Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-01

The Devil produced revolver and told
him be must pray or he would shoot the
TOP of his head of. Thus cornersd, Lee
offered up satisfactory petition and was
let of. Whereupon he procured rife
and shot Cline through the body, making
what may De fatal wound.
Charlie Bolton, young man about 10
wears of age, who lived about five miles
above Philippi, was killed last Tuesday
morning by falling tree. As near as we
can learn, it happened about in this way.
He and bis brother were out cutting hm'
Der, and his brother felled a tree which
while falling struck Lodged tree and
breaking it, piece few and struck young
Bolton on the head fractur!ng the skull.
BE died 10 very short time.
An old lady by the nsms OF Psaco, re-
siding at Rip an Tuck, Tyler county, was
badly bitten by vicious dog last Thurs.
day, belonging to George Knowlton. Mrs.
Pssco was going to hnowltons house.
when she was n. ct in the yard by the dog.
He attacked her making a spring for her
throat. She threw up her arms to ward
him of, and received q terrible wound
upon the arm. DR.. Hitchcock dressed the
wound and pronounced it as very serious
The Grafton Seminal reports that John
Stuck, Of NeWburg, while going to church
recently met with serious and peculiar
accident. He stepped upon a stone which,
turning under his feet threw him heavily
10 the ground. In the fall his back was
broken-not from striking the ground, but
from severe twist which his body re-
ceived in falling.
Jacob X. Warner, Of Pocahontas county,
was married on the 18th ulto. He spent
two DAYS getting the license. He first said
he would not give more than e. cents, then
10 cents, soc, 99c, and finally 800; one
half cash and the other haH in dried ap-
pies next fall, providing the crop hits.
VIM. woodward, of Csbell county, has
had suit entered against the Chesapeake
and Ohio road for SO, 900 damages for in.
iuries received in being thrown from bis
horse and permanently disabled. The
horse caught its foot in the tracks Of the
road at the Milton depot
Last Juls tho Chesapeake aud Ohio
Railway Company reduced the wages of
engineers and fremen ID per cent. The
reduction has been restored and the wages
of fremen increased Is cents extra
Freight fremen now get 81. rs, passenger
fremen 81.
OF those who were electors en- Presi-
dental OF 1910 for Virginia, bat two OF the
long list survive, and they are distinguished
citizens OF this State-Hon. Waitman I.
Wiley, Of Morgsntown, aud Hon. Andrew
Hunter, of Charleston.
The Spencer Bulletin says that prosper.
GUS little town is in the mud and likely to
be in the dark, the merchants supply of
oil having been almost exhausted and the
roads too bad 10 secure more.
An ordinance has been proposed in the
Huntington city council allowing the may.
or salary of $500 year and oouncilmsn
81 so for actual attendance at each regular
meeting
Clifton is now lighted with natural gas
from the salt wells in that vicinity. Pre-.
psrstions are being made to put down
gas well in that town as soon as spring
opens.
French creek, Upshur county, has ak
foot specimen OF manhood who cannot
count beyond 90. he cannot learn 10 re-
member what comes next.
NJ. David Bare and Miss Sallie Dickson
OF Monroe county eloped last week and
were married, eyadiug the vigilance Of the
brides father under cover OF night
Justice A. j. Bean, Of Hardy county,
We, knocked seuseless with club in the
hands of Job wilkins. a few days ago.
Wilkins was jailed.
DIR. R. s. Henry, Of Charleston, has been
appointed surgeon Of the Chesapeake and
OHIO road He is also chief surgeon Of the
Ohio Central
The Tucker county Circuit Clerk fight
has ended. John j. Adams was declared
elected, 38l to $50. The testimony made
10000 words
A walnut tree was recently cut in
Webster county that measured 70 feet to
the first limb and was 6i feet through at
the butt.
There sliil eyists In Calhoun county q
"Red Mems" organization. John Ellison
is the latest victim chsstised.
II ia said that the Baltimore and Ohio
will fight the bill for the free navigation Of
the MonoDgahela,
There is woman Fesidips at Hebron,
Plesssn.g county, who tips the beam at
455 pounds.
Clay c. e. complains Of a coffee
fsmipe"-uo coffee in the town for two
weeks.
The pottery at Brsxton c. q. ia to be
enlarged
M. REILLY
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