West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-17
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
w. VA. NEWS AND NOTES.

udS Stl UCk ~ DOuduLN III 1AO oilhp
of a tin mine, containing II foot
vein, covering $50 acres. 80 per
cent pure metal is contained in
the ore.-Busy Bee.
PLEAsURE.-A mum Der of gentle
men in Wheeling are fitting up an
excursion to attend the New Or
leans exposition, and take trip
through the South, Mexico and
California. They will charter a
Pullman sleeper, dining car and
baggage car for the entire trip,
which will last two months and
cost $3.50 to $500 for each person.
Wetzel Messenger.
MIsFoRTUNEs.-We clip the this
from the Messenger:
cat Wheeling, Sunday, Miss
Rebecca Stewart, aged 45, disap-
peared from home, and was sup
posed to have suicided by drown
ing. Several searching parties
were organized, and one Of the
boats containing John McMasters
and David Arndt capsized, drown
ing the former who could not
swim"
Boy MURDER.-A horribly story
comessfrom Ronceverte, w. Va, to
the effect that ten year Old boy
named Massey, shot and mortally
wounded his niece, 7 years old,
with double barrelled shotgun.
SAD DEATH.-On the End, Mrs.
Amick, who is a daughter of Mr..
Grew. went home on visit with
her father, and took her child, four
months old, with her. She went
to bed with the babe. It seemed
we'll, but when she woke up in the
morning she found her child dead
in her arms.-Nscholas Chronicle.
VALUABLE TREE-A magnificent
curled walnut tree was recently
cut down on the farm of Jacob
Hyer, near Sutton, in Braxton
county. The tree was nine feet
in diameter, and will turn out
5000 feet of inch lumber. The
only way to market this tree would
be to haul it sixteen miles to Elk
River, at cost Of $40, and then
float it 100 miles to Charleston, on
a stream which is only large en-
ough to float it in time of a treshet
and yet the owner has been
offered $3.50 for it where it les
IntelI5gencer.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-On last
Thursday, at Littleton, Mr.. John P.
Harden, while trying to take load
from shot gun pounded the muz-
zle on the hearthstone, endeavor-
ing to jar out the load of slugs and
shot. The gun somehow or other,
was accidentally discharged, the
shots striking Mr.. Harder n, his
wife and four children. Oce Of the
slugs broke his wife's leg, and the
baby received shots in the region
of the stomach. Hopes are enter
tanned they will recover from their
wounds. Eighteen of the shots
took effect in Harden's body.-Im-
telligeaacer.
TIMBER1NG.-We learn from Ma
jor J. w. Heavier that he has sold
all of the saw timber on General
Harris land on Sand Rum 54
acres-to Ploof & Woods, of Penn
sylvania. They have moved their
mill on the same and are now ready
for operations.-Busy Bee.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Miss Jessie
Lacy, of St. Adams, aged 16 years,
recently retired at night in usual
health and was found dead in her
bed next morning. Cause of death
unknown.
SHARPER.-A shrewd scamp call
ing himself Sargent, has been fig
uring in Peasants county, and sue
ceeded in getting forged check
for $175 cashed by MIR. J. r. Shin
gleton.
TUCKER TEMPERANCE Tenn
perance Society with W. w. HUI
ings, Esq, as President and Joseph
II. Jacobs as Vice-President is the
latest organization inthe west end
of :own.-Tucker Dene
LEGIsLATURE.-In the next Leg
;slature of West VIRGINIA thara