The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-22
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
Rnd Vicinity,

THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West virginia
md Vicinity.
A three.year.old child OF Joseph Gus,
ter, OF near Martinsburg, was drowned
while playing about the yard, by falling
into aspiring.
Miss Ada B. Hull, a well.known young
lady Of Richie county, brought suit Sat.
urday at Harrisvllle against james Du.
lin, OF that place, for $4,000 for breach
ofpromise.
Samuel Dean, OF Green Sulphur
Springs, Summers county, and Alex
Clark and Ed Harrah, OF Greenbrier
county, are among those from this State
who have gone to Oklahoma.
Three citizens OF Huntington have
brought suit to test the validity OF that
provision Of Huntington's city charter
which requires the payment Of munici.
pal taxes as qualification for voting.
The Weston Light Guardsare going to
celebrate on the S0th inst. by having q
street parade. In nearly all the towns
OF the State preparations have been
made for ringing the bells at 0 o'clock
on the morning Of the 30th.
Florence, 5.year old daughter Of
David Il. Hudgels, Of Berkeley county,
fell into large pot OF boiling water q
few days since and was so severely sCald.
ed about the lower limbs that IL Is
doubtful II she will ever be able to walk
again.
The Democrats Of Burnsville, Gilmer
county, have formed q club and named
II after ex-senator Camden. They pro.
pose building q club house and have
subscribed $3.50. It Is expected to bleed
Mr.. Camden for the balance Of the
amount.
The county court OF Summers county
has voted not to grant any licenses this
year and the Herald, OF Hinton, In the
exuberance OF Its joy over this decision
prints the picture Of a banged.tail roos.
ter. All the same there will be saloons
in Hinton.
Daniel Seckman, living near Centre.
vile, Richie county, was struck by a
falling limb, and badly hurt 1t Is
thong ght the wound Is not a fatal one
the limb struck him Just below the eyes
cutting his face and breaking through
the bridge OF his nose.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says
there has been discovered In the Blue
Ridge mountains, about mile above
Harper's Ferry, large veins OF silver,
lead and copper, and also white min.
eral used in the manufacture OF paint.
A mineral engineer from Baltimore Is
conducting the research.
Simpson Westiall, Of Upshur county,
left his home about two weeks ago TO
work with the construction force on the
extension OF the Davis road. Three or
four days since he was killed by being
hit on the head by heavy mass of clay
that was thrown into the air by an ex.
plosion. He was twenty.one years Of
age.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Com.
pany are relaying the North track on the
l7.mile grade with new steel eighty.lve
pound rails, thirteen pound to the yard
heavier than any they have ever had.
This Is necessary on account ofthe "Con.
solidated" engines which weigh seven.
ty.fve tons, and the heavy rolling stock
with which they are equipping the road,
A little daughter Of Abram Liston,
living near Wymp's Gap, was out In tho
fields with her father, who was burning
brush, when In going too near the
flames her dress caught fire and she was
50 badly burned that she died In few
hours. Mr.. and Mrs. Liston had their
hands so badly burned in trying 10 save
their little girl, that they have been un.
able 10 work since,
An old gentleman by the name oil
Davis, on Camp Mistake, Tyler county,
has a patriotic record as q Union soldier
which cannot besurpaSsed In the United
States. he, bis brothers, sons, grand.
sons and nephews, to the number oil
thirty.two, all were In the service. His
gray hairs will 20 down 10 his grave In
peace, feeling that ho has been a humble
blessing 70 his country.
The Huntington ice factory, which has
been In course ol erection iof the last two
months, 10 now completed and ready ioI
operation. The apparatus and machinery
are Of the best made and cost $1,000
and the factory, including machinery,
building and everything cost about sci !
900. Us capacity 10 twelve tons Of lCe
per day. The street mains Of the Water
Company supply the factory with water,
which Is fist distilled, then filtered and
then frozen into blocks Of Ice.
A few weeks since q large barn oil thC
EnoCh Slaats Tug Fork farm, In jackson
county, occupied by VanBuren Sham.
blen and filled with hay, feed and valu.
able agricultural implements was do.
stroyed by are. Shamblen las had one
joel Cunningham arrested on q charge
| ol inpendIaFlsm, and he also says that
Cunningham has tried 10 kill him on
several occasions. There Is said 10 be
much oi q sensational nature about The
case that has not been brought out,
MonongallA county has a case Of mis-
taken Identity similar 10 the Dick Dow
ell.Shelt0n one that has been causing sC
much excitement In Lewis county
detective named GoLhfop recently ar
rested q miner working ii one Of The
mines IA Monongalia county charging
him with being one NJ. Il. Gum, at
escaped murderer from Kentucky, ThI
man BWote that his name was jAspV
Jones and that he was never In Ken
lucky, He was locked Zip, nevertheless
and held ull last week, when a Ken
lucky Official visited MorganloEn, tool