West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-25
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
WEST VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

iasI JAMES ~ Summer was fatally
shot at Hagedorn's Mill. He had
been out cunning and on his re-
turn stopped at the mill, to chat
with some acquaintance. While
standing at the mill door leaning
upon the muzzle of his gun, the
stock slipped from the board upon
which it rested, the lock striking
the board, and discharging a heavy
load of shot which lodged in his
abdomen, killing him almost in
stantly. The unfortunate man,
thong h not yet of age, leaves a wife
and child.
FIREs.-The PIT. Pleasant Regis
ter notes several incipient fires re-
Gently in that city, one in the Vir-
ginia House. Little damage was
caused, but much excitement pre-
vailed as to the origin of the fires.
Finally, ten year old colored girl
living with Mrs. Hopkins confess
ed to being the vindictive little in
cendiary.
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.-The
Cumberland News says: An un-
known man was run over on the
track and killed, a few days ago at
Twenty-First Bridge. His remains
were brought to Cumberland. He
was about so years old and for
eigner-was little above the me-
dunn hight, well-built and regular
features, acquiline nose, and black
eyes and hair and full black beard.
His complexion very dark. His
remains were buried at the city's
expense.
Boy DRoWNED.-Mr. David
Woods, young man aged 16 years,
was drowned in Muddlety creek
near Hutchinson's Mill, on the 9th
inst.
The particulars, as we learn them,
are as follows David and his
brother William were on their way
to sugar-camp; when they came
to the creek William crossed the
foot-log in safety, and, looking back
told his brother that he had better
crawl over. At this instant David
said has head was swimming and
giving a scream, he jumped as far
as he could down the stream. Will
liam followed after his brother in
the water for nearly 300 yards, but
the water being SO deep and swift
he could not get hold of him, and
finally, when almost chilled and
fatigued TO death, he had to give
up his efforts to rescue his drown
ing brother.
Davld's body was soon found / of
a mile below, and restored to the
agonized family.-NichoJus Chron-
icle.
FATAL Fo1AY.-The Ceredo En-
terprisc says: Chas. Morris, young
man about 1S years old, Living near
Wayne C. H., blew in a gun on
Monday of last week to ascertain
whether or not the weapon was
loaded. The gun was discharged,
the ball entering the mouth and
coming out the back part of his
head. 1t was hoped the boy would
recover.
GoING THBoUGH.-They are over
two thousand feet under the sur
face at the oil well in Marshall
county, and though they have
struck gas in explosive quantity"
they have not struck enough yet to
satisfy them. They are going deep
er.- WeLlsburg Herald.
SHoT-GUN.-The Tyler Indepen-
demt notes another shooting acct
dent" by the careless handling of
a shotgun, by which Isaiah Pasco,
near Long Reach was shot through
the hand and a small boy near by
also peppered with shot.
KEysER Boom. "A new chair fac
tory ON quite an extensive scale is
in process of erection at Keyser.
The parties having it in charge ex-
pect to have the establishment in
running order by the middle of Ju-
ly next.-Martinsburg Independent.
DoYLE's EsTATE.-John McMan-
away, of Clarksburg, was appoint