Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-18
FOUR AT A SHOT.
Mr.. FOSTERS GOOD WORK WITH A DOUBLE
BARRELED. SHOT GUN.
General News From the Interior Counties as dleaned
From the Columns Of Our State
Exchanges.

SAYS the Goal River hecOTd, TUG oeaiS oS
becoming SO numerous and bold that they
have taken to killing horses. Last week,
on the farm of Thomas Foster, Esq, a
valuable mare and colt were attacked by
two very large bears. The mother fought
nobly for her offspring and succeeded in
saving it, but was herself killed. The
colt, much frightened, ran to the house,
and Mr.. Foster, thinking all was
not right, went out to investigate.
A short distance from the house
he found the mare dead and the
bears-two old bears and two cubs-sit-
ting upon the body d~evouring it. Mr.
Foster quickly retraced his steps to the
house, and in n few minutes returned to
where he first discovered the bears, we'll
Z. uipped for fierce engagement with the
enemy. He at once placed his double
barreled shotgun in position, sprung the
triggers and both barrels were discharged
at the same time. When the mist had
rolled away Mr.. Foster was delighted to
see the four bears remaining-dead on the
6eld-while he was unframed.
The Longdale Iron Company, whose
furnaces are in Virginia, but who operate
one ofthe largest coal companies in the
State, at Sewell, Fayette county, are pre-
pairing to build an addition to their l2O
coke ovens, of sixty more. This company
have had constructed recently a short line
railroad up Mans Creek to their new
mines, a distance of nine miles, and one of
the finest round houses along the c. & D.
to contain their fifty ton locomotive.
They have not shut down a day since they
first opened, and have never failed to pay
Oft on the last Saturday ofeach month.
4 young man named VIM LinthIcun,
from back of Ravenswood, was in Parkers-
burg Thursday, and while there cOnfided
to a friend that he left home because a
warrant was out for his arrest on q charge
of rape. The victim of his crime was q
Young girl named Lizzie Moore, who was
an inmate of Linthicun's grandtather's
house at the time. The girl is said to be
an orphan, and not more than fifteen
years of age. The offense was committed
on Nesslerode run, several miles from
Ravenswood.
Ravenswood district in Jackson county
and the districts Of Reedy, Curtis and
Spencer in Roane county have altogether
voted SCI, 500 stock in the Ravenswood &
Spencer Railway Co. Besides these dis
trici subscriptions there have been private
or individual sub scriptions amounting toa
little over s., 600. This latter amount has
been subscribed in about equal amounts
by citizens in each of the counties of
Roane and Jackson. They are now busy
trying to get a free right Of way.
Messrs. Laird & Harmon, who came to
Charleston in June last and engaged in
the manufacture of brick in Glen Elk,
left on the night of the 18th inst. On the
day before they left they collected S425
from Ruffner Bros, but failed it is said, to
pay any of their liabilities, which amount
to some $500. One of their hands, to
whom they owed $50, left on the Kama
wha & Ohio train in pursuit. They leave
about 5000 in stock, tools, etc.
The heavy wind storm of last Thursday
did a great deal of damage at Point Pleas
ant. The round house being erected by
the Ohio River railroad, and which was
about eighteen feet from the ground and
being built of brick, was blown down.
The roof was carried from the residence of
Allen Yickers, and several other houses
damaged to some extent. The storm con-
tanned but little rain, and was a half
tiedged hurricane.
Last Monday q boy named "Jankey"
Carol was walking on the north track at
Braine's Curve, about a mile above New
burg, probably watching the passage of a
west bound freight train. when he was
struck by the engine of No. 5, and instant
ly killed. Owing to the curve the engine
was within a few feet of him and it was
impossible to even slacken speed. The
is n miner and works in the coal
mine near by.
A few days ago some Moorefield young
men, thinking to create n sensation and
have some fun, loaded an old cannon with
seven and a half pounds Of powder, ram
med in with clay. The explosion was
terrific. The cannon burst, the breech
and two feet If the muzzle being blown
of, the wheels broken, and the weapon
demoralized generally. Some of the frag-
ments were blown a hundred yards away.
On Friday the Ensign Car Works, of
Huntington, turned out twenty-six
Canda patent stock cars, for the Canda
Live Stock Transportation Company.
These are the best stock cars made. They
have suspension trucks and are equipped
with Helms self coupler automatic brakes.
Each car contains fourteen stalls provided
with hay racks and water troughs.
Mr.. James Manford, of Cherry Run,
Morgan Co., had his barn burned on Friday
a week with all its contents. Two calves
were burned to death, and with great diff
Guilty the horses were saved. Loss twenty
hundred; insurance eight hundred
dollars in the Agricultural Of WATERFOWL
NY.
The County Court of Hardy county,
Saturday, drew up q proposition for sub
to the voters, appropriating 500
300 from Moorefield District and SIS, 900
from South Fork District to aid in build
ing a railroad from Moorefield to Cum
berland or Keyser.
ABORTION Of the trees in Mrs. j.. w. Hoge's
orchard near Winfield, Putnam county,
are in bloom, and some are ladened
second growth apples almost as large
as walnuts. Her blackberry bushes con-
tain a second crop, which are now almost
ripe.
Enoch, a twelve year old son ola Raleigh
county farmer named Phillips, got his
head caught between the lever and toy
of a cane mill and had. it so badly
rushed that he died a few hours after
A mar on his death bead in Illinois con-
to have stolen $500 from j. X. Sigler
4 Gilbert, at Cairo, w. Va. This money
vas lost several years ago, and they had no
,lue to the thief.
The big cut on the Piedmont and Cum
railroad, at Keyser, where they
ire blasting off the end Of the mountain,