The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-10
BRIEFS FROM RELLAIRE AND MAT.
TERS AT MOUNDSVILLE.
Interesting Letters from two Thriving
Towns or the NeIghbOrhOOtI-Pcr.
SOnal and General Gossip and
News or all Kinds Gathered
by InteIIigeneer Reporters.
MOUNDsVILLE.

ing OF judgments, matters OF interest only
to parties concerned.
The grand jury was in session Monday
and part Of Tuesday, and reported the fol.
lowing true bills:
John GIibble, assault and battery; Ma
than Goodwin, assault, with intent to kill,
These are the parties concerned in the
shooting affair at Benwood, during the
progress Of torch light procession last
fall, when Gribble was shot aud badly
wounded by Grodwin. The trial Of Good.
win is set for the 2sth OF this month.
The following persons were indicted for
selling liquors contrary to law: A. Kearng,
Bslton. u indictments; JepthR Moore, 0;
Mary Butler, 9,
In addition to the regular Circuit Court
docket there is now pending In that
court about 2bO whisky cases, legRCies from
the old County Court.
The law side OF the docket contains
abont 40 cases, and the ChanCery side
about seventy, and II Ia expected that at
least five weeks will be consumed In dis.
posing OF the large accumulation OF bust.
ness. Judge Melvin has gone to work
with q vim and determination To clear the
docket, II possible, during the present
term.
Dr., Jonas Thatcher, OF the Evangelical
holiness Church, was duly authorized to
sOlemnize the rights OF matrlmony, with
81 800.
Messrs. Q. O. Mathews and Josephua
Hicks were duly qualified as deputies for
Sheriff Hicks.
ShaFiH HInka annaora IN a. into hta
place as naturally as II constructed espeC.
tally for the position.
Janitor Peter B, is on hand with an
eagle eye on the chairs and furniture OF
he Court room, and woe unto the unlucky
individual who chances to place his foot
on any portion OF the same. The new
Sheriff was the first person to offend, and
prompt and edeCtual was The Iebuke he
received.
County Clerk Finn left for Washington
City few days ago to Join his wife who
has been spending several weeks visiting
friends there.
Ham White and John Thompson, fed.
eral prisoners OF the Penitantiary here,
received pardons from the President yes.
terday, and were discharged. White was
lifetime prisoner, convicted OF robbing
United States mail coaches in Texas, and
had been here about four years. 1homp.
son Is an Italian, and was convicted OF
counterieiting four years ago at New Or.
leans, and sentenced to Ave years term.
The ProbasCo farm, consisting OF about
tlty.slx acres, situated at the southern
end ol town, was sold by Commissioners
Parkinson and Mcdonnell 10 James j..
Hawley, ESD, Of your city, Monday last,
Of S74 So. 100 per acre, subject TO the widow
dover. The property is valuable one,
and is said TO be worth moro money than
was received for 1t.
Ool. V. l.. CoCkaynO was unfortunate 10
be relieved Of his pocket book, containing
about $3.50, by one oi the light fingered
gentry on the cars near Washington city,
few days ago.
Chas. l'Oe, who was convicted OF steal.
Ing horse from Mr.. Cats, ofthis county,
and sentenced to two years in the Peni.
tentiary, about twenty months ago, died
Sunday evening last.
1t required the combined efforts OF Ser.
Reant Hanon, another man, and big Tim
stilwell to induce q young coal miner
named Bigelow, OF Benwood, who was
somewhat under the influence, 10 inter.
view Mayor Purdy Monday last. lie was
fined 81 80 for being drunk and disorder.
| ly, % 90 for resisting an officer and com.
mitted to jail Tor sixty days, thirty days en-
each charge.
Sam Logan Ia putting up q store room
In the Second ward, which he proposes TO
occupy % q paint store, and will also keep
q stock OF window glass and sash OF all de.
HCtiptions. This is something that our
town has long telt the want Of,
| Mumps and skipping ropes are the siflc.
tons that appear to trouble The school
children here just at this season,
Professor Tice, "Old Probs," will lecture
here on the 18th inst. Everybody Is an1.
ious 10 hear the venerable scientist.
Charles CLARK, Colored convict from
Mineral county, concluded two years
stay at the prison yesterday. Charles was
peculiar little CIss and carried on in
slCh manner as 10 compel Capt. Bridges
10 forfell bis good time" After his die.
charge he declared that he did II on pur.
pose, as he did not want to be turned out
until the approach oil spring.
The eomewhat unusual spectacle OF
Twelve teams ON our wharf at one time,
drew considerable Of crowd on Monday
last.
The Moundsvllle Dramatic Combination
will occupy the Masonic hall ,rhundav
and Friday evenings next. The "skeeton
Witness" three act drama, will be pre-.
9ented on Thursday evening, and "Ben
Bolt, q two act drama on Friday even.
Ing New and appropriate scenery has
been procured especially for these pfesen.
tatlons, and everything possible has been
done 10 secure The success Of the entertain.
ments.
Kennar Richards, Of King William
county, Virginia, Is In town, the guest Of
Col. Bridges, and will In few days start,
In company with j. P. Boughton, To Coz.
otado, where he will engage In silver
mining.
Can II be possible, as intimated by one
tI our local newspapers, that my respected,
uog dlsplsihg granger friend, A, D. Pierce,
has gone back on his rural friends and
loined that aboninatlon known as the
court House Cllque2 | am awate that
he is affected with sort OF a hanketibR
alter the Office oi y. NJ. O., but cannot
believe this charge.
Mrs. Bruse Hunter and family, Of the
lower ward, intended starting 10 Kansas
yesterday, but have deferred startIng for
some days on account OF the snow block.
ode. on the Western railroads.
II our town authorities don't cover tip
that well near the rolling mill they will
be called upon 10 pay for q drowned man,
woman or boy some oil theae mornings.
II strikes me, too, that the removal OF that
hugo pile .oi ground tan.bark near the
: lower ward tannery would improve the
looks q that portion Of town as seen from