Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-15
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ZhE POTOMAC AND SOUTH BRANCH VAL
LEYS
Cattle and Sheep DrOwnsd-Tbe Weeks Lis! Of
Casaadss-General News From All
Over he State.

The Potomac river was higher last
Friday than il has been since the mem
orable flood Of 1850. In some places il
was level with the banks Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal, and that old
waterway as usual suffered some dam
age from the freshet. Near the cement
mill, on the Hancock level, there was
break about twelve feet long, extending
TO the bottom Of the canal, which was
not repaired until yesterday Inc
tow-path was badly washed on the
four-mile Level below dam No. o. AT
ShepherdstOwn the water ran into the
canal from the river over the outlet
lock. and ran out again just below the
dam at the cement mill. Slight damage
was done az various other points. In
many places the bottom lands along the
river were submerged, and the corn
washed out from the newly planted
fields The wooden trestle work used
for building the new iron bridge across
the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry was
carried away. A large amount Of dam
age was occaSioned in the South Branch
Valley. fields being washed and cattle
drowned Near WardenSville, Hamp-
shire county, sixty head Of sheep were
drowned by the rise in Capon river.
A lot containing one half acre in the
town OF BIue6eld, Mercer county, was
sold asst week tor the good round sum
of twenty dollars The Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company was the
purchaser. The price paid for the pro-
perty will surprise great many people
who have not kept up with the wonder
fu progress going on In that part OF
West Virginia.
The oldest man in Mason county, and
presumably in the State, is the venera-
bic "Uncle" CARAT Fitzgerald, or
Hartford City. "Uncle CARAT" left
bis native county In Ireland when In bis
10Th year, spent almost seven years IN
whale fishing in the Northern Seas, and
for the last Sc years has been citizen
Of the United States.
Near Shepherdstown, on a recent
night, dogs killed twelve sheep belong
Ing 10 Dan Cook. Cook caught the dogs
and hanged them. A night or two
later twenty-one sheep belonging to
Col. II. b. Davenport, Of Charles-TOwn,
aud fifteen belonging TO Henry Smith
were killed. The owners OF the sheep
killed the dogs.
The whole country is white with
apple blossoms and we never saw so
much bloom. II is said that out in the
country the trees are SO heavy with
bloom that they are almost breaking
down and nave 20 be prOpped up, and
and we don't know what the farmers
will do with the apple crop.-hmg'Cood
ATgllS
Jas. Henry, colored, was arrested at
the White Sulphur Spring on Monday
last. and taken 10 Charleston, where be
is wanted 10 answer an Indictment FOR
istakBf1g colored man, who has since
died. Jim lived in LewiSourg until re-
Gently.
A number Of UniOntOwn capitalists
have purchased a tract Of coal land
near Fairmont fer which they PAID
%75, 600. The la1l was bought as an
Investment and tie gentlemen do not
expect to develop t.
A wolf was kiHeSon Anthony's creek,
IN Nicholas county, last week, by a gen
tIoroon named GArge. IL is the first
one that has been keen IN that section
for long time
The commencement exercises Of the
To,yisburg Femae Institute will take
,,Ioce nm the 5th OF June. The Lewis
49, University School will close on
the 9th Of June.
Mr.. Frank T. Feamster' OF Muddy
Cree[. Greenbrier county, cuta popular
80 recently thatmade nine Saw-logs
t,velve feet long AMI made Il, O6O feet Of
lumber.
Sistersviue will vote on the PROPOSE
IT., 40 issue bones 10 the amount OF
Sio GOO for the plrpose Of building
water works.
Several forgeriasof notes purpOrting
TO be drawn by Al Frum, OF Monon-
Gaia county, haveA armed up at various
points.
The corner ston the new govern
rnent building wa bid at Martinsburg
Friday afternoon
A military comI 4ny, fifty strong, has
been organized "a t,kins. l.. Z. Durkln
is Captain. n
From coo % SOOrafts came down Big
Sandy on the rise last week.
The Marshall Cpllege commencement
will take place Juae 18th.
The Observation-Disclosures car line is in
operation.
A Kiugwood mule chews tobacco.