Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-25

town, just this side of the Opequon.
Every precaution should be taken to
prevent the spread OF the disease
ShepherdStOlUn Register.
Geo. s. DuddIng, who was indicted at
a recent term Of Court for forging his
fathers name to q check and drawing
money on it out of the Ravenswood
bank, and who seems to have been gull
ty of several similar tricks at other
places, was arrested in the State OF In
diana last week and brought back TO
this State on reQuisition from Cover
nor Fleming and lodged in jail in Cabell
county. 1t seems he had started drug
store in Indiana.
The clothing Of the little daughter,
about five yers old, of William William
son, of Willow Grove, accidentally
caught fire Wednesday morning. The
child went screaming into the yard
where its mother finally quenched the
flames in the snow, but not until the
little one was most desperately, and
probably fatally, burned.
We understand that the National Ex-
change Bank of Weston has reduced
its rate Of interest from eight TO seven
per cent. and that it is the intention to
make further reduction in the near
future. The bank has also under con-
Sideration the question Of allowing in
terest on time epositS.-WeStOn Demo
erGk
Some wilful and malicious liar started
the report over at Logan c. Il. that it
was not safe for men, women or chill
dren to pass the road three miles above
Williamson. Such scoundrels should
not be countenanced. A coat OF tar
aud feathers would be appropriate for
all such liars.-Sdndy logan co., NelO
Era.
John Wisner, OF Cumberland, brake
man on the w. Va. G. railroad was
squeezed about the shoulders and neck
while in the act of coupling cars at Har-
ris0n on last Friday. On the same day
VIM. Dixon fell off of load Of lumber
az DObbin and hurt himself consider
ably about the breast and back.
Albert Griffith, a young man living in
Clinton district, Preston county, was
badly injured a few days ago while
hunting. Griffith was using an old shot
gun and fired at bird when the gun
exploded MASKING his nose and lacer-
ating his face in fearful manner.
An eyewitness at Parsons, w. Va,
reports that immense quantities OF saw
logs passed down Cheat river during
the recent treshet. The number that
went by in a single hour reached tar up
IN the thousands.
Austin n. Snodderly, living near
Pennington, was struck by b. 81 o.
train Thursday morning and instantly
I killed. He was So years Of age, and
/ leaves a wife and one child.
A lodge of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen was instituted in
Grafton Tuesday night Of last week. 1t
| is No. 10 for this State, and starts of
with % charter members.
There are now ninety-two students
| enrolled az the Fairmont Normal, fifty
four gentlemen and thirty-eight ladies.
Prof. Gwynn, formerly Of Wheeling, is
principal.
Lucy Mcclure, the Lincoln county
female moonshiner, has eloped with an
Ironton man named James Adkins.
Floods have caused considerable loss
along the valleys Of small streams in
POcahOntas county.
The Kingwood argus has on exhibit
ton the first patent issued for thresh-
ing machine.
Coal is 1919 cents per bushel at Rip
ley, ROane county.
There are ZIG students at the Univers-
ity,