The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-03
WEST VIRGINIA. ITEMS

Or Saturday afternoon, the oath ult.,
says the Union, the house of Jacob
KEGS, near Shanghai, in Berkeley coun-
", was entirely consumed by fire, All
his household goods and wearing APP
parel, together with all his provision,
grain and farming utensils were de-
stroyed-involying loss of about one
thousand five hundred dollars.
SSow.-The Kanawha Republican of
terday that there We're from three to four
inches of snow in the mountains east of
this place.
MODEL SHERIFF.-The Fairmont Ve-
dette relates the following: We learn
upon good authority that the Sheriff of
Doddridge county got so stirred" the
other day, that he laid down upon the
ground to rest his weary bones. While
he slept, some mischievous boys got
shovels and covered him up, leaving
only his nose protruding from the
moistened dust. In this condition he
lay for some time. When aroused he
grew very indignant at his disturbers,
declaring that he was duly dead and
had been decently buried and desired
to be let "alone his glory" His wife
finally convinced him that he was not
dead but only severely drunk, when he
got up, shook himself and went home.
JUDGE HALB.-The Fairmont Yedene
learns from letter received OH We'd
nesday, that Judge f. B. Hall, of Mar
tinsburg, is recovering from his recent
dangerous illness.
NEW CoUNTY.-The Vedette learns
that some of the citizens of Warrington
township, Marion county, and the adj
joining townships in Monongalia and
Wetzel counties are beginning 10 agi-
tate the subject of the formation of
new county out of parts of Marion,
Wetzel and MonOngalia. A meeting to
consider the question has been called at
Warrington for Saturday, December
Sth. at which, we understand, it is in
tended to take steps to bring the mat
ter before the next Legislature. |
APPoINTMENT.-The Shepherdstown
Register says w. L. Harrington of that
place, has received the appointment of
Assistant Assessor of Internal Rev
enue, for this county, under 0. d. Dow
ney, in place of James d. Fayman, re-
moved.
= TOURNAMENT.-The Charlestown
Free Press says a tournament is to
take place at Gerardstown, Berkeley
county, on the 18th inst"
SUIcIDE.-On Monday of last week,
MIR. Armisted b. Zorger, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his shop
in Bolivar, Jefferson county.
REv1vAL-A revival at the NJ. Z.
Church of Charlestown, Jefferson
county, is in progress. Since the COM
mencement of the meeting more than
forty have professed religion-most of
whom Lave united themselves with the
Church.
NAPOLEON AND SToNEwALL J JACKSON,
-"Mni." II. X. Douglas, of Winches-
ter, Va, is to lecture at Shepherdstown
on next Saturday evening, upon the
subject, Napoleon and Stonewall
Jackson-their resemblance and dis
semblance."
TIE RURAL WEST NIRGISIAN is the
title of a very neat little weekly paper
just started mt New Greek. 1t proposes
to be an educational and agricultural
paper, and is issued, we infer, from the
UniOn Banner Office. Goshorn Brothers
are the proprietors, and the price is fifty
cents year. We wish the Rural JFeSt
Iirginidn abundant success.
THE Richmond Enquirer states that
there is now living in Pocahontas
county gentleman between sixty and
seventy years of age, who has. in his
lifetime, killed hCentV- one hundred deer.
seventeen hundred of them with one
gun. He has also killed many bears,
panthers, ond other wild animals.
THE TAYLOR COUNTY CAsE-JUDGE
DLLE's DECISIoN.-A friend sends us
the following syllabus of Judge Dille's
decision concerning the action of the
Board of Supervisors of Taylor county,
reconsidering and reversing their ac-
ton i'll setting aside tho whole election
in the county:
a. Armstrong, | Circuit Court of Tay-
Board Supervi- In matter Of Petition
sOrs and John S. for writ of Certiorari
), Herr. to set aside &c.
Condensed opinion of John 4. Ollie:
lot Lei
writ? Held, that the proceeding was
proper and appropriate.
I'd. But four az stated meetings of
Board authorized by law, namely: 18th
Gay after spring and fall elections and
10Th days of June and December, and
the Board has no authority to increase
the number.
Sd. Meeting of Board on 9th Novem-
Der was stated meeting required by
law.
4th. Meeting on the 10th November
was held in pursuance only of the uu-
thority oftheir adjournment of the 9th
November, and was, therefore, con-
tinuation of the said stated meeting. -
This point sustained both by statute
and records of the Board. The adjourn
ment of the 9Th being by order to meet
on the 18th, and the journal of 10Th
stating that Board met in "Stated meet
ing" and in pursuance of said adjourn
inent. The right to reconsider was an
questionable.
Chip BURNED;--Last Thursday morn
ing, II little child of Mr.. n. N. Hoffman.
OF Morgantown, Zone of the editors OF
the P0Sp being left alone short time,
set its clothes on fire, and would have
been burned to death but that its
screams brought to its rescue gentle
man who CHANGED to be in an adjoining
room. The child was severely burned,
and the gentleman (NIr. ]. W. Saerj
who extinguished the flames, was also
burned about the hands.