The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-05
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Inoidents in West VIrRini
and Vicinity.

8 II requires over three hundred bushe
Of coal per day at the hospital at Westo
during the cold weather.
The Grand Jury OF Guernsey count,
Ohio, found 81 indictments ut the presen
term OF court; s felonies and rs minor o.
fences.
A 218 pound deer killed on the Nortl
, Branch is the heaviest one reported from
: this State thus far this season. Georg
| Timbrooks killed it.
I, The cauvasaers for subscriptions 10 tn
. capital stock OF proposed manufacturing
concern at Martinsburg have secured al
but s., 900 OF the needed amount.
S2me unknown assassin attempted Il
murder George Noble, Of Cabel county
q wealthy farmer, while he was at worI
J in his vineyard. Two shots were fired a
him.
James Broadwater, a young man whose
home was near Piedmont, was instantly
killed by falling tree while at work fol
the Cumberland Lumber Company at
White Sulphur, West Virginia. He leaves
a family.
Rev. ]. L. simpson, Of Waynesburg,
Pa, was recently robbed Of $500 in some
mysterious manner. IL was sscreted in q
cupboard Of his house. How or by whom
1t was taken there is no clue. The loss is
very heavy one to the minister.
Dogs are again raiding the sheep locks
OF Washington county, Pa, farmers. A
few nights since B. F. Scott had four kill
cd and tWenty wounded by the worthless
ours and the entire flock was 80 badly
frightened rs to be seriously damaged.
A iourteen.year old daughter OF far
mer named Frail, living few miles from
Winitrede while passing a CRATE fire
had her skirts ignited, and there being no
assistance at hand, was 80 badly burned
that she died a few hours afterwards. q
The Euttallburg Coal aud Coke Com.
pany OF Fayette county has rebuiltits large
drum house" which was destroyed by
fire about four weeks ago. The loss was
great one in the way OF an interruption
to busines and the promptness with which
1t has been replaced shows decided ac-
tivity int he business.
Mrs. Faulkner, OF Martinsburg, has got
ten up a.pamphlet in memory OF her hus.
band, the late Hon. Q. ]. Faulkner. 1t
contains short sketch OF Mr.. Faulkner's
political and professional life, tributes OF
respect passed by the bars OF Berkeley,
jetferson and Morgan counties, Mir.
Woods funeral sermon and notes from
newspapers.
The line OF the Ohio River road was re-
Gently inspected by the road g officials. A
pleagant feature was the awarding Of
prizes given by the section foreman for
Ia
OF Friendly, was awarded the first prize
and James Maloney second. The prizes
were go!d-headed canes.
William Henuing, living near Center
Furnace, Cabellc lcounty, accidentally killed |
himself with a gun, tho load passing |
through his hand and hitting him under
the chin. The head from the ears back |
remained intact. Four yeara ago his |
brother shot and killed himself near the |
same place with the same gun.
One day this week 3.year old daughter
Of A. ]. Ashby, Of New Martinsviiie, |
while playing in a room got too near to |
the CRATE, and before her 9.year old sister,
who was the only person In the room at
the time could ret her away, she % was
horribly burned 80 badly in fact, that
ASA AAV 10 ohCCPhiSu OAs 4u6 bI6LbE WEB |
also severely burned about the arms in |
trying to put out the fire.
A meeting Of a number of the oitisens
Of Wetzel and adjoining counties, was
held at New MartinsVilie few days since
ior the the purpose Of organizing a Stock !
Growers Association. MI. Josephus
Clark presided, and Mr.. ]. F. Burley acted |
as Secretary. The benefits to be deserv-
ed from such an association were clearly
set forth in the addresses made by tho |
chair and Messrs. Thomas Soott, Quincy
Cresap, Friend Cox, Cyrus Lenta, M. X.
Grouse and 4. D. LeggeLt. Committees
were appointed to perfect an organization. |
obediah Evans, OF Nicholas county, was
working on an elevated log chute, near
Carnefx Ferry, Fsyette county, when
hearing a Foiss, which he supposed was
produced by q log in the chute above him,
he leaped to the ground, a distance OF so |
feet, and received Injuries which will, it ia
said, prove fatal. Another man near the |
same place and about the same time acci-
dsntaFly received cut on the hip from
an axe in the hands OF fellow-laborer. It
is thought that his injuries will prove ia
tai.