The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-22
MouNpsyIlln, July l2.

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The machinery at the rolling mill ha
received acomplete oyerhaullng and
number Of changes and improvement
made. The mill started up Friday last
with good prospect Of long run.
Judge Melvin held a one day term Of tn,
Circuit Court here Monday last.
Prof. orago has been employed Al
principal in the Moundsville school fol
the coming term. This action Of the
School Board cannot but give satisfaction
to the patrons Of the school, as the Profes.
sor has shownhimself eminently:.qualitie
in every respect to make the school all
that could be expected. syet no person
has been selected as first assistant, almost
all the old teachers have, believe been,
reappointed.
President Haven, of the Crawford
Reaper Works, hearing that tie agents Of
the Champion Reaper have been indulp.
Ing 10 some pretty tall Boosting OF the
superiority Of their machine, has Issued a
challenge to those gentlemen to test the
relative merits Of the two reapers. II the
Judges decide that the Champion is the
best machine the agent is to have the
Crawford reaper, and rice Uersd. So, gen.
tlemen, either "put up or shut up"
The ladies OF the N. E. church advertise
an ice cream social 10 takeplace ut Sharp's
Garden on Tuesday evening next, and
promise to make the affair an agreeable
and pleasantone to all present, and they'll
do 1t, too, sure. The profits are to 20 to.
wards paying the salary Of Mr.. Warden,
pastor.
understand that the project Of build.
ing Touring mill In the upper ward has
now assumed q tangible form, and the
same will be completed and In operation
early next fall.
County Court has been in session since
Monday last, with about the usual amount
of business transacted as Is fashionable for
that institution"
Mrs. Col. Dayton and daughter, Of Kan.
sas City, NO., are here visiting relatives.
Five prisoners were received at the
prison from Monongalia county, Friday
last; One Of them, JEFF Taylor, has al
ready served two terms in this institution,
and another, Joe Jones, a brother.in.law
Of Taylor, Is here for the second time.
Joe's brother came with him for company.
This looks as il the Penitentiary isn't such
q terrible place to be in after all.
The Board Of Education for the Inde.
pendent School District, in solemn con.
clave assembled, have resolved and de-
clared that unless McFadden's Is goats keep
out OF the school house enclosure they
shall be exterminated. This action was
deemed necessary in order to protect the
from fright und injury from these
somewhat pugnacious visitors.
Billy Stiles, the convict engineer at the
prison, has just completed small steam
engine, OF the following dimensions:
Cylinder, q inches stroke, / in bore; fly.
wheel, i inches in diameter, and weighs
50 pounds. The cylinder and steam chest
are made Of Babbit metal, and the fly.
wheel Of lead. Every part OF the machine
was constructed by Billy, including the
moulds IN which the cylinder, steam chest
and fy.wheel were moulded. Steam Ia
obtained from the large boilers, and the
engine works TO perfection. .-.--.I.5
Col. Bridges is at Jackson, Michigan, in.
sPecting the workings and arrangements
OF the State prison there.
Counsellor Kemple now deyotes por.
ton OF his time to getting up humorous
articles for the Reporter. It Is needless 70
add that Jake is successful in his new role.
The wife OF Ed. Pickett, Esq, OF Mar.
rows Hill, was buried today. ~
Our fellow townsman, Hon. ]. W. Gal.
laher, is getting a number Of flattering
notices from the State papers rs candi.
date for both Governor and Congressman.
lfnominated Mr.. Gallaher would receive
q stronger support, in thelPanhandle, at
least where his sterling worth and abili.
ties are personally known to the voters,
than any gentleman in the Democratic
party. ...h wa l7Ii7