West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-17
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
WEST VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

the ~ Inst, WINE III. W III. SttS6, I
who lives near this place, was max /
ing a Cartridge, to blast coal, the
powder was fired and an explosion
followed, seriously woundiag Mr..
Pease. His hands and face were
badly burned. Raleigh Index.
LAYING TRAcK.-The Clarksburg
Telegram says:
about thirty hands are now
employed in laying track on the
Buchhannon Railroad, and the
work Is progressing rapidly
BRoADDUs Observation-Disclosures
of Broaddus Female College for
1888: J. r. Borgess., NJ, 6. Holmes,
John Dunkin, T. NJ. Horner, VIM.
H. Freeman, James Monroe, Jasper
Y. Moore, John Irwin and Lee
Acknowledgment.
HOUSE DEMOLIsHED:--Sum
field informs us that large syca
more tree fell on the house of Mr..
Kirby, some time since, and COM
pletely demolished the house. Sew
eral of the inmates Of the house
were injured, but none killed
Raleigh Index.
Boy MURDERED WITH WHISKY
We extract the following outrage
Gus facts from the Border Watch
man:
ION Christmas day at Allegheny
Station, on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway, some persons gave a
bow about IA or Is years of age,
named Rusk, a pint Of whisky and
prevailed upon him to drink it.
After drinking the first pint he
was prevailed oon to drink at ten
cents pint, and thus drank near
lv FIVE pints more. He became
completely stupefed and was then
deserted. Mr.. VIM Fl. Mann found
him lying upon the porch Of his
store in the condition as described.
DR.. Caldwell at the White Sulphur
Springs was telegrapheG to come.
He telegraphed back that he could
not be there before s 80 p. M, as
the train would not pass before
that time. After ascertaining what
was the matter with the boy, he in
structed per telegraph that he be
drenched with as much salt and
water as could be cotton down him.
When they attempted to comply
with the Doctors instructions, it
was found that tetanus or Lock jaw
had ensued At 8 p. m. the boy
was dead The authors of this ter
rible affair, as we are informed, are
Big" Lew Bostick, a fellow named
Lucas aud two fellows named
Bowles"
KILLED BY A BULL.-We see it
stated that James Whalley, Of Cum
berland, Is years Of age, leaving
home recently and failing to re-
turn when expected was searched
for by his father and brother On
the farm, belonging to his father,
they found him dead and cold, hav-
ing been dead several hours. lie
had a terrible hole in his neck,
having been gored by vicious bull
belonging to the stock Of the farm.
The KN1FE.-On New Years
evening, about 5 o'clock, Edward
Cunningham, Michel Grady, An
drew Grady and Patrick Casey went
into the saloon of Messrs. Freeze &
Bratt, and kicked up arrow with the
proprietors. Several parties who
were in the saloon at the time were
unaYoidably drawn into it. Cum
ningham used a knife and slashed
around promiscuously. In the me-
lee Clinton Wise was badly cut in
the neck. and Frank Helferstay in
the head. -MdrtinSburg Independent.
NoTE.-The saloon and whisky,
as usual. So ever and always, while
the Internal traffic is tolerated.
HARRISON Co.-The Directors of
the Agricultural Society, elected
A. H. Asburn, President; James M.
Lyon, Vice-President; Geo. Basta-
bic, Secretary T. S. Spates, Treas
urer; B. B. Stout, Chief Marshal
Jno. R. Steel, Ticket Marshal. Fair