The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-01
STATE ITEMS.

THE Parkcrsburg Times says that the
supervisors OF Wood county. West Va,
have compromised the claim OF that
county against the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for $4,000.
The Volcanic Oil and Coal Company
intend erecting a $4,000 brick building
on Raymond street this spring to he
used as an Office for that company and
New Dominion Oil Company and
Laurel Fork Oil and Coal Company.
The office now occupied by this COM
pany will be remodeled for an Office for
the l.. F. & S. II. R. r Company and
West Virginia Coal and Lime Company,
and also for a telegraph office and a
depot.
IT is rumored that there is trouble in
the Ohio River Salt Company. Some
four or five of the furnaces have already
withdrawn.-MaSon County Journal
BUSINESS is frightening up and times
are unusually brisk just now. The
farmers are disposed TO place their
commodities before the public, so the
markets are stocked; but, notwith.
standing this fact, there has been, as
vet, very little change in the general
price of produce. However, articles of
this kind very seldom remain at a GER
tain standpoint, and a fuctuation in the
value OF them may be anticipated any
day.-Fairmont MJsraiiS.
DRowSED.-A boy about eight years
Of age, named Collins, was drowned at the
Point on last Sunday. 1t seems that
he was playing in a skiff, and fell over
board. His fatheris respec table man
who carries the mail from the depot to
the post office. There seems - I've a
strong fatality about this family. An
uncle was drowned some time ago in
the Kanawha; another was drowned in
Ireland, and brother was killed by
being knocked off OF a railroad Bridge,
The family has the sympathy OF all
their misunderstanding Gazette.
IMPROVED SHEEP On Saturday last
Dr.. s. A. Harter, of Knottsvillc, this
county, received at this depot two very
fine sheep, one OF the Leicestershire and
the other OF the Lincolnshire breed
They had just been shipped with Others
direct from Canada. We believe that
these are the first sheep OF the kind that
have been brought into the county,
We are glad to note this as n beginning
for the improvement OF our stock. The
wool on these sheep is OF the finest
quality, and will average twelve inches
in length. Their flceces are extremely
heavy, aud though only about ten
months old would now shear about
eighteen or twenty pounds Of wool.
They are, unlike many other tine
wool sheep, very hardy, and conse'
ouently we'll adapted to this country
Grafton Stntin:'.
SUDDEN DEArH.-ltis with more than
usual pain that we record the sudden
death Of Mr.. A. F. Keller, an employe
ofthis Office. On Friday last he seemed
in good health and spirits, and in the
evening attended a meeting Of the
Knights of Py,hias until 10 o'clock
taking an active part in the proceedings
He then went to the Barnett House
where be was boarding, and after sitting
in the bar room q few minutes, suddenly
threw his hand to his forehead and
tainted. He was restored to conscious:
ness, and after violent purging, walked
up stairs to his room.
About 6 o'clock in the morning he
was awakened and expressed himself
as feeling much better. About ! o'clock
he sunk into q comatose state, from
which he never awoke, dying at IL
A. NJ. The deceased was comparative
stranger here, having entered our office
in December. We understand that he
has a married sister residing near
Martinsburg. West Virgins, aud other
relatives ip Pennsylvania and Mary
land Clinton (lllinois) Gazette.
DIED.