Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-05
a HEADLESS BODY
vOrND LYING IN THE WOODS NEAR
R0NcEyERTE.
A ROans County Mans "reminiscences o
jeff Davis Early Love Afair--Ac-
cidenS and General STATE
News.

fed rs that of Mr.. George w. Nicholas, an
old man of 20 years, who for some time
had made his home partly with MIR. VIM.
Livesay, two miles above Frankford, and
partly with a brother in Renick's Valley.
1t is supposed that he met his death while
on the way from Mr.. Livesay's to his broth
er's place, some two weeks previous. He
was then seen late in the evening passing
Falling Spring in the direction of Renick's
Valley. Being nearly blind he missed his
way. and fell over a cliff at the spot where
his body lay.
Mr.. Abraham Friend, the owner of the
saw mill at Postum Hollow, Portland Dis
trict, Preston county, had a narrow escape
from death, by accident a few days ago.
During a ireShet in Dougherty's Run,
which supplies his mill, while he was
repairing the torebay, some boards gave
away and allowed almost the full force
OF the pent up water to come against him.
He was hurled over the dam to the stream
below, followed by a flood of seething Wa
tiers, and was turned over and over, head
foremost, until he reached the county
bridge by which the BrandOnville and
Terra Alta turnpike CROSSES the creek.
Here he succeeded in catching hold OF the
bridge and reScuing himself. His head was
cut in several places, and he sustained
severe bruises. 1t was almost 4 miracle
that he escaped with his life.
There lives on Spring Creek, Roant
county, Thomas SiIhom, aged 81 years, whC
was bugler for General Taylor in the MeXi
can war. The old man is blind, but has {
clear mind and loves to relate his knOwl
edge of the stern old warrior. He take
great pride in telling how he used TO carry
letters from jeff Davis, later President o
the Confederate States, to Miss Taylor,
daughter of General Taylor, and return
with the reply. He often drove Miss Tay'
Tor out in Il buggy to meet JEFF Davis, who
afterwards married her. He says they
were a very handsome couple, but the
father of Miss Taylor was not an admircl
of Davis, and forbid him keeping. company
with his daughter. Mr.. Simon says the
young folks were determined To marry and
he aided them all he could, and the father
was never any the wiser.
A year ago the coal strike Of the Kama
wha Valley was inaugurated by the Ray
mOnd City miners. They were followed
by the miners of Campbell'S Creek. The
first of May every splint coal mine on the
river was deserted, except Winitrede and
things looked blue, but the strike was
broken first by Raymond City and since
that time, one by one the banks have re-
sumed operations and at the old figures.
Friday the COalburg works started up full
time and there is not q single splint coal
mine on the river that is idle on account of
the strike. Every mine on theriyer is now
working, except Crown Hill, and they
will commence us soon us their tipple is
completed.
Last Wednesday evening Us the west
bound freight train, No. -, stopped for
water ut White sulphur Station, a little
three-year old girl named Kelly crcpt UNI
der the caboOse, and when the train moved
she was crushed by the wheels of the ca
bOOse and 50 injured that she died the next
morning. Her left arm and leg were
broken. She was q child of Mr.. James
Kelly, a track lahOrcr, who resides in n
shanty on the roadside n short distance
east of the station.
Mr.. Louis McMurray has planted in his
farm, in Maryland, near Shepherdstown,
:, 1000 acres Of mOuntain sugar corn. Other
farmers in the neighbOrhoOd have planted
500 acres, and the produce of all this land
will he canned during the season, which
commences about the middle of August.
-Four million cans are on hand, and forty
two hands are ut work adding to the mum
Der.
Mr.. James Anderson brought us from
Davis last Saturday night Il big lump of ice
which he chopped out from among the
rocks in the open air, not far from the hO-
tel where he is at work. He reports a frost
on Saturday morning white enough to track
rabbits in. We reckon Davis will take the
palm for summer GOODNESS. Echo.
The evidence and arguments in the case
of the State vs.. Eta Knisely, charged with
the murder of her mother, were concluded
at Huntsville Tuesday evening. NJ. l..
Peck, Prosecuting Attorney. and Judge
Chap Stuart represented the State, and X.
s. Blair and J. G. Davis were counsel for
the defense.
1t has been definitely decided by the
Ohio River Railroad Company to build eX-
tensive machine shops and round houses
at ParkcrSburg. The engine house will
contain five stalls. The buildings will all
be of brick and will cost about $40, 900.
The site is now being surveyed and work
will be commenced ut one.
Coon Wickham, of MoundsviIle,
has formed Il co-partnership with
a Mr.. McCreary, of Ohio, for the
purpose of Introducing his glass monu-
mentS, of which he is the patentee. Ar
engagements have been entered into with
New Albany and Cincinnati glass manufic-
turcrs for making the monuments.
Romney was excited, on the 2Gth. over
q rumor that an attempt would he made
that night to lynch Bowen, the negro who
is charged with the murder of lIeltwOld.
Precautions were taken to secure the safety
OF the prisoner, but the expected mob did
not pat in an appearance.
Evey house at Mountain Lake that could
he rented has been secured, the hotels and
boarding houses have every room engaged,
still there are many who cannot secure .
accommodations who wish to spend the
summer there. This promises to be the
best season Of any heretofore at the Park,
One night last week some one cut the
twenty odd telephone wires at the Hospital
for the Insane ut Weston, near the point
where they all converge in the fifth story
of the centre building. What the purpose
was in cutting them remains a mystery.
George Gregg, who was thought to he
fatally injured at Eetterman a few weeks
ago by VIM. Hickle, who struck him with
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