Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-02
THROUGH THE STATE.
INTERESTING NBws ITEMS PROM THE IN
TERROR.
The Registers Regular Weekly Review Ofths Events
Of the Past Seven Days. as Recorded in the
Columns Of the Country Press
Throughout the State.

The Huntington bail team has played
thirty games and won twenty six Of them.
Large shipments Of cattle, sheep and
horses are being made from the interior
counties.
Charles Conklyn, Of Jefferson county
threshed 1884 burhels of wheat from 20
acres Of land.
A Preston county farmer raised crop
of oats this year, the stalks of which were
nearly all six feet long.
1t required three doctors to set the arm
which Jim Miller OF Middlebourne, broke
by falling off his wagon.
The country about Assurance, Moproe
county, was visited by seriOus cyclone a
few days ago. Much damage was done
At St. George, Tucker county, nine.
year-oid son of John Stull fell into kettle
OF boiling berries and was probably fatally
scalded.
Ella Wright, who was under indictment
in Csbell county for inianticide, escaped
conviction through an informality in the
findings. She will be tried over again.
The injunction obtained by the B & o.
Railroad Company against the County
Court of Wood county, in the matter Of
the Little Kanawha bridge, has been made
perpetual.
A child of VIM. Bandy's, living on
Bottoms creek, Cabell county was severe
ly burned about the breast and uppsr ex-
tremeties, early Friday morning, by
falling into fireplace.
Miss Bette Barnett, young lady OF
Martinsburg, died last Friday night. 1t
is supposed that while suffering from a
severe toothache she used chlorOform and
took an overdose from the effects of which
death ensaed.
Friday morning at II o'clock, James
Shipley, brakeman of Engine 447, while
sitting on the cab of the train was struck
by the top of the bridge at Cipon while
his train was passing through. He died
two hours a.terward.
Mr. Will Caskey fell from freigh! car,
running at the rate of about fifteen miles
an hour, on the second division of the B.
& o., last week. He was seriously bat
not fatally cut about the head a1d neck.
He is slowly improving.
All but one Of the damage suits insti-
tuted against the Orrel Coal Company on
account of the Nswburg shaft fatality Of
three years ago, were compromised at
KingwoOd last week, the claimants agree
ing to accept $500 for each death caused by
the accident
A shooting affray took place al Paw Paw,
Berkeley county, last week, in which
several parties were more or less injured.
George A. LaTgent, one Of the partici-
pants, was shot through The neck and so
seriously injured as 10 cause his death,
which occurred on Friday.
Work on the Fredrick and Loudon coun-
ty bridge over the Potomac at Point of
Rocks is progressing most satisfactorily.
Five spans are already up and the remain
ing two will be completed in a few days.
II is thought that the bridge viii be open
for travel the second week in September.
Mr.. Charles Dudrow, of Bolivar, Jeflsr-
fon county, has quite curiosity Ia the
shape Of hen egg, upon the side Of the
shell of which appears, 10 relief and clear
ly defined, a sunhowtr about an inch aud
half in diameter. The large heart, the
petals and the stem can all be seen as plain
ly as one could wish.
The criminal record in West Virginia in
the past few months has been appalling.
Arson and theft, if not graver Offensss,
have been almost daily events. The in
crease is due, in large measure, to the
influx of new population, but this does
not account for il all. A few stern doses
OF the law Gre needed in some localities.
month ago Jeanette Doyle, a young
married woman, of Harrisville, swOre that
she was the victim Of her own fathers
lust. 0n the trial she repeated her state
ment in detail. Now che voluntarily
makes affidavit that her former statements
were false, and that her father is entirely
innocent of the crime with which che at
first charged him.
The LOchiel Lumber Company's big |
saw mills, which have bsen in operation |
near Piedmont for a number Of years
manufacturing boxes for the Standard Oil |
Company, bat who lately bought 100, 900 |
acres of timber land in Upshur county, |
are moving their mills and machinery to |
the new tract, and will operate on larger |
scale than heretofore. II is one Of the |
largest concerns of the kind in the State.
There was fun st a Weston ball, the
other day. Some one threw piut of red |
pepper on the floor of the dancing hall, |
and while the dancers were holding on TO |
each other and sneezing, and weeping |
great scaldiDg tears, the rascal further COM |
plicated matters by hiding all the hats,
bonnets and wraps. Some Of these arti
cles were found up the chimneys, and
others were never found at all.
The Baltimore & Ohio are hauling water
from Fairmont to Cameron to supply their
engines, using large oil tank cars. Sunday
morning about one o'clock brakeman
lowered his lantern in one to see if the
valve at the bottom was closed, when q
terrific gas explosion took place, the re-
port being heard for a mile, and the flame
Illuminating all the surrounding country.
The brakeman was badly burned about
his face and arms.
A dog belonging TO Jno Hendershot, at
tackled two little children, one little
daughter of Harrison Dye and the other
Harry Cooks little boy, while playing
near their home on Linn street last Tues
day. The girl was bitten on top Of the
head. The dog then grabbed the boy by
the back of the neck and would probably
tore him to pieces if it had not been for
Mrs. Dye, who beat the deg away with
club. As it was the little fellow escaped
without serious hurts. The dog WAS Or
dered kiiled.-Parkers5urg Sentinel.
Tuesday afternoon at Jackson O. H.,
McComas Ssyre, young man IS years old,
was badlyhurt by falling tree. He and
his father and brother were getting cut
some timber for skids for a mill; tree
fell, passing between two yokts of cattle,
After the oxen were extricated young
sayre was missed and a little later was
found near the top Of the tree pinioned to
the earth. This was at . o'clock and be
remained unconscious until 5 He is
badly hurt AbOu. the head, one eGr being
torn loose. HISS spine is also seriously in
jured, but be will recover.
A. G. Largent, who was shot in the
mouth by Sherman Price during fight at
a picnic held near the Morgan line
couple Of weeks ago, died from his wounds |
last Wednesday II. s. Lsrgent, Daniel
Largent and James Alderton, Pfics's other
victims, are recovering from their injuries
and will soon be well Price, who swore
out warrant for the arrest Of the men he
had shot Jumped from the train on his
return home, at point neaT Springfield,
and has not bsen heard Of since. 1t is !
snnnoaed that the Governor will offer a re- |