Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-18
ADDITIONAL STATE NEWS.
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Ssys the POcahOntss Times: About ten
years and eight months ago, John Garnet,
u colcrsd resident of this county, lost his
syeSisht. Since that time he has been en-
tirtly blind and a county charge. GA the
It'll inst, his wife went away from the
cabin TO do some work for the neighbors,
leaving Garnet in the care of one OF the
children. She did not return until late in
the evening, and as she neared
the house was astonished by
loud shouting and stamping inside,
and on reaching the door found
it was her husband who was making the
noise. He greeted her entrance with the
shout Of Blessed Jesus can see once
more. There comes my wife that haven't
seen before for ten years" Garnet says
that while sitting before the lire in total
da! knees IL seemed as If bandage dropped
from his eyes snd he could see as we'll as
ever He resides near Edray, and his re-
COYery without surgical aid, from his total
and protracted blindness is a matter OF
mucn comment among the people OF the
neightorhoOd.
The Shepherdstown Register says: LAST
Sunday the work Of moving the high
bridge of the Shenandoah Valley railroad,
which spans the Potomac at Shepherds
town, into a mathemstically correct posi-
ton was accomplished. For some cause
perhaps the settling of the piers-the
bridge vas thrown out Of plumb six aud
half irches, down stream, and the difficult
and skillful work necessary to move it back
INTO its original position was done in about
five hours. Powerful hydraulic jacks were
pIsced under the bridge, one side being
raised higher than the other so that it
would slide, and then heavy strokes with
uauls were given, throwing the bridge in
to position. When il is known that the
bridge is over 1000 feet in length and
srly 100 feet high. the difficulty oil the
work may be imagined.
The Calhoun Chronicle gives the particu-
lars OF q terrible shooting ARRAY watch re-
Gently occurred in Gilmer county. 1t
seems that a man by the name OF Richard
son he'd difficulty with and whipped
boy named Boliuger, when the father took
il up and threatened TO shoot Richardson
one day when he saw him in a corn field,
but Richardson saved himself by getting
behind a shock OF corn. A day or 50 after
wards Richardson and 4 man by the name
OF punlsp had occasion to pass this man
BOliDger's house, with an OK team, when
Bolinger opened tire on them from the
house. biting richardson near the shoulder
and intlioting 3 severe wound, and dis
charging the next chamber of his revolver
at Dunlap, cutting the beard just below his
ear, but before a second shot could be fired,
he msnaged to get behind an OK which
shielded him, but received a wound in the
neck.
The Putnam Democrat says: Tbs exca-
Saiion of the Indian mound on
the farm Of General Bowyer, which
Was in progress by Prof. Norris
when our last edition went 70 press,
developed very little Of Importance. About
four feet down a ire-bed was struck, which
it is supposed had been used for sscritcisl
purposes, and Just below this number OF
small pieces Of bone were found, evidently
pieces OF skull bones. but whether human
or sacrifcial could not be determined. One
small belt, much worn, and bearing evil
1snces Of great sge, was unearthed.
The State Journal gives the following
statement OF the cost Of two railroads that
have recently been graded: The cost OF
grading. bridging, masonry and trestling
on the road from Weston TO Buckhannon,
sixteen miles, $l5,472. The cost pei mile
vas $2.7l7. The cost of grading, masonry,
and trestlipg on the Greenbrier & Grafton
railroad from Grafton TO Phillip, per mile,
IS per statement, was s2,767. II will be
seen by these statements that it does not
require the wealth to build railroad that
some Of our people think it does.
Says the Tucker Democrat: Madame
Rumor has it that there has been iron ore
discovered by some minerslogist in the
upper part Of the Canaan Valley. One OF
the points or mountains west Of Cosners Is
said to be one huge mass Of iron. Who
Will examine this matter and give rs q
statement Of the quantity and quality,