Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-08-14
STATE NEWS.

GrantSyiile, the county Sede VI
Calhoun county, has not q church
building in it's corporation, and there
| is hardly enough members OF one
denomination to erect one. The
town is large enough, however, to
support union church.
Mr.. James Newman of Wetzel
county, in addition to having his
wheat shocks destroyed by some
cowardly incendiary has been furfh-
er injured, presumably by the same
miscreants, by having his fruit trees,
corn and vegetables killed or other
wise injured. Every effort is being
made to find out who the scoundrel
is.
A SOW belonging to Mr.. Jacob
Bane, near ClaysvilIe, had a litter Of
six pigs few days ago. Noticing
that they did not suck, he examined
their mouths and extracted FROM
each one of them eight black teeth
which measured fully one inch in
length. Since the dental operation
they are all doing finely.-CaysriR
Independent.
| Mrs. William M. Welch, of Key
ser, has large cat that follows heI
J at all times like a dog. Last week
while out with Mrs. WEIGH the cat
jumped on large five-foot moccasiu
snake that was about to attack its
mistress, and after hard fight kill
ed the reptile and then dragged it
home where Mrs. WEIGH had fled
screaming, as soon as she saw the
snake.
i A few days since a severe storm
: swept over Wetzel county. 1t was
accompanied by very heavy wind
and was confined to track about 9
half mile in width. Wheat stacks
were destroyed, fruit trees torn ur
by the roots and the corn was badly
damaged. Simon Fret had a horse
killed that was valued at $3.50. A
number of buildings we're struck by
lightning, but no special damage
was done.
, A th-ee-year old son Of j. w
Swisher, of Marion county, was play
ing in the tall grass in a meadow
, where harvesting was progressing
when his older brother, who was
driving a machine, ran into the chile
without observing him and nearly
, severed his leg. The smaller bont
f was cut clear in two. Since the acct
dent the child fell off n chair an(
broke the large bone of the leg a
the point where the small one wa'
cut, and it is now feared that ampu
tation will be necessary.
About Joseph Parnell, who dice
last week, at Clarksburg, aged 4
years, it is said that when q young
, man he was employed as servant il
a rich and arlstocratic family in Eng
, land, and he married the daughtel
of his master. She was disowned an(
, disinherited, and the newly married
couple came to Canada, thence tt
the United States. Her people after
, ward relented and asked her to leav,
, him and return to her old home, bu
, she refused and lived faithful unit
, her death. During her last few years
, her mind carried her back to he
girlhood scenes and she anxiously
waited and watched for letter for
giving her and asking her and hel
husband to return to England and
to plenty, but her parents were dead
I and she died firmly believing the
| letter would soon come. He survived
7 her few years and his old age was
Y made comfortable by remittance
9 from a sister in England and by tn,
: P. Z. church, of which he was {
. member.
! The notorious George Beasley wa
q arrested in Jackson county las
t week. This is the same Beasley wht
!. has figured extensively during tn
past two months in the press of thi
!. State as a desperate who was ter
+ rorizing a part of the Kanawha val
: ley, and for whom a reward of 800
a was offered. He is the same Beasle,
7 who last September killed one Moore
+ of Clay county, who had eloped witt
: his wife to Kanawha county. III
4 was subsequently tried for the muI
a der and acquitted. Previous to this
!, Beasley had served a term in th
!, penitentiary for another crime
9 About two months ago it was report
] ed that he had cut his wife's throa
: from ear to ear, and that he propos
g ed to kill all the witnesses of tn
e State against him, and that he wa
a still at large-a portable magazin
? liable to explode without moment
warning and the terror of the entir
J. section of country in which he sur
posed to sojourn. A week or two ag
i Beasley and woman he represent
g. ed as his wife arrived in jackson
s county, and went to house keepin,
s in cabin on the farm of 'Sepl
: Sayre, Beasley obtaining employ
: ment in the vicinity. When arreste,
it was on charge of whipping hi
alleged wife. In default ola hundre,
:. dollar bond to keep the peace h
a was sent to Jail, where he will prot
ably be held until he is sent for b,
D the Kanawa authorities, or until th
a report of his wife is contradicte,
D from an unquestionable source
I Beasley denies the alleged uxoricide
|. and says that the woman account b.
9 is now in Jail is his wife (Rush,
= Boggs before marriage) with whom
!. he was united in matrimonv uaarI,