The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-23
STATE ITEMS.

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Ramsay, assisted by Drs. Golf and
Gettings. He was prepared for the
operation last summer, but travelling
ouack of African descent calling him
self the "Iudian Doctor" happened to
pass by that way and lured the poor
fellow into his patronage upon his as
surance OF speedy and painless cure
for the petty sum of a dollar and
half. After four months treatment he
found himself much worse than when
he commenced. He endured this last
operation we'll, but bis recovery is
doubtful. Conservative.
A PANTHER HUNT.-Charley Harper
and Wash. Stalnaker had quite lively
time in the mountains short time ago
with an old she panther. They were
out looking after their bear traps and
were climbing a ledge Of rocks when
they heard peculiar sound, and look
ing around they espied large panther
making for them. They put them
selves in readiness to receive her
majesty, and at the same time com:
menced firing. The panther received
several shots before she was brought to
bay, and then turned to attack Charley.
The panther made several leaps toward
him, and in another moment would
have been upon him, but Charley 8
unerring rifle brought the "varmint'
to the ground. He measured eight feet
from tip to tip.-BeVerly Cor. Con-
SerUattvs.
LET TO BAlL.-The man Miller,
charged with shooting Sutherland, at
Freeman's Landing, New Years day,
was admitted to bail on Wednesday
last, by his Honor, Judge Melvin.
The penalty of the bond is one thou
sand dollars.-Hancock Co. Curier.
GOLDEN WEDDINa.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Mayhem, living near Fairview,
Hancock county, West Va, will Gel
brate the 2lst OF day Of February,
1872, it being the fiftieth year Of
their married life Their children,
grandchildren, and great grand.
children, are all respectfully invited
to be present.-Hancock Co. Courier.
DEPARTURE OF MlssIoNARY.-On
Thursday morning last Miss Mamie
Henderson, daughter Of the late Rich
ard Henderson, took leave Of her home
and friends in this town and started
for New York, whence she will, on
Tuesday next. proceed to Campenas,
Brazil, as a Missionary. She was &C.
com panied as far as New York by the
Rev. A. C. Hopkins, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church OF this place
Charlestowa Free Press.
OUR INDEBTEDNESS. Mineral County
with all the help she has lent toward
internal improvements, such as build
ing bridges, public buildings, roads,
etc, amounting to many thousands OF
dollars, only owes a little over eight
thousand dollars. This will be paid
without trouble next year.-Nea0 Creek
Tribune.
FlRE.-The large Touring mill OF
John McKeon, situated on the north
branch OF the Potomac, two miles above
town, was entirely consumed by fire on
Monday last. There was very little, if
any, grain in the mill and only about
five barrels of flour. Mr.. McKeon was
at Barton at the time. We cannot
learn whether the mill was insured or
not; if not, the loss will be fully $4,000.
-Ne,o Creek Tribune.
House BURNED.-We learn by a
young man named Grayson that the
dwelling house of Jacob Shillenburg
situated on the Northwestern Turnpike
twelve miles above here, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Tuesday last.-Neu
Creek Tribune.
DIRECTORS ELEcTED-At meeting oil
the South Branch Railway Company in
Romney,on the 9th instant, Messrs. W.
B. Stump, J. c. Heiskell, I. T. Brady,
Michael Blue, Robert White, E. B.
Sheetz and James Parsons were elected
directors for the coming year.-Ne,o
Creek Tribune.
DEER CHAsE.-Some truant hounds
went up on Thunder hill" on Saturday
last, and got after two very large deer.
One of them run down into town, and
got into Mr.. Davis hay sheds. As the
season for hunting was out, no efforts
were made to capture them.-Ne,C
Creek Tribune.
Touch SroRY-We DO not like to
foster sensational stories, and were it
not for the indisputable authority,
would not give the following to our
readers. give it as we received it:
A man by the name of Hervey, living
on the Allegheny mountains, some
fifteen miles from here, was out hunt
ing $50 the story goes,) in a very thick
chaparal, and in peering through the
bushes saw a deer lying in tree top
off some fifty PAGES, which he shot at,
and when he ran up to secure his game,
10! and behold three others were dead
beside it, there being four deer in the
same bed lying side by side. Although
tough story, tits given as true.
1.-THE above from the New Creek
Tribune "lsys over" anything we have
seen in the Morgantown Post or Fair
mont Vest Trginian in that particular
line. You will have to take fresh
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