Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-14
STATE CLIPPINGS.

projected bill. WV. ARMSTRONG.
STATE CLIPPINGS.
A Good Paper.
Moore6eld Examiner The winter nights
are long, and the reader Will want some
thing besides his home paper to read Then
send for the Wheeling DAILY REoIsrRa. 1t
viii give you full particulars of the doings
Of the Legislature this winter. 1t is q good
paper. Send for specimen eorJ.
The Guiding STAR
Richie Democrat: The Wheeling RIO
IsrER's prospectus is in this issue. You
viii find this paper 10 be Just what it claims.
1t is the guiding star of Wheeling Journal
ism,
Accidents.
Grafton Standard: John Kinney, one of
the oldest employees of the b. L 0. COM
pany at this point and who has been fore
man in the yard here for % years, was ser
iously injured on last Friday, while oiling
trucks, by the falling of cross-ties from the
cars. breaking two Of his ribs, ankle bone,
and badly crushing one of his hands. DE
was taken to his homo and his wounds
dressed, and we are glad to say is doing as
well as could be expected.
Will Martin, while fooling with revolver
in Mike Burke saloon yesterday, accidently
SHOT himself through the left leg, making
very painful wound.
Tho Leading Newspaper.
Harrison Democrat The RsGIsr Err; we
think, is much improved under its new man
sgement and is always fall 10 OVERLOOKING
with the very latest State and National
news 1t is the leading newspaper OF the
State.
The Moore6eld Examiner recommends
the extension of the Romney Railroad TO
Moorefeld.
Grafton can boast of very bad gang Of
boy thieves who read dime novels and go
armed to the teeth. These youthful imita-
tors Of Jesse James will most likely winter
in the penitentiary.
The managers of the F. NJ. and P. Road
assert positively that it will be completed
and the cars running to Morgsntown early
in the coming spring. They have expended
$500 already on the line between that
place and Fairmont.
Wounded While Cunning.
West Virginia Transcript: Last Satdr-
day Blacksmith Glenn undertook to shoot q
rabbit which had taken refuge in a hollow
tree or stump. He showed the muzzle of
his gun into the hole after the rabbit and
fred. The result to himself was much
more painful thah to the game he was after.
The breschpin of the gun was blown cut
and almost buried itself in the hunters
right hand, making an ngly and most pain
wound; he was also considerably bruised
about the head by the explosion.
Killed by q Log-Accidents-Suicid
Buckhannon Banner: G. w. Wyman,
whose parents live in Grant district, Richie
county, was killed on Walters creek, Wood
county, November 22d. He was ont chop.
ping timber and IN splitting log one halt
of it rolled on him, which caused his death
in few minutes.
W. j. Martin, of Preston county, had an
arm frightfully torn, and Andrew keenan,,
of Keyser, a leg severely injured by acct
dental discharge of guns while out hunt
ing.
George Beaver, workman on Justice
Gus j. Skaters saw mill, near Eighty Cat,
received q serious fracture of the skull on
last Monday from some falling planks from
lumber pile.
Carrie Scott, woman of i'll repute, sui
cided at Hinton last week by shooting her
self in the mouth.
Stole n Team-New Paper.
South Branch Gazette: Some party stole
the toam Of Ed Harness and Geo. McNiel
on their return from this town on Tuesday.
They stole, dog, guns, hunting suit and eV-
erything. 1t was found Wednesday about
two miles from town. The teara was I'M
hitched, the dog still in the buggy, nothing
missing and only few straps cut. No clue
as yet.
Preston county is to have new Demo
cratic paper. -
Martinsburg Herald: Mrs. Brown Spe-
row has lemon tree with lemons on It as
large as good sized goblet-some ripe and
a few green ones. This is something we
don't see often in our northern latitude.
Br. Ben Darr met with q serious accident
last Saturday morning. he was thrown
upor q rock by the upsstting OF his buggy
and his hip severely injured.
An tempt to Break Jail-Asking Pardon.
Petersburg Sentinel: An attempt to
break Jail was made by several prisoners
last Monday during the day time. Good
win and Turner, one of whom confessed to
the Weinberg burglary and the other one
to be examined for the same offence. as
sisted by Billy McCafrey, who has gone In
voluntary exile on account of pouring too
many Ebations," were the parties charged
with the attempt. Some slight damage
was done in one Of the cells but they were
caught in the attempt before they made
their escape and locked up. Outside as
sstance was rendered them it is believed.
Thos. Manion, who was sent to the peni-
tertiary for counterfeitiug is endeavoring to
obtain his release. A petition is being
circulated asking that the President pardon
him.
The Buckhanon Councils have granted
permission to the W., i B. r. Il. Co., to ex-
tend their road through the corporation.
Independence has o new literary society
called the Franklin Lyeeum.
Bitten BY Horss-Died From FAN.
Shepherds own Register; Mr.. Walter
Show SON of Mr.. John a. Show, was bitten
BY horse last Monday. As he was passing
the animal it made q grab ct him and caught
him by the wrist, one tooth sinking into the
Joint between two Of the large wrist bones
and seyering them completely: !.
A young son of Mr.. John W. Roberts OF
Summit Point, this county, died few days
ago from the effects Of internal injuries re-
ceiyed BY fall.
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