West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-22
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West Va. News and Notes.

PROBABLE MURDER.-Th Alder
son Statesman says: Mr.. Robt. Hans
barger, who is a cattle dealer. went
to the Princeton bank and started
by way Of Goodall's last week. The
next morning his horse came up
without any rider, and friends fear
full of his fate, followed the trail
and some distance back found Mr..
Hansbarger's bloodstainedov ercoat,
but up to the present his body,
neither dead nor alive has been
found.
REsIGNED.-Judge Raymond, of
the court of appeals, has placed in
the hands of the Governor his res
ignation, to take effect January LIST.
DIPTHERIA.-That dread disease.
diptheria, has been raging in our
midst for the past few weeks, and
several deaths have occurred. -
Weston Democrat.
DYNAMITE CLovER-The Mar
tinsburg Independent says: Mr.. ia
cob Rohrer, residing on Mr.. Samue.
Snyder's farm, near the Antietam
Paper Mills. near Hagerstown, lost
five head of cattle last week by
bursting from eating new clover.
FATALLY BURNED. Mrs. Hehin,
of Bridgeport, this county, was
burned to death on Tuesday by her
clothes taking fire from CRATE
while she was starting a fire.
Cta1'ksburg Telegram.
RAsCALLY RECKLEssNEss. The
Grafton Eagle says: AS the evening
westward bound Express passed a
p INT, between Independence and
Hardman's switch, on Monday
night, several parties stoned the
train. A number of stones as large
as hens eggs were thrown through
the windows into the cars, and the
wonder is, that some one N the
crowded train was not killed or Sc
riously injured.
FATAL AcCIDENT-While three
men were engaged in rolling log,
one day last week, at Messrs. Jones,
Leach d Co'ssaw mill on East river,
in Mercer county, Mr.. VIM. Mer-
ricks, who was managing one end
Of the log, was caught by it, caus-
ing death in about two hours. A
physician was summoned, but
could render no assistance.-Atder-
son Statesman.
K. OF H. FAIR.-The Fair of the
knights of Honor, and Knights and
Ladies of Honor, held at Hunting
ton last week, was grand success,
as we knew it would be with such
a good business man as Sam Gideon
for its President. Several members
of the Order from Ashland and Cat
lettsburg were in attendance
ashland Independent.
LEG CRUSHED. The Keyser
Tribune tells us that a Mr.. Kerner
had leg crushed by being run
over by hand car, near Keyser, a
few days ago.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Hunting
ton AdUerttser notes the sudden
death of Miss Josephine Arthur, on
Russell Greek, under mysterious
circumstances. 1t was suspected
that poison had been taken, but 10
cause was known.
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.-The
h1der gives particulars of the sud-
den death, from heart disease, OF
James Johnson, an old citizen of
Raleigh county, 81 years of age.
He was in the field husking corn,
and feeling unwell, started for his
daughters house, near by, but died
before reaching it.
STORE AND PosT-oFFIcE ROBBED.
The Raleigh Inder says: The
store of Mr.. VIM. Plumley, at Sun
flower, was broken into this week,
and good many of his goods stolen.
ThePost-ofice, which is ksptssin the
same building by Mr.. Plumley,
was also robbed.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL Mrs.
Ellen Powell, wife of Rev. David
Powell, was on Thursday of