Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-07

had it not been for an accidental fall
which eliminated in his death.
The old log house that stood on Jas.
n. DaviS's corner Main street and
Wiley), Just torn down, was over 100
years old. Aunt Kitty Hart, now near
~ 90 years Of age, who was born anu
raised in MOrgantOwn, says she useu 10
20 20 school in II when she was girl,
and, il was an old house then" There
are vet six weatherboarded log houses
~ Morgantown, some OF them oulit
away back in the seventeenth century.
-MorgdBiO,Un Post
Minnie West, a colored woman living
at HedgeSvlle, was arrested ana
brought TO Martinsburg on Saturday
last on charge Of having given wounds
20 boy, from which he afterwards
died. A coroner's inquest revealed the
fact OF the death OF the boy, but ala
not state the cause OF his death. Inc
preliminary hearing will be had next
week a. the Office OF Justice Mckee.
Uncle Thomas Connolly died at his
home on Leading creek Saturday. MI:
Connolly was well known in this ana
adjoining counties, he being one OF the
pioneers OF Gllmer, living In Glenvliie
before this was Gilmer county. de
lived 10 be over eighty years OF age,
and leaves a large family and large
number OF friends 10 mourn their loss
A little daughter Of Charles Williams,
of Jackson county, aged three
wears, got her clothes aure
from some burning debris in the rear OF
the family residence on Parchment
saturday afternoon, and was burned so
severely that she died day or TWO
later.
Judge Bennett has at his stables at
Riverside that famous stallion, Rich
moud-a horse that has won for his
owner thousands OF dollars on some OF
the fastest race tracks Of the country.
Richmond is valued at $50, 000.-VeSton
Democrat.
Along in January Alexander Miller
WAS arrested IN Sistersville for drunk
eness and placed in the lookup. While
there he knocked the stove-pipe down,
and no fire could be made, and his feet
were frozen. lie now sues the town
for 81 900 damages.
Five patients are now undergoing
treatment 40 the Huntington branch OF
the Naturalization Institute, the
new gold cure hospital for inebriates in
that city. Inasmuch as the institute
has been open but about week this Is
doing very well.
William Barnett, Of Thirteen, jack
son county, last week deposited at the
Rank OF Ripley 39l silver half dollars
that had been In his possession since
,.befo' the wah," the oldest OF which
bears date in 1903 and the newest In
1880.
The oil boom in Doddridge continues.
Among the fancy prices for leases late
Nv is that received by l.. NJ. Allen, who
received q. GOO bonus and 81 an acre per
month until developed for the lease OF
1863 acres.
The Ceredo Adrdnce claims the hrst
snake story in its issue OF March "a
This is wrong; the REGISTER clipped a
snake story from State exchange
away back In January.
A nine-year-old child named Stephens
was kicked on the head by a mule at
Huntington last Monday. The child's
skull was fractured and it will probably
die.
Wants Hatterman was killed at Dor
mans saw mill, on Lost river, Hardy
county, last Wednesday, being struck
on the head by the loose end OF belt.
A reward Of 500 is offered for the
recapture Of the two men who Kid
Mapped NJ. +. Harper, OF Tucker coun-
", about a month ago.
The Norfolk and Western depot at
Charles Town was raided by burglars,
last Saturday night, and sos taken.
w. 5. Neil, Of Enon, Nicholas county,
claims TO have genuine StradinariuS
violin Of 1921.
II is said that 1900 citizens Of the
county OF Roone belong to the farmers
organizations.
The new railroad depot at Weston
was opened by hop, last Monday even
ing.
A military department has been es-
tablished at the BUckhannon seminary