Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-29
LIVE STATE NEWS.
Happenings in West Virginia During the
Week just Passed.


At Elkins, many wells are reported
drv. and water is getting scarce on ac-
count of the dry weather. The corn
crop is suffering for want OF rain.
Mr.. John w. Tabb raised 706 bushels
of wheat on 2215 acres Of ground. This
is the fourth crop in succession, two OF
corn and two of wheat, that has been
grown on the same land, Who can beat
t2-GCYrdrdStOrR Times.
According to our exchanges several
farmers have been Swindled by sharp
ers who propose 10 leave piano every
six miles, which the farmer Is TO EXHIBIT
and have 500 on each one thus sold.
The paper ne signs turns ont to be an
agreement TO pay $3.50 for the instru-
ment. Don't sign any agreement with
a stranger.
The West Virginia Court OF Appeals
will hold its next session in Charles
Town. beginning on the eth OF Septem-
her. The question of new trial for
Harry II. Smooth will be argued and
decided. Should the Court sustain
Judge Fau.kner's rulings, Smooth Will
hang in October
On Monday night a meteor OF ap
Darently great dimensions rushed
through the sky with lightning
velocity, leaving its path as bright as
day and exploded with a report ike
many pieces of artillery, causing much
excitement among those who did not
know OF the cauSe.-HdmpSbire ReUtei0.
At three o'clock on last Monday morn
ing the dwelling house Of Mr.. John w.
Garrett. who lived on Sandy Ridge, this
county. four miles from Wardensyille,
was totally destroyed by fire. Nothing
AT ali was saved from the house and the
inmates barely escaped in their night
clothes. Mr.. Garrett has good sized
.-NoOrCfCld Examiner.
The Albrightsville correspondent Of
the Terra Alta oracle says: "Some
of our elderly young ladies, who were
i'm hopes that leap year would bring
them glad tidings, and has so far failed,
are now trying 10 take advantage OF
il by employing the Deacon in one OF
our churches 10 secure them man. In
each case he Is successful he is to re-
ceive recompenSe Of ten dollars"
Shortly after midnight last Thursday
the Capitol Steam Laundry at Charles
ton was discovered 10 be on fire, and al
though the alarm was given promptly
the building was entirely destroyed, to-
cether with all its contents. The flames
spread 10 divers livery stable, which
was completely Quilted, but the horses,
carriages aud other contents were saved.
Mr.. Oliver and his family occupied the
upper story of the building. Both build
ings and their contents were Insured.
The Preston Argus says: The buck
wheat crop promised TO DE the finest
This wear that we have had for many
years, but the very dry weather OF late,
coming lust when we needed rain the
worst for the corn, buckwheat and
grass. will seriously effect ali these. The
hot sun being very liable to blast the
buckwheat. We never saw as fine
a chance for buckwheat, the whole
country Is white with it on the hills
away from the river. Corn loNks well
In some parts of the country and other
places il will be light crop.
On Tuesday morning last Mr.. Stan
ford Thrush went out TO his work in
field near his home on Middle Ridge,
near Keyser. He was in sight Of the
house, and Mrs. Thrush looked for him
about hali-past nine o'clock, but did not
see him. She thought nothing Of it,
however, but when he failed to come at
the usual time for dinner she went to
look for him. He was not in the field,
and il was thought he had gone to the
house Of neighbOr not far away. As
he did not return at noon, however, q
messenger went 10 see il he had been at
the place mentioned, aud finding that
he had not, more careful search was
made in the field where he had been at
work. He was found lying dead, and
apparently had been dead for some
hours. he was found about one o'clock.
Mr.. Thrush was somewhere from fifty
to sixty years old and was much re-
spected by mis- neighbors.
Charley Brady, sonloi ]. S. Brady,
a farmer living near Barboursyille, had