Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-18
THROUGH THE STATE,
Items of Interest From Inter or
Exchanges.
Serious Accident and Noteworthy Incl
dents Of West Virginia Life, Oc-
curing During the Past
Six Days.

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Several days ago Ed. Anderson, OF Jack
son, c.. II :, went up TO BellevilIe In sBitf
About dusk the next evening, Ciate b.
gard, living on the Ohio side, just above
Ravenswood, saw a skiff floating with the
current and 10 one in it. Assisted by
some enc be succeeded in getting 1t cut OF
the ice and pulled it ashore. 1t contained
one oar a Jar OF krsut, pumpkin, Jug
of vinegar and new hat doue up IN par
Gel. The skif proved to be Ed. ADder-
sons, and seemed to. be unmlstakaoIe
proof that he, while battling with the ice,
had fallen out and found a waterY grave
OF course il caused no little alarm. The
relief wa8 great when his orcther Pete went
up opposite Portland and ascertsined that
Ed. was in the village all safe.
A lively excitement was had in the
court room ut Charleston, Wednesday
afternoon, and indicated that the Charles.
ton bar is not without its hard and scien-
tilic hi,ters. Mr.. VIM McCorkle and Mr.
Adam Littlepsge. both compactly built
yourg men, disagreed upon points in a
case which they were conducting and in q
twinkling both we're upon their feet and in
positions which would have gladdened the
heart of John L. Sullivan, had he betn
present. a few rapid passes we're made
by the belligerants, without effect, when
suddenly Mr. McCorkle landed heavily in
the face OF his adversary and ti0ored him
Friends interiered before hostilities could
be renewed, and in q moment afterwards
the business OF the court was resumed.
Friday morning Joseph Huber, who was
engaged in hauling stone to the new bridge
being constructed over Elk river, kanaTha
county, met his death in horrible mon
ner. He was driving q twohorse team
aui had Just loaded his wagon and started
from the quarry, which is located near Mr.
Thos. Swlnburn's residence in Glen Elk
He had loaded his wagon heavily with
two large stones, they being placed near
the centre Of the wagon, while be sat in
front to drive. In coming down the hill
the wagon broke near the centre which
threw Mr.. Huber backward and the rock
forward, the rock crushing him to the
ground and killing him almost instantly.
Oliver Given, of Ravenswood in cello.
brating Christmas, yielded TO q spirit OF
reckleBsDess while crossing the Sandy iron
bridge, and ia an unbalanced moment fell
distance of thiriy-three feet, striking Il
pile of stone or timber, at the edge Of the
creek, iujuring his breast, breaking ribs
and otherwise Gripping him. His recov-
cry was at first thought to be doubtful, but
we learn he is gettiog along very nicely.
Adrian Jean Henri Hypolite Clifford de
Fleury, CASTOR Andre Arthur de Fleury,
Matilda Eliza Clementine Carmene de
Fieuey, children and only heirs of Clifford
Arthur Sosthenes Mayimillian Gerald de
Saint Anthony Niscount de Fleury de.
celsed, are the names OF parties plaintiff in
chancery suit now pending in the Circuit
Court in Webster county.
Mr.. George W. Bryant, of Jefferson
county whilst cut hunting on the Blue
Ridge, last week was suddenly pounced
upon by catamount. Unable to use his
gun, he used bis fists to such advantage
that the animal lsosed its hold upon his
back and rotreated whereupon lie seized
his gun and fired killing it instantly.
The coal mines at Tyrconrel, two miles
west Of Pennington, which have been
working at their fall capacity for some
months, filling orders which the Hooking
Valley had formerly filled suspended, ow
ing 10 the resumption Of the Hooking
Valley miners, and many Of their miners
have been discharged.
The Parkersburg, Ravenswood aad Belle
vile telephone line is to he sold ct public
sale on the 8th of February. The part TO
be sold begins at the jackson and Wood
county line and runs to RAveHswood and /.
thence TO Ripley, making about ~ miles
In chronicling the difficulties attending
rairoading in the mountains during the
late blizzard, the Grafton Eagle says some
Of the trainmen suffered terribly. Engi- /
neer Auuan's hands were 60 badly frozen /.
that they burst open
Hor. o. S Long, Clerk OF the Supreme |
Court and Grand Maste. of Mlsons of this
Safe will deliver lecture before the
students Of Marshall College, some time in
February, entitled AN Evening with the !
American Poets.
Luther Patton, sen Of B. /. Patton OF !
GllIespie5 run. Richie county, was seri /
ously injured some time ago ~ blow on .
the head from an Ak in the hI.3s OF his |
brother Frank.
A few days since Mca R2b'. Whiting
ton, wh) rc,ides on the head waters Of
Five ard Twenty creek. Putnam county
gave birth to t~ins, no b Of whom were
absolutely without sy,s
The Hardy county Express says Capt.
John T. NaUmeter has in his barn 50 head
Of cattle hich weighed when stabbed 10
ll3 pounds, or anaverage Of $50 pounds
to the seer.
Ga Monday lest, a. Mt Carbon, Mr.. j.
T. Perkins was accidentally thrown on q
circular saw while in RAPID motion, and
his body Segered in two
Muo,Gell orgh' to be kept pretty cool
next Sumner There are twenty-one ice
honscs in town with . caPa,i'yo! COO tons.
Trey are all filed,
4 co!crad miner named Ca o Bsy was
crushed to death BY falling slate at Wini,
tired K9nAwha county. a fiw days ago.
&r Lewis Visor purchased the Sd
ph,r Springs properly, Hardy county, fr
Sc 49,
The X tuawha is l7ozsn ever FROM it's
mouth to poiut G!teen miles above
The Grst steamboat Il It ascanjed the
KansUba river WAS the R,Nert Til, mpson,
in 1919
The wheat prospects in Mason county
are betl,r ,hsu for years.