Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-05
pINcHINes OF POVERTY.
An Illustration of How Some lots'
rior Families Live.
Putting a Railroad On Its Feet ne
End of Two Hunters--Mls-
ceIIaneous Matters.

Within four miles OF st. George, lueAo'
county, lives family SO destitute that II
almost surpasses belief. They live in o
log hut, open az stable, and not q chair
table, bed or stool in the house. They have
not even quilt or blanket under which to
sleep. The family consists of a man and
wife and a fifteen year old daughter.
Their house is built sgainst the side OF a
hill end on the uppermost aide the Chin
ney comes up just level with the ground
and when they want FIRE, they throw the
wood down the chimney. Formerly, they
had a door; but of late they nailed 1t shut,
and now the only way of going IN ana on;
is Though the chimney. Their hogs AND
chicken live and sleep in the same
house with them; and. inssmucn
as the hogs refused to 60 in and out through
the chimney, q part ofthe door was broken
off to allow the swine and poultry less
smoky passsge,way to and from the domicile
The bedstead, chairs, benches and table
were burnt for wood last winter. The
family nov sleep on come boards laid be-
fore the fire. 1t is wonder how they
keep from freezing to death. because they
are nearly entirely unclothed, and often
entirely 3d. Frequently during the coolest
weather the woman and daughter went
bare footed through the woods, consider
able distance from the house. The cook.
ing utensils consist of tea kettle and
skillet. They usually, it is said, have
plenty to eat. They raise hogs and chick
ems and had two COWS until short time
ago. when one was foundered on corn and
died, and the other fell down the chimney
into the fire and was burnedinto a crisp.
A few years ago q charter was obtained
for railroad from Weston through the
counties OF Gilmer, Calhoun, Roane and
jackson to intersect the river road at
Ravenswood. But the river road stopped
at Parkersburg in its construction, and
this fact, together with the terrible floods
and the severe droughts of couple OF
years back caused the people of the above
named counties TO temporarily drop their
enterprise. Ia the meantime the charter
be came forfeited for want of action under
q lively lulClSob bno pOSh
evinced in the matter during the
psst few weeks A new charter
has been prepared for the proposed road,
signatures of charter members from this
county received, and ut the Rosne county
Circuit Court, last week, representative
men Of that section took an earnest hold
OF the matter and the proposed charter was
duly signed and certified and forwarded to
the Secretary of State With the request
that the same be granted without delay.
The proposed corporation is to be known
as the Ravenswood, Spencer and Chenille
Railway Company, and tho road is to run
from Rsvenswood 10 Spencer by the most
practicable route, thence through Calhoun
to Chenille in Gilmer county, and thence
to Weston. A meeting of charter members
was held in Spencer last Friday.
VIM. T. Lewis and Jacob Mullins, of
Cranberry, Webster county, were out hunt
ing the first Of last week and when about
seven miles from home, while passing over
a rough piece of ground, Lewis stumbled
and fell, sccidently dscharging his gun the
contents OF which entered Mullins tight
breast and ranged up through th2 saaulder
inAicting an ugly wound. Lewis, thinking
he had killed Mullins, wss 80 badly scared
that he did rot stop to examine the nature
Of his wound bat at once started home for
assistance, running the entire seven miles
and sent out men TO bring the wounded
man in. The scare and oYer-exertion was
too much fer Lewis and brought on hem.
s4rnage of the lungs which, sfter four days
suffering, caused his death. Mullins,
though badly wounded, may recover,
The remains Of seven Confederate sol.
asers, who lost their lives during the late
war in the battle of Bulltown, Braxton
county, are buried in one grave on the bat.
tie field CT that place. The earth has worn
or washed away 60 that The bones et some
Of the dead soldiers are exposed. The peo-
pie of RGlita~a and vicinity have under.
taken to eaclose and cover the grave with |
cut stone and erect marble slab at the |
head bearing the name of each soldier, If
the names can be ascertained Milton
Butcher, who belonged to Company 2.
26th Virginia Cavalry, assisted 10 bsrying
them, but he does not nov rapaen,bar the !
names Of either. They were al West Vir.
ginlsns ana be thinks one of them lived in
Marion, one in Roane aud ono ia Webster
county but does not know in wha. county
the others lived.
A row in which an irate father received
some severe cuts with knife, occurred at /
Bridgeport last Sunday evening. 1t an.
pears that Ha7F;gqJ EitzhSgh, having J.,
bi0ea too freely Of bug juice. bs~.. beating
his little SOD eo@s hS'-.Il or eight years Of
ags' Hao'ar..-.s the legs below the knee
an' Oadly bruiting one hand. Thomas
Cornwell coming up, he and Fitzhugh en-.
gased in fight. both using knives, and
CoTnweil cutting Fi!zhugh across the ribs
about two inches deep The wounded
man at last account was &c fl ring consij-
erably, but was not considered in dan.
gerous condition. No arrests have been
Two years ago little child OF J. c. Dab.
ney, OF Point Pleasant swallowed knife
blade. Local physicians could not afford
her any relief and she IVES taken to Gin
,innari and placed under the care Of sur
yeons, who, after lorg treatment, gave
Up the case and her parents returned I
home Two Weeksago are vas taken with :
accompanied with Daroxysms :
rom coughing She dislodged the knif- +
,lsde, much TO the relief OF her parents and )
he is now on tee high road TO recovery
)ne end Of the blade was eOcrus.ed, While u
he other was perfectly bright
Calvin Wesi, resident OF Roane cour-
:, this State, jumped from the isst lire :
anenger train st Sswell Oh tie 18th ut
nd broke his left leg in two places He =,
lad never Travelled on train before, sni
'hen the brakeman called "SeweII" Wtst
cared thst he would lot get eff in time .,
nd jumped. lie sustained al ipiu:- "
Is, which may prove fatal
Last Thursday. Miss Alice Hottie al d
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