Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-02


it was in a neighbours house. The child
was found in dirty condition, wrapped
ia an old shawl, its body being consid-
erably burned and bruised. The police
should sift out the matter, and bring
the inhuman criminal to justice. The
child was taken In charge by the over
seer OF the poor. II is about year old.
We were shown, this week, specimens
of coke made from the coal on j. Ii.
Felton's place about five miles below
town. So far as we could tell ABOUT III
the coke was of excellent quality, very
heavy, firm and Of bright, steely col
or. The coke from this same vein OF
coal from which this was made has been
tested and found to be of excellent quail
ity. There is no possible doubt but
that this county has as good coklng coal
as any section in the world and aound-
ance of it.-Phjlippi Republican
Last Friday, John Hanchen, Of
RavanswoOd, a mate on the steamer
Harry d. Knox. was discharged. DE
left the boat several miles above here
and started to walk home. When
Within about one and one-half miles
of town he sat down upon the end OF a
tie to rest and from some cause-some
say it was whisky-he let the o'clock
south bound slip up on him and knock
him of the track, fracturing his right
hip and bruising him up generally. DE
will recover.
A stranger coming into town this
week would have supposed by the firing
OF guns that he'd struck reservation
and a fight was in progress, but II was
nothing more than our great and
mighty hunters shooting at one poor
lame duck that wandered in this neigh
borhood. About five hundred rounds
OF ammunition were fired, and the COM
mencement there was one duck and at
the ending one duek.-TUcler Phone r.
A few days ago. Charles Z. Roberts,
a painter, son of j. +. Roberts, OF Mart
inSburg, while painting the roof or the
nine story Terry Building in Roanoke,
Va, fell - feet and caught on the
sDouting at distance from the ground
Of 100 feet. he sprained both ankles,
cut one leg, injured knee cap, left
arm and head, but iS doing very well,
at this writing, with prospects OF an
early recovery.
The l3-year-old child Of Peter Wag-
man, who runs 8 mill near South Noun
tain, Berkeley county, placed her foot
on a revolving shaft, was thrown down
and her arm torn from its sockets. The
attending physician is Of the opinion
that she will recover.
The many friends OF Judge William
I. Ice, Of Philippi, will be sorry to learn
of the serious illness OF his wife. She
has been at the point Of death for the
past two weeks, and from = letter re-
ceived from that place Tuesday we
learn that she is no better.-DdUiS
Times.
On the afternoon 92d, at Leod, Mason
county, while some young boys were
seeing who could crack their whips the
lOudeSt, Willie Connolly, aged IA, with
large whip outdid the others but fell
dead in his tracks from over exertion.
The town OF KeySer is making an
fort TO secure electric lights. A pc
tition has been circulated asking the
council TO take steps in the matter, and
that asking that the plant be owned and
run by the corporation.
Mrs. George Adkins, Of Brownstown,
FaYette county, shot herself twice in
the head with pistol last Sunday
morning, with suicidal intent. She
did not die and is in a fair way to
recover.
Two young blOOds of MOrgantown
fought fOur-rOund glove contest. in a
room in that town, few nights ago, in
the presence OF couple dozen OF
friends. Blood was brought on both
sides.
The TygartS Valley Mineral and Oil
Co. have the plans and specifications
for their hotel at BelingtOn, and will
let the contract in few days. The
building will cost something like 81, 1000.
The trial OF the case Of the State VS..
John Z. Huntzler, indicted for feloni-
ously cutting |. s. SlOnahan on the
streets of Msrtinsburg. lasted two days
and ended in verdict of assault.
Whitney Hickel, aged 16, of Tuckson
county. struck his head against tim
Der while driving under shed out OF
the rain, and died from the effects OF
the blow.
The case Of State VS.. Stuart Me-
Neeley, for the murder Of Frank Hur-
ley, in Logan county, has been taken to
Wayne county on a chouge OF venue.
Forty or fifty thousand logs came out
of Big Sandy into the Ohio river last
Saturday. Most Of them were caught
before they reached IrontOn.
Miss Rachael Harris, of Spring Run,
Ritchie county, is 10 years old and
weighs sos pounds and is still on the
increase.
Mr.. McGraw, OF Lewis county, lost
p head OF fine sheep one night last