Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-04
NEWS OF THE STATE
INTERESTING EVENTS OCCURRING TIE PAST
WEEK.
A Heavy Robbery in BraxDn-Disd from Snake
Blts-A Girl Killed by Whisky-Fatalitiss
and Fires in Various Places

Mr.. Henry NJ. Jack, of Cedarville, while
on his way to Webster e. H., stopped at
the Squires House, BraXtOn e. H, Wednes-
dav night. He occupied room on the
ground floor. and during the night he was
relieved of 500 in cash and about 1000
worth of notes and other valuable papers.
The money and papers were in a large
pocketbOok which Mr.. Jack carried in his
coat pocket. Upon retiring he hung his
coat on the bed post The pOcketbOOk and
also memorandum book were taken. The
thief or thieves probably entered by win
dow, as Mr.. Jack had left the windows up.
There seems to be no clue leading 10 the
apprehension of the thieves, except that
the memorandum book was afterwards
found.
The Lincoln Ciiizcn says: Henry Puget,
who together with his brothers Buck and
lack. are charged with having shot and
killed two of a posse of officers in Perry
county, Ky, while resisting arrest lew
weeks ago, was arrested on Guyan last
week and placed in Jail. He is passing I'M
der an assumed name, but is believed 10
be the right party. Buck Fuget, VINO Is
well known here, having taught several
terms of school in the county, is said 10 De
in the Perry county Jail. lack was III MD
ing in this county, and officers are securing
the country for him They are hard lot,
and have the reputation of being outlaws
in the mountain fastness OF Kentucky, ana
a large price is on their heads.
A very sad affair occurred near Shep-
herdstown on Wednesday, by whlch MT
Daniel Fulk, who lives beyond the Gene
terry. lost his only child, girl. ABOUT SIX
months old Wednesday morning about
70 0ita the hunV
medicine. Mrs Fulk was sick, so her
mother attended to il, and gave the child
what she thought was CastOria, but which
was in reality laudanum in CastOria bot
tie The mistake was not discovered until
; o'clock. and by that time the poison had
been absorbed in the system. Physicians
were summoned and everything possible
was done TO counteract the deadly drug
But it was too late, and the little sufferer
died al o'clock in the evening.
Annie Graves, u little girl about five
years old, who was living at c. G. Gock's,
at Philippi, on Sunday morning last got
hold of bottle containing about two-thirds /.
of pint Of whisky and drank II. She was /
called to come TO breakfast in few min |
utes after. and failed 10 come Mr.. Tock /
went up stairs to where she was and found |
her lying on the floor insensible. Every /
thing that could be done for the little one
was done and in the afternoon she seemed
TO revive and hopes Of her recovery were
entertained. but late in the evening she
rapidly grew worse and died about nine
o'clock.
Work on the West Virginia and Pitts
burg railroad is being pushed actively
The grading on the branch between Weston
and Sutton is nearing completion. The
trestle works are abOu. finished. The
piers for the bridge across the river ut
West Weston will be completed this week
and it will be but few months until the
iron horse will 20 snOrting into BraXton
county The road between Weston and
Buckhannon will soon be completed.
\ few DAYS since John Fielding. a farmer
in Clay county, while picking blackberries,
was bitten on the ankle by rattlesnake,
which was coiled up under "A bush Fielding
was about a half mile from his home, and
before he got there his foot and leg swelled
terribly. The ordinary antidOtes used IN
the country were applied, without avail.
The man died in great agony seven hours
after having been bitten.
On Monday evening the members OF the
+. Cowen sporting club, OF Pittsburg, who
are in camp on the river some distance be-
low MOrgantOwn, together with members
from several camps, hired band aud
marched through the principal streets Of
the town carrying torches, Chinese Ian
terms, banners and other devices generally
used on such occasions. The display was
quite a crcditable one
On Monday last a man named Walter
Rice. bark haulcr al Rockoak, Hardy
county. had one of his horses killed and
another badly crippled. lie was coming
of Of the mountain with a four-hOrse load
of bark, when the lock broke and the I
wagon rushed upon the horses. The lead
ers broke loose and got out Of the way, but
the wheel horses were caught under the
wagon The driver escaped unhurt.
The Greenbrier Canning Company has 5
force of hands busily engaged canning
peas. They have already put up about
!. OO0 cans, and will likely close operations
in this line some time next week The
corn crop will be ready 10 can IN few
weeks and then comes the tomatoes. The I
company will have - acres of cora and 10
Of tomatoes 20 put up.
The large knitting factory Just completed
at Martinsburg was put in operation last
Friday. With the exception of the share
Of Colonel Hickman, OF philadelphia, who
is also general manager, the plant Will be
operated entirely by home capital. II Will
employ about one hundred and fifty hands,
mostly girls.
lfAUSUu
ored of Bolivar. was drowned about :
o'clock last Wednesday morning while
bathing in the Potomac river near Island
Park bridge He was about l. years OF
age. Cramp is supposed to have rendered
him helpless while in the water
The Baltimore american relates that
couple from Pocahontas, w Va. who went
TO Cumberland, Md, TO be married, were
DELAYED thirty-six hours in having the GER
emonv performed, because the groom
was not old enough by that many hours TO |
get license.
The dwelling of Lafayette Corart of /
Meat House Fork. Of Little Sandy, Jack |
son county, was destroyed last FRIDAY
evening. together with the greater part OF |
his household effects. 1t was substantial /
two-story building and was insured for |
800. in the jefferson Insurance Company. |
The West Virginia Central Railway is /
to be extended to Beverly. Randolph /
county. The net earnings Of the road thus .
far i'm lSaOare Sl45. S50-au increase Of So /
900 over the same period in lSS9 The COM /
panv has contracted for 200 additional /
coal cars.
Warrington now has eight oil wells and 4
all are producing oil 10 a greater or less I
extent. With the developments 80 far, /
thew have field about thrcequarters OF a 4
mile wide and four miles long. aud now 4
much larger will take some time TO tell.
Last Sunday a very serious freight .
wreck occurred opposite Maiden, on the 4
Chesapcake X Ohio road. Seven cars and .
one engine were ruined, and the loss 10 tue /
company was 10000.
The fish in the streams in Pendleton .
Al.