Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-28
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/, onss llL,G on THE NAP OF
Y,GINIA.
.agay-Capiured a Burglar
-wlsal-A Bear Fight
L115as News Items.

-- corner vA t-N '"A ~ Az"
,vtbe city engineer OF Roa-
s..srn.po the exact location of
tween the States Of Virginia
Virginia. aud the counties Of
Mercer and Mcdowell corner
Sin viii De seen that from a
s.,s- standpoint, it is a place of
-.-,-r-erce lt is situated
T,.7 waters Of the north fork
,r,. creek and E,kh0rn, and
.'' ,. Ind lows southwark, Coal
-.,r which is .ocated the cele-
. -.I mines Of the Southwest Vir-
Movement Company. The
80 rrr'a niche or gap be-
- f,rb points. These points
+te most prominent of anyOf
Zen sruults Of the great Flat
---,.f-s. and was eyidantly at
-,- t.s southern border of that
-..,r Main which extended from
s.-,-s and the Ciinch to the
@ This plain was slightly
Ma northwest, and the action
-,-s-s across &c toward the Ohio,
ssft one of the most picturesque
-o regions i1 the United States.
.-~ .ts l1ca, geographical i'm
.-s p.s'.f Chestnuts is surround
,b,.6 OF romance, and many ira
.lsr5sI down by the pioneers,
.s-rrrt 10. 10 was here that the
-ss Indians, in pioneer days,
and gsa.ed 20 the very top q
nj gigantic chestnut trees
trees stood on the points
al west of the little niche
IA ta seen for many miles many
and served as landmark by
ss rowing bands Of ShaWnees
st their bearings. To was here
different bands. coming from
5-hs Ohio by separate routes, met
a. ,tal.-lY tread of the panther
effected their plans for their
hrys into the defenseleSs set
rs5l Abs Valley, BlustOne and
1.h. Here in the midnight cOun-
-s lonely gap in the mountains,
rtarols Shawnee fixed the des-
iu31y defenseless settlers. 10
v1gh this gap in 1868 that the
s.3ers following Toland 70 his
10 tls burning streets Of Wythe-
made their escape. Several of
asl chestnuts stood until after
Saturday Samuel Mcdaniel,
bout go years, who is on a visit
father, Capt Albert Mcdaniel, at
City, Saturday rode q factiOus
60 Clifton and dismOunting,
.7t1e dy-wheel at the salt well
u1g at the wheel concluded
Be fy-wheel which he called a
lV was easier rode than the
he watched his opportunity,
of the wheel and held on
3 made four revolutions. He
rcluded to get of and when
BE- on top let 90 and fell TO the
O. the pit. When he was tished
means Of ropes and light of Ian
Be had four fractured bones and
gable bruises, but as he was
.0utt0 the light Of day remark
Boys, did you say / couldn't ride
b saw? You see 1 did" He is
bis fathers and il is doubtful if
recover.
lev Tarter, son Of Robert Tarter,
eh, distinguished himself the
'rl.ng in the estimation of all
t,a1s By the heroic capture OF a
b About four O'cloch he was
,si by g noise at the front win
the store Of Land and Irvine In
Be was sleeping, and in which he
snal. Tarter arose and with
,lg time 20 even put a sock on
Be- made rush for the thief, who
host succeeded in getting the big
boz The negro dashed of with
bin bot pursuit bsrefOOted and in
dress across the street and
3 back lots for two OF three hun
'ris when Tarter declared he
l.1t This brought a halt and
,ciar The negro whose name is
1-ch, IS o tough citizen. He
l,e che Mayor az ten o'clock,
o1c.t0I jail by three.
7. Daley and his sister, Miss
bad very narrow escape from
g il Hampshire county, last
-l They started from ROmney
-tc .o attend the silver wedding
md Mrs Geo. H. Johnson. In
-g CD cross the river 40 Mr..
a Pancakes their buggy was
over Finding the buggy going
Jumped aud, as 10 went over,
Hiss jennie under the arms.
'-.- was almost over his head
-l 5-t La succeeded in waCing
Dis load. The horse and bug
-.- down the stream some dis
wen .ls buggy caught on a
-lE.lg the horse. With the
zee @. q cl.0red man, who finally
-sa.l, ne succeeded in getting
q o-. lie lost his lap robes,
I All whip, aud the buggy was
sl-lr4.sd.
..'e county elected Maurice
a-g-, as Assessor, by plu-
.-r votes. He is the first Re
e-.e1 90 Office in the county
Var. ON q recount Seaman
No votes, making his plurality
-o hopes soon TO have good
ils I- win cost between
W and forty thousand dollars.
zee ana SIas Collins, Of Jersey
'lre county, killed a large
9 Ils>i8y.
aiao.a number Of deer have
l- Randolph county during
.lN sofa sewerage bonds to
.''to. $4,000.
bELLalRE.
eng Ae-', Democratic Club
meeting 0u Thursday even
-5c.al OF officers for the
M I-s club did efficient