West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-07-11
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
West Virginia News Notes.

resident of Palatine, Marion coun-
ly, attempted suicide recently by
taking two and one-half ounces Of
Laudanum, which the doctors
thought would prove fatal. Tenn
pie is married man and has sew
eral grown children. No cause is
assigned for the rash act.--Neoo
Dominion.
THE KAHN MURDER.-CHARLEs-
TON, w. Vain the great trial of
Doss, for the murder of Leo Kann,
the jury, after being out several
hours failed to agree. They stood
eight for conviction to four against.
The evidence was very strong.
SuIcIDE.-Major w. w. John of
Monongalia county, hung himself
in barn June 30. No cause can
be assigned for the act. He was
about thirty years old, and leaves a
family in poor circumstances.
SCARED TO DEATH.-Thomas COT
field had two fine horses hitched to
his wagon at the Doolin picnic
grounds on the Fourth. They be-
came frightened at the firing of the
cannon and ran away and never
halted until they both dropre ed
dead in the road WetzoL Democrat.
Wool LHIEF.-The Independent
says some thief broke into the Sis
tersville Wooden Mills recently and
stole 125 pounds of wool
QUEER LIGHTNING. - During a
Thunderstorm at Lewisburg, Green
brier county, on Monday last, the
lightning struck stable near the
residence of DR.. Austin. There
were four horses in the stable at
the time. The electricity struck
and killed the one nearest the door,
Jumped over the next two and kill
ed the fourth, the two in the middle
stalls escaping any injury. The
two horses which were killed were
fine animals and belonged to W.
Wallace and Polk Skaggs, respect
ively.-B0rder lVntchmdn.
FISHING IN MIDDLE IsLAND.-A
party of nine, consisting of Jacob
Theis and family, Misses Lottie
and Bene Ross, Jesse Sinclair and
daughter, and young lady from
arkersburg, left Monday afternoon
tor Middle Island Creek, w. Va,
where they expect to camp for the
next three weeks. Hunting and
fishing will be the chief amuse-
Marietta Times.
HUNTINGTON Boon. - Hoback,
Millender & Co. are building track
from the railroad to their mill, 50
that the lumber may be taken on
cars to the door of the mill. TO see
the large force of men constantly
at work and to see the amount of
work turned out, is sufficient evil
dence that the building business is
on boom. -Huntingtoa NeUs.
STATE TEACHERS Association
The West Virginia State Teachers
Association will be held at Buck
hannon, July II, IS and 49, We
are glad to note that the citizens of
that hospitable little city are ma
king arrangements to welcome and
entertain all that come.
SHUT UP.-The Charleston Call
tells us that officer Ben Wyatt
went up to Campbell's Creek, re-
Gently with a writ of possession, to
turn some parties out of property
belonging to Dana Brothers. Word
came back that Wyatt was locked
up in the house with the defend
ants on the outside. The Sheriff
summoned a posse and started for
his deputy's relief. We havn t
heard the result.
BIG LAND SALE.-From private
adv:ces we learn that a Baltimore
and Philadel phia syndicate have
purchased tract of $4,000 acres of
landin Kanawha. Several bank
ers, several Baltimore and Ohio di-
rectorg, and some heavy coal opera
tors are in the scheme, and will
develop the coal deposits. McDoU-
eli Progress.