Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-19
STATE NEWS.

II. X. Evans and +. NJ. Grant, OF Nor
gantOwn, have adopted novel scheme
by which they expect to secure supply
of fine ice sufficient TO cool the palates
OF Morgantown next summer The gen.
tlemen have already secured over
, thousand empty cement barrels and en-
ployed two men whose duty 1t will be to
place the barrels in row and common
cling at the end, armed with a hose, walk
along the row allowing half an inch or an
inch of mountain dew TO flow into each
barrel. BY the time the end OF the row
is reached the water in most of the bar
rels is frozen solid; the work is to kept
up throughout the night, and during
the day when the temperature is low
enough. When all the barrels are filled
with solid ice they will be placed in
pile in Mr. Evans lot back OF his resi-
dence, covered with saw dust and
shed built over all TO protect ii from
rain and sun.
Mrs. VIM. Wilson, an estimable lady
of Peabody, while engaged in her house
hold duties, accidentally set fire TO her
dress. In her frantic endeavors to ex-
tinguish the flames, the house also
caught fire, and before help arrived it
burned down. Mrs. Wilson was with
difficulty rescued from the building,
but is terribly burned and will die.
Mr.. David Longanacre, an old and re-
spected citizen of Monroe county, died
at the residence of his son, Mr.. j. w.
Longanacre, near Sinks Grove, that
county, on January 9th, 1891, aged So
years, months and 10 days. He was
born in that county on August 18th,
1905, where he spent all of his long and
useful life.
A "reliable correspondent" from Val
ley Head, Randolph county, sends us
the following: "A strange freak of
lightning occurred, a month or so ago,
near the residence of John A. Tacy, In
Mingo. Nine chestnut trees, all in a
line Of about sixty yards, were riven
and torn to pieces by one flash OF the
fiery fluid.
A negro named 7. j. Niche was ar
rested az Huntington Thursday by Mar
shall Mitchell and Officer Wilson,
charged with shooting man at Stone
Cliff. He was put in Jail and remained
over night, and the next morning was
taken to Fayette county jail TO await
trial.
1t is understood that the b. IL o, en-
gineerS, conductors, firemen and brake
men have been given an increase in
their pay. Engineers pay has been in
creased to 81 per day, conductors 50 and
fremen and brakemen TO Sl.90.
Col. L. n. Orr, of Kingwood, has sold
his property in Preston county for
acres and Pittsburg capitalists We're the
purchasers. Oil wells will be drilled
and coal mines opened.
Mrs. Sarah L. Diffendaffer died at
MartinSburg last Sunday, aged so years.
She was born within ; miles OF Mar
tinSburg, and lived in the house in
which she died for fifty years.
The Baltimore sun OF last Saturday
notes the appointment of Miss Sallie
Ticrney as deputy clerk OF the County
Court of Lewis county as the first female
deputy clerk in West Virginia.
James Musgrove, OF Winfield district,
Marion county, died last Wednesday,
aged 81 wears. George w. Swisher, OF
Pawpaw, district, same county, died
Thursday. aged so years.
A mail carrier named Hinchman was
snowbound in the mountains of Ran
dolph county in little hut for nearly
three weeks. He was finally dug out
by rescuing party.
Since last week we have collected 60
cents on subscription. Thanks. We
appealed To the people last week to
come in or send and help us.-Putndm
Democrat.
While working at the saw mill Mt
cambridge, near Pennington Wednes-
day. Calder Whiteman cut one OF his
legs dangerously with an axe.
Mr.. Joel HORNE, Il former resident of
Martinsburg, dropped dead last week at
jefferson, Md, while cutting ice. He
was 80 years old.
A father and two sons, named Will
Jams, are in Jail at Sutton on the charge
of robbing the mail of 500 in cash and
Sl70 in checks.
There has not been wagon to or
from Dunmore, Pocahontas county,
since the 18th of December. Too much
snow.
There were only 76deaths in Braxton
county, last year, in a population of
IA. 600. There were 45s births.
Frank Soap, tramp, was captured in
Taylor county, last week, with a stolen
horse in his possession.
Elkins has voted for license and Sl2,-
900 for street paving.