Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-06
RIS GREAT RECORD.
TBOlAAS ALLEN A VETERAN OF THREE
WARS
Living in Tyler County, Hale and Hearty, at
the Age Of iO3 Years-Miscsllaous
Stale News

ingtOn, Tyler county, 10 tne ''Ii3Se
postofice FOR the mail, making the trip
during the coolest day Of the late cold
snap. The old man, to whom many
newspapers are sent free, says he must
have his daily papers" He is veteran
Of three wars, having served under Sir
John Moore and the Duke Of Yelling
ton. then in the Mexican war under
General Scott, and finally In the war Of
the rebellion. lie was - years old
when he last entered military service ia
this country, but had little difficulty in
passing muster as or the eligible side
of rs. The old gentleman has evidence
of his age and his military record 10
the papers be brought from Europe,
and his story is not doubted among the
people who know him. BE says the
last news he had from bis father was
during the war, when he was still lly-
ing. at the age OF nearly lOl. his
mother died at the age OF 50. Allen
looks as though he would live many
years.
Last Tuesday night burglars attempt
ed 10 rob the Bank of kingwood, but
failed. They entered the store OF
POsten q Co., next to the bank and
drilled the safe, but could not get IL
open. From the store they entered
the Office of the bank by forcing open
the door leading thereto, and from the
lobby gained admitlance TO the princi-
pal office by climbing over the iron
railing. Once inside, they went through
everv drawer and closet whore money
would likely be found, but they found
none except in a table drawer where
small change is kent; here they found
six dollars I'm pennies and about SIX
dollars In nickles, dimes, &c, making
sum total Of not over twelve dollars
The same drawers contained few
postage stamps, but they were lett.
The most probable theory is that their
designs were upon the bank, but on a
careful inveSti CATION they concluded
the outer door presented too formid-
able appearance.
Mr.. RockstooI died at his residence
on Muddy Greek, Summers county, on
Thursday, January 10Th, under singu-
lar circumstances. lie was apparently
In his usual health, and was walking
about his premises. He sent for Mr..
James Tincher, who lived near, and
said 20 him that he did not expect 20
live long. and requested Mr. Tincher 10
make for him a black walnut coffin OF
the old fashioned kind, slainly trim
med. and also desired that no doctor
should be summoned "tO dose him with
drugs as he desired TO die in full, pos
session OF his mental faculties He also
requested that his body be kept In the
house two or three days before burial.
A short time after giving these inStruc-
tionS he fell or was in the act or falling,
and before he could be carried TO his
bed life was extinct. No suspicion OF
suicide is entertained.
On Monday night last at about 10
O'Clock an ice gorge from knapp'S
Creek carried out the 81. Lawrence
dam at Ronceverte. The company had
been using great precautions for some
time past TO prevent such an occur
renee, and by the use Of Ice plOws had
so cut no the ice that little danger was
aDpreheuded. About 10 a. N. the
gorge al Caldwell began moving out
Workmcn at the iron bridge report that
the river rose five feet in ten minutes.
The mass OF ice passed over the dam
here without inficting any damage,
except carrying out some 400 or 500
logs and the danger seemed past. About
200 feet Of the middle section was car
ried out.
uHenry Rowland, a farmer living
a short distance from Clearspring,
Berkeley county, had five very valuable
cows poisoned on Sunday night, and
they have all since died. The poison is
supposed 20 have been put Ia the cows
food by some enemy OF Mr.. Rowland.
This is the second such act committed
In the vicinity OF CIearSpring within
the past few weeks. John Flemming,
living on the West Virginia side OF the
Potomac river, had two valuable colts
horribly mutilated and cut with an axe
recently. Charles Riddle aud his wife,
Eliza Riddle, were suspected as being
concerned Ia the butchery.
Mrs. Susannah b. RfFee, aged 50
years, walk from her home in Webster
10 Grafton, last Tuesday morning, 20
have some pension a0idayits filled out.
She is the widow Of George RlHee, who
died near Meadvilie 10 1876, and who
served Ia the war of 1872, and was
severely wounded az the battle Of Blad-
ensburg, ia Maryland, having two OF
his ribs on the left side shot away from
the spine Several years before her
husbands death, box containing his
discharge from the army and other
valuable papers was lost, and neither 10
nor its contents were ever found.
J. Barry, of Brett, on the West Vir-
ginia Central, while hunting In the
mountains one day recently came upon
a drove Of seven wild hogs under rock
cliff. They showed fight and Mt. Bar
~ fred, wounding Que. Mr.. Barry S
dogs came 20 the rescue and for two
hours the contest ragged. Several times
Mr.. Barry had TO flee Ger his life. but
he finally put them % rOut by killing
two and wouudinF two. The tusk of
one measured four inches Ia length.
It is claimed by old hunters that the
wild hogs are more savage in that coun-
try than bears.
News comes from Hamlin by special
correspondence Of a murder and suicide
that occurred on Browns Branch, near
the border Of Lincoln and Putnam
counties, last Friday. Miss Oxley, a
young woman who had always main
tained a good character In the neigh
borhood, gave birth to child few
days ago. She accused her brother-in-
law OF its paternity. Overcome by
grief at her terrible situation she be-
came desperate and killed her baby and
afterwards took poison, killing herself
A correspondent Of the POcshontas
Times, writing from Three Forks Camp,
Webster county, says the West Virginia
and pfttshurr Railroad COmDany Is