The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-20
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Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity.

Accidents and Incidents In west virginia
and Vicinity.
There 10 TO DO q telephone line between
Oeredo and Wayne o. Il.
The Point Pleasant Gosstte has Issued q
big trade edition, booming the old town.
There 10 move to erect telephone
line between Grafton and Philippi. Bel
iington and Buckhannon.
There are walnut trees in Wyoming and
Mcdowell counties which are eaid TO be
worth from $500 to 81 600 each.
The Grand Army posts in Martinsburg
have arranged with Mrs. Belva Lockwood,
the celebrated female lawyer, to deliver Q
lecture there.
B.P. McAtee, a brakeman on the regu-
lar +. Nj. & P. freight, WIS caught between
two cars and badly hurt about the chest
ard abdomen.
Jerry Hensley, son Of Elias Hensley,
shighfyrespeCted citizsnot Whites Greek,
Wayne county, was killed Last Monday, 1t
ia supposed, by the accidental discharge Of
his gun.
A large saw mill is TO be put in active
operation by the Potomac Lumber Com
psny, near the mouth Of AbrShAm'g
Greek, on the line Of tho West Virginia
Central.
Hon. T. R. Carskadon has been invited
to deliver an address at the Preston Coun-
ty FAImera' and Wool Growers' meeting,
to bn held on the oath and 25th instants,
Rt Kipgwood.
The largest cash purchase Of real estate
that has boon made in Writ county for
some time was made few days ago by
George u. Textor, Of Baltimore, who pur-
chased !, 453 acres Of land in Clay district,
tom Fleming Bros. consideration, SlO,-
600.
The County Court Of Tucker county last
Tuesday, after listening to arguments OF
the attorneys Of the ealoon men and the
appeal Of the citizens OF Davis, through
Meesrs. A. F. Wilson and Howard Wag-
onsr decided to grant no license to any
one for the coming year. The decision
was greeted by storm Of applause from
the audience.
Brakeman ]. O. Bonn OF the Rscond d.
vision Of the B. & o., was killed in the
yard ut Keyser on last Sunday. He Was
making up train and while cutting a car
loose hia foot caught In q frog, and the
train passed over him killing him instant
ly. He lsayea wife and one child in
Cressptown, Nd.
A careful estimate computes the oil
produced in Washington county during
the psSt two years st 1000, 900 barrels, and
it Is the opinion oil many gentlemen well
veIsed in the oil business that the devel-
'opment in Washington county Is yet in its
infancy. The prolific supplies Of gas found
in various parts Of the county support this
theory.
A few mornings ago Mrs. John O Hum
phreyg, oil Braxton county, breaking a
hens egg discovered what she first took to
be o double yelk, which Is no uncommon
occurrence, but which on closer examine
ton proved 10 be perfectly formed egg
about the size Of q pheGsRnt's egg, the
shell being as perfect as that OF the larger
egg which enclosed 1t.
Stephen L. Patton, q young farmer, who
lived with his father, Samuel Patton, one
mile north Of Washington, died on Sat-
urday from the combined effects Of blood
poisoning sHd pneumonia. On the frat
Of December, while chopping corn fodder,
his right hand got caught In the machine
and his thumb and fret two fingers were
taken off. Although he received prompt
treatment from the best physicians, blood
poisoning Get in and ended his life.
Miss Cora sayre, OF Jackson county, was
burned nearly 10 death last week. Her
dress catching FIRE and being unable to ex.
iinguish the flames, she started to a spring
aome distance from tho house, but fell be-
fore she reached it. Ono oil her brothers.
in-law, after making an Intellectual effort
TO tear off the young lady clothes, under
took TO smother tho Aamen with mud, and
only the arrival Of another member oilthe
family saved the unfortunate girl from
death then and there.
Third yice.preaident Smith, OF the Bal.
timoro snd Ohio RAILROAD, w. H. Glenn.
Ohio, aud w. W. Peabody, msnsger Of
the lines west Of the Ohio. were In confer
ence with committee OF sevsn locomo-
tive engineers Of the road recently III ref.
erence to modifying the agreement under
which the men have been working for a
year. II is stated that the notifications
asked for IRE Of such q nature that they
are likely to be granted by the road. They
relate more to time than to money.
Col. John E. Boyd, widely. known and
prominent Citizsn OF Berkeley county,
died suddenly LAST Sunday morning OF
paralysis OF the heart. He was q son OF
Elisha Boyd, brothet.in.law Of the late
O. ]. Faulkner, and an uncle OF the pres.
emit O. J. Faulkner, the newly elected
Senator from this State, Col. Boyd's FAM
lily connection was very large, and in.
cluded many prominent people. he was
asventy-six yeaIs Of sge, but as active and
vigorous up to the time Of his death as
young man.
NJ. E. Howe, for many years promi.
uent and extensive lumber dealer OF Pres.
ton county, was run over and instantly
killed on tho railroad at Eighty Out We'd
nesdAy night, under the following Circum.
stances: Hs had just returned from q
business trip to Kingwood and waiting for
helper to ride to his home at Rowles.
burg, when in stepping from one track to
avoid an east bound train, he was knocked
down by helper on the other track. The
engine ran over him and mRugtgd his re.
mains beyond recognition. Mr., Howe
has been one Of the most prominent and
widely known lumbsrmen in West Viz
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