Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-11
THROUGH THE STATE,
Accidents and Incidents Of Life in
the Interior.
An interesting Budget Of Miscellaneous
Intelligence Cleaned From
Our Exchanges.

M lULClLSA'7
Intelligence Cleaned From
Our Exchanges.
On New Years night az Dr.. Baker and
bis wife, OF St. George, Tucker county,
we're passing round the Horse Shoe Ford
Hill, they stopped at the Cataract to wait
for parties coming up. Mrs. Baker drew
the rein too hard and her horse backed
over the road At that point it is some
forty feet down to the river, and the hill is
very steep and rocky and is a dangerous
bluff. The horse fell backward over some
logs that lie there, and. these logs are pro-
badly what saved Mrs Bakers life. She
fell under the logs and the horse rolled
over her and down the hill twenty feet fur
ther before he regained his feet. The doc
tor dropped mis- lantern, threw of his coat
and leaped over the bank, where to his
surprise he found his vile unhurt. Her
escape from death was almost miraculous.
The horse also was uDinjured.
At St. George, Tucker county, on New
Year morning some bad boys lit bunch
OF frecrackers and threw them in the
street to see them go oil. Nose Baker s
mule came along and swallowed them be-
fore they went of. lie walked forward
just three steps and stopped he heard
something, be turned his head around on
his side and listened 1t was those fire
crackers having fun. He picked out a
straight piece OF road and started Jake
StureDgers colored servant met him half
mile this side of the old Macedonia
church with his head and tail up fire.
smoke ard melted lava Issuing
from his eyes, ears and roslriis, while a
blue and green stream of smoke about Il
rod in length, followed in the rear Baker
found the mule sl!ckin. half way through
the weatherboardiug Of Comp Powclrs
house sill smoking Cong wife and
daughters were up il apple trees.
What might have proved 10 be n fearful
catastrophe, but which fortunately was VOID
Of serious results occurred at the residence
Of Mr., A. j. Elncant in Union district,
Marion county, recently. One of Mr..
Fncants daughters playtuly pointed
revolver at her sister, while they were
alone in room ct their residence, aud
with the exclamation that she would shoot
her, pulled the trigger The weapon vas
discharged, the ball striking in the center
OF the girls forehead but CHANGING inward
and mere = grazing the scalp. 1t was q
most fortunate result, and almost miraCu.
lous
l. was reported on our streets Tuesday
morning that Tom Cunningham wife had
lett for parts unknown in company with
one Of the Italian workmen on the King.
wood railroad, the night before "Italy,"
it seems, is not only proficient in the art
OF music and mud digging, but an adept TO
Whispering sweet nonsense 10 other
mems wives, and convincing them that the
oe5t thing they can do is TO leave the men
they had promised to honor, serve aud
obey" and 90 with them TO some other
cline and bask in the light Of their love
and siiection.-Pulnam County Journal
On Wednesday, December 20th, Willie
a j-year old son OF q. W. ShulIz, Of Ma
riOn county, met with serious accident
His little brother Jimmy was taking a
horse to water, having only rope around
t5 neck, when the animal ran of with him
and running over Willie struck him in the
forehead, one OF the corks of the shoe en-
tering just above the right eye and run
ming in an oblique direction to the left
eye, cutting a cash about four inches long
and fraeturiug the bones Of the forehead
directly above the nose.
On New Years night, on the head of
Dunkirk creek, Marion county, in what is
known as Africa, the house OF Abraham
Hughes caught fire while the family were
sleeping. The fire had gained such head
way that when the family awoke they bare
y had time to escape with their lives, thus
leaving them in destitute circumstances.
Mrs Hughes being confined but two days
before had to flee for safety with her child
in her arms aud only had her night
clothes on.
Anna Cosner a prepossc9sing young
woman OF Grant county, died . tew dsys
since while in f:igh'ful spasms. The doc
tor called in to attend her pronounced il
csse Of poisoning, and /. IS supposed she
took poison with sucjda. intent, rs she had
oesn heard to remark several times IeCen;
.y that III case her father did no. let her 90
away with the representatives of the Nor
mon church. who have been at work IN
that vicinity for some time past, that she
would kill herself.
Mr.. Matt Brooke Of Huntington, wGs
knocked down in that place las Monday
night and robbed OF his gold watch, d
pocEetbook containing $IjU in money,
check for 800 and several valuable papeg
On Tuesday the watch pockat.book, check
and papers were found in different parts OF
the town, but the money is still missing,
4 tramp who refused 20 give his name
but who said he was tired OF life, attempted
to commit suicide recently By hanging
himself to bridge on the Chesapeake 4
Ohio road. A Passer by found him max
ing frantic efforts to release himself and
cut him down Just in time TO save his
life.
Jim Robinson, of Marshvile, Harfi.
son county forged the names OF his two
brothers to Two separate notes, one for tie
sum Of $500 and the Other for $500 The
former enc was purchased by John Rem
iiDger and tho latter one nv 4 T. Shut,Ip-