The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-05
STATE ITEMS.

Ex-Governor JOSEPH JOHNSON wai
in Clarksburg last week. He is said tc
/ be in excellent health and more vigorous
than he was last fall.
A STATE GRANGE has been organized
in West Virginia, with the following Of
ficers elected for the year 1875: b. II.
Kitchen, of Berkeley county, Master; D.
VI. Stone, OF Wetzel county, Overseer
G. T. Butler, of Jefferson county Lectur-
err; J. c. Garrett, OF Harrison county,
Steward; E. L. Coburn, of Barbour coun-
w, Assistant Steward; Rev. w. Ken
NEEDY, of Randolph county, Chaplain;
B. Cashaw, of Berkeley county,
Treasurer; J. E, Hall, of Barbour county,
Secretary; II. Handley, of Greenbrier
county, Gate Keeper; Mrs. Lizzie NJ. W.
Hall, of Barbour county, Lady Assistant
Steward; Mrs. Mary May. of Brooke
county, Ceres; Mrs. f, H. Sine. of Mar
ion county, Pomona; Mrs. Sarah Fsyre,
of Marshall county, Flora. The Excel
tive Committee is composed of K. w.
Taylor, of Jefferson county, Chairman;
j. Hanson Light, of Berkeley county;
IsdhC H. DlIlucIi vi oCuSIsOh SOuHtf
NJ. Crow, of Jackson county, and John
RICHTER, Of Marion county.
The Piedmont Independent starts out
on its third volume, and puts on new
dress for the occasion.
A Mr.. DICK, blacksmith Of Grafton,
was brought gun to have charge re-
moved. He tried to do so in every way,
but failing, concluded it was not loaded,
He placed the gnn in his forge; but had
hardly started his bellows before it went
of with loud report, and landed a ball
in Mr. Dicks leg. Only flesh wound
fortunately.
The Martinsburg Independent has in
formation to the following effect:
About six thousand peach trees were
killed by the freeze ut the Kanawha Muir
scry.
i. is thought by many persons that
there will not be two bushels of apples
raised in Kanawha this year.
The wheat in the country around
Charleston looks as yellow as saffron
The early crop was totally destroyed by
the freeze.
Mr. JoHN AMOS, much respected clti-
zen OF this county, died near Bilboa on
Wednesday last, the Dist inst, in the SD
wear of his age He was buried on the
following Friday.-FairmOnt Indcr.
SHEEP KILLED.-On Wednesday
some worthless ours got among Judge
Alkires flock of sheep, and killed num-
Der of valuable lambs. A vigorous en-
forcement of the corporation dog ordi-
nance will rid the community Of many
trihing CANNES that prey upon sheep in
the Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
Col. OLIVER A. PATTON, Grants
cousin-in-lsw, has started for his post in
Utah, to which he wa. recently appoint
ed
MURDER IN JACKSON CoUNTY.-Mr.
G. +. Morgan, while at work in his field
IN Jackson county on the 2%d inst, was
shot and killed by man named A. NJ.
Rains. Cause, jealousy. Rain, is about
) feet . inches, tall, light complexion, and
sandy beard. Look out for him.-Er-
change.
SAD CASE OF DRowNING.--Maria
Erwin, daughter of Mr.. John Erwin, who
lives in Williamsburg district, IN this
county, was drowned on Thursday last,
in Culverson's creek, at MeClintics mill.
She was attempting to cross the creek on
a log, when she fell. Her body was short
" afterwards found about quarter OF
mile below the point where the sad acct
dent occurred She was about twelve
years of age.-Grecnbrier independent