Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-16

/ the constable standing in the road won
dering how il was possible for any one
20 jump it. He was not caught.
Last week a constable and guide went
with a warrant 70 arrest Mr.. Fletcher,
who is working on . splash-dam on
Strange Creek, Nicholas county, for Mr..
Deveraux, Of Charleston. Mr.. Fletcher
made some little resistance and the con-
stable shot at him with revolver. The
ball went through his clothing and
grazed the skin on the left side. IL
! knocked the man down, and after he
/ was down 10 is said the constable fired
again. This time the ball entirely
missed it's mark. Fletcher was not
seriously injured, but the heavy cloth
/ ing he had on perhaps saved him. The
ARRAY took place in Nicholas county,
near the Braxton line.
/ The Elk Garden people are considera-
\ bly, euragsd over the attempted rape OF
\ Of Miss MOllie Noon on Saturday even
I ing last While Miss Noon was return
ing home near Chaffee, she was followed
I by David Smith, young man about
\ nineteen years old. She was thrown TO
the ground by this young fend, tearing
/ the clothing nearly off her. In the
\ struggle she buried her teeth in his leg
I and succeeded in getting up on her feet
I again, when she started to run away
/ from him. He followed her some dis
lance, hurting after her large club.
At Morgan Valley, Wyoming county,
I last Friday evening Mr.. Workman, OF
\ CatlettSbUrg, KY, who was in the en-
\ plOy of the Little kanawha Lumber
Company, was shot and killed by one OF
I his men named Stanbury, also resi-
dent OF Catlettsburg. 1t appears that
the men had a quarrel about some mat
I ter and Stanbury went away and, after
procuring a revolver, returned, and
without any warning shot Workman,
\ the bullet entering the back In the re-
giOn Of the kidneys. SJanoury made
his escape.
Mr.. A. d. Hopkins, Of the West Nir-
ginia Experiment Station, of Morgan
town. made trip last week through
Hardy, Grant aud PendletOn counties,
gathering specimens of insects, plants,
etc, for his station. He gathered many
varieties, and on his way back exhibited
a rare collection OF bugs, MOSES, etc.
He had specimens OF the insect that is
killing the pine timber, and says he also
found an insect 40 work on the oak and
willows. lie says these counties afford
a rich field for collections in this line.
Old "Cucle Matte" Tucker, quite an
aged and highly respected citizen Of
Writ county, committed suicide at his
grandSon'S, Ben Tucker, at Creston, on
- .
with penknife. He was the father OF
VIM and Isaac Tucker, OF Writ county,
aud the only cause assigned for theraSh
act was that he was getting so old and
helpless that he was Of no more use 10
! himself or anyone else, had lived 81
years, and wanted to die and get out OF
the way,
A man by the name OF Conway APP
piled 10 the Tyler County Court last
week for leave 20 get license TO keep
a billiard table in SiSterSville for public
use. The Stnr says: The Court at
first gave the desired permit, but, onre-
lection and consideration, reScinded
the order, which was the proper thing
10 DO. We don't need public gambling
hellS ia Tyler any more than we need
licensed saloons, or any other such
evil"
Henry Albright, son Of Michael Al
bright of GAINESVILLE, near Terra Alta
met with very painful accident one
day last week while at work on a clear
ing. lie was saving of heavy log
when it broke suddenly and rolled over
part Of his body, bat luckily the log
a hot ODD ar
his head without touching, perhaps
saving his life. Ii mashed his hat Hat
into the ground His leg was broken in
TWO places as the log passed over.
One Of the saddeSt events lately trans
piring ia Bitcbie county was the deaths
of Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Taylor, husband
and wife. They departed this life at
their home near PennSbOrO, on Sunday,
May 1st their deaths occurring within
a few hours of each other. Mr.. TaylOr'S
ailmeut was erySipelaS and Mrs. Taylor
was victim Of lung disease. They
we're both highly esteemed by all who
knew them. They leave seven children.
Or. Hosea Rymer shot a large eagle
last Thursday and brought 10 into Har-
risviUe. DrS. William NJ. Rymer and
Hosea were hunting squirrels, when
they saw the bird after the little ami
mails. 10 was so intent on its prey that
il did not notice the hunters and thus
met death. The bird measured six feet
from tip 20 tip. Eagles are but seldom
seen I'm that locality, and are generally
soon slain when observed.
Tuesday night a grsval train on the
y. * W. was thrown from the track
near Dixon, Wayne county, by running
into a land slide. Conductor Glover
was so seriously injured that it is
thought he cannot survive. The fire.
man was buried beneath the gravel,
but escaped with few slight bruises.
The engineer and two brakeman escaped
without injury.
While spading in his garden Satur-
day, Mr. Henry Thalaker found gold
dollar dated 1851. 1t was as bright as a
new coin and is very miniature, being
much smaller than the gold dollar now
i'm circulation. just how long IL had
lain in the ground is not known, but IS
supposed 70 have been lost or hidden
during the war.-SOUth Brunch Gazette.
Mr.. Alexander w. Rider, who for the
past fifty years or more has lived on
the top OF the Allegheny mountain on
the turnpike leading from Marlinton,
PocahontaS county, TO Mt. Grove, died
at his home Sunday, April, oath. He
was about 90 years of age, and was
known by nearly or quite every person
in Bath and POcahOntaS counties.
A farm baud named Thomas Irons
was killed near KeySer last Sunday