Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-18
STATE NOTES.

The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars OF
the State will meet in Kingwood, Septem
Der Sd.
\ Preston county farmer, Mr.. JOIN
Burns, boasts of a stalk of corn with iOt
ears on it,
\ son of Caleb Smith, of Pond creek
jackson county, shot himself seriously I
few days ago, while trying TO climb fence
with a shot gun in his hand.
While a baby belonging to Lafc Fields
of Grant district, jackson county, wa:
playing in the yard. a pig attacked it and
disiigured its head horribly.
While an excursion train from Johns
town, Pa, was at Harpers Ferry, Wednes
day, about a. NJ, two of the visitors
stepped off the cars while the train was on
trestle and fell into ravine, being badly
injured.
John Headloger, Of Grafton, found an
empty oil tank few days ago, and pro
ceeded TO explore its interior with match
The tank was full of gas, and a terrible ex-
plosion occurred, blowing Headloger some
distance and inflicting serious burns.
A young man, Mont Salters, Of Glenn
EastOn, w. Va, went violently insane
Monday He was an inveterate smoker Of
cigarettes, the excessive use of which is at
tributed rs the cause of mental dethrone.
ment. Salters is 20 years old. \ warning
TO cigarette smokers.
There was a very narrow escape from a
serious riot at Wayne Court House, started
by a rumor that an attempt was 10 be
made 10 remove the books of Contractor
Keogh who mas failed. About - Italians
and Hungarians gathered, and the situa-
tion for time was ominOus.
The eight-foot vein of coal noted couple
of weeks ago as having been found in Pen
dleton county, has been located at the
mouth of Seneca creek at a depth OF but
forty feet from the surface, and is thought
to run into Grant county Already there
is talk Of a railroad TO the new field
An attempt was made to burn the Fair
mont depot few nights ago. Two barrels
of oil that were lying near little clubhouse
were fired, and burned almost through TO
the oil before il was discovered and eXtin-
guished. a few minutes more and the oil
would have ignited and no doubt a serious
contiagration resulted
Mrs. Mary Davidson, relict of VIM. Day
idson, who died at Pruntytown over
twenty-five years ago, died at the residence
of her daughter, near Philippi, on Satur-
day, August >. Mrs. Davidson was a
uduElltI Ol INC lAiG JAltS IAlEullillIt, anu
was born at Westernport, Md, in 1898, and
was at her death past ninety-two years Of
age.
EX-Sheriff Waldo and Constable Mar
shall, of Calhoun county, went to Jackson
county last Sunday, and with the assist
ance Of Constable Proudfoot, located two
parties,J. a. Summers and Samuel Owens,
for hOrse-stealing. They found them near
SilvertOn, and went out Sunday night and
brought them in. They were taken 10 Cal
hOun, Monday morning.
Last Thursday morning Joseph Smith,
an old and respected citizen Of Raleigh
county was found dead in a field, having
been gored 10 death by a vicious bull.
Mr. Smith left the house Wednesday
morning to NOW some grass, and as he did
not return searching party went out, and
spent all night in going over the farm.
The body was found behind some logs, hor-
ribly manglcd
The Princeton Journal speaking Of the
dead man found last week on ElkhOrn with
eight bullet holes in his body, says: "As
Bailey Hall has been missing for several
davs. and as the dead man fills Halls de-
scrption as 10 size, clothing worn. etc.
many persons believe IL tOhave been Hall.
Hall was an important witness in a murder
case, which might suggest reason for his
murder.
Last Saturday evening about o'clock
John Waters, of Peerless, became engaged
in a difficulty with Frank Clendennin, near
the COalburg depot and drawing a knife,
the blade ofwhich was q inches in length,
stabbed Clendennin about the body. in
hicting a probably fatal wound. Just what
gave rise 10 the trouble is not known. but il
Is reported that both of the men had been
drinking Waters had not been arrested
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