Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-25
A Chest River Girl Gets a Verdict Of $500 Tor
Breach Of Pvmise-0her State
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probably from there W Toint ioa'a'is aiu
reaching the northwest over the Kanawha
& Ohio r. r. 1t seems to be n settled
proposition that the route indicated Is the
shortest and best to reach the Ohio river,
and as the Norfolk & Western has ample
means, we may confidently expect to see
railroad trains steaming down Mud river
valley within the next two years. The
road is completed already into Mercer
county.
In the Circuit Court Of Randolph coun-
ty, last week, was tried a breach of prom
Use suit. The plaintiffs name is Flint and
the defendants name is Gilpin. The girl
is a daughter of q Cheat River farmer, and
the man is a Marion County farmer. The
wedding day was fixed and the guests in
vited, but the groom came not. A few
DAYS after he came bringing his sister
along, and by excuses induced the lady to
accompany him to Beverly, where the
wedding was TO take place. But when
they reached there more excuses were
made, and she was induced to accompany
them to Marion County. When the groom's
home was reached more delays occurred.
The lady got tired of waiting and went
home and sued Gilpin. The jury gave her
a verdict for 81, 500 damages.
James Cain, once of the employees at Cam
denis new oil works, Parkersburg, while
engaged in building the roofof a tank, Fri
day morning, fell from the scaffold, about
eighteen feet high, striking the ground be-
low, on the inside. 1t was supposed for a
time by those who had witnessed the fall
that he was killed, as he could neither
move nor speak, having fallen head fore
most. Before assistance could reach him
however, he was able to help himself, and
climbed out. He walked to his boarding
house where he found he had received
some bad bruises.
On Sunday afternoon while Hon. Henry
s. Walker and b. III. Oxley were going to
Boone county in q buggy, the harness
broke while going down 4 steep mountain.
Mr.. Oxley, in endeavOring to check the
buggy by holding on to the wheel, was
thrown to the ground with such force rs to
cause in~sensibility. Mr.. Walker escaped
unhurt and we are pleased to say MIR.
OxIey's injuries are slight.
Deputy Collector McCreery and his as
sistants captured an illicit still in Wyom-
ing county recently. 1t was destroyed
with seven hogsheads of mash captured at
the same time. None of the parties oper-
ating it were captured, but they are
known, and it is expected they will o
be run in.
Tuesday of last week rs a lot of cattle
belonging to Vanmeter < Chambers were
crossing the railroad at Keysera train ran
in among them. One was killed, two
were crippled so badly that they had to
be killed at Keyser, and several Others
were slightly injured.
A party of Germans representing about
one dozen families were in Monongalia and
Preston counties recently looking for land
to settle on. They were coal miners, and
lived in Westmoreland county, Pa, but
are disguised with the strikes and labor
troubles of that region.
A man of unsound mind named Jesse
Nuzum, of Grafton, fired a revolver at some
boys in Palestine last eevning, without,
however, doing any injury. He was ar
rested and placed in the lock up. 1t is
said that he was recently released from
the hospital at Weston. -FdirmOnt Index.
A party of Mormon missionaries who To-
Gated themselves in PendletOn county one
year ago, are reported to be still trying the
patience of the decent people of that sec
ton, and q tarring and ~feathcring patty
is not at all unlikely event i'll the near fu-
ture.
VIM. Jackson, a worthy cOlOred man Of
BOliver, Jefferson county, fell into a tub in
which straw is cooked at the Halltown
Paper Mill, on Monday morning of last
week, and was scalded SO badly that he
died on Tuesday following.
The commercial travellers of Park
ersburg are making great prep
arations for the first meeting of
the drummers of the State, which is to be
held there November 10, for the main pur-
pose OF forming a State association.
Forest fires are now the order of the day.
The river hills to the northeast of
Lewisburg are being burned over, and the
farmers interested are fighting it with
might and main. Much damage has al
ready been done.
Last Wednesday morning Sheriff Nor
gan, of Upshur county, lost q pOcketbook
containing 81, $50. 1t WAS found by Miss
Sue Summers, who returned it to the
owner.
DR.. A. S. Reynolds, OF Shepardstown
has sold his thoroughbred Percheron horse
'Fairlight" to B. F. Smith, Of Waynes-
boro, Va, for 81, 300.
The residence Of Mr.. Bebbe, in Union
District, Putnam county, was destroyed
by fire, with all its contents, n few days
ago.
The postofice at Palestine, Greenbrier
county, has been discontinued. Mail in
tended for that place stops at Anderson.
4 whirlwind passed over two cornfields,
near CharlestOwn, flew days ago, lifting up
and carrying of the shocks Of corn.
The next term of the United States Dis
trict Court will commence in Charleston
on the 10th of November.
An incendiary burned the b. & o. wa
ter station at Cherry Camp, Harrison
county, a few days ago.
Drilling has been resumed at the Hukill
well at Dunkard Mill, Marion county.
An incendiary has burned several barns
in the lower end Of Preston county.
There was a fall of snow in Hardy u
ty last Saturday morning.
The Ohio river construction train has
reached Ravenswood.
There are two murderers in the PIT.
Pleasant Jail.
Typhoid fever is raging in Randolph
county.
Now is the time to make your selection
Of shoes for fall and winter wear, as we
are daily receiving the finest line of shoes
ever brought to the city. No end to the
styles and variety. l.. V. BLOND.