Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-13
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sral News Of the Siaie

there was drunken carousal that
night at notorious dive at a suburb Of
Bluefeld called Cooperstown, one Liz
zle Redd being the prOprietress Of the
place. A number OF negroes were
at the dive, and three OF them
went into Bluefeld and became very
disOrderly on Bland street. It is not
known what Policeman Chandler said
10 them, but is supposed he ordered
them TO be quiet, when one OF them
drew his pistol and defled the police
man. Loud words were heard by those
ia H.gginbOtham's livery stable and j..
II. Johnston stepped out 10 see what
the matter was. just as he did So two
pistol shots rang out and he saw one Of
the men drop. Three others walked OF
down Bland street at quick gait. He
stepped out 20 where the man had
fallen, when be found Will Chandler,
his life long friend and one Of the most
courageous men ever on the police
force of Bluefeld. Mr.. Chandler asked
about the negro who had shot him, and
asked who had come 70 his assistance.
When told, be said: Harye, take me
home. / can't walk" He was carried
20 mis- home at Y. II. McCiaugberty' $,
where he lived little over an hour. He
was shot through the brain and never
spoke after he was carried home. Mr..
Johnston, as soon as his friend had been
cared for, started in search Of the ne
grOes. He found the one who had done
the shooting sitting on a truck at the
passenger depot. He asked him about
the affair and the negro denied that he
had done any shooting and asked for
doctor. He was bleeding rapidly and
IN a few minutes he was dead. He was
shot through the neck and large vein
severed. The negro had pistol with
one empty chamber. The Negroes name
was Crawford and he was employed as
cook on the RadfOrd material train. 1t
is not known who his accOmpllceS were.
Three children Of Augustus Bier
kamp, OF Harry county, died with diph-
liberia, last week. There is much diph-
liberia in BraxtOn and other counties,
also. In the family Of w. 5. Hammer,
Of BraxtOn. the wife and four children
have died Of the disease. AT Letart
there are twenty cases. AT various
places families have lost as high as two
children each and have others sick.
For the past week a couple Of men
claiming 70 be Latter Day Saints, have
been preaching In various school houses
in Fetterman district, Taylor county.
Fin last Friday night they preached at
the White Day school house TO fair
sized crowd, most OF whom went 70 hear
them through idle curiosity. They held
meetings az the same place Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night. From
there they, went to the Dean School
house where on Monday and Tuesday
nights they preached TO packed houses.
James Brogan, charged with the MUIR
der of Everett Agee, at Jacksonville,
Va, In April, 1891, was arrested near
LlndSide, Monroe county, on last Mon
day, CANARY 3Oth, and lodged In jail at
Union, by Sheriff J. Z. HanSbarger,
upon complaint made by d. Slusher,
Sheriff Of Floyd county, Va. Steps will
be taken soon TO remove BrOgan 10
Floyd county, where he will have a
speedy trial.
There was a private exhibition of
high kicking by party OF young ladies
the other evening in ShepherdstOwn.
The Register reporter was not In it, and
therefore cannot say with certainty who
carried of the hOnOrs, although we
understand downtown young lady
slightly excelled the next highest from
uptown. There was remarkable agil-
ity, II is said, upon the part Of several.
-SheDhCT ISiOlCR REGISTER.
The NclO Dominion charges that the
FairmOnt people solder up the holes In
their gas pipes az night for fear shell
come on, =" and the Vest FirGjRiGR re
torts that Morgantown people have
been tlp-toeing, putting and swearing
trying 20 blow out their electric lights
when going TO bed.
II is stated that the promised chair
factory Of BuckhannOn was manipu-
lated by an expert swindler, and that
he got $4,000 from Levi Leonard, $1,000
from the bank and a cOnSiderab
amount from the BuckhannOn Boom te
aye Co., and left them in the lurch.
A lady living in this neighborhood
has pet hen IL was attacked by
hog and when found the hog was rob
bling the hen Of her dinner by eating
corn out of her craw. The wound was
sewn up and the hen is getting WE'LL
POcQhOntGS Times.
Seven men have died Of topboid fever
az Byrne and a Dyer'S lumber camp on
Laurel crock, In Webster county. 1t is
said that the epidemic was caused by
the freshly thrown up earth, the camp
being close to the lice OF the railroad.
Two Pocahontas youths Quarre'ed'
over barlow knife, aud being unable
TO settle the matter peaceably, one
drew a revolver and shot the other
through the shoulder. Doctors say
that the wound is not serious.
The average daily production Of the
Sistersville oil field for the month Of
January was nearly $4,000 barrels day
for every day 10 the month. There are
PSF producing wells ia the field.
w. R. Jacobs. OF Tucker county, at
tempted 90 show Granville LOckhsrt
how the new cylinder press Of the
Elizabeth Tmes run, aud had one OF
his thumbs cut of.
II Is said that the County Courts Of
Mcdowell ana Logan counties nave re-
duced the new valuation OF real estate
about One-third by granting releases.
The management Of the C. & o. cana
the work OF repairs along
the line wherever needed. About sew
enty-fve men are az work.
The Greenbrier Creamery Company
has, since % begun operations, has paid
out over 100000 for milk and operat-
ing expenses.
Last Sunday Walter 5. Jett, Of
Richie county, was drowned at the
Mouth OF Middle Fork creek, that
county.
The hard winter has frozen nearly