Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-10
STATE NOTES.

The residence of Sampson Brown, nea
hsllaok, Preston county. was burned {
few days ago. Loss, 81 600. The resi-
dence Of A. G.. Williams, in Greenbriel
county, was also destroyed by fire Suaday
last, the less heiDg $1,000
The members Of the Sixth West Vir.
ginia Infantry and Maulsby's Battery will
bold reunion at Palatine or the 14th
inst. The Fifth Cavalry will meet at
Grsf on on The 18th and 26th.
At Huntington. last Tuesday, IsadOre
L'gler snd Ed Gsrdcn became involved
IN O quarrel, which ended in a fight. Cor
con used his knife, cutting young Zi9ler
severely IN the right haud.
The remsins Of a oolored infant, which
had been born but few hours previous,
was fOuld lat Sunday Of errOOn On the
bank OF sswdust thrown over the river
bsnk ct Huntington.
1t is said that a well known Lincoln
divine h3s embraced the Mormon faith,
and will shortly depart for Utah, taking
several members OF his congregation with
him.
All the machinery for ths Bucket and
Tub Factory, st Guyandotte, has heen re-
ceiyed, and the company will soon began
TO turn cut buckets and tubs by the car
load.
Lightning struck the residence of Mrs
Sarah Sweeney, 10 Raleigh Court Houee,
ran down the chimney, killed dog and
dangerously shocked Mrs. Sweeney.
Miss Melvina COkeley, of Richie cOun.
~, was bitten in the arm by cOpPerhead
snake few days ago, while gathering
peaches. Her condition is critical.
A fOur-year-old daughter of Isaac Cha
ney, near Frankfort, Hardy county, was
bitten four times by copper snake, last
Sunday week. Shs will recover.
The State papers are full of accounts of
big pumpkins, monster cabbsges, over
grown eggs and phenomenal yields Of
s-i'oe+
The new railroad in Wayne county rurs
for eight mills through the lands Of A. W.
Wilson. lie donated the entire right Of
way.
Frank Stout, of Randolph county, is
charged with cOncealipg ard dispOsiDg Of
a stolen horse, and is under $500 bonds.
Thirty-fve deaf mules, who had been on
vacation, passed through Parkershurg
ore day last week, en- route TO Romney.
II is said the "fsttest boy" in West Vir-
ginia lives in Wetzel county. His age ia
nine years and he weighs 2l5 pounds.
Nathan Elliott and his three sons are
charged, in DOddridge county, with steal
irg wheat from their neighbOrs.
George Goff, blind man, an inmate CT
the Preston county Infrmary, picked and
sold 30l gallons Of blackberries.
An admiriDg subscriber has sent the
editor Of the Monroe WatehmaH a tomato
Is inches in circumference.
James Oliver, of Hinton, accidentally
shot himself in the thigh, a few days ago.
The wound is q bad one.
The GlenDmore Iron Company has TWEEN
ty-fve men prospecting for iron ore in
Greenbrier county.
The Nicholas Chronicle speaks Of The
~. S. geological corpse" being in that
vic nifty.
Large shipments Of cattle sre being
made from the eastern portion of the
State
The boys ever the State are breaking
their arms and legs By falling from fruit
trees.
An oil well has been commenced at the
forks of Hughes river, in Richie county.
A Philadelphia capitalist will build 300
coke ovens at BIucetOD, Preston county.
The Charlestown Free Press is seventy
six wears old