The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-01-31
WEST VIRGINIA.

IlIR MelISQufg uefQh commenting On
tho temperance excitement In Hancoc,
remarks that unfortunately ftig principally
confined to those who don'tldfink. ~
Inn supervisors Of Brooke, liaging de-
Clincl 10 direct an equalization OF assess.
mcnts Of real estate US authorized by law,
tho citizens Of Wcllsburg arc about 10
memorabilia the Legislature on thOsubject,
they claiming that their town property Is
assessed dispropOrtlonately high.
Tug HANCOCK Agricultural Society has
given notice that their property will. be
s0ld at the end of 30 days unless Suhscrip.
lion Of purchase Of stock IN tlie interval
shall be sufficient 10 renderit ecessary.
Mn, WILLIAMS, of the Writ county
DemOcrdt, Is much better, though Il Is fear
ed his fractured leg will have TO DO ainPu'
lated. 10 ',.," w.
TuR Charleston folks flatter themselves
that the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
will be completed 10 TINT point by the end
Of 1870. '1t' ~ - - z "-i. !'''. ht
A CLAY County GuosT sroRY.- cor
respondent Of the Kanawlla Journal re-
lates tho following: ~
a few DAYS aftCr the recent Sunday SNOW
storm, The Rev. Daniel SchoonoVer and
the Rev. George Arbegast vert ascend.
ing Elk River tn ono Of those celebrated
packets Familiarity known US Canoes"
1ate in the afternoon they Gust anchor at
the mouth Of Portcrs creek in Clay county,
whCrU they took immediate possession OF
nm unOccupied house known as the
HWaggy House" The evening being quite
cool they provided an abundance of fuel,
started q roaring fire and began TO prepare
supper and congratulate each other with
tho comfort they were about to enjoy,
when 10 IN mearthly sound grated dis
cordantIy on their ears; surprising the
noise In Inc rear Of the chimney to DO only
a resident Yarmint, they mustered their
limited couragc, sailed forth to discover If
possible, from whence tho trighttGl sounds
proceeded; arriving ut The rear OF the
chimney aforesaid, and pauslng for mo
nent 10 suppress If possible the audible
working Of their hearts, they heard
tic Same unnatural sounds In the house.
They hastily returned when Q horrt-
bic stencil presented itself TO their oltac-
tory nerves, which one averfeil smelled
like IN old barrel Of sour krout, and the
other said was sulphur; so hastily SELF
Ing their cooking utensils they immedl-
ately dceampcd and boarding their craft
and weighing anchor and rowing at tho
rate OTabOut 40 knots an hour, they soon
arrived BY Brother Ralph Smyth's, where
they entered in u very unEnilltary style
overcome with fear and great trembling,
with eyes dllated to about the size ofan
ordinary dogwOOd blossom. Tho dismal
tale they related about the haunted house
and their hair breadth escape The news
soon spread over the nCighbOrllO0d, when
DR.. Brown, who Is celebrated for his reck.
less daring, heard the news Of haunted
house In the nelghbOrhOod; he instituted
q voyage Of discovery and after carefully
examining the premises he found out the
cause Of all the fright which no gives rs
follows: ,lm-a, Z. III . &
The side walls Of tho fire place having
been made Of fIag stones there was u cavi-
" between the outside and inside wall aud
q flag having previously fallen OUT the
rats had taken possession and the atorc-
said gcntlCman's fire, cut off their outside
communications they were literally roast
ell 10 death and tliGir dying grOans pro-
lnced the ll0rrid noise they heard, and
their .parchod tails the Internal smell. III,
TuE Martinsburg Star says Scott Van
metre killed aiwill turkey, on Friday 2lst,
near Darkesville, which weighed nineteen
pounds, and It's beard measured ton
inches. H.. 49,.
NIARrINsnURG IL about u petition tho
Legislature to authorize The teaching Of
the German language in tliOpubllc schools
OEtlIat town. -
YESTERDAY was tho time appointed for
the execution Of Elilu Gregg, the Court
House burner, but owing to circumstances
tho little affair didn't como OIL ingtcOpd
JOlrnakGf Saturday. .'.,
PRESTON county llas married 90 couples
since 9Th Of last March. Tho lust King
wood Journal contains 10 marriages no:
COS. Pretty good for "the land Of Buck
wheat and honey" "'al, q, '. /, ~
MAN KnL.ED-0n Thursday OF last
week, Mr.. Robert Miller. in the employ of
]. II. Gibson g. Co, while telling trees in
The woods near Albrightsville, was struck
on tho head and Instantly killed, by a
piece Of wool thrown backward by fal-
ling trec-RiHgroOd Journal. b. "a
Mn. q. II. SWALLOW, Of PomOroy, has
bought the find residence Of General
Powell, in Clifton, W. W., where liz In
l.. a