Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-02
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AUS 4AA q NJ AaHA a1~a
residing on Lower Bonds creek, near
CORVALLIS, started Sunday evening os-
tensibly to go to church, but evidently
they preferred q promenade, so instead
OF stopping at church, they footed 1t
through TO St. Marys, . distance OF
about eighteen miles, reaching d A
place about seven o'clock Monday mora
ing. having trampcd all night. Ihey
evidently had matrimonial intentions,
bat as they were only eighteen years OF
age, they could BOT procure the neces-
sary documents in this State, so they
crossed the river % Newport, Ohio.
Here they also found their progress 20
the desired l. zen baked, as the county
seat was sixteen miles away, and the
young couple decided 20 ret-ace their
stems homeward. Whether they in
tended 10 make their parents believe
they we're married or not is the Ques-
ZION thew only can decide. They re-
crossed the river at St. MarYs about
half-past ten o'clock, and resumed their
tramD home. Mr.. HudkinS and Mr..
Constable, fathers Of the runaway
connie reached st. Narys In hot pursuit
Of the erring kids. The young couple,
however, passed up one street as their
parents passed down another, and con
s~equsntlv did not meet their anxious
pUrsuers.
or the ortinaI organizsrso OF the West
V.r-l1ia 81. r.. Conference only FIVE
charter members are now living, fOur
Of whom are still 10 the Conference.
They are DR.. Gideon Martin, Or. j. L.
ark, DR.. A. j. LYDIA and Rev. Ben
iamfn Ison, an OF whom are ia attend
aace at tho Conference now in session
here, and Rev. j. 5. Deliver who has
for several years past been living in
the west. DrS. j. L.. Clark and Gideon
Martin are the oldest men in the Con-
ference, the former being so aud the
latter 90 years OF age. DR.. Martin has
been in the miuisterY So years, having
been admitted ia 1887 into the Pitts
burg Conference and Or. Clark has
been q minister for - years, having
been admitted into the same conference
in 1871. Rev. Ison was admitted 10
the Pittsburg Conference in 1915 and
has therefore been In the ministry IS
wears. These four distinguished min
listers were an members OF the first
West Virginia Conference, and the
only charter members now living, eX-
ceDt Rev. Deliver, OF IOWa.-Gr1tton
S-HtiEC'.
A terrible tragedy occurred In Hunt
ton township, M0u0DgaIa county,
tGy Thursday morning, ia which the
N9n-ytar-O'J son of George Baker,
living on Str0DE's run, was killed, and
the man who did the shooting may lose
his mind. 10 seems that the little fell
low GOT mp in bis sleep, and, going oyer
10 Jesse Deuuy's house, a near neigh
Dor, about . o'clock, knocked at the
front door. Mr.. Denny was awakened
and asked who was there, but received
no answer. Believing that burglars
were o.. work he got q revolver and 60
ing 10 tue front OF the house, saw what
be supposed % be a mau. Calling out
and receiving no answer, he fired, the
bullet striking the child in the aOdO-
men. He fell with q cry Of pain, and
healeSE the childish voice, Mr.. Denny
realized bis mistake. A physiciaa was
summoned, but be could do nothing Tor
the little sufferer. Mr.. Denny is pros
t-a,eI, aud il is feared he will become
insane.
, .Dn Saturday last 90 q platform dance
81. ~. BoSweIrs, on AnshOnY'S Greek,
Gyseub-ier county, Omer Dean shot
Jsck Noouau three times with a pistol.
The circumstances are as follows;
NoonCu had some whisky and Dean
asked him for q drink. NOODan refused
I'm most emphatic language, but seeing
that Dean was inclined 10 take the re-
fusal as an insult, relented and gave
him O. drink. Dean seems 70 have
brooded over the episode for half an
hour or more, aud finally concluded
that only blood could atone for the al
legged insult, and approaching Noonan
opened fire upon him. One or the
wounds is dangerous, striking the pubic
bone and ClauCiug downward. Dean
has not yet been arrested.
In Preston county the County Clerk
failed Co make up bis records and have
the Court 90 sign them, a matter 70
which he has failed TO attend for quite
q while on the account OF having other
business. Last week Prosecuting At
toruey Watring obtained q writ Of man
damuS from Judge HOke requiring the
Court 90 show cause why the records
are not made up. The legal authorities
OF E.1gw00d claim that the records
cannO, be made up now. The matter
presents % bad appearance. The tax
PAYERS also claim th0t they will not pay
their taxes levied by the County Court
when no record was made Of their pro-
Ceedings.
A stylishly dressed woman Of prepos-
sessing appearance giving the name OF
Miss Jennie Fullerton has been victim
izing the people of Cabell county. She
claimed 60 be the agent of q Cincinnati
dry goods house, and carried samples OF
dry goods and notions. She claimed 20
sell them 80 reduced rates, and found
many customers, who were allowed
time 90 pay. The goods were 20 be
shipped In ten days. In every case SEe
obtained small amounts OF money 10
part payment, but the goods have not
ma~terialized. This is the third Swindle
perpe.rated on the uDSuspectiug citi-
zens OF that vicinity within o few
months.
A. NJ. Marrison. of near GAINESVILLE,
w. Va, has made a record with a f0cS
Of 10 yves that is hard TO beat. These
ewes raised 9S lambs this year, the az
gregate weight OF which was 1920
pounds, and they brought him Sll1.50
lie also clipped of the ewes 1872 pounds
Of wool, which brought him S33.72,
making a total realized from the ewes
Of SI5i.22. Ono OF the ewes raised
three lambs which averaged = pounds
each, and the same eve sheared eight
pounds Of wool, and her wool and lambs
brought SI3.2S. The average clip OF
the is ewes was six pounds.