Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-12
STATE ITEMS.

Lawrence L. Kimes, of Keyser, Mineral
county, had his leg broken by sled Tues
day. -,
Lum Snuffer, of Raleigh, c. H., while
attending shooting match, Christmas day,
acciGently shot his thumb of at the hrst
joint -
John Lightner, living near Sistersville,
Tvler county, was arrested Wednesday on
charge of bastardy, preferred by woman
named Wiekham.
The building occupied BY Charles hlttie;
or Smiths Run, Lewis county was burned
down on Tuesday night, with all 1t contain
ed. No insurance.
Mr. A. C. Saul, an employe on the Z.
n railway, caught his right hand between
the bumpers, while coupling cars at Ronce-
veJte. and had i; badly crushed.
The Shepherdstown Register appears IN
an enlarged and improved form, with a new
Lo,diru and a considerable amount OF new
tyne It is now printed on a Hoe power
Hon VIM. II. Travers Of Chsrlestown,
ON SUNDAY night last slipped upon the pave,
ment at his office door and broke smsh
none in hls ankle. The accident will con-
| 6ne him for several weeks.
Trlysses Cerago, young man Of Putnam
| .,O,{v AGED about Is, was found dead IN
,Se woods, on top of the mountain, near
PSvmond mines. where he had been chop
r;ng wood. It is supposed that ne died OF
heart disease.
The Riverside Works resumed operations
,bs irst of the year, after the holiday sus-
no,s;on Both paper mills are running on
IN time and it is difficult 10 understand
Sbv there should be so much complaint Of
Snil times in Wellsburg.-Panhandle News
| The urobability now seems to be that we
80 not 10 obtain natural gas here. The
| indications were all favorable, oat tnere nave
beeu series of mishaPs which have pre-
vsnteo the drilling of the well to the oePtc
! desired. The work is now IN suen con
J;t;on that there does not seem to De very
mDch hopes Of suecess.-Marshsh Herald
On Wednesday morning about 3 o clock
a. IIoyd Bond, Of Long Run, harrisol
Sorn,v vas shoyeling dirt from the railroad
ts"cL in a cut near his home, and OF whict
L' = watchman, a large rock fell from the
hsnL knocking him over, cutting cash II
b;s head and otherwise bruislng ms neaC
bsdIv S The doctors consider him in verY
cr;t;cal condition, his brain being effected
Alta shooting match at Means tsnpery,
s.,, - miles. southeast Of Grafton, last Satur
% Ssv evening, a quarrel arose over sho
S,a5e nv one of the men engaged, which re
lied in a regular pitched battle. A MAJ
he The name Of Frey had an eye put o1i
"a ssyeral bruised heads were among tn
casnaI,;es. Three shots were also hired dui
, me fight, but hit no one.
, Friday 'moruing last before daylign
) three prisoners escaped from the WOO
{ connty iail. They obtained their hoert
1 bv means of hole dug through the SIDE
' tbe wall near the northeast corner. tse
: were Henry Goodwin, the Weinberg burgis
and o. S. army deserter, James Burns,
c;ty prisoner and Guy Green, colored' q
, Other city prisoner. Saturday the ponc
4 captured the two city prisoners Goodwl
n escsped into Ohio If he is again appr
: bended he win probably 60 to the pe1i.el
t;Ary for life. as ne has already served !"
terms.
: Isvour system running down. Is the
e.aI;n1 of decrepitude taking possessie