Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-04
STATE TOPICS
BRIEF NOTES OF A MULTITUDE OF INTER.
ESTING MATTERS.
The More Important Events Of the Past Week
Occurring Through the Length and
Breadth Of West Virginia.

mao dog. Inc QOS was OWneQ uy Ga
Sheriff Osborn Kssler, and came to the
young lady's home on August %. Be-
Ing acquainted with the animal, she at
tempted 70 caress 10, and was bitten be-
tween the thumb aud forehnger OF her
hand. No serious results were antici-
pated at the time, as the dog was not
known to be rabid. She subsequently,
consulted a physician, who advised her
In regard to the matter, Meanwhile the
dog died, but we are not informed
whether he developed rabies On last
Friday Miss Chattin exhibited sYmp-
toms of hydrophobia, which continued
with increasing violence until her death
at the time above stated. She was aged
about 81 years.
Mr. H. ]. MileS,o Greenbrier county,
has come TO grief through very unU-
sual process. Some time ago, it seems,
in an evil hour he burned barn In
Meadow Bluff district Shortly after
wards, at q revival meeting he profess
ed conversion, and Ia public comics
sion Of his sins included his little eX-
plot about the destruction OF the barn.
The matter was OF course nOised abroad,
and coming 20 the ears OF the vigllant
prosecuting attorney, Bro. Miles was
Indicted for arson, and last week was
arrested and lodged 10 Lewisburg Jail,
where he enjoys a fine prospect OF going
to the penitentiary. And now, as they
say in the song, "he's sorry that he
spoke. "-MOHrOC IFGtchmGR.
Contractor Connor, who is putting
down a test oil well az ROnceverte, is
in hard luck and has broken a good
many tools. He says this Is the hardest
well he ever drilled. In the northern
fields the same amount OF work would
have put the drill down $500 or 1000
feet, out the close, tight sand makes
work 60 very slow. He is now down
between $50 and 400 feet, and is in sand
which may prove 70 be the Big Indian.
Prof. White estimated that the Big In
dian lay about 15Ofeet below the bed Of
the river, but he will know more when
this well is drilled than he ever knew
before.
E. J.. Holt, general merchant at
Academy, PocOhOntas county, has
made an assignment. His store is
probably the largest in the county.
Messrs NJ. j. McNeel and William Wy
song are the trustees named in the
deed good many OF Mr.. Hollis
customers have had no settlement Of
their store accounts since he has been
IN business, aud as there are large
amounts due him, the settling up OF
his affairs will cause more or less dis
tress in the Levels District. The liza
bities will amount TO about S13, 600
with assets TO about cover that amount.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, through NJ. Y. Richards,
land and migrant agent, has sold a
tract Of land in Hampshire county, on
the line OF the roed, containing over
three hundred acres, 90 party FROM
Western Pennsylvania. The purchasers
are farmers who think the land is eS-
pecially adapted TO their work, and
vii. settle upon 10 in a short time.
They report that many other families
are DESTROYS Of moving 70 the same
locality in West Virginia il land can
be purchased az reasonable price.
The C. & o. coal inspector was in this
region last week. As a result of bis
labOrs he has pronounced what is known
as the grey" coal In the Rush Run
seam as unmarketable. This objection
able matter varies in thickness from a
foot 70 twenty inches. A stoppage Of
cars is threatened by the railroad CON-
remcdied. How would the agency like
90 have its coal-gobbIing concern
smashed into smithereenS? It's poor
rule that don't work both Ways.-Fdy-
cite Journal
Peter Fannan, a well-known young
oman OF HOllidaysburg, was the Victim
OF a horrible accident Thursday night.
While walking along the railroad three
miles north Of town, he had his right
foot mashed by a passing freight train,
and being unable 20 walk 70 shelter he
persisted 10 the cold. The next morn
ing a track hand discovered the body
frozen stiff. He was aged IS years and
unmarried.-EitiUSN ClrS.
Last Tuesday night between twelve
and one O'CLOCK the saw mill OF q. w.
Barnhart at M0utrOSe, w. Va, was
burned 10 the ground, also several
thousand feet OF fine black walnut lum-
Der, making a loss 10 Mr.. Barnhart Of
not less than five thousand dollars with
no insurance. Mr. Barnhart is for
merly Of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. White, Of Charleston, w. Va. who
IS representing the West Virginia Oil
Company, succeeded in leasing about
fourteen hundred acres Of land on Flat
Mountain last week Mr.. White eX-
poets 20 sink a test well soon. The oil
fever is very high in this and Nickelrs
Mills neighbOrhOOd. - W0Ur0C WCtch-
man.
Last Saturday afternoon about dusk,
as James Brennan, son OF James Bren-
nan, OF RuSk Run. Lewis county, was
on bis way home from Weston, be fell
OF his horse down over an emban6meht
some forty or fifty feet, breaking his
neck He lived several hours before
death relieved him OF his terrible suffer
ing.
Berkeley Springs people held an
election on last Saturday 20 submit the
question whether or not Che town wOuld
issue bonds 20 the amount OF SlO. 600 for
the purpose OF completing their water
works. The proposition received but
slight opposition, only 2S votes being
recorded against it
The reported finding Of a rich de-
posit Of silver ore at MingO, Randolph
county, turns ont 20 be wholly imagi-
nary. Specimens which were taken 70
the West Virginia Experiment Station,
at MorgantOwn, when tested, proved to
be OF no value whatever.
New river coal digEsrs, who are flock
ing IN droves up the LOup creek extern
sion OF the @. & o. in search Of employ
ment with a view of lettering their
condition, would do we'll TO stay away
until the river scaleOf wages is adopted.
-FQuCtte Journal