Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-25

ever before. The sessions will be held ID
the Baptist Church, and there will be three
each day
FATALLY HURT.
PTeston Journal
A little con Of z. W. Menear, 0 Igor
district, was badly hurt on Saturday las. by
log rolling from truck on Allen d En-
tram-road. Mr.. Henear IS the sawyer fos
the firm, and accompanied By his little boy
where the men were hauling logs over the
tram road, when the accident ecI urred. Al
last reports the boy was thought to be fatal
ly injured. He is bright, processing little
boy of about seven yearS of age.
PECULIAR wager.
aestsa World.
Nine years ago W. G. Bennett wegered
Ed. Ralston one dollar for each year that it
woald rain on the 10th day Ct May every
year for the following ten years. Sunday
last VAS the 10th of May and the end OF the
ninth PEAR, and Bennett has won the dollar
eight times oct of nine. This isa' singalsr
phenomenon, and the 10th Of nexs May vii.
be looked for with interest.
SThIk NOIES.
Street lampe are being ereced in
Spencer.
LAST west four Scar cubs were captured
in Preston county.
The only inmate Of the Hardy county
jail is EN- insane woa,an.
Exchsnger from the interior OF tie
State report taeprospeets Of fruit crop very
good.
City taxes ipShephezdstovn are 80 cents
on the 800 valuation, and 90 cents poll tax;
dogs so cents.
Out in MooreCeld the citizens are so hard
up for burning laid thas they steal oil out
OF the street Tampa"
In Grant county, on May 10th, George
Strother, aged &c. vas meY7ied to Miss Mary
Stonebresker, ageGSe.'
A catfish which measured IL inches
across its head is reported 10 have been
caught in the Kanawhs river last week.
1t is rumored that tie" dispatchers Office
at Central will be removed TO Grafton in
short time. The Office at'Csueron has been
removed to Grafton. Thc.;des is to consol
idate business as much aspossible.
On last Sunday afternoon Geo. Swami,
postmaster and freight agent at Eagle, Fay.
cite county, was drowned by skif upset
ting in the river He leaves wife and
family.
Holmes Littletou went down 10 Blan ny
fishing on Thursday and caught remark
able fish weighing sixteen pounds; it had
species of hair instead of scales was blind,
and had small reddish notwithstanding
Journal.
Grant Hansford, OF Arnold creek, has
caught the largest pike we have heard Of
being taken out of Middle leland this sea-
son. 1t was caught below the mouth of
Arnold's creek and weighed 80 pounns. 1t
vas caught on hook.-West Union
Record.
An old and long since deserted oil we'll
near the residence OF j. j. Deever, in Writ
county cut queer caper few days since
by breaking out and flowing out fifteen
barrels of the greasy fluid. The we'll had
been plugged up for some time.
The Raleigh Index says terrible fight
occurred between Burk Mankiu and r. c,
Galloway, last Sunday, at Sand Lick, as
he two were returning from quarterly meet
ing. Galloway was stabbed in the left
breast by Mankin, and it is feared he will
die.
Michael Harrington, ofNew .Martiusville,
was engaged in cleaning ous well at the
retidence OF DR.. McComss, ct that place,
when he accidently fell down the well dis.
Ianceof about 80 feet. He sustained num-
erous injuries, among them dislocated
shoulder and broken leg. 1t is feared
that there are internal injuries that will re-
suit fatally.