Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-28

creek, Tyler county.
Levi Humphreys, son of the postmas
ter at Braxton G. II had narrow escape
from drowning a few days ago.
A Grant county baby, eighteen months
old, fell ont Of the second story window o
the old Court House, but wasn't hur
much.
A man named Tonllin, resident of Hun
tipgtop, struck his wife in the head with
beer bottle, faw days ago, almost brain
ing her.
The baccalaureate sermon to the gradu
sling class of Marshall College was preach
ed at Huntington last evening by Rev. T.
NJ. Sloan.
An eight-year-old son of W. l.. Stallings
of Crowley's creek, Logan county, was
burned to death by falling into kettle Of
boiling aoap.
Jennie Barnhart, the six year old daugh.
ter of Charles l.. Dirnhart, of Jefferson
county, was shcoking'y injured few days
sgo by being thrown from horse.
Robert Wright, an employee of the Ray
mond City mines, fell beneath the wheels
of freight trsin, Friday night, and had
one foot cut of. He sustained other in
jure', and is nos expected to recover.
While little boy and girl, children Of
j. NJ. Hamric, of Braxton county, were
playing in the woodward, the girl aged two,
struck her brother on the thigh with the
edge Of an axe, making had wound.
Half a million dollars worth of timber
was haated ont of Elk river on the late
rise. The bod WAS God-send TO the peo.
pie Of Braxton. Two hundred aud thirty
five Ten manned the boats aud RATS going
out.
The gross receipts of the Charlestown
Pcstbffice during the fiscal year ending
Jnne 80, 1887, amounting TO 5000;
Clarksburg. 4,6l3; Grafton. 81, 25s; Hunt
ipgton, $525l .Martinsburg, Sc, 2S5;
Piedmont, S3,09D.
The Ohio River Railroad possesses nine
teen locomotives, ~ passenger and bag
gage cars, 1856 freight oars of all kinds,
200 box cars, ~ stock cars, 3 cabooses
and 4 locomotives under contract, part of
which contract has been filled.
A young man, son of 81. Marsh, of the
upper end OF Brooke county, was badly
hurt recently by fall from railroad car
on which he was acting AZ brakeman, strik-
ins his head on a stone and fracturing the
skull, producing delirium from the press
ure on the brain.
A short time ago Willie Frank, a little
daughter OF Mr.. Frank McClung, of Lew
isburg, narrowly escaped death by poison.
She went to the garden and gathered and
ate what she supposed to he radiebes, but
which in reality was wild parsnip," and
it required the strictest care Of q physician
to save her life.
Senator woodward, vice president of the
Ravenswood and Spencer Railroad, re-
ceived letter from Parkersburg last Tues
day evening, requesting that the plans and
specifications Of said road be sent imme-
diately TO Rayenswood in order to start
again into making preparation for the con =
struction Of said road.
Last August William Shepherd, a youth
of some seventeen year,, killed New.
Jones, another youth, with club near
Scary, Putnam county. Last Tuesday
was telling tree within few
feet of where he had killed Jones. when
the falling tree caught him, crushing his
skull and killing him instantly. lie was
to have hen tried before the Circuit Court
this week.
Mr.. Kelley, a well.known resident OF
the Manor, near Point Of Rocks, reporis
that he has discovered cave in that sec
ton which promises TO be 'big thing"
He refuses to tell where the cave is stu
ated and says he intends to fully explore
it before saying anything further about it.
He is satisfied, however, that the cave lie
Of mammoth proportions.
The B. & o. has always had trouble to
get sufficient supply Of water for the en-
eines on the Pakersburg branch during
the summer, when the supp,y at some OF
the water stations fzz!es ont entirely. The
will begin at once, We learn, to
sink artesian wells at different stations be-
tween Parkersburg and Grafton sufficient
10 keep up continual supply during the
severest drouth.
Sheriff Lindsay, of Hancock county,
bad narrow escape from being killed last
Wednesday. His horse backed over the
wall at the dump with him, and he was
thrown Of. One foot was fastened in the
,tirrup, and ne could not II loose. Lewis
Coon jumped over the wall and caught the
horse by the bride before he started to
run, and by his timely assistance no doubt
averted serious accident.
Irwin Vaughan, of Parkersburg, father
n-law Of John D. Harper, who was mys.
.eriously shot at Sycamore, jackson
county. on Monday Of last week, returned
rom the bedside of bis son-in.law on
Mr.. Vaughan says all the re-
ports in regard to the shooting are erron-
sous. Harper Gays il he shot himself he
s not aware Of it, but gives no further in
ormation in regard to the subject.
When John L. Gibson, passenger engi-
,eer on the B. & O., was about to start
mt from Grafton on his train Monday, be
ound cat under his tender and pro
,eeded to chase it away. He started his
rain of, leaving the cat behind, as he
mag ined, butwhat was his surprise on ar
living at Parkersburg to find Mr.. Cat
I'D on bolster OF one Of the trucks, nearly
cared to death, but holding on like grim
Ieath, and not much the worse for its
ong ride.
A fearful wind storm passed through the
ountry near Boothsville, Taylor county,
'riday, destroying considerable amount
E property. blowing down about fifty
ugsr trees for Leonard Tucker and moving
large log barn four or five inches, also |
Ding fearful damage TO orchards, espec-
lily that Of VIM Linn, scarcely leaving o |
zee standing in the orchard. besides .
reat many outbuildings and fences were
sstroyed. Fortunately the growing crops
ere not sufficiently large to do them any
niger.
One Of the most remarkable men In West
irginia is George Sinnett, of Richie
unity. He 10 in his ninetieth year, and