Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-14
STATE TOPICS.
TIN asEsISrYR'S" WEEKLY BUDGET OF HIS
OELLANEOUS NEWS.
Compiled from the Press Of the Interior Counties.
The Record Of Crimes Casualties, and
Miscellaneous Matters for
tho Past Six Days.

prison in Baltimore. He was young
man of good appearance and moderate.
ly good dress but evidently In hard
lines. His first utterances were plead
ing for water. He told very stralght
story of himself. His name was Whit
ney, from Bay City, Michigan, and ne
went to Baltimore to undergo naval
examination. His finances running
low and failing to receive a remittance
from home he started to endeavor to
work his way home. He fell asleep on
a bag of wool in q car with above men,
toned results.
John Brown, farmer residing at or
near the mouth of Wickwire creek, In
TAYLOR county, was struck by train No.
3, on the B. 81 O., last Tuesday morning
and instantly killed. Mr.. Brown was
crossing the railroad bridge near Fair
mont with bride in his hand, and was
unaware of the approach of the train
until it was almost upon him. A few years
ago another man-John Towles-was
killed on this same bridge. Mr.. Brown
was with him and barely escaped by
leaping on to the abutment.
A very sad accident happened Mon
day, about one and half miles below
Anderson, Greeubrier county. Mrs.
Lawson Campbell, who had been visit
ing her father, Mr.. VIM. Bowyer. on
Wolf creek, was returning home in a
buggy, when her horse became fright
ened and started to run off and began
kicking. Mrs. CampbelPs little child,
a boy about two years old, was pitched
out of the buggy and kicked in the
head by the horse, breaking It's neck
and killing it instantly. Mrs. c. was
was also thrown out and was badly hurt.
Last Sunday Mrs. DR.. Aylor and Mrs.
Senator Gall of Harrisville and Philippi,
respectively, were out walking and
found very large copperhead snake.
They did not run and scream, but pro-
ceeded to bruise the serpent's head in
manner quite commendable to their sex,
and brought their victim TO town to
show that theirs was not q real snake
story. 1t measured 81 feet.
David Brumley stole STA from his
intended father-in-law, Lewis Skinner,
Peach Tree, Gilmer county, for the sole
purpose of clipping with the old mans
daughter. The money was, all recover
ed, the girl is still at home and Brumley
is in jail awaiting further developments.
Calhoun, Chronicle.
KeySer is about the only West Virginia
town which clings to the tournament,
once so popular in old Virginia. Tween
ty Knights in gay attire took part in
tourney last Thursday. VIII johnson,
OF Hampshire county, crowned Miss
Nora Sheetz Queen Of Love and Beau
ty.
Citizens of Monongalia county, W. Va,
and Greene county, Pa, will hold o
three days joint union meeting at the
old White Camp Ground, two miles west
of Jollytown, commencing September
Is. There will be five sermons preached
daily by some of the best theolOgians.
John T. McCue, Of Spruce, Upshur
county, came very near being seriously
injured while engaged on saw mill re-
Gently. A piece of scantling fell on the
saw and was hurled with great force
striking him on the forehead, making
an ugly but not fatal wound.
Hamshire County has several citizens
who are sons OF Revolutionary soldiers.
Who says this is not healthy country?
-Romney ReutelO. Jefferson has at least
two-one of them is Capt. James w.
Glenn. The other-who will guess the
riddle?-Free Press.
There have been brought into Bran
well two large logs of curly walnut,
which are estimated TO be worth $50, 900.
The land from which they came was
bought for 50 an acre. The logs were
hauled 35 miles by six yoke of oxen.
Acouple of Italians working for Chap
man on the railroad extension In Brax-
ton county, got into a racket one day
last week, and resulted in one stabbing
the other with knife. The wound is
not dangerous.
A Lewis county young man went to
New York, paid $3.50 for green goods"
and came home. When he opened his
sachel he found brick instead of the
counterfeit MONEY he thought he was
buying.
Grasshoppers are said to be playing
havoc In certain sections of jefferson
County. In the Summit Point neigh
borhood they have utterly cleaned up
number of pasture fields. They are not
reported as damaging the corn.
Gerald Partridge, Of Parkersburg,
was shot in the foot and severely hurt
by George Huff, Saturday. Both are
boys, and Huff was fooling with a
flobert rifle.
Thos. Mank, of DelraY, Hampshire
county, killed forty copper-head snakes
few days ago. They measured from
six to eighteen feet in length.
Dave Fry and C. w. Cooper had a
quarrel, at Ceredo, last Sunday, and
Cooper was shot through the hand by
Fry, who also beat him badly over the
head with revolver.
Gildas, the famous trotting stallion Of
General COTS, died suddenly at Del
sons stables, Kingwood, Monday even
ing at seven o'clock.
The editors through the State are now
telling of the big apples, pumpkins, ETC.,
presented to them by admiring farmer
friends.
The Grafton creamery is completed
and the stockholders have accepted the
building and machinery from the con-
tractors.
Thomas Jefferson's sun dial was on
exhibition at the Greenbrier county
Industrial Exposition.
The Cairo, Richie county, oil wells
are producing five hundred barrels per
month.
Alpine Lodge No. 35, X, Of P, is
building $1,000 lodge building at Terra
Alta.
Six Mormon elders were in Charleston
one day last week.
Terra Atlas talking of bank.