Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-29
THROUGH THE STATE.

FI-e fires occurred at Wellsburg, Brooke
couny, last week. None serious.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Cox, Of Chenille, Gilmer county, had q
marrow escape from q serious accident last
SATURDAY. She was warming by an open
crate, when her dress caught fire. The time
" arrial OF her mother prevented her from
being sriously, if not fatally burned. Mrs
Cox vs. severely burned about the hands
and arms.
Last thursday morning Miss Lulu Whit
ing, of tlenyille, received a.painful wound
on one o her wrists, BY striking her arm on
q piece o broken glass in window.
VIM. D. Taylor, of Chenille, met with
a painful Incident last Wednesday. While
in the sct)f splitting block the knife slip
ped and seed Of the end Of the thumb on
his left hand.
Shack Pek a cOlored man, working at
the round-buse at Hinton, Summers coun.
ty, While Attempting to run dead engine
into q stall he crowbars slipped and allowed
the engine l. run back, and catch Pack be-
tween it sndthe doorway crushing his body
badly and braking his arm IN two places
His injuries ne OF very serious character
Col A. W.WOodfOrd, the famous cattle
king Of LewissORnty, as well as one OF the
most promiDet business men Of Weston,
shipped two teers EaRt last week that
weighed ), $50 pupds, one six years old the
other four. Tire was difference Of about
200 pounds in reight.-Clarksburg News.
The seventy+'o foot derrick for the gas
well at MorgsntwA, Monongala county, Is
finished In 0y or two the setting OF the
machinery will h finished and the work Of
boring begun. he we'll can be sunk from
twenty-five to seenty-fve feet per day, &C,
cording to the na6re of the soil. A good
flow of gas is expsted at depth not ex,
ceeding 1900 feet
The Lincoln coNty Clipper has passed
from the hands of Ir. E. j. Hol into those
of Mr.. ". S. Bowls.
Mr.. Samuel Lew, living on Trace Creek
| in Lincoln county, as found dead IN his
bed, Friday morning December 18th, age
- years.
Judge Brown, of It's city, fen through 6
hatchway in the storcoom of Mr.. Burlew
Wednesday morning, breaking his right arm
and fracturing RIB. He was taken a
once to his home, anduediesl aid summon
ed. Owing to Judge kowRs advanced sg'
he is sixty year old-it will %
sometime before he full recoYers-Charles
ton Times.
The coal trade at Fairmont, Marion
county, is reported ACHE.
On last Wednesday evening, youuI
man named Owens, was killed Will
brakeing on a local height in passini
through a tunnel on thee. l.. & B. s. RAJ
road.
On Friday night at Swell, James Wi
hanson had his foot BABY mashed by tn
} cars.
A little fveyear-old dsghter Of Mrs.
. N. Tough, of Farmington Marion county
drank a quantity Of consntrated lye o
! Monday evening last, and for time he
life was despaired Of Shes thought to b
out of danger.
]. o. Watson, ESQ.,, le about 81, 80
worth OF timber Saturday niht BY the RS
in the West Fork river. he ice gorge
. above it and forced it out swapping til
cables which anchored the ras. The tin
/; Der passed Morgsntown Salay morning
0 The chances are that little { it will be r
coyered.-Fairmont. Index.
The school house in the toy Of Winfield
Marion county, was destroye by FIRE o
Friday night OF last week. Il not know
how the blaze originated, but Ills though
that some of the timbers of thsoof caugl
= FIRE from the stove pipe. Loss minated /.
500.
The West Union, Doddrids count
Record, asks: "How much louer is th
town to suffer from the effects Q whisky
Thursday last the conduct from tbse und,
the influence of the cursed stuff suld ha,
been disgrace to heather cenmunit
much less civilized and intsIient PEI