Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-01
,TATE TOPICS.
= INTERESTING BUDGET OF WEST VIR-
GINA NEWS
The Pith Of he Local Happenings Of the State
Press Occurring Daring Tho Past Week
il the Various Counties

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week.
At Raymond City. near Charleston,
Edward Bailey was fatally and Charles
Bailey seriously injured in q prema-
ture explosion OF powder In a mine
Monday. The former was horribly
mutilsted.
Slstersville, Tyler county, oil field
continues 70 develop siong the right
line. New wells are constantly coming
IN, and the farmers are making good
thing of their royalties. Z. ROOme,
for instance, Melted 1927 for the last
month, aud others did nearly as We'll
\ number will get $4,000 each as royal
ties for year
A new station that will attract notice
shortly on the West Virginia Central
and Pttsburg Railway Is Custer sta
tion. about two miles this side Of Bel
ington. Here Is located a new coke
plant, which is being opened up aud de-
velOped by people from Barbour county,
and from the State Of Pennsylvania
Already fifty coke ovens are In the
course Of construction.
James Mcpherson, Of Michigan, a
camps Of Lincoln county, was drowned
with his team near Henry DausOu's
camp on GaueY river, last Tuesday
week ago. He was riding one Of the
horses and leading the other around q
deep hole OF water when the horse he
was riding slipped ia pulling the other
in with the above result.
A sad suicide occurred az Burnsville
Tuesday. Mrs. q. w. Raymond daugh-
ter Of the late Colonel Yancy, wandered
10 the woods and committed suicide by
hanging herself 20 q small tree. Cause,
temporary insanity, brought on by Ia
grippe Some time ago she attempted
10 commit suicide by drowning herself
in the Little Kanawha river, but was
frustrated in her mad act.
The number Of gallons o. berries con-
sumed az the West Virginia Hospital
for the Insane during the course OF
year IS no doubt q great deal larger than
one would suppose, ia factit Is immense.
Over 8, 100 gallons Of bi4Ckborries have
already been purchased at this iustitu-
tiOn for canning purposes this season,
and this does nO- include what is pur-
chased for daily use. About 400 gal
Ions Of raspberries have also been
canned.
James g. Davis, of Keyser, was badly
bitten upon the second duger OF his
right hand on Sunday last by 50 snake OF
the species known as the cOpporhead
While engaged IN digging a grave in
the cemetery, his attention was attract
ed by his dog which had compelled o.
ground hog % seek a refuge beneath a
stone. I'm order OBJ assist the dog 90 ss-
cure his game Mr.. Davis lifted che
stone, when 90 his surprise q snake
sprang at him, biting him severely.
A young man By the name OF Garner,
aged about 16, residing ga Richie
county, had a narrow escape from death
one night last week. He was passing
I'M oug run, iu D0ddridge county,
WL5n two pistol shot were fired az him,
one taking effect iu the top Of the
shoulder and lodging up against the
jugglar vein, the other passing through
his horses ear. 10 is supposed the
shots were intended for some else. The
wound Is painful, but not considered
dangerous.
AT Montgomery, Fayette county, last
week, while little Robert Jackson was
selling papers through the lower end Of
town, he was attacked By two tTsmcs
who choked and kicked him end then
dragged him 90 the river, where they
held him down tiIl the waves from the
steamboat MOuutaineer dashed over him,
trying 90 force him % deliver up the
few pennies be had made selling papers.
They were arrested aud tried before
Mayor Montgomery, who fined them one
hundred dollars each, and gave them
thirty days 70 JAN.
johnson S. Bean, formerly Of Gimer
county but who has been i'm Webster
county for some time getting out logs
for the Pardee &c Curtin Lumber Com
pany, met with an accident last Tues
day which proved fatal He vas en-
gagged 10 sliding logs and IN some way
was caught between the butt of two logs
aud one Of his legs was mashed into
Jelly from the ankle 90 the hip. The
accident occurred about o'clock Tues
day evening, and although everything
that could be was done for him, he died
Wednesday morning about o'clock.
Mr.. C. w. Walden who had charge Of
one Of the rooms I'm our public school
last winter and who has taught the
Spruce School since that time spent
Saturday and Sunday here He has
with him o pair % handsome rattle
snakes which no captured on Cheat
mountain two or three weeks ago and
which be Is taking 70 Buckha1nOn with
him. The snakes are feet long and
have and 9 rattles respectively. Mr.,
Walden has become very much attach
ed 90 the snakes and sleeps with them
under his bed.-Rgud0iph Enterprise.
On Saturday Of last week, news was
received here Of the sad death of Oracle,
the little teu.year-0ld daughter Of Ny.
and Mrs c. w. Sites, who live on Mil
Creek, about four miles from this place.
It seems that heg father was making
hay in his meadow near home, aud she
was assisting by riding a horse and
hauling hay shocks. when q team with
load Of bay attached became frightened
and ran against her horse, throwing 10
and the little cir, both Co the ground.
the wagon passed over her body and
caused instant death. -PCrcrSblUg Go
zctte
Stewart Vernon, manager o. the
Vernon Stock Co., which played q, the
Opera House I'm Sutton several nights
last week skipped cut on the early
train Sunday morning, leaving hotel and
private bills about town unsettled, aud
the rest Of the company % get out on
their 'uppcrs" or as best they could.
The rest Of tbe company, with one eX-
ceptiOn were dead broke, and We're
and ring in order 20 pay their hotel
hills and railroad fare 0ut M fntvn