The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-30
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Correspondence Of the IntelligOneer.
Since my last bu. few thins' have oc'
cprred in this quiet village that might be
considered worthy Of note. Still l have
iotted down few things which may be
Of interest to some. S.sL u / ~
Mrs. Rebecca RobH . widow lady who
has resided In this vicinity for many
years, died on Saturday night and was
buried yesterday Sunday afternoon.
Dr.. P. R. Chapman, whom l spoke Of
| in my last letter as likely to be the Con-
srressional nominee Of the Greenback
party Of this district, positively refused to
allow his name to go before the Conyen.
| ton, which was held in steubenyille last
Saturday, and 90 instructed the delegates
from this county. He Is, however, the
nominee Of that party for Coroner Of
Belmont county, and will likely be en-.
dorsed by the Democrats for the place.
The Disciples hold their District Con-
| yention at this place on the 9Th Of next
month. 1t will doubtless be largely at.
tended, as is the usual custom.
A party Of young men from your city,
who are boilers in one Of the mills, went
through here last week in q two.horse
spring wagon, fully equipped with camp
| ing implements, on their way to Wills
Creek where they intend changing up"
| for awhile.
A lively debate took place at Van Gu
ren's school house, near here, on Satur.
day night, the subject being "should there
be q new party" subject which seems
10 agitate every man, woman and child In
this neighborhood. Ibid not-learn wheth.
er they decided upon organizing y new
party or not. B
George Berry, we'll known farmer rs
well "a horse trainer and driver, has q
fine stable Of horses, which he has a
reputation Of keeping, among which there
are two Bashaw and one Hiatoga colts
that some Of your city sports might be
| glad to own. .,...
DR.. John V. Fisher, native Of your
city, now prominent druggist and mer.
chant here, has quite collection Of an
tiquiues which are very interesting in
deed, Among them he has a book in
perfect state OF preservation, that was
printed in London in 1870, during the
reign Of Charles the Second. The title Of
the work is, as printed on the title page" "a
Compleat Body Of ChymiStery." he has
also q sword brought to this country by
his grandfather nearly one hundred years
ago from Scotland, that was made in
France between the years Of eleven and
twelve hundred. '.l.i
Mrs. Mary Harris, aged 81 years, a
daughter OF Major John McColloch, who
made the celebrated leap, at Wheeling,
lives here. She Ia remarkably we'll
preserved woman for her age, and the
hardships she has gone through with.
She Is quite sprightly, being able 10 do
light work about the house, sew, read
and talk as well as many woman twenty
years her Junior. In conversation with
her abe told me that she was born on the
ut day Of November, 1871, just four days
before General St. Clair's defeat. She
said she had heard her father often speak
Of that leap he made; that somehad given
her Uncle Samuel credit for It, but that
he was dead before II occurred, having
been killed by the Indians She rode the
horse the leap was made with
many a time, and that he lived
| to be over thirty years old. he was
a small white horse, and had as much
sense as man almost, when her father
ploughed corn with him he would never
use rein on him as the horse would not
allow 1t. She said there was an awful
sight OF talk now.a.days about that
leap, but seventy.fi FIVE years ago il was
hardly spoken Of. She described her
father rs man Of medium height and
well built and that he died at the age Of So.
She has one sister still living at Barnes
vile, the two being all that are left out OF
thirteen. r
A burglar attempted to enter the resi-.
dence Of Dr.. Jno. V. Fisher on last Sat-
urday night, but his attempts proved
fruitless. He had succeeded in cutting
away two window shutters, but was likely
scared away by some noise or other be.
fore he succeeded in making an entrance.
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