The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-29
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West Virginia
and Vicinity,


The Tyler couRty Star is agitating the
formation OF Sons Of Veterans camp at
Mlddlebourne,
A man named Lyons was run over by
a Baltimore { Ohio train at Rowlesburg
and had both legs cut off, He died after
wards,
Homer P, Wooiter, son OF the Rev,
John v YYoolter, living on Leading creek,
in Lewis county, while rolling logs, had
log roll over him mashing his hips
very badly and iniuring him internally,
The timber on the Greenbrier noun
tain, between Lewisburg and White
Sulphur, caught fire several days ago
and has been burning fierCelyeTer since,
Thousands OF rails have been destroyed,
], NJ, Lake, OF Webster, Taylor county,
has one OF the youngest COWS on record.
She was just l2 months and II days old
when she gave birth to u nice, well de-
Veloped cali, and she gives two gallons
Of milk per day,
1t ia reported that Mr.. ], j. Peterson,
formerly editor OF the Huntington Re.
publican, and who started the Weston
Republican originally, stands good
Chance.of being appointed to one Of the
Italian Consulates,
Joseph Lamb, OF st, Louis, No., em-
ployed on the construction OF an iron
bridge near Rouceverte, was accidentally
killed while twork by argetlmberthat
rolled over him, crushing his lungs and
iniuring his spine.
A man named Wiseman, employed in
q Lewis county sawmill, was caught bya
large log that fell from the saw.carriage
and had one Of his legs broken in two
and the knee bones OF the other leg so
badly crushed that amputation may be
necessary.
Washington Hardman, OF Richie
county, while working on his mill was
caught in belt and carried some dis.
tanCe before he was extricated. On ex-
animation 1t was found that one shoulder
was badly mangled besides internal In
iuries. The accident may prove fatal.
An event took place last week in tho
household Of the editor OF the Piedmont
Herald, and he thus announces the in
teresting fact: "The editors wife pre-
sented him with baby this (Friday)
morning. II weighs two and a half
pounds with its clothes on, As we 90
to press It's cries toll US II Is alive" i.
Mel Malone, miner employed at the
Montana mines, near Fairmont, was
badly injured by a fall OF slate Saturday.
He had fired q shot and stepped out OF
the way, and 1t Is supposed the blast
Jared the slate loose. His spine is hurt,
and he sustained other serious injuries,
which 1t is feared will prove fatal.
On tho first Of April Capt. James An.
derson, for many years supervisor OF
trains on the Baltimore & 0hio's third
division, retired from that position.
Last week he was presented at Pied
mont with o purse containing $3.50, a
gift from his many admiring friends.
The presentation wOs very enjoyable
affair.
Charles Newell and wife, are lodged in
the Keyser Jail, charged with being acces-
sorry TO the murder OF an infant which
was recently found in Deep Run near
Shaw. Mrs, Newell Is sister OF the
young woman Emma Glover, Of Man
nington, who Is suspected OF being the
mother Of the child, and for whom a
warrant has been issued as before re-
ported. Miss Glover has not vet been
arrested.
Levi Martin, OF Hampshire county,
was arrested charged with burning the
barn OF his brother Benjamin. There
was not sufficient evidence to hold him
at the preliminary hearing and he was
discharged, but was at once rearrested,
charged this time with burglary by
Henry Hiett, whose granary had been
robbed. He was held on this charge, as
was also Martin Kline, who was arrested
as an accompliCe.
Mrs. P. T. Shearer and her sister, Miss
Mary Stipe, OF Hardy county, were TAX
ing tonic which they kept in bottle
on the dining room mantel. Mrs.
Shearer's son was taking a medicine,
largely composed Of arsenic, and one
morning left his bottle also ON the man.
tel. Mrs. Shearer by mistake got hold OF
the arsenic bottle and took a liberal
dose, and also gave Miss Stipe one. 1t
was not long before the mistake was dis
covered and the proper antidotes admin
iste:ed. Both ladies were very sick for
two or three days, but are now all right
again.
A few days since u little son of a
Berkeley county man, named Inherst,
was standing in a doorway during q
thunder storm, when suddenly there was
sharp flash OF lightning, followed by
terrific peal OF thunder, and the boy iell
forward. Tie bolt struck his left arm,
crossed his stomach and ran down his
right leg. The little fellow was rendered
insensible, but Is now slowly recovering,
though quite nervous. His clothing,
wherever the lightning passed, was
stripped from him, as though knife
had been used. The wonder is tho boy
was not killed.
Three sons Of George Lyons, farmer
living on McElroy creek In Doddridge
county, went out TO work in clearing,
taking with them an old loaded gun that
had the head Of a match on for cap,
After working for some time the two
youngest boys went down the hill some
distance for drink OF water. While
absent they heard the report OF gun up
the hill but paid no special attention 10
y till they returned 10 work, when not
llndlng their brother they hastened 10
the tree against which they had left the
gun leaning, and there found their
brother In dying condition. The gun
had In some manner been discharged and
the bullet gone through the young mans
head, having entered near his eyes, lie
was about II years old and quite popu.
lar.
Pete baker In UTI,e EmjRrauL.v