The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-02
MATE AND VICINITY

VI STATE AND VICINITY.
Occnrrcnccs OF Inirrest In the HON
h& News Field.
The Episcopalians Of Parkersburg have
raised s., 300 towards the erection Of Bishop
Pettrkin's residence. ~
The contract Tor Stating and galvanized
iron work Of the public building ut Charles.
ton, ". Va, was awarded 10 Kuisely Bros
& Miller. Of Chicago. F.
Two freight trains collided at levitt. on
the Pan Handle Railroad, early yesterday
morning. The engines were completely
demolished and eight cars were thrown
from the track. The train men escaped
uninjured. Two tramIs who were stealing
a ride were killed. Their names arc Sell
and Eddy, and they hailed from. Harris.
burg, Pa. M H71lT l,75T"'H,.
The second division Of the w, PIX. OR.
Il. engineering corps arrived ut Sistersville
last week, and commenced work on locat.
Ing the centre division Of the road. Most
Of the marks made by the first survey have
been lost, though It wlll not deviatc from
the old line. The Messenger says that tho
road from Parkersburg to Wheeling will be
completed sure by October next.
James Stewart, Of Washington county,
while out hunting on Thursday, had n mar
row escape. lie had IN n powder flask one
pound Of powder, and while in the net Of
loading his gun, II exploded, blowing tho
gun out OF his hunds, tearing 10 shreds tho
lining OF his cont. Ills vest and shirt were
also badly torn. With the exception OF be.
ing burnt little he escaped uninjured.
On the extension of the Clarksburg 4
Weston uarrow.gauge railroad to Buck.
hannon, Il Buckhannon exchange suys
.The work Of grading Oil the road is 80 FIR
finished that the company will feel JUST.
fled in commencing the work Of laying
down the r.iis on next Monday; and tho
company expects to continue Il vigorous
labor in TINT respect, until the entire road
shall DO finished, and It Is sincerely trusted
that no impeachment will interpose by con.
tractors for grading and bridging to pre-.
vent the entire completion Of the work by
Christmas" I'3
Several weeks ago two boys by the name
OF Williams and Valley, cousins, living on
the river bank It few miles above Purkers.
burg, were playing together. The latter
named Of the two is about ten years old.
Mrs. Williams, the other boys mother, was
passing by n. the time with an eight months
old baby in her arms Valley picked up
lath having nail in the end and struck ut
the Williams boy, who jumped behind his
mother. The little'baby received the blow,
the nail penetrating It's skull. Innama.
ton set in and the baby died. WIRES
nELLAIRE.
A. ]. Mlerc9, who has had long seige
OF quinsy, is able TO be out OF doors.
". G. Stewart, who left the nail works
here to accept the superintcndency of the
new Alingo mil works, has resigned that
position and Is back here. =
Charley cellars celebrated his Thanks
giving at West Alexander, Pa, in company
with Miss Tina Phillips, OF lVarnock's,
vino returned as Mrs. cellars,
D. j. Smith, Henry Honarius, Thomas
Bickerton, Dr.. r. W. Muhleman and i.
W. Nelson are the Board OF Control Of the
new Crystal Window'ghass Company.
Rev. ]. II. Rogers, Of GAINESVILLE, will
lecture on temperance Mt the South Bell
aire NJ. L, Church next Tuesday evening.
The First ward is moving earnestly in the
question.
. \ late copy ofthe lfis.a. 1is, paper pub
lished at the Ohio Deaf and Dumb Insti-
tute, in Columbus, has column Of illus
trations on Thanksgiving subjects, engraved
by Frank Graft, Of Bellalre. Il
The middle ferry Yesterday morning had
q difficult time on account OF the wind. It
could not made the font on this side and
the float could not be kept into shore. One
team after cruising about the river on the
boat long time drove off on the Virginia
side and came to the Benwood terry.
srEunESvILLE.
Miss Della Patterson, Of lawrence county,
Pa, is visiting her brother, Mr.. G. i. Pat
tepon, the Market street merchant.
Z F. A. Erskine, Esq. left yesterday for Car
rollton, Ohio, to attend court, He is en-
ployed as attorney III an important land
case.
The twelfth annual meeting OF the East
ern Ohio Teachers Association met in this
city yesterday. The address Of welcome
was delivered by Jofin s. Maxwell, Presi-
dent Of the Board Of Education, and re.
sponded to by Professor r. T. Orr, Bridge
port. Professor E. S. Cox, OF Washington
county, Ohip, addressed the Association
|'Pop 'Nlhe Real in Education and Pro-
Lessor y. 1. Peck, Of GAINESVILLE, and Pro-
lessor D. w. Matlack, Of Cadix, also deliv-
cred addresses. Hon. D. F. DeWolf, State
Commissioner Of Common Schools. deliy-
cred an able address before the association
last evening, after which banquet was
given to the teachers by the citiEens Of
stephepYi,le, To-day Professor John Bur
ney, President OF the AIuskingnm College,
will address the teachers. Among those
present were the following distinguished |
instructors: Professor G. n. Caruthers, Of J
Salem, Ohio; Professor ]. S. Mcdonald, Of
]yell9yi!'e, Mre. 4. II, DeEoir, Miss NJ, B. |
lforby, Of tile Bellaire High Schools: Pro
lessor J. a. White, Of Mt. Pleasant: Pro.
!essorJ. NJ. Yarnell, OF Cambridge; G. 3,
Hitchcock, Of St. Clairsville, and r. s.
Ftearon, Of Fast Liverpool. Tho Association |
viii adjourn thia evening. 5.g0 -.
ST. GAINESVILLE.
; A large number Of people from Martina
Ferry were attending Court veatnrdov