The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-22
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The Oh boom II Tyler isn't booming
rs much as II used to.
Another suburb Is being laid ont
near Huntington. " will be called
Twenty lots were sold At Camden
the other day, amount
ing 60 $1,000.
David Mays,a Kanawha and Nissis
sippi brakeman, had both feet cut on,
1t Charleston, \ few days ago.
There are 352 prisoners in the
penitentiary, the highest
number ii thehistory efthe institution.
Company P First Regiment Of Fair
mont, hSsresenlisted. Nearly all the !.
old members remained aud several
new ones taken in.
Near Fayetteville, few days ago,
a fonr.year.old son Of benjamin n
wiseman was fatally burned by his
clothes catching fire from flames of q
brush Are.
One day last week Thomas II. Stall
maker, Of Elkins, passed through Bev
erly with black bear which he had
killed about three miles from there on
Edes' creek. His bearship was sup.
posed to be about two years old and
weighed 200 pounds. II took fiyo
shots from Mr. Stalnaker's Winches-
ter to put period to the bear'scareer.
Randolph county il just now being
flooded with amateur hunters. last
Friday night special car brought
quite uamber through from Pitts
bnrg and the whole corps is still
IN tho mountains. Yesterday about 4
dozen more came. Scarcely day
fails 10 bring two Of three disciples Of
Esau. Our mountain hunters don't
object, as these amateurs pay good
prices for dead game. Randolph En-
terprise.
Last Sunday morning between three
and four o'clock the stable Of Mr., John
10. LEVEL, near Fairmont. was destroy
ed by fire. It contained twelve head
Of horses, q sets OF harness, mn
merous other articles and at least 800
worth Of feed. Seven Of the horses
were burned, and these were the most
valuable he owned, several Of them cost
ing $3.50 apiece The fire is supposed to
have been Of incendiary origin. Mr.,
LEVELS loss is 81, 800 on which there
was an INSURANCE Of 81 200.
il terrible accident by which the fif-
teen-year.old son Of John Lambert
came near losing his life, occurred At
the Ensign Works, at Huntington on
Wednesday. The lad was at work IN
the machine shop, and about the noon
hour belt slipped of the wheel, and
in attempting to adjust il his leg be-
came entangied and the poor boy was
whirled around, and not until his leg
had been torn entirely off did his body
become disentangled and drop to the
floor. Drs. Gardner, Row and Enslow
were SUMMONED, and in brief time
the leg was amputated above theknee.
If lockjaw does not superyene the
physicions are in hopes his life may be
saved.
A very sensational story comes from
Kingwood III regard to Frank Mckee,
one Of the best known young men in
the county, who went west few years
ago and was supposed to have suicid
ed. Mckee went to Kansas in 1855,
and in year or two a report reached
Kipgwood that he had committed sui
eide. The family, relatives and hum
dreds Of friends were astonished at the
report, while some doubted it. The
remains were brought home and bur-
led. A day or two ago his sister re-
ceived letter from a Judge in Kan
sas which puts d revelation upon all
former reports. The letter stated that
a dying man had sent for the Judge
and told him with all the solemnity Of
i death bed that he had killed Frank
Mex ee for his money, and as dying
request he wanted the Judge 70 com
municate the confessionto his relatiyee
in Preston county.