Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-05
STARVEDfIO DEATH.
BODY OF A NAN, WHO has BEEN MISSING
FORTY7fWO DAYS, FOUND.
Fatal and OthPF Accidents - Attempt 10 Rob
Bank-Lsgal and Court Nsws-Gensral
State intelligence.

On the 18th day OF April last Sober
Fox left C. T. McIntyre's, in DOddridge
county, where he was boarding on Is
rael's Fork, and was never seen alive
by mortal eyes afterward, The neigh
bors all turned out and searched for
him for days and weeks, but found no
trace Of him until last Monday, when
some men smelt the stencil Of humans
dead body and made search and found
the body OF Fox lying in the woods near
the TOD Of the hlu between IsraePs
Fork and Nutter'S Fork, on the Israels
Fork side The body was wonderfully
decayed, and had il not been for the
clothes. 10 would have been unrecOgniZ-
able. The stencil from the body was
almost unbeara5le and those who found
1t could scarcely approach for the Of
fenSive smell. BE had made bed in
the leaves and had evidently lived
there several DAYS and had died
OF starvation. The good people
OF that neighb0rhoOi gathered and pro-
cured a coffin and buried what part OF
the remains that could be found as de-
Gently as was possible 20 do. Sober was
well known throughout the surround
ing country on account OF his peculiar
habits and drOll disposition, and was
considerably demented. lie did not
stay at home. but went from place TO
place in search Of work or home. A
few-years ago he got pension aud since
then has lived of IT, For some cause
he lately got IL into his head that he
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Home, and the dread OF this was sup
posed TO be the cause Of his leaving the
home OF Mcintyre and seeking the for
eStwhere he starved 10 death. de has
q wife and two or three children living
He was perhaps about 65 years Of age.
Strange TO say he met his fate almost
on the same sJot and almost under the
same circumstances Of Philip MeGil,
who died there a few years ago.
One day recently one A. Marten,
stranger, secured an entrance to the
National Bank at Elkins by coming
through the front window, passing d.
rectly behind Mr.. \. G. Keim, who was
standing at his desk busily engaged at
his duties, but so noiselessly that his
presence was not discovered until he
there were too many persons 10 the room
he &C once became almost frantic In his
efforts TO escape. Having gotten safely
over the iron partition which separates
the cash or banking room from the room
for the patrons, be next made break
for the front door, but in his wild haste
flung himself violently against the door
a ID stunned himself to such an extent
that Dr. Irons. who was standing an ex-
cited and surprised witness to the bold
entry, forcibly grabbed him and elected
him through a window on Davis avenue,
whence he az once succeeded Ia eScap-
ing, and as yet has not been appre-
bonded.
w. w. Herring, owner Of the Hotel
AdelDhi, Huntington, took a quantity
Of lumberstO FOStOria, Ohio, last week,
and disposed Of il 20 firm in that city.
He was given In payment q check for
81, 500 on the bank In which ex-Secre-
ftary Foster was interested. II had
u been his custom 70 bring checks home
with him and have them cashed by the
banks here, but fortunately II came to
his ears Just before leaving that the
bank upon which the check was drawn
the firm from which he had received 10.
They were greatly surprised to hear OF
the banks failure, but retsined part OF
the lumber for which they paid cash
The remainder Mr.. Herring sold TO
other persons. Mr.. Herring is very
thankful that his hearing Is not i'm
paired.
On the farm of Upton Freeman, near
the mouth of Pleasant Greek, there
stands a log house which was built and
used IN the last century as fort and
place OF refuge and defense for the few
people IN that country against the In
dams, which is in q remarkable good
state OF preservation. The logs In the
lower story are OF heavy oak, and so
close together that rifle ball could not
pass between them. The upper story is
Just the right height for a man TO take
aim and shoot from between the logs,
which are placed far enough apart TO
use as port holes. Mr.. Freeman intend
ed to tear the old fort down, but has
been persuaded TO leave it stand as a
relic Of ye Olden times. Sentt-
neL
At Wayne C. H., Friday afternoon,
Judge Guthrie decided in the case Of
Huntington KenOva Land Development
Company V. the Phoenix Powder Manu-
featuring Company 20 enjOin the de-
PENDANT from operating its factory five
miles from Huntington which adjoins
the lands Of the plaintiff, and where
frequent explosions have materially as
sisted In decreasing values. The fight
in the courts has been very bitter. The
court held in favor of the land company.
The powder factory will have to cease
operations, but has been granted forty
DAYS In which to take the case no TO
the Court Of Appeals, which they will
do.
The great fruit crop that was
promised earlier In the spring In begin
ming to dwindle. From the effects OF
frost or cold weather the young fruit
has been dropping from the trees at q
great rate, There will be scarcely more
than a half crop of apples in this sec
tion, while cherries, plums and pears
will be almast q complete failure In
many orchards. Peaches, however, do
not seem to have been affected by the
cause that has been so injurious TO other
fruits, and the outlook for this crop is
good. -ShephGrdStOlCn Register.
Last Friday afternoon ex-Mayor G.
o. Lambert, of Martinsbnrg, while re-
turning from the farm OF Mr.. G.. w.
Bender, where he had gone TO attend
some business, met with an accident
which was almost fatal. He was de-
scending q hill near Berkeley Station,