West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-18
West Virginia News and Notes.

Mr.. VIM, Parker, of Grant coun-
ty, killed, on Monday last, five wild
turkeys at one shot. Moorefeld En-
aminer.
a Waterman, at or near Rowles-
burg, was killed by a train on the
B. & 0. this week. Have not learn
ed his name Grafton Eagle.
CHoKED.-A child of Mr. George
Oates, of the Bean Settlement, aged
3 months, choked to death, on the
LIST inst. We did not learn the par
ticulars-Eromaner.
HINTON FIRE.--The Putnam
Democrat notes a fire at Hinton, by
which the dwelling-house of Capt.
Berry Stalnaker and the Odd Eel
lows Hall were consumed.
CoNvIcTED.-Wm. III. Robinson,
at Charleston, w. Va, was recently
found guilty of murder in the first
degree for the murderof Town Mar
shall Allen Belcher, of Maiden, Ka-
naWna county.
Mr.. Eva, a train-man on the third
division of the B. d 0. Road, met
with a severe accident this week,
falling between the cars. He had
one arm cut off and the hand of the
other arm badly injured. Grafton
Eagle.
LUMBER-We see it stated that
Mr.. N. Hoffman's band saw mill at
Elizabeth cut 10000 feet of lumber
week before last Twenty-Five
thousand feet per day is cutting up
lumber very rapidly.
DEATH ON A BRIDGE.-The Wells
burg Herald says: A German girl
named Lizzie Fox, aged about II,
was caught by the train on the
bridge just below Bridgeport, on
Tuesday, run over and instantly
killed and horribly mangled.
WANTED. "A widow lady wants
a situation in law office. Writes
a good, plain hand, and rapidly. Can
come we'll recommended, and wants
steady employment. Address,
Mrs. ANNIE RUDD,
Grafton, w. Va.
A temporary dam has been built
across run on the Park Association
grounds, and it is expected that
sufficient ice will be secured to last
next season. An ice-house is in
course of erection that will accom-
modate at least 400 tons.-Piedmont
Observer.
The Valley Female College prop
erty in Winchester, was sold the
other day for $685.. 1t is under
stood, the Times states, that the sale
insures the permanency of this fine
school under the management of
Rev, J. P. Hyde, who has secured it
for a term Of years.-S B. Intelhi-
gencer.
TRAGEDY AT HARPERs Ferry
On the day before Christmas, DR..
j. F. Hartgrove, of Harpers Ferry,
was deputized by the Mayor to ar
rest Wilfred Chambers, aged 20
years. Chambers resisting, to pre-
vent a deadly assault, as claimed
by DR.. Hartgrove, he drew his revol-
yer and shot the young man in the
| breast, killing him instantly.
Mr.. William Mcconnell states
that since the 18th day of last
month, to this date, there has
been seven freshets in Middle Is
land Creek, taken altogether of for
ty-two feet. The creek at this writ
ing is nearly up to the banks and
is still raising. Such rainfall in
so short a time, has never occurred
before in the knowledge of any one
in this county.-West Union Record
FIRE AND INsANITY-The Bar
bour Jefersonian says: On Friday
night last, Mr.. Ed. Proudfoot, who
resides on Taylor's Drain, set fire to
his barn, and 1t together with it's
contents, lot of hay, and about 200
bushels of corn, was destroyed. Mr..
Proudfoot was taken out of the barn
by some persons, and was badly
ruptured and insane.
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