Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-17

tena Micbael, Morgan County, aged 20;
Timothy Newman, OF Borb0ur county,
nged 81; Isaac vsnneter, of Mineral conn
tp, 81 an advanced sge; ]. 4. Courtney,
Of Braxton county, aged 50.
The orgsniz alton of bank at Brsxton
O. n has been consumsted by the cleo
ton Of the following directors: George W.
Curtin, D. n Berry, F. Baxter, II. W.
Csrley, W. F. Morrison, ". E Raymond
and J. s. Hyer. J. S. Hyer was made
President and T. N. Berry, cashier. The
bank expects TO commerce. operations
about March l.
A middle-sged German, known as Prof
Reider, who had been working for Mr
VIM. s. ROdes, while engaged in picking
up loose coal on the railroad track, nesr
The coal bins, at Ronceverte, wss struck
by the west-bound freight and instantly
killed. A little deg which accompanied
him was cut in two.
John Hickman, of Davis, Tucker coun-
ty, was arrested at Keyser, lsst week.
John wss wanted on several charges HIS
first trial will be in the United States
Federal Court at Clagksburg. He is
charged with tsmpering some years ego
with the Uoited S:a;es mail.
Abou. two hundred hsn5s are nov en-
ployed in constructing The big freight
ward of the Baltimore snd Olio railroad ct
Berlin, Md. Considerable progress has
already been made, nd i, isexpscted that
the yard will beresdy for use within three
months.
W. p. Mckinney writes home very en-
couraaingly about toe Psrkersbufg Laud
Company's prospects. Valuable deposits
of phosphates ara ksown to uDderlie some
of the comp iny's land and land not four
miles swsy has been sold IS high as $500
per acre.
The residence OF H. d. Bailey. on Gee
Lick, about three and half miles from
Weston, WAS totally destroyed by fire. at
II o'clock Tnesdsy morning. An extern
siye addition to the property had just beer
made, which with the entire contents, was
burned.
Oil business in Plessa county is lively
and g number OF new wells are being
started. At Enreks Nh old we'll OF Ham
nett Brothers, which lad been abandoned,
took a notion TO flow, and the oil rae
Down the TuD TO the river.
Ward Harris, colored, OF R)Dcsverts,
fired of hn old srmy muskst, and tie
breech-pin bleS cut striking him in the
forehead and penetrating the brain. De
81. A Gstes removed the iron, but Harris
cannot recover.
John Murphy. who died at New Mar
tinsvilie on the 4lh, was the uncle Of Mis-
Pirkie Cochran, otherwise known as Mel
lie BY, who recently made the trip around
the world.
Clarence BOsles, who wss taken before
Squire Hall, at Charleston, for attempt
ing to wreck q K & o. tam, was fourd
10 be under seven years of aga, and was
dismissed.
Mr.. J. A BjGgs is reported to have mys-
tericusly disappear cd from his home nesr
Little Otter, Clay county, abOut two
weeks ago, and his whereabouts ole not
known.
A msn named Cunningham, working at
Alexsnder's brick yards, near ClGrksburg,
lay down aud went 10 eleep His clothes
caught fire and he nearly burned to death.
Will Friddle, Of Moorefsld, has had bis
right shoulder dislocated eleven times.
The last occasion was last Monday, and the
cause Was s kick by a COW.
Mr.. IsaAc W. Chspline, an sged aud we'll
known citizen of Shepherdstown, received
stroke of paralysis several days ago, and
is i1 a critical condition.
We got pie OF exchanges the other dsy
tweDty-nine days old. Where in bades
they hsve been oil this time Is mystery.
Lincoln Citizen
Judge Camde1, Of Csrkshurg, ia said 10
be The only living presidential elecsor who
voted for William Henry Harrison.
IL is said Grafton capitalists will take
$40. 900 stock in the new PAfkersburg sa-
wigs bank.
Jaep'r Poe was killed by fall of ore in
the mines at Irondale, Preston county, lstt
Monday.
"Ohap" Gum, of New Milton, has been
appointed deputy United S s.es Marshal.
Some unknown disease is killing the
dogs, in Taylor county, at lively rate.
The Wood county grand jury found III
indictments.