Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-08
news OF THE STATE.
INFORMATION OF ALL SORTS FROM TEE
INFERIOR.
Tks More Notable Happenings o. tbs Pas,
Week, as Reported BY the Various
County Papers.

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The po.tofIice at Elkins became \
presidential Office January l, 1924. with
salary OF $1,000
A mad dog bit a lot OF horses and cat
tie In Trout Run Valley, Hardy county.
and they were killed.
A colored man stole SIS in money land
some notes and papers from l.. NJ. Al
bright's store in kingwood, and es-
capped.
The first number OF Bcrkc,cy Free
Lance, the new MsrtinSburE weekly. is
out Mowboy & Evans are the pub
fishers.
At Guyandotte last week the Drys
were successful in the municipal cleo
tion and the saloons will close for a
year at least.
II is whispered that three weddings
are soon expected in Davis, with
father and two sons on one side and
three sisters on the other.
An insane man. who had been put OF
West Virginia Central train, attempt
ed 10 wreck the following train by pill
ing rocks on the track. He was locked
up.
We understand a butterfly was seen
on Christmas day flying about IS though
II were summer. Bees were out a long
distance from their hives. -PocuhoniGs
Times.
Central City elected Major McKen-
dree, Democrat, MaYr aud Demo
cratic Council, The'three low men for
Council tied, and will agree among
themselves as to who will act As Coun-
Gilman.
Capt II. II. Emmert, OF Martinsburg,
has received notice from Col. l.. T.. Fast
appointing him commander OF Second
Battalion, First Regiment, West Nir-
ginia National Guard. This promotion
relieves Mr.. Emmert from the cap
isincy OF Company l..
At the Pawpaw election last week
she entire Citizens ticket, with the ex-
seption OF the Mayor. wIs elected
against the regularly nominated ticket.
The Mayor elected is Morris Flora, an
Did and esteemed citizen. The main
issue was against the accommodating OF
sSurplus in the city treasury.
MI James w. Strong is a very sue.
cesstul sheep raiser and usually has the
earliest lam bS OF any other farmer He
now mas 90 young lambs, the product
OF so ewes, only having lost one In that
numb He mas 90 ewes, yet 10 lamb.
Inc weather is certainly very favor
able for early lamb s.-Mdrii1lsbi,rq
World
Or. ii. l.. Shriver, OF Logan. while on
visit here, last week, received a mes
sage informing him that MI Cary, his
partner in drug store at Logan, had
skipped ont with a woman, and the
property was being attached The Doc
tor returned at once to Logan, leaving
his wife here TO continue her visit
wayne NCiCS.
Glass was made at the Eagle Glass
Works this week TO test molds. The
managers expect 10 start the factory
Segularly about the 18th inst. and hope
70 have steady run. This will be
good news to the people OF Lazearville
as the prosperity OF the town depends
largely on the running Of this factory.
-JVcllSb,Tg Herald.
John Jose, OF Atlantic Mines. was Sc
riously injured in the arm By frar-
meut OF bull nose" Of a car, which
vas loaded with powder and fred of
ny some young men 10 celebrating the
New Year at those mines. Mr.. Jose
was standing about eighty feet from
the point where the charge was fired.
and was struck in the right arm.
Word has reached Parkersburg OF n
terrible hight which occurred between
two prominent farmers q fow miles ont.
side OF that town a few days ago. One
OF the participants broke tho others
Jaw In two places with his bare fst.
making very serious injury. Friends
OF each have made an effort to keep tho
matter quiet and only few have heard
Of it.
At Duniow, Jenny LaTertv, Sarah
Marcum, Doc LafIerty and one or two
others filed up on drug store liquor last
wednesday and the usual Sight followed.
IN the melee Jennie Laferty was cut
thirteen times and is now in serious
condition. Some of the other women
were badly cut also After the trouble
the knife users disappeared and are
Still OF large.
Tn the trial OF case I'm the Wavne
Criminal Court, Monday, by some means
thirteen jurymen were drawn and by
oversight the jury was not sworn.
Neither OF the Irregularities were dis
covered until the jury returned into
Court and announced that they were
unable % agree on verd Ct and called
attention to the fact that the Jury had
not been sworn and there were thirteen
men on IL.
Thomas Reed was shot and killed I'm
his home at Trout Valley. Greenbrler
county, on Christmas night A crowd
OF young people we're having a frolic
az his house. konos Douglas got drunk
and attended without an Invitation.
lie fred his revolver and made himself
30 obnoxious that Mr.. Reed put him out
and shut the door behind hiu. Dourla rs
hred through the door ana Killed Reed.
who was sober, Industrious and
highly res pected m8u.
Mrs. Leatbcrman, an old and highly
esteemed lady, was accidentallv shot 1y
her son-in-law, Michael Miller. a. Rom.
neg last Saturday. Mr.. Miller was
throwing cartridges out OF the maya
zlne OF his rife. and by some means tho
ham fell, discharEing tho bullet into
Mrs Featherstone's heart. killing her
almost Instantly. Mr.. Miller was IRE an
other room al the time, aud as the rifle
was pointed in the direction OF her per
son the bullet passed through the wall
before striking her.
lhey had rush at shielding In
Falatne last Saturday night that
didn't pan out a. the principals had
anticipated Rumor says That one