Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-20
STATE TOPICS
BRIEF NOTES OF A MULTITUDE OF INTER-
ESTING MATTERS
The More Imp5rlan! Events Of The Past Week
Occurring Throughout the Length
and Breadth Of West
Virginia.

next mouth, when Sheriff Sllman Will
offer FOR sale to the highest bidder 5000
lots in Kanawha City, practically the
entire place. Kanawha City was one OF
the unfortunate boom towns which
promised to make millions for the in
vestors couple Of years ago. but
where as yet the millions have failed to
materialize. About half Of the 1000
lots which have been returned delin-
auent belong TO individuals who have
purchased from the Kanawha City Com
pany, but who have neglected to have
their deeds recorded. Consequently
they have never been transferred on the
land books aad are still charged in the
name of the Kanawha City Company.
The company, which has been putting
up pretty literally for several years and
has spent a good deal OF money-rather
unsuccessfully, TOBIAS let the time go
by in which it may pay Its taxes; all the
property standing in its name has been
returned delinquent, has gone through
the necessary red tape, aud is now ad
vertised for sale. A good many Of
those who own lots have made an effort
to redeem them, but find there is no
way to do so. The entire 5000 lots
were returned delinquent as whole,
and must be redeemed as whole.
Some days ago VIM. Kirby, farmer
living in Mineral county, found the
lock, stock and barrel of an old Enfield
rife of the pattern used during the late
civil war in the hollow OF an old tree on
the Twigg farm near where be lives. 1t
is believed that the gun belonged to a
soldier of the Thirteenth Indiana Regi-
ment, u. S. A., who was supposed TO
have been murdered near the tree while
squirrel shooting in that vicinity in
1864. The story goes that the soldier
had a large sum of bounty money upon
him, for which he was killed and his
body buried near by. The gun was In
good condition except the stock, which
Mr.. Kirby had replaced for the benefit
OF hts boys.
There was a narrow escape from q
terrible accident at the Martinsburg
Methodist parsoDage on the 4th. The
fireplace heater was not properly
closed, which consequently emitted q
considerable quantity OF gas that en-
tered the sleeping apartments, nearly
suffocating Mrs. Trump, three children
and Miss Ella Troxell, q visitor. In
her unconscious condition Mrs. Trump
fell down the hall stairway. Tho SUI
ferers endured excrutiating pain and
intense sickness for hours, the patients
not fully recovering for several days.
Miles Bible, aged eighteen, son of
James Bible, of Pendleton county, died
under peculiar circumstances o few
DAYS ago. He had a skin disease OF
some sort, and procured a bottle Of
ointment. He made first application
and died in 1--WE minutes. 1; is claimed
death was due TO heart disease, and not
TO the ointment
Marshal Vinsou passed down the rail-
road Sunday afternoon with another
train losd Of prisoners and witnesses.
They filed FIVE coaches and there were
ABOUT 500 of them. The load that was
taken down Thursday were largely ne
groes while the Sunday lot were almost
all white wayne Ncl0S.
Lee Siner, OF Ronceverte, about %
years of age, was shot accidentally near
that town, while out hunting last Sat
urday. In the act of getting over a
fence, mis- gun was discharged, tearing
away his chin and dreadfully lacera-
ting his face.
Fayette county offers reward OF $500
for tho arrest and conviction of each Of
the three men who murdered /. r. Rad
ford, at Deepwater, on the night OF
November 18th.
A four-year-old son Of Charles L.
Dunn and a little child Of Mrs. Mollie
MAYS were accidentally burned to death
near Peterstown, Monroe county, few
days ago.
Nearly l, 300 live turkeys, 1,690 live
chickens, 500 live geese and car load
of eggs were shipped from Graham
Station to the East, in two days, re-
Gently.
J. +. Lilly, Of Summers county, who
was shot some weeks ago, at his home,
by Thos. Meador, died from his wounds
last Sunday night. Meador is in Jail.
The editor OF the Pocahontas Times
saws the past year has been "a great
one for Us in the way Of glory" but he
can't approve of the pecunisry results.
Last Monday morning seventy-fvs
men and women left Welch to attend
Federal Court at Charleston, either as
witnesses or principals.
The trial Of Lewis Hall, accused OF
the murder OF Samuel Steele, In Me-
Dovell county, closed last Monday by
the acquittal Of the prisoner.
Mrs. Jane Lanham was burned to
death at Gillespie, Richie county, Few
days ago, by her clothing catching hre
while she was asleep.
There were only four negative votes
cast at the recent special election at
Kevser to authorize bonds to complete
the water works.
Frank Stroman, oldest son OF W. 5.
Stroman, OF UHion, Monroe county, was
fatally hurt last Saturday by jumping
from train.
The receivers of the Little Kanawha
Lumber Company expect TO pay OF all
undisputed claims in this State by jan
uary 1st.
A bed of FIRE clay from seven to ten
feet deep and four miles long, has been
discovered at Bandy Gap, Cheat Noun
tain.
While excavating for vault in a
hack ward at Rsvenswood, workmen
unearthed q human skull.
The county papers have blossomed
ont with big sales Of real estate for
taxes.
The late James McGraw, of Harpsr's
Ferry. left an estate valued at sl65,OO
The Elk Garden mines are now pro-
6,cing >. 900 tons OF coal per day.
The humping machinery for the Pied