Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-20
THR3ETS OF THE hEEK
As BEPORTgD FROM all OVER TEE
STATE
Through The Columns Of the Weekly Press-ln-
hllgmos Of the Nest Important
Matters Of AL Sorts.

There are 173 pupils al the Fairmont
Normal school.
The West Virginia Editorial AssOcia-
ton meets in Martinsburg May lOth.
The dates for the Lewis county Fair
have been fixed for September IS, IA
and IS.
There we're seven different Courts in
session at Charleston at one time last
Monday.
John Fleming, OF Logan county, who
shot and killed nam short time ago,
has been arrested.
Henry Burdett, Of near RavenwOOd,
jackson county, had his skull crushed
Wednesday by falling limb OF a tree.
Piedmont has secured figures and
plans for water works. The cost will
be for the works complete about 49,
600.
The proposition 70 grant license In
Elkins was voted down Oy the council OF
that place last week by vote Of four 10
two.
Aa inceudiary fire at Gyandotte,
Cobel county, Tuesday morning. wiped
out six saloons aud restaurants. Loss,
$4,000; fully insured.
Last Friday Esther Thomas, aged Is,
daughter OF John Thomas, Of near
Wayne G. H., had her father arrested
on charge Of criminal assault.
Jake Moore, Of Pocahontas county,
recently killed an eagle which the
Times describes as - feet high, feet
feet long and feet from Zip 10 lip
Hon. John r.. Ray, who has served as
Mayor of Sl6plerdstown for seven
terms, was, on March 18th, reelected
for another term His opponent was j.
n. Trusso., whom Mr.. Ray defeated
By so votes.
A young child Of Black E.kins, OF
Lincoln county, was severely burned
Monday. It's clothing caught while
playing around blazing fire In the
yard, and was almost burned of before
the flames could be suppressed.
During the past thirty days twenty
three RATS have landed at Ronceverte.
The lumber iu them aggregated over
500, 900 feet, being principally cherry
and oak. The starting points were
Stamping Creek, Swago, Marlinton and
DroOp Mountain.
The taxpayers of Berkeley county
held meeting in Martinsburg Saturday
TO discuss plans for the Improvement of
the county roads, which at pisces are
entirely impossible A league was or
gained by the election of Hon. b. r.
Brady President, Charles 81. Seioert
Secretary, and an executive committee.
George White, of Amos run, Webster
county, came near being killed on Mon
day last He was engaged in rolling
saw logs ont of drift and when the log
started 20 roll be failed Co get out OF the
way and the log passed over his body.
He was rendered unconscious for
short time but otherwise was unhurt,
and is now all right.
Judge Guthrie has ordered the
county court OF Putnam county TO
erect new court house, and intimates
that If 10 did not proceed 40 once carry
out bis order he would proceed against
the court by mandamus. Putnam needs
new court house, but the taxpayers
are kicking against its erection.
The Berkeley Springs Water Works
and Improvement Company will soon
enter into a contract with some respOn-
sible firm % build the water works, and
in about riuety days after the work is
begun ~. 0e able 90 supply customers
with water from the Warm Springs.
They viii also put in an electric light
plant ina time for the summer season.
The barn Of Mr.. Thomas Emmart, at
Orleans Cross Roads. Berkeley county,
was destroyed by fire a few nights ago
with all ITS contents, A day or two
after the fire there was found human
skull and other human bones IN the
ashes. Some person was certainly
crematsd M the fire, but the Circum-
stances Of the fire are mysterious.
For the first time ia the history Of
the West Virginia University it has q
first-claSs musical organization, con-
posed entirely of students, and which
organization will I'm March make q tour
OF the principal cities of the state,
where the best instrumental and vocal
music of the University will be render
ed They will travel in o private car.
On Sunday last little ten-year-old
girl OF Mr.. j.. y. Harvey, who lives on
Beech Run, near Hinton, came near be-
ing burned to death. Her dress caught
from the fire ia the room, and before
she was noticed was envelOped In
flames. Mr.. Harvey tore the clothes
from the child and saved her life, but
received severe injuries himself Both
will recover.
1t was cold and stormy 70 PocohOntas
county, last week. On Saturday Capt.
VIM. McNeel, of the Levels, had six
steers frozen on Cranberry Mountain
whre he sent q drove 10 be browSed.
The win lifted one bodily, carrying 10
about twenty yards, daShing 10 against
stump and killing &c instantly. The
men built q big fire and the cattle
crowded so close some Singed their hair.
The county seat of Mcdowell was
moved tw0 years ago from Perryville 90
Welch. on the line OF the railroad. No
jail has yet been provided, aud last
week the prisoners were removed TO
CabeM county jail for safe keeping
Several prisoners escaped from the Nc
DOWell lock up during the extreme cold
weather, aud one had q leg frozen so
badly by the exposure that it had 70 be
abputated.
James Ratelif, son OF s. c. RatciiG, OF
Qassville, Wayne county, boarded the
steamer Preston at Catlettsburg for his
nome last Wednesday, but never reach
ed Cassville. He was missed Thursday
morning when the boat was nsar Hub
I bardStown, but ~ one seemed TO know
! anything In regard TO him. 1t IS sup
posed he stepped overheard in his sleep
and was drowned, but az latest accounts
his body had not been recovered.