The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-19
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The following ilems We ellPlfrom Tho
Warrington, Pa., Reporter, Of yestef-
day;
RKy. Jsw. BArN, late Of cannons;
bnrgh, Pa, has been installed pastorof
the congregation OF Sidney, In the
Presbytery Of Sidney, Ohio.
AccIDRNT.-we. arc sorry 10 learn
ley was thtowniromhls horse on Mon
day evening, Of last week, and was
badly cut aud bruised about his. face.
EAR FRoSEs. .LCapt. ]. w. Mohtiord,
Of West Middletown, had his ear badly
frozen on Thursday, OF last week,
while riding from Olaysville, 10 thi6
place. The day was very cold, and the
road is perhaps the cold6st In the coun-
ty. The "rebs" made requiSitlon on
him In Virginia and took part Of the
ear and now 'tJack Ffpst'h takes the
STARTED FOR TENNEssRE.-Dr. j. W.
Alexander and Samuel, Il! Hart, OF
Canonsburg, LEFT thiS place on the
Hempheid Railroad on "Wednesday, on
q Q prospecting tour through the State of
Leuuboooes lae LIZ Whb 6utktpu vi
the Anderson Cavalry, which for more
than two years did duty III that State,
fighting over nearly every foot of Ii,
and traversing every road and COW
path. t-4
New CHuRCH oPRsED.-en sabbath
the 8th inst, the new church in East
Finley township, erected by theU. p.
Congregation Of Wheeling during the
past summer, was opened for public
worship. The congregation no doubt
felt thankful and happy In having d
neat aud comfortable sanctuary home
to which 10 repair to offer up their sac.
rlhoes on such Sabbath. Instead Of
freezing arohnd the stoves, as Id the old
church on the bill, they found q genial
atmosphere in all parts Of the house.
THROWN FROM A HoRsE.-As Miss
Matte Mccullough, daughter OF John
L. M'Cullough,of Hopewell Township,
accompaniediby her brolheis, wRe 10
turning from her school In Butfaio
township, on the day before Thanks
giving, her horse becaine frightened by
q dog and threw her of. y Z 4
She fell on the side Of her face, re-
ceivlng severe though not dangerous
injuries. She was taken 10 q house
near by, was well cared fol, and was
able to resume her school q week there
after,
CHILD BuRNED.-on Saturday the
18th Inst, q child about fourteen
months old. son Of Mr.. Matthew TEN.
pleton, OF fHopewell township, met with
a painful accident. One Of the men,
bers OF the family set tin cup full Of
boiling milk on the table, aud tho little
fellow pulled 1t over, emptying the
contents on hls face, neck and breast,
inficting painful though not necessa.
rily fatal injuries. - a.'"Ts 8
AN OLD, SoLDrER GoNE,-It will be
observed that under our obituary head
this week, Is announced the death Of
William White, an old citizen OF Cross
Creek township, and q soldier OF the
war Of 1872, which took place at his
residence on the 9Th inst. The few sur
viyors Of that struggle who finger
among us are speedily passing away,
and soon not one Of them will REMAIN.
The death OF Mr.. White, we are. In
formed. leaves but one In Cross Creek
township.
RESIGNED HIS PRoPEssoRsHIP.-Dr.
D. II Riddle, Professor Of Ethics and
Rhetoric In Washington and jefferson
College, has resigned his position and
intends TO remove TO Martinsburg, w.
Va, where he has received q call to
preach. --
SLIGHT AoclDENr.-on the 4th inst,
while Mr.. James Molden, was return.
lug from Buffalo Village TO his resi-.
dence In Buffalo township, his horse
slipped on the Ice and fell over the
bank against the fence at the roadside.
Mr.. NJ. received some slight bruises
and narrowly escaped being caught
under the horse, In which case fatal re.
suits might have ensned! ~
BURNT WITH CARDoN oiL.-Last
week as the wife OF Joseph Wilson, OF
CHARTERS township, was filling q car.
bon oil lamp while 1t was burning, the
oil ignited causing an ex plosion which
resuited'in badly burning thearm and
face OF Mrs. Wilson. - 6'il '' s1'-1
HEMpFIRLD RAILROAD CoMpANY.-A
correspondentof the Monongahela Re:
publican says: 1t isported that the Bal.
timor6 and Ohio Railroad Company
has manifested n desire TO obtain com.
troll OF the Hempfield Railroad, with
the view OF making connection with
the Conuellsyille Railroad at West
Newton, and the proposed Mononga.
hela Valley Road, at MononEahela
City. This is an important matter II
true, when 1t isconsidered that the
same company have control OF the Ohio
Central road With the HenIpfield
they will control the great coal trade OF
West Virginia and Western Pennsyl.
vhnIa.
DEATH OF rHE sHRRIFP OF GREENE
CoUNTY.-We learn from the Wayues.
burg Messenger that Heath Johns, Esq,
Sheriff OF Greene county, died ut his
residence, In Washington township, In
that county, on Thursday, the 9th inst,
after several months illness, Mr..
Johns was elected Sheriff. the autumn
OF 1854, and was within two weeks Of
the close OF his official term at the time
OF bis decease. He Is said tn have been
an efficient and popular officer.
A FUNNY PLACE 10 KEEP MONEY
On Saturday an old colored man from
the country, with his wife and boy
went into the shoe store Of William
Howe & Co., and purchasing pair Of
uuutb put tntLu uu uuu bkeppluR 10 Lue
door threw his old shoes into the street.
In short time he returned, terribly
frightened at having lost his pock OF
book, and on search being made for II,
(as he was sure he had left II iu the
store,) II could not be found. His wife
at last suspected that he might have
thrown II away with his shoes. as he
was In tho habit Of placing his money
there when he came 10 town as pre-.
caution. against "buIIersn On exam.
ining the shoes which were brought
from the street.-the money was found.
CHRISTIAN EooTrsrs.-some OF The
most dIsagreeablo persons that you
meet ln the world, are these Christian
people that are considering everything,
In the dniycrss from the stand point II
their own culture. One OF Tic most
blessed things In tho world is 10 be un.
conscious Of self, aud conscious only OF
God, the eternal sphere, and the great
truths OF the Divine government aud
human HnnnV To hn