Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-14
ANCIENT RELICS
DISCOVERED NEAR PARKERSBURG AND IN
BROOKE COUNTY.

DISCOVERED NEAR PARKERSBURG AND IN
BROOKE COUNTY.
A Probable Murder IN Morgan-Sentenced for Lie
A Young Girls Suicide-A Child
DDwned-A Boy Slabs a
Playmate.
The site of prehistoric village known
TO few for some years and often visited
by parties in search of antiquities IS local-
ed about one and a half miles due north oil
Parkersburg, on the Ohio side. 1t extends
over an area Of about four acres square.
Over the entire area the earth is generally
slightly burned. has a reddish color IS IN
termixed with many pottery fragments
streaks of ashes and fragmentary animal
bones together with great many objects
in stone and bone. such as were useu oH
these people about their haDltallohS or III
the chase, or in war In several places
there are portions of ancient nreplaccs, con
taing fragments Of charcoal ana nuts, lei /
over perhaps. from the last fires kindled III
them centuries ago. In and around these
ireplaces are found ornaments and imple-
ments. such as battle axes. celts, knives,
drills, spear and arrow points and orna
ments principally made of bone, coal ana
slate. The spear and arrow heads are OF a
fine workmanship, and were made OF Il
very hard substance as agate, chalcedonF'
camelian, quart, Jasper ana slate
The exploration of the prehistoric mound
on the Brooke county Fair Grounds, Just
above Wellsburg, has been completed
There were no stones, nor ashes or char
coal, such as are common IN Ike mounds
4 few small fragments of bone were found
all that remained of the original skeleton
Where the bones should have been. prob
ably on the natural surface as cOmpactcd,
were found the fragments OF an earthen
pot of baked clay and crushed shells, such
as are common about Indian skeletons, the
outside surfaces showing marks OF having
been wrapped in coarse grass or fine twlgs
of some sort. when in a soft state. before
being burned About the same spot,
were found two pipes, the DOWl
part of the pipe about inches
high and the stem part at right an
giles. about the same length. but somewhat
fattencd and as continuation OF the pipe
part, drop of about two inches and the
same diameter as the pipe which Is lttle
over an inch, making the whole implement
about five inches long. The pipes, like the
pot were broken into four or five pieces
each. probably by the weight of the dirt
everything. but the fragments were readily
put together, so as TO show the shape and
dimensions. The inside of the pipe, bowl
a. D. az u. .aHs mel
as usually marks the inside of an old iobac-
co pipe, which being carbon, Is indeslrucu-
bic.
On the 9Th of last June Wellington Stew
art. Of Richie county, made a will, which
was signed in the presence of l.. II. Jones
and Milton Gregory, subscribing witnesses
He bequethed ome-third of his property 10
his beloved wife Emma k. Stewart. The
next bequest was 10 his daughter, Des
Moincs Miller in the sum of 500. The
residue. or two-thirds of his real estate,
was TO be given 10 his son, Robert Clark
Stewart Robert Clark would have been
well heeled,' but subsequent codicil
knocked i'm sitter nor single On
the It'll of last month Wellington made
"Codicil No l." He changed the amount
be first willed Dcs Mones from 500 10 -.
All went smoothly until the day Of Wei
lluEkhu = utAAlls " AA'N iA' MAUI N''AA''A
No. >" He revoked Roberts allowance,
and willed to him -. and the residue TO Des
Moines and her husband. Some say that
the old man was not in his right mind. and
consequently the land will 20 principally TO
the lawyers
On Wednesday. the second, the boiler
Of James GibsOns saw mill in
Pocahontas county. exploded, causing
the death Of William Jack. aged sixteen.
The accident occurred about two p. m.
The young man was blown away from the
engine. and was literally boiled alive. A
few minutes before the explosion a leak Of
steam was noticed by Mr.. Robertson. the
sawyer. in the corner OF the boiler. Hewent
10 it with Il hammer and cold chisel and
closed the leak 10 some extent and went
back to the saw; by the time he run three
or four lines the explosion Occurred-thus
showing how near man can come
10 eternity and vet stay ON the shores of
time. Mr.. Glendy. the fireman, had a
dream the night before in which he thought
that his engine blew up and killed him,
and did not care much about going TO work
that morning. but the hands laughed at his
fears and premonitiOn, aud he went TO work.
So il did blow up. ana he was not killed,
but one was. SO much for the warning of
impending evil
The Monroe lrGtchmGH says: "Francis
Hereford. eldest son of Hon. Frank Here
ford. met with very painful accident, last
Friday afternoon, March 18th While out
hunting near Union. in company with Mr..
L. Capcrton Beine. he accidentally over
loaded his shotgun and when he came 10
discharge the piece, il exploded, the pow-
der flashing into his face. burning him
most severely. and temporarily destroying
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shattered into fragments, also struck him
with so much force as TO render him mcOn-
scious for time He was assisted home
and under the care of DIR. Brown is recov-
eIing. He very narrowly escaped losing
his eyosight completely
Intelligence of the death of Thomas vii
son. well known 10y many residents of
Weston, was received here Saturday morn
ing. He died here the night previous, and
the circumstances attending his demise
are sad indeed. and furnish another terri
bic warning 10 those who are addicted 10
the use of the Intoxicating cup. II seems
that WAGNER on his way 10 BraXtOn
county Friday had in his possession jug
of whisky, and stopping for the night Il
few miles above town he conceded il in q
fence corner, fearing that it might be
stolen if left in the wagon. Young Wilson
found the Jug and helped himself To the
contents, and his Unsuitable thirst cost him
his life UcSion World.
There was great excitement at Geraris-
town. Morgan county. few days ago. at
the discovery that Miss Nellie, eldest
daughter Of the late John >. Bowers, had
committed suicide. Miss h. had heen an
inmate of Mt. Hope Hospital for the insane
for some time. and was brought home last
week much improved. She had seemed
dissatisfied for several days. and Wednes-
day morning expressed a desire 10 visit her
grandmother. Mrs. Stump. just across the
street, 10 assist in some household duties.
which was granted, and then removing her
shoes. Slipped up stairs about noon, where
she found razor and inflicted the deadly
wound, dying in about thirty minutes.
The case Of the State VS. Sprigg, charged
with murder, on trial at Huntingdon, came
to an end on the 10th inst. with a verdict
of guilty by the jury, and the prisoner was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life. After
the sentence Jailer McComas started out
of the court rooms with him TO return him
to his cell in the Jail when Spriggs remark
el that il was a case Of life or death with
him, and thereupon reached for a chair for
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