Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-27
STATE TOPICS.
BRIEF NOTES OF A MULTITUDE OF INTER.
RSTING MATTERS
The More Important EVsnis Of The Past Week
Occurring Through the Length
and Breadth Of West
Virginia

lore squire berry IaSb SaJuIubyt dnu
was discharged, there being no evidence
that he had anything to do with the
burning. 1t will be remembered that
at the time of Steinbeck's arrest he
stated that Riggs-during the excite
ment, occasioned by the fire-was seen
to enter Bender's sleeping apartment
and take what money he could lind,
aud they were to meet later and divide
the store plumber and the money. When
Steinbeck was placed on the witness
stand at the hearing Of Riggs he went
clear back on his former statement,
and said that Riggs was perfectly inno'
cent and was in no way connected with
the burning. Steinbeck, however,
demonstrated two things very clearly
by his testimony before the Squire.
First, that he has very little regcrd
for an oath; and second, that he is
everything but the insane man he has
been trying to make people believe
him for the past two weeks. -Brdrton
Central
Last Friday, while a number of men
were attaching the pipe running TO
Weston from the Big Isaac gas we'll to
the main line near the we'll, the pipe in
which they were making bend broke
under the heavy pressure OF the gas.
A man named Williams was struck by
the strong current of gas and hurled
against the regulator building. There
was fire near the building and the gas
was ignited by this. Williams was Sc
verely burned on the back and hips and
very severely injured, but may recover.
The flames communicated with the
regulator building and it was entirely
destroyed.
An ugly accidental shooting occurred
at Beechwood, Monongalia county, Sat-
urday night. Charles McElroy was
shot in the left hip by Ephraim NOEL
roy, his cousin. She ball ent9red from
the side aud struck the bone and took
q downward course and was extracted.
Charles McElroy, in company with oth-
erS, was on his way to attend the K. OF
2. lodge. Ephraim is not a member,
and was somewhat under the influence
of liquor He was celebrating, paint
ing things red. and to assist in the
noise fired his revolver, which struck
Charles as stated.
Last Friday Frank, the son of Mr..
John l. Swindler, discovered gas in his
fathers we'll at FairmOnt. he stuck 3
match to it and the result was the curb
was badly shattered and the pump
blown skyward and demolished. The
explosion was terrific. The gas, as well
as the explosion, was readily accounted
for, as a leak was found in.the gas pipe
which is buried close TO the well euro.
Frank made narrow escape, but came
out without a scratch. Several others
were standing near and also escaped
injury.
The president Of the West Virginia
Conference Seminary at Buckhannon,
announces that a jubilee service will be
held at the seminary Friday evening
and night, December l, 1898, celebrat-
ing the payment OF the debt of $50, 600
that remained when Rev. Hutchinson
took charge. He has certainly done q
splendid work in clearing the instItu-
ton of debt in such a short time,
The three-year-old child of Thomas
Kerns, near Irondale, was burned TO
death on last Saturday. Mrs. Kerns
had left the child alone in the house,
and by some means its clothing caught
FIRE and before the flames could be ex-
tlngulshed it was horribly burned,
from which it died in few hours.
A four-year-old daughter Of James
Harbor, OF near Hamlln, Lincoln coun-
ty, was accidentally burned to death
last Wednesday. The little girls
clothes caught fire in some manner
while the mother was absent from the
house for few minutes.
A good many gassers are being struck
in the oil fields. What is the matter
with natural gas in New Martinsvilie?
A town of 1900 people ought not to
freeze TO death in sight Of q gas Held
that turns day into night not five miles
away.-IVGtzeJ Democrat
According to the Gumer County Ban
aer there has not been a marriage OF a
young couple in Chenille for the past
two wears. The same authority at
tributes this deplOrable state Of affairs
TO the wOrthlessnesS OF the young men
Of the town.
The extensive machine shops OF the
Shepherdstown Manufacturing Com
pany, which have been practically idle
for several years past, have been leased
to Mr.. George f. COchnower, of Penn
sylvania.
Some Of the young ladies of the Nor
gantown M. Z. Sunday school are dolnG
effective missionary service by going
about town persuading young men to
attend church.
Selby Sapp, aged 20, was killed near
Jacksonville. Lewis county, last Satur-
day, while digging coal. The roof OF a
mine fell on him.
Mrs. Mary Z. Mentger, Of Martins
burg, has been allowed a pension, with
IS, 600 back pay.
Senator Camden has purchased 6,0OC
or 1000 acres Of land in Randolph
county.
Ell. Long fell dead from heart dis
ease at Eikias, Wednesday.
Fifteen thousand bass have been
placed in the Gauley river.
A military company is being organ
lied at Harper'S Ferry.
The typhoid fever at West Union i;
abating.
Fairmont is to do some street paving
Parsons is to have electric lights.
Among the Hunters.
Saws the Harper's Ferry Sentinel: A
ID cn 4roip rsn over and killed a cata-