Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-06
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS OF TIE WEEK JUST
PASSED.
Accidents, Crimes and Miscellaneous Episodes Of All
Sorts, Colla.ed From the Columns Of
the County Press.

mined 4 shipped 50 cars OF coal one
day last week. 1t made three long
trains.
Last Sunday morning James Pallum,
an aged citizen Of near Amblersourg'
was killed by the first section Of b. *
O. passenger train, No. 3.
Kevser will vote on the 18th inst on
the question Of a further loan OF $4,000
10 complete the water works. Inc
plant complete will cost about $4,000.
In drilling a we'll for water at the
parochial residence OF Rev. Father
Ouirk. on Sand Fork, flow Of oil was
, found at a depth of 800 feet, but no
watOr was secured. Weston World.
A few days ago a Raymond City ho-
tel proprietor asked a bOarder 10 pay
his bill, The boGrder became indig-
nant, a row followed, and the hotel
keeper was badly stabbed. This comes
as a solemn warning 10 hotel keepers
Last week as several B. & D. repair
hands were returning from work on the
seventeen mile grade their truck col
lided with a helping engine in tunnel,
badly injuring q number OF them. One
mans leg was mashed and another had
his head split open, and the rest were
more or less bruised.
There is a patient at the hospital for
the insane who says that he was very
we'll acquainted with Noah, Of Biblical
fame. lie describes the ark as an or
binary fat boat, and says that the flood
was nothing more than a slight freShet.
This same individual also irreverently
insists that be husked corn with Jesus
Christ.
Centralia, q little town on the line
of the W. Va, & =. railroad, in Tucker
county, is at present experiencing q
social scandal, which has resulted In
steps being taken By r. /. Taylor, a
section boss on the railroad, 70 secure
divorce from his wife. Arch Rother-
ford, a nejghbor and married man, Is
named as correspondent.
The big suit at Elizabeth before
Judge Foreman, in which K. A. Byrd
sued Capt. Milt Lowther for $4,000,
has beenIn the jury's hands since Satur-
day week. IL looks like the jury will hang
and that the case will have 70 be tried
over again. The case attracted a good
deal of interest and was most bitterly
contested by q strong array Of legal
talent.
The felony cases Of the State against
Stovall Afford, charged with shooting
with intent to kill, Ira Adkins with at
tempted rape, ChaS. Brumdsld with
murder, Jenkins Brumfeid with shoot
Ing with intent tOskill, and Lee Adkins
with liberating Frank DamSOn from the
County Jail, were all tried at a recent
term Of the Lincoln Circuit Court, and
all acquitted.
John Bryan, a young man OF 10,
living near BarbOurSyille, had quite a
mishap last winter by falling on an
icy road. his knee striking against a
stone. Quite bruise was made, but it
was not considered serious at the time,
but later on 1t began TO give consider
able trouble, and now his leg is swollen
TO double its natural size, and at this
time il is feared that that member will
have 90 be amputated.
A serious row occurred at MontrOse,
near Elkin's, last Saturday morning. A
feud had existed between Frank Stout
and Eli Moore, and eliminated In a
personal encounter on that day. Stout
struck Moore with a pole, which cut a
very severe cash along the side OF his
head and descending broke his arm in
two places. IL was 40 first thought be
was fatally injured, but later advices
show that be will likely recover. Stout
was placed under $500 bail 70 appear
and answer an indictment.
Miss Lacey Evertt, daughter Of ia
cob Evertt Of Hampshire county, while
visiting az Mr.. John Saville's, In Bean
Settlement, was accidentally shot few
DAYS ago, bv one Of Mr.. Savi,le'S boys.
The boy, as is always the case in such
accidents, pointed a gun at the girl,
and was swapping it, suppOSing it was
not loaded. Finally he put cap on
the gun and pointing 10 at her snapped
again, when It was discharged, part of
the load striking her in the side Of the
face, making a very painful, though
not serious, wound.
The Standard Oil Company have
commenced to lay six-inch pipe, par
Rllel with the present pipe line, from
the MorgantOwu pumping station East.
The oil from SiSterSyille, Mt. Morris,
Mcdonald, NJ nningtOn aud other
fields is carried through this line and
the present capacity is not sufficient TO
carry the produce since the placing of
the large pump in the station there.
The pumping capacity Of the station is
$4,000 barrels in twenty-iour hours.
The eastern terminus Of the line is
near Philadelphia
One morning recently, when the fire.
man at Mr.. Thomas LeOn9rd's mill
went &c build his fire in the engine, be
was surprised 20 hear yells coming from
some unknown place and tried 20 locate
the spot, but was compelled from lack
OF time 20 desiSt On opening the FIRE,
box out crawled certain cOlored gen
tleman of African descent, who had
been securely fastened in it for some
considerable time. Mr.. Geonard de-
sires 20 inform the city authorities thai
n they persist in uSinS his ire-boX for
q lookup he shall charge rent.-ElSm,
Mountain.
Mr.. John Davis, an aged and well.
known resident OF ShepherdStown, {;
preparing for the inevitable in a very
matter-of-fact way. He and his wife
are both far advanced in years, and
have no children or near relatives &c
depend upon, so they are setting their
house in order. Mr.. Davis has bought
a lot In Elmwood cemetery and fixed il
Just as he wants it, all except the dig
cling Of the graves. He has also con
tracted for pair Of tOmbStones, one
for himself and one ior his wife, and in
a week or two be will have them placed
in position, ready for the final lettering,
when he and his wife shall have passed
away.
Between four and five o'clock Thurs