The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-29
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

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The wellsburg Herald says there
are no sales of wool in that vicinity to
quote. In the upper end of the county
there have been some sales al 40 cents,
but this can hardly be quoted as fair
opening.
The financial exhibit of Brooke
county for this year shows the bounty
debt entirely extinguished, and a sur
plus in the Treasury of $l,513 60. The
levy for next year as fixed by the Board
of Supervisors on the Goth, is for
81, 231 81, which on a valuation of 81. s2l-
$50, which will require tax OF 10 cents
on the 500. as against 102 cents on the
500 last year. The value of lands,
however. has been increased SO per
cent by law.
The Parkersburg Times says many
store doors In that place are adorned
with Sheriff7s notices that the contents
will be sold at auction. We agree with
the Times that this Ia bad business
sign.
The Messrs. Caswsll, at Parkera-
burg, are building steamer, the INA
omi," for the Parkersburg aud Bnrn-
ing Springs trade.
The Supervisors OF Harrison have
again refused to grant whisky licenses
The Supervisors of Taylor have grant
ed such licenses in two townships only.
Preston county also refuses liquor
licenses.
The FaIrmont West HTryinia't. says
Leap Year Pic Mic came of at that
place last Wednesday evening. The
Virginian remarks: 1.-THE bashful,
blushing young gents were escorted by
their fair paramours to Mr.. Watson's
Grove, and were agreeably entertained
with candies, cakes, and other sweet
things"
"Paramourst" o, Brother Dillon.
how could youl The editor adds that
he did not learn whether the momen-
tous "question" was popped" but
presumes tt was. We trust ii 1t was, it
was done with two Fps.
The Warrington Sabbath Schools
propose to cele brate the Fourth of July
with basket Picnic.
The county levy of Hampshire this
year is three mills, or thirty cents on
the $500. That of Brooke county Is
fifteen cents on the 500. That OF Pres.
ton county ia only half of what 1t was
last year, being but eighty cents for all
purposes, while last year it was 81 SO.
Wild strawberries have been selling
In Romney as low as ten cents per
quart.
On the evening of Saturday, 10th,
Mr.. Solomon Tharp, of Hampshire,
was thrown from his horse near ROM
ney. The animal trampled upon him
in the face. crushing and smashing it
fearfully and breaking both jaw bones.
Mr.. T. is mending under skillfnl mend
ing under skillful medical treatment,
and his recovery Is expected.
The Romney IntelEi9eflceY says:
A meeting of those opposed to the
present STATE Government Of West VIr-
qinid, was held at the Court House on
Saturday evening, the 20Eh instant pur-
suant to published notice.
The Hampshire rebels will let the cat
out of the bag IL they are not careful.
An election was held on the lands
ofwm. Taylor, deceased, in Hampshire,
last Tuesday, to determine whether a
certain portion of the county shoald be
annexed to Mineral. The Romney
Intelligeneer understands the vote re-
suited SO for annexation and 10 against.
The editor of the Morgantown Post
has in his Office an apple tree twig 8
inches long bearing IS we'll formed ap-
pies; and he says it is not very good
season for apples eitherl
The Board of Visitors of the Agri-
cultural College having sold the Acad-
envy building for a public school, con-
template erecting an addition to the
College building (Woodburn,) immedi-
ately. We learn the Improvement will
be fine three story building.
The Morgantown Post says the
"great democratic and conservative
mass meeting' of white men and
white boys" advertised for two weeks
in advance, to take place at Vaudeville,
In that county, Saturday (20th,) proved
to be a miserable fizzle. The Post
learns that about dozen voters con-
gregated to see the big guns ~ and
hear the national salnte;" but nary
speaker sUas there, aud nary "salHte'
fred; and adds: HThe above Is a fair
specimen of the large and enthusiastic
meetings. held by rebels recently in
this county"
Most of our country exchanges give
notice that they Will issue no paper
next week, the parties claiming week
for a Fourth OF July frolic. Happy
country editors, who can take whole
week this hot weatheri
Point Pleasant Is agltatlng for a
brass band.
The town of Clifton, Mason county,
which already has large nail mill. Is
soon to have an extensive salt works
and another rolling mill for the manu-
facture Of all sorts ofiron. So says the
Point Pleasant Register.
John NJ. Phelps, of Mason county,
upon further consideration,n with
draws as a candidate for Congress in
the Sd District.
lis not our cotsmporary the Fair
mont West HTrgsataa mistaken In an
nouncing Major R. 8. Brown, OF jack
son, as a candidate for Senate In the
Marion (2d) District9 The Major Is a
candidate in the Jackson 9th District,
and can hardly run in both.
The City Fathers of Point Pleasant
are proposing to destroy the shade trees
along their streets because they happen
to stand little inside the curb stone.
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