Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-04
MURDERER ARRESTED.
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gets into most wells, the river water is
filled with the germs OF disease from the
asylum sewer and from barn yards and
fields covered with manure that drain into
the river on its way here through a rich
agricultural country. Artesian wells are
the remedy.-Cidrksb,Tg NelcS.
AT Grafton hree-year-old son of A. G
Holy fell into a well. Quite number OF
persons were quickly attracted TO the spot,
and among the earliest TO respond was Wlll
Malionee who, the moment he reached the
well sprang unhesitatingly through the
opening into which the little fellow mad
fallen, and descending TO the water found
him holding on TO the pump stock. He was
brought to the top aud though badly chilled
and almost insensible from the cold bath
was soon revived and ready for further ad-
ventures.
StiHgly Reed, of near Greenland Gap, in
Grant county. has quite a-novel, but never
failing, weather Indicator. II is an ordl-
nary black leech. He keeps it in u large
bottle, upon his mantel-piece, and has mad
il in this bottle for seven years. The leech
has grown quite large, and when al full
length measures at least one loot. by
closely watching its actions he never talls
to tell exactly what kind of weather to eX-
pect for days ahead
The Lincoln CuiScns becomes incredu-
lous over a squib in the Boone paper stat
ing that a certain wife had presented
"ouadruplets" TO her husband and race
tiously remarks something about knowing
what two pair of aces are and wants 10
know if "Quadrupletsn means two pair OF
babies and then doubts such proposition.
We knew of a wife who presented her nus
hand full hand-three Jacks and pair
of queens.-Twelve Pole Monitor.
The Chenille Natural Gas and Oil Com
pany, composed of the prominent citizens
of Glenville and vicinity, have the ma
terial on the ground for a derrick inside
the corporate limits of that town, and
gas we'll will be put down at once. Glen
Vile is right at the top Of the antl-clinal
formation, and it is thought gas Will be
found there in large quantities. III gas Is
secured il will De piped throughout the
town and furnished the citizens.
Thursday of last week the twelve-year-
old daughter of Manderville Linville, who
lives on Left Hand Fork, Lincoln county,
while walking across foot log, fell into
the stream, which was much swollena az tue
time, and was drowned. n heroic EFFORT
was made by here mother, who was near
by, to save the child, OuS 1t proved uIa-
4
morning about three miles below where
the child fell in the river.
Luke Kennedy, an old and well-known
citizen of Taylor county, who resided on his
farm between Grafton and Knottsville,
dropped dead last Tuesday morning while
ploWinp in one Of his fields. Mr.. 3. f..
Wilson had lust ridden into the field, and
was sitting on his horse engaged in con-
versation with Mr.. Kennedy when the lat
ter, who was standing by his plow, sud
denly fell to the ground and expired with
out struggle.
Charley Liza's store and postoffice at
Wiseburg, Jackson county, was robbed
Saturday night Mr.. Liza lost about $50
worth of goods, and four registered letters
were distracted. One of the letters con-
tanned $50 pension check payable TO Mar
cellus Boice and endorsed by him and
Nj. O. Archer. The robbers were tracked
TO building on Reedy, where some OF the
goods and registered envelope was fouad
There is considerable alarm in Charles
Town on account of several fatal cases OF
diphtheria that have occurred there within
the past week, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert IL.
Phillips lost three children by the disease,
Emma Lee, aged nine years, died Wednes-
day; Robert, aged three, Friday: and
Jennie, aged six, on Sunday.
There is every indication that the extern
sive manufacturing shops at Shepherds
town will soon be in operation. An agree
ment has been reached by the owners of
the establishment and Mr.. Thos. r. Crane,
and all the details for lease effected,
though the papers have not yet been actual
ly signed.
Mr.. J. II. Hobbs had a valuable cow
killed near the upper Hinton yards, last
Thursday, by train. Mr. Hobbs says
that he has owned fifteen cows in fifteen
years and that every one of them have been
killed by trains on the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Hinton Independent
Lawrence Garvey shot John Cleary at
Bloomington, near Piedmont, last week,
the ball making al ugly wound in the neck.
They are brothers-in-law, and the trouble
is reported to have grown out Of Cleary's
abusing his wife, Garvey'S sister.
There is con siderable complaint among
the farmers in some counties of the State,
that their sheep are infested with small
lice. They say the sheep are losing their
wool ard many lambs are dying.
Nicola Bros, of Pittsburg, have pur
chased, in Roane county, several acres Of
the finest timbered land, and propose, in
the near future, 10 put saw mills at Spencer
to cut 1t up for market.
Three veins of coal, of 6, and II feet
respectfully, have been discovered near
Dunlow, Logan county. AL the veins can
be worked.
John W. Henry, of Berkeley Springs,
had his skull fractured and leg broken in
three places, a few days ago, in runaway
accident.
Mrs w Il. Tippett, of Point Pleasant,
has Just had one of her shoulders dislo-
Gated for the seventh time.
Charles II. Rector has been elected Pres
ident of the Merchan IS and Mechanics
Bank, at Grafton.
The oil excitement in Doddridge is in
creasing, and leasing at high figures is
going on.
WANTS A FARMER