Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-23
INTENSE COLD.
THE THERMOMETER VERY Low ALL OVER
TIE STATE,
While he Snow is Deep Byerywhars--Gensral
News From the Interior CounhsS The
Past Week.

The State exchanges arriving during
the past few days are full of reports Of
deep snow aud intense cold. In the
mountains the snow is reported as being
all the way from ten to forty inches
deep. while ice as thick as twenty
inches is noted. The mercury ranged
very low, as will DO seen by the follow
ing examples: Nicholas c. H., 25 be-
low; sutton, % below; Addison, Is be-
low; 81. George, 10 below; Spencer, IS
below: GrautSville, is below; Ravens
wood, is below; Bluefeld, "A below;
Elk Garden, 10 below; LewiSburg, 10
below; Fairmout, Is below; Farming
ton, 10 below; Terra Alta, % below;
Logan C. II. % below; Credo, p below.
on Monday night last the dwelling
house of j. f. Montgomery, residing on
the Berry Fork OF O'Brien'S Fork,
BraxtOn county, was destroyed by fire,
together with all it's contents The
family, ten in number. barely escaped
with their lives, not even saving
stitch Of clothing The night was ex-
tremely cold aud the family suffered
greatly until cared for By nelghbors.
Luther Starkey. f0urteen-year-old
lad, was accidentally shot In the lace
by q Herman boy, while hunting on his
brother-in-law's Crank Siayenl farm,
Saturday last They had AO'ed rabbit,
and the Herman boy shot in tho hole
while the Starkey boy was looking in
the other end the load OF shot striking
MIN in the face. lie will lose one eye,
and probably his life.
The case OF the negro, Rose, who
brutally murdered a negro woman in
Huntington some days ago, was con-
tinued when called uD FOR trial last
week. The attorneys have put in
plea Of insanity. Six or eight lawyers
have been retained in the case and Will
contest every inch OF ground.
A two-year-old daughter Of Charles
Fo;tney, living near ShinnStOn, was
burned TO death a few days ago. The
child was left alone i'm the house for a
short time while its mother went 70
neighbors, and when she returned the
little ones clothing was in flames.
The Wheeling REGISTERS telegraph
ic liar says the Mougehala river is fro
zen 10 the bottom.-PutnGm Democrat
Three lines below this item the Demo
crut says the river between Red House
and Winfield sis frozen solid"
A young lady at Paw Paw, Morgan
county, was taken TO the Potomac, a
hole was cut in the thick ice and the
Young lady immersed, with the temper
ature below zero. She deserves harp
and crown.
Mr.. c, A. Patterson, OF Cumberland,
school teacher at Potomac station,
was struck by b. 81 -. train No. 40 and
instantly killed last Friday night 81 the
latter place. He leaves family,
Last Monday four-year-Old son OF
S. c. Brown, superintendent Of the
Greenbrier county infrmary, was born-
ed to death by his clothing taking fire.
Ex-senator Camden has secured from
the Government 1000 bass which will
be turned loose in Gauley river at Cam
den-On-Gauley.
But one man was ever hanged in Gill
mer county, and that was thirty-four
years ago. The criminal was slave
named William.
A four-year-old son Of Jacob Eichel-
berger, OF JEFFERSON county, was Oulueu
to death few days ago, by his clothing
catching fire.
tits said NJ. s. Jeffreys, Of Calhoun
county, has been offered 100000 for
patent medicine he has compounded.
The Clerk Of the County Court Of Po-
cohontas county, will ask for bids for
new Court House at Warrington.
Mary Jane Chapman, aged 10, froze
TO death near Union, Monroe county, on
the night Of the sth inst
Mrs. Emily I. Blerring, OF Charles
Town, has sold John Browns bible TO
L. G.. Logan Of Chicago.
The receipts at the Hsrper's Ferry
pOstoilice, in 1892, entitle 10 TO b emade
a Presidential Office.
An anonymous writer is sending In
sulting letters TO Glennville ladies.
The lumber business is very active on
the Sand Fork in Lewis county.
William Daniels died in Wayne cOun-
", on the 9th, aged 90 years.
There are :, 200 suits pending In the
KanaWha Circuit Court.