Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-05
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r.en,s Of Interest From Various Interior
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fsenss OF Interest From Various Inferior
Counties.
The County Court OF Writ county will
let the contract on February IL FOR
highway bridge over Right Reedy creek.
The Webster Echo says that owing to
the negligence OF the proper autnori-
ties no inquest was held over the oooy
of DeputyS sheriff John Branham, who
died ia that county recently from
wounds received while attempting 10
arrest the Fleming brothers.
Henan Fleming did not die OF the
terrible wound he received In the des-
perate fight at Boggs, Webster county,
about three weeks ago, which resulted
in the killing OF his brother Calvert, ana
officer John II. Branham. He Is now
in Jail near the scene Of the night, ana
seems 10 be recovering. The Virginia
authorities want to bring him back TO
that State for trial, but he will prooa-
bly, be held by West Virginia and tried
first for the crime committed In thls
State.
A cutting ARRAY occurred on Monday
last at Brooklyn, in Raleigh county
lust opposite Hinton, on New River,
which may prove serious matter
Messrs. Thomas ]. Cotton and Epnralm
Gales ouarreled over a board bill, which
Gales claimed Cotton owed him. Cotton
disputed the bill, and the two men
clinched. Mr.. Walthall, in whose store
the alteration occurred, ordered the
combatants out, and after they reached
the road they began the fight again,
when Gales drew his knife and inflicted
q serious wound in Mr.. Cotton's thigh.
Mr.. Cotton'S wound bled protusely'
and it is feared he will not recover.
The West Union Record says that
Little Flint and the country around the
mouth Of Big Flint begins to favor al
oil field considerably. So say those
who have visited that section recently.
Beside the wells that nave already been
drilled in and are yielding fair quanti-
ties of oil, others are being drilled aud
rigs are being erected on every hsnd'
The field is the scene OF conslderaoie
activity. Many hands are employed,
and every farmers house is turned into
q regular tavern. Saw mills are run
ming almost night and day cutting rig
timbers. and teamsters are rushing TO
and fro hauling supplies in from every
direction. Taking it all in all, it is
very busy locality just now and prom
ises to be more so as soon as spring
opens.
The fact that Summers County Court
has undertaken the rather expensive
task OF surveying the entire boundary
line of their county indicates that the
members OF the Court at least entertain
some serious hope Of gaining something
thereby. With them the claim TO por-
tions of Greenbrier and Monroe, lnclud-
ing the towns of Anderson and North
Anderson, is not joke. And yet 1t Is
difficult to perceive upon what they
base their expectations. The act estao-
fishing the county Of Summers was
passed by the Legislature on February
27th, 1871. By the provisions OF the
act referred to the boundary line OF
Summers is set forth as beginning at
the mouth OF Round Bottom branch on
New River in Monroe county,
then crossing said river and
| through the counties OF Mercer,
Favette and Greenbrier giving metes
in detaiD to a station on Wallow Hole
Mountain, "thence south SIS degrees,
east 3,14O poles to station east OF
Keeney's Knob in Monroe county
thence south degrees. east 1920 poles
to station near Greenbrier river, and
running thence south 80 degrees, west
7.74O poles TO the beginning" The sta
ton near Greenbrier river above REFER
red to, as carefully surveyed twenty ood
wears ago was found to be about mis-
below Anderson. 1t Is certainly mos'
unlikely that so enormous blunder
was committed by the original survey
ors in running the short line from the
ooint east OF Keeney's Knob 10 the sta
lion near the river as TO throw the lat
ter q mile or more to the northeast so as
To include Anderson. Competent sur
veyors say it is well nigh an impossi-
bility