Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-12
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boon sick the past week. Mr.. Jacob
UnderdOnk acted as policeman couple
Of days, when he became disgHsted ana
resigned. Mr.. Thomas Gri fifth was
then made the walking terror to evil
doors, and held the place one day, when
he, too, resigned. Mr.. Silas 'GrithtA
is now the custodian OF the law.-Shep-
herdSt0lgn Register.
On Friday morning, December %,
Mrs. Nancy Brown passed away. She
had made her home with Mr.. James w.
Hovsrmale for a number Of years, and
died at his residence on Congress street.
Her exact age Is not known, but beyond
a doubt she was approaching the CEN
fury line very close, as some OF our
oldest citizens remember her as grown
woman when they were children. She
was the oldest Of fourteen children, and
Mr. Robert Adams, ST., who is her
brother, was the youngest child, and
be is past seventy.-Berkeley Nel0s.
Thomas Boyce and George Rogers,
while hunting for raccoons on White
Day near the Marion county line, last
night, heard their dogs fighting some
thing In the creek near by and suppos-
ing it TO be "coon" ran to assist the
dogs, but saw that it was a monster
wild cat. After hard fight and tussel
the hounds with the aid of the boys
killed the animal which proved to be
one Of the largest ever killed in the
county.
Tee Martinsburg council has passed
an ordinance. giving the right to use
the streets Of Martinsburg TO the Mar
tinsburg Elestric Light and Power
CompP55 or hgbtlDg purposes. This
company is composed Of PrStsSurg cap
italists. The electric light company
that is now supplying the town is kick
ing vigorously against the competitive
company.
B. f. Curry, a Baltimore and Ohio
brakeman In the yards at Brunswick,
fell from a train Thursday morning
and the wheels crushed his head into a
/ Jelly, causing instant death. Mr.. Curry
/ was at one time a conductor on the
third division and has numerous &C
ouaintances and friends at Keyser. he
I leaves a wife and three small children.
The jury in the breach Of promise
sult Of Eliza Dumire against l.. ID ans
ford, Democratic mamber-elect OF the
Legislature, I'm the Circuit Court OF
| Tucker county, rendered verdict last
week fixing damages at 81, 25O.-PreSton
/ County Journal
Judge A. f, Raymond, OF Fairmont
/ whose eyes have been seoiously affected
/ FOR some time, has recently undergone
an ooeration at Baltimore which prom
/ ises to be a success and will fully restore
his eye sight.
The PbpniT powder mills near Hunt
ipgton have been rebuilt and the man
pfacsure OF powder will be resumed al
soon as the machinery can be put II
place, probably IN week.
Atwell Beatley, OF Martinsbnrg, for
by - B. & o. engineer, was strnck
and instantly Killed. @Hs isav ssa' q
CnS5les Money was seriously hurnod
I AZ an OIL we'll In Hyler county. LAST Fri
/ day morning. James neams was in.
/ Jured so terribly that he dleO Ma same
night.
A rich deposit Of potter's clay, said tC
be Of the finest quality, has been dis.
\ covered 10 large quantities almost within
| the corporate limits Of Clarksburg.
The McDOlOeL County Recorder saws
I that 500 or 600 illegal votes were cast
I in that county by negroes.
Thomas Vox, colored, dropped dead
7 fin Huntington saloon last Saturday
morning.
A pig with eight legs, four ears, two
tails and one head is on exhibition in a
/ Logan, Q. H., drug store.
Charles StObbs, aged 49, was drowned
In the river at Harper's Ferry, last
Thursday afternoon.