The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-21
THROUGH THE STATE.
Items and Events OF Interest G'snnc'
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arc located at Shaw. II was on tho last
trip In tho evening, and three trucks
heavily loaded with logs were started
down the grade, each accompanied by II
brakeman. At one place on the grade
the track gave away as tho front truck
passed over 1t, but this truck passed
over In safety. Tho brakeman on the
second truck stopped his load In time to
save himself, and turning to signal the
hlmlmost truck, which had become un-
manageable, and struck the second truck
with tremendous force. Tho boys were
thrown sevcnty.iive feet or more, and
the ground plowed up 6s the heavy logs
were hurled hither and thithor. Samuel
Elliott, who was lying on tho logs Of tho
hind truck, being intoxicated ut tho
time, was thrown violently forward and
instantly killed. He was young man,
being an employc Of the milling compa.
pany and q native OF Pennsylvania.
Samuel Shinglcdcckor, brakeman on
second truck, was struck in the back by
q log Just as ho jumped from tho car,
and miraculously escaped instant death.
Tho Mooreiicld Examiner says: On last
Friday night Will Allen had thrilling
experience in tho South Fork. lie had
been ba,chering at Mr.. II. 9. Prices.
and was returning to his home about II
o'clock at night. He had crossed tho
Fork opposite his home in the morning
ina boat, and when he got back to the
boat that night, on account OF the dark
ness, he did not notice TINT tho Fork
had raised SO much. lie started across,
running the boat with paddle, and tho
first thing he noticed his boat was near
tho mill dam. The water had raised
during the night and was past riding,
and consequently too strong for the
paddle. As soon rs Will saw that he
was going over the dam he whirled the
boat and let hergo over bow first. 1t
dipped about two-thirda full OF water,
putting out the lighted lantern which
Will had put in the boat. After going
some distance further down stream and
being unable to manage the boat. Will
jumped out and swan ashore, letting
tho boat so. III the boat were lantern,
butcher knife, steel and duck cont.
The boat with all its contents was
found on til. island below tho river
bridge, whore it had lodged
A thirteen-year-old daughter OF Jacob
Brady, who resides on Little Otter, in
company with a smaller child, was
playing in tho house with lighted
miners lamp while the balance OF the
family were out OF the house attending
to the evening chores. Tho girl, before
lighting the lamp, had filled it with oil,
and in doing 60 had spilled some on her
dress. The children. were playing
around the lamp, and in some manner
her dress became ignited. and when her
parents noticed the light and rushed to
the house they found her cnveloped in
flames, and, although the fire was OK.
tinguished rs soon MS possible, the girl
was so badly burned that she died the
following day.-Brarton Central.
JohnP. Carver, OF Elkwater, Randolph
county, was arrested oil last Thursday
for changing a check from s. to $500.
The check OF S. was drawn by L. X.
Bruce in favor OF n. w. Talbot. Itsub-
.sequently passed through the hands OF
II i'll & Marshall, John P. Carver, w. A.
Moore and Baltimore parties, who sent
it to the bank. Mr.. Bruce was notified
that his check for $500 was received.
The matter was investigated by Mr.
Bruce, which resulted in the arrest OF
Carver. He had hearing last Monday,
and was held to await the action OF the
grand jury.
A medal OF gold and copper, once thu
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 1891 by ]. Hanley & Co.. OF
Philadelphia. On one side the bust OF
George Washington is stamped, under
which is the words: Born Feb. IL,
1882" On tho other side is stamped:
Central Armies OF the United States,
Commander in chief and President in
l779." The supposition is that it was
lost while Washington was in the
Kanawha valley.-Brarton Central.
On last Monday at Hartman, this
county, Lafayette Eliza and Jefferson
MulleniX got into an alteration in
which Eliza struck AIullenix on the back
part OF the head with n Winchester
rifle, crushing his skull DR.. Judy pro-
nounced the wound necessarily fetal.
We have been unable to get the partic,
ulars. Mr.. Eliza served tcrmin the
pepitentiary for killing .man by the
name OF Purkey in the same vicinity
Randolph Enterprise.
The West Virginia Argus says that 81
Summers, OF Preston county. who lives
in the "Rattlesnake Reservation" is
the champion rattler exterminator OIL
this state. From the skins OF the rat
tiers he has killed has been made up
all the clothes his family has worn for
years. and the carpets, bed coverings
and other household furnishings have
been made out OF RATHER skins.
A few nights since party OF colorcd
people went to the shanty OF another
descendant OF Ham and iorcibly tool,
away his wife. The next morning the
wronscd husband reinforced and pur-
sued tho kidnappcrs, finding them at
another camp. Lots Of pistols were
drawn and many threats made, but no
blood shed. Justice Holcomb has is
sued warrants for their arrest Webster
County Echo.
Gertrude, little daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Arnold, was given spoon.
jul OF carbolic acid through mistake
Monday evening. The little one suffered
intensely until Tuesday evening when
death relieved it OF all pain. The
parents arc grief stricken over the sad
occurrence Weston World.
W. II. Gothrup, the mail carrier be-
tween Neville and Sutton, who was
arrested some time ago for mail robbery
and forgery, was tried at tho present
term of circuit court ut Sutton and con-
victed. He was sentenced to two years
in the ponitcntiary.
The Huntington Heating and Ven.