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OR Own state.


And draw away the dimes;
Bat boldly do as they have done,
Pursue the course they have begun
And drive away dull times
Moundsville thiHks of building 10 hotel.
Lead and Silver mines have beendiscovered
IN Grant County.
Robt. Wilson and J. W. CaEel are elected
TO the town council, Bel'alre
Wheeling is jubiant over the erection G!
two drinking fountains On its streets.
Mr.. Theodore Dean, of Bellaire, died last
week. His wife passed awayonly a few days
before.
A disease assimulating cholera in character
has made its appearance in Bel!aife
A boy named John Statler, living near
Bridgeport, was drowned in tile river, at
Wheeling last week.
The Wheeling sewing girls complain Of too
much loafng among the idle young men o!
that city.
A craftsman on the C. & P Il. R., named
Booth, fell between the cars near MartII .
Ferry, and had both legs cut of.
The work of grading, on the Waynesburs
and Washington Road goes brayeiy on ana
the ties can be laid it is believed, by October /
The new Baptist Seminary at St. Adams Is
to be endowed with $4,000 by the Baptist
churches of the State and country at large
A chicken having four legs was Matched
among brood in the early part of this week,
by hen belonging to Mr.. james Mchneer OF
this place Noroe Register.
Parkersburg papers are in complaining
mood. The Tines of the bal boys and the
Journal Of bad wonen. Altogether 1t Is bad
state OF aH}ifs.
The new military company at Piedmont las
received from Gov. Jacob-alter whom 1t Is
named-a beautiful silk banner. The Presen-
tation took place at Piedmont last Saturday.
Farmers West Of the Alleghanies, in the
! Green brier region, have had great difficulty IN
saving their wheat, owing to wet weather.
Here the trouble was prevalence OF dry
weather.
Capt. P. I. Roberts employed by the Go
vernment to make survey Of the Mononga-
! helariyer from Morgantown to Farmont, en-
tered upon the discharge Of his duties last
/ week.
Tie editorial convention is over; the canal
convention has had its day; July 4 is gone
| by and now We pine for a circus. UuiesS
! the town is billed at once we viii fade away
and die-Pie9moW LdepcadeHt.
Some evil minded vandals visited the resi-
dence Of Councilman II. C. Urich, IN Wheel
ing one night last week, and cat down grape
vines, flowers, and growing garden stan 10 the
garden, besides dsfguring the house walls.
\ pretty little waif of the feminine persu1-
/ sion. was found under rose hush at tie resi-
dence Of Ms Pratt, in Wbee'iag. The wee
thing waa taken in by Mrs. EXley, near
neighbor, who Intends adopting the ioundling.
The Steamship, Scandinavian. arrived at
! Baltimore last week, having aboard % fine
| English sheep, of which 6 Lcicesteis aud s
Lncolns, were consigned TO Mr. =. 2. G..
Cumming, Of Drury Farm, White Sulphur
Springs.
A boy, in Dodlrilge county, who had gone
to cut poles in the woods near bis father S
house. whilst in the brush fell upon the butch
er knife which he carred-ihc blade passing
nearly through his body lie died the next
day.
A droveo of 100 cattle, averaging 400 pounds
/ gross, pasSed over Tue D. ~ w. ~ ~, - 20"
Hardy aud Hampshire Counties, a few days
ago. They were raised by Jacob and William
Vsumetre, Of Hardy, aud John Pancake Of
Hampshire.
Mr.. S. c. Baxter, Of pccahoLtls county, re-
turning from Il squirrel hunt, upon reaching
home met with a serious accident. From some
unexplained cause hin powder born containing
half pound Of powder, exploded, driving .!
inches Of the horn up his uostFil His case Is
regarded critical.
O'Conuell's Observation-Disclosures Ctb.-wjll
be duly celebrated in Wheeling. Pontifca
High Mass will be said at the Cathedral, after
which procession is to take place, with Col.
! Thos. O'Brien as Chief Marshal. \ picnic on
the fair grounds and an Grafton is also part Of
the programme.
A charter has been granted the West Nir-
ninia Agricultural, Stock Breeding aud Salt
Manufacturing Ass, ciaticn,' If Parkcrsburg,
organized for breeding stock, ard manuJcta-
r.;.5g salt in Nebraska It's capital is limited
to 500 600, and the charter will expire July
! /, 1895 It's incorporators are: W. II. Nc
Coy, S. w. Evans. George W. Tllby, BeniI-
min Stout, Vim. Bushy, and Joseph ,. Nc
Coy, all Of Parkersburg.
There are reported to be 220 Oranges in
West Virginia. distributed among the counties
as follows Barbour county, Is, Berkeley, b.,
Brooke 3, Braxton /, Grant !, Greenbrier q
Harrison 8, Hardy !, Jackson II, Jefferson l3,
Kanawha 2, Lewis 10, Marion 10, Marshall s,
Mason lG, Mineral /, Monroe I, Ohio 4, Pleas
ant !, Putnam -, Randall :. Ritchie S, sum
mers !, Taylor H. Tucker 3, Upehur 10, Wayne
Q, Wetzel I, Writ ?, Wool O..
The Ns,g State Gazette thus refers to Sena-
tor II. q. Davis: We owe our thanks 70 the
Hon. H. c. Davis, our worthy and efficient
Senator for a copy Of the Congressional Guide.
As a citizen, too, we are indebted to Mr. Davis
for his distinguished services in behalf Of lis
State No man has her welfare more at
heart or who has greater capacity Of heart OF
brain to work for her best interests. May we
ALWAYS have such men " tall and suu-cr6wccd'
10 guide the helm of State.
The Moundsvillo correspondent Of the
Wheeling Evening Standard writes thus Of
the new city hall now erecting at that place,
the design Of which was furnished by Chas.
kemble, ESP, of Wheeling:-
The style is strictly Grecian. On either
side are towers Of elegant shape. The Court
room proper, the different Offices, the wit
nesses iury and judges fooms are roony, well
ventilated aud comfortable. Every little de-
tail has been carefully considered by the emil
nent architect and every want provided for