The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-16
THE NEWS NEAR HOME
WHAT is GOING ON IN THE VICINITY.
Chrlstmas Entertainment Of .the metropolitan
Society VI BETHANY Collegs-llapptsIugs Al
Rsllalre, Aarttn's FsrrJ and Else.
Mhers-Llttls Railroad Accident. ~"
The depth,o Of the wellsburv gas we'll is

The depth Of the Wellsbury gus we'll /
now over 700 feet. -. .14@l
| Judge Ferguson says he Is not candi
date Tor United States Senator, and favor
tho election OF Kcnna. 4,
james Fleming, an ngcd patriarch, s
years old: is lying very HAT hfs home, tiea
Fhirmont, and is not expected to recover
The large engine for the rolling mill u
Canonsburg has arrived, and is being pu
In position. It Is expected that the fire
vii! De lighted and operations commenced
within week or ten days at the iarthest.
1t is said that Il Morgantown celebrit,
named Jim Turner lras issued a challenv,
to Tom Allen, the noted pugilist OF Chicago
to fight him according to the Marquis o
Queensbury rules for seven thousand dol
lars sid0 and the championship Of thu
world.
a few evenings since W. s. Lowe, o
baltimore, while ut Benwood Station, saw
T. train boy leave box Of papers. ETC., or
the platform. Lowe seized the box anG
quickly dragged it aboard the west.bound
train on the Baltimore 4 Ohio road and
pretended to act rs newsboy. Everything
worked all right until hearrived at Chicago
where he attempted TO sell the box and was
arrested. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to fifteen months In the peni
Tertiary. So
Tho st. Alban's Aonparicl gives an &C.
count OF a murder and calls 1t IL sad acci.
dent" It seems that the affair occurred
at Boone G. H., the forepart Of the month.
Two brothers-John and Jumes Nc.
Kinney, accused Edward Thompson, son
Of the clerk fthe Circuit Court, OF stealing
SID IN gold from them. The two brothers
waylald Thompson and searched his
pockets. Thompson rcta}iated by firing a
pistol at them, when John Mckinney
placed his pistol near Thompson's head
and fred killing him instantly d
BETHANY.
Thu, students are having fine sport on the
Buffalo. The ice is as good now for skating
as it has been for many years. ID
This evening musical entertainment,
will be given.i in Chapel Hall, which prom.
ises to be well worth hearing. These mus.
lcal concerts are always appreciated by
CltlheAs unu 6tuuenta.
Davenport, with his comic performance.
inflicted himself upon Bethany people
Thursday night, and from present prospects
this town will have more performing Day.
exports to the square acre than Il can we'll
afford to support. NJ
The accommodating postman, William
Rodgers, is daily bringing out loads Of nice
things for the holidays. Bethanyites hope
to see the time when railroad will traverse
the winding valley Of the Buffalo, and
transportation will be less difficult.
Miss Watson, Of Fairmont, accompanied
by Miss Gracic Rodgers, arrived ut Prof.
loves, last evening. Miss Watson is the
lady lor whom one Of Fairtnont's lawyers,
slipped. down to Bethany, and before peo.
pie were aware carried her Otto his noun.
tain home. The mountain breeze seems ID
have treated her with marked attention
and while It may be a wise thing to 90 to
the mountain ior health, dire vengeance
will be inflicted upon the next Fairmont
lawyer who dares 10 visit this town for
similar purposes. The ladies will spend
part OF the holidays here, renewing old and
forming new acquaintances. Et ~ W. y
The Neotrophian Society, Of which Mr..
i. NJ. Williamson, OF Kentucky, is Presi.
dent, gave its regular Christmas perform.
ance Inst night. The atlAlr was in charge
OF committee Of arrangements consisting
Tloyd pn;,;ns ~ ~ T;r' e'!n' u missouri, ana
nio1a iLnll'l's, ol virginia, and Alessrs. l.:
Pennsylvania, and ]. T. Atkinson. VJ'sI OF SIis. 1i
souri,, were ii,e marsL,ls Eniin';,1 ~ ~ az
PROGRAMME. 2 a :,
Music, Prayer. Music.
DEFAMATION.
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,onerai nr w. nosI q t;un G;unuay scnool will have
seneial eooa lime Chrlslmas.
,raa ma IT. tiharry ,h X nandlln, tue paper drummer,
"a, ""n ~ .ue onstln"h rouse yesterday.
Mr.. Bat Smith moved TO Steubenville
yesterday to go 10 work IN the Mingo Mill.
at the Laughlin Mill a vote among the
workmen was taken, and they decided to
guy guy luxe one day OF rest during the holi.
onys.
a MIR. Chester (colored), Of New York,
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