Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-15

Charleston. vas robbed OF his ticket wal
let. which besides the tax tickets, con-
taIned SIS Ia money. Mr. Dawson was
in attendance 40 the Odd Fellows
Lodge. OF which be Is q member, his
wife aud children were asleep In the
house when the thief entered the
premises The wallet and tickets were
found on Main street, but the money
gone.
Joseph Farnsworth. Of Richie
county, shot his son, Preston Farms
worth. last Tuesday. The accident
happened while they were hunting
rround-hogs on Elm run. The father
saw some bushes moving, and supposing
that one OF the animals was concealed
among them fired into them. Instead
OF a ground hog IL turned out TO be his
son whom he had shot The shot took
effect In the young mans breast and
shoulders.
Just across the Berkeley county line,
AZ Cedar Grove, Va, lives jacob Lanck.
He is slKty-fve years old, and one year
ago be possessed heavy suit Of snow
white hair. Since then his hair has by
degrees turned to its original color
black-and there Is only an occasional
spot OF white remaining. Mr.. Lanck
has benin perfect health and is unable
TO account for the strange change
ShcpberdstolUp Register.
A little boy OF Sam s. Pettigrew's
met with a most serious and painful ac-
cident one day this week. While at
mill, below Enon. he took hold OF a
shaft, and In his efforts to stop 1t was
thrown into some of the mill machin-
cry. The mill was IN motion, but his
body stopped il. One Of his legs and
an arm was broken.-NLchOlGS ChrOn-
jcle.
The people Of Sloan, small settle
ment 10 Harrison county, are much ex-
cited over the death OF little Dora
Lowry aud the serious illness OF her sis
ter. The mother gave the two children
a,d0se Of medicine and started them on
an errand TO a neighbours. By the time
they arrived there they were 90 i'll that
Dora, > years old, died soon after, and
the other became very iii.
Thad Bosley was killed st Alton, Up
shur county, Wednesday morning, by
truck on tram road flying the track.
The log on the truck fell upon him,
crushing his body, from which he died
To fifteen minutes. He was not con-
sclous after being hurt. He was %
years old and a son OF R. L. Bosley, Of
Pennington, Taylor county.
Last Wednesday morning the seven
year-old son Of VIM. Owens, who lives
on the mountain, near Moonheld,
stepped outside OF the house, when a
cOpDerSuake struck him on the ankle,
The snake hung to the child and was
dragged into the house. In a short
time the boys leg turned spotted up TO
the knee and he suffered intensely.
A iour-year-old son OF John Bailey,
OF Berkeley county, wandered away
from home a few days ago. Scores OF
people turned out 10 hunt it, but the
child was not found until the next
morning, when il was discovered asleep
az the foot of a tree.
1t Is impossible for US to print a full
list of hotel arrivals. There has never
before been such a crowd at the Springs.
We hear the number estimated at 300,
besides the many attending court
Webster Echo.
The southern portion Of Berkeley
county was visited by a disastrous wind
storm a few days ago. Trees were up
rooted by the score and barns aud
fences wrecked.
According TO the Assessors report
Just handed in, Huntington now has a
population of $4,000 being a gain Of
5000 in the past TWO years.
An unknown colored man was struck
by train at Miller, Cabell county, last
Thursday, and every bone In his body
broken.
Gaver Junkins OF Elk Garden, killed
a rattle esnake four feet eight inches
long, having fourteen rattles and but
ton.
The Cleveland Bridge Company Sc
cured the contract for the new bridge at
Burnsvllle, Braxton county.
ID. r. Magruuder, OF Berkeley county,
raised 1,l6O bushels Of wheat on Il
scres.
A number Of bears have been killed
in the mountains near Davis, recently.
Mormon elders are contemplating
missionary work In keyser.