Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-29
A DESPERATE
At LARGE IN RALEIGH COUNTY, AND TER
ROaIZIsG THE PEOPLE.
A yvmbsr Of Fatal Accidsnts-Ths Big Snow
Throughout the Stats-What the Hunt
ers are Doing-Gsne.al News.

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and the citizens of Shady district, that
county. are greatly alarmed at the
prospect of their safety. Soon aiter
Oaks escape from jail he resumed ms
ylllianous work by shooting three times
at Jack Gadd, respectable citizen OF
Shady district. However the shots ala
not do any harm, and Mr.. Gadd return
ing the fire caused Oaks TO retreat. lie Is
terror to the community in which he
now is, and If he is not soon recap
tured the citizens of that section may
cxperience serious trouble in various
WAYS. The most dastardly crimes that
could be perpetrated by man IS the
height of his ambition.
Two fatal accidents occurred at Mar
tinsburg on Sunday last, b. lieintl,
Il. Il o. brakeman. was run over ana
killed by No. east bound passenger
train at the Standard lime works. lie
was u years old and lived at Cherry
Run, Henry $. White. in attempting TO
board Il. & O. train, of which he was
brakeman, missed his footing and was
pulled under the train and horribly
mangled, killing him instantly. He was
% years old and lived at North Noun
tain.
Wood county has great big suit
on her hands. The suit was Instituted
by ii. +. Harnish to recover the sum OF
81. 80. On election day Mr.. lIarniSh
was one of the officers OF election for
commissioners. He was on duty TWEEN
ty-four hours. He claims that this
equals three working days and wants
81. so for his labor The commissioners
say that he was entitled to two days
paw. and they allowed $500. He has
sued Tor the balance.
A good sample of trial by jury comes
from Parkersburg. John Smith was in
dicted by the grand jury for the carry
ing of a revolver. When brought be-
fore the Judge he plead guilty and was
fined So, and given thirty days in jail.
He then withdrew his plea OF guilty
and demanded Il trial by jury, which |
was granted and Smith was acquitted.
There is some quiet talk, it is said, OF
Washington or Baltimore extension OF
the West Virginia Central railroad.
This company cannot get the canal, Out
it is hoped and believed that it Will not
rest at Cumberland OH that account. IL
must get to tidewater. An old survey
proposed road from Hlrper'S Ferry,
westward along the river.
Mr.. Gilbert =. Miller, OF GerardStown,
though a young man less than twenty
four wears OF age, is the owner OF no
less than $1,000 young fruit trees. a
portion are in Berkeley county and the
balance in Hampshire county. lie Is an |
enterprsng young man and is thorough
ly able 10 take care Of himself in the |
whirl OF business.
The Tyler Star says a petition is in |
circulation asking the County Court OF |
that county to submit TO vote OF the |
people of Ellsworth and Lincoln dis
tricts the question of subscribing $50
600 and $4,000 respectively, 20 Il rail-
road to run by way of Middlcbournc
and the mouth of McElroy to some
point on the l.. Il o.
The prisoners in the Huntington jail
attempted to burn the building Christ
mas in order to make their escape in
the confusion, but the plot was ji>cov-
cred. They upset the stove l.! accord
ancc with the programme, but the Jaller
covered the crowd with Il revolver, ana
made them stamp the fire out
A fight occurred at Mouth of Lynn,
Wayne county, last Thursday between
c. ID. Jordan and Thomas Jordan on
one side and Dan Nestor on the other
in which c. ID. Jordan struck Nestor In
the back with knife and inflicted an
ugly wound. IL is reported that Jordan
has left the country.
Little Agnes Mcdonnell came near
being enveloped in flames at the Com
mercial Hotel, at Weston, on Wednes-
dav. She was standing near the lire
when her clothes became ignited, and
but for the timely assistance OF others
would have been seriously, IL mol Ia
tally, burned.
The dead body of James Vest, = Lin
coin county school teacher, was found
in big snowdrft on the road across
the mountains from Six Mile creek to
Mud river, last Saturday. He is known
to have started for home Friday, pre-
ceding the snow storm. He was twenty
years OF age.
On Wednesday of last week i. L.
Sprigg, dealer in harness, etc, and pro-
prictor of the Sutton Tanncry made an
assignment for the benefit OF his crcdi-
tors. His liabilities are placed At about
s.. 600. and 1t is thought there Will be
sufficient property to pay out In iulI'
The creditors of the IIulingS Lumber
Co. met ut llulingS last Tuesday and
agreed to accept the company propO-
sition to have the property sold by
special commissioner and the funds APP
plied to their debts. The company's
Indebtedness is Slis.0O0.
A house at Parsons, belonging to a.
C. Minear, in which three families were
living. was burned TO the ground last
Thursday night. Some OF the occupants
barely escaped with their lives by jump
ing from the second story windows.
The earnings of the Chesapeake and
Ohio road read for the third week Of
December show an increase OF s.. l59.ss
over those for the corresponding week
of last year. The figures are: 1890,
Sl3a, 93O-Gs: 1889, Sl27,7s0.s0.
While Ad. Estes was celebrating
Christmas, on Kilgore creek, Grant
county. by exploding some giant fire
crackers, one exploded in his hand,
SCATTERING the member so badly it had
to be amputated.
Yesterday two yoke of cattle team
went up Sandy to the Italian hcadquar-
tiers with go gallons of beer and 30 gal
Ions of red eye" FOR the Italians to
celebrate Christmas with.-RdrCnSroOd
NClcS.
The administrator Of Elmorc Graves
who was killed on the Buckhannon cN-
tension Of the W. Va. X T.. railroad,
will bring suit for $4,000 damages.
Mr.. Samuel Kelley, an old citizen OF
Harper's Ferry, was drowned In the
Shenandoah river Friday night OF last
week.
There have been several highway
robberlcs in Huntington during the
past week.
William IIayslett died near Middle
way, Berkeley county, on the 18Th list.
aged %.
Over 400, 900 feet Of lumber came out
of the creek at New Martinsyille on the
late rise.
There are 342 people named Tenant
in Clay district, Monongolia county.
Amanda Fleming died at Fairmont 4
few days ago, aged SIS years.
Thore arc savantppn criminals in tho