Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-12
VARIOUS MATTERS.
THE LATEST HAPPENINGS IN THE IN,
TBRIOR.
Interesting News Items, Cleaned From the Local
Columns Of the County
Papers.

Columns Of the County
Papers.
They want a wooden factory in Lewis
county.
Randolph county claims a population OF
10, 900.
The big tannery at Davis now employs
165 men.
They have organized a Board of Trade
at Harper's Ferry.
The testwell at Wellsburg, Brooke coun-
ty, is now 2, 800 feet deep.
There are about sixty names on the roll
of the new military company at Morgan
town.
There is a project on foot to build an ex-
tensive ironstone china pottery at New
Cumberland. q
A bank with $40, 900 capital will be in
stituted at Ronceverte by leading citizens
Of that place.
The University cadets will go into
camp either at Wheeling or Huntington
this summer.
TheuaDon at the White Sulphur Springs
will begin earlier and last longer than any
season for years past.
A colored man named Alexander Burke,
of Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, was
killed a few day ago by a land-slide.
A twO.year. old son Of Silas Hull, OF
A~nthony's Creek, G%reenbrier county, was
dangerously injured by a fall, q few days
ago.
William Crane, Of Big Clear Creek,
Greenbrier county, lately trapped a red
fox, with black ears and a black stripe
down its back,
A number Of Irish immigrants have
located IN Pocahontas county, through
the influence of Mr.. Chapman, a resident
of that county.
In Barbour county, a few days ago,
James Haller felled a large white oak tree
on the new residence of J. n. Haller, to-
tally demOlishing the building.
The Montana Coal and Coke Company,
of Marion county, have placed electricity
lights in their mines and will use an cleo
trio motor in carrying coal TO the coke
ovens.
Col. Andrew ID. Johnston died at his
home q few miles from Lewisburg, on the
4th inst. He was in his eighty seventh
year. He was born within a few miles OF
the farm on which he died.
H. NJ. Lockridge, Esq, has found btu
minous coal on his farm above town. lie
has not had it opened up yet, but if it is
there in paying quantities it will be a bless
ing to this community. -POcdhontdS Times.
Walter Taylor, a negro, aged 16 years,
was run over by a yard engine pulling two
box cars, Just above the passenger depot,
at Huntington, last Sunday, and one of
his legs was cut off at the thigh. He died
three hours afterwards.
Jenkins Lynch, confined in the Glen.
vile Jail on q charge of forgery, escaped
Tuesday of last week by darting cut of the
door as the j%ailer went in to replenish the
fire. After an exciting chase Of about an
hours duration he was recaptured.
Mrs. David Schrader, OF Richie county,
and her three children narrowly escaped
death by poisoning a few days ago. The
children had found a lot Of castor beans,
and the mother ate a quantity Of them. A
physician was hurriedly summoned, and
saved their lives with difficulty.
On the same day, (Feb. goth, and with
in a few hours OF each other, mother and
son, (Mrs. Nancy Beckett and Mr.. Michael
Beckett died at their home near Sink
Grove in Monroe county. The mother was
90 years old and the son 81. They were
buried in the some grave.
The officers of the seven military COM
panies lately organized in Greenbrier and
Monroe counties, assembled at Union,
Saturday evening, and organized the Sec
ond regiment, West Virginia National
Guard. The men of this regiment we're
uniformed by Mr.. Andrews, OF Massachu-
sets, a son of Governor Andrews.
A daughter OF Dyke Bowen, Of Hunting
ton, some seven years Of age, came near
being burned to death q few days ago.
She was passing in front of an open fire.
place, in which there was a FIRE burning,
when her clothes ignited. Fortunately
her father was at hand and extiDguished
the flames be Nore much injury was done
the child.
A colored man was found on the railroad
track just below the tunnel at Fort Spring
horribly muti!ated on last Sunday morn
ing by an eastern bound freight train.
Upon investigation the remains were iden-
titled az those of Robert Stribbling, of
Ronceverte. He had been engaged at one
of the coal mines on New river, and it is
supposed va stealing u ride back home
and fell OF and was ran over by the train.
Judge Stealey decided a novel point dur
ing the last term Of the Richie Circuit
Court. A felony case was being tried, and
child of one of the jury died. Judge
Stealey permitted the juryman to go home,
and another person was sworn on the jury
in his place. The counsel for the defense
objected to it, but the court Overrulsd the
objection, and the case was proceeded with
as usual, except that the testimony was
reheard for the benefit Of the new member
of the Jury.
A new military company has been made
up from among the young men Of Charles
ton, consisting of about forty members.
The company will be organized as a part of
the West Virginia National Guard. 1t
will be uniformed and equipped by the
national government through our State
government and will be sworn into service
as soon as organized. A meeting will be
held in the State armory at the Capitol,
this evening, to elect officers and to decide
whether the company will be organized rs
infantry or cavalry.
The beautiful silk banner, under which
Stonewall Jackson fought his battle, at
Manassas, on the 2lst day of July, 1861,
is owned, and has been carefully preserved,
by r. S. Mccartney, of Union, Monroe
Mr.. Mccartney was one of the
first volunteers in the Monroe Guard"
organized with John Echols as captain,
now Gen. Echols, OF Stanton, Va. This
company was the hammer company of the
Twenty seventh Virginia regiment, and a
part OF the Stonewall brigade. Mr.. Nc
bore this banner through many
hard fought battles, was badly wounded,
from the effects Of which he is a cripple
and would like to dispose of it to
some one who is able to " it and place
it where it would likely be more accessible
to the survivors of the old Stonewall
brigade.