The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-02
GeG'stdIia
BELMONT COUNTY.
From the Barnesville RntoiprIsc.

BIG CoTn,-CAptAln A. y. Thomas, Ol
Somerset township, reports that he pro-
duced this season ten ears of corn thir.
teen pounds and thirteen ounces.
CLOVER CRoP.-Daniel Williams has
thrashcd and cleaned thirteen bushels Of
clover seed from two acres Of land this
season, which We believe to be the largest
yield in the county. This crop Is larger
in western Belmont county than 1t has
been for several years, and the price otter-
ed is $3.50 to 5000 per bushcl.
TOBACCO BUSINESS. tobacco crop
Tin Wayne township is about oil sold At
figures averaging 5000 per CwL, slight
advance over the Two preceding years.
At present, sheep and tobacco pay the
farmer better than hogs and grain, and Of
course when any one article advances to
u paying price all hands pitch in and
uvcrstOck the market, first in sheep, then
in hogs, horses, or potatoes, &c. OF hogs,
pork anu corn there Is no scarcity.
HAND CUF.-A boy named Eugene
Tanneyhill, son Of r, II. Tanneyhill, Esq,
had his hand severely cut last Monday.
lie was playing with another boy, who
was aourishing pen knife, which acct.
dently struck young Tanneyhill on the
palm Of the hand, cutting the tendons and
muscles to tho bono.
THROAT CUT.-A delicate surgical op.
Grafton was performed upon child or
Stephen NaYlOr, near this place, one day
last week. About ton weeks ago, a water
melon seed accidentally lodged in its
wind.pipe, and could not be removed by
any ordinary method. On Wednesday
last DIR. Judkins, assisted by Drs. vii.
liams and Stewart, performed an opera.
ton upon the child, opening the wind.pipe
and removing the seed. Such operations
often prove fatal, but in this case the child
is doing well and will likely entirely 70.
cover. .....
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONTEMPORARY
first quarterly convention for the present
year Of the Christian Sunday School AS
ISOLATION Of this District, was held ut Bel
mont, on Thursday, November 23d. Al.
though tho attendance of delegates was
small, yet the convention was quite sue.
c ssllll The report Of the Corresponding
Secretary, Mr.. L. Wilson, was read dur.
ing the exercises Of the forenoon, and II
indicated quite an awakened interest In
the Sunday School cause, since the annual
meeting in August last. 1t shows al en-.
roIment OF about 800 scholars, and a
collection Of 0ner $500 Tor the past quar-.
ter in the District.
The convention adjourned TO meet in
MOrristown ut such time in February as
the committee may select -
A "CAPTEEN acknowledgement"
is not always behind the times. Only
few days ago they had n real clopcmcnt
down there. II happened In this wise: A |
young man, real sweet William, took
fancy to a little duck Of u girl weighing |
about hundred md sixty. Her cruel
parents would not hear Of him marry.
ing her, although they would tolerate
him rs beau. Tho little duck of n girl
was bent and determined on marrying |
the aforesaid William. With tears IN her |
little eyes she told her cruel mamma that
if she didn't get him she would die II
| can't die naturally, Ill hang myscl! or
knock my brains out"
"You needn't think Of It," said the
cruel mother; "you shall never marry.
Why, | would, sooner follow you to the
green, green grave, You little simpleton."
The daughter replied, with tears in her
eyes in this wise:
an marry him, by thunder; or die"
Time wore on. A certain Thursday
night came A messenger had been dis
patched to have q magistrate in readiness
at a certain point. The little duck was
to leave the patcrnal nest aud fly. But
she didn't fly. Her little wings had been
clipped Nothing dauntGd, they deter.
mined to watch u favorable opportunity. |
The magistrate waited nj the post until
near midnight; then, thinking that per.
haps something Ind happened, he went
home
Time rolled on again, ono week, then
another 1t was thought they had given
itup as n bad Job or were going to try TO
persuade the old folks to give in But II
was only tho calm that preCcdCs the
storm. One morning about three o'clock,
the worthy magistrate was called ont Of
his little bed, ind was requested TO get
into his hrGGChes as soon rs possible, as II |
was a cold morning, and the happy couple |
were shivering over on tho hill about
,larrett's School House. OF they went,
and sure enough there was William stand. |
ing on the highest point, watching up the
rOad Tor the Squire, and down the road
for the cruel "parients." The grey dawn
had not yet streaked the horizon when
the bride came tripping up from her hid
ing place down under tho hill, and took
her sweet Williams arm. There with
mother light than that OF the dim stars
to show the sweet smiles that chased each
other over their broad countenances, as
the magistrate said the words that capped
the climax md made them one.
The wrathiul parent met them about
daylight and asked her daughter to leave
him and again seek the parental roof.
an never" WIS the gritty reply.
"'Thcn I'll kill YOU both In your limo.
ccnCe, and not only you, but any ono that
has IL hand in this matter win be put
where the dogs won't bite en-" ll
Her wrath now raised to u irighttul
pitch. She stOrmed and raved, and even
said bad words; II was no go. William
had her daughter folded warmly TO his
manly breast, and lie swore by good aud
bad that his blood should run until "Cap.
teen" was crimson TO It's mouth, before he
would give It up. The heroic wife de-
clared that hers should mingle with his.
The cruel parent with cleaning eyes,
dislcnded nosrils and ClenChed fist, made
one bound and with the ferocity of q
llEress, lell the house, saying, "Let II run,