Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-14
MONEY LOCKED UP
IN THE ATTIG'OF TIE STATE HOUSE FOR
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
A Queer Discovery a. CharlsstOn-Accidsns and
Crim@-Genaral News Of the
Past Week.

use OF the corporation Of this town"
Point Pleasant. The letter contained
a IS greenback bill ard the Secretary
OF State was requested TO send IL by
some one, which would do away with
paying postage. This was purely q
business transaction, aad we suppose
the Code was sent right away, But the
strange part Of the transaction is the
fact that the letter with the S. bill In II
was found in the attic Of the State
House recently by Joe Jefferds and Nor
man titzhUgh, who were looking
throug lot Of old letters for
stamps. The letter had been opened,
probably by Capt Phelps, and the or
der was executed and when the boys
found IL they looked into the envelope
and found the S.. They took IL to Secre-
tary of State Chiffon who now has the
letter and the S.. The letter will be
framed and the money turned into the
State Treasury. Since the letter was
written the capitol has been moved 70
Wheeling and brought back TO Charles
ton, and the only person who held
position under the State government at
the time aud who is still Ia the employ
OF the State is w. A. Cracratt chief
clerk in the Auditors Office. DR.. Shaw
has been dead about ten years.
There came near being murder IN
Braxt0n county, a few days ago. II
seems that Newton COgar and young
man named Sawyers had a jug Of
whisky come TO the depot, which was
shipped C. o. d. Not having the money
90 take it out, they proposed to David
Boggs son OF Perry BOggs, who resides
near Buffalo creek, that II he would ad-
vance the money he could have part OF
the whisky. BOggs complied with the
proposition, and the jug was taken out
and all started down the river road.
When they got about two miles down
the road a dispute arose, and COgar and
Boggs came to blows. BOggs was get
ting the better OF his opponent when
Sawyers rushed up and struck him Ia
the back Of the head with beer bottle,
knocking him senseless, and Cogar aud
Sawyers, thinking him dead, dragged
the body into some brush and LETT IT,
Boggs was discovered some time after
wards, and Will recover.
The corn crop in this section is gone
up. The drought OF the past month has
ruined 10 beyond redemption, and under
the most favorable conditions IL cannot
make half crop. The Register has 10
terviewed prominent farmers from this
county ald Berkeley, and every one OF
them expressed the belief that there
would not be more than One-tourth OF
an average crop. The lack OF rain and
the hot sun have burnt up the late corn,
while that planted early has failed TO
I'm because there has been no moisture.
One farmer told Us that he has not
known such failure 10 the cora crop
In thirty years. II is reported that
some farmers In Berkeley county are
cutting of the corn simply 20 save the
fodder ShCphcrdStOlCH REGISTER.
A sad accident occurred at Keyser
last Tuesday night which resulted in
the death OF Pierce Lynch. he was
employed by the Baltimore s. Ohio at
that place receiving refrigerator cars.
While az work on the top OF car about
10 O'Clock Tuesday night he missed his
footing and fell headlong TO the ground,
a distance Of about fourteen feet, crush
ing his skull 10 a horrible manner, from
which he died Wednesday morning At
o'clock, never regaining consciousness.
Capt. McCabe. formerly Of Cumber-
land, was found dead in a boat near
MartiDsburg last Sunday. McCabe's
body showed rough treatment and three
young men were held for his murder.
McCabe left Cumberland after being
acquitted OF setting Shantytown on fire
some time ago, and has been making
living by renting boats and fishing He
had taken the men arrested on fishing
trip and all had been drinking. They
were held for trial.
The new we'll opposite this Office is a
curiosity. Some say the water Is salt,
while others say IL Is pure mineral
water. Some driak it for health, others
drink Il and are made sick. Percy
Leap drinks il TO produce flesh, j. w.
McIntire to reduce his flesh, while Mr..
Barrack, 10 is said, drinks 10 20 bring
back his youth. The well Is only GA
feet deep, but evidently the water is
unit to drink.-W,tzel Republican.
Some rather unusual yields Of wheat
are reported from Romney, Hampshire
county. From eight to fifteen bushels
are considered q fair yield generally,
but one piece Of fourteen acres, belong
ing TO Z. Russell & Bro, has yielded
324 ishels aud a small lot in the west
ern part OF the town, belonging 70 John
Harrison, Of about an acre and half,
thrashed out fity bushels.
John Plotner, Of Berkeley county,
was killed last Saturday by an OK. Mr..
Plotner had taken the OK to field, and
attempting 20 tie him so as 20 prevent
him from jumping out, when the OK
turned on him aud bruiSipg him very
badly, rolled him about sixty yards
from the starting point, where he was
found dead Saturday morning.
Joe Burdette was out TO see his par
ents on Reedy, to spend Sunday. Sat
urday night he picked a revolver that
had been lying Ia the house for some
time, snd Ga handling it discharged the
only loaded chamber, the ball striking
his mother 10 the back. IL Is thought
now that the wound will not be fatal.
- Jackson Herald
The old brick church al Clarksburg,
built By the PresbYterians In 1884, has
been torn down 70 make room for a new
ediice. The grave Of the first pastor,
Rev. Asa Brooks, grandfather Of ex-
Gov. Fleming, was found undisturbed
under the pulpit OF the old edifce.
The Bayard Taunery is being pushed
70 completion rapidly. The new enter
prise will give employment to good
many hands, as the commencement
capacity will be about fifteen thousand
hides per week.
Last Thursday as Emory NJ. Nuss