Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-03
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4 Child Killed By Lightning Near
Belmont.
The Movements Of Citizens Other
Local Items From the Thriving
Town Across the River.

Monday afternoon during the heavy
storm the ten-year-Old sen of George
Agee, who lives just half mile south
OF Belmont, was struck and almost in
stantly killed by lightning. The little
fellow was standing On the porch
watching the rain when the house was
struck by lightning. A bolt forced its
way through the roof of the porch and
passing through the rim of the boy IS
hat entered the back of his head, kill
! ing him almost Instantly. The house
was badly damaged, but no one else
was injured
The lightning during the recent local
storms has been making quite record
In Belmont county. Seven barns and
one house struck and three deaths by
lightning almost within a week is no
small record. OF the seven barns
struck two were bQrned-the only ones
that were not insured.
William Moore, Of Lewis Mills,
started to move his family up to the
camp grounds at Burr's Mills. The
trip was made in twO-horse wagon,
and on the way the horses ran off, Ev-
erything breakable among the house
hold goods in the wagon was broke.
One little daughter had her leg broken,
while Mr.. Moore was seriously injured
in the back. Mr.. Moore remarked to a
likely that he would go to the camp
grounds this summer.
OTHER NOTES.
Mrs. Frank Fix and daughter, Mary,
of GAINESVILLE, are the guest Of relatives
in the city.
The American Mechanic band left
yesterday morning for Mountain Lake
Park. A large sized crowd saw the
boys OF.
Edgar OiMalley gave a birthday par
ty at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Michael Luskey, in the Second
ward.
Mrs. Charles Dunlap has returned
home from Toledo, where she has been
visiting her fathH, Mr.. John L. Shill-
ing.
Major T. w. Carol went out to Be-
thesda yesterday, where he will be the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. w. B. Howard,
for the next week.
Mrs. Flora McMillen, from West
Wheeling, left yesterday for Bethesda,
where she will spend two weeks Of the
hot season.
G. w. Bronson, of GAINESVILLE, was
IN town yesterday on business.
Miss Lyde Heatherington gave a
very enjoyable watermelon party last
evening at the home Of her father in
the First ward About thirty guests
were entertained until a late hour.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are arranging for AN entertain
mert some time the latter part of the
month
All the roof space ON the Windsor
has been reprinted.
J. C. Wood, private in Company E.
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, dropped in
on his brother, DR.. F. T. Knight, yes
terday. Wood is to meet some other
members Of his company at Parkers-
burg, all of whom are detailed ON some
special mission about which Wood re-
fused to make any statement. He left
over the Ohio River road at p. m.
Robert Alpin and family left yester-
day on visit to friends and relatives
in Marietta.
| On account Of the glass works at
Charleroi, Pa, being shut down, Ar
thur Muhleman is enjoying a vacation
| with his parents here.
Miss Julia Cavenaugh returned home
yesterday to Parkersburg after an ex-
tended visit to friends in Bellaire and
Benwood.
BILLY" George, the well known out
fielder, leaves to-day to join the New
ark, N. j., team, with which he has
! been all season.
Otto Glaso returned home yesterday
from Darlington, where he has been the
guest of friends.
Mrs. J. B. Smith has returned home
,, from Philadelphia, where she has been
for some time past.
There were no arrests made yester-
day. something out of the ordinary.