Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-16

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ing his wife and children
At the Allender school house, on
Birds creek, Lyon district Of Marion
county, Saturday night, "BooSe' Con-
ley, aged 10 years. son OF Frank Con-
ley, seriously cut and stabbed Joshua
Shaffer, aged u, son of David Shatfer.
There was box supper at the school
house. and the young folks were en-
loving themselves when "BoOse" Con-
ley and Seth Emerson, both said to be
intoxicated, came along, and precipl-
tated row. Seth Emerson, who
stabbed James Pratt (the case is now
pending in court, we believe picked a
fuss with Il Young Gull, and COnley
Jumped on TO a young Erwin, and there
was considerable of fight and Scuilie.
After that Conley went back To the
rear end Of the school house where
Joshua Shaifer was, and abused him
and dared him TO come out doors and
fight. Shaffer went out and was fight
ing fair. but il appears that Conlcy was
using knife all the time. which Shatfcr
was not aware OF until he received a
fearful and vicious cut in the biceps
muscle OF the arm-a cash o. inches
long, and reaching 10 the bone FOR 3
inches of It's length. This rendered his
arm useless, and he was taken home
and a physician called. He was seized
with vomiting, and this added to heart
trouble, made his physician very fear
full. In addition to the gaShed named,
Shafler was cut and stabbed in several
other places, some of them very bad.
A rather amusing episode took place
in the Weston poStoflice last Thursday,
which deserves notice in print. A young
man of the town whose faculty for
mimicry has often been the source OF
amusement exercised that faculty on last
Thursday to his own discontinue and
that of the pOStofiice clerks. A little
girl eight years old who lives at Mrs.
Susan ArnOld'S. came to the Office on
an GRAND, and while waiting was
warned to look ont for the dog,
In the meantime the young man
growed In imitation Of a canine. while
the clerk pretended to appeaSe the
"dorg" by ordering him to lie down.
The little girl seized stick and chal-
lenged them TO send the cur out. She
then told them "she wasn't afraid
of them" and stated that she
had a dog at her house that could
whip them and their dog. She quietly
proceeded To the residence of Mrs. Ar
mold, and unclaimed a large st. Der
nard aud brought him down to the
Office. and while she was there the
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When the clerk and companion came
out to get il, she "Seeked" the maStiif
on them and kept them corralled. de-
spite their threats and appeals, until
the Mayor came 10 their assistance and
released them from jeopardy. The
child took her departure, with a warn
ing not TO monkey with her any more.
The Reeds creek correspondent Of
the Pendleton County Ne,cS tells ro-
mantle story Of love. courtShip and q
runaway marriage. Miss Martha RAIDER,
beautiful young lady, the reigning
belle Of the neighborhood. aged lG.
eloped Saturday evening with Sampson
Collins. rising Young lawyer. Asberry
Shrcve, Of Pretty Ridge, had become
enamored pfsthis beautiful lady. and by
false pretenSes aud devotion on his side
and stern and unrelenting father on
the other, she gave her promise To i
speedy marriage. While preparations
were going on young Colling appeared
on the scene, counting Miss Maggie
| Harold, to W hon he was hetrOthed and
was to have been married the following
Easter. He met Miss RAIDER, an intro
ductiOn followed and she made a
decided impression on his mind.
In the mean time her father, SuS-
pecting all was not right, caused her to
be imprisoned during a part OF Collins
visit, and sent ShreVes TO Franklin
10 obtain the necessary papers. The
brides trouSSeau had been purchased
and all went merry as marriage bell
TO at least some of the parties, when, 10.
Collins suddenly left Davis, after having
got billetdouX from his intended, and
came TO Reeds creek via Petersburg.
Meeting Miss RAIDER at neighbours
house, they skipped and were married
at Cumberland.
\ telegram from Charleston says:
Grant Cochran, the notorious desperate
and fugitive from Justice, who has
been terror to the citizens of this place
for the last five years, has added an
other shameful and lawless act to his
long list of others. Last Monday he
went to the residence of V. b. Payne,
at Brownstown. during the absence Of
Mr.. Payne aud his wife, aud finding
Payne's daughter and n little orphan
girl by the name OF Cora Huffman by
themselves and unprotected, he at
tempted To commit rape on tho little
Huffman girl. He went so far as to
draw an axe on ner, and told her he
would kill her if she did not submit TO
his brutal desires. The frightened girl
fed and escaped. She went to r. f..
Atkins and secured a warrant for his
arrest. The officer started after him.
but one of his pals went to him and in
formed him that the officers were after
him, and he fled to the woods and is
now at large.
On the line of the Pittsburg and West
Virginia Southern railroad, in this
county, about 100000 worth of ore.
timber aud farming lands have been
sold to John T. McGraw, of Grafton.
Every farm az Marlinton was sold.
Dir. Andrew mclaughlin sold his farm
for $4,000. Levi Gay his for $1,000,
and the NeSSrs. Price, McCiintic. and
AIRS. VIM. McGlaughlin-we didn't I'M
derstand the price paid for theirs. Also
Mr.. NJ. d. McGlaughlin, a mile from
this place, sold his for $4,000. Options
were taken on other farms near this
place. 1t is thought that the above
named railroad company is at the head
OF these immense purchases, and that
the road will be built to Covington with
in two yearS.-POcdiOntds Times.
A young daughter OF Hez. Shaver,
who lives near Benton's Ferry, Marion
county, met death on Saturday last In a
most horrible form. Her clothing
caught fire from an open CRATE and she
was Immediately enyeloped in fames
She was so badly burned before the ire
was extinguished that death ensued
shortly afterwards, after aganiJing SUE
ierings.
A peculiar accident happened In
Peasants county the other day which
almost proved fatal. While Henry and
Archibald Nichols were ont hunting
their dogs got after i rabbit and ran IL