Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-05-28
State and NeixhsorAood.


was killed on Wednesday 30th by a
falling tree.
Only one white person die in
Richmond, Virginia week before last.
Healthy place.
The Harpers Ferry Armory prop
erty revertS to the government and
is to be sold again
W. H. Tomliuson, Esq, Of Point
Pleasant, Is spoken of Is a candidate
for Congress in this District.
The Point Pleasant Dock Com
pany have started a Single Machine
and are now making shingles.
\ little child Of Hugh Gibson, of
Montgomery county. was killed by
the sick Of 4 horse last week.
Thos. Williams, of Williamsburg,
was squirrel hunting. lie accidental
" shot himself, dying Instantly.
The residence of Hon. \. T. Ca
per.on took FIRE last week on Mon
day, and narrowly escaped destruc-
ton.
The property of the Crescent Coal
and Salt Company, atNWost Column
bia, was not sold, rs advertised last
week.
They talk of celebrating the hun
dredth anniversary Of the battle OF
Point Pleasant, which took place
Oct. 10Th l774.
Mai. Jas. Sweeney has ,ued the
Wheeling Register for $4,000, be.
cause they said he was no better than
he should be. What an idea,
r. s. Miller who was arrested in
Morgan County for burglary. and es-
caped twice, but vaS re-arreSted, was
tried ani acquitted last week.
The Cheat River Lumber snd
Boom COMPANY has heen organized
at Piedmont. with a Capital OF $40
OO0,-Iyon. II. q. Davis, Pres.
Two voun. men robbed store in
Doddridge county. They We're ar
rested. tried convicted, and sentenced
to ) wears in the penitentiary. They
we're IRON Indiana, names uot gwen.
Wheeling undertook to hold
meeting to appoint delegates 10 the
Capitol moving convention, hut 1t
,sa. 2 failure and adjourned Not a
siuele mar Nas there from outside
the city.
Gilmer county lands are nowin de
mand and that county is being filled
with fine class OF citizens faster than
any interior county in the State. The
new corners are mostly from lIarri-
son. Marion aud MouCHgal,a, and tre
people OF refinement and intelligence
- B'estou Democrd.
Nlr. Isaac L. Mcdonald Of Wy
omirc county. West Va, has eX-
changed his celebrated farm for the
equally celebrated one OF Mr.. G.. I.
George, on BlueStqne, in TazeweIl
county. Va. The latter is one Of the
most valuable grazing farms IN the
country ]; lies twenty miles East OF
Jacksonville, and contains near :, 800
acres. Mr.. Mcdonald pays Mr..
George $4,000 diference.-tOarier.
EIr. Dickson Erwin, Of the Irish
Corner. in this county, Sheared this
season FIVE yoarling SouthdoWn sheep,
which averaged eight pounds Of wool
to the fleece.
The same Weld was realized by Mr..
John a. Met lung, who lives near
his place. from the same number Of
yearlincs. crossed with the Cotswold
and SoGthdowu, pretty good results,
We should think. from yearlinss.-
Crembtis- Independent.
! SURGICAL OPERATION. On last
Thursday the 18th inst, Dr B C..
Ninson, assisted by DrS. BearJsley
and Jackson, performed "A very sue
cessful surgical operation upon 4 lit
tile son Of Mr.. Benedict, residing in
/ Milton. who had been severely in
T iured by the cars on the c. & o. r
/ a few days previous. They amputa-
ted the left leg between the knee and
hip Joint It was thought at first
the limb could be saved without am
putation but modification set in and
progressed 50 rapidly it became nee
eSsary for Immediate amputation.-
TIE operation vas successfully pei
formed and at oGr latest advices the
,ortL ,r,- I,fuo, tpf',-- BeuD5.