The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-26

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he saws, "are unascertainable by me-"
Warren Miller, W. D. Keeie and X, IL
Hughes are candidates for Superintend'
ent Of Free Schools in Jackson county,
At Rayenswood there are now two
butcher shops, and round steak can be
had at 10 cents per pound, and sirloin AT
s cents.
A semi.weekly mail leaves RayenswOod
for Spencer (ROane county, on every
Wednesday and Saturday.
LEWIS COUNTY.
Captain G. W. Crook, Major T. Smith
and Wm. l.. White are candidates for Su-
perintendent Of Schools in Lewis county.
At a meeting Of the Weston & West
Fork Railroad Co. at Weston on the l7th,
a resolution was passed increasing the
capital Of the company from $4,000 to
S25O,OOO,
The next annual Fair Of Lewis county
is fixed for the I'D, 23l and 24th Of Sep.
tember.
The prospect for an abundant harvest
in Lewis county is very cheering.
Lewis county has twelve year old boy
who weighs 1853 pounds.
MINERAL COUNTY.
]. II. Diss Debar is soliciting subscrip'
tions for his Hand Book Of West Virginia,
for Centennial purposes, at Piedmont.
Speaking Of the death Of Judge Allen
in the Fourth Circuit, the New Creek
Tribune says that "unless the Legislature,
which meets November 10th, provides for
a special election, or authorizes the Gov.
ernor to I'll the vacancy until the next
general election, in the fall Of 1875, We
can havOnO Judge until alter that general
election"
Kcyser City has had seven different
names In twenty-five years, as follows
Paddytown, MOselle, Windlee, Depot
New Creek, Keyser. 1t ought to be hap
Py now.
MoNOSGALIA COUNTY.
The Morgantown Post says that there
is no let up" in money matters there.
abous. Those who have money keep
II, not venturing cent in any enterprise
that would give labor chance to look
up; and "ih like drawing hen teeth when
you induce man, by slayish begging, to
pay you what he owes YOU"
The corn crop in MonOngalia will be
the largest on record,
Here is something new in the way Of q
fish story from the Post;
"The recent rise in the Monongahelu
has afforded our scientific fishermen
ample opportunity to dip" perch, This
they do by pushing a skiii' swiftly near
the shore, where the fish, which naturally
swim near the shore when the water IL
rising, will Jump out OF the water on the
approach OF the bOnt--in three cases out
Of lour "Ilopping' into the skill. MessrS
John Smith and jeff. Woody were out on
Tuesday and Friday nights Of last week
and captured from thirty to fifty bass In
this way"
The Hon. J. NJ. llagansis now residing
in Chicago, and on Saturday last Mrs
ITagans aud three children left Morgan.
town Tor that place. Wm. p. Wiley has
also gone to Chicago to live.
Alex. l.. Wade has the field all to him
self in MorgNntown as candidate for
School Superintendent.
Butter Is quoted at l5 cents at Morgan
town, and beef at 3 10 10, eggs at l2 cent
per dozen, but potatoes are 81 per busllel
At Cheat Neck, the farmers reCkOr
the wheat at one fourth Of crop this year
The Merchants National Bank at Nor
gantOwn shows loans and discounts $3.50,
200 Of; surplus, $22,S42 2G; other un-
divided profits, $S,757 II; individual de-
posits, $sl,94S 90.
Ice sells at MOrgantown at 80 cents per
100 pounds, which is not as cheap aS ii ID
in Wheeling, where It Is sold at lcent per
pound in small quantities.
PREsToN COUNTY.
The memorable tornado Of Saturday
morning, the 18th, struck Cranberry Sum-
nit with considerable power, a large two
inch plank was lifted bodily by the wind
and blown endwnys against the side Of q
house several yards away, going com.
plctely through, and making large hole
The people of Portland were addressed
on the subject Of Education recently by
supt. Byrne, and by PrOfs. Kenny, Nor.
ton and McNIurrian.
The following parties we're lately 80
journing at the Summit House:
c. W. B. Allison, Miss Kate Allison
Mrs. NJ. Gnlly, Miss siddie Gally, viii
Gally, G. B. Caldwell and family, Stack
Hamilton, and ]. G. McCabe, OF Wheeling
r. Lichlstien and family OF Piedmont
Tropolis Jonas, Of Hamburg; Col. d. W
Dyrne, State Superintendent Of Schools
J. NJ McMurrian, Pres. Sheppard Col
lege; Prof WI. Kenny; and Prof. W. IL
Morton.
Vice President Keyser, of the B. 4 o
Il. Il. Co. and Mr.. Boggess, the company
attorney, came TO Kingwood on last Mon
day, and had an hour and halls meet
Ing at the American House, with Hons. ]
Q. MGrew and G. NJ. Bishop, the commits
sioners on the part Of the county, In re
ference to settling the claim Of the county
against the company for taxes. The re
suit Of the meeting il not made public
further than no conclusion was reached
and that negotiations are still pending
The suit is now pending in the Unitet
States Circuit Court.
A correspondent to the Post writes tha
"if Judge Berkshire does not founder OF
trout, he will be at home sOon."
Gen. Sherman Il reported (by the Pres
ton JotrndD as a guest Of Senator IIenr!
@. Davis at Deer Park, along with sena
tor Thurman.
]. II. Feather and 2. II. Smith, are can
didaIes for Superintendent OF Schools Ii
Preston.
Bishop Kahn, Of the Catholic Church
has pitched into the Wheeling ISrELLI
uEScER because that paper printed a com
muhicalion rejecting on the Inialllbl
Church. The fNrELLtGENCERs reply ha
the true ring TO it.-fredOn Co. Journal.