The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-14
NEIGRBoRRooD NEWS.
INTERESTING EVENTS NEAR HOME.
R..a.sl. R..uu, or Current u.pp,pI,r. and
ss..Ip By the "lnt.llls,Aesi'." staH ofCOr
experimentation from W, DOun and
Across the River and the State.

Senator Camden and family have returned
to their Pafkersburg home from the ArkanSas
Hot SPRING.
George N. Hunt, OF Greene county, started
for Williamson county, Texas, on the 18th,
with 40 head OF sheep bought In Washing
ton county.
A horse thief named Joe Clark was lodged
In il ! at Littla Washington Thursday night.
III. horses stolen were the property OF James
McSary and Isaac Summers, Of Nottingham
township. and were recovered
The syndicate representing Mr.. Vanderbilt
has invested no less than $S.0O0,0O0 In coal
lands In Fayette, WestmorelAnd, Washington
and Somerset counties. It Is not likely that
the road will be built for several years.
Washington 06'errH.
The managers OF the Buchanan farm oil
well have abandoned the enterprise, 10 tina,
locality, and propose 10 begin May LIST, 10
sink q well either on John Rush's farm, neal
West Middletown, or near..the. McGuigin 81
we'll. A large amount OF money was sunk
in the well, which was over 1000 feet in
depth.
Monday night, T. F. Brooks store IN
Moundsyille was broken open aud robbed
The BURGLARS must have been either fright
ened away or only In need Of clothing, a
only few pair OF pants are missing. Three
OF the suspected parties, Grant Lucas and tive
boysb by the name OF Campbell have beer
arrested
The celebrated "white Sulphur Spring
Case" has been pending for several years II
the United States Courts. and has been tb,
subject OF more or less gossip in certain par
ticulars, Some proceedings In the case hat
been set for 4 hearing at Parkersburg on th,
10th inst, which would have been heard be
fore Judge Jackson, but for some reason
which must have been weighty, the Presid
ing Judge has ordered the hearing befor,
himself at Richmond. This Is said to b,
rather an unusual proceeding, and 10 calou
lated to add to the public interest Heretofore
taken In the subject.
The Martinsburg Herald Is responsible To-
the following: "a gentleman living nes
Shepherstown has horse which evidently
has sense OF humor. He has q fondness To-
picking up small pigs aud lambs with BIZ
teeth and seems 70 enjoy hugely their terro
and outcry. The other day he grabbed up
calf and carried It some distance, although II
made frantic efforts TO escape and beloved
wildly. He finally dropped 1t on pile o
straw, aud after pushing 1t over on It's back
pranced away. The horse does not hurt the
| Wv tucS ~ lASs AVA Wv
fun Of the thing"
Harry 81. Stephenson, Telegraph operate
at Burgettstown, was broughtto Washington
Pa Thursday and turned over TO the cus,od!
OF sheriff Cham ers. He was charged with
asssulting Miss Alice Jones, aged Is. stephen
sons father accompanied the boy to Washing
ton, and, In company with the Sheriff ant
other officials proceeded to the residence o
Judge Hart The Judge examined the com
mitment and found 1t defective, not hayini
the seal OF Judge Wood atfi xed. Neither die
the papers show upon whose oath the infor.
nation was made. Judge Hart then ordered
the prisoners release. Ayoung ma1, named
the same girl and was held In the sum o
500. The friends OF the young man say tn,
whole affair Is o case Of blackmail.