Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-16

in hollow tree. They set their gun
down close by, and while trying to get
the rabbit out the dogs got into fight
and struck the hammer of the gun,
which caused the quo To be- discharged.
The load passed so close 10 Archlbald's
head that it burnt the side Of his face
and tore the side Of his cap of.
A few minutes after o'clock on Fri
day afternoon, Oscar Dawson, son OF the
Clerk Of the Mineral County Court, was
found drowned In Warm Run. under the
bridge on Washington street, Keyser.
When discovered he had evidently been
dead for some time. The unfortunate
little fellow had been subject to sudden
attacks, and while they lasted he was
helpless. 1t is supposed he had gone
under the bridge. was taken with one
OF the attacks and fell into the water
and was drowned.
Recently Mr. Isaac Rardon and Miss
Cox, daughter OF Geo. Cox, were mar
ried up in Grant District, Rev. Oliver
Owens performing the ceremony
through mistake, it is supposed, rs ii
since turns out that he has no license
for celebrating the rites Of matrimony.
The happy young couple, asccrtaining
this fact, sought out the Rev. Mr..
Avis, who tied them up the second
time. Such mistake is an unpleasant,
If not serious one.-Jdcks0n Bdgie.
While Andrew Hogue was standing
on the platform at Newburg, Tuesday
evening, watching the fast train 90 fly
-, h.. ,.sall Ella.I pt.H f,.rrnl
thrown from the postal ear with such
precision that il struck him in the
stomach with the force of Il cyclone.
He was picked up Senseless by crowd
of byStanders and carried home, where
he lay unconscious for several hours be-
fore he began TO rally and show signs
OF lire.
While horse-racing along the canal
opposite Paw-Paw. Mineral county, with
some associates. Albert Meeks ran into
telephone pole and was injured be-
yond recovery. He was looking back
at the time and was not aware that he
was so near the fatal pole. His skull
was fractured and other injuries were
sustained. He died Thursday morning.
J. w. Roster, who left Taylor county
about seventeen years ago for a trip
through the west and from whom moth
ing had been heard for the last ten
years, until recently, now writes from
Australia to the effect that he will start
for America in few days and will
probably reach his Old home, about two
miles east OF Grafton, the first OF April.
1t is rumored that man at No.
camp was murdered one day this week,
his body being found in the creek, with
seven bullet holes and two razor knife
gaSheS. His gold watch, so and Slj
pistol were missing from his person.
We failed TO learn his name, aud no ar
rests have yet been made.-McL0,ccU
! Progress.
On Friday night last, Brakeman Les
! lie Foster, Of Hinton, while attending to
his duties. was struck while passing
through the Lewis tunnel, knocked from
his train and instantly killed. The
whole rear Of the train passed over his
body horribly mangling it.
Abram Shinn, OF Jackson county,
has made an assignment. He preferred
). 5. and y. d. Webster, who had en-
dOrsed for him and otherwise been
friends in need. The unpreferred
claims aggregate over $1,000.
A terrific hail storm passed over
section of Harrison county last Satur
day evening. Its track was about two
miles wide, and considerable damage
was done 10 property.
About two and one-half-mlleS Of the
Norfolk and Western track Is now laid
from Kenova up Twelve Pole. The
wet weather has greatly impeded the
work.
CThe Moorelield Examiner tells OF a
lizard being found near that place
lately running around aS lively aS Kit
ten on top OF the snow.
John &. Harness. of Hardy county.
had eight skeep killed aud seventeen
wounded by dogs, few nights ago
Typhoid fever Is still raging in Jack |
son county. Three deaths from The dis
ease occurred last week.