Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-18
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TERROR EXCHANGE.
The Latest News Of the Several Csuntci-
dents, Tragedies, Queer Happsnngs
Incidents Grave and CAV.

Guy Baker, OF Ravenswood, killeSe
squirrels at one shot.
The residence of James Lemon, on
roe county, was recently DESTROYED f.
A child of Oliver Murphy, Of M
town, sustained broken arm, 3 shole
ago.
One of the new Moguls on the o..
brought down over seventy cane oly
last week.
A daughter of Jacob Ferguson, Of
ton, was bitten on the foot by e.
head few days ago.
Parkers5urg people cay from twol-
dred to three hundred building VIE
erected there this season.
The body Of Grant Wonderley who
drowned in Cheat river, while bathip
the 10th, has been recovered.
An Effort is being made to ct ue
union OF West Virginia soldiers ut j
Pleasant some time in August.
Luther Raymond, son Office Hayn,
was struck a few days ago with o
ball and badly hurt on the head.
The Stonew,ll Rifles, of G1eenr
county, have changed their name q Gf
brier Rifles, and elected new officers
A. F. Parsons, of Parchment, ysa
county, sheared 1877 merino sheep.
fieeces, after being washed, avert&
lbs. each. w
Peter ROllyson, of Braxton, had BET
killed by dogs in one night, and ON
his neighbors lost quite as many on
same night.
The post mortem examination of
body of Lee, who was killed by Claibo
at Charleston recently, showed that
heart was on his right side.
Four or five ten cent circuses are exl
iting at different points in the State, an
variety show is exhibiting at the 10,
along the banks OF the Ohio.
DIR. Wilson, the bigsmist, who !
tried last week in the Grant Circuit Cor
was convicted ard sentenced to two u
and half iu the penitentiary.
The monthly pay rolls of Davis, Tue
county, is upwards of $4,000. Pre-
good income each month, for small to,
1t shows that there is business there.
Tucker county don't get lett whel
comes down to having lots of fun.
latest in that direction was the arrest Q
Justice and Postmaster for selling b
without license.
Professors Loreniz and Hartigan "
recently the recipients Of fine gold-hest
canes by the students Of the UniVersi
to which they feelingly responded in "
chosen addresses.
The military company organized
McCuTdyville, Monongalia county,
been named the Baker Guar IS, " in no
OF George &. Baker, of Morgantown. Z
company contains about fifty members.
Hugh CapeItOn, Of Monroe county
brother of the ex-senator, has underg
successfully a very delicate and danger
surgical operation at Baltimore for abC
in the ear. He has recovered suflicien
to go home.
The Huntington Electric Lighting CT
pany has consolidated with the Elec
Street Railway Company Of that city, 1
will hereafter be known as the Hunti
ton Electric Light aud Street Rally
Company, with enlarged privileges.
Jane Rogers, living with Mrs p,
Hawker, near the camp grounds, at HI
wood, Preston county, was terribly 20
by vicious COW, on Tuesday morn
last. The animals horns entered
stomach and literally disemboweled
We regret to learn that misfortune
overtaken the Martinsburg St0teSm
Capt. VIM. b COlstOn, editor and prop
tor, has made an assignment to Messrs
C. Westenhavsr and Adriou G. Mad
bouch of his entire stock and fixtures
the above office to the amount OF S., 500
The Auditor has informed the Supel
tendent of free schools that the amour
the general scho i fund, subject to apI
tionment for the year ending June
1888, is as follows: Amount in the tr,
ury June 8, 1888, 1877, 327. %; sala
paid to County Superintendent, 5
237. So Total, $500, 564 IS.
A brilliant light, caused by fall
meteor, dazzled the residents of H
wood" the residence of Mr.. Richard
Washington, three miles west Of Char
town, about 1890 o'clock last Sun
night. For moment they thought
dwelling had broken ont in flames,
bright was the light. The light was
seen by residents of Charlestown {
caused much CONSERVATION in some az
tiers.
G. c. Brohard, who lives near Flem
ton, has a lamb in his flock with
mouth, two noses, two separate sets
teeth and four eyes, all fully develo
and ready for use. 1t ia a great curio
and bids fair to become as lannon's as
little lamb that Mary had. Mr.. Brot
not long ago had chicken hatched v
four feet, two tails and several other
pendages.
Mr.. Henry Cunningham, one of
Mine Inspectors for this State, was in
sanctum this week. Mr.. Cunningham
of the opinion that West Virginia
makes better coke than ~ va vi G
o,Iyan;s n -. sat our coal Is hea'
iiian Inc Conceivable article aud ,
give better service in the furnaces.
Cunningham is an intelligent gentleu
and q practical miner, having served
apprenticeship from boyhood.-Cidrkst
Ners.
Captain William Elliott, of Web
county, captured an immense bald esq
few days since near the road close by
residence. The huge bird had at s,
time been badly wounded by shot in
wing, and when found by the Cap
could not get into the air very quicl
1t was, however, only after hard c
that the Captain succeeded in pinior
the bird. The eagle is said to be large
powerful enough to carry of a good s
lamb.
Bragg, the fifteen year-old son of Get
Bragg, left his fathers house on Coal !
Fayette county, for the purpose Of br
ing the COWS homer. Not returning al
,, usual time, his parents became alarm
and several neighhors were notified, al
search for the missing boy was institu
The search was kept up all night, will
finding any trace OF him. The next m
ing, however, the Young man found
way home, having passed the night nj
tree within four or five miles Of his
er's house.
kilograms are pouring into Parkers'
from Chicago, Richmond and hume
other places asking for description o.
little girl left with Mrs. Utrich.
: credulous old lady who was swim led
of the pension money by "Druel
J the Gypsy Queen. The little one is
tainly a stolen child. She tays
, Druella, as she called herself, was
r her mamma" and that she had ano
mamma somewhere" but it is too "
n a. ,,;ya anv da6nita nla1 nj hsr rar