The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-27
AnonoNaALrA TRAaEDY
Hunting Accident, and Other state n
HefghhoFhood News.

H~eighborhood News.
The Martinsburg Light Artillery proposes
reoreanl7tng for another term OF service.
Track SNOW being laid at the rate 0 I a hal
mile a day on the G.. & G. r. r., aud about
six miles are down.
A few days since Mccormick Bros, q
Washington, Pa, shipped to England ~
head Of fat cattle, averaging 1,4OO pounds
weight.
A few days ago French Crawford ant
Cephas Gwinn, two Sum ners county mgn
ouarreled about S)me trItling matter, and {
ttght ensued, which resulted In GWinn beinl
seriously cut and stabbed by Crawford, II
several places. He will be laid up for somt
time.
A maB, aged about II years, namet
| McDade, living in Mason county, accident
aliy shot himself through the leg while on
hunting recently. Being tired, he sat dow
70 crack hickory nuts, laying his gun across
his legs, when 1t sllpped and threw the ham,
mer bach, discharginga heavy load OF sho'
In his lettl leg Just below the knee.
The fore part Of thisweek dogs killed and
wounded for Mr.. E.. fWoErill, Of Washing
ton county, Pa thirty.one. OF his ines
sheep; the wounded will almost Al die
Sixteen arc also missing, and Mr., w. doe
npt KNOW MueLlek IAS5 snAS /,
The loss to Mr.. Worrell Is about $95. and \
the sixteen missing sheep are killed 1t vii
considerably exceed that amount.
The West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh
railroad "a completed from Piedmont L
EIkins, 80 miles. The track 10 laid to
bleton, AZ miles from Piedmont, and withir
five miles OF the Allegheny summit at Fair
fax Stone, to which point the road will b
completed by November 20. The route il
located five or six miles down the other side
OF the mountain, which will be built by
January, with favorable weather.
Eighth thousand acres Of land, located ir
Gilmer and Braxton counties, this State,
have been sold to Boston and Baltimore par
ties for $500, 900, one.half cash and the bal
ance In one year. On the land are numerous
oil and gas springs. TIE territory is located
about the same distance from the base OF TIT
Allegheny mountains as Is Bradford, Pa,
and II Is predicted that the yield will eQual
II not exceed that OF Bradford, and that the
Staying qualities are superior to those OF The
upper oil country.
A few days ego Mr.. and Mrs. z. P. Ridg
wsy, living In one Of the country districts o.
Monongalia county, went to q %funeial, leay'
ing their two boys, eyed 8 and l6, at home. In
the afternoon the youngest one asked his
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went TO & cupboard to find something and
there spied q revolver that had been given to
his father. Hetook it up, cooked 1t and was
turning the cylinder whom It wa accident
ally discharged, the ball striking the younger
one In the breast. He died about an hour
afterwards.
The following are the game laws Of Ohio as
they now stsnd: Deer can not be killed M
til 1885. Muskrat, mink and otter, frcm
February 18th to April 10th. Woodcock,
from July 4th To January lat. R1lll3d grouse
or pheasant, blue and teal, from september
lst 10 December 3lst. Mallard aud other wild
duck, from September 1st to April LIST.
Q1ails, from November Cad 10 November
goth. Wild turkey, from November I'd to
January 14sb. Trapping or saaring OF quai!s
Is strictly forbidden and also the use Of fer
refs In hunting rabbits.
Thursday, Grafton was thrown into q state
OF excitement by the sudden news that the
liquor dealers, who for some time have been
selling In defiance OF, the law, had been ar.
rested by J. W. Haggerty, who was employed
to do the job by a ladies' organization re.
Gently formed. The Msyor heard several
cases and inflicted penalties as follows:
Jacob Giles, fined In one case, $50 and costs,
in another $50 and cos;s, and tan cases IN be
tried yel; John Mcdaniel IVES fined $50 and
costs each In two cases, aud has ten cases
hanging fife;J ohm Thompson got $i6 In two
cases and eight to be heard from; Charles
Kimmell was fined $50 In one case, leaving
fifteen TO be heard from. In default OF the
cash these parties were committed to jail.
Several other persons are having their hear
infs to-day. All parties who have been en-.
gsgsd in the business will be- indicted at the
next term OF court.