Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-30


Newman went TO Huntington, collected
the insurance money and skipped ont. 1t
was alleged that he fred the building, and
things got so warm for him he was COM
PEELED to leave. Creditors began to close
in on his father, and he was compelled to
mortgage his farm for 81, 500 to save his
honor, while his ungrateful son had left for
parts unknown with $1,000 or So, 900 Of
his money. The case has since been qui.
city worked up. and his captors, after 9
thorough search, found Newman snugly
domiciied in Kansas. where be he'd invest
ed largely in real estate, and was living
like fighliug-co BE il about thirty.
eight years old and has a family. He was
taken to Wayne C. a. and placed in Jail
His father has the respect and sympathy
of everybody.
THE WAY TO sATGH THEN.
a story comes from the Canaan region
in Tucker county, to the effect that Sol.
Coaner citizen of that region, has In
vented novel plan of capturing squirrels.
His sbuckWheAt field was completely de-
strOyed by the Dummies" and be being ad.
vaueed in y, airs, and his eyesight failing,
he conld not see the squirrels in time to
shoot them. Mr.. Cosner procured a buck.
ct of ter from Col. Bob Eastrsn's store
o: Davis, and poured it along on
the top rail of the fence where the squirrels
run in going out of the field of buokwhest
Mr. Cosner and his soma watched for the
trespassers, and when there were a good
many in the field, thsy jumped out and
yelled and swung their hats and the squir.
rels made for the fence. When they left
the fence they had 20 much tar on their
feet that the leaves stuck TO them, prevent,
log TIE animals from climbing trees, and
Mr.. Cosner and bis boys killed a number
of them with clubs.
A FATHER KILLS HIS CHILD.
A most distressing affair was the death
Of Claude Hill, ten.year-old son Of Mr..
Volney Hill, who lives at Dust's Crossing,
Jefferson county. About three weeks ago
Mr.. Hill was in the woods cutting timber,
and Claude was engaged in pulling away
the brush ss it was cut of. He got TOO
near the axe of his father, and Hr. Hill,
not seeing him, cut him in the head
with ais axe, striking glancing blow. The
little fellow did not seem to be badly hurt,
ard it was thought to be only q scalp
wound. In o short time he seemed all
right, aud even went to school. Bat it
was not long until he became very i'll, aud
on Tuesday of last week he died. 1t was
then discovered that his skull had been cut
through and the brain injured. If this had
been known sooner it is likely that the
cbild's life might have been saved.
GREW ON AN OLD LOG.
Captain Parsons, says the Tucker
county Pioneer, while making surveys for
the West Virginia Central Railroad, in
Canaan, found tree that had commenced
its growth on log. AS the tree grew,
roots ran down the sides of the log into the
ground. When found, the tree had at
tanned considerable size, but the old log
was so sound that the bark had not yet
fallen of. When the tree was cut down
the snnular rings showed it to be more
than 200 years old The old log was hem
lock and had lain there since the founding
Of Philadelphia, hundred years before the
Revolutionary war, and yet the bark had
not so much SO fallen of. Mr.. Parsons
found another hemlock log that had lain
more than l4O years, and the bark was still
on i.
VANDALISM.
Some unknown scoundrels recently en-.
tered the N. E. Church, at Letart, in the
night time, and stole the reeds from the
organ, besides ipjuring the came by taking
il spart, aud scattering the pieces over the
floor. The door being fastened, they made
through one Of the windows, and
here being no one living in that modest
little village supposed mean enough to per
'orm such piece of work. it is hard to
conjecture who were the guilty parties, but
certain individuals lately noticed in the
1icinity are suspected ard are being
watched.
CONDUCTOR KILLED.
While making up his traiu in the G. i
}. yards. at Huntington, Friday morning,
Lr. W. II. Shay, Charleston, an extra CON
luctor on the Huntington division Of this
Dad, attempted to jump from one car to
mother and in so doing missed the leap
md fell under the wheels of the moving
lain. The wheels passed over tae neck,
.lmost serving the head from the body. !
'he head was split open across the back,
nd the body across the right eide and in
uder the arm almost cut in twain.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
A short time ago George W. Noble, a
7ell to do farmer, living on Buffalo Creek,
abel county, whilst cutting vines on the
dge Of the woodland, was fred into By two
ersops The 6rst shot would have proved
stal if il had struck the vine, as it was
cross his breast, which stopped the ball
he ball dropped a. Mr.. Mobiles feet. The
scond sho! was wild and did not come
ear the mark. ..- +
PROBABLE MURDER.
At Meadow Creek, on the 18Th instant,
! a quarrel over cards. Albert Sims cut
tewsTt MAupins throat from ear TO ear
it'll a razor. Sims was taken before
'quire Dnnn last Saturday and commit.
d to await the result Of Maupin's wound,
nd the action of the grand Jury. DR.. s.
. Peck attended Msupin. who ia in critic. .
condition. Both parties to the quarrel
e c9lOFsd,
STRANGE coISCIDKECE. /
William Henniug, living Tear Centre
urnsce, Oabell county, accidently killed
mself with gun las, Sunday week, the
ad passing through his hand, aud strik- ,
& him under the chin. The head from
g ears back remained intact. Four
ara ago his brother shot and killed him
Il, near the same place, with the same I
10.
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arble Clocks and Bronzes, at the store Of