The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-08
WEST VIRGINIA.
Thc EIeetIon and Othsr nIa,tsrs.

county foots up: Senate-swan, (R)
Sl3; Gather, q R) 29s. Fisher,
Try 337; Dovener, Il R).2S2.
WOOD CouNTY.-The vote In Wood
stands thus: senate-Cather, 1904;
Swan, s27. House-Jackson, (D) !, 16s;
Agnew, (D) 1.O72; HutchIson, Il r. 9SS;
Gano, Try l,OS7.
sUsPENDBD.-The Independent, lately
published at Buffalo, Putnam county,
has suspended.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Parkers.
burg Gazette (Dem. commenting on the
Wood county election, remarks:
"Much credit is due those Republicans
who gave them 1.-THE Democratic candI.
datesl their support, and we hazard
the opinion that they will have no
cause to regret It." Aheml Brother
Cooper please be little more specific,
and tell US who "those RapublIcans''
are. We understand they are the
Church-Scofield lncorrlgIbles, who pre-
ferred the election OF Democrats to that
Of liberal Republicans. or course there
Is no treason to the Republican party''
In that.
THERE Is only one four>story build.
Ing In Parkersburg, and that has just
been erected. Senator Van Wrinkle will
commence building some large ware-
houses there In the spring.
TIM last Of the Parkersburg bridge
piers In deep water has now made lis
appearance above the surface, and the
first on the western shore has been com.
menced.
MASON CouNTY.-ConcernIng the re-
suit OF the election In Mason. the Point
Pleasant Register says:
Our defeat In Mason county, is com.
plete. The success is not owing 10 any
increase In the Democratic vote, for we
cannot see that the party Ia any strong.
or In numbers In 1869 than II was In
1868; bat defeat 10 clearly charReable
to the indifference az TO the result,
which seemed to pervade the Republi.
| NNA AoA00 AZ VN1Ay Pukb Va
This apathy on the part OF Republican
voters Is 10 great extent, limo wholly
blameahle 10 few prominent Republf-
cans who In a mean, Etealthy way, done
what they could to defeat Judge Polls.
ley.
The vote for Legislature In this
county Is the followlngi senate-Pat.
rick GIL, McWhorler 500. House.
Howard 654, Polsley 6G4. Mr.. Howard,
the member. elect and editor of the
Journal, tenders his Acknowledgements
ito those friends who, tUithout distino.
ton Of party, stood by" him.
THR Mason county Journal says that
Mr.. John 8. wilkinson, who was elect.
ed to the House as an Independent In
Cabell and Lincoln, Is a Democrat
The Cahell Press gives him che same
classification.
LATE irosts have Injured potatoes In
some parts Of the State,
GEM WIN. 81. POWELL, Of Clifton,
Mason county, Is confined to his room
from the injuries he recently received
by being thrown from his buggy while
out riding.
ONE thousand dollars have been rails
ed In oabell and Boone counties toward
removing the Dusenberry dam In the
Guyandotte river, at BRrboursyille.
THE young men OF Point Pleasant
have formed debating society.
PISTOLS AND COFFEE for two editors are
Imminent at Parkersburg. The Jour-
nal man says the Times man lies like
a thief," and says 1t In italics. We shall
expect . hrst'class Item by the next
Parkersburg mall.
RBwARD.-A bushel Of white beans
will be paid by the Times concern for
the beat and most appropriate epitaph
written In any language, the French
preterred-to be inscribed upon the
head board Of poor, defunct Let Up.'-
PdrkerSLtry Journal. .rr
Better be right sure the fellow is dead
before you bury him. Our opinion Is
you will find him q very lively corpse.
A VENERABLE PATR1ARoH.-A cor.
respondent OF the Romney Intelligencer
writes as follows from Tyler county:
On the 18th Of October, ultlmo. the
venerable William johnson, ESQUIRE. 4
native Of Old Hampshire, CelebraIed
his Elghtieth birthday, at his real.
dence, on the Ohio River, at 'IIone
Reach, Tyler county. His youngest
daughter, Elizabeth, was married in
the evening to a Baptist Minister OF the
name OF Carder.
Seventy.two persons were present,
all descendants and relatives Of the
venerable old man, fifteen being his
children, the others descendants and
relations.
Mr.. Johnson emlgrated from Patter.
sons Creek In 1928, and settled on the
Ohio river at his present residence, He
IL q member Of the New School Baptist
Church, OF which fourteen OF his chill.
dren are also members. His religious
life has been OF marked and decided
character, no man has been more active
and sincere In his Christian course. A
farmer, practical business man, In
dustIlous and exemplary In his life, he
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