Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-26
MURDERS AND ACCIDENTS.
The Weekly Rssord Of Casualties
and Crimes,
Occurring in Various Interior Counties,
Cleaned From the Columns of
Our Exchanges.

Our Exchanges
The Princeton Journal says thst at
Brsinwell, Mercer county, few nights
since, general melee took place at q festi-
val given BY negroes. Ben Watkins, col
ored, was shot first in the thigh and then
through the body, and died almost instant
ly. A crowd of five men-Tom Cash,
Charles Beech, Dennis Wood, Yancie Can
nadsy and Jim Chambers-did most Of the
shooting. These have all been arrested,
except CannsdaY, and lodged in Jail at
Princeton.
The Haggerty Detective Agency, of
Fairmont, has sued the town of Clsrksburg
for $780, the aggregate amount, as it
claims, of half OF certain fines assessed I'm.
der what is known as the fifty dollar whisky
ordinance. This law provided penalty
Tor selling whisky in each case of $50, one,
halt to the informer. Mr.. Humphrey Hoff
was the informer, but was never paid, for
the reason that the fines 30 assessed were
never collected by the town.
Workmen, while engaged in tearing
down the walls of the old Antietam House,
discovered under the plsstering two copies
of the Westlichie Correspondent, Ger
man newspaper published at Hsgarstown
by John Gruber. These papers bore the
dates of September. 1898, and November,
1899, we're we'll printed, considering the
primitive facilities of those days, and were
we'll preserved.
C. W. Bryan, of Cabell county, while
making slaves, cut tree that had large
swell about three feet from the ground in
which, when split into stsves he found q
large rife ball embedded about eight inch
es from the bark. The ball had small
tuft of deer's hair stuck to it, which WAS
perfectly sound. From the growth of the
Tree he thinks the ball was fred over eighty
years sgo.
Bill Mahan and George Frasher were
cutting a popular tree about six miles
from Fort Gay Wayne county, last Mon
day, when it lodged and some Of the top
limbs fell back. The men saw the limbs
coming and started to run. Mahan fell to
the ground and the limbs passed over him,
out Frasher was struck and 30 badly in-
jured that he lived only two hours.
The Antietam House, in Hagerstown,
recently torn down, was erected 0vst q
century ago. and as hotel sheltered some
of the most prominent men OF the nation.
In 1886, Clay, Benton and Crittenden were
guests on the same day. Daring the
presidential campaign General Harrison
delivered an address in front Of the build
ing.
Mrs Martha Turner, who died recently
in Jackson county, W. Va, at the age of
ninety, was named after the wife OF Wash
iDgton. The Father of his Country visited
her fathers house when che WAS an infant,
and kissing her, hoped che would he as
good woman as her nsmesake. This
was shortly before his death, in 1899.
While the steamer Jerry Osborn wss 60
ing up Tug fork OF the Big Sandy, with q
load OF passengers, some Of them became
intoxicated aud got into a row. They
drew their knives and went to cutting. A
man named McNeeley and another named
Muncy we're badly carved.
A tramp machinest by the name of Gar.
yer was struck by an engine on the B. d
O., near Austen, and literally cut TO pieces.
He got entaugled in the engine and was
drag ed nearly two miles, his remains
having been scattered slong the rosd for
that distance.
There was recently RATED down Green
brier river lot of exceptionally valuable
black walnut logs among them being q
tree from which, in 1876, a block was cut
Tor EXHIBITION at the centennial as a sample
of West Virginis's cabinet wood.
Minnie two year,old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chss W. Mccoy, of PIT. Pleasant. &C
cidentalIy fell backwards into large pan
of hot water sitting on the floor for the pur-
pose OF securing, and was scalded to death.
1t is reported on good authority that
work will at once be begun on the Grafton
aud GreenbFieT railroad On tue extenb,on
to Bellington, and that the work will be
pushed with all possible speed.
A fine gold watch, stolen from Mr., Jacob
Engle, of Charlestovn several years ago.
Was found by Dan johnson, colored while
cleaning out an old we'll 1t was restored
10 the owner.
There must be some mighty mean
thievea in Msrtipsburg. Last week the
collection plates and snail sum OF money
were stolen from the Episcopal Church
there.
George Frazier, of near Newark, Writ
county, one dav last week, cut himself
bAdly in the leg with an az and came very
nearly bleeding to death.
1t is feared that the Ohio River railroad
bridge, when constructed across the mouth |
of the Little KsnsVhs, will render it mac.
cessisle IS on ice farbor.
Forest fires are beginning to annoy
farmers in the interior. There was large |
blaze in Jackson county a few days ago.
They ere raising fund in Rosne couu.
ty to erect monument over the grave of
the late Rev. VIM. Dowutain.
The school house and church at Jack
sonVille, Lewis county, were burned to the |
ground on the 18th inst.
J. c freshman, who lives near Clinton.
vile, Greenbrier county. lost thirty sheep
recently by dogs.
DR.. McGees dwelling, near Nicholas
c. H., was burned last week. Loss,
$500.
The Episcopal congregation at Morgan.
town will erect a new church edifce.