Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-08
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taken, and some of the attorneys got a
little gay. G. w. Farr, an attorney
and G. H. Davis, postmaster, at New
Milton, who was a witness for his broth
err, Moses II. Davis, the defendant in
the suit, began joking and retortisg,
which resulted seriously. Davis said
something about buying Farr new suit
OF clothes, from which Farr took offense.
Davis then said he could buy and sell
him (Farr) three times, and Farr called
Davis government pauper and said he
got his money from the govern
ment. Davis replied something
and Farr landed blow on Davis near
the butt of the ear, which knocked off
his hat and sent him Keeling to the wall.
Just at this time bystanderS interf ;red
and separated the combatants. Davis
then procured warrant for FAIR, and
he was arrested and taken before the
Recorder, the Mayor being unable to
sit on the case, and all present at the
time of the difficulty were summonsed
as witnesses. A hearing was had, the
case was argued and the Recorder took
time to consider before rendering de-
cSion.
On Glade mountain, West Virginia,
resides the "coincdent Frankllns,
family which is, in one respect at least,
the most peculiar of any in the whole
country. The FranklinS are a family
of condolences. The father and mother
were married on the 14th OF October.
Five of the nine are dead, and, strange
TO say, every single one of them breath
ed his last on the fateful 18th day OF
October. The name of the head OF the
family is Joshua Franklin. He was a
Confederate soldier, and was captured
twice and had two brothers killed In
the war between the States. All Tour
of these mishaps and miSfortunes or
war occurred on the memorable l4th
day Of October. In the neighoorhooi
where the Franklin family live, and, In
fact. for miles outside Of their immedl-
ate latitude, the "Franklirs of Glade
mountain" are looked upon with super
stitious awe. 1t is said that not single
human being who knows the mystery
surrounding the family can be prevailed
upon to stay in the house or about the
premises on either the day or night OF
October 14th.
Burglars are operating extensively in
the Eastern Panhandle. One night
last week, while John Nichols, of Point
of Rocks, was asleep in his saloon, two
masked men broke open the door, COW
ering him with their revolvers. The
robbers demanded his pantaloonS,
which Nichols handed theM, at the
same time removing from the pockets
the key to an adjoining room, where he
had 5000 in money. The men unsuccesS-
fully searched fol- money or valuables,
after which they compelled Nichols
to walk out on the railroad track near
by, while they boarded passing
freight train and escaped. Earlier in
the night store in Leesburg had been
burglarized, Friday night the safe OF j.
S. w. Jarboe, of Frederick, was broken
open and robbed of 5000, and Sunday
night Wenner's saloon near Brunswick
was also robbed. Burglars also made
an attempt to blow open the safe OF
William Phillips Sons at Charleston
Saturday night week. Crooks also
visited Front Royal last Friday night
and broke into two places and blew
open safes, though they got little money
for their trouble
The Huntington Herald says: "Peter
Ellis, man of about torty-four years
of age, died ve-y suddenly few days
ago on Island Creek, about two miles
from Logan C. II. He had not com
planned much and as he and his wife did
not get along very well, she frequently
threatening to kill him, great deal OF
talk arose as to the cause OF the mans
sudden demise and the wife was visited
by the authorities and stated that she
thought that the medicine that her hus-
band had been taking had caused his
death. When asked to produce some OF
the medicine by the officers and the
physician that attended Ellis she said
that she had thrown it away. The peo-
pie living in the vicinity were not salts
fled and demanded that the body be dis
inferred and examination made. This
had not been done when our informant
left Logan county.
Judge Hagan was overcome by the
heat Wednesday morning while the
building committee of the stockholders
OF the First N2tional Bank were in SEES
sion at Huntington and fell on the floor
of the directors room in faint. For
time it was thought that life was ex
tinct, so slow was his recovery to con-
seriousness. Physicians were called i'm
mediately after he tainted, and it was
several minutes befo.e he showed any
signs of rallying. His consciousness
was restored finally and he was taken
TO the residence of III. c. Harvey in a
carriage where he is now. He is still
quite weak and not able to sit up, but
improves gradually and there is no
cause for alarm in his condition.
There has recently been some contro
verSy as to the highest point in West
Virginia. Pendleton county claims
the distinction in Panther Knob, which
has an altitu lie of 1000 feet. However,
Randolph has several higher points. We
are indebted to DR.. Humboldt Yokum
for the following facts, which he obtain
ed from recent report of the United
States Geological Survey. All of these
points are in this county: Spruce Knob,
end of Spruce Mountain, 1850 feet;
Cunningham Knob, at Sinks, 1880 feet;
Yokum's Knob, at Sinks, 1880 feet;
High Knob, at end of Little Mountain,
Alto feet.-Rdndolph Enterprise.
The Jackson B,Lgle says: "a party
coming in from beyond Ripley informs
us that, during thunder STORM Tues
day, two sons of William Southall, out
between Fair Plain and Stats Mill, !
aged 10 and 21, took shelter under the
edge of a straw stack, when the light
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