Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-07
BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Young Ladies and a Child the
Victims.
Serious Cutting ARRAY In Marshall
.county---Natha COTS Es-
tate---A Frightful
Fall.

On last Sunday morning q serious acct
dent occurred at the Laurel Creek bridge,
near Liberty Church, in Mountain Cove
Fayette county, BY which Miss
Ellen Farr and her brother. Leonard, mar
escaped a horrible death. 1t appears
that about a week previous to the accident
some unknown party removed q section OF
the floor of the bridge, leaving q gap of
about twelve feet. The bridge remained
in this condition several days, when some
to accommodate footmen, placed
three halEround pieces of timber across the
gap in the bridge. On Sunday morning
Miss Farr and her brother, on their way to
church, found the bridge in the condition
as above described. The boy ~dismounted
and led his horse safely over the bridge
He then attempted to lead his sisters horse
across, while she remained in the saddle,
but when the horss csme to the
gap in the bridge he became
frightened and attempted to turn around
and fell through into the water, fifteen feet
below, carrying his rider with him. The
boy becoming excited lespsd into the
creek after them. The horse's back was
broken by the fall and he died in q short
time. Miss FRrr and her brother slight.
ing in the water, which vas three or four
feat deep, aud assistance being near at
haAd, were rescued without sustaining any
injury, excep. q thorough wetting and a
severe fright.
NATHAN GoFF's EsTAEE,
The following are the principal fes-
lures of the will OF the late Nathan Goff
of Clarksburg. The will wa written by
himself several years ago, and several cod
icils have been added nee it was frat pre-
pared. It has been admitted to probate
and recorded in the Harrison county
clerks Office. He gave 100000 to his
wife, $4,000 to Nathan Gof, Jr, and all
the remainder of the estate that is Left at
ter the payment of ABOUT $3.50 QUO
of requests. Mrs. Ramsay gets 81, 900,
her daughter Lutte $4,000, Charles ]. Golf,
$4,000; Hattie and May Golf each S., Co.,;
Mrs. Kuust, of Grafton, 5 5000; NJ. E
Church, $I5 900; Ed. Thomas (colored)
children 81, 900, aud various other bequests
to his brothers and sisters children. All
the bfquests made to parties who died after
the will wa executed, and before the tes.
tstor, revert to N. Golf, Jr., which will
probably bring the amount that be will re-
ceive up to neal S250,000. The bulk of
Me-. COTS fortune was in securities and
stocks.
MARSHALL COUNTY CUTTING scRAPE.
4 few days since an alteration took
place in Marshall county between Charles,
son of ]. A. Rice, of Board Tree, and Jas.
Reid, who resides near Bolton, which may
cost Rice BIZ! life. George Meyers gave q
corn husking. followed bya dance. Rice
did not 90 to the husking, but went to the
dance. Hs asked Meyers if he had any
objection to his taking part. Meyers said
no, that be was perfectly welcome. This
incepsed Reid, and be tried to raise q fuss
with Rice, who is q boy. Rice told him if
nothing else would do he would fight him.
Reid told him to come into the yard. As
soon as Rice stepped out Reid plunged a
knife into his back, above the left hip,
within one aud one-half inch of the spine,
reaching one lobe of the liver. Rice is in u
very critical condition. Reid crossed the
line into Pennsylvania.
N TO DEATH.
a painful accident occurred two miles
from Parkersburg on last Monday. A
house on the old Logan place is GO.
by e colored family. The mother
left the house about FIVE o'clock in the ave-
ming to get a bucket of water, leaving an
about q year old and twins three
years old in the house. She had been
gone but a few seconds when che heard
the cries of the twins, and running back
found the baby crawling out of the house
wrapped in a sheet of fame 90 that it Tas
invisible. The child was horribly burned
and lived but six hours. 1t was supposed
to have fallen in the FIRE during her eb.
sence.
IT VAS NOT A COON
Ben Graham, of the Valley district, was
out on the River hill, near the Goren
White house, coon hunting one day last
week, and his dogs freed what he supposed
was a coon. The tree was a valuable 10
and he shot the black object supposed
10 be the coon. 1t fell to the ground. a
short distance and was caught and killed
~ the dogs. Instead of q coon it proved
o be a monster wildcat. 1t was two and
|. half feet high when stood erect and
Weighed twenty.six pounds.
ANOTHER DEATH By FIRE.
A sad accident happened several dsvs
go, a few miles back of Winitreds. A
ourteeR yesr-old daughter of o farmer
FAMED Frail, while passing the FIRE, had her
klfts ignited and as there wal no assist
nee near, she was burned so badly that
leath ensue1 in q few hours.
BURNED EYoND RECOGNITION.
Miss Annie Taylor, a young lady of
was burned beyond recognition
'hile blowing SCOT from q chimney with
MISCELLANEOUS STATE NOTES.
A school house in Big Left Hand dis.
riot, Kanawhs county, was burned on
the oath inst.
1t requires over three hundred bushels
f coal per day at the hospital at Weston
the cold weather.
An infuriated hog belonging to James
OF Charleston, made an attack on
Will Thomas, Monday, lascerating him
cry badly.
A young nan by the name Of James
road water, whose home is near Piedmont,
as killed by q tree falling on him while
t work for the Cumberland Lumber Com.
any, at White Sulphur, this State, Mon.
az.
Quite a number of wild turkeys were
zen crossing the Srsuntou and Psrkers.
urg pike just beyond the Middlefork river
Randolph couOty, a few days ago. 1t is
tbs, deep sDow in the mountains
thus early driven the birds to q lower
At Hampton Thanksgiving night there
as a free fight. Daring The STRAY Pat
.cCauley shot at Will Brsnnin three
mes, hitting twice, the bs Is taking effect