Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-26
A BRITISH CAPTAIN,
BUT LATELY A VALUED CITIZEN OF GREEN
BRIER,
Killed Ay a Train at Observation-Disclosures
News of the Week from All Parts
Of the State.

was killed by train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad at Ronceverte. he
had gone to that place for lumber and
was returning, and in crossing the track
was struck by the second section OF No.
Is, that was taking empty passenger
coaches west for the accommo dation OF
the G. A. R. the next day. No. 13 had
Just gone west, and doubtless the Major
did not expect mother train from that
direction so soon, and attempted TO
cross the track. The train struck the
wagon about the front wheels, breaking
1t loose from the horses without injury
to them. Mr.. Bailie was knocked In the
air, falling on the pilot. The fireman
left the cab Of the engine, and going
around on the railing reached the pilot
and held the unfortunate man until
the train stopped. He was carried
about $50 yards in this way. he
was taken to the Office OF DR..
M. A. Gates where everything was done
for him that was possible, but without
avail, he dying shortly after his removai
there. Maj. Baltic was born in Kill
kenny, Ireland, on February 2Sth, 1926,
and was educated at Trinity College,
Dublin. He was civil engineer, and
stood high in the profession and has had
charge of many important enterprises
I'm various parts Of the United States.
He was also Captain of Artillery in the
British army during the Crimean war.
He came to the United States about
1860, and located at Chicago for time.
His profession soon called him to Ra-
cine, Wisconsin, thence to UnIontown,
Pa, and thence to Baltimore. From
the latter place be came to Paint Creek,
Kanawha county, where he was en-
ployed by the Government on the I'M
provementS on Kanawha river. From
that point he went to Newport News,a and
from that point came to Lewisburg in
August, 1883, since which time he has
been engaged in farming.
Near Beverly, Randolph county, last
Monday morning, an unknown rascal
executed well-planned robbery which
netted him S94 Elan Daniels was the
victim. Mr.. Daniels was at work clean
ing out a we'll in his yard when he hap
pened to notice a smoke arising from
an old house, about two hundred yards
distant. which had been used as kiln
in which to dry lumber, but in which he
had left no fire on that day. A little
girl was sent to see what was wrong,
and having reported that the lumber
was on fire, Mr.. Daniels and his son
Elliott fastened to eXtlnguish the
flames, which was quickly done. But
on looking back toward home Mr.. Dan
iels saw that something was wrong
there. His wife and daughters were
in the yard, screaming, but too much
excited TO explain the cause. On has
tening back he found that some man
had Just entered the house and broken
into trunk and taken out Of it pOck-
etbook containing about S94. The thief
was masked.
Last Wednesday the County Count Of
Baxton county spent the entire day con-
sidering bridge matters. 1t was decided
60 build a new bridge across Elk River
at Braxton c. H., also over the Kama
wha at Burnsville. The Clerk of the
court was instructed to employ an en-
gneer to prepare plans and specifca-
tions for the two bridges, to be submit
ted in October The contract for the
bridge recently advertised for over the
Little Kanawha was let. FULLY 81 Kelly
got the masonery at S7.45 per cubic
yard; 81 per yard for wet excavation
and 45 cents for dry, and $50 per 1000
feet for lumber. The Variety Iron
Works at Cleveland get the superstruc-
ture at Sl,S13. The bridge will be
steel truss $50 foot span.
We have been informed that Col. J.
w. St.Clair contemplates removing his
family to Chicago and becoming citi
zen Of that city We hope the report
is not true, we don't mind giving Chi
cago $500 for the fair, but we can't
spare the Colonel, he is natural pro-
duction of brain, energy and vigor that
our little Mountain State feels proud Of
and we hope after he has successfully
carried through the Worlds Fair he
will return to his own people.-Hinton
Herald.
A little girl about six years Of age,
daughter of e. NJ. Price, OF Belmont,
Peasants county, was killed at that
place on Wednesday evening. She was
playing in the derrick Of one of Bate
man 81 WatSon's wells, the engine OF
which had been stopped but a short
time, and jumped on the large belt,
when the engine, which had stopped on
the center, started, carrying her against
the pulley and crushing her so fearfully
that she lived but few minutes.
Lee Goodwin, son Of Clark Goodwin,
of Ten mile Upshur county, was seriously
hurt last Friday night while unloading
logs from the cars at the Buckhannon
Lumber Company's Mill near Buck
harmon. When the logs were unclaimed
the standards gave way letting the
logs roll from the car taking Mr.. Good
win with them. He was hurt about the
right eye and side Of the head and
Unconscious until Tuesday |
forenoon when he died.
Ephraim Queen, who shot and killed
Charles Maynard in the upper end OF
the county, two weeks ago, has not yet
surrendered himself nor been captured.
His friends claim that he does not fear
a trial, but is afraid that the friends OF
Maynard will take the matter into their
own hands. Some people say that when
the feeling subsidies he will give himself
up for trial, Others think he has left
the country for good. -WdDne NelCs.
On Tuesday Of last week the lock OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal at
Brunswick was found TO be blocked by
some obstacle, which was found to be
the body OF man afterward identified
as that Of George Wire, blacksmith
of Lovettsville, Va. Mr.. Wire got of
a train at Brunswick and in attempting
to cross the canal to get to the other
.ide of the river, fell in the canal and
was drowned.