The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-03
WASHINGTON COUNTY ITEMS.
From the Review and Examiner.

From the Review and Examiner.
FEARFUL ACCIDEST.-On the morning
of Tuesday, the 25th inst, Mr.. Lewis
Mcconnell, of Morris, township, met with
a fearful but fortunately not fatal &C j.
dent while on the road to Washington.
He had left home before daylight with a
load of barrels, and when thick fog was
prevailing. When passing through the
narrow piece of road at the side of the
dam at Lindley's mill, the horses got off
the road, and team, wagon and driver
went over the bank about sevcnty-fivc
feet into the dam. Strange to say, Meth
or the driver nor horses were seriously
injured and the wagon was hut slightly
broken. \ few of the barrels were
smashed. 1t was narrow escape.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH:-A fright
full and heart rending casualty occurred
in Greenfield, this county, on Friday
evening last A girl named Heron, liv-
ing with q family in that place, cndeav-
orcd to start n fire by pouring oil into the
stove, when the flames communicated
with the liquid in the can, causing loud
explosion. The clothing of the child
caught fire, and before the flames could
BE- extinguished she was fatally injured
The burning extended into the bowels,
and death resulted in about an hour and
half afterward. Miss Heron was aged
about fifteen years, and was daughter
of minor named Robt. Heron. residing
in East PikeSun township.
THE NARROW GUAGE RAILROAD
The various meetings recently held along
the proposed line Of the narrow guagc
railroad between Washington and
WaynesbuIg were well attended, and
decidedly healthy interest manifested.
with the exception of the one held in
this place. Waynesburg has responded
with material aid in a very creditable
manner, and the same can be said of
other points within short distance Of
Washington. We cannot help thinking
our citizens are blind to their own inter
ests in not Cheerfully and
literally subscribing to the stock. The
building of the road would greatly
increase the business Of our town, and
there is fear that if We do not prompt
" respond thu road may not be brought
within our limits. Indeed, We have au-
thority for stating that on Monday last J.
G. Webster. railroad engineer of Pitts
burgh, made an examination in COnneC-
ton with John NJ. Day. ESD, of that
portion of the proposed route in our i'm
mediate vicinity, and determined that,
under the circumstance, the best point al
which 10 connect with the CHARTERS road
would b. about a mile and a half
north of Washington. The gentlemen
having the matter in charge feel
that they have already obtained sufficient
10 justify the formation Of
A company and the issuing Of bonds, and
We may confidently anticipate that the
project will assume tangible shape within
a short time. Mcssrs. Webster ard Day
are now passing over the two proposed
routes, and We shall probably be enabled
o give fuller particulars in our next is
ue. Mr.. Day has been indefatigable in
us efforts, and is deserving Of unstinted
praise.
Mrs. AMELIA FULMER. of Amwell
ownship, has left at our Office several
pecimens Of the most extensive string
'esns We have ever seen. Some of them
Re about three feet long.