Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-23
STATE TOPICS.
THE ACCIDENTS AND CRIMES OF THE PAST
WEEK.
A Severe Storm in PrestOn-lmpr0vement on the
Monongahela-A New Court House for AOnon-
palia-A Father Shoots His Daughter

very severe hail and wind storm Friday
afternoon. Hail stones rs large as mems
eggs fell, and the wind blew a gale. III
was so dark that an object rod away
could not be distinguished. The air was
full of leaves The oats ana wheat were
ruined, and the latter is now beng cut
with moving machines to save IL lor leeu;
The stalks were bruised, broken anu
beaten into the earth, and IN fields not
head of wheat can be seen; they were
threshed off and lie on the ground. The
grass was badly injured the blades being
cut into pieces. Fence rails show the
effect of the storm plainly, and much
timber was blown down. The pain oil the
storm was about 800 yards wide.
The current issue Of the Hinton hdepen-
dent saws: I'VE learn that man named
Dennis Howery was murdered in Tazeweu
county. on June :. by man named Call
Call crt his throat from ear TO ear. Whlle
John Robinson was going TO the grave OF
Howerv. a man named james Harris, the
father of the man who was digging tue
grave. met him and accused him oil shooting
at him. firing Immediately at him. Robin
son was shot through the heart, put before
falling he fired two shots, wounding ms
murderer No motive is assigned for the
act"
On Tuesday last while Mr.. c. Hartley
was coming down White Sulpur Spring
hollow. he was overtaken by hard rain
storm. which caused such rush of waters
and driftwoOd rs TO almast drown hin ana
his horses while crossing the run. IL seems
incredible. and vet we are told that II IS
fact. the waters not only came up to the
wagon. but ran over the whole thing, wag-
ON. bark and all: by his daring and prompt
ness he succeeded in cutting loose and eX-
Treating all his horses, although one had
fallen in the harness before cut loose
south Branch btelliJcnccr.
Miss Meta Roberts, OF Ohio, is visiting
4. +. Cummins, her grandparent. on In
dian creek, in this county. When she got
off the the train Monday evening, the
Rcreiile reporter was smitten by her size
and good looks and began to make in
quiries concerning her status. name, etc.
He was doubly surprised TO find her a mere
child, aged eleven years, and weighing 2ii
pounds. She Wore a short dress and
looked TO be about the same dimensions in
length. breadth and thickness. Richie
Rercilc.
There are to be four feet more Of stone
put on No dam in the M0nongahela, and
il will not be put on before it is needed, be-
cause already there are slight scrapes on
the bottom by packets between Morgantown
and Granville -Four feet more will make
the water nj such stage that no lear need
ever be entertained, in the dryest kind OF
weather. OF the boats not reaching Morgan
town. Workmen are now getting out the
stone opposite Granville, and as soon as
they are towed down they are to be laid on
the dam.
Philippi is preparing to be all torn up
over a gas and oil boom. The contract has
Ia 4 e. tt.a11 md h.
derrick is nearing completion. The ma
chinery will arrive this week, and by the
first Of the next the drill will be set going.
The well is going down west of the river,
opposite the +. Y. mill. The owners OF
several tracts OF land adjacent have given
options at 500 per acre in case oil is found
in paying quantities.
Murray Thayer and Howard DAVIDSON
became involved in a quarrel in West
| Grafton on Wednesday evening while talk
| ing about horses. They finally come to
blows and one Of DavissOn's eyes was
badly injured. Last winter he had the
other eye seriously hurt by falling through
a window light in Webster, and has never
been able 10 see from it since. Both eyes
arc now injured badly He was intoxicated
az the time il occurred. -
J. NJ. Vidalett. formerly Of Anderson.
Monroe county, committed suicide at Bon
ham. Fannin county. Texas, on May 9TH,
/ by shooting himself through the head. He
I left Anderson about two years ago and had
been selling musical instruments in Bon
ham for NJ Foreman. Vidalett separated
from his wife some time ago. and domestic
| infelicity was supposed to have been the
cause of his rash act.
The County Court of Monongalia county
has authorized committee TO advertise for
| bids for a new court house at MOrgantown.
The estimated cost Of the building Is S,ll,-
900, 10 be paid in five years and $4,000 has
been appropriated for the present years
share. The bids are 20 be opened in Sep
TENDER next, and the beginning OF the
building Will not DO made before that time.
William Taylor. living at Hambleton on
the West Virginia Central Railroad. %
miles south of Cumberland, accidentally
shot his ls-year-old daughter Sunday after
noon while handling revolver. The ball
entered near the LEFT eye, taking course
almost around the skull, coming out near
| the left eye. The physicians say the wound
! is not necessarily fatal.
/ A gentleman, who IN the past few days
has traversed the section in this county
and Clarke visited by the late storm, in
/ forms us that the reports of destruction
have not been Overrated in the least Crops
have been totally ruined, fences blown
down, and general look Of despair per-
vades the couItry through which he passed.
! -HcrttRshurg Herald.
! There was a meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Grafton 81 Greenbrier Railroad Com
pany at Philippi on Wednesday of last
week 10 elect new directors. The work be-
| fore the meeting was Of vital importance
TO the road, and as a number Of the princi-
pal persons interested We're unavOidably
detained, the meeting adjourned TO meet
again July 18th.
Harrison Trent, general manager Of the
City drug store, in Louisa, Wayne county.
/ skipped out last Wednesday TO parts IN
known, taking along all tie drug store
money, and leaving debts 10 the amount Of
about 500 for Lis partners in business to
settle.
/ The kanawha Lumber and Furniture
! Company has about completed negotiations
to remove this immense concern 70 Duluth,
MINI. II il goes, that it will he = heavy
/ blow 10 Point Pleasant. rs AZ least fifty
families will leave the town.
Bargains in Millinery. MARsDEN L.
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