Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-09
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rhs News that Happens al Our own
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The News That Happens al Our own
Doors.
kingwood Argus: On Monday Of last
week Harrison Conley, former resident Of
this comfy committed suicide at the resi-
denee Of 8. P. Squares on Three Forks
creek in Lyon district.
1t appears from what we can loarn that
the cause Of the sad affair is traceable to
domestic trouble Several years ago Con-
ley went west, and married out there Ey-
erything went along nicely until last sum
mer when domestic relations became bur
densome to him, and be came back to this
county and remained here two or three
months.
This fall his wife wrote him to come
home and he went. He remained In the
west, however, only a short time, returning
last Sunday week. He stayed over night at
the residence Of Mr.. Squires, and in the
morning after eating breakfast, went out TO
the barn and shot himselfthrough the brain
and caused instant death.
Slackwater Improvement.
Norgan,own Dominion: The repairs on
lock No. 9 have been completed and the
work is now much better than ever before
II is said that there is no doubt of its dura-
bility this time The new lock, No. 8, Al
the mouth of Dunkard, is under full head
way and before long it too will be finished
and the line viii be complete to Morgan
town. Work on No is being pushed rap
idly every day in the week not excepting
Sunday. The intention is to get it above
high water mark before cold weather sets
in. Pool No. Z. is alreadi full Of water
and pool No. is filing up We may get
out Of the woods vet, railroad or no railroad
That West virginia Coon.
Grafton Standard: Mr.. Tom Rowan,
our popular druggist, purchased q coon al
the recent Democratic blowout at Fairmoat
and shipped it by express to the New York
Star, to be used in the. great Democratic
parade in that city last Saturday. Below Is
what that paper says oft:
"0ne interesting feature of the parade
was raccoon which was received at the
Star Office The following letter explains
how it came:
GRAFTON, ". Va, October -,
New York Star Company:
"SlRs:-Iou viii receive by Baltimore
and Ohio Express live Republican coon
captured by the Vest Virginia Democracy
Previous TO the l4th inst. this coon was
paraded around in the Fusion professions
and is in consequence very tame. Yours
truly, THOMAS ROwAS.
In other column the Star says;
The Stars raccoon in last night parade
was not an alien
Elopement.
Morgantown POST By reference to a
notice on this page it will be seen that Mr.
l.. c. Cole advertises his wife. He warns
all persons not TO trust her.
Mr.. Cole was in our Office Friday and
told us the following story: He said that
hise wife left him on Thursday morning,
and that he had reason to believe that She
has gone off with one JohnSon--a young
man oFabout 20 years Of age. Coles wifi,
is about 81 years of age, and left four child
rem at home-two boys and two girls-the
Oldest girl Of 10 years, Cole says he
hired johnson to work for him about two
months ago, aud he soon discovered that
"a strong attachment grew up between his
~ife and Johnson Cole thought, however,
hat it was only "a fancy" and
Sould soon wear of. He says that he and
his wife have always lived happily and pros
perously until the evil one in the person of
Johnson came upon his premises. Still, he
could not mistrust his wifes love and con-
rinued TO keep Johnson. Thursday, how
ever, his wife left. She told some persons,
says Cole, that she was going to Texas "
She left in the direction Of Fairmont and
Johnson, it is sale, soon followed with
buggy.
Cole and his children are naturally very
much distressed, but he says he will EN-
deavor to bear up under his troubles and
grin and bear il" His wiles maiden
name was Hill-Catherine Hill. He mar
ried her in Barbour county this State, about
&c years ago and their married life, up TO
the hme of Johnsou's appearance upon the
scene, he says, has been one of uninter
rupted happiness.
Narrow Escape.
Fairmont Index: Mr. Albert (Bud)
Merrifeld, Of Winfield district, had mar.
row rs,csene from death OR very serious in
iury last Fridry st the F.. NJ. & P. R. R
bridge by the fall OF derrick He was
unloading stone from wagon, when one
of the guy ropes supporting the derrick was
accidentally cut and the heavy timbers fell
down, one striking Mr. Merrifeld on the
head and knocking him forward under the
wagon, and smother falling upoa the horses
breaking the neck Of one Of the animals
and slightly inIutibs the other. Mr.. Merri
field was picked up, and strange to say was
scarcely hurt at all 1t seems that he was
in abe act of STOPPING to take hold of b rock,
and was so balanced when struck By the
falling timber that the effect OF the blow was
only TO knock him forward without inHict.
ing any severe hurt. The horse was the
property of Mr. MIN. Merrifeld, and was a,
valuable animal.