Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-19

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hold in some mannar fell heavily to the
ground, distance OF Is or 20 feet. He
fell on his head and shoulders, and bis
escape from broken neck is miracu-
lous. He is severely injured about the
head and shoulders, and at this time 1t
is not known whether he will recover.
Mr.. John w. Gibson, who lives on
Judge d. B. Lucas place near Hall
town, comes to the front with the
largest yield of wheat we have hearo
of this year. On forty acres OF clover
fallow he raised 1880 bushels OF prime
wheat, which is an average OF thirty
two bushels per acre. This fine yield
was produced without the use OF tertll-
izer.
Samuel T. Turner, boy about six
teen years of age, was seriously and
possibly fatally cut at the upper falls OF
Coal river, in Kanawha county, last
Sunday by Joel Stanley, who hailed
from Franklin county, Virginia, ana
who has for some time been selilng
whisky and brandy out in the WOODS
near that place without license.
Recent land sales in Monroe county
were as follows: Sixty acres on VOL
creek, to George Anderson, for $500;
OCT acres to Allen Caperton, for $4,000;
1876 acres to J. w. johnson for S14 per
acre; POS acres to Allen Caperton, for
$500; 1871 acres to Joseph SHERWOOD,
for S2s5; house and ga acres OF land 10
Allen Caperton, for $3.50.
Frederick Rudy, rich farmer OF
Wetzel County, was driving spirited
team along the streets in New MartinS-
will Saturday, when the horses ran OIL.
Mr.. Rudy was thrown out, and becom-
ing entangled in the lines, was dragged
a mile. When the horses were stopped
he was dead.
One day last week a colored employe
on the railroad on Laurel Creek stole
$40 from lady of color and then hastily
decamped. She pursued and oVerhauled
him at Camden, and with the assistance
of a pistol she persuaded him TO FORK
over the money and return to work.
Mrs. Mary Conley, mother of County
Superintendent Conley, OF Preston coun-
ty, living near Gladesville, was serious
" hurt one day last week by being
thrown from horse. She sustained
severe cash in the head and was other
wise bruised and shaken up.
a colored man named Cartto, Of Hun
tington, placed temporarily inpcharge
of the Adams Express Company's
waon, at Huntington, on Friday last.
took in S35 of the Company's money, and
blew it in against a game OF "craps."
John Bowen, of California, aged &C.
who was born near the site OF the pres
ent city of Huntington, but who moved
away seventy-fve years ago, is visiting
in Cabell county, and is rather aston
ished at the changes made.
An italian peddler, whose name we
did not learn, was struck by train No.
3, about four miles below Hinton, last
Sunday morning, and instantly killed.
His body was taken to Hinton and
buried.
At Lannersville, near Glenville, last
Sunday night, q two-year-old child OF
Levi Garner fell headlong into a CRATE
filled with red hot Goals, and when
found was dead and the body roasting.
Seventeen wagon loads Of Gypsies
passed through ShepherdstOwn last
Sunday from Maryland. They went
into camp in the woods two miles from
town on the CharleStown pike.
Last Saturday afternoon Fireman
Craddock, colored, shot himself in the
right side and stomach, while out hunt
ing. The gun way discharged by the
lock catching on fence.
Mr.. Knight, of Cabell county, who
distinguished himself about a week ago
by vomiting up q snake, has duplicated
the act and now has record OF two
snakes.
The pressure Of gas of the HarrisVilIe
well is 765 pounds-said by men who
know to be the biggest gas well ever
struck in the world.-Ritchie ReUGtlLe.
The Grand Jury at its recent sitting in
Gllmer county, returned SO indictments,
SO of which were for playing cards in
public places in Chenille.
John Marks, of Glennvllle, was seri-
ously burned about the face, last Mon
day, by the premature explosion OF a
blast in coal mine.
A box containing twenty-five pairs of
shoes, stolen from an Ohio river train,
was found in run, near Parkersburg,
a few days ago.
The "traveler" to be used in erecting
the new bridge over the Ohio at
Kenova is two hundred feet above the
river bed.
A young man named Cooper, living on
Mud River, five miles above Milton, was
thrown from horse Tuesday and badly
injured.
A young man named White was shot
through the arm in a fight near Long
Bottom, Logan county, one day last
week.
Mrs. John Shay was found dead in
stable at South Grafton, Friday. Heart
failure is the supposed cause.
The South Penn Oil Company has
sunk we'll 1000 feet deep on Fink
creek, Lewis county.
Cecil Wells, Of Huntington, had
hand cut off in a sausage machine,
Wednesday evening.
Lewis Johnson, colored, fell dead
from heart disease, at Hinton, last
Monday morning.
Harry Vance had leg cut of by
coal car at the Monongah mines, last
Wednesday.
Apples are selling as low as ten cents
a bushe at Moorefeld, Hardy county.
Extensive repairs have just been com
pleted to the Parkersburg water works.
II is said there IS but one inmate Of
the Tucker county $4,000 poorhouse.
A large force Of men are at work i'm
proving the channel OF Elk river.
Fifty Italians are digging trenches