The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-02
WEST VA. NEWS.


l7i,76S IA.
James A. Sharpless is candidate io
School Superintendent in Mineral.
HAMPSHIRE COUNT.
| BlaCkberries are selling in Romnel
at 20 cents per gallon, and whor
tleberries at 40 cents per gallon.
B. +. Mcdonald, Prof. James ]. Evers
A. NJ. Alverson, and ThOs. K. HOrner
are candidates for School Snperintend
cnt.
HARDY COUNTY,
A meeting Of the Hardy county Bar
was held on the 18th OfJuly, to pass res
olutions of respect to the memory oI
Judge Allen. The resolutions say of him
that
"wIlh sIuAl sale
| lie weighed the oGlrnscs hciWlXt man aud man--
And was not SOOthel With adulAlIQn,
Nor moved with tears, TO Wrlsi the cause Of Justice
| Into m unjust current"
BERKELEY COUNTY.
The Secretary OF War has issued an
invitation To Hon. C. ]. Faulkner, mem.
Der Of Congress from the Second District
OF West Virginia, to nominate candidates
to ill vacancies at West Point.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The following is given as list Of aged
citizens in Lincoln county:
Thomas Hawkins. Of Main Mud, 81 ;
James Ballard, Of lIamlin, 81; james
IIager, OF Mildlefork Of Mud, 80; Nicholas
Messenger, Falls Of GuyandottC, 50;
Leonard BurChett, Ten Mile Of Gnyan-
dotte, 07; Thomas EaglestOn, OF Middle
Fork Of Mud, 90; James McDildy, OF the
Poor Farm, lO4 Silas Cooper, Ot Main
Mud, lO7. Average, 02! years. Surely
that must be u healthy country.
MONROE COUNTY,
Sheriff Clark died suddenly on the 2ith.
R0anc county claims n man Of % years
to be the oldest in the State, Sir, We
have VIM, D. Bolingcr, in Union, as active
rs a boy, aged l0l years.-ALonroe Register.
DRAXTOS COUNTY.
The County Court Of Braxton county
llas offered n reward Of $500 for the muir.
dCrers Of Jcmima Green. A petition,
signed by many citizens and officers
will be sent to Governor Jacob, asking
him to also offer reward for the pcrpe.
traitors Of the outrage and murder.
WRIT COUNTY.
The Wit County Mentor states that Frank
Ilannamam, near Newark, In that county,
with four hands, cut fifteen acres in one
day with scythes.
Milton Wells and z. W. Hickman, are
racing in Writ county for the position Of
School Superintendent.
Hundreds of thousands OF slaves have
left this county with the flood never To
he heard Of again.
The assignment made by ]. X. Miller
( Co., will be felt severely by our river
men, Writ County lfentdr. .
MTCHtE COUNTY.
The Richie Gazette refuses to insert lc
gal notices without sure guarantee Of
early payment. lie SAYS hitherto he has
not received one dollar in ten for all
which he has published.
JACKSON COUNTY.
In Jackson county, Samuel Black.
more, a Grant district farmer, raised this
season from a single grain Of rye, a stool
Of siXty.three well developed stalks,
which produced in the aggregate about five
thousand three hundred grains. II any.
body in the State should be found coming
through the rye who can climb over
Blackmore's story, let him speak immr
dintely or ever after hold his peace.
BARBOUR COUNTY.
a correspondent Of the Phillip Plain.
dealer say4 "iling to the breeze" the follow
Ing Democratic ticket, "as one combining
the very elements Of the JeiTersoniun
Standard-honesty and capacity"-yiE:7T
for Governor, II. NJ. Mathors, OF Green
brier; Attorney eeRerhl, Hon. J. L. Ken.
nn, Of Kanawha; Auditor, l.. D. Morrnll,
Of barbour; Treasurer, Thos. MOslin, Of
Hardy; Superintendent Free Schools, W.
K. Pcndle,on, Of Brooke. ~
MARION COUNTY.
The Farmers Bank Of Fairmont goes
into operation to-day, Augus'2d. TLiSu
State Institution. capital 100000; capital
paid in, $4,000; stockholders represent.
Ing $5OO,OOO) individually liable.
They have two other banks in FaitmOnt,
via: The First National and the Noun.
tain City. .
Dr.A. B. Mason, Of. Monongalia county,
informed Us the other day, while In to see
lis, that the people Of his district (Bat.
teIe) were golns 10 make n big effort
next winter toward coming over into Ma.
rion county. Quite large delegation Of
citizens will viSit the next session Of the
Legislature and lay their case squarely
before that body. They are obliged to
lose three days in going 10 MorgantQwtl
10 attend TO any matter Of budneEs,while
they could come ID our county seat and
return asilyin one day.-IP1d IrgiHidn.
MASON COUNTY. ....
A TeacherS Institute will be held at
Clifton on the 18th Of August.
The following items we clip from The
West Columbia Monitor
1IlackberrieS are scarce at 80 cents per
gallon. ..I't
For lies and gossip, we will stake Our
all on West Columbia. VII.
Early ltose potatoes only forty cents
per bllshel in our market .s
Old Town creek WaA. higher last week
than Il has been for thirty years.