal
lev, aged about twenty-five years, liv-
ing near Olivesburg, was stung by a
honey bee on his neck, on Monday, 18th,
and died in fifteen minutes after.
The Norwalk Reflector says that
Ansel Baker, Of that township, has q
cow that may challenge the county for
superior. In one week she yielded
1913 pounds of milk; at one milking 80
pounds, and in one day 4Si pounds
A short time ago a man in East Liv-
erpool bought a blind horse from a
farmer IN Hancock county, West Vir-
GINA. A day or two after the horse
swan the Ohio river and returned to
his former home.
The Marietta Register says: Wheat
was cut on Wednesday, June l4th, in
Washington county, this year, the
earliest ever known. The yield is excel
lent, though the fly has injured some
fields OF white wheat.
A man in Canton threw poisoned
piece of meat into his neighbours yard
to poison an offensive dog, but his own
child getting hold of il ate it, and was
barely rescued from death by timely
notice to a physician.
Jacob Hanewalt, a pioneer of Perry
township, Richland county, died last
week, aged ninety.four years. He was
an exemplary member Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and was highly re-
spected by all as Jealous Christian,
and honest man.
Mr.. J. Metcalf, living near Shelby
committed suicide by shooting himself
with a shot gun through the heart.
Domestic troubles Of his own and fhis
neighbors creating, arising out Of village
tittle-tattle, caused by his own marital
infdelity, are assigned as the cause.
The Ashland Times has the follow
ing: While John Bailee, Of Milton
township, was working among his bees,
one of them stung him just behind the
ear, from the effects ofwhich he died in
a few minutes. This family seems to
be suffering from strange fatality, the
father having met his death suddenly
by being struck with limb which fell
from tree as he was passing his sister
was struck by lightning, and other men,
bers Of the family have had very mar
row escapes from death by accident.
The people of Marietta have the "old
book" fever, and many time-worn
volumes are being brought to light.
The Register says: The Oldest Bible yet
received was brought to our office Tues
day, by T. Ewart, Esq, printed at
London, by Bonham Norris and John
Bill, Printers to the Kings Most Excel
lent Majesty, Ammo 1929" The print.
ing is old style throughout, yet we'll
executed and the binding is OF the most
substantial, having wood covers, leath er
outside of that, and copper plates with
rvets outside OF the whole. The book
was brought to this country by the
Henton family. 1t has a number OF
quaint inscriptions, among others, this
Randol Buckley, his book;
God give me grace thereon to look;
But to look but for to understand,
That farming is better than house or land;
For when house or land is gone or spent,
That farming is most ecelant.