Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-03
MINISTER SUICIDES.
REV. JACOB SHARPLESS OF RANDOLPH,
KILLS HIMSELF.
Bears Killed in Pocahontas-"Craps" Leads I
ShoodDg-An Idle Church-Lsa BIS
DsbS-Fatal Accident-Farm
News

shooting himself with an ola mouu1a'u
rifle. The ball entered his chest on the
left side near the nipple ana ranged
across in front OF his heart coming out
on the right side, a little higher up than
Il had entered. He Is supposed to have
discharged the gun with his foot. The
shooting was done in his room az home
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and be
died early next morning. Ill health was
the cause. Deceased was minister OF
the United Brethren Church, and aged
SIS years. lie leaves wife and seven
children.
Thomas Hennessey, aged about So,
wife and little child met with terrible
accident on the road between Eailey
Point aud GuSeman's mill, Preston
county, last sunday afternoon. Ihey
had been visiting q sick relative near
Valley Point and were returning home
when Mrs. Hennessey attempted to
raise an umbrella and scared the horse.
The first lunge the horse made threw
the old man out and be fell In
front of the wheels, which passed over
his body. The old lady then made sew
eral attempts TO throw the child out
but the child held on and seemed near
ly as strong as her mother. Finally
she was thrown out and her clothing
caught In the wheel and the child was
dragged for some distance. The child's
nose is mashed fat, and il is thought
the mother has TWO ribs broken, while
Mr.. Hennessey is q mass Of bruises,
cuts, etc.
A slick young fellow who gave his
name as C. Z. Hupp, and who claimed
90 hail from Springfield, Ohio, has been
IN Clarksburg for two months, engaged
in getting up a city library. His plan
was for each person 70 pay in so much
money, which was TO be expended il
buying books, and which gave the
member the privilege Of the use Of the
library. Hupp has been working this
scheme for some time and is supposed
TO have collected not less than $500.
On last Sunday evening he walked 10
the function, took the MOnOngah train
for Falrmont, and has not been heard
from since. He had been boarding at
Mrs. Leachman's, aud owed a board bill
OF nearly $40. He had also contracted
other debts in the town to the amount
OF 500.
The Pocahontas Times says; Messrs.
Dunlap and Caldwell killed two bears
on Cranberry last week. One was the
largest ever seen, and had magnih-
cent hide and coat. They have been
offered $50 for it, though killed in the
summer. The bear had killed half
dozen sheep, and had piled them in
fallen tree top. Traps were set, but
the bear covered them with moss and
broke into the bait from another side,
A gun was set and the string placed
across his path. The bear had evidently
touched the string with his nose, as he
was shot in the neck. The second bear
was smaller. A third bear, weighing
45O pounds, was killed on Clover creek
by Mr.. Ham Collins. This bear had
also been killing sheep.
At picnic held at Mont Alto, Berks-
ley county, on Wednesday, serious
shooting ARRAY occurred over a game Of
'-crap" which was being played by some
OF the picnickers. A fellow named
Pearl, OF Winchester, and Joe Hayes,
OF Martinsburg, were the participants.
It seems that Hayes was the first TO
draw his gun, and snapped 1t three
times at the other fellow, but ID failed
to 90 off, Pearl drew his revolver and
shot Hayes five times, giving him
wounds from which be died. Pearl
would not have shot at all, but Hayes
kept attempting TO kin him, and even
after Hayes had fallen from PEARLS fire
he kept shooting at Pearl.
Many years ago James Starr, who
was at the time Of his death wealthy
resident OF Logan county and over a
hundred years old, built large stone
church on Pigeon creek, at cost Of
over $1,000 Mr.. Starr decided the build
ing to the NJ. f. church, which had no
membership there, and the beautiful
building has been a useless property tn
the church, but the conference will now
make arrangements 10 use II for q
church school building.
c. ]. Blackstone is having some
trouble with his boarders. They have
grown dissatisfied with his bill OF fare
and decided 10 better their condition If
possible. Two Of them tore out crate.
back wall, ism and window in one night
and began operation on the door, when
they were informed that the law mad
been changed and before man could
Quit a hotel be had to come TO the office
and settle. They are quiet now.-CGl-
hOlm Chronicle
They know how to make Seng weigh
out in Calhoun county. Recently q
merchant in that county purchased
about 20 pounds Of this root and by &C
cident discovered that most OF IL had
been filed with lead by the digger, ]"
aud that in the last lot purchased he
had been deirauded 70 the amount OF
about 500. Now let the slick sharper
of the city take back seat.
Mr.. Jacob Kerns, who resides near
Morgantown, is visiting his son George
At Eztown. Mr.. Kerns comes under the
head OF the oldest inhaOitant. de was
born April 3, 1902, and is therefore over
OIL wears of age he reared 10 children,
10 OF whom are still living. he mas s.
grandchildren, 1876 great-grandchlldren
and seven great-grest-grandchhdren.-
FgiymOni West ViTJtQiGn
Near Pickens, last week, Edward Bee,
a freight brakeman, while in the act Of
steppipgfrom the cabOose TO the next ear
slipped and fell between the cars, the
wheels of the cabooSe passing over him,
Instantly killing him. His body was
horribly mangled.
A ,scontinuous" brick machine is being
mt in the Huntington Building and
Paving Brick COmpany'S yards az a cost