Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-21
ACCIDENT AND CRIME.
AN INTERESTING BUDGET OF NEWS PROM
THR INTERIOR.
The Registers Record Of Life IN West Viz
ginis, as Mirrored in the Weekly
Press.

In announcing the death last week at
Summit Point, this county, OF Mr.. John
@. Mcclure, who wss one Of the John
Brown iurOTs the daily and weekly papers
of the country stated that but one of the
jurors was living-Mr. William Right
slime, This is a mistake. Three of the
jurors are living. They are William
Rightstine, of Shepherdstown, George W.
Boyer. OF Browns Crossing, this county,
and William A. Martin, who lives near
Delaplaine, Fauquier county, Va. These
three gentlemen, although getting up in
years, are still hale and hearty, and bid
fair to live a long while yet. The jury
was composed Of William Rightstine,
George w. Boyer, William B. Martin,
George W. Tapp, Isaac Dust, John O. Nc
Clure, John @. Wiltshire, Thomas Watson,
Jr., Jacob J. Miller Richard Timberlake,
Thomss 03bourHe and joseph Myers. All
are dead except the three first named.
Col. John Z. Schley, of this vicinity, has
in his possession a copy Of an illustrated
paper Of the date of The trial of John
Brown, with portraits Of the Judge and
Jury and 81 connected with the famous
case. -ShepherdstOiOn Register.
Last Sunday night, about four miles
from HarPer's Ferry, very distressing ac-
cident happened. The four children of o
Mr.. Cullens, or Oullis, were alone in
the house, the mother having gone out to
milk the GOV. Desiring to rejuvenate the
expiring fire, one OF the three boys secured
the oil can and proceeded TO pour its con-
tents into the stove, his two brothers and
little fOur-yeaT-Old sister meanwhile watch
ing him, Unfortunately some embers still
slumbered beneath the dark cinders. and
suddenly the can exploded and set fire TO
the little girls clothes. Horri6ed, one OF
tho boys ran to his mother and told her
ahat bis little sister was burning up;"
bat the mother, thinking the children
merely wished to brighten her, paid no ct
tentiOn to their cries; and it was only after
reaching the house, sometime later, that
she knew the horrible truth they had
spoken, for there before her lay her little
girl actually cooked, the flesh resembling
that OF broiled fowl. Death resulted in
few minutes.
For some time past there has been re-
port circulated throughout the State, that
a silver mine had been discovered on Isaac
Dickens farm in Raleigh comfy. Tradi
ton SAYS that il was first discovered by
the Indians, who st one time made that
ssc;ion their hunting ground. They mark
ed ont path 10 the deposit of the pre-
cious metal by turning large rocks on
their end, and making hierogly phics on
them. A short time ago party of sur
veyOrs discovered figures on a rock they
were moving, and en- examination showed
that they were cut there by man. When
this news reached Mr.. Dickens, who had
always had great faith in the tradition, he
at once instituted q search and found other
marked rocks in line, and finally the
mine itself Pieces of the ore have been
sent TO experts for analysis.
The RsvenswoOd, Spencer aud Chenille
Railroad Company, will institute con-
demnatiOn proceedings ut special term
of Court TO be held at Spencer by Judge
Armstrong, beginning this morning, against
property owners along the proposed route
OF the railroad through Roaue county |
Some Of the farmers are asking from $3.50
to 5000 an acre for land that could have /
been bought for $40 an acre before the sur
Those interested in building the road will |
not pay the extravsgsnt price asked by
people along the rOute, and for that reasOD /
they do not care about investing their cap
itsl in a community that gives them no
encouragement. Unless more friendly |
spirit is manifested toward the enterprise /
it is likely the building Of the road will /
be bandOned.
What might have been bad accident
occurred on the Buffalo narroW-gauge |
railroad at Elkins, last Saturday. As the /
traia was going up a steep grade the
steam pipe on the engine broke letting en- |
CINE, cars sndlall go back down the grade |
at such a rate that they soon left the track |
and landed in the ditch. The entire crew |
Jumped when they saw the train was IN
cOntrOllable, thus saving themselves from |
injury, excepting John Lier who was /
slightly hurt by the jump. The Buffalo |
railroad is owned by the Buffalo Lumber
Company, Of BaysrJ, W. Va, and is used
for hauling logs to their mines.
Messrs. c. Kimberland and T. NJ. Jenk-
ius, Pittsburg capitalists, were at Fair
mont last week looking over the county /
They came upon the invitation of o. R. /
MADEIRA, and in company with that gentle /
man, J. NJ. Hartly and J. W. Rsdabaugh .
entered into agreement to form corpOr
alton By the name Of The Marion Improve
meut Company, for the purposes indicated. /
Two thousand dollars of the stock was
subscribed on the spot, ten per cent OF /
which was paid in, and the agreement /
duly acknowledged and certified, vas for
waTded to the Secretary of State. A char /
ter will be issued at once.
Last week Harry Rsddep, of Table Rock,
Raleigh county, caught In trap a black .
bear which weighed something near 500 .
pounds, and on Saturday of last week .
Robert and Ches Warden had no more
than completed besr-pen until they had /
evidence thst old bruin had accepted |
their hospitality and was enjoying the .
comfort and quietude of their pen. So |
they summoned all their neighbors and |
made haste, with guns, ropes, etc, for the /
game. Reaching the pea they lassoed /
the bear with little difficulty and led him /
to Robert Warden's stable, where he was
incarcerated until Tuesday, when he was
killed.
Horseneck, Peasants county, is only q
very short distance over the Wood county |
line, but they are reckless with their fire
arms down tbat way. List Saturday night |.
there was dance at the little hamlet and /
there was large crowd present from the |
surrounding country. Daring the height
or the festivities a young man named |.
Hardness shot all the loads cut of his re-
Volver and was engaged in relosding it
with the assistance Of a companion named /
Gsult. In some manner the revolver was
discharged, the bullet striking Gault and
inficting a wound from which he died /
shortly afterwards
Nun Morgan, boy about Is years of
age, who lives in lafayette District. in
Peasants county, accidentally shot him. /
self on last Monday while hunting. in.
flciipg serious wound in the shoulder. /
1t seems that he, in company with some
other boys, were after a rabbit. Young
Morgan climbed on q stump to look for the |
rabbit, snd went TO SET his musket down /
on top of the stump, when the hammer |
coming in contact with it the gun Was dis /
ahsrgsd, lodging a lead Of shot in his
shoulder.
The Council Of Clarksburg has passed a |
resolution requesting Gov. Wilson to call
the attention of the special Legislature,