The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-01
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS.

NAANAN1A
The New Creek Banner, in the hands
Oh its new proprietors (Messrs. WEIGH,
Reynolds tS Barrick) is manifest inn
provement on the old. 1t is better edit
ed and pays more attention to local
news, which is the chief excellence of
country paper.
The Clarksburg Conservative gets
up an interesting local department, in
which we find this week the following
items:
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.-On Sunday
night, 10th inst, DIR. A. +. Barnes
sheep were attacked in their fold by
dogs the dogs were driven off by
Messrs. Brown and Totten, who were
living adjoining the fold: 1t was found
in the morning that two sheep were
missing. On Saturday morning, the
25th inst, they were discovered alive,
but greatly emaciated, in a railroad Gull
vert 14O feet long and 3 by 4 feet wide
and high, the upper end of which en-
ters the fold. AT the upper end of the
culvert the water falls two feet perpen-
dicular at the lower end there is also
fall, which no doubt prevented their
coming out. The hypothesis is that they
fell in during the fright by tho dogs.
For the thirteen days they had not
particle of food, as 1t was rock on either
side and overhead and the entire bottom
covered with water from six to twelve
inches deep, and what is most remarka-
BILE, it was utterly impossible for them
to have lain down, or been off their feet
for a moment, the current being very
strong, but stood from One-halt to foot
deep in water the whole time.
How TO DO 1.-THE unique letter
given below was received by the recor-
der of this county-the consent of
father 10 his minor sons marriage:
Mr.. JAMES TAYLOR: Sir,-You will
please TO grant my boy one pare
OF things to get him wife, Your
| friend in deed given under my hand.
ID. l.. Ferguson has turkey which
has laid 100 eggs without stopping
more than two days at q time, and pro-
misses to increase the number, Lay on,
Macduif.
400 loads of stock were shipped
from bridgeport station during 1865;
1857 cattle; 1856 sheep; lO2 horses;
hogs.
Major Lot Bowen, OF Sycamore
Dale, has imported one hundred and
sixteen fine Durham cattle from Ken
lucky.
A. T.. Wolf, OF Sandy Bend, or
| cow AlI0 u Il VIC IHStSSNA
Lewis ScEIatIer. formerly OF Wes-
| ton, was cut TO pieces III u Snw-mill in
Calhoun county.
The Weston Democrat boasts OF a
man i'll that county who has taken 1--WE
ARE not certain whether that means
swAllOwed) $500 Brnndreth's pills
within fifteen months, which wonld be
an average OF about o per day.
BRIDGE AT PIEDMoNT.-The Board Of
Supervisors of Mineral county, have
made AN appropriation of $4,000, 10 be
used in constructing bridge over the
North Branch of the Potomac at Pied
mont. This appropriation was made TO
be used in cooperation with like one
made by Allegany county, Maryland.
for the erection of this bridge,
PAIR OF NIMRoDs.-Jacob Hawk
Esq, of Grant county, and his son have
killed 26 deer this season; one OF them
weighing after being cut up l7G lbs.
The next session of the KanawhA
county Teachers Association will be
held at the School House in North
Charleston, on the 18th and 9Th days OF
March next. Quite an interesting list
OF subjects for discussion is laid down
In the programme.
| CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD
Major J. s. ltudd, one of tho corps of
engineers OF this road, informs the
Lynchburg YtrginiGn that the work on
the White Sulphur section is going on
we'll, and that it will be completed in
july next. The road bed through the
Allegheny tunnel Is prepared; but the
tunnel through what Is called the Red
| Hill, three miles from COViLgIOn, is
work OF more difficulty. The nature of
the formation makes it very trouble
some. Still the contractors are hopeful
of soon putting it i'll safe condition.
The mild winter has been favorable,
and the contractors are pushing their
| different sections with creditabie ener-
gy and perseverance.
a WEST VIRGINIA GIANT.-Chauncey
Wild, OF the kanawha region, in West
| Virginia, is visiting Cincinnati, il nine
teen years old, seven feet high and
weighs 304 pounds.
-"Socials" are all the rage among
the young people of KingwOOd. The
editor OF the Journal remarks that
many of the young men OF that place
begin to see that Instead of spending
their long winter evenings in loafing
around the various places of business,
these evenings may be made both pleas
ant and profitable by gathering into so
cielies and clubs for useful discussion
and mutual improvement, which is n
very sensible conclusion for young
folks either there or elsewhere.
The Kingwood Journal records
more marriages every week than any
other of our West Va, exchanges.
-MantOn Marble is now solo pro-
prietor OF the New York World, having
bought the remaining fourth of the
stock for $4,000.