Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-13
VARIOUS MATTERS.
THE LATEST HAPPENINGS IN THE IN.
TERROR.
Interesting News Items, Cleaned From the Local
Columns Of the County
Papers.

]. Wise Norton, of this city, is engage.
upon a map Of Jackson county.
There are 81 coke ovens in operation q
~Irondale, Il at Austen, and los ut New
burg.
They are talking about a bsse bal
League out in the eastern portion Of In
State.
1t is said the entire surface of Raleigl
county is underlaid with coal, from four +
twelve feet thick.
DIR. Ransom, of Hsrper's Ferry, wa
thrown from his carriage a few days ago
sustaining a broken leg.
Mr.. Esom Carter, one of the oldest citi
zens OF Greenbrier county, died at hi
home near Fort Spring Oh Monday last.
The combined weight Of Mr.. Henri!
Shearer and his four daughters is 1,O4'
pounds. They live in Hillsboro. Nichols
county.
The dwelling house of Marcellus Wilson
near Braxton q. H, was destroyed by fir,
last Monday morning. The fire broke on
while the family was at breakfast.
The wooden mill of Walter, Feltuer &
Co., at Webster, has shut down owing e
the unsettled condition Of the trade
Forty persons are thrown out Of employ
ment.
A man from up in the mountains ex
hibited a three year old catamount on the
streets of Huntington, a few days ego,
Offering it for sale IS a household pet. He
failed to dispose Of it.
Frank Dis, of this city, has accepted al
engagement with the 'Checkered Life
company at S25 per week, and will joiu
them in Cine matt this week. He will he
The leading man in carrying out the dead
in the third act.-Pdrkersburg Sentinel.
Miss Fannie Frazier, daughter Of Mr..
Fl. A. Frazier, of M%artinsburg, won g prize
Of 500, offered by the Philadelphia Times
for the best short story. She is q q pupil
of the Berkeley Female Seminary, and is
thirteen years old. The title of her story
is "A True Heroine"
One day last week Mr.. Lsnty W. Her,
old, of Frost, Pocahontas, county, came
very near having his house burnt up by
the children throwing a lighted match into
the wardrobe. About SIS worth of cloth.
ing was consumed by the fire, and some
damage done to the house.
A meeting of citizens of Braxton county
was held February 4th, at which resolu,
lions were passed deploring the recent
murder of Henry Moore, and urging the
authorities to spare no efforts to bring the
guilty parties to Justice. A committee
was appointed to cooperate with the
prosecuting attorney in gathering evil
dence.
James Estep, son of Wesley Estep, who
resides near Ceredo, was killed at Caperton
last Saturday while mining coal, by the
mine roof falling in on him. His re-
mains were taken to the Falls OF
Blaine, in Kentucky, and buried. The
deceased was about "a years of age and
leaves n young wife to mourn his untimely
and sad death.
Mr.. doc" Pifer while out hauling logs
last week, met with a very painful aud
nearly a fatal accident. A log slipped,
catching one of his legs between it and
another log, emitting . cash about twelve
inches long, extending to the bone, besides
tearing the flesh from the ltg nearly
around it.-S. George Democrat.
The Beaver Lick Lumber Compony have
finished cutting 10, 600, 900 icet of logs,
and will soon have them on the river bank
The st. Lawrence Company and the Cum
berlaud Company are Just about COM
their cutting also. The spring
rise will undoubtedly float the largest
drives ever seen upon the Greenbrier
-RoHCercrte EearS.
William II. Wallis, of Mercer Bottom,
Mason county, has recently had queer ex-
perience with railroads. First, his family
horse broke his leg crossing a ~trestle; sec
ond, he broke his " leg in a cattle
guard; third, his riding horse was chased a
mile by a gravel train, and finally lesped
a trestle sixteen feet wide without injury
There was an ARRAY one night last week
at Martinsburg, between Chas. Young and
brother, and Hunt Smith. Smith was
knocked down by one of the Youpgs, and
on getting up drew a knife and cut Chas.
Young in the cheek, and throwing his
brother down stabbed him twice between
the shoulders. None of the injuries were
and the Youngs will not prosecute
Smith
The Romney & Short Mountain Railroad
Company was organized at Romney on the
3D. inst by the election of a temporary
Board of Directors composed of the follow
ing gentlemen: K. w. Gilkesop, 8. L.
Fiournoy, r. W. Daley, Jr, John Mon
roe and r. W. Monroe. The time fixed
Tor the annual meeting of the stockholders
is the first Tuesday Of April, 1888, at the
Court House. Col. Alexander Monroe
was appointed Attorney 10 accept service
ofprocess. The Board of Directors organ
led the same day by electing r NJ. Mon
roe President, G. s. White Secretary, and
W. Daley, Jr., Treasurer.
Ga Friday night last twenty-five head
Of sheep belonging to Oliver Beirne, Esq,
Of Union, we're destroyed by dogs. Fifteen
killed outright. Mr.. Young, Mr..
.eirne's agent, promptly got on the trail
Of the m%araudiDg CANNES, and a number
" them have since bit the dust Mr.. 8.
sheep last week in a very singular manner.
of the flock he had upon the
Ballard farm found their way,
about Two weeks ago, into a deserted resi-
lence on the place, and after entering the
wind shut the door upon them. Mr..
Peters did not miss them for about ten
and when discovered five were dead
md one or two Of the remainder have since
lied. Monroe County Watchman