The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-13
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SHEEP kubEDs--IIast.w week a party
of sporting gentlemen of Mead and
York townships, in this county, went
out with their hounds to have fox
chase. During the night the hounds
separated and the parties went home
without them.u The hounds afterwards
came together on the premises of Allen
Ramsey, in field In which there were
several hundred sheep, and commenced
the work OF destruction and kept 1t up
until they were killed in the morning,
killing between eighty and ninety
sheeP, and Woquding q large number
of the others, many Of which have since
died. Up to this time about one hun
dred and fifteen are dead. D4
. a hall dozen or more hounds have
been killed, and their owners have paid
for the sheep actually. killed; but there
seems to be some difficulty about those
that have since died, and the matter
viii likely be settled by a lawsuit. ~
u ABANDONMENT OF "A CHILD By IT'S
MoTHER-AN saOUTRAdEoUsa O 4 CASE
Some weeks ago a woman, a stranger
to our town, got out of one of our omni-
buses, went into a dwelling near by,
and asked TO be permitted to stay with
the family. She was sent 10 another
house, and soon it was found doctor
was needed and she was speedily, de-
ltVered OF child. She pretended to
have plenty of money, and told the wo-
man with whom she was staying, that
she would pay her way. A a few morn
ings ago, however, she arose! early,
Informed her newly found friends that
she was going mp town in quest Of a
place to live, and disappeared, leaving
her infant child to be taken care OF by
strangers. The poor, little foundling
Was on Monday sent to the County In
nfInary.1ii9TuaE yElzur n gzeya1sil
Nothing whatever is known of the
WomanTWheres 8 he came from, who she
Is, or where she has gone to. All is a
mystery. agisesrs-4..J-,-l.a .a..- 81 E..,+..
It is one Of the most heartless and
cruel cases of desertion we ever heard
INSTALLATION AT THE EPREsBYTERIAN
CHURoHT1 INTERESTING EXERCISEs.-
Rev. Robert Alexander was yesterday
Installed as pastor of the Presbyterian
congregation of st. Clairsville. The ex-
ercises were very solemn and interest
Ing, and were witnessed by large cou-
course OF people. Rev. Mr.. CASTOR, Of
Bellaire, hrst preached an instructive
discourse, after which the venerable
DR.. Mitchell, of Mt. Pleasant Church,
installed the newly elected pastor, and
delivered a sensible and impressive
chrage to him.. Rev. T. r. Crawford, Of
Nottingham Church, followed by Dr..
Mitchell with some Well-timed remarks
to the congregation. The exercises
were closed with the benediction, by
DIR: Mitchell, after which the entire
audience moved through the church
and extended the right hand of fellow
ship to oMr.,Alexander.F ..iilT z-arLaua
p TEMPERANCE PTo-NIo AND CELEBRA-
TIoN.-St. Clairsville Lodge, /. O.G. T.,
will celebrate the 10th OF May-it be-
ing the anniversary of the organization
of the order in North Amerfca-by q
Basket Picnic near st. Glatrsville, Yhe
members of Sister Lodges and the
friends of temperance are cordially in
vited to attend. Members Of the order
will please met at the Court House,
at 10 o'clock A, NJ, and form in pro-
cesslon to march to the ground. Capt.
L.DantOrd will deliver an address, and
music will be provided for the occasion.
A general good time is anticipated. 4
MARTINsvILLE and Bridgeport are
earnestly at work trying to secure a
Macadamized road from the river West
into Colerain township. Both have lots
otpluck, and both see the Importance
of the proposed work. 5Iz i,6laa8sI