Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-21
A MASKED ROBBER
MEETS A WOMAN CT NERVE, LED rs
FOILED.
How Mrs henderson, Of Tyler County, SAVED
Her husbands KOnsy-0ther State
News Nsies

yard, when she found strange man,
with mask on his face, who demanded
that she tell him "where that money is
you were talking about with your hus-
band this morning before he left"
The money, it seems, was in diction-
airy in chest, and there was also In the
same chest some silver money in box.
Mrs. Henderson refused TO tell him
where the money was, but threw pan
Of hot water and tomatoes liz his face,
took the money and babies and ran
away toward Mr.. Mason's. As she
started he grabbed at her and struck at
her with knife which cut through her
hair, which was done up in a roll, cut
ting off large part Of her luxu-
RANT growth Of hair. When near
ly there she remembered that
there was no one at home but Miss
Laura, so she turned and went back,
intending to go 70 the creek and call
for tensions folks on the other side.
1t was nearly 20 minutes from the time
she left until she came back and the
man was still in the house, and swore
he would kill her and the children too
and burn the house If she came in the
side, so she fastened away. As soon as
she reached the creek she began to call
for help, and her husband having come
back from town heard her and went to
her. She told him briefly what we have
here related and he took her and the
children across the creek to Mr.. Jami-
sons, and by that time word had reach
ed town that there was trouble at Mr..
Henderson's and party Of citizens at
once went up there, reaching the house
before Joe got back from over the
creek. A thorough search was made
in every direction but no trace OF the
rascal could be found.
William Anderson Dingess, of Logan
county, is rather noted citizen OF the
lower end Of the State. Mr.. Dingess
is now in his eighty-ifth year, having
been born in less than mile OF this
place October 80, 1906, he being the
first white person born In the present
limits of Logan county. His fatherf
Peter Dingess, was the second Sheriff
Of the county, and Mr.. Dlngess was his
deputy from 1928 to 1890; Fayette coun-
ty was then part of Logan. In 1882
Mr.. Dingess was appointed one OF the
Justices of the county, which position
he held for thirty years. After the war
he was elected Surveyor OF the county,
which he held as long as he wanted 1t,
but IN 1880, on account OF old age, he
retired from active life. He Is still &C
tive and well preserved, and walked
from his home to this place, distance
of fourteen miles, last Saturday.
At Grove school house, Cabin Run
district, Mineral county, adjoining the
land of the late John Arnold, a colony
of bees took up their quarters between
the Notwithstanding and the ceiling OF
the school building. The colony found
a small opening in the Misunderstanding
and took advantage of the space inside
between the studding. This is their
third year in their novel quarters. The
school does not interfere with these
busy workers, as they are dormant dur
ing the four months school term. But
the bees enter their home from the out
side at the far corner from the door,
and do not modest services OF any Kind
in summer. Doubtless large quantity
OF honey is stored away, and the Ques-
tion Is, whose honey is 1t?
On Tuesday, August 18th at the home
of her Grandson, near Nutterville, this
county, Mrs Christian Nutter departed
this life. She was undoubtedly, at the
time of her death, the Oldest person In
Greenbrier county, II not in this section
of the State. Mrs.Nutter was born In
Shenandoah county, Va. on the 27th
day of January, 1870, and, consequently
was 1O1 years, 6 months and 81 days Old.
Her parents came to this section In 1876.
Her maiden name was Odell. She was
the mother of nine children, i've OF
whom survive her, and the youngest OF
whom is 81 years old.-Greerlbrter mae
pendent.
The Monroe County WGtchnGn says
GA few days ago Mr.. Harvey Parker's
little 13-year-old daughter killed an olo
garter snake az feet in lengthl and AZ
Vonnp ones near her home, at the head
OF Indian Draft, in this county. 50 we
are informed. Charles and Frank Mad
DIV, sons Of Mr.. Wilson Maddy, OF stony
creek. this county recently killed eight
conperhead snakes, which averaged
three feet in length, In one place near
their home"
Amortgage Of considerable magnitude
covering the oil and gas privileges on
one hundred and fifty-nine separate ana
distinct tracts of land in Lewis county
executed by Ira Dewitt, OF the city OF
Pittsburg, to James j. Booth ana VIII
liam Finn, partners as Booth q tlinn'
Thomas A. Gillespie, Of the PennsylYa-
mia tube works of Pittsburg, was re-
corded in the County Clerks Office OF
Lewis county last week.
Samuel May, of Martinsburg, who
was indicted for shooting his son, was
fonnd "not guilty" by the jury on
Tbnrsday evening. The facts develop
ed in trial were that May, who Is 70
wears old, was attempting to correct
one of his children when an older boy
stanned in with q club and beat and
ohnsed the old man shamefully. The
how followed the old man TO the house,
threatening to kill him, when the shoot
ing occurred.
On the end inst, at Rosser & Cole
mans works, on TwelVe-Poie' just
below the Logan county line, John
Allen. a negro boarding and gambling
bouse keeper, shot and instantly killed
another negro. He decamped, and a
reward of $50 was offered by the con-
tractors for his arrest. He returned on
the nth and killed another man, and Is
off again. His whereabouts are I'M
known.
Arumor has reached US that Reuben
Baisdon, the murderer of Jack May.
nard. was found dead at the head OF
Lonely creek, in johnson county, Ken
tncky: With fifty-three bullet wounds on
his body and his dead horse lying be,
- birn II was thought that he had