Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-14
STATE PRESS.
Cleaning. Prom MANY Of the West virgtais
Papers.

Cleaning. Prom Man, Of the West virstais
Papers.
Grafton Standard: Last Wednesday
morning Mr. John Doonan aud wife wore
driving out the knotisviile road, and Just
outside the city limits his horse scared At
large rock aud prccipitated the buggy and
its occupants over n bank q distance Of
twenty feet, badly bruising but fortunately
not dangerously injuring either o. tlsm.
Our county authorities shoald look afler the
dangerous condition Of this road. as several
similar accidents have occurred q, the same
place within year The road should be-
so protected that such accidents would be
impossible. Had the buggy in this case
been thrown few fee, farther, Il would
have gone over prccipicc Of one hundred
feet carrying all 10 cer,ain death.
Valuable Relic.
Grafton STANDARD: Mr. stephen Stiles.
Jr., has left nj this Office an eighty dollar
Continental bill used in the Revolutionary
war This money YVES taken in payment
for blacksmi,hng by the grandfather Of
this county The bill WAS issued January
IL, l779, and reads ~ follows Eighty dol.
lar The bearer IL entitled 10 receive
eighty Spanish miled dollars, or an equal
sum in gold or silver, according 10 rcsolu-
tion Of Congress Of the ! ilii January, l779."
II il an interesting relic of the past, and 10
carefully guarded and priced 10y he osncrs
All Torn Up.
Raycnswood News Spencer was all torn
up with excitement, last Saturday morning.
on the appearance in town of officers In
charge Of lhre men, L. Hall, Y, X. Rey.
nolds and ID. Lcdsome, who are charged
with the killing Of Peter N. Cook, Of tho
Upper Lefs Hand Of Sandy, in Iioane Co,
in the year 1873. II is reported that thst
ID. W Cunningham, Of the Eureka detect,
ives from kentuck, this county. worked up
the case.
Horse Thief Captured.
West Virginian A few days ago Mr.. W.
J. Eakin, Of West Warren, Monongalis
county, thu father in-law os DR.. A. H. Mason,
u; same place, bnd a hore stolen, which
Was taken 10 Washington county, Pa. and
sold. but which was recovered by the owner
-fier cons lcrble trouble and expense On
Tuesday DR. Mason was in town viih the
Frank Gunp and he lives in Wetzcl coan-
ty, out VA, anes.ed 10y On officer and the
Doctor in Doddndgc county. He vas
AIKEN 90 Morgan.owH, where he will be
tried for tie theft lie made n confession.
We understand, stating that he took th.
horse, but iha be- vns assisted by o,b~s in
getting away With IL. A Mr.. Loafmsn. VI
Green county: Pa, was with the Doctor, he
having SEEN Gump with the horse, and hsy-
ing gone 10 iIoddridge county 10 identify
the man. Monongalia offered a reward
Of $l00 for ths arrest and conviction of the
thief
4 Lscky shot.
Mound,yillr Reporter: On wednesday
afternoon q man named Sulliyau. while ua-
der the ingueaice OF drink, shot into party
of Italian sitting near their barracks, With
a shot gun which be- procured from soms
boys passing ny The shot scattered into
the b0dic, oi three Of the men without doisg
serious injury. When the Italians seea
wha, had been done they attacked and beat
Sullivan terribly, breaking tuo Of hie ribs.
Sullivan was subsequently, arraigned before
Mayor Purdy, who assessed heavy 6ne u
seems that sulIiyan had had D previous df.
fcuIiy with the Iislians
serious Accidents.
McuH,nin Echo A little dsnghter of
VIM BoaJey, who lives IN Grant county on
New Creek, went lev days sgo. into
yard where mare With yogng colt vaA
The amin al ssvsyely attacked her, knock.
ing her dt~n and trsmpling upoa ~. He
Is 10 seri6 usIy injured ihat her recpvery =
Doubtful An older sister, who vent 10 her
sssis,ance. was also attacked and narrowly
escaped injury.
In the isme vicinity t~o bos one soa
Of Mr. B~eley, mentioned sbove, as5 dc
other f samuel Martin, vhllk swinging the
Other day were thrown from The svisg
distance a twenty feet 70 De ssossd, sd
bruised.