The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-02
STATE NEWS.


Inc mhierial OF the WellsbuTg Demo
erat was sold Mt trustees sale TO gen.
tleman from unlontown, Pa, for 800,
and he.proposes 70 remove bis purchase
to that place.
The residence OF John Smith (son OF
Andrew was entirely destroyed by tire
one day last week, together with house.
hold goods, clothing, &C., some Of the
family barely escaping.
The result Ofthe "Thomas VIII case"
In the Hancock Circuit Court Wasa yer.
dict In favor OF Daniel Thomas and
against the validity Of the will.
The Supervisors Of Brooke county,
are considering bid for 200 acres Of
the Poor House Farm, OF $1,000. Az.
ter disposlng OF that quantity Of land,
they will have LETT the buildings and
some 40 actes OF land.
The WsIlsburg Herald, Ia noticing
the value of the improvements made In
Wheeling during this year, upwards
of S7OO,OOO) as published In the 1nTRI..
IleEScER a few days ago, says that the
list may not be exaggerated, but the
Assessors for taxation in February Will
hardly find 1t so large"
The Rerdtd, in noticing the ticket OF
Grant and Peirpoint, as recently named
by the Fairuont Tedette, says:
"Weare we'll enough satisfied with
the team, but the Republican party
should have the lender u lille more IN
hand In order 10 make a safe landing.
We'd rather bet on the 'of horse"
Awriter III the Pittsburgh Chronicle
gives very favorable account Of the
advantages Of wellsburg as a location
for iron and, other varieties Of manufac.
turing establishments, and specially
calls the attention OF Plttsburghers
thereto, In connection with the contem-
plated connection of the Panhandle
Railroad. The writer suggests route
for the said connection, down Cross
Greek, branching of at BurgettstOwn,
which, though &c makes the link OF
new railroad longer than II made from
opposite StaubenVille, somewhat short.
ems the distance between Pittsburgh
and Wheeling, and opens up more
country for local trade and gives access
10 more coal.
MARION COUNTY.
The following items are from the
Fairmont Vcdette:
Several good teachers can find en-
ployment In this county. Apply to
County Superintendent.
The bricklayers are rapidly putting
up the walls of the Normal School
building NJ this place. The building
will be the largest and most elegant in
architectural style ever built Ia Fair
mont.
Malicious MiSchiet-We have been
informed that for some time past sew
eral 1.-THE good citizens residing on
Pawpaw creek, In this county, have
been greatly annoyed by acts OF ma
licious mischief performed by some
scoundrels during the nighttime. The
"devilmenW consists In throwing down
fences, overturning haystacks, etc. 1t
may be remarked that none but Union
men have been mOlested. This fact
gives strong clue to the perpetrators.
HARRISON COUNTY.
The Clarksburg Conservative says that
ON Friday, the 22d inst. some forty
lunatics who had been transferred from
the Sluunt0n Asylum TO that at Weston,
passed through that place in four
stages and AN omnibus.
The Clarksburg Telegraph says that
there has been "a gradual healthy i'm.
provement constantly going on ever
since the war, in Clarksburg, but du.
ring the past season this improvement
has been double that OF any previous
yeur. Quite a number Of elegant resi-.
dsnces have been erected and sill more
In process Of building. Numbers are
making preparations 10 build next
year"
The Telegraph notices new block OF
business houses recently put up by
Messrs. Lloyd Louudes, Enoch Tins.
man and Abraham Smith, and also
several tenement houses being built by
Is. +. Shuttleworth Il Bro, and says:
Clarksburg is designed TO ben great
place, Capital or no Capital, but we are
going TO have he Capital.
UPsHuR COUNTY.
Mr.. Alex. Brooks married Miss
Adelia See, II few days ago, whereupon
the editor Of the BuckhnnnOu Adrocate
pOeliL9sas follows:
Brooks Into riveH How,
Aud rivers to the ocean:
Read above, behold aiId 10!
heveiscd Is natures motion:
a SEE has turned 10 BROOKS.
Tie AdUocute notices the deoth Of Mis-.
Elizabeth Pringle, aged So, and says
she was among the earliest settlers OF
that county.
WOOD COUNTY.
The Parkersburg Ga:cNe notices the
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