The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-08-14
STATE NEWS.

Annie Dasis, daughter If Hon. }
Davis received quite scrlas wound last
week. She was attempting to climb over
a fence, but lost her balance aud fell upon
pointed limb Of a bush 1t entered her
side four and half inches aud caused the
little Miss very severe pain Drs. Carr
and Bogcock were instantly called and
they extracted the prong The little saf-
ferer is getting bett,r and no serious results
are anticipated = Conservative.
: A new we'll was struck and tubcl on
Friday last near tue Burnt Well on Eliot
Run, West Virginia, which is pumping at
the rate Of on hundred and City barrels Of
oil per day. The happy owurrsare:D W
Hines, B Parker, Hugh Murray, Col
Benedict, |. P Ridge aud Marion Wright
Stale JomJM
A few days ago little son, aged II
years, Of William Peterson, living in Nor
gan district near Guseman's mil, was
kicked while sitting on q horse by another
horse near by, aud Knocked considerable
distance to the ground He was struck in
the region Of tue kidneys which was LAGER,
ated The little fellows snFeriugs we're
very serve for few days, but the prompt
action ofremelies prescribed BY Dr. Mac.
key, soon relieved hiM. and he is Uow, We
are glad to report, rap1iy Fscoyeting
FSS.s IL; x ( t- az.
s, J. NaEEe+@as ably asef:si5tS anl.
I.larsSqpd sent. q iali- sIttg DAYS in Writ
county fof Violating the Iliqaorllpy.
Hon. CD. NdlEuer, has bee0 retain
ed by the Little brothers, of Clarke coln-
~, who are charged with woupdiog their
Ilnothcr and numbering their brother.
We learn from out.country friends that
some evil disposed person or persons have
Inteylbeen shooting cattle that'have been
grazing on the mountains a few miles from
town, near the Kiugwooi road We,
learn that some Of Mr. Caleb BealPs and
a Mr. Boyd'S cattle aud others, have re-
Gently suffered from the deprcia,ous, Of
the Williams -.Ioyyaatorn Post
One day last week the residence and
househould goods ofNr A J Stephenson,
Clerk Of the Circuit and County Court Of
Clay county, at Henry City, The county
seat of Clay, were entirely destroyed by
FIRE The loss fails heavily upon Mr..
Stephenson, as be was not insured. and is
man of large family The casualty lays
oue bali Of Furnishing little Henry City 10
ruins. there having been but one or two
other small dwellings in the Place!-Cow-
Ter.
1t is stated that contracts are out for
laying three million bricks in Parkarsburg
the present summer aud fall. This does
not include tie new post office or railroad
depot.
A. D, W. Kraft. of Parkersturg, met
with serious accident few days since.
While experimenting The painting Of some
oil barrels at the refinery, he incnuiously
stepped back and fell through hatchway.
a distance of niue feet, aud broke one of
his arms in two places between the elbow
aud wrist His head narrowly escaped
falling upon the edge Of barrel, aud
thus bis life was saved.
Tie Writ Comfy Mnto, reports a
haunted house mile and half from the
mouth of Standing Stone. Stones, sticks
bones, apples, pieces of clay, &c. are
promlscuousIy thrown around, and large
numbers OF visitors we're attracted to the
place to see the wonder. 1t was finally
settled IN the minds of the people that the
spirit controlling the operations inhabited
the form ola young lady, who was caught
10 the act.
John StraAer, Jr. resident near French.
ton, woke up Wednesday morning July
SOth' finding one room ofhis dwelling IL
flames III spite Of all efforts to extin.
gulsh the llaucs, the building was con.
sumed in avery few minutes, destroying
everything within, except a portion of the
bedding leaving the faulty almost destitute
OF food and clothing dc deserves the
sympathy of ll-Buckhannon Delta.
Emma Babor, daughter Of Mr.. William
BaOer, living near Anderson, Greenbrior
county, was bitten on last Sunday night,
wheu she was in the act Of going to bed
by large copperhead snake, that had en-.
tered tue boQse during the day,