The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-07-17
STATE NEWS.

The extensive machine shops at Par
kersburg, are being pushed toward com
plcIiOn With great rapility
The barn Of Mr.. George Cumming. who
lives near Parkersburg was struck BY
Oh Fridiy night last.
Miss Gertrude. one Of the nuns at The
convent a! Mt de Chandal. died at that
institution 10 Wheeling 90 Saturday morn.
ing last, Of cercbo spinal neDingenIIS'
40 infant child Of Mr.. Job Webb. Of
Huntington, died few days since with
With cholera inlsDtum,
A little daughter Of Major N. B. G
Wright, Of Wheeling fell from q window
on Tuesday las! and broke her thigh and
otherwise injured herself,
Amongst the graduates of the Law school
at the University Of Virginia, ct its SEES
sion just closed. are l h Dennis and D.
B. Laidley Of West Virginia.
% Thursday Of last week, two female
children Of Mr.. James Darriuger, near
DudieIds, Jefferson county, accidentally
fell into a kettle oflye, and we're severely,
il not seriously injured,
In Union district, Upshur county, on
the lst instant. Robert Duly, aged over
eighty, hanged himself 10 his stable with
skein ofhome.mado FAX thread. lie bad
been married two years before to a very
young woman, and it is supposed domestic
infclicity was the cause Of the suicide. -
MteRigcaccr.
Yesterday afternoon a colored boy Of
about twelve or thirteen years Of age. a
son Of John Flagg, was drowned while 10
swimming in the Kanawha, above Porter's
Ferry. There we're but two others 10 the
river at that place at the same time, aud
none Of them could swim. The body was
recovered q short time after the drown
ing Courier.
Mrs, Mary Ours. of Grant county, was
thrown from her buggy while returning
from church. on Sunday last, and was in.
jurel so severely that her life is desPaired
Of.
Martinsburg came near being the scene
Of a damaging conaagration on the 4th.-
The stringent ordinance 10 that city against
the shooting of Ofdre crackers did not pre-.
won't it.
Mrs Alice Hartman, residing on Up
per Track, 10 PendletOu county, was BIT
ten few days ago by large copper head
snake, which was concealed under q pile
Of wood. She will survive.
Our farmers, generally, commenced their
harvest last week and are now in the midst
Of it. We are pleased to note that bet
ter crop will be realized than was anticipa-
ted few weeks ago, and all things cOnsid.
cred we have reason to be thankful Mar.
tinsJug Salesman.
At the recent commencement Of COlum.
bian University, D. c., the honorary de.
gree Of A. NJ was conferred upon our
tovnsman, Captain William H. Knable,
President Of the Jefferson County Court
and Principal Of the Charlestown Acade-
my. A distinction well merited, Spirit
of Jefferson.
The recent "cboIera scare" has caused
the people Of Wheeling to give the city a
thorough cleaning.
Mr. John Goshoru, who lives a few miles
east Of Wheeling, had six valuable cows
shot one night last week by some unknown
person.
The 6rst four horse wagon ever made
in Clarksburg, vas made for Col. Ben.
Wilson, in 1880, aud paid for it 10 pork at
$500 per hundred, and -four at So 90
per barrel,
Miss Margaret Grimes was found dead
on last Friday morning in her room in
Wellsbarg. She had been out at the
burning Of the Virginia House
on that evening, and it is supposed
too much excitement brought on an attack
Of heart disease which terminated 10 the
sad result mentioned.
Sometime ago Henry Croxtou, living
near Cumberland, W. Va, swOre of from
drinking spirituous liquors, and strongly
expressed the desire that should ho falter
10 bis resolution he might be struck deaf
and dumb. He got on a spree short
time since, aud is said to be losing his
bearing
Taylor Strauder, Of Wheeling, was sen.
fenced by the Circuit Court Of Ohio coun'
ty, to be hung on next August 20. The
Judge ovcrruled all exceptions made by
Strauder's lawyers, and stated that no 9th
er result but to find Strauder guilty could
have been reached His Ouly hope now is
in the Supreme Court, and his Counsel
are already preparing bill Of exceptions
which will be placed before It st its ses'
sion in Charleston Oh the fourth Of August
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