Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-30
VARIOUS MATTERS.

Occurring Throughout the Length and
Breadth Of the state.
There have been several cases Of typhoid
fever at Ripley.
There are q great many summer visitors
in and about Hinton.
Horse thieves are still working the
Eastern Pan Handle.
Brushy Ridge camp meeting, GreenbrieI
county, begins August 10th.
An insane inmate of the Mcdowell jail
imsgipes she is John the Babtist.
The colored Odd Fellows will have
Celebration at Point Pleasant August 3.
The ign Car Company, of Huntington
liz building number of cottages for theil
employees.
The cafe in Mccormick & Thistles store,
at Sistersville, Tyler county, was blown
by burglars, recently.
Mrs. Hettie Chapman, of jackson coun'
ty, was kicked by horse a few days age
and knocked senseless.
N. Casio, of Stats Mills, jackson county,
was thrown from buggy few days ago,
receiving injuries which may result fatally.
Fourteen Huntington boys were re-
Gently arrested for being in swimming and
had to work out their fines on the public
streets.
A sneak thief entered the Methodist
Protestant Church at Grafton last Wednes-
day and helped himself TO the contents Of
the contribution box.
1t is almost an assured fact that rail-
road will he built from Guysndotte to Lo-
gan, @. H. 1t will pass through rich
coal and iron territory.
Three men were drowned few days ago
in Leading creek, tributary Of the Little
Kauawha. One was named Thick, another
Spanger, the third unknown.
From Raymond City mines, Putnam
county, lump of coal measuring nine feet
long and five wide and thick, and weigh
ing 5000 pounds, has been sent to the Ex-
position ut Cincinnati.
Clarence Davis, of Boothville, Taylor
county, was found dead on the creek bank
where he had fallen with his face in the
water aud strangled to death. A fit is
supposed to have been the cause.
The Governor has issued notaries COM
missions to John Shellhase, of Wheeling;
B. Fl. Justice, of Culloden, Cabell county,
John Osborn, of Union, Monroe county,
and Charles B. Couch, of Charleston.
Twenty seven years ago last Tuesday,
the Confederate forces under command OF
Gen. Henry A. Wise, evacuated the Kan
awha valley and the Federal army under
General Cox, came in and took possession.
VIC. Richmond, of Summers county,
was struck at twice on Tuesday last by
large rattlesnake, barely missing the calf
OF the ley each time. His snskeship meas
ured three feet seven inches and had thir
teen rattles.
The number of guests now at the Springs
nearly if not fully equals the usual proper
ton at this stage of the season, and whilst
the start has been slow one, the present
outlook indicates good time hereafter.
Many distinguished in the political and
social world are and have been amongst
the visitors
At the meeting of the town Council of
Charlestown on Monday night of last week
c. Washington appeared before the body
and stated that the prospects were that j..
the town would guarantee a support to
the amount of 5000 per annum for fire pur-
poses, that sufficient foreign capital can be
secured to establish water works in the
town. The question was referred.
A peddler, whose name is unknown, is
reported to have been missing for some
months past, and is said TO have been last
seen ut the house of Granville McDaniePs,
near Jewett Ford, Kanawha county, who
is now in Jail on charge of murder. A
well on McDaniel's place was filed up
about that time, and it occurred to the
people of the neighborhood few days ago
that it might be well to examine it. A
party has been digging for two days in the
expectation of finding the peddler's body
at the bottom. The community is intense
ly excited over the matter.