Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-14
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents of West
Virginia Life,
As Cleaned From the Local Columns
of Our State Ex-
. changes.

EECuCLAIh "
his solicitor, was before the Charleston
Council Friday evening, and informed that
body that he had secured 100000 to de-
velop the oil and gas of the Kanawhs VAL
lev, and submitted q proposition to lay
pipes through the streets OF the city Tor the
purpose of heating, lighting and manufsc.
turing with natural gas He offered to
place a forfeit Of $1,000 in the City Treas.
urer's hands to guarantee good faith in the
performance of his part of the prospective
contract; also to give lien on all property
of the company. for such damage as might
be done to the streets in the laying Of
pipes. &c. The Council declined the prop
osi:ion at first, but afterwards asked Mr..
Prentice to leave his proposition open for
a few days consideration, which was done:
Mr.. Prentice is going to bore for oil and
gas at or near Huntington, as that city has
accepted a proposition similar to the one
made to Charleston. In fact, some cities
have gone 80 far as to get up private sub
scriptions from the citizens to aid comps-
MES in the development of natural gas.
Gsllipolis is doing that at present.
On the 18th of May the fouryear-old son
of Mr.. A. P. Miller, who resides near Red
Sulphur Springs, Monroe county, was
kicked on the forehead by q colt. The
skull was broken by the blow, and the
brain oozed out. DIR. McNutt was i'm.
mediately summoned, and at first pro-
nounced the injuries fatal; but after DR..
Henry Butt arrived the next day, and q
consultation was held, it was decided that
there was still some hope of the little ones
recovery. The wound was carefully
dressed and every precsution taken. About
q ~teaspoonful of brains escaped from the
wound. The case is a very peculiar one,
and public interest has been deeply aroused
in the community. The little sufferer is o
promising and dearly beloved child, and is
perfectly in bis right mind. Great hopes
OF his recovery are still entertained.
For several weeks past the COW Of Mr..
J. S. Keller of Romney has been sick, eat
ing but little and appearing TO be in pain:
On Thursday Of lsst.week Mr.. Keller noticed
the point OF a wire protrudipg about two
inches through the cows back, and taking
hold drew it out six or eight inches, when
the COW became 30 restless that he had to
secure assistance. Her head wa battered
and secured and another attempt to draw
the wire was successful. To the surprise
of those around it proved to be an umbrel.
Ia rib near three feet in length. The cow
did not appear to suffer after the wire was
drawn, and at this writing she is RAPIDLY
improving and will no doubt entirely reeov
er. How did TIA wire gel inside the cow
10 tpe gussliGp. Mr.. Keller thinks she
swallowed it while .esting hay in the win.
ter, and that it worked through the stomach
to the surface.
On last Saturday evening a man came to
Ceredo, who very much resembleda tramp.
BE went across the Ohio river to VIM. NJ.
Davis saloon and gave his name a. James
O'Neil, of Minneapolis. MINI. While there
he became COMMERCIALLY intoxicated and
the result ofhis too freely partaking of the
ardent was seen when. he returned 10
Ceredo. Saturday night about 10 o'clock.
He was terribly cut in seyeFsl places. DR..
Wharton dressed his wounds and he re-
NAMED over night OF the Bloss hotel, lesv-
ing the next morning before the occupants
OF the hotel had arisen. No one knows
wnere he went, but it was reported that he
went from there to Csttletsburg, where he
died the next morning, from the effects of
his wounds.
On Sunday last, a serious row occurred
at the school house, on Birch river, Mich.
olas county, in which Addie Dodrill, son
OF B, f. DodrilI, Esq received several cuts
at the hand OF Anderson Wilson. Some
Of the parties we're arrested and tried be.
fore Daniel Wilson, Justics, for disturbing
religious worship. II. A, Wilson, who Was
tried by a Jury, was acquitted and B. L
Dodrill entered into a recognizsnce to ap-
pear at court to answer On indictment.
There is a young lady in M~oraautown
who is said 20 resemble the new wife Of
President Cleveland ss much as one leaf OF
q tree resembles another leaf. Those who
have seen a genuine photograph of Miss
Folsom are most positive that the likeness
10 our Morgantown LADY is no striking, both
as to the face and figure, that one might
US Thotlb hislhntu iT VIC DlUtT.
The Buchhannon river railroad is being
pushed forward with energy. There are
now about FIVE miles graded, and q mile OF
track laid. The grade is very slight, there
being no place OF the road where il is more
than half c degree. 1t ia being built
through the finest timber country in the
United States, passes through an eighteen
foot vein of coal and is nearing a fine vein
Of iron ore
A fatal accident happeped al the New
HsmpshiEe coal mine near Msrtlpsburg,
on tuesday evening. A driver by the
name OF Dan Cavey, in attempting to lamp
from one car to another, while in motion,
fell between them and was n~.tantly killed,
a loaded car passing over him and msng.
ling the young mans hcay ~ 4 fearful
manner. lie was about eighteen years of
age.
Mr.. c. F. Lynch, @ compositor in the
Keyser Echo office, ~narrowly escaped
serious injury on Sunday night lss., He
was in Grafton on {. visit to his mother and
was running scross the bridge from West
Grafton to catch the train for Keyser.
when he made a misstep and fell through
the bridge, striking on his knees on the
rocks sbout twenty-five feet below.
The County Cegrt Of Wood County has
ordered another vote Of Parkersbura dis.
trict, on q proposition TO subscribe $50, 900
to the Black Diamond Railroad. The
County Court Of Webster county has also
ordered another vote on the proposition to
subscribe $40. 900 to the same road, the
proposition having failed q few weeks ago
by a small majority.
At B%uchsnnon, Upshur county, q two.
yearold son Of N. Fl. Frank drank a Gun
of concentrated I've, and his lie is de-
SPARED of.
Me. Oliver Steele, living near Wa;iv;lle