Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-16
STATE TOPICS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED FROM THE
INTERIOR PRESS
The Leading Features Of Life in tho BACK
Counties, as We Find il hirarsd IN
Our Exchanges

Marion county hiss GIG uniformed AM
armed militia.
A spoke and hub factory is talked Of
Berkeley Springs.
The young men of Parkersburg have OF
ganized gymnasium association.
The Chesapeake and Ohio road vii
soon erect depot at Charleston.
They are talking Of putting down
brick pavement on Main street, Fairmont
Huntington claims to be making NOR
progress than any other city in the State
The Harrison County Jail is without
single prisoner, the first time for man!
years.
Fires have done large amount Of dam
age 20 fences and timber, in Rsleial
county.
The residence of A. w. Cosner, nea
Petersburg, was destroyed by fire last Fri
day night.
A considerable number Of Mormon con
verts have left the neighborhood Of Oak
land for Utah.
Ut. Pigsott has retired from the Eliza
beth Times, and T. A. Brown once NOR
takes mp the pen.
A. B. White, Of the State Journal, vii
address the Writ county Republicans, 81
Elizabeth, Thursday.
A. Knabb & Co. . stave factory, at Sis-
tersvill, narrowly escaped being destroyed
by FIRE few days ago.
At the last municipal election in Mar
tinsville prisoner IN Jail WAS taken ou
aud allowed to vote and then returned Il
his csge.
A v>in of very superior quality of red
ash coal has been discovered in Raleigh
County, which it is thought may revolu
tionizs the coal trade.
There will bs two camp meetings held
at Mountain Lake Park this year-one
under the auspices of the Friends, AID tn,
other by the Methodists.
John Lewis, q we'll known citizen o.
Lewisburg, suicided by the laudsnuu
route last week. He was forty-two year,
Of age and hard drinker.
Clarksburg has contracted for lighting
the town with electric lights of 800 candle
power, moon schedule, for 81 $3.50 a year.
The plant is to be in operation In 80 days.
The contract for furnishing the Hospital
for the Insane with -four and meal was
awarded to A. G. Gifiu & Co., and the
beef contract to W. NJ. Cox, both Weston
firms.
About 235 colored men passed through
Keyser Friday en- route from Spottsy lyania
county, Virginia They will be employ ed
on the new extension Of the West Virginia
Central Railroad.
Ont in Tucker county, according TO the
Democrat, Sunday Is the busiest day 10 the
week. Transfers are hauling logs, the
merchants keep open stores, and the 81
looms do rushing business.
The Mason County Court refused to
appropriate the 500 pledged by citizens
to aid the Slate Immigration Association
This is the ouly instance OF this kind in
the State, and should be put on record.
A man by the name of Casteel, of AitI-
mont, was seriously hurt at Morgan's mill,
near Kingwood, by the bursting Of an
emery stone Tuesday evening His right
side was entirely crushed 10, and he died
the same day.
The Berkeley Springs and Potomac Rail
road survey and location have been 6nisE-
ed, the contract has been made and the
contractors are ready with their force OF
hands, and ground will BE- broken 10 day.
April 18th.
The people Of Marion county are in arms
against the alternative method of keeping
the roads ia repair aud want to get back
to the old system, and have petitioned the
county court 10 submit the question to
another vote.
Wednesday evening last, at Hinton, n
II Farley and Allen Petrey got into quar-
rel in front Of the Riverside Hotel, when
Petrey dreg revolver and fired at Farley,
the ball passing through on the inside of
tbs arm, near the shoulder, eighty tear
ing the skin.
A farmer near st. Mary's had been MISC
ing corn from his crib, and few nights
ago got a rifle and shotgun, 70 that the
thief would discharge them If he called
again. The next morning the farmer went
out 10 look for possible corpse, but found
the guns had been stolen,
Susan Swami, q negro faith doctress has
paid the Sheriff Of Ksnswha county $50
and will he allowed to practice one month
She claims TO have Performed remarkable :
curss,, that two minsrs on Canpbell's Creek
who could not walk have gone TO work,
and that she has restored the blind 10 sight. /
The County Court of Morgan has re-
fused to grant any licenses TO sell liquor,
and also denied all applications from the
drug stores at berkeley Springs. The Com
nissioners refused the druggists license
because they had reason TO believe that
hey were selling liquors illegally.
A sad accident occurred near Hurricane
Friday. Earnest. the oldest son of Sam
Burton, aged about II years, was instantly
killed by falling tree, which he had cut
10 order to secure squirrel. The tree
,aught against another tree, swung around
md striking young Burton Drained him.
The new iron bridge spanning New river
1t Fayette Station, which was erected
about two years ago at the expense Of the
county and was considered a model struc-
lure, was blown down last Thursday
night and Is now resting 10 the bottom Of
New river. The exact amount Of the
damage is not known, hut the entire
bridge was destroyed.
John w, Metz, Of Calhoun County. Ia
going to leave, be says, for the reason that
! note was left at his house notifying him
10 leave, because he went TO hear Mormon
elders preach. Two houses into which he
has intended to move were burned, and
be thinks they were set Oh FIRE because he
chose To hear some religion not In accord
with the sentiments OF his neighbors,
For nearly fifteen years West Virginians
have been urging Congress TO pBs an act
the establishment Of United
States District aud Circuit Court at Mar
tinsbur2. Several times has bill Of thi,
character passed the Honae, hut 1t has
heretofore filled in the Senate. Daring
the present session Senator Faulkner intro
iucsd bill for this purpose, and his ef.
forts have been rewarded by the psssage
BY the Senate OF the MEASURE.
Daring the heavy thunder storm Las.
Thursday morning, Jerome Calhoun, an
unmarried man about twenty Ave years Of
age, and living near Aurors, Preston
county, was killed b. ,ightaiDg. The
lightning struck tree that stood near the |