Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-09
STATE NEWS.
Items OF Interest Clipped From Our vari-
Gus State Exchanges.

Its ms OF Interest Clipped From Our vsri
Gus State Exchanges.
A young man fell from load of hay,
near Clarksburg, Friday, and broke an
arm.
Robert Davis was kicked in the head by
horse, at Hinton, Tuesday, and died
Friday.
Ulysses Osh, Ct Slncho, Tyler county,
fatal injured himself by endeavoring TO
lift too much wheat.
A few days ago Floyd Talbot, of Bar
bcur county, by mistake took dose Of
thirty grains of morphine. thinking il wss
quinine. His life was saved with diff
Guilty.
A few days ago young man named
William Adkins fell from foot log into
Hart's creek, in Lincoln county, and was
drowned. II is said he was intoxicated at
the time.
While some men were cutting down a
small tree on the farm of J. A. Wade, oi
Meadow Greek, Greenbrier county, the
tree fell on Mr.. Wsde's little daughter,
breaking one OF her legs.
Walter wenner, Of Keyser, was severely
cut in the hand while playing with an
open knife while at school. He was acct
dentally pushed by other boys and the
knife passed entirely through the member
Last Sunday afternoon az Jacob Pierce
and his seven year-old son were riding @
horse 10 water in West Charleston the ami
NAL stumbled and threw the little fellow
to the ground, afterwards stepping on
him, ipflicting injuries from which he
died.
A sad and painful accident befell Char
lev Hornby's son few weeks ago. While
operating their steam ssw-mill near Mark.
leysburg, Preston county, one of the belts
broke aud struck him on the head, max
ing an ugly and seemingly fatal wound.
Last Sunday night north bound freight
train jumped the track on the Wilsonia
trestle, causing a complete blockade.
The caboose, in which the conductor, d..
Buzzsrd, was riding, was turned on its end
and Mr.. Buzzard could not get out for q
long time. Had the cars left the roadway
things might have been more serious, az it
is about forty feet from the top OF the
trestle to the ground.
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State Industrial Mstte-z.
Parkersturg compositors will meet on
the 18th to osysnizs union.
The Keyser Electric Light Company is
organized and ready for business.
Trains are again roaming over tbs new
railroad bridge across Guyando:ts river.
Two new Baldwin locomotives have
have been added to tie rolling stock of the
West Virginia Genital, and made their first
trip last Wednesday.
The Edison Electric Company has pur-
chased from ny George NJ. Bowers the
"Eureks Mill" property, in Martinsburg,
for the sum OF s 900.
The Msrylsni and Virginia Bridge Com
pany has determined to erect a wire cable
at its ferry over the Potomac at Shepherds
town, for use 9h,ing high water. Toe ca
bic arrived Tuesday, and Capt. II. F. Barn
hart is no. V experimenting It's erection.
Eight thousand acres OF land have been
leased in The neighborhood OF Lightburp,
Lewis eoJnty, for oil privileges The
owners Of he property have assurance that
wells vii! 20 down early in the spiing
With misty s.tn.stt7y prospect Of success.
II ia said that the right of wsy for the
Rs kenswood and Spencer railroad has
beg n secured a. cost OF about s.. 400.
This is less than was expected and shows
that the people Of Roane are favorable to
tt{is much needed improvement. The en-
gIueer ia now on the line in Jackson coun-
~ making few changes,