Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-07


fatal moment was Charley Rhea, who
had come from the lumber yard, and
was standing in front OF the furnace
warming. The boiler was hurled forty
or fifty feet, and rocks, boards, and
other missiles were thrown in every dir
ection. Young Rhaa was instantly
killed. but the other hands escaped
without injury beyond being consider
ably shook up, and few slight bruises.
The unfortunate young man was step
son of bud Rhea, and was about Is
years of age.
Alice Manuel and her daughter Cor
della, colored, live ia the old mouse at
the east end of Shepherdstown, known
as Fort Webster. There is considera-
BILE number of little children there.
Last Friday, during the absence OF the
older folks, one Of the children, boy
about twelve years old, got the coal oil
can aud poured it's contents into the
stove. Then he told little four-year-
old girl, Margaret, to light IL with
match. She did so, and sheet OF
flame burst out and enveloped her,
burning her frightfully. Her hair was
sipged off, her face shockinglY burned,
and almost every stitch of clothing con-
sumed on her body, burning her from
head to foot. Fletch Hopewell, boy
who lived near by, ran and threw a
blanket around her and carried her to
his mothers house, where she has since
been lying, suffering from her
burns.
Vinton McFann and Geo. Webb be-
came involved in quarrel last Satur-
day evening at the latter's place Of
abode. near Ceredo, when Webb stabbed
McFann with a knife, inflicting three
or four ugly wounds, one OF which al
most cut out an eye, another would
have cut the throat and caused instant
death had it been little deeper. Nc
Fam went to Ceredo after the difficulty
and DR.. Hopkins stitched and dressed
the wounds, which are not necessarily
fatal. He claims that Webb was beat
ing his (Webb's) wife when he inter-
fered and was stabbed. Webb has
probably skipped out, as he has not yet
been arrested.
Last Monday night DR.. E. j. Moss
man, of Pit. Pleasant, had very narrow
escape from drowning while crossing on
the rope ferry over the river. His horse
became frightened at the shadows from
a lantern, backed overheard into the
river when 80 feet from the shore, the
horse falling on him. He however re-
tanned his presence of mind and retained
the lines guiding the horse until it
gained it's footing, he holding onto the
nd Il yn
saved as by a miracle. The horse was
unhurt and DR.. Mossman only received
a slight bruise. The harness and cart
were both broken to pieces.
John P. Carver, of Elkwater, Ran
dolph county, was arrested on last
Thursday for changing a check from So
to $500. The check OF IS was drawn
by E. K. Bruce in favor OF n. W. Tai
bott. 1t subsequently passed through
the hands of Hill e. Marshall, John P.
Carver, w. A. Moore, and Baltimore
parties who sent it to the bank. Mr.
Bruce was notified that his check for
S., 500 was received. The matter was
investigated by Mr.. Bruce, which re-
suited in the arrest of Carver. He had
q hearing on last Monday, and was held
to await the action Of the grand jury.
A medal of gold and copper, once the
property Of George Washington, was
dug up in garden at Point Pleasant re-
Gently. 1t shows on its face that it was
made in 1871, by ]. Hanly 81 Co., OF
Philadelphia. On one side the bust OF
General George Washington is stamped,
under which is the words: "Born Feb.
Feb. II, 1882" On the other side is
stamped: Central Armies Of the Uni
ted State, Commander-in-Chief and
President in 1779." The superstition is
that it was lost while Washington was
in the Kanawhs Valley. The State
Historical Society should have it.
Two Italians who work on the Pitts
burg extension. Of the w. Va. c. at
tempted to cross the Tygarts Valley
river, near Simon's mill, in boat, and,
being unable to row, they were washed
over the dam and thrown out OF the
boat. They were rescued by Pat Cain
and J. P. Kelley just in time to save
them from watery grave.
w. II. Gothrope, of BraXton county,
charged with forgery, was tried last
week, found guilty and sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
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