Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-20
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A TERRIBLE ARRAY,
In Which One Man is Killed and
Another Wounded.
Various Other Accidents and Incidents OF
West Virginia Life Cleaned from
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killed and another fearfully wounded, oe-
CURED at the home of farmer named
John T. Blake, who lives on the left hand
fork Of Nine-mile creek, Cabell county, last
Friday. Special Constable A. B. Smick
went to BIake's farm and levied on cow,
to satisfy an execution which he held
against Blake. Blake resisted the taking
of the COW, and picking mp an oxe, struck
Smick upon the left arm, inhicting fear
ful wound, and was about to follow it up
with another attack, when Smick drew his
pistol and shot him dead. Snick gave
himself up, and is now in jail awaiting q
session of the grand jury.
AwoMAN SUICIDES.
Mrs. Bryan, who lived opposite Point
Pleasant, committed suicide last week BY
drowning herself in the Ohio river. She
evidently premeditated suicide, as she left
the following note:
81 have been gong crazy for some time.
1t is useless for me to try to get over it, and
it would only cause you all much trouble.
1t will be the best to stop now. have
such pains through my head, and | knew
What it was coming 10. So let me rest in
the bottom Of the river, where am"
The family was well to do, and much re-
pee ed by the friends and neighbors.
HOUSE BURNED.
Friday night last, about ii o'clock, the
house OF Hon. Jacob Hinkle. Representa-
tive from Pendleton county, situated near
Circleville, was entirely consumed by fire,
with all its contents. 1t is supposed to have
been igpited by spark from the stove in
the kitchen flying into some dry wood lying
around the stove The loss will be heavy as
the house was newly built painted and fur
nisbed. Nothing was saved from the house.
No insurance.
AN EXPERT THIEF.
During the past few weeks DR.. Gideon
Martin, of Locust avenue has lost nearly
forty chickens, and until recently he has
been unable to account for their disappear.
ance. He supposed they were stolen, and
be finally resolved to catch the thief. So
few evenings ago he set steel trap, and
on the following morning he found fastened
in it huge BOBBY owl, which measured four
and halt feet from tip to tip Of wings.
NARROW ESCAPE.
A heavy land slide occurred at point
FIVE miles beyond the Falls of Kanswhs, a
few days ago. The railroad, for consider
able distance, was destroyed and pushed
into the river. A gentleman fishing at the
time near the place, ran up the road and
stopped an approaching train that would
otherwise have plunged into the river.
FALSE ALARM
Fred Miller, whose machine shop is To-
Gated on the Piedmont road, near Charles.
ton, while the workmen were engaged in
sinking we'll in the YARD, discovered vein
Of quicksilver some six feet below the sur
face The find was soon sfterward ascer-
tanned to have deposited itself there after
having been used in hardening tools at the
shop and thrown on the yard.
MINER KILLED.
John Musgrave, miner in Richard Bar
rett's coal bank, at Weston, was fatally in
jured by heavy piece of slate falling on
him Tuesday, and died Thursday morning
at 3 o'clock. The piece OF slate was noticed
10 be loose and mention was made of the
fact thst it ought to be moved; but the
matter was neglected.
THE WHEAT CROP.
West Virginia farmers generally have
gotten through with their wheat harvest and
lind that although the yield will be much
below that of last year, the crop has been
considerably under-estiuated There will
be tolerably fair crop. The wheat was
thin on the ground, but the heads are large
ard well filled.
RESIDENCE BURNED.
The residence of Mr.. Salatial Hardmap,
about FIVE miles from Weston, was destroyed
by fire at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning.
When the inmates awoke the FIRE had gained
such Roadway that only portion Of the
household goods were saved. The family
escaped without injury.
FLOUR STOLEN.
The managers of. the Biggs Milling Com
pany, Of Huntington, discovered that sys-
tenn of wholesale theft has been going on
from their mills for an indefinite period.
Large quantities Of -four have been traced.
They are unable to estimate the loss by this
means. The suspected parties have left for
parts unknown.
FATALLY BURNED.
The Weston World says Mrs. Anthony
Strader, near Rural Dale, on Hackers
creek, was fatally burned Saturday night,
from the effects Of which abe died on Sun
day. A lamp was accidentally upset and
in attempting to put it out the lady's
clothes took fire and she was burned be-
yond aid when the FIRE was extinguished.