The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-22
WASHINGTON COUNTY ITEMS.

From the Review and Examiner.
A FEW days ago, while Ariel Brown
ice, of Buffalo township, was assisting to
remove an old pump from the well Of his
brother Jonathan, one Of the logs fell
upon him, breaking one Of his legs.
A WORM has appeared in many fields
in our county which crawls up the
timothy stalks and eats them oil 80 that
the heads fall. Considerable damage Is
done in many cases.
EARLY Saturday morning last fierce
rain and wind storm prevailed in various
sections of this county. 1t commenced
about daylight and lasted for fulIya half
an hour. 1t was particularly severe in
the southern and western portions of the
county, and also in the vicinity Of our
borough, prostrating corn, oats, fences,
trees, &c" In some cases corn was
badly broken and oats beaten to the
ground rs if heavy iron cylinder had
! passed over it. The loss to farmers will
be quite heavy. The dumage was not 50
severe, we believe, in the northern and
eastern townships, although those sec.
tions did not entirely escape.
SILvER-A correspondent writing from
Tenmilc, Washington county, says: The
southeastern corner of AmwcIi township
is the scene of excitement. The farm of
the Smith brothers is supposed to be I'M
dcrlaid with vein of silver ore. Pros
pccting was commenced on the 9Th inst.
by small party, headed by q gentleman
who dcsgnates the spot where the pre-
cious article is supposed to be concealed
by an implement upon which he Is said
to exercise a supposed influence. The
j0relng. which was commenced, we are
informed, will be continued, but TO VIVA.
extent remains for further development.
-Waynesb'rg independent
SPEAKING of the wool market the
Reoic,c says: In our county Washington
the activity that prevailed two or three
weeks ago has subsidized to II large extent
LEGAL buyers are doing but little, while
we arc not aware of single eastern pur-
chaser being within our borders. 1t Is
probable that the whole amount pur-
chased so far will not exceed 200 900
pounds, at least onc.half of which
was obtained in the eastern and
southern sections of the county.
The prices that have been paid for
washed have been from 40 to i5c, al
though higher prices have been given for
a few fancy clips. T, c. Noble, OF CIay>-
Vile, shipped last week $4,000 pounds,
and has since taken in some OF the finest
Tenmile clips, the most noticeable being
those of Zebulun Lindley, james Min
ton and the Craft brothers, which are
much admired by the Harris mills,
Woonsocket, Rhode Island All these
woods Mr.. Noble bought At i5c.
THE HEMPFIELD ENTENsIoN.-We
are sorry to state that we have intorma-
ton that justiies the announcement that
there is little, if any, prospect OF m early
resumption of work on the eastern eN-
tension of the Hemptield road. Col j..
4. BOYD, the general contractor of the
section embracing the tunnel just east Of
our town, and who has been here on a
visit for several days, left on Tuesday
afternoon last for his farm in Montgon-
cry county, Maryland, taking with him,
in special car, all his horses, which
have been ut the tunnel since the ccssa-
ton of operations last year. This action
is Of itself Al unpleasant indication; but
other facts lead Us To the belief that work
will not be resumed during the presen.
wear. unless financial and other affair
should Unexpectedly change. The only
comforting assurance we feel authorized
TO extend to those citizens of our county
interested in the matter is that "the road
will be comnleted "