Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-03
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- ,7,RuBG ORDER TO A RAILROAD
CLERK At OAKLAND.
Weu-A Series Of Serious Casual
S-''l sg - Miscellaneous News from AL
Over the State

,rith the ucAes Vii'~0i
W. .,ornipgat 3So'clOck, and covering
80 =. Cline. the night operator, with
nile OF big revolvers, ordered him
49, NV u, his hands. Ernest, who
"a hssn leaning forward in a doze on
= ,.ble. was little dazed on being
..,soed so abruptly and was little
=, about getting bis hands up, where.
-, ana OF the robbers, for such they
i3oobtedly were, sent bullet within
=, inches OF his head. The report OF
- ,lstol and Ernest's screams awak-
...i Engineer COwan In another room
"a hearing him coming the rnfiaDs
"a Ernest, who is vou ng son Of
en-, A. T. Cline OF Grafton, superiD-
den, OF biography, was Frustrated
-, he shock and for q time was ex-
ll.s5ingly an. It's generally supposed
49, me men knew Saturday was pay
80 and IL is believed that they in
.s15ed 10 get rio Of the operator and
- tbe Chicago express, which was
,sat o'clock n. M, only few min
~,ss after the shooting occurred.
A sad accident occurred Tuesday noon
oar Chenille. Thomas Skinner, Of
60 Rum. vas suffOcated in tho well of
Nh Stump, He had been in the well
ID had made one blast. The blast was
.ow about going of, so he went down
- sss about IL. When half way down
Sa heard the fuse suffering, and hur-
led hack 20 within ten feet OF the
landing by the time Of the explosion.
Hs was not hurt however, though all
we're terribly frightened. He waited
vbie and then tried TO descend, but
came out saying that it was too smoky.
Next time he tried he went TO the bot
rom and began work. His brother
1obn was working on top, and
card Thomas at work below; the
sounds ceased and John called TO him,
he got no reply he tried TO investi-
g,te but without success; he concluded
that his brother was dead. Word was
sent 10 town for people and a doctor.
Veip was soon there, and after much
delsy they caught a grab hook around
one heel and another around the half
sole OF the other shoe and pulled him
out by both feet, feet foremost The
pbysicians pronounced 10 death by sim
ME ssphyxiatiOn; that some gas heavier
fban air had filed the lower part of the
well. keeping out the air, and be died
Tor want Of air. He was smothered,
not poisoned. A candle would go out
a, fifteen feet down when they were
fishing for him. He was taken home
and buried on Wednesday. He left a
widow and many children.
A bad accident occurred near Booths
vile few days ago, we are told. State
Mine Inspector David Barr, Squire Al
fred Cochran, and a jug Of brandy,
we're all riding along peacefully 10 Mr..
Cochran's buggy, when the latter lost
his hat. Harr, who was driving, refined
no TO let the Squire recover bis hat, but
no sooner had Cochran touched the
ground than Harr, being filed with a
spirit Of mischief, gave the horses
a cut with the whip to make
the Squire believe he meant to
run of from him. The effect Of that
blow was remarkable. The horses
bounded forward. Harr bounded back
ward. The horses lit out on run.
Ilarr liz out on his head. The Squire,
seeing his team running away, took
after them, leaving Harr lying uncOn-
sciOus in the road, where he lay for
ever so long, it is said, before some
passing traveller found him.-GrGttOn
Sentinel.
Capt. John Bond, highly respected
citizen OF Pendleton county, was found
dead along the river near the Upper
Tract, where he had been fishing. His
usual way Of fishing was 20 ride into the
water and fish from OF his horse. 1t is
supposed that, having hooked large
bass, his horse got scared and threw
him on the rough rocks on the river
bank. He was found lying partly In
he water, with his head badly bruised.
Dne OF the stirrup feathers TO the sad
e was broken, and the bass was still
d the hook.
9. W. Halcombe, a B. & o. brakeman,
W IS killed at Little CacapOn bridge,
fak Il Of Msrtinsburg, Monday morning.
la p Of the beams Of the bridge struck
] fn on the head, knocking the TOP of
Is head of This bridge has killed a
FARCE number OF brakemen.
William f. Bird, aged 20, has taken
unto himself a wife in the person Of
Miss Amanda j. McBee, who has has
been wearing long dresses about year.
Miss Amanda is II years old aud is as
pretty as a peach.-SOcie,y Note IN
Richie Gazette.
A Fairmont couple got marriage IL
eense one day last week and the next
oay the expectant bride appeared at the
county clerks Office with a request TO
have the name OF the man stricken of
'Rpd another inserted. She had changed
~ mind.
Reuben Douglass was fatally wounded
an Ohio River train in Jackson
aty several days ago. Al arm was
of and other injuries inflicted,
eh. caused his death. lie was "A
rs Pi age.
lr LandOn SeatOn and Miss Rebecca
1houSe, Of Roane county, routed
justice or the Peace AT / a. IN.
ueSday aud were married.
here have been several deaths from
liberia recently at Frankfort, Green
county.
water is very scarce at Wayne C,
About all the wells have gone
Inc Cooley gang is still operating
Ia'Ong the Preston county line.
mere was frost in the Kanawhs Val
icy last Tuesday morning.
Dunlow, Wayne county, is to be in
eOrp0rated.
HE shoe factory at Monndsyille will
commence maxine sboos obo,t January