The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-14
STATE ITEMS.

Mr.. JAMES MCCASS, OF dArrisOn
county, claims to have the finest herd oil
! Berkshlres ever brought to West Viz
ginia. A single SOW cost him S225, and
an imported boar still larger sum.
WHILE G. P. Corbitt, Mrs. George h.
Bsllentine and Miss Olive M'Clsskey
we're out sleigh riding, at Grafton, last
Tuesday, the horse became unmsnage-
able, ran away, overturned the sleigh and
dashed the occupants out violently against
an EN- ban kment. Mrs. B. was badly IN
jured.
Mr.. SAMUEL JAMES, of Leetown, JET
ferson county, lost four children by
diptherIs within four days o each other.
There have been no other cases In the
town or vicinity, and the probable cause
OF its breaking out in such virulent form
in Mr.. james family was attributable
to the nearness OF the floor of his resi-
dence to the ground, producing an un-
healthy dampness.
Mr. ADAM j. ASH, VINO resided near
West Union, met with sudden and
fearful death at that place las : Saturday
1t seems that he WAS walking on the SIDE
track of the railroad as the accommoda.
tion east was approaching town, but
labored under the impression that he was
on the main track and stepped on the
latter Jus. ~ the train neared him. DE
was struck by the engine and run over,
receiving injuries that resulted in his
death. Mr.. Ash was quiet and re-
spected citizen and his sad end is deeply
regretted by many.
WHAT A COUNTY, MERCHANT THINKS
oFTHE ISTELLIGENCER's DRUMMER.
The Wheeling InteiLigencer has been In
tervlewing very communicative drum
mer OF that place, who takes the pains TO
give the wholesale and retail prices OF all
the various commodities OF trade, lnclud-
ing some grstultous structures upon the
country merchants tor the enormous per
cent, nj which they dispose OF their
goods, etc. In regard TO which all we
have 10 say now, Is that his employers
will make money by promptly discharg-
ing an Individual, who has so widely
missed his cslling.-Brarton Mountain
CsT.
Mr.. SASrISE FoeLE, who lives on
MIddie,ork, Upshur county, shot and In
.tantly killed Or. w. A. Bosstick, last
Saturday night, January 5th. Be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock At
night, Mr.. Fogle went to the door and
saw the Doctor looking in At the wla-
dow. The latter started TO run when the
former called TO him 10 stop or ne would
shoot. Mr.. +. fired away with bis shot
gun, bringing down his game. He went
snd informed some OF his ne:gh6ors OF
waat ne hsd done, and next morning
gave himself up TO the authorities and
was lodged in Jail 1t is said that sn
undue intimacy existed between the doc
tor and Mr.. Fogle's wife.
The Grafton people have received q
chsrter or certificate OF Incorporation tor
narrow gauge raIlroad from that place,
by way of Morgsntown, TO the Penn:yl-
eania line there to connect with the
Pitt burgh and Castle Shannon road.
The certificate is signed by the president
snd three others OF the Pittsburgh, Castle
Shannon aud Washington Railroad
Company, by Hon. ". T. Wiley,
G w. John, \. Fsirchiid, j. M.
Hagsns, George &. Sturgiss and
j. K. Thompson, of Morgantown,
aud Geo. ". Brown, John D0onsn, A.
Ii. Thayer, A Armstrong, f. G. JET
freys, and j. w. Mason, OF Grafton. The
corporators will hold meeting IN Graf
ION, at an esriy day, and perfect the or
ganizstion. The cspitsl stock is $780,
OOU, divided into shares of $50 each.