Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-16

an average Of 25 81 bushels per acre. DE
has not yet finished threshing, and says
The crop on number of acres yet to thresh
will yield fully as well as the six men,
toned above.
The summer visitors are leaving oak
land very fast. By the fret Of October
they will all be gone, except few who
always stay during the fall months, which,
of course, is the prettiest season Of the
year in the mountains. This has been one
of the most prosperous years ever had at
Oakland. The number of people was
equally as large as any previous year, and
they were Of a good class and spent great
deal Of money.
Last Saturday Bob. Bennett, the famous
buntsman, who fires with an unerring
aim, saw floating upon the placid bosom OF
the KanaWha river, nice fat duck, Just
above the Glenville bridge. In moment
he leveled his gun, pulled the trigger, and
the bullet carried death to the aforesaid
duck. but before he cOnld get it out of the
water a large hungry pike quietly csme to
the surface, and with seeming relish sWal-
lowed the dead duck, while Bob locked on
with eyes sufused with tears.
Farmers living near Gla1esville, Preston
county, are much alarmed over number
of incendiary fires lately. Five or six
farm houses have been burned mysterious
ly, and there is no clew to the incendiaries.
John MCGEE and Sampson Brown, two Of
the wealthiest men in the neighborhood,
were the last to suffer. Their losses are
very heavy, and no insurance. Alto
gether, property 10 the value Of $50, 900
has been destroyed in the last month.
The Huntington Water Company has
completed arrangements with the Cork
Well Supply Company, of st. Louis, by
which the latter will sink wells in the
Ohio River Of sufficient capacity TO sup
ply the city with two million gallons of
pure water daily. The work will begin at
once and will be completed this fall. 1t
will cost five thousand dollars, and the
contractors have executed ten thousand
dollar bond, conditioned on the wells sup
plying the quantity and quality of water
stipulated for.
Arthur Wilson, a boy fifteen years of
age, met with a peculiar accident last
week on the farm of Mr.. George W. Bux-
ton, in Berkeley county. Mr.. John
Griffith was cutting clover seed with
mower, and. the off horse becoming re-
fraotory, ne told the boy to strike the
horse with rake. He did 50, and the
horse leaped forward so quickly that the
boy was caught by the mower and his leg
cut off ust below the knee. From last
accounts the boy was doing we'll and will
recover.
On Monday afternoon, Lucian Uppole,
of near Albrights, Preston county, was
out canning and having espied a squirrel
in tIeetOp was making hasly effort to
reach the base of the tree, and in clam
bering over a log his shot gun, which he
held in his hand, fell to the ground and
was discharged. The entire load of shot
entered his leg just below the knee, and
passed through the calf of the leg, making
a dangerous and frightfol wound. His re-
covery is very doubtful.
A horrible accident occurred in the
Lewisburg Cannery On Thursday of last
week. Olaud Turner, a son of Prof. Turn
or, of LeEiaburg, and an employe in the
Cannery, climbed up to examine the
steamiug vat where the skins are taken
from tomatoes, and, losing his fOothold,
fell headlOng into the hot vat. Before he
could be rescued be was terribly scalded.
He fingered, suffering terribly, for several
hours, when death relieved him. No
blame can be attached to any one for the
occurrence.
The oil excitement in the vicinity of
Blacksville, MOnOngalia county, has be-
come quite active, and promises to termi-
nate in q regular boom. Four wells have
been located within a radius OF two miles
of Blacksville, and are to be drilled az
once. One is located Oh Miracle Run, on
Solomon Thomas farm; the second on
lands OF Mr.. Lantz, one on J. 1. Worley's
farm, and the fourth on lands of W. II.
johnson. In a few months that section
will be thoroughly tested, and from the
way the wells are TO be put down it speaks
of the strong faith the oil men have in the
Blacksyille field.
On Thursday last, some marauder
climbed up ladder resting against the
house of Mr.. E A. Kelly, il the edge of
Raleigh county, about two and half
miles from Jumping Branch, and fred
pistol down the chimney. Fire scattered
all over the room and the family were ter
ribly frightened. The next day bat
tered tbiTty-eight .calibre pistol ball was
found in the room. Il is Just az we'll for
the guilty party that he selected a time
for his outrage when Mr. Kelly was abb
sent, or he might not have escaped 60
EASILY.
The demands for transportation upon
the West Virginia Central Railway, it is
stated, are much greater than can be sup
piled. The company has about 500 of its
own cars in service, besides others Dor
rowed from the Baltimore ard Ohio and |
Pennsylvania. Lumber is piled MP all |
along the line, and large quantities of
coal are awaiting shipment. The road |
will soon be completed TO Elkins, w. Va,
the terminus of the fret division. As the |
country is very mountainous, some diff
cult engineering will have 10 be dOre be-
fore the mile of track between the two
points cen be laid.