Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-12
AN OLD CITIZEN,
WHO WAS A PIONEER IN THIS SECTION,
DIES IN BROOKE.
The Strange Revelations Of Deserted Wlis-ShOOi-
ing ARRAY in LOgan-A Free for All
Fght-Fatal Accident.

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% he would have completed his Goth year.
He was the last male member of the third
generation of this branch of the Rodgers
family. who have lived and died in this
section since the Revolution. His life
marks long link in the history Of this
country. His grandfather settled within
few miles of Bethany before the war for
independence His father was soldier
of the Revolution at the age OF
sixteen and was ut the siege OF
Fort Henry in In. The subject OF
this sketch was born on his fathers farm
on Castleman's run, which he owned untll
| 1873 and where he lived until 1867, when he
purchased the old Glass farm, from which
/ Mrs. Glass. (who afterwards became Mrs.
| Brown was taken by the Indians in 1859,
and which farm he died in possession OF,
/ but has lived since 1873 in Bethany. He
leaves the aged partner of tifty-one years
of his life and the ten children Of their
union (six sons and four daughters TO
mourn his loss nine of whom attended his
/ funeral.
AT Culloden, Cabell county, few days
h ago, Charley Fagg, Dan Shoemaker, and
one or two others became involved in a
big fight, which might have ended serious
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| beer bottle. the crowd were fired out Of the
saloon. Flagg then procured scale weight,
with which he struck Shoemaker, knock
/ ing him down, and then stabbing him
twice in the back with knife. At this
juncture Steve Sergeant attempted to re
store peace, when Sergeant was accl-
dentally struck with club by Shoemaker
striking at Fagg. Shoemaker apologized
to Sergeant and went away and sat down;
whereupOn Sergeant followed him and hit
him (Shoemaker) twice with club, rem
dering him unconscious. After the stab
bling Fagg procured a pistol and ana some
promiscuOus shooting, creating a panic
among bystanders, but doing no hurt to any
one.
There has been formed in Pittsburg what
is known as the Acme Coal and Coke Com
pany, composed mainly of Pittsburgers.
| The purpose is TO trade in coal and coke in
the South, and TO this end large line OF
coal territory has been secured near ClarkS-
/ burg The purpose is 10 erect NIFTY
| CT one hundred ovens after the style OF the
Adams movable, which has recently been
pronounced by experts as the most eco
nOmical in use. Prominent among the IN
corporators are j. T. Farland, Of Clarks-
burg w. Va: j. b. Anderson, +. Is.
Tombs and +. NJ. McKelvey, OF PlttsDurg.
! Last Monday afternoon three sons OF
Rev. Meeks. residing near kanawha sta
ton, were fishing in Sullwell when they
discovered a large fish. The eldest hur-
ried to the house after the gun for the pur-
pose of shooting it, The gun was Il muzzle
! loader and the boy supposed 1t was not
loaded IL is thought he placed his foot on
the hammer of the gun and attempted TO
! blow in the barrel. His foot slipped, the
gun was discharged and the entire load en-
/ tered his mouth and came out at the back
of the head, making a frightful hole. The
boy died instantly.
The famous Andrews-Lynch case, which
has been in litigation for more than twenty
wears. twice appealed to the Supreme Court
| of this State, and once 10 the Supreme
! Court of the United States, was at the Sep
/ TENDER term of the Circuit Court OF Harrl-
son county. referred to Master Commits
sioner NJ. NJ. Thompson, 10 audit and state
the account between Lynch and Andrews
the latter having heretofore been decreed
the possession of the land Mr.. Thompson
has completed the report, which shows a
balance in favor of Lynch of near $1,000,
which will 90 TO the benefit Of his creditors
The Goff correspondent of the Pennsboro
Beacon Light says some two months ago
James McGill deserted his wife and nine
children and left for parts unknown, leav-
ing the family in destitute condition.
few days ago Mrs. McGill sent for Justice
John Elder and gave him two sets OF molds,
o..- fo- ....I.s.,- bor-,,- hoif dailaia ""d tho
other for niclels, and told the officer that
her husband had engaged in the extensive
manufacture Of the stuff for about four
years, passing it successfully.
Bobbie, l5-year-old son Of James Lyons,
of Kings Greek, Hancock county, mysteri-
ousy disappeared some time last Friday
night, and, up TO this writing, had not been
found, although diligent search has been
made by friends and neighbors. Several
clues were obtained, but up TO date none
have materialized. He took gun with
him and was accompanied by dog No
cause can be assigned for his strange move
ments. as il is said that everything was
pleasant at his home.
At PIT Pleasant Gustave Glocksen, ma
tive of Germany, boy about eighteen
wears of age. and who has only been in this
country some two years, and in that city
about year and who has been an inmate
of Geo Bruesite's house, u German butch
err for some months, was on Monday taken
to Jail. He is one of the victims OF In grip
pc and is now almost idiotic, and Is so EN-
aciated he is little else but living skele-
ton He weighed when in health something
over $50 pounds.
Last Saturday morning about $40,
as the mountain train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio was pulling into Allegheny sta
ton. in Greenbrier county, Engineer Pei
ton observed a bear cub galloping along
the side of the track and making frantic ei-
forts to climb the side of the cut, which II
could not do owing to its steepness. Tan
Shires Jumped off, ran and caught it in his
arms. took il to the caboose, and brought 1t
home on his return trip.
Mrs. Lucy johnson, who died on the sth
inst. at Pine, Putnam county, was perhaps
the last person living, who witnessed the
battle of Vincennes, fought by Gen. Harri-
son, grandfather Of the present President.
She was personally acquainted with Gen.
Harrison and also the noted Indian Chief
Tecumseh Her father was the first man
who ever cut stick of timber where the
town of Buffalo now stands.
Among the aged citizens Of the State
diving last week were Thomas f.. Gray, of
Oxford, Doddridge County. aged 80 years
Hiram Lewis, of Taylor County, aged a
years William Rodgers, of Bethany, Brooke
County, aged 20 years; Francis Triplett, of
Peasants County, aged ~ years; Mrs.
Martha Childress. of Upshur County, aged
10 years.
gang Of thieves have been very trou-
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ton, Simpson and AstOr. stealing every
thing that could be turned into food that
they could possibly lay hands on. Hun
dreds of pounds of cabbage, dozens of chick
ems and several meat houses have been
robbed in the past two months.
Last Sunday Adam Adams, Mont Stol-
lings and Saunders StOllings, engaged in a
! big row on Harris creek, Logan county,
whisky and women playing prominent
part in the trouble. One of the Stollings
| BOYS drew knife and cut Adams in dan
gerous condition. All the young men were
about twenty years of age.
| On Friday night last shooting scrape
took place short distance beyond the cor
poration line of Hinton. Two men, named
James Kerns and Frank Frazier, became
/ involved in a quarrel, which resulted in
Kerns shooting Frazier through the arm.
infiicting flesh wound Kerns was ar
rested.
\ fourteen-year-old son of Capt. William
/ son, of ut. Pleasant, has been locked up in
/ jail as beyond redemption. Recently, when
his step-mother, Mrs. Jennie Williamson,
asked him 20 do a little spading in the gar
den, he assaulted her with the spade, and
then attempted TO burn the house
The once beautiful residence Of Col A.
r. Boteler, Fountain Rock a mile south
Of Shepherdstown, which was burned TO
the ground in 1854 by order Of General
Hunter. is TO be restored TO its former fair
proportions, after having laid in ruins for