Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-08
CRUSHED 70 DEATH.
The Fearful Fats BsfaIIiag a Sum
msrs County Citizen.
A Woman Killed by a BouIder--A West
Virginia centernarian-- 0rowned-Ex-
pIosion--Generai State News.

On last Thursday &r. Jack Whitaker WI
killed By falling rock while at work
the trann rad up Madsu,'s creek, in San
mers eeauh-. Por some time Mr.. Whitakt
has been in The employ Of Miller 1 Co {
their lunber and stave works, on Madam
creek. On the day of the accident whic
resulted n his death he, with FIVE or 81
Others, had gone out 70 repair the trsmrosc
and while st work loosed rock we'ghin
some FIVE tons, 1t rolled down and esugn
the unfortunate man. crushing the life on
Of him instantly, leaving the body 8 shape
less mass. TIE deceased was , native O
Mercer county, but had lived in Summer
county for seve7ol years.
A NtsDERoUs gaew.
The st. Mays Oracle chronicles tn
death of a woman named Smith. N tn,
lower end of Peasants county, from TIT
effects Of blow from large stone thrown
by q man who as yet is unknown. II
seemed that Mrs. Smith and her husband
crossed the river from Ohio cn last Tues
day, the woman appearing to be very un
WE'LL She was found ander tree some dis
tanoe up the creek, ,affering very much
She was removed to q house IN
the neighborhood and DR.: Way
was summoned. To ths doctor she told tho
following story: She sad that her husband
had got into row with the man en- whose
land they lived, in Ohio, when the man
threw large stone at her husband, which
struck her, from the effects of which she
was suffering. She was trying to reach the
house Of some relatives n West Virginia,
when she became too weak to travel. The
woman suffered terribly that day, dying
about aightfall. The Coroner has gone to
the scene.
eSH HUNDRED YEAES OLD.
The Gallipolis Bulletin says: Capt. f..
s. Aleshire returned from a trip up the Ks.
nawha river last week. While at Poca,
Putnam county, he met Mr. William Kirk,
Of that vicinity, who was born ia Mecklen.
berg county, Va, July 20, l7S5, and who
will, therefore be 100 years old next July.
Capt. Aleshire says he's wonder, being
as active as most men, able to dance and
kick as high as any one, the only observable
defect from age being in his eyes, which are
weak. He is the father of twenty four
children, by two wives, the Oldest living
child being II and the youngest q. His
second wife is still living.
DROWNED.
A man named Bud" Mclaughlin was
drowned in the river, near Beaver Bottom,
Hampshire county, Tuesday. He rode his
horse into the stream while intoxicated and
refused to attempt to eXtricate himself when
directed how to do so by Mrs I. NJ. Stick
ley who witnessed his toolhardy action.
EXPLOSION.
Mr.. Charles Hulderman, who has been
engaged in working in the Randolph county
lead mines nearly lost his life by en- explo-
sion last Saturday. he was endeavoring to
extract the glycerine from one of the caps
used in exploding the dynamite in blasting
when it exploded, blowing off three fingers
from his left hand and injuring his right eye
seriously. The caps used in this work are
small brass shells about the size Of 20cali-
bre pistol cartridges and are charged with
miro glycerine.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE NOTES.
West Virginia will have plenty Of fruit
this year.
Morgantown is making great preparations
for her centennial.
Rumors of want are still coming in from
the Ksnswha valley.
The opening Of the Berkeley Springs ho-
tel takes place next week.
A telephone line is talked of between
Ravens Rock and St. Msrys.
There is to be a reunion Of the Tenth
West Virginia Infantry at Weston this sum
mer.
Buckhannon is to have no free schools
for another year, her citizens voted against
the levy for that purpose.
The personal property assessment in
Lewis county has fallen off $50, 29S, and in
Braxton $4,000.
Wednesday night the "nigger" boiler Of
the towboat Onward burst near st. Marys,
killing one OF the firemen.
Farmers in Fort Spring district, Green.
brier county, complain OF robberies, and
talk of taking the law into their own
hands.
The upper part of Greenbrier county, on
the head waters Of Spring creek, was visited
by fearful water spout on Saturday night
Of last week. The loss Of property is est
mated at $4,000. No lives lost.
1t is said that panther has been com
mit:ing depredstions on the Backbone
mountain in Tucker county, near X. X.
Knott's farm. 1t has been heard yelling
and has killed wild animals, such as coons
and deer.
The Glenville Normal will have but four
graduates this year. Those named in the
graduating class are r. Fl. Fetty, Of Cam
den, Lewis county; VIM. Fought, Of New.
ark, Writ county; A. A. Gather and Miss
Harriet Kee, of Gilmer county.
The citizens of Gilmer county petitioned
Judge A. B. Fleming not to hold the spe.
cial term of Circuit Court set for May 29th,
which request was granted owing to
the financial disability of the people and the
backwardness Of their spring work.
A man named Kane, residing on Judge
Noah Lies farm, on Lies Run, Lewis
county, last week, fell off Q wagon heavily
loaded with rails, which. ran over him and
injured him so t.e died in six hours after
ward. We are informed that he leaves q
wife and family to mourn bis unimely
death.
The Mcdowell Register says that man
named Wilson, for whom there was re
ward of 500 for the murder Of an entire
family, was arrested recently in that county
and lodged in Jail but being taken out for q
walk a few days afterwards, he knocked
down his keeper and escaped. Nothing ha:
been heard Of him since.
On the night OF May 26th, near Roanoke