Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-20
STATE TOPICS.
TIE WEEKLY BUDGET FROM THE INTERIOR
COUNTIES
The Accidents, Crimes, and Other Matters Of No
nsns Transporting Throughout the
Sas During hs
Week.

county, last Monday. A Pile OF heaVy
logs, numbering perhaps a hundred,
were lying on steep hillside, project
ing down to the creek, and young Moore
was working at the bottom OF the neap
of logs when the whole thing gave way,
the first log striking him and knocking
him down. Then the entire lot rolled
over him, and the men standing by un-
able 10 assist him were horrOr-stricken,
believing he was crushed to death.
When the mass OF logs had passed over
his body, they went 10 his relief and
found him alive. He will recover.
William Leeper. who left Beverly.
Randolph County, early in the sever
ties, was shot and killed few weeks
ago in the Indian Territory by a half
breed Indian. The two men had dis
pute and met to settle it. They did so
in an amicably manner, and each started
for home. When they reached a turn
in the road the hali-breed fired, shoot
ing Leeper in the back. Leeper was
taken home, where he died. He was
one Of the wealthiest men 10 the Terri
tory, and his father was one OF the old
time Methodist ministers who pioneered
as a circuit rider through our West Nir-
ginia forests.
One evening recently some miScreant
threw a large bomb with lighted fuse
into Griffith Bros. blacksmith shop, at
Chenille. The building is large Two
story house, and the conclusion shook
IL from the top TO foundation, shatter-
ing the window lights. Only two men
were in the shop az the time, both be-
ing thrown against the opposite wall.
They were both fortunately unhurt, but
as yet have not recovered from their
fright. The object in throwing the
bomb is unknown, aud the whole affair
Is shrOuded in mystery.
On Sunday morning last the "Old Log
House" near the depot at Montgomery
City, Fayette county, was burned. IL
was owned By Mrs. A. L. Montgomery,
and is saio 10 have been built by Ben
Morris in IVA. The nails used in it's
construction were made by hand In Al
exandria, Va, and brought on horse.
back to their destination. Two families
occupied the house at the time of the
fire, one OF which lost all its furniture
and the other considerable part. No
insurance.
Martin White, a merchant at st.
Cloud, stored his wheat in a room over
a cellar. A cOlOred man entered the
cellar and bored a hole through the
floor. which he corked with a rag. Mr..
White discovered that his wheat had
been tapped. and kept close watch.
Soon the SOmbre gentleman visited the
wheat night after night. The darkey
saw he was discovered, and exhibiting
revolver and razor, made his escape.
While a man was walking along the
river bank near Mount Meridian, w.
Va. the other day. he discovered a
muSk-rat hole just at the waters edge,
and upon close examination he found it
was full Of fish. tie got board and
stopped up the hole, and in a short time
he claims that be had taken l75 suckers
from the hole with his hands.
Master Washington Hoof, OF Charles
Town, has brass handle taken from
coffin which at one time contained the
remains Of Gen. George Washington
they having been transferred from that
10 another caSket. lie has also two
picture frames made from the wood OF
Washington'S carriage wheels.
Mrs. Elizabeth Amos, OF LircOln dis
trict, Mineral county, mother Of the
late DR.. EnOs Amos, OF this place, was
50 years old last Sunday, the 18th in
slant This aged lady was born on
Sunday and also married on Sunday,
and II she lives until Sunday, the 14th
- To- 81
versary of her marriage.
Friday evening, February 10th, a
daughter az Walker Cbilders, OF Put
nam county, emptied a rain water oar
rel. That night a very heavy rain
came up, and after IL was over, two
fish. Of the sucker variety, were found
in the barrel.
The Kellogg Powder Mill Company
claims that the two last explosions were
caused by some malicious persons, and
the owners are determined TO ferret out
the guilty ones and give them the full
extent OF the law.
Martin Smith, OF Peasants county,
was killed on Sugar Creek, last Wednes-
day, by his team running away. Mr..
Smith became entangled in the lines
and was dragged until his skull was
crushed.
Last Sunday, Enoch Childers, Of Har-
rison county, accidentally ran the blade
OF a penknife into his thigh. An artery
was cut, and be bled to death in a few
hours.
The contract FOR the location of tho
Farrow Arms Co.'S mauufactorv on the
Building and Investment COmpany's
addition to MOrgantOwu has been
signed.
Jerome Prunty, railroad Waterman
who was doing double duty, was struck
by train and killed, az Long Run,
DOddrIdge county, Nd, Wednesday
night.
IL is thought that Jack Cogar. who
was so dangerously cut by Henry RAIDER
some time agO, will die from blood
pOisOn.-FebSter Echo.
Twenty thousand dollars have been
subscribed TO the stock Of the new bank
az Ripley, Jackson county.
A young man named Stewart had
both legs broken at Bayard one day last
week while coupling cars.
Dptheria is still raging at Parkers-
burg. The deaths have averaged two
day for two weeks.
An unknown cOlored mao was killed
at Bluedeid a few days ago, while coup
ling ears.
A 5O0-barrel oil well has been brought
ia near Cherry Camp, Dodlridge county.
O. f. Bush, prominent itizen Of
Ceredo, is dead, aged So years.
Letart, Mason county, reports thirty
two fatal cases OF diphtheria.
n. p Hinton. grocer. of Anderson