The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-06
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Accidents and Incidents OF Interest All
over the Vicinity.

Accidents and Incidents of Interest All
over tue Vicinity.
There was a big & sht across the river from
sistersyille Friday night, and q mar whose
name could not be learned had his neck and
arm badly cut.
Martin Flanagan, q 10 year old boy living
at at.ubeuville, while trying TO steal a ride
on a Pan Handle tain from Gould's Station
to the city, fell off and was killed. u
Saturday the body OF a man about 35years
old, with Tull face, dark hair, full sandy mut.
tache, dressed In jeans pants with leather
belt, was found floating In the river at
Parkersburg.
Rather a peculiar wedding took place at
Warrington recently, the contracting parties
being Thomas Shlnn, Of Clarksburg, and Miss
Tea Davis. The ceremony was read by both
and the questions answered satisfactorily,
when Rev. W. E. Rippsy pronounced them
one.
The Richie Gazette says Of the recent mock
marriage in that county, q rather sensational
account Of which has travelled all over the
country since the conviction OF the two men
In the case, "the girls maine 10 not Hanover;
she is not the daughter Of sweal,hy farmer;
but she Is tue daughter Of o widow OF Hire
pute named Postleweight"
The Parkersburg Sentintlsays: Things out
about Stillweli are about as dry as some OF
the holes bored In that region. The first
Rose and Stewart well went down about eco
feet aud was abandoned, and the rig moved
at work drilling, but 1t Is generally conceded
that the territory don't amount TO much.
The Messimer we'll Is pumping perhaps two
barrels d day, and the well on the Hardy
leass Is doing about the same. Excitement
concerning the territory Is ab.ut played out,
and you 50 dom hear the matter referred 10.
Work on the Ohio River railroad bridges
Is progressing rapidly. The piers OF those at
New MartinSyille and Proctor are nearly
completed, and are foe pieces OF masonry.
The Stone Is taken out Of the hills near, and
Is Of superior quality. The portion OF the
road near Molpdsville, at the Narrows,
thrown up by the contractors on account Of
the change Of route, will be pushed along,
work commencing Tomorrow. The road bed
at other points ts In NJ advanced stage, and
everything now indicates that trains will be
running over the road from Wheeling to
ParkersbuTg this year.
Mr.. E. A. Wine, OF Braxton county, with
his little daughter, went to the corn-ield to
cut weeds. shortly after they had begun
work the girl saw a copperhead snake, and
called her fathers attention to 1t. He
quickly got rid OF the serpent, which was .
large one, being two feet 10 length, They
proceeded, and after going a short distance
Mr.. Wine felt something strike his boot leg
with considerable force, which he supposed
10 be q rock. He cleared the weeds out that
surrounded bis leg9, and upon looking down
saw u huge copperhead wrapped around his
boot leg. &c began kicking vigorously, and
was %snrPrssed that he e9aid net eFtFio4tgs
found that the snake had It's teeth firmly
planted Ia his oyeralls, He took the hoe
and succeeded In getting him loose. The
snake measured three feet In length and ten
inches In circumference. Its teeth were
nearly Q hall inch in length. arnt lcne.