West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-10
WESTVIRGINIAF FREEMAN.
WEST VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

AVE- L NAALAMlI1 y Sttu Cd1%iD-
i itv occurred on Christmas night,
Non 1he western Slope Of Cheat
4 N52ntain, Randolph county, W
A Va. Mr.. Adam 0lrrance ha2 been
! tending the sick led Of Mr.. Chan
\ rs.. near neighbor, for several
y, ghts, but becoming exhausted
erom loss Of sleep, his wife took his
place, and wish two of her chill
tren went to Channels ho0se. Mr.
Curr2nce was esleep on the lower
door, when tlHo place wasjprobably
set on fire bye log rolling out Of
the fire place, and had gained con
siderable heat way before he awoke
His first thocght was to save his
four childrcc in the roam above,
and ascending the stairs his escape
was cut off, and all five persisted.
The alarm of fire blrlght Mrs.
Currance te the spot, and frantic
with grief, she rushed into the
flames to save her husband and
children, but was rescued after re-
ceiying fatal burns & cyser Echo.
House BURNED.-The Sutton
Nountajat3r gives the awful particu-
lars of the burning of Rev. I. Size
more's ho3se in Webster county, on
Christmas morning. The family
were absent, and neigtzbors only ar
rived after the house was nearly
consumed The crowd was horrii-
ed on discovering infJhe burning
ruins t5ro bodies OF two men. After
tie frezub-ided, the halfburned
rcnaius we're recovered, and ascar-
saineu 80 be the bodies Of jackson
Sizenioqe and Robev. Rose, aged
shout twenty years, s5ho had been
several days in the woods hunting,
Those.1ith them sqy they took
shelter here about y o'clock at
4 night, and after kline ing a fire and
warmiag themselves went to bed
in the HACK room. Ihe house talk
ing fire, they were doubtless suffo-
Gated before they cossd get out.
Wreck AT LoNe REAcH-On
1 Tues lag morning eafiy, as the Re-
i lief, a Tow boat fran Pittsburg,
was passing ColIinsARipple, near
Long Beach, she .nau into coal
barge which had been sunk there
on Monday, and made Il total wreck
Of herss f, shatteriaE her hull into
fragmea IS and Sankta most Imme-
diatelF- AS the H4lGof had no tox
She was going at grenS speed, strik-
ing tlte4s5unken barge with consid-
cradle .g&rce The sts amer Courier
also, Fce2 eived some~ damage from
this barge, which liee squarely ia
the cha-gnel of the riuer.-Tyter Ia
dependes&>
OUTLk1yRY.--We learn from the
M0untas~3er, that sonae drunken
outlaws (most young naen are out
laws VIXEN drunk invaded the
school Aouse at Strange Greek,
BraXton county, on Christmas day,
where the teacher, Miss Lucy Hay
hurst and children were enjoying a
Christmas Tree, and by 4aourishing
knives and by rowdyisn2 generally,
endeavorea to drive the scholars
from the house.
Prohibition Is what these young
Rrascals need They ought to be
bprohibited from running at large,
sand that light speedily.
DWELLING BURNED.-From the
8ea me source we learn that. Mr.. Dan
lei Longs residence in Bulling
ten, was entirely consumed, with |
al his household goods, a week |
ago last Sunday. 1t is s'lpposed |
the fire was the result Of incendi-
aris1n.
STORE ON F1RE.-Our Wetzel ex-
changes tell us that III alter
Moore's store rooms were badly
damaged by reason of a recent fire.
The goods were removed and the
shre extinguishea, but not without
Serious loss.
SUPREME JUDGE--The Governor
Ihas appointed Hon. Samuel Woods
'pf Barbour county, to fill the va
Fancy on the Supreme Bench. made
py the resignation Of Judge Hay
mond.