Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-16
THROUGH THE HEAD
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN BRAIroH COUNTY
LAST WEEK.
Hunting lccidsnts-A Woman kurdsred-Rail-
road Oasuliss-Liigation Over Election
Bss-Ths State News Of the
Week.


occurred on Duck creek, in the lower
end of Braxton county last Sunday.
The particulars, as we learn them, are
as follows: NJ. F. Corley was at Frame
town on Saturday, and while there
made arrangements with q Mr.. Frame
to trade him revolver for rifle gun.
Saturday evening Mr.. Corley returned
to his home on Duck creek, and on Sun
day morning got out his revolver with
the intention of cleaning it and bright
ening it up preparatory for the trade.
His children were In the room with
him, and he playfully pointed the revolt
YER. which he thought to be unloaded,
at thirteen year old daughser ana
pulled the trigger. To his horror, one
chamber was exploded, the ball strik-
ing his daughter in the temple, passed
through her head and came out ON the
opposite side behind the ear. The &C
cident occurred in the morning and the
child died in the afternoon.
Yesterday Chief of Police Mehen, OF
Parkersburg, was in the city looking
sor w. N. Huff, who had been a resi-
dent of Parkersburg, but who recently
had removed to this city. Mr.. HUFF
was found and warrant was exhibited
to him, charging that he had embezzled
A. B. Chancellor, of Parkersburg, out
of $500. The charge was quite seri-
GUS one, but Huff soon satisfied the
Parkersburg officer as to the honesty OF
his connection with Mr.. Chancellor's
business. He was not put under arrest,
but the matter was satisfactorily ad-
iusted by Huff's relatives there. 1t
seemed that Huff had charge OF
Chancellor's livery stable, and no con-
tract had been made as TO the amount
of wages he was to receive, but was
told to keep out of the funds what he
considered would be proper considera-
ton for his services. After some months
he gave notice that he proposed to quit
and come to Huntington. He kept out
$500, only fair sum for the work he
had done. Chancellor did not want
him to leave, and brought the charge
named above, but the officer saw where
it was wrong, and Huff is left in Hunt
ington TO go and do as he pleases.-
Huntington Advertiser.
A gormandizer from Putnam county
named Robert Valentine Glenn, per-
formed the following gastronomlc feat
at Roadcap &c McGipnis' saloon in Hunt
ington on Saturday night last: He ate
at one sitting three dozen fried eggs,
one dollars worth of fried fish, two
fried chickens, a large piece Of corn
bread, and drank one gallon OF milk and
three pints of coffee, or rather he at
tempted to do all this, and perhaps
would have succeeded, but was too in
toxicated to fully complete the task.
However, the day previous he surround
ed the following very conveniently at
the dinner hour. Three dozen soft
fried eggs, twelve small catfish, SIX
bowles Of vegetable soup, three bananas
and drank nine cups OF coffee. his
weight is 2O4 pounds. He recently ar
rived from Charleston, where he stopped
for short time, and this may account
for his enormous appetite. As to where
he stores this great quantity OF food Is
not known, but a local philosopher sug-
gests that his legs must be hollow.
Henry Goodwin, the young fellow ar
rested at Huntington, q few weeks ago
on the charge of DESERVING from the
United States Army, and taken to Gov
ington, KY, seems determined not to
serve in the regulars, and has again
abandoned the barracks for more quiet
parts, and will not be found fighting the
red men Of the West as was intended
that he should. He had only been out
of the guard house day or two when
he skipped for unknown parts, and the
authorities at Huntington and Parkers-
burg were notified to keep a watch for
the lad. He was arrested at Ashland,
Ky.
George Sherer, Sr., died suddenly on
Thursday last at his home on Crooked
run, Lewis county. He was born eighty
five years ago in Baden, Germany, and
has been a resident of that county near
ly a half century. About thirty-two
years ago he lost hand by accident
while operating a cane mill. He had
three sons in the Union army, two OF
whom, Henry and Andrew, were killed
in engagements. The surviving one,
William, is prominent farmer on Lead
ing creek.
Mr.. John May, OF Anthony's Creek
district, Greenbrier county, was strick-
en- with paralysis while praying at re-
yiyal meeting, which was in progress
near his residence, few days ago. He
repeated the Lords Prayer and con-
cluded with this inyocation: Now, oh
God, commend myself to Thee with"
Here he abruptly broke off and it was
discovered that he had been paralyzed.
He never spoke afterwards. He was
seventy-four years of age, and was a
well known citizen.
Monday afternoon freight train on
the n. n. & M. V. railroad ran into a
carload of whiskey near the Big Sandy,
that was in another train which was be-
ing sidetracked, and smashed things in
a first-class manner. The people living
near ran with buckets, pitchers, tin
pans and whatever would hold the ele-
waiting spirits, and in short time there
were hilarious times in the neighbor-
hood among those who were successful
in their endeavors to catch the much
coveted liquid.
One day last week John Doran, who
lives in the vicinity of Green Hill,
shot and killed large bald eagle,
which measured nine feet from tip to
tip and weighed seven pounds. 1t
had been annoying the citizens OF
that community for several weeks
past by stealing a number Of geese and
chickens; and several small children
have been reported missing at various
times during It's sojourn there.-Wetzel
Democrat Funny Man.
Last Tuesday Young Mr.. Farmhouse,
son of Rawley Farmhouse, OF Lincoln