West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-11-29
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
West Va. News aud Notes.

lhSt Wetk. IOili WIG Vial hbUuIS
News' account, we gather that
words between w. B. Stout and
two Carpenter brothers, led to
scuffle in which Mr.. Stout was
struck on the head with a stone,
causing fracture Of the skull, from
which the brains oozed forth, Al
Ter the operation of trepanning,
by Drs. Ramsey and Tate, the pa
tient was relieved, but is consid-
cred in dangerous condition.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-The Preston
Journal gives particulars of the
horrible death by fire, Of Mrs John
White, "a years of age, who resid-
ed near Kingwood. She was warm
ing at the fire on a recent chilly
morning, when her dress catching
fire she tried to reach the spring
in the cellar, where she might
quench the flames in the water, but
failed to get further than the eel
lar doorway, where she was found
few minutes later so terribly
burned that death soon released
her from her sufferings.
OLD AGE-PARALYzED. = Mrs.
Mary Parker, wife of the late Solo
mon D. Parker, of the vicinity of
Springfield, was paralyzed last Sat
urday week, Mrs. P. is quite old,
being over 80 years, but had been
remarkably active up to the time
Of this attack-At last accounts her
condition was very feeble; but not
considered dangerous.--S. B. Intel
ligencer
DEFYING LAw.-The Lincoln
Clipper has particulars Of a shame
ful outrage committed against an
officer, Mr.. Miller, who was on the
left hand fork of Mud River to
serve process in a land suit A
company of masked men entered
the house where he was stopping,
and beat Mr.. Miller most brutally,
and it is feared, fatally, The Clip
per Justly denounces the outrage.
SERIOUS ACcIDENT.-One day last
week the heavy tub used in con-
veying brick to the top of a stack
being built at the new pump fac
tory in West Grafton, tell nearly
40 feet, striking Mr. l.. E. Hugill
ON the head, seriously if not fatally
injuring him. The Eagle has full
Ter particulars.
A HEFrY CoLT.-Mr. J, Ward
Wood, of Hardy, we learn through
the Examiner, has Norman
- Stock holder colt, eighteen months
old, that weighs one thousand ana
twelve pounds, and measured tif-
teen and one-siXteenth hands high
and FIVE feet ten and three-fourth
inches around the girth.--S. B. In
telligencer.
PoRK Exc1rED.-The Spencer
Bulletin has this: One day last
week while Hagan Morford, OF
Triplett Run, was a short distance
from the house, an excited hog that
was in the lot ran against him
knocking him down, and it is
thought fracturing the skull.
A LITTLE HERo.-We learn from
sh4 News, that Freddie Blayney, a
young son Of Rev. II. G. Blaney, of
Ravenswood, recently underwent
severe surgical operation in the
Cincinnati Hospital, for some affec
ton in the leg. 1t says he proved
himself very hero, and is doing
we'll since the operation.
FATALLY BURNED The Post
informs US of the terrible death of
Mrs. Moses Wells, of Morgantown
caused by the chaff bed on which she
was sleeping taking fire from a
spark and burning. She was at her
son Harvey's in the country at the
time.
RoBBlNG THE MALTA man by
the name of George J. Williams was
indicted at the U. S. Court, at
Charleston, for robbing the mail of
a letter containing check for
some $780, addressed to Capt. W.
King.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Delta says
that Mr.. Abram Post of Upshur
coming in exhausted from running
sitter horse in the field, complain
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