Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-26


Awhe new town hall at Shepherdstown
has been completed.
We BOD county receives over $4,000
in p, ensions annually.
A forty-one pound pipe was gigged in
Che &c river Jews ago
A. large tanuery IS TO be located at e.
kinjs, Randolph county.
Hhe state Board OF Health meets at
Pslrkersburg on the goth inst.
{The Sistersville field is producing
IL, loco barrels of oil per day.
There are sixteen Parkersburg boys
inithe West Virginia Reform School.
The County Court of Grant county
has Withdrawn the premium for fox
IcalpS.
Josiah Summers, the veteran snake
hunter Of West Virginia, has KILLED ia
snakes this year.
The Secretary OF the Interior has or
Rered the fourth annual payment % the
West Virginia University. 10 amounts
10 $4,000,
NJ. Hardman & Brothers are negotiat-
Ing for the purchase OF timber on
$1,000 acres Of land on Elk river, In
Clay county.
A special term Of the Circuit Court tn
Randolph county found Nicholas Eliza
guilty of voluntary m0nSlaughter Tor
the murder OF j. T. MuliuiX.
A proposition 90 change the county
seat OF Tucker county from 81. George
to Parsons will be voted on at the next
general election 10 November.
Creed Collins, OF PennsborO, was sued
for damages by w. n Miller, of Park
ersburg, for splitting in his face, and the
Circuit Court OF RiJchie awarded him
$500.
The railroad depot at West Union was
broken open, last Monday night, and
four aud a half gallons OF whisky taken.
The safe, which was unlocked, and
which contained $50, was untouched.
The Shepherdstowu Rod and Gun
Club will hold o Dig match shoot at that
place on Wednesday, August Sd, when
a splendid lot of prizes will be con-
tested for, aggregating in value $3.50.
A drowned man was found 10 the
river Just opposite this place at String
town. Friday of last week. BE was q
re-aged man, and was badly burned
doubt q victim Of the recent IT,
ie fire and tlood.-TUCr Democrat
CountyCourt, of Randolph, has
ed the proposition OF Fountain
er for the donation of an acre OF
4 IN Butchers addition for Court
purposes. The new Court House
let Co contract August Sth. 1t
st about $4,000 and the plans
tasty and convenient building.
rty composed of l. W Cool,
On Wise, aRd Albert COgar, while
ne on the headquarters Of Gauley
week, killed o large bear and cap
d three cubs. Mr. Cool brought
OF the cubs 90 Addison this week,
sight OF which attracted a large
wd and called forth many interrOga-
ns.-WcbStCr Echo.
lutte sad occurrence is reported TO
We happened on Bell Creek, Fayette
laty. on last Thursday.-A little girl,
rteen years old, went for the cows,
failing TO return her friends went
search of her. They found her head
d feet. The entire BODY had been
voured by some wild animal, the legs
ten of Co the sh0e-tOps. 10 was sup
)sed to be either a bear or panther.
A gang Of men went over the river to
tringtown, Sunday, and broke into
speak easy" mans ranch, stole one
ariel Of whisky aud two barrels OF
YER, brought IL 20 this side iu the will
VS. by the pump station, aud in
- everyone Of them was as full
as abiled owl" Among the numer-
Gus iarks they carried were mashed
nose torn clothes, bloody faces and
blacLeyes.-Tyl Democrat
A lrge snake was seen last week by
the usn working on Browning d Ham
milParam road. When the snake was
first sen, it was swimming the river
and rachel almost from shore TO shore,
and tie trees and brush from the side it
was coming appeared TO be trembling
and sinking by its movements. The
men TODD screaming aud wrtnging
their lands and let the serpent escape
from tem.-TygGrt TGlCy Nous.