The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-02
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& Dr.. steefe IS at Marietta, where his sot, Is
very sick. u. Z - 3. -. !.
The Delluire, Nail Mill declaredsa 8 per
cent dividend November lst 80 ~ 7sss.fr !.
Mr.. Robt. Welsh Postmaster al kelsey's
Station, was In town on Wednesday. III.
Some boys were arrested for HAllow Fen
mischief, but not 80 many rs deserved Il. N
IIa! Wilson and s. Q Hamilton, we're out
squirrel hunting Tuesday aud brought homo
II limo lot Of game. lF5gr au.fGig}g WI-
Benson's ferry wis or duty for q while on
Wednesday, and the Wheeling grocers had 10
20 to BenwoOd 10 cross. ,tIF,PFI I6tiflFI
The ". j.. Club will give ball on We'd.
nesuay evening At Central Hall. Mrs. Graf.
ton will furnish the supper. n. ~
Mr.. Evans, the grocer, has gone 10 Florida
for tho benefit OF nis health. His stay there
Will be Tor mn Indefinite lime. 1i}H.Iliai
Miss Lizzie McFadden, Of Cadix, made an
address OH the subject Of Foreign Missions
last night at the First presby terrain Church.
The Bright Light Fishing Club presented
Mr.. Dan Warwick with a Ked, MEMS pin Of,
wednesday evening; It being his twenty.
SKIN 9'rthday,Iyf IIJIp,.l W ~ tnnpN
Miss a nnie Austin was buried yesterday af.
tcrnoon from her lutte home In tho First ward.
Miss Emma Gills school room in the Fourtl,
ward was closed on accom-. OF the funeral. :
"A: A. Willets, OF PHILADELPHIA, who pleased
thest. Clairsville people 10 greatly, Is expect.
Cd 10 he the first OF Bellnires course. His
lecture IS on "sunshine, or Happy Life"
The Bellaire Building and Loan Company
has elscled the following new board Of d..
rectos: NJ. Graft, H. a. ,McGregor, II. NJ.
lngler Jas. T. Kelly, Miller l.ootl,, D. Dun.
ford, J. W. Conlson, y. II. Slrahl. &rt'" "a
:H' B' "a VALLEY GROVE. IL FalfNV
Br.john 7. Carter Of Triudeiphia, has gone
to attend fashionable wedding in Savannah,
Georgia. ..,..s - ~
Mr. Dean and family returned to Point
Mills on Saturday evening last from visit
TO friends In Newark, Ohio. i qllil,glg. sII
Mr. David I,o.gs, formerly a resident Of
Ibis county, late Of Illinois, is expected here
shortly TO visit relatives md friends. -
Mrs. breckenridge, Of Parkcsburg, W. Va,
is enjoying an extended visit among relatives
at Potomac aud In this section OF lie county,
The nuptials Of Mr.. Burt and Miss Oldham
were celebrated on Thursday evening last at
the residence OF ,ht brides iather, MI. jain Is
Oldham, Of Dallas, VIVA. .'i"tf'iH '2'ilI
Mrs. Rev. Joseph Milligan, OF Illinois, has
recently returned home after very enjoy.
able visit with friends In the vicinity OF Elm
Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. Milligan were former
residents OF this county. t,.,,,,.,, !.
The project OF constructing a telephone
from Wheeling 10 Point Mills, referred 10
sometime since by the writer, Is assuming q
tangible shape. The, D. Il o Railway Com.
pahy we learn will become an important fac.
Tor in the enterprise m nfr'H>''..f NJ
-. -y.t Is wELisbuRG. I,,hl+.t ..li.l,gs
The gas well ut the mouth OF the creek ia
Just now attracting the attention Of the pub.
Tic. II is now down 500 feet. At $50 feet n
strong vein of salt water was struck, which
flowed continuously through the six.incl,
casing quantity tufltcient TO fill a twoinch
pipe AS the well grew deeper the flow Of
water increased On Sunday It flowed at In.
'ervAls, throwing the water to a height OF
sixteen feet. On Sunday evening quite a
number Of visitors were present, and The cas-
waslghited. Aitcrburnlnga while the waller
commenced to flow, reaching height OF four
or hVe, lect, The gus still burning As the wa
ter shot forth and fell to the floor covered
with the flames It made a scene beautiful to
behold. Imagine Il column OF water over
eighteen inches in diameter, anywhere from
one TO sixteen feet high foauirg and rolling
TO the earth, surrounded with flames OF yari.
Gus colors, the burning gas following the va.
Ter as ~ spreads over the floor, and you haye
sight worth seeing The casing is TO be
drawn and the we'll rcaucd out so u, to shut
of the water, that drilling may progress
faster. It is the intention to 10 deeper. ia
NEW CUMBERLAND. 10.