Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-19
ABOUT THE STATE.
LIFE In WEST VIRGINIA DURING THE
WEEK
As it is Reflected in the Mirror Of the County
Press, and Thence Collected and Condensed
for Our Readers.

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was attacked by two men named Green
Gill, Of New Richmond, w. Va, and
James H. Long, of Corrington, Va.
| Long put revolver to Meadows face
and forced him to give up S6.75. They
then searched him, securing another
dollar and a pint of liquor. After this
they told him to climb over the reser-
voir fence, and made him do so, at the
point of a pistol. Meadows started
over the fence, and when on top Long
! fired at him, the ball passing through
| his clothing and entering his right side,
near the breast, but not making a
dangerous wound, the clothing saving
| the man. This fence is about eight
| feet high, with barbed wire on top,
Meadows ran to town as fast as he
| could, after getting out of the pen, and
swore out warrant and had the par
ties brought before Squire c. A. Fred
eking. After trial, they were sent on
to answer an indictment before the
grand jury at the February term Of the
| Circuit Court. Their bond was fixed at
SO, 900, in default of which they we're
sent to Jail.
Passing over the line of the Balti-
more & Ohio from Terra Alta to Oak
land one is impressed not only with the
growth of these towns, especially the
| former, but with the rapid develop
ments of the resources of the country.
Within the past five years four short
| line roads have been constructed as
| feeders to the great trunk line. These
reach coal, timber and rock. Three
new lumber mills have been constructed
beside the railroads, which are in act
i've operation, while at Cronith extens-
i've mining operations are under way
within half a mile of the line. A long
line of coke ovens here in full view of
the passing trains, look like business.
The above named town, four miles east
/ Of Terra Alta, is attaining respectable
proportions, while at Hutton's and
other points the population is rapidly
growing. This wave of enterprise and
activity has thus begun on the extreme
eastern border of the State, and west
ward the tide of empire takes its way.
Rev. w. c. Wire, living a mile or so
north Of Lovettsville, last week sold to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany q water privilege for which he re-
ceived the handsome sum OF $4,000.
The company was granted the right to
dam up large and never failing stream
which flows through Mr.. Wires farm,
and from the reservoir thus formed they
will conduct the water across the Po-
tOmac to supply the town OF Brunswick
and their extensive yards at that place.
The location is said to be high enough
to put the water wherever wanted with
out the use of artificial power, and the
water will probably be conducted TO the
town by means Of pipes laid beneath
the river.
Sheriff Pickens, of Kanawha county,
threatens to resign his Office because of
an attempt of the County Court to have
him transact his business outside OF the
Court House. The law does not provide
that the county shall furnish the Sheriff
with an Office, and as the County Clerk
needed more room, the County Court
determined on giving the Sheriff's room
to the clerk, and locate the Sheriff in a
room outside the Court House. This
ried the Sheriff, and he told the court
in open session they could take the
room and the Office too, so far as he was
concerned, and put on his hat and left
the court room while President Gun
ningham was addressing him.
Engineer J. w. Rawlings, of the
West Virginia Central, while running o
Shifter the first of last week met with
q singular accident. He had been work
ing day and night and was completely
exhausted. While standing in the ten
der Of the locomotive rakfng the fur
mace he suddenly lost all consciousness
and walked to find himself In the round
house suffering from burns. When he
Ost Inconsistencies he fell with his
hands in the furnace and was found in
that position by the fireman. The
burns will not prove serious and he will
be out again soon.
At special meeting Of the County
Commissioners of Marion county, held
last Friday, an arrangement was euter-
ed into between the county and the
Monongah Coal 81 Coke Co., whereby a
bridge is to be built across the Valley
river in that county alta cost az $4,000,
borne by the county and the company
Jointly. The bridge will be of three
spans of 1OS feet each, with 16 foot
roadway and sidewalks, four stone
piers 90 feet high. The contract for
the iron work was let TO the Pittsburg
Bridge Co. Work will be commenced
this fall.
George w. Curtis, of Weston, drew
out of the bank four hundred dollars
and placed it in stand drawer at his
home in which he had twelve dollars in
silver. On the following Sunday he put
all the money except six dollars in his
pocket and went to church. Upon his
return he found the drawer had been
opened and the six dollars was gone.
The parties evidently intended to take
the whole roll and it may have been
fortunate that he was absent for the
burglars might have had graver crime
in view in the event of his presence.
John Partin, Of Putnam county, went
10 Huntington, Thursday, and was as
signed TO room with stranger, who
was on the verge Of the jams. The
stranger led Partin lively dance all
night. between threatening to cut his
throat with knife and trying to force
him to 90 out, with no other clothing
than a plug hat. Parten had an inter
esting night Of it. He finally escaped
from the room on promise to bring
back bottle of liquor, and took the
first train for home.
A decree was entered at the recent
term OF the Wayne county Circuit
Court for the sale of some ten miles Of
the right of way OF the Norfolk &
Western Railroad. The sale is TO be
made to satisfy several thousand dol
lars in liens of the laborers who per-
! formed work for contractor Hugh
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