Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-01
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tain above their residence 70 chop down
tree for wood. In due course OF time
the boys got the tree down, but when IL
struck the ground it went tearing down
the mountain like whirl wind, Strik-
their place OF abode and scattering il
to the four winds. The old lady came
out Of the house just as il and the tree
went tearing down the mountain. The
boys have since built a Shanty and are
ready for another tree.-1ttcbcr Pioneer
By accident the last will and tesla
ment of A. J. Wood, deceased, was
found last week, aud has been recorded
in the County Clerks Office. The will
purported 10 hBve been made at Wes-
ton, June %, 1890, and the Sum,and
substance OF it was that the decea sed
bequeathed 70 Emma q. Hall ali his
real and personal property in cOnsidera-
tion Of her kindness TO himself and wife
during their life, and OF payments OF all
his just debts. The property is worth
from five TO six thousand dollars
Weston World.
The through passenger train on the
ClinCh Valley division OF the Norfolk &
Western was wrecked last Wednesday
evening somewhere between Cleveland
and Virginia City, in which Fireman
Richardson was killed aud Engineer
Thomas badly bruised and Scalded. The
engine became derailed and went down
an embankment, making two complete
revolutions before it reached the valley
below.
A negro, who confessed that he had
killed a man at Sewell Station, POca-
hontas County, about the holidays, was
arrested In Bal timOre, and held by the au-
thorities there, but after waiting on the
West Virginia authorities for three
weeks 70 call and claim their man
without avail turned him loose. The
negro confessed the deed, but said that
Il was In self-defenSe.
James BushOng, q brakeman on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, fell of a
freight train going east early Wedues-
day morning near EaJor tunnel. Sew
eral hours later be was found laying be-
side the track frozen stiff 20 the ground
and unconscious His head and face
were terribly gushed and bruised by
striking railroad tie.
Grafton has gotten itself into a great
big pickle over its lighting. The gas
company Of that town has bought the
stock of the electric light plant and has
put up the rates on the electric light TO
such q point that many Of the people
have abandoned both the electric light
and gas and have gone back TO oil.
Several persons up the east fork Of
Twelve Pole, Wayne County, have re-
Gently lost money in the mails. Regist-
cred letters have been opened, the con-
tents stolen and then sealed up aud
sent on. 10 has been suspiciOned for
some time that there is thief in some
postoftice in that county, and ne ought
TO be Terrified out.
Anthony Mccain, young man who
resides near Dunleith, Wayne County,
was accidentally shot while out hunting
a few DAYS ago. He was carrying his
gun in a careless manner, when his dog
ran against it, causing 10 10 90 OF, the
ball cutting of two fingers and lodging
I'm the thigh. He will recover.
The Pocahontas Times says the eX-
tensive numbering enterprise carried on
since last fall by Capt. +. A. Smith, on
Cummings creek, that county, has
closed for the season, and there are
now lying on the bank OF knapp's
creek 5000, 900 feet OF white pine logs,
the result Of four months work.
The new bank building, now nearing
completion at El6ius, is one Of the finest
structures for banking purposes In the
State. Ii is built OF stone, three stories
in height, and is finished inside in hard
woods.
John ). Hanly, OF Apple Grove, w.
Va, lost >, 500 railroad ties by the run
ming out of the Ohio Sixteen last week.
The river being full OF ice 10 was impoS-
sible to recover them.
At the Big Dutch Camp, below WEIGH
Glade, a negro was shot last Friday
night, also one on Saturday night. The
former is considered serious and the
latter fatal-MOUntOjn Echo.
Harmon Richmond, Esq, Of Freez-
land. Summers county, killed viper on
January 18th, thirty inches long and
two and one-Quarter inches in diameter.
About a million feet of logs were
brought down Greenbrier river last
week. aud safely lodged in the boomS az
Ronceverte. -GrecHbrisr Independent.
layis is a little over six years old.
She has a population Of 1000, free
mail delivery and a Presidential post
Office.
A fourteen-foot vein OF coal has been
discovered on the farm OF James W.
Foster. OF Elk district, Mineral county.
The boom at the mouth Of Guyan
broke last Friday night, and about l5,-
600 logs were swept out into the ONO
The Fairmont IlldCU has moved into
its new quarters, aud the RayenSwood
NelrS is now printed on power press;
The Wakeman mines, near ClarRS-
burg, have been sold to Mr.. BlounL
one of the stockholders, for $4,000.
Lair ID. Morrall, one Of the foremost
citizens Of Barbour county, died le"
days ago, aged g years.
The Assessors reports for 1890 show
2O4 births and 66 deaths in Monroe
county during that year.
BuckhannOn is having run ol
measles. There are about twenty cases
In the town at present
Thomas stanton was probably fatally
injured by a fall of coal, at Monongah,
few days ago.
THE Jefferson Savings Bank, at Shep-
berdstown, has resumed business.
The Huntington Commercial tavorS q
ESQ 600 iail in Cabeli county.
A new paper, the Republican, Is 70 De
started at Berkeley Springs.
Supreme Court.
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CHARLESTON, W. VA, January 81
The supreme Court OF Appeals met TINS
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