Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-04
STATE NOTES.

During "Wednesday night last Mrs Mary
f.. FAINT. wife of f. W. FAINT Esq, justice
and ex-Mayor OF Franklin, Pendleton
county. committed suicide by hanging
She arose from her bed some time during
the night. put on her dress, underclothing
and STOCKINGS, and went 20 the kitchen and
took the rope that her children used as "a
swing. tied il around q board and placed 1t
up and across a stovepipe hole, then placed
a stool under il, got upon IL, tied the rope
around her neck and pushed the stool from
under her and was strangled. She was
missed by Mr.. FAINT, who got up ana called
TO her. but receiving no answer ne pro
ceeded 10 the kitchen, where he saw hef
dead body suspended rs described. Mrs.
Fant's mind had been affected for some
time. She was in the i3l year OF her age
and leaves seven childfcn surviving her
The Parkersburg Journal says Very
fow people know SAYS Mr.. John 7. Har-
ris, "that the first published article writ
ten by Bill Nyo appeared in the Ritchlc
Gazeiie. That was a good while ago. Judge
Jacob BeesOn Blair had Just moved from
Harrisville 10 Wyoming Territory aud had
subscribed for the Gdzc'te TO get the home
news. Nye was a young man loaiing
around Blair's ofice IN Wyoming, and
Blair told him 10 write some letters 70 tue
Gazette describing the country, etc. Nye
did so. writing three or four letters. but
Presley Morris. who was then and still is
the editor Of the Gdzcitc, thought he could
improve Nyc's articles by editing them
with free and bold hand. When they
were published Nye hardly recognized
them. suppose, and 50 he pretty soon quit
being correspondent OF the Ritchie
Guzcttc.'
Last Saturday Mr. Augustus Lyon, liv-
ing on a spur Of the Allegheny near Fol
lett. Grant county, went on top OF the
mountain TO look after his hogs. and as he
did not ret home that night large party
of friends went 90 look after him on Sunday
morning II seems that one Of his hogs was
difficult TO manage and he sent his dog
after il and ran 10 in the laurel. Then he
had 10 follow 10 protect the hog and dark
overlook him. aud bruising himself In his
vain attempts 10 get out he had 10 remain
until morning He was found pretty sore,
and hungry, but otherwise all right
State Superintendent Morgan has made
for "a special Peabody lnsti-
tute AT Parkersburg beginning August IL
and 10 continue two weeks. II IS designed
m prepare teachers 20 take charge Of local
and county institute work and III them 70
fal,e lead i'm all advanced educational
movements. \ teachers convention Will
be held in connection with the institute IN
which educational questions OF great
moment will be discussed and some line oil
policy decided upon fer the increased use
fulness and betterment Of our public school
system.
Marshall Hansforl, one Of the most
widely known citizens Of this county, died
SATURDAY night at Diego, kanawha county,
in his s4th year He was one OF the large
family Of Hansfords, so prominently con-
nected with the early history Of the county
and was the last OF q family Of eleven
brothers and one sister
4 determined effort is being made at
Charleston 10 secure the Improvement OF
the Elk river by Congress. \ big meeting
having that purpose in view was held last
Wednesday