The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-08

The wheat Harvest, Wool inrhct, the
baker Murder, CirCnIt Court, Marriage
III Prominent CIrcics-itrnns.
FAlNM0Nr, v. Va, Jull


IN Prominent CIrcics-itcms.
FAinMoSr ". Va, july.
Special correspondence to the Intelligence.
Although the rains on tho 4th and 9th
insts. delayed the whea, harvest somewhat,
still our farmers arc getting well along with
their cutting, und by tomorrow evening
nearly NIL the wheat In this community
will be In shock. The universal statement
Ia that tho prospects for large yield was
never better.
4 good deal OF wool has been sold in this
section at prices ranging from y 10 20 cents.
Mcssrs Hartley 4 Co., OF this placc, aic
buying large quantities and shipping di.
rect to the Eastern market.
The parties, soma seven III number,
charged with being implicated in the muir.
der ofJohn Baker, near Huntington, April
10Th, 1881, have been here in Jail Tor soine
days, and will have IL hearing before jus.
ticeas Warrington today.
Circuit Court has been in session since
Wednesday. At this writing the Grand
Jury has not reported, utitis thought they
will bring in quito list OF indictments
to-day. As this is very busy season for
the farmers, Judge Fleming purposes to sit
only II few days,adj ournip. most cases over
until the fall term.
The society event Of the week, and the
principal event OF the kind that has trans.
pired here for some months, was the mar.
rage last night OF Thos II. i Staggers, Esq,
aud Miss Laura J. Burns, ut the residence
Of the brides father, J.J. Burns, Esq, Rev.
l.. l.. Stewart officiating. The prominent
social standing and wide family connec.
ton OF the contracting parties brought
together large concoursc. Mr.. Durns has
q beautiful residence on Locust avenue,
surrounded by shade trees and eyergrecns,
and reached by meandcrins and cmbow.
cIeIi walks, lined with lockwood and
flowers, and at tn IL hospitablc mansion
gathered Farmonts best citizens to wit.
ness the launching Of another bark on the
matrimonial sea. From s o'clock until IL
the spacious halls and parlors, which were
handsomely decorated, were thronged with
q happy company; congratulations were
hearty, and all spoke of tho enjoyablencss
OF the evening and OF the pleasant OCCASION
Which had brought them together. The
refreshments were excellent and OF bounti.
fnl supply.
Among the more prominent persons
present We noticed: Ex.Gov. Pierpont
and wife; Jas. Morrow, Jr., and daughters;
Judge Fleming and family; Hon. b. +.
Martin and sister, Mrs. Billingsley; a. l..
lloult, Esq, wife and daughter, OF Peoria,
ILL.,; Miss Brownlcc. OF Washington, Pa;
All. W. Burnett, Of the Eureka Detective
Agency; Jas. Z. Sands and wife; j. b.
Crane and wife; G. NJ. Shinn and wife; G.
l.. Smith and wife; T. ". Fleming and
wife; q. II. Shinn and wife, sister Of the
bride; Messrs. Fleming and Powell OF the
llea Iirginian; L. p. Carr and family and
DR.. Ia. Logan Carr and wife. The two last
named gentlemen were the general man
ayers on the occasion, which accounts for
the system and order with which every
thing was done, and which prevailed
throughout the evening
The bridesmaids were Misses Minnie
Nichols, Addie L. Brodic, Mabel S. Burns
and Anna NJ. Gould. Groomsmem Thomas
i. Hall, W. Scott Meredith, d. ]. Morrow,
and 4. Hubbard Fleming, in couples as
named, respectively.
Mr.. Stasgers is Il rising Young lawyer Of
energy and ability. lie is native Of Nor.
gantown, and came to this place abou,
three years ago, and at once took n promi.
ncnt position ut the bar, since which time
his success has been uninterrupted. We
are informed that his income already
reaches handsome sum. Miss Burns is 4
beautiful young lady, Of quiet but attract
p I'VE deimcanor, graduate OF our High
School, and OF many endearing qualities Of
head and heart
The happy couple repaired at once &c
their future home, which Alr. Slaggers has
Just neatly fitted up, bearing the good
wishes Of their hosts OF friends.
Presents were numerous and costly, but
we are unable to give correct list.
Miss Janet L. Brownlee, OF Washington,
"a, is visitingat the residence OF Thos. W.
Fleming, Esq, she and Mrs. Fleming
being schoomates and graduates OF the
seminary ut that place.
Miss Carrie Kildare, OF Piedmont, who
has been visiting mt Mr.. J. G. Nesbitt's for
some days, left for home to-day.
This week, too Miss N. l.. Dickey, late
Principal Of the Normal School, left for her
home in Chester county, Pa. Miss Dickey
has been here in the school for twelve
years, and is held in high esteem by all our
citizens. C..