Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-06

Mrs. Ann Veach, you can get married
again II you want to-" Mrs. Veach re-
gretS now that she went 10 the trouble
| of finding out where the WORTHLESS fell
low" is. Such is life.-Mooretteld En-
dminer.
]. H. Sims, Of Qlpon, Jefferson coun-
| ", has invented corn cutting machine
which is destined to prove Of great val
ne. Young Sims and his brother were
brought up on the farm and used to cut
| from thirty TO forty acres Of corn a
year; which fact suggested the idea OF
a machine TO do the work faster and
better. Accordingly Mr.. Sims went to
work and, with the assistance OF Prof.
Halter, Of Storer College. succeeded in
getting out a machine sufficiently per-
feet 10 get others made from it. He
now has good model ready for inspec-
tion which will cut corn standing or ly-
ing down.
The trial of Hiley Commeans for the
murder OF his child was begun In the
Wayne County Circuit Court last Thurs
day. Only few of the regular jury
men were qualified TO serve and the
deputy sheriffs were sent out to sum-
mon in new list. The evidence was
substantially the same as that before
the Justice on the preliminary exami-
nation The Jury retired Saturday
afternoon, but soon after were ad-
iourned over until Monday. Monday
morning they came In and announced
that they were unable 10 agree on
verdict and were discharged.
Jack Ramey, Of Back Fork, has I'M
doubtly put a check to the deperda-
tlons on our farmers sheep By wolves.
Anyway he struck trail last week and
followed il three days ere he succeeded
in finding their den, which he located
on the mountain between the two forks
OF Holly River, and succeeded in killing
four and capturing two alive. They
were not full grown, bat large enough
TO kill sheep. Our county pays re-
ward OF $50 per scalp for full grown
aud S25 per scalp for cub wolves.-Ad-
olson Echo.
On Wednesday night "Son" Troxell
went to sleep on the bridge at Sutton,
and about 3 O'Clock a. m: he rolled into
the water, a distance of about 80 feet.
He struck on his side and went TO the
bottom, the water being only about two
feet deep He says he did not awaken
until he struck the water, and he then
proceeded TO make his way to the shore,
which be did uniniured except Slight
cruise OF an arm. Considering the shall
lownesS Of the water it was narrow
escape.
On Thursday morning al about
o'clock Dr. Ed. Pinnell was found dead
ia his room. A note found in his room
stating that he had taken morphine for
the purpose OF ending his life. At this
writing an inquest had not been held,
and il was deemed useless 10 do so by
his friends. This is the third attempt
the doctor has made with the above fin
al result The b,reaved family has the
sympathy OF the entire town and COM
y.-BUCbhGHNOR Busy Bee.
While a couple Of lady attendants Of
the Weston Insane Hospital had the in
mates OF their ward out walking for ex-
erCiSe Tuesday, Kate Kirk, one of the
patients, Jumped ia the river, short
distance below the Second street bridge,
with the intention OF drowning herself,
and, but for the fortunate appearance
of two gentlemen on the scene, would
have succeeded 10 her mad act. She
sank entirely under the surface twice
before she waa rescued
At the mouth of Breeder, in Logan
county, last Saturday night, James
Hambleton and two OF the Hatfield
boys undertook to remove from the
earth James Messer, who keeps a store
there. MeSser demurred aud strength
eued his pleading by the AID OF the con-
tents of a bull dog revolver. As a re-
suit Hambleton is dead and MesSer will
be acquitted Of the charge Of murder on
the plea OF self-defense.
Glen Lewis, a colored man, was
brought TO Jail on Monday by Constable
Il. +. Workman. He shot another col
ored man named VIM. Patterson, at
Keeneys Creek, Sunday. They fell
ont over a sparring match. The man
was shot once through the lungs and
through the stomach, and is not likely
TO recover. -FGyett6 Journal.
The handsome new Hotel Powhatan,
OF Charlestown, has been leased for q
period Of ten years by Wormley, the ia
nous hotel nan and caterer of Wash
ing City. The hotel, which is nearly
completed, will be at once furnished
throughout, aud will be opened TO the
public on June 22d.
An old lady living IN the country near
Weston went into Mr.. A. +. Whelan'S
store few days ago, aud paid him
nlnety-three cents, which she said she
had owed hun for twenty-three years.
She hadn't forgotten II. How much bet
ter the world would be II some men had
such memories.
The jury that tried the man Green,
who was arrested couple Of months
ago, az ShepherdStown for the murder
OF Engineer Higgins near Cumberland,
could not agree at the trial of the case
last week, although they were out nine
teen hours. The case is continued until
October.
Last Friday, during a storm, light
ming struck the Eureka Pipe Lines
pump station at Downs switch, below
Manuington, the oil ignited and there
was quite a contlagration. Several hun
dred barrels OF the fluid were consumed
and the station was badly wrecked.
While hunting with an old musket
near Parkersburg the gun was dis
charged, tearing away Jake Bradiord's
hand and fatally woundlng young man
named Hopkins In the breast
Geo. Compton. who for seventeen or
eighteen years, has made his home with
Edward Walters, at Berkeley Springs,
dropped dead in the woods Saturday
morning Of heart disease.
The negro Cole Young who shot and