Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-30


used was 3S-calibre.
Randolph county has something extra
to send to the Worlds Fair. 1t is a
blackberry vine with no brlers. A Nor
gantown letter says: Professor G. K.
MiIlspaugh, of the West Virginia Agri-
cultural Experiment Strtion, discovered
this season a new blackberry which
grows luxuriantly in the mountains Of
Randolph county, where 1t bears line
fruit and no briers. Not being sure OF
its unique nature, specimens were sent
to Professor Britton, of New York, who
unhesitatingly pronounced it new to
science and horticulture, and named 1t
in honor OF It's discoverer, Rufus Mills
pauQh ii. This new blackberry will be
cultivated at . the Experiment Station
next year, where it will be carefully de-
veloped and hybridized, and will doubt
less yield to West Virginia's small fruit
growers a real boon in the shape of a
luscious berry and no scratched hands
or faces.
On Monday morning peculiar phe-
nomenon was noticed at St. Mary's.
About six o'clock a. M, eastern time,
the hill tops west of town were illumi-
mated with a brilliant red assembling
a bright sunrise. As this was nearly
an hour before sun-up, it attracted no
little surprise on the part OF those who
saw it. Some, who were not versed
In phenomena, regarded it as an indi-
cation that the world was coming TO
an end. Others looked upon it as q
strange occurrence, but did not attempt
to account for it. The editor OF the
Oracle SAYS he presumes it was caused
by the refraction of the SUMS rays pass
ing through an atmosphere unusually
condensed by the pressure OF the cold
wave from the west. At least, this is
his theory, and unless some one has a
better, he will stand by it as conclusive.
We think that the papers in the
State have been q little harsh with
Paris Brumfeld. From what we have
learned we do not blame his son for
killing him in the defense OF his moth
err, and we deeply sympathize with the
young man in having to Undue his
hands in the blood Of his father. Paris
Brumfe!d was an overbearing man and
dangerous when In whiskey, yet be was
surrounded bya people not noted for
angelic sweetness or temper, and he
was driven to many an act OF which he
was ashamed. There was, however, a
good side to the man. He was gener-
Gus and brave, and no one was ever
turned in hunger from his door; and,
remembering his kindness to the poor,
we are willing to draw the curtain over
his many grievous faults.-Logan Bdn-
1ler.
On Friday night last a yearling bear
was killed by two boys on Little noun
tain in Meadow Bluff district, Green
brier county. John A. Hall, aged II,
son of Thes. A. Hall. and Mont Black,
aged 10, were coon-hunting when their
dogs freed the bear. They induced the
bear TO come down by firing one shot at
it from q gun loaded with No. buck
shot, which, beyond putting out one
eve, did DO other damage. The dogs
then tackled it, and the boys rushed in
with an axe, but could not use it effect
lively when young Hall had recourse to
q penknife. After several lucky passes
he succeeded in dispatching it, Young
Hall was slightly bitten on the fingers
in the fight, but sustained no other
damage.
While attempting to tie up a raft
about three miles up the creek from
New Martinsville, last Monday night,
John T. Tharp was accidentally thrown
off the raft, and would have been In
stantIy crushed among the the timbers
had he not sufficient presence of mind
to dive under the raft, and thus escape
for the moment. BY the timely assist
ance OF Alex. Hart, and plenty of mus
Gle, Mr.. Tharp was finally extricated
from the mass of logs, lumber, cross
ties, etc, but not until he received some
severe knocks and bruises about the
head.
Last Friday evening two teams drave
to the Continental stables at Fairmont
and put up for the night. In one OF the
wagons were wheelbarrows aid tools
and in the other large box contain
ing eight kegs of powder. On Saturday
morning the wagon containing the pow
der was discovered to be on fire. 1t
WIS burning up close TO the box OF
DO Wder when discovered, but was
promptly extinguished, thus averting
an explosion that would have awakened
the natives for some distance. How
the fire originated is not known.
A correspondent Of the Monroe
Waterman says that little 10-month's-
old child of Cyrus (Dick) Carter, who
lives near Linsdale, that county, was
scalded to death on the 18th inst. by
tea-kettle full Of boiling water falling
on 1t. The same correspondent also
says that on the same day the 3-year-
old son of Preston Sutphan fell into a
kettle of boiling water and was almost
if not fatally scaded to death.
John Durr left Fairmont Thursday
morning between and 10 o'clock with
out saying goodbye to anybody. Not
wishing to remain in the town any
longer, he picked up short iron poker,
raised up section of the new steel
plate jail floor, crawled down through
hole into the unoccupied room
below, the door of which was unlocked,
and quietly hied himself away to more
congenial chimes.
On Wednesday morning f. H. Davis,
formerly recorder Of Keyser, was coup
ling cars in the yard when a projecting
timber struck him in the back OF the
head. cutting large cash and produc-
ing a serious conclusion of the brain.
He died Thursday morning. He is the
second OF six brothers to meet death by
railroad accidents.
Minnie, the fve-year-old daughter OF
w. D. Peters, who lives on Hurricane
creek, near Cassville, Wayne county,
was kicked on the head by colt last
Thursday evening. The skull was frac-
tured and the brains oozed out at the
fracture. At last accounts the child was
living, but its recovery is considered as