The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-09
THROUGH THE STATE.
Evonts OF Interest Cleaned from
State Exchanges.
THE HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
Not Detailed In tho TclcGrnplilc News.
Accidents and Tragcdics...A Clarks.
burg Mans Heroic Conduct Saves
Valuable propcrty--.othcr Items.

AhV Siuthspuib NtWs TelutcS tHe lOl-
lowing interesting incidents: Those
who have read the printed reports Of
the city press concerning tho burning
OF n freight car and Its contents Mt tho
depot Monday morning do not know
that by an act OF bravery on the part
OF Cecil Towles, one OF tho greatest pos
siblc accidents IVES ayerted. The fire
took place in the early morning when
but few people were about, and when
discovered was n burning, blazing mass.
Towles called upon the telegraph opera
tor, Williams, to call assistance. While
Williams was gone, the fire gained head
way and was attacking M adjoining
car containing a large quantity OF oil
and 200 pounds Of giant powder. The
fire was intense, but Towlcs uncoupled
the cars, crawled under the fatal pow.
der magazine and, unassisted, by almost
supcrhuman effort, pushed the danger
GUS explosive II safe distance from the
burning mass. Had he been unable to
accomplish his purpose, he might have
escaped with. his life, but the whole
First ward would probably have been
blown into Elk creek. Mr.. Towles
richly merits the thanks OF our citizens
for his prompt and efficient action, and
We would be glad TO see his conduct re-
warded by the railroad company, whose
entire depot property he saved from de-
struction.
A Fairmont young man took a novel
method TO get banquet given by his
relatives in his honor. He informed his
mother he was going to be quietly marri-
ed on certain day ami would bring his
bride home. When the time arrived he
drove home with young lady and the
two were warmly welcomed by the
family. An elaborate feast had been
prepared by the young mans mother,
and some intimate friends OF the family
invited in. The evening was spent in
feasting, and after it was all over the
bride and groom" informed the COM
pany that it was a jokc-that they
hadn't been married at all.
While the sixteen-year.old son Of
James White, an estimable Citizen OF
Trace Fork, was endeavoring to remove
ramrod from his shotgun by loading
1t with powder at the breech yesterday,
the weapon was accidentally discharged
and the ramrod passed through the
heart OF another OF the White boys who
was standing in the doorway, killing
him instantly and fastening his dead
body to the side OF the door. 1t is re-
ported that the elder son has lost his
reason on account OF the accident
Huntington Adrrtiser.
There was big shooting affair in
Hamlin, Lincoln county. few days ago,
and no one was hurt. The quarrel
arose after party OF people from the
Falls OF Guyan had got into the place
and got jagged. They fell out over some
to fly in. every direction. The partici-
pants were Perry Johnson and Henry
and Stonewall Shelton. When the affair
was concluded Drs. Holley and Bowles
had to remove few bullets from the
arms OF one OF the Skeletons, but no one
was killed.
Says the Moorefeld Examiner: Isaac
TanMeter weighed the best lot OF cattle
in West Virginia on last Monday, and
they will be shipped to England for the
Queens Christmas feast. There were
tlfty.three head OF them, and they were
bought by John T. VanAleter and Sam
Hostetter. Nine Of them averaged 1905
pounds, IA averaged 'l,773, 10 averaged
l,754, 80 OF them averaged I'LL, IS OF
them averaged 170l pounds, and the
whole bunch, So head, averaged 1,646
pounds.
The Monroe Watchman reports that
Anthony Bomgardner, who has been in
) Union for several weeks taking photo
graphs, was arrested there by Detective
Robinson, OF the Eureka corps, on last
Tuesday morning, Nov. 3rd, 1891, on n
charge OF some misdemeanor, commit
ted in the State of Ohio, and taken to
Hinton where he was turned over to
the proper authorities.
The Grafton Gas and Electric Light
company having absorbed the Grafton
Electric Light, Heat and Power COM
consolidated. The former company is
now putting up brick building 32x3S
feet on their lot into which the dynamos
and other machinery are to be placed
as soon as completed, which will be in
about fifteen days.--Grafton Sentinel.
The wife OF Thomas Hawkins, OF Sled
Fork, Peasants county, became crazy
last week, having gone out into the field
near her home and taken all her clothes
OIL, and it was some time before the
women in the vicinity could get her to
put them on again. She is violent at
times, and it is thought itmay be neces-
sary 10 send her to the asylum.
According to recent article pub
lished in the State Journal there have
been is murders in Parkersburg in the
last 25 years and only two convictions,
and in both instances the defendants
only served eighteen months. Out OF
the eighteen seven were killodin saloons
and four in houses OF ill fame.
The presentation OF an American flag
by the Junior Order U. A. NJ, to the
new Martinsville public school last
week was the occasion OF an enthusi-
astic patriotic demonstration by 300
members OF the order and citizens gem
orally.
Boatwright McClung and W. A. Nc
Chung have been lodged in Jail at Lewis
burg. charged with tarring and feather.
ing Mrs. Floyd Martin several weeks
ago. Warrants are out for several
others.
Paris BrumGeld, whose name has
figured in the Brumiield- Mccoy feud,
was killed by his son Charles few
days ago. The latter was defending his
mother from an assault by the father.
II. ]. Hedrick, OF Grecnbrier county,
raised o cabbage which wei Ghs twenty
seven pounds. T. J. Flint, OF the same
county raised one Watching twnntv.