The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-02
THROUGH THE STATE.
Items nnd Events of Interest Cleaned
from Our Exchanges.

"ith Hio HlOtltT, SltltI Nnu sllullcI
brother, about q half mile above town,
was showing his rifle gun TO young
Mr.. bartlett, and while attempting to
raise the hammer 1t slipped from his
thumb and was discharged, tho con.
tents striking his sister, Ona, young
girl about IS years OF age, in tho fore
head, ut the edge OF tho hair, aud
lodging in tho rear or crown OF the
head. She was abont six feet from the
mu2zlo OF the gun when it was dis.
charged. 1t had been heavily loaded
by the younger brother to shoot hawk,
and the older ono did not even know
it was loaded. Drs. Gall, Hoir and Dos.
worth were summoned, but no medical
aid could avail anything, and about 4
o'clock III tho evening she died. with
out ever speaking n word. On Sunday
morning Squire G. NJ. Kittle sum
moncd jury and held M inquest,
which, after hearing the statement OF
facts, brought in verdict OF accidental
shooting. The young man is almost
distracted OH account Of the accident
Barbour JcGSrSonian.
The Preston County Jomnul thus
speaks OF tho youngest telegraph opera
tor in the country: For several days
since our last issue there was stationed
ut Oakland in charge OF the telegraph
Office, Walter Cocireli, OF Preston
rounty, w. Va, child in years yet an
experienced hand at the business. Wal
ter, who is but thirteen years OF age,
had charge OF the office At ut. Lake
Park this summer, gave entire satisiac-
ton, and will probably have charge OF
tho Office in Oakland this winter.
Young as he is, not q moment does he
spend away from his duties, and each
message is received or sent in in man
ner that would reflect credit upon one
older than he. In private letter from
Mr.. a. I. Cline, division operator, sta
toned at Grafton, he says: 81 consider
Walter Cockrcll in every respect
competent and reliable operator. He
is the youngest in the service, and his
ability both as an operator and pen
man is remarkable, considering his
age" Walter is not only the youngest
operator in the employ OF the Western
Union, but in the United States.
Considerable excitement was mani.
tested at Piedmont Monday evening
when twas learned that q black fend
named Henry Washington had at
tempted to assault Miss Belle Duck
worth, 4 very respectable young lady,
who lives about two and half miles
from Westernport. Miss DuckwortI,
with younger sister and q little
brother, was returning home, and when
about mile beyond the cemetery the
negro attacked her, and he would, in all
probability, have accomplished his pur-
pose had not hcrl sisterand brother
fought him maniully, and their screams
brought to their assistance Edward
Pagenhardt, who lives near by. Upon
his arrival the negro had lett and is
still at large, although every effort is
being made Tor his capture.
Says the Warrington Times: The
opinion has somehow gotten abroad
that the Warrington field is practically
dead and that the oil business OF Marion
county is thing OF the past; such is
not the case, however. OF course the
low price OF oil has checked the opera
/ tons in this rs well rs all the fields, ex-
cept Mcdonald, and by spring Man
nington will bounce ahead again rs
lively rs ever. The Jakcs Run well
which came in about week ago at 800
barrels is still holding up well, and
operations in that vicinity have re-
ceivcd IN impetus. The last well in
here is owned by the Flaggy Meadow
Oil Company and is on the farm OF W.
G. Fleming 1t was drilled in Wedncs-
day and is doing 200 barrels daily. a
The Davis City Times reports that
two men working at Donaldsons lum-
Der camp, about seven miles from
Davis, were lost in the forest Tuesday
OF last week. The became separated
from the other men, and, becoming be-
wildered, lost their way and wandered
away from the camp, and for two DAYS
and nights travelled aimlessly about in
the woods. Finally they came upon
small stream OF water, which they fol.
lowed to where it emptied into Stony
river, where they were found by some
hunters, who gave them refreshments
and directed them to Bayard, on the
West Virginia Central. A party OF
their friends were on the hunt Tor them
two days in the woods, and, their
efforts being futile, the men were given
up for lost.
4 duel was fought at Brownstown re-
Gently by Miss Ida Ingram, n handsome
young woman, and Mrs. Minnie Berry,
n widow. They had quarrelled about
well known young man OF the place and
the widow went to the girls house. She
found her alone. Miss Ingram armed
herself with chairand the widow used
knife In few minutes the walls
were bcspat.crcd with blood and the
girl tainted on the floor. She is disfg-
ured for life and may not recover. The
widow has been arrested.
Mr.. Frank OFT showed us on Monday
cider pitcher-one OF tho 1910 Harri-
son and Reform Log Cabin and Hard
Cider campaign souvenirs He took it
to the White House last week, and
though the President was engaged with
high officials, the pitcher was an "open
sesame" and Mr.. OFT and party were
admitted to the presence OF the Prcsi-
dent. The unique bit OF crockery
evoked the executive interest for some
moments.-CharlcstoWn Free Press.
Joe Noel, OF this county, was in tho
asylum at Weston some time ago and
was released. but he is now insane again
and confined in the Jail here. Masis-
trate G. I. Michael and Constable Yves
Short brought him to jail last Saturday
evening. Noel started out on q rampage
and the above named gentlemen follow.
ed him. They found his coat on the
South Branch below Milleson's Mill and
when they got on about mile further
he was overtakcn. They then tied him
securely and brought him up on the