Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-25

,o.i ,rarstars Of Ohio, has closed ? con-
,,.rt ,rith the WhitetOus,s ct Ch''a'''
c,r ssrrraI hundred aartg Of coal Lana on
IA. Gnye2. three miles ehGvc u IT.
Work viii be commenced III ie" cav.
and coal works eq1at TO the EhYm ono
,SarEs will be opened and Operated. ~
coal will he shipped to the northwest VI"
ths Kanawha and Oh!'.
Mr. Brrilmin Shaw, rl Preston county
Ill lila 5r,,;iDp q saw.lag with 'our horse
team. last week, met with "1Ht NJ M,,Ei,
have been a segious accident "hhe
driving alcng steep and high ehl,Hn .i'
mont on the road, The log rolled Gil the
rood and down the embsnkment' ar,
nnlI4d the horses of after II. lheS '"'
went over the steep place together. "
tnnatsIv the horses escaped with sIlgnt
bruises.
An unknown person entered the hou'e
of Mrs. NJ F Montgomery, Of fayttt,.
vile. ard stole a ham, and was ilaNips
away with il when Il large do" DeIon E.ns
to n nrighbor started in pursuit OF tne
thief, wfo dropped the ham ana mnu ls
Good his escape. Upon finding the nam
where i, had been dropped the dog gave uP
his pursuit Of the thief and proceeded 20 20
deyour the ham. and soOn placed hiusr,i
well on the outside OF a large portion q IT,
Harry Lakel, of Terra Alta, had a rem
which sat on an egg for several weeks Win
very door success. Harry became dlSEGs.-
"a with both the fowl aud egg, ana on
breakirr said egg was astonished at the
contents The animal, fowl, OF Whatever
II NAV be termed, : about the SIZE oil u
larp, rat The body is covered with coais.
black hair: the head, which is the SIZE oi q
black walnut, is that Of a bat IN shape ahu
Ens only one eye. II has four perfectly
formed chickens feet and legs, and IS MI
nus any caudul appendage.
The body Of John W. Shealey, of Tow,
sontnwn, Berkeley county, was iound
MONDAY morning lying in the barn upon
the farm. near Raynesville, belonging 10
Jacob Wisnrr, by Slpuel j. Bnyre. The
body was in a trough with the head rest
ing upGn cart. The body was examined
by DR.. Harry Jarrett who found no e'''
6cnce of violence, aud WAS OF opinion
that Shfaley died from natural causes
Justice tltIDtIl 81 l'MN'H''""' 49, w.
irquest, and the Jury gave verdict that
SEealey died from causes unknown to the
Jury.
Lightning struck a telegraph post near
the residence Of DR.. j. l.. Dunlap, at
Union, Monroe county, l0st Saturday,
painfully shocking q number Of persons
Mr J. Z Ellison was sitting upon Ir
Duulap's porch at the time with HeveraJ
other persons and had on his lap the Dec
tors little daughter Anna. lie and The
child were both prCStrated hy the shock
Mi Ellison wps severely injured, his hesl
being being laid open by the electric iihld,
his nervous system much deIangrd and
his clothes torn. Little Auna experienced
! similar Injuries but in IA much less painful
degree. The telegraph instrument IN The
| Union Hotel was destroyed, and seyera
persons amongst the large crowd there
about severely shocked. MI John "
| Chandler, Of Pctcr-tuwu, and Col. George
| Hayncs were Frustrated. The Coione
went down in the most dramatic style
with an cutlery that hrGug hest o
! friends tn his assistance. Nearly ali lh'
minrsd oncq have since recovered. Mr.
! Ellison, whose huIt7 were the most serious
WIS removed 70 his home pear nirevllIe
| lie will he out again in q f'w days. Thu
escape Of nauy who wcrg apparently II
the Immediate pathway OF the bolt, seem
almost miraculous.