The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-23
A LEG AMPUTATED.
SAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Comlug Republican Coust,sslonAi Coav,n.
tioa-Primaris To-day -chtistmas Com.
mshts-Dsath or ~ 0eios,katlau-yar.
lous Other lntsfestlnE Matters. ~

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goods under false pteienses
Burnett Harding probably the oldest clti.
zen IN Guernsey county, Ohio. his age being
somewhere between hihety.eIght aud one
hundred and four. fell while walking In tue
yard soma weeks sgo aud injured himself to
such MI extent that II Is thought he cannot
recover.
An Important meeting was held at Port.
land Station December u, In the interests OF
the Mt. Vernon, Cosliocton 4 Wheeling l.ail.
road Co.. and the bridge project organized
some years ugo. Upon examination Of the
charter granted BY the State, Everything was
found to be all right.
A tramp who was tried before Squire Ed.
wards, Of MoundsyIlle, this week, On II
charge OF vsHtIhcy, put IN n plea that his
regular business was selling smoked glass for
looking at the transit Of Vents, and Is the
next one would not occur until the yenr
:oVl, he was not able to make many sales.
The Squire sent lin up for thirty days,
during whici, hp Will haye lime to seleci d
mo,c regular business
llEiMENnr.
The very finest showcase that has ever
been brought 10 this town was placed In Il.
X. MCCohnhey's drug store yesterday from u
Boston house. j. Is five stories hisl, and ie.
fleets credit not only on the manufacturers
hut the enterptisiue firm that purchased H.
On Thursday evening a few Republicans
held caucus III the C0untll Chamber, ind
nnIueH The delegates 10 the Congressional
Convention 10 be held ut l.ellAire Tuesday.
But US the action oil this CAUCUS did not
meet with rDpulor favor, another ticket was
named yesterday which II Is thought will
hnrnlonixs all the factions Of the party here
anu be elected. The delegates 20 instructed
to stick 10 no man for my personal reasons
or preference, but 10 act In such n way ms
n'hy best hnrlnonise and solidity the llepub-
Rcan ranks, and tend 10 success at the
coming election.
John ". Lyle, brakeman on freight train
No. ~, while attempting to uGcOuple ears
while In 'aoiloH here yesterday, had lbs right
foot caught by n guard rail. which held him
fast Ms though IN wise, and before the train
could be stopped his right les was terribly
tnanged, 10 much so, Indeed, that nm plitu.
ton wus found necessary, and wa, performed
nj llill's Hotel, by Surgeon J. NJ. Todd, as
sisted by Doctors Wagner aud Cook, who
were called In to assist. The unfortunate
nisn has M invalid wife IN iteiiaire. lie WINS
faithful employe, and has tho sympathy
OF his comrades and acquaintance.
To The Editor Of Tho intelligence.
SIE-Wt are glad 10 notice that public
opinion Is centciihg on DR.. J. NJ. Todd, OF
bridgeport, rs II suitable candidate Tor the
Republican nomination, Certainly they
could find no man who has worked more
zealonsly for their party than the Doctor, or
shO has made more private sacrifices for It's
success. Living In the Ohio Valley, In the
nlidst Of the great manufacturing interests Of
the district, he has had better opportunity Of
knowing whatits needs are than my OF the
men whose natues have heen mentioned.
His whole life has brought him In cl6se syn.
patty with The iliasses. As II clo.c student.
fluent speaker and Il man otgenerai ihforna.
ton he has few superiOrs. II the Doctor or
| some other equally strong man Is not nomi.
mated from belmont county. Ross AlexAn.
der Will carry the county by II large major.
ity. as he did ut the late election. 1t will ui.
IRE 10 have The Belmont county delegates
unite and secure his nomination. Il. ".
MARTINS FERRY.
Christmas trees will lie numerous next
Monday.
The Public Schools have closed for two
weeks vacation.
Mr Joseph Waters starts for Dayton and
tbs west yesterday,
The G, A. Il. boys will have one Of their
big times this evening.
Mr.. Isaac Dean and wife, Mrs. Newlan!
and Mr. Z. Wells spent yesterday Ut Bell.
aire.
Turkeys are pleuliful; price Is cents per
PoHkd. Nj Cots shows one which weighs,
he claimed, &c pounds.
The Wood Brothers made about SOC, 0CO
brick, and McCord Brothers about tho saue
or morr last season. and Still brick are
scarce,
Postmaster Dehn snys he handles about
1000 or 5000 letters every day. and that about
IN average OF nlnelfen persons calls Tor every
letter delivered.
This afternoon the polls will be open from
unit! 5. The tickets will have the names
OF Col. Taylor, Senator Hollingswor,li, Judge
Frazier and Col. Coulter. In voting Il voter
will cancel all the names except the one de.
sired, and then write the.na,res Of the dele
gates he wishes 10 represent The precinct at
BtlIaire next Tuesday.
Ct. GAINESVILLE.
Little interest will be taken here In the
primaries to-day.
Will d. Cash, Deputy Probate Judge will
spend the holidays IN Delaware county, Ohio.
Hon. Ross Alexander, Of bridgeport, and
Colonel poormant of Rellaifrs WERE III town
rhurs4ay
Sheriff elect Sedwick will take his office
january list. His brother, Frank Il. aed.
wick, will be deputy.
Diphtheria Is raging nj East l1ichlanl, three
miles west OF ST. Cluirsville. Two deaths
haye already occurred.
StePh. Downing has returned from Oaeslia
College. and Albert heunon, from Washing.
ton and Jefferson College.
The Sunday School scholars OF the PresLy.
terinn Church viii got their annual Christ,
mas treat Monday morning.
In the case Of Lucy Arnett W.. Margaret
Bray,tt ii the jury returned verdict for 81.
800 in favor Of the plaintiff for The nrlawipi
sale OF Intoxicating liquors to plaintiff hus.
dand. The defendants are eight Bellaire
saloon.keepeH.
Prof.. Eastwood leave, In n few DAYS for
Warren, Ohio, where he willspend a portion
OF the holidays.
Nj Gale, OF Memphis, Tena. left on Tues.
day. taking With HIN his daughter Adtlie, 10
spend the holidays in her Southern horne.
Our citizens for the last week have bee,
busily engaged filing their Ice houses With
Ice, Of which the crop this year Is excellent.
College closed for the holidays on Thurs.
day. Most Of the students left for home.
Two weeks Bre given for yesi, mud tic term
willopen again on the 81 Of January.
Prof. lIascrman and Miss johnson lef. OH
Thursday for their homes In Louisville, Ky.
Miss Johnson has been making specially Of
music under the guidance Of Miss Cauimie
Pendleton.
The Sunday School connected with the
Christian Church, Is preparing for II grand
Christmas treat for the children, This church
never tofgets the plpa=ures al the children,
as every year treat Is prepared for them.
wELlSSuhu.
Real es.aleis booming.
The Lantern Works are said to be affixed
fact.
The gas we'll Is down over one thousand
feet.
ably.
The Panhandle Glass Works are about
Our Sunday schools hold their Christmas
entertainments OH Monday evening.
Squire William Jones, Of Wellsturg,
died rather suddenly on Thursday morn NJ,
about Q o'clock. lie was we'll known to The
citizens OF the town and county, and filled
tuauy POSITIONS OF trust during his lifetime,
having served US Mayor Of Wcllsburg Tor
several ternls,, and aha ms Justice Of tho
Peace, helugclcctel 10 the latter office In DC. |
ipber Inst by OVER one hundred majority. lie !
WAS also Town Clerk, having been elected 10
that position last spring. His age was about |
sisty.two yeaEs
NEW EDMDElIASD. ]
Miss Rachel Scott, very aged lady, being
in her elshty.fllth year, passed away In The
slumher OF death yesterday at Fairylew. She |
Was IN aunt Of Mcssrs. ". A. and +. ii, !
Scott, OF this town,