West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-05-12
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The wheat in this county. aotvitA
standing the hig freeze. is looking we
and unlcss Injured yet, will bo goo,
etop.-l Philippi Plaindealer.
The Wheeling Newsletter says that
gentleman whe has just returned from
tour through Marshall County rcnort
the wheat uniniured by. frost, earl,
peaches aud cherries killed. late apple,
promising aud grass growing we'll.
John Nanman, a young man. Will,
employed in topping the branches from
some folled trees near Wheeling. last
week, was piuionsd to Il earth bv y
rolling log and forced upon a pio OF
burning brush. lie could not oxtricato
himself. and consequently was burned
to death.
Four Wheeling bows from Is 10 II years
OF age, have been arrested In Wheeling
Tor starting several tiros in that city re-
Gently. Too much yellow back litera-
turc. a few years in Moundsynlo will
act AZ corrective, Randolph Eater
prise.
MIR. l.. l.. j. Cogar, OF Webster Cont
House says that on the 18th of this month
he and his family ate large mess of new
potatoes, some of them IA big as hen crga.
they grew in the potato holo, and mostly
without tops, the result of this warm
winter. They certainly were Roses.-
IMountaineer.
The Buckhannon Banner says that two
boys of that town ran away on Monday
OF last week, aud went TO Clarksburg 10
see the circus They returned Tuesday
evening way-worn and dilapidated Their
parents were naturally mach excited and
alarmed at their escapadc. How they
managed to get along and enter the circus
Is mystery, rs neither had the requisite
funds to liquidnte the expenses.
We are reliably informed that a wild
woman and three children are roaming a,
large through our noun q ms onithe oppo
site side of the Kanawha river. The
story comes TO us as follows. One of
our farmers while blowing In one of his
fields on the other side of the mountain. a
few days since, saw woman and three
children emerge from the woods into the
edge of the field, and noticed that they
werp dressed in some kind of skins, with
long iiowing hair, reaching almost 10 the
ground. The farmer supposing that they
were lost, hallooed NJ them, when they
turned Immediately and He'd back To the
woods, since which time nothing has been
seen of them. The citizens have turned
out and arc on the hunt of them, but up
TO the hour of going TO press, they have
not been cap,ured.-tSt. Adams Nonpa-
rcil.
Ou Friday morning of last week, loud
aud startling noise was heard by many
people in town and the sure unding coun.
try, the cause Of which still remains
mystery and likely will The sun rose
With dazzling spendor, not even fleet
lug cloud being visible In the heavens.
Nearly due south Of West Union tho air
was suddenly rent with the sound of a
concu sion or report resembling the burst
ing of torpedo. No shock was felt, but
the air seemed To he in "A state of commo-
ton. 1t was fret believed that the boiler
of iuly's steam mill on Arnold's creek.
had exploded, but such was not the case.
AT Smithton shock was felt, the win.
dows in The houses being Visbly shaken.
The only theory we can advances Ia that
the conclusion and nOise was caused by
a. as nI "A 4.
aercolite IN or near this vicinity. Il West
Union Record.
On Wednesday lust, Edward GCswell an
employee in the telegraph department Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
ny, while engaged in transferring the
wires from AN old 10 "a new pclc, NJ the
cast end of the HaIper'e Ferry bridge, met
with an ACCIDENT which result eI I'm his
death on Thursday. at his home near
Wo1dstock, Howard County, Nj. Cos
well had assembled the old pole TO transfer
the wires when the pole broke and he
wac, with it, precipated to the ground a
distance OF about thirty feet producing
the result above noted. From the occur
encc Cf toe accident Ia the time OF bis
death he wac unconscious and never spoBe.
liz was fireman on the road up TO the
time Of the "strike," some years since, at
the conclusion Of which be was dilchar-
ged. lie was about 40 years OF age, ord
leaves widow with zen children. Tire
latter will be ben Gciaries OF the R-hef
Association Of the Company Spirit #
Jefferson.
Samue! Sapp, while under the Influence
Of l'quor, went into the law Office Of Lee
+. Watson, I'd, on legal buslnt Sc, on
Wednesday, shortly after dinner, | ut not
finding Mr. Watson there, ne started TO r..
turn to the street Che Office is in The SEC
ond story of Fleming's building), and az
he reached the top step, preparing TO de-
sceDd, reeled 10 one side and fell over the
iron railing 10 the pavement below, a de
lance OF about fifteen feet. Several per
sons saw the unfortunate man fall and
FASTENED 10 his assistance. II was found
that he had sustained serious Injuries. A
part Of the frontal bone over one of the
eYes was broken off, the right eye bruised
and the right jaw bone was broken IN two
/ place.. Mr.. Sapp was removed 20 the
Office Of DR.. i. l.. Carr and medical aid
/ was rendered by the latter gentleman. as