The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-31
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were you 70 Sllt our Guy Amt Any
dAJ,y you would ind bot lev loAlerS Aon
our streets, and would observe generally
the Industry that preyldes our quiet
oommopity' y =. :. y ? H.
whil. hr.;ns.. snfE.r hare With The
WI VI. Ss..ss.ioo svs,,xhs,s ~, III
genera - - @ t..sI.,.H..
most everyone hAs soms s~Pt"y"sn''
preiering 70 work A. smali NAeee, and 70
carry on business ~ ANAL proht, % being
idle and unemployed. -
The eclipse Of the sun yesterday, had
bsen looked forward 10 with considerable
;.,.,s., ,nA m.,v .m,II bov. Ard even
'N'St e''' so - .,;--:s,.I !. -.
larger 00s'' ":se S.Ie. ~ ~
having an opPottnnity Oh bringing mo
requisition their pieces oi earetniy pre-
pared smoked glass. One enthusiastic
Individual WAs observed 10 have 4 email
piece Of smoked Tin, and uAs yAinly co.
deavoring 10 get giinpseof the eclipse.
Unfortunately for an exhibition Of the
phsnoneDon, heavy rAinstorm came
up during the hour IL should have ap-
peared, hence report Of The obseryationl
that would have been made n thIs point
cannot be spread before your readers.
The railroad bridge Al Grafton cross
ing the Tygafts Valley river 10 under
going repairs, it being the intention Of
the company 70 put up an entirely new
structure Of wood work, which will re-
quire several weeks yet 10 complete II,
The work Is under the suPerinlendence
Of Mr.Wm. T. Brown, . reliable bridge
man, Who has been 10 the employ OF the
B. & o. Company for : uumber Of Year,.
And BY the way Mr.. Brown and several
others with him experisnced sone occur.
rences during our late war which It might
not be amiss to here uarraie.
In April, 1883, he, With Aessrs. Nm.
T. Sinsel, Philip N. Jefrsya, Vim. Whit,
7. D. Armstrong, A. c. Geaty, P, 81.
Parker, and possibly q many more, we're
employed in bridge building AZ Bridge.
port, Harrison county. On the both o.
April in that year the Jones raid
reached Bridgeport, and these gentlemen
we're all made prisoners and taken 70
Richmond, Va II VA Ln unjust act, a
they were in no way connected With the
army and should not have been
molested. Alter being imprisoned in
SCastle Thunder, in Richmond, Tor sew
sral months, they were removed 70 Sails;
bury, North Carolina, and imprisoned
there. Through the e1ertions and In
AueDce Of our fellow tosnsnan; Hon.
ChAs. Newton, then Senator in the Senate
At Richmond, and Robert CoUan and c.
J. P. CresAp, Of Preston county, members
OF the Legislature at Richmond, Mr..
Brown and Mr.. sinsel we're paroled and
reached home about SoHembet OF that
year. having had . taste Of the tatted
calf ~ it existed inside the enemies lines.
OF the other prisoners We might add that
Mr.. Jefferys, Parker and some others
madsl their escape from Salisbury the
night Mr.. Brown LEFT on parole; and aiter
many weary nights Of travel, and the
endurance OF severe hArdships, reached
home safe . few weeks after those pasoIed.
Those remaining were hnally exchanged
for prisoners in the old Athsneum,
But TO return to our local news. The
members Of the A. and N. Society Of Tay-
lor county are busy making preparations
for the Fair to be held Sept. II, Is and
ls, and hope 70 be we'll patroniIed during
the exhibition. They haye nice Fair
Grounds, are i've working members, and
there is no reason why the Fair should
not prove grand success. ,a.,s.