The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-07
THROUGH THE STATE.
Ncws Items. Cleaned from West
Virginia Exchanges.
THE MANY INTERESTING EVENTS
Not Covered IN the Regular Reports.
Crimes and CasualtIcs--Industrlal
Matters In n Growing State.

lowing account OF a fight between an
eagle and II dog: Mr.. Jacob Wares
children had quite n remarkable adycn-
,urc with nm eagle last week. While
they wore out playing with q dog u
very large bird, us they thought,
pcrched itself on n tree near them and
seemed to watch every movement they
made. Presently 1t swoopcd down upon
them, caught the dog in its talons and
carried 1t up several feet, when tho dog
bit the eagle, causing il TO rolinquish its
victim. The dog had only gotten n few
rods away when the eagle came down
the second time, But.this time the
dog caught tho eagle and bit it SO se-
ycroly that it was unable to iY. Being
whipped. the eagle ran off into Il
thicket OF brush leu by and was seen
no more. Mr.. Ware did not return
home that evening till dark, when he
made n search. but could not find it.
MIR. Ware pronounced it n bald eagle OF
the largest size. It had n white head,
gray back and spotted wings. II was
very fortunate that it caught the dog
instead OF the children.
On Friday night last a yGarling bear
was killed by two boys on Little noun.
tain in Meadow Bluff district. John a.
Hall, aged seventeen, son OF Thomas a.
Hall, and Mont Black, aged twelve, were
coon hunting when their dogs freed tho
bear. They induced the bear to come
down by firing one shot ut it from 4
gun loaded with No. 5 shot, which, be.
rond putting out one eye, did no other
damage. The dogs then tackled it and
the boys rushed in with an axe, but
could not use 1t effectively, when Young
Hall had o u to his ~pen.knifc,
Alter several lucky passes he succeeded
in dispatching it. Young Hall was
slightly bitten on the fingers in the
fight, but sustained no other damage
Greenbrier~ Independent.
Says the Grafton Leader: John S. S.
Herr, pension solicitor Tor this county.
has procured u pension for the widow Of
q Confederate soldier. 1t happened in
this way: The widow OF Ed Morris,
who went south at the breaking out OF
the war and died on n steamboat in the
Mississippi river, married Elmer
Thomas, n Union soldier, some years
after the close OF the war. Mr.. Thomas,
about two years ago, died, andhis widow
made application for n pension, which,
after having proven conc!usively the
death OF her former husband, the Con-
iederate soldier, was granted. 1t is 4
rare circumstance that the widow OF 4
Confederate receives 4 pension.
William Rouzee, d young man about
twenty-five years OF aye, started IRON q
dance at 4 house about three miles from
Slanesville, in this county. in company
with n girl by the name OF Mcbride. 1t
was late ut night, and getting out in the
woods in q deep hollow, they concluded
TO camp until morning. They built 4
fire, lay down and went TO sleep. By
some means her dress caught fire and
was consumed. II attempting 10 put
out the fire Rouzec's hands and arms
were burned in 4 frichtiul manner, so
that it is said they will have to be m
putated. The girl walked home in this
awful condition, but died the next
morning.-Hampshirs Rcrier.
The C%larksburg Ns,rs reports that the
country along the line OF the Mononga-
hela River railroad between Clarksburg
and the mouth OF Simpson creek has
quite 4 business appearance. The new
coal mines now being opened at Farnum
have brought about one hundred men
there and the number will increase as
work progresses. The mine at Glen
Falls has also added largely to the pop
ulation OF that section. In fact, there
is quite q boom in progress between
Clar&sburg and Simpson creek, and it
is believed that a good sized town will
be built up in the Bartlett settlement.
At Meadowville Mr.. Jacob Polling and
his wife lett their t~ive-year-old daughter
and their youngest child in the house
while they went out to feed and milk
the COWS, and when the mother re-
turned she was Mortified to see her
daughter running around the house
with its clothing burning off OF her.
The child was so badly burned that it
died about - o'clock that night. The
mother was badly burned OH her hands
in trying to rescue her p~er!shing child.
This is the second child that Mr. Polling
has lost by being burned TO death.
On Monday evening Of last week, in
the western suburbs OF Ronceyerte, IN
engine going west collided with q freight
tram coming east. The crew OF the
freight train escaped injury, the en-
Cineer and fireman jumping from their
engine before the shock came, but the
crew on the other engine was. rot SO
fortunate. The fireman, William Car
ter, 20 instantly killed and TIE en-
cireer, II. j. Jones, so badly scalded
hat he has since died. The brakeman,
David W. Green, was slightly bruised.
E. W. Mcneil last Saturday brought
to town q freak in the cabbage line. He
was pulling his cabbage ior burial,
when pulling up one stalk two heads
were found TO be upon il, I ut each
end. Neither OF the heads were very
large, but they were Enthusiastically
there. The n above ground grew
naturally upon the stalk, while the one
below ground grew on o stem which
sprouted from u branch OF the roots.
We have never seen anything ike it
MoorttieiG Examiner.
Josiah Carpenter, the Oldest inhab-
it&at OF West Virginia, died at his resi-
dtnrr in Preston county last week.
Estimates OF Carpenters age varied,
but one placed him under n hun
dfal and twenty years He claimed to
haze been born in Loudoun county,
Virginia, in 1732, which would make
him one hundred and fifty.nine years
aid. He claimed to remember Brad
docks defeat and to have served as o
teamstcr at that time.
On last Monday evening, while the
parents were out OF the house, the FIVE
year.old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Meade Grow, OF Fetterman, was badly
burned by getting too near the crate
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