Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-03

and almost every one he met he imagined
meant to do him some harm. He was
about 30 years of age.
THE DAVIS LAND PURCHASES.
Just after the war Ex-senator Henry G.
Davis began investing in West Virginia
lands along the north branch of the Poto-
mac river. From one estate he purchased
1900 acres at forty cents an acre. In
his investments and operations he was
Joined by his brothers, 7. B. and VIM. K
Davis. More purchases were made at
prices ranging from IS cents to IS an acre,
and recently they have paid as high as
$500 an acre Ths total purchase, includ-
ing the 1851 acres now owned by the
West Virginia Central Railroad Company,
aggregated nearly so, 900 acres.
FoRTNEY RELEASED.
The Preston county Journal says: Thos.
S. Fortney, who was convicted at former
term of burning ex-Representatiye Thomas
Fortnsy's barn, was released, on Wednss-
day, on the ground that he had once been
in jeopardy for this ofense, had trial be-
fore q Jury, and that he could not by law
be plscsd in jeopardy again.
State Topics.
Valusble glass saad has been dice overed
in Pccahontas.
Another summer hotel is being built at
Davis, on the line Of the West Virginia
Central.
The business men of Terra Alta have
issued neat psmIlst designed to boom
their town.
A large addition to Ceredo is to be laid
ont by Philadelphia parties, to whom the
land belongs.
There have been several assignments by
business men Throughout the State, durirg
the past week.
A deer was run into Moorefeld, one day
last week, by hunters, and was killed by
men and dogs in the streets.
Col. P. G. Haines, U. s. A is making
tour of inspection through the South
Branch valley on horseback.
There are now three hundred men at
work on the new railroad between Mar
tirsburg and Winchester, Va.
Hon. Andrew Hunter died at his home
10 the suburbs of Charlestown, on WedLe''
day of last week, at the age OF "a.
A con of Geo. B ,lou's, of Smiths creek,
Cabell county, was accidentally shot in
the foot by companion, while out hunt
ing.
Three thousand bushels of chestnuts
were shipped from Terra Alta this fall.
They brought an average of two dollars a
bushel.
Columbus C. Campbell, of Nicholas
county, was kicked in the abdomen by
horse, fsw days ago, and died in about
twenty hours.
The charter and right of way of the Ohio
and Guysndotte railroad was sold at auc-
ton, at Cevedo, q few days ago, to Pitts
buTgh parties, for 81 400.
General Manager M. Sweeney, of the
Kanawha and Ohio road, located at
Charleston, has resigned to accept posi-
ton on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
road.
The Board of Education of Bath district,
Morgan county, offer reward Of $50 for
the arrest of the persons who broke into
the Vanorsdale school house, on the night
of November 22d, and destroyed the furni-
ture.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Granville Stout
arrested David and Samuel Jenkins, in
Richie county, during the past week, on
the charge of violating the internal revenue
laws. They were committed TO isil at
Parkersburg.
The Huntington Commercial says: The
Chesapeake aud Ohio Valley road will run
vestibule coaches between Huntington,
w. Va, and Covingtop, KY, when the n.
& B. &. is completed to the latter named
place, which will only he a few days.
They will probably run trains over the
new bridge into Cincinnati, by the first Of
the coming year.
There are now 929 persons at the Insane
Asylum, of which number 40 are officers
aud employees, and Sl9 patients. Here is
the Thanksgiving dinner, taken from the
menu of last week; Ten bushels of pota-
toes, forty -four gallons of canned tomatoes,
ninety nine turkeys, weighing 952 pounds,
one hundred punches of celery, and an i'm.
mtnse quantity of bread and butter.