The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-18
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

ErrW h6 Exporter,
john Garrett, - venerable citizen OF
Claysvillc, is seriously i'll.
Caleb Taylor, M aged citizen OF East
Bethlehem township, died on The 9th Of
typhoid fever.
The work Of grading and bridging
ON the Charters Railway will be com.
Melted TO CAnnonShurg IN two weeks
| The IrAcklavCrS have commenced and
will Law from one and halt To two miles
ls.r week, until the whole is completed TO
Washington.
The Farm Visiting Committee will
meet on Friday, the 18th inst. and visit
the farm Oi Robert Wiley, at . O'Clock, \.
", and the farm Of William Clark NJ one
o'clock Of the same day, both being in
Canton township
Scarlet Fever has broken out among
the children in Washington borough.
FRurr CRor.-The fruit crop Is q gcuer-
al failure throughout this county. There
ART but few peaches. pears or apples. and
the ScAniv supply that can hc gathered
will he Of very inferior quality, Among
the lesser fruits grapes are the only SlE'-
cieS that will give an average yield. The
fruit failure Is all the more striking be
cause every other kind vi crop Is unIS'l'
ally abundant
SHHHr ElLlHR.-On Wednesday last,
! William N. BlEhfeld, Esq, Of lndepend'
ence township, had fifty head Of sheep
Killed bv dogs, in hnnad daylight. The
flock was very valuable one, and the
los Of Mr.. b, iSa very serious Que. \
dock Of sheep on the farm Of D. L. Key
noldS, in South Strahane township, was
attacked bv digs on Sunday night and
thoroughly ravaSCl. There were one
hundred hesad in the dock and only six
escaped unhurt.
ACClpEHT&-On Monday, the Sth inst.
| W. G. Gardiner, OF California, this county
was VERY badly stunned by falling from =
one stored building, which he WAS en-
cAced in tearing down. On last Satur-
1sv week William Freeman, Of West
! Bethlehem Township. while topping out
A hay stack slipped and fell, striking the
standard Of = Sled drawn up beneath, and
received injuries which resulted in his
death on the following Tuesday. A little
son al Samuel Lindley, Of Prosperity, was
badly hurt by y fall few days ago, which
he received while endeAvortng to catch
niveons in the barn Of Mr. Thomas WOr'
rSN He was up near the roof In pursuit
of the btniS, and stepping on y Loose piece
AZ timber following and falling upon him.
He was carried home in a state Ot inSen'
sihility and II WAS feared his injuries were
fs,aN, but We understand there IS now
fair prCspec; for his recovery.
SCppES DrArH.-Mr. james z. Allies
a highly respected resident Of California
this county, died very suddenly on the Ill
inst. He had b&sCn at work all The day
heinr,, went home in the evening anC
was t ken i'll, and i'll few hours WAS
corpse,
STRUCK ny Ll0HrNING,-Durins th'
thunder STORM on Friday last. the bSEn o
Ms. jane Watson. in Charters township
WAS struck BY lightning. The neighbour
who had collected to attend threShins
mschinc were idly talking over the cur
. rent events Snd uCliIicS Of the day whel
, the ticrv arrOw descended, striking III,
comb al the rSf about two feet frNm tn
gable. II then IEiSsai diaSonallv through
, The hav NOW into the stable below. knock
{ Inc down TWO valuable horses belonGin!
J 10 Il Hamilton, killing one instantly an'
I. iuiuring the other. Several horses wen
in the sable al the time all II which wer
bAsilv stunned. AT the time ~ this &C
!. cnrrenCe Mr.. John Hamilton was uSiin!
With his hands ou the horse that receive
the fatal shaft, and strange 10 say he Is
cAyCul with butt = slight stunning an,
suilNa;iou by the electric fire. ThHuSl
: there were eight W ten rcrSIliS in the bar
not Wne was injured; and though tn
lightning pascal directly through III
hay nov. carrying its volume y SheEte1
dame, Ne bArn was not hred, and bu
slightly damaged