The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-02
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From WtClnesddyS Reporter.
THE COMING Wool. SHEHp.-On
Monday afternoon we paid u visit To
the Fulton House stables To examine
the flock OF Leicester sheep brought
from Canada last week by Mr.. o. A.
Peck. These sheep are Of enormous
size, and coVersd With heavy coats Of
wool from six inches to slmoSt foot
Id Ieuslh. This Is the famous combIng
wool so much tn demand at the pre-.
sent time, and which commands at
least a third more per pound, than the
the Leicester sheep are really twice as
large as the common stock and are al
so much superior, for mutton. We
have no doubt whatever that this, or
at least q ctoss OF the, breed, will ulti-
mately take the place OF the present
stock Of sheep in this county. Every
farmer knows that the business Of
keeping the. ordinary breed Of sheep
has not paid for several years past, and
II the business OF wool growing Ia 10 be
carried on here the stock must be
changed. Wool at forty cents per pound
will not justify q man Tor tho, amount
OF grain and hay required to feed the
sheep. A better variety ofIwooI must
be had, as we'll as y more profit.
able stock OF sheep. This demand is
met by the nav. ,HarIety-new to this
section-lntroduced BY Mr.. Peck. They
have no superior as mutton sheep, and
the long silky wool which they produce
IL In great demand athigh prices, Man.
uiacIories are being built In various
places for the purpose OF producing the
superior cloth which 1t alone makes,
and The want of an adequate supply OF
material fs severely felt. Hitherto II
has been received principally from
Cgnada, but the manufactures there
have succeeded In monopolIzllg the
product to such an extent that Ameri.
can dealers have been: compelled TO
leave the field. The demand will 3 tead.
lily. increase with the supply, and no
fears need be entertained that The
combing woods will become o drug In
the market. A cross OF the Leicester
breed with our common stock Is said 10
produce the best oil, Delaihe wool, which
Is also In great demand. A number or
farmers have already invested in this
stock. The best lot brought by Mr..
Peck were disposed Of In q short time
and the present 10 the second install
ment. We advise all OF our farmers
visiting town to call Rt the Fulton
House stables and look. 'atthese sheep.
We feel satished that they will be i'm
pressed most favorably With the new
stock. SINK r4lHut a..
AN UNUSUAL VIsrToR.-We are In.
formed that quite 9 sensation was cre-
ated. on Glover Hill last Sunday by the
appearance Of deer which crossed
the farm OF Joshua Baker, Some par
ties pursued II on foot, but OF course
without success. There has not been q
deer seen In this county for. many
years, and the visit Ia rather remark.
able phenomenon. II. Is likely that
the animal has fled hitler nom the
.&l..t.
PARENTAL School BoARp3-W . Stat
ed a week or two ago thu iEe mems
bess OF tho West Middlelhg School
Board had fiity-four children. Since
then our friend, ThoEhRS Lane, the
popular mail carrier who member
Of the Board, has recelvAd< IAN extra
male, which makes the number fifty
hVe-eleyen apiece. Hard 10, beat that.
SAD CASE OF, DRowN1Na.--We learn
that n lille sorI'ot Rev, Mr. Gibson, OF
Mtllsboro, while skating on the Ice ON
Ten Mile Greek, on Thanksgiving day,
broke through and waA drowned. It
said that be was remarkably bright
and promlAiug boys rant