The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-24
OVER A PRRCIPICE.
A FARMER OF RALEIGH COUNTY
na.a Bad Aeeld.ns-nallroad S.r. from the s,l,t,
Together with a Number of odd Thing, and Cas-.
aal.lss Noteworthy Events that have Dc.
CURED In thI. state Recently.

CARED In this State Recently.
ThePhilippi town Council passed an ordi.
nance last week under which party may be
fined SO for sellinga drink OF liquor, one
hall OF which goes 10 the informer.
Col. W. T. Head, Clerk, Of the county
court Of Mineral county, died yesterday
morning OF Bright's disease. he was one OF
known. he will be buried to-day by the
Masors.
Yesterday morning, train No. 4 on the B.
Brady's Mills between keyser and Cumber
land. 1t Is supposed that he did not hear
the train approaching as 1t wGs blowing and
showing very hard at the time
Word comes from Keyser that deer and
wild game generally Is being plenttully
slaughtered in that vicinity. Saturday one
was shipped from there weighingl65 pounds.
A few days ago Detective Haggerty killed
one with single shot from his revolver.
Early Saturday morning one OF the large
factories OF the Pittsburgh staye Company,
at New Martinsville, was destroyed by fire.
How the flames originated, no'one knows.
The loss which will reach about $1,000, is
fully covered by insurance In Pittsburgh
companies.
The snow-storms OF last week suited the
lumbermen IN the interior counties Of the
State. In Greenbrier comfy they slid thou
sands Of logs 10 Deer Creek, and by spring 1t
Is expected that there will be more logs at
Ronceverte than have been seen there at any
time since thew
A dog belonging to George Hsddix, az
Simpson, Taylor county, followed rabbit
into hole on the 18th day Of November,
and becoming fast was unable to extricate
himself and remained there without, food
until the 18Th of this month. As might be
expected, in eighteen days he grew almost
thin enough to go through key-hole.
Carter Smith, who stabbed and killed
George McDaniels, at Grafton, Thursday
night and who was assisted 10 escape from
the officer who arrested him by another COL
ored man named Salisbury anu white man
named 6allaher, was rearrtsled Friday at
Cameron, on isway west. He was brought
back, and with Salisbury and Gallaher, sent
TO jail at Pruntytown.
Three boys named Edwards, Pennington
and Edmonds, while sleighing at Newburg
Friday morning, in crossing the railroad
were struck by a locomotive. Edwards
had one leg broken at the knee, and severe
confusion Of the scalp. The other two boys
were Knocked senseles, from the sleign, but
maraculously escaped with a few bruises.
The horse was not injured.
Saturday morning John Bsookoyer, en-
ployed In the West Virginia Fibre Com
pany's Works, q. Parkersburg, while at
tempting to adjust q pump belt over pull.
ley, became entangled In the belt. His head
was caught between the pulley and belt and
his neck broken. He was discovered by his
fellow workmen some time afterwards. De-
ceased was IS years old and leaves wife and
two children.
AT the instance and request Of the Tyler
county subscribers to the survey Of the pro.
posed narrow gauge from McElroy to New
Martinsville via. Middlebourne, meeting
has been called for the afternoon OF the och
at the Tyler court house, Of all these interest,"
ed, for the purpose OF appointing delegates
to attend meeting in the interests of the
proposed roads, to De held at New Martins
vile next month.
The Grafton & Greenbr,er Road Is now
within five miles Of Philippi, and q passenger
coach is running regularly on the part com.
pleted. Philippi oitiz,ns have laid them
selves out to do the handsome thing when
the road shall reach there. A dinner for
1900 people will be provided, the court
l
thing that can bs done will be done for the
peoples comfort happiness and amusement
The store Of John Hughes, a prominent
merchant OF keyser, was entered by burglars
Saturday morning. They gained an entrance
by prying open q front shutter. They blew
the saie open, 1t Is believed, with dynamite,
and secured $500 in cash, some cheap jeweiry
and papers. A box containing $l75 was left
undisturbed. Mrs. Hughes was wakened by
the explosion and awakened her husband.
The police were put on the trail but rs yet
no arrests have been made.
Mis- Caroline Z.tray, OF Keyter, has
brought suit against Mrs. Crook and her
husband, claiming $500 damages. She
charges that Mrs. Crook fraudulently and
falsely wrote love letter to Albert seha,,
bursting with affection and ending in propo-
sition OF marriage, in which letter she gave
the name Of the plaintiff, thereby bringing
her into scandalous ridicule and depreclaling
her in the estimation OF Sehan and others,
and falsely representing her love for the said
sehan, whom she did not love at all.
David Watts, Of Raleigh county, one dsy
recently, started to go to Hinton with a
wagon load Of apples. In turning a short
curve in the road on the crest Of Written
mountain, the wagon upset, the horses reared
|
ing down the steep mountain side together,
making three distinct somersaults, and going
q distance Of about forty feet, when the
wagon happily struck tlee, arresting their
further descent. AS the wagon was covered
Mr.. Watts could not escape, IS also young
man who was with him. When the wagon
struck the tree the young mans head was
within q few inoGes Of being crushed, and he
was 30 packed In between the apples and the
tree that he had to slip out Of his coat in
order to extricate himself. The horses were
PROSTATE and helples,, the younger Of the
TWO apparently dead, but upon being liber.
ated from his harness jumped up and ran
away. The wagon tongue was broken, and
the stump of 1t was found imbedded in the
neck OF the other horse. Fortunately q
couple Of pessers.by discovered the uniortu-
mates in their unplt asant situation and went
10 their relief. But for their timely aid Watts
and his companion would not have teen
able to get out OF their dilemma,