The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-23
ANOTHER aBIG STRIKE'
OF NATURAL GAS At MoUNpsvlLLE,
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WslI,burs, and ssil,isa. to Light Zen Cit"
the slI, Of wheeling : yarIol, Other
News Items In the Vicinity.

A gentleman living In Cabel county has In
England In. 1405.
At recent term Of Greenbrier County
Court the only liquor license granted was 10
the White Sulphur Springs Company.
William Tompkins Of Huntington, has in
his possession red silk sash which was worn
by George Washington. II descended to Mr..
Tompkins through his grandfather.
Last week the merchant tailoring estab.
lishment Of O. A. Minehart OF Washington
county, Pa, was robbed OF number OF
pieces Of eloth daring the night. The loss
amounted to about 800. lfl -
The steubenviile Herald says that It is re-
ported that Senator Hollipgsworth's accept.
ance OF. the Lfice OF Attorney General OF
Ohio, carries with It the understanding that
he will not be a candidate, for nomination
before the Republican convention In June.
Afarmer near Warrington has o lamb
which draws It's sus.enance from female
dog The eve which gave It life died recently,
since which time 1t has sucked the bitch,
whose puppies were all oil the femipine gen.
der apdlNe ere summarily dispatched. This Is
certain y unnatural but jastas certainly true.
A minister, iaboring 10 the mountain dis
tricts OF Fayette county, W. Va, gives the
following conversation he had with woman
there recently: rs your husband at home ~
"No; he 10 coon hunting. He killed two
whopping big coons LAST Sunday" docs
he fear the Lord?' ~ guess he does cause
he always takes bis gun with him." "Haye
you any Pfesbyteriaus around hertp ~
don't know II he killed any or not. You
can 20 behind the house and look at the pile
OF hides TO see II you can find any OF their
skins."
Among the several floral tributes presented
by friends OF Mr.. Thomas Murphy, operator
at Grafton, who died last week, The wreath
offering by the brother operators Of the dc.
ceased on the fourth division OF the B. & o.
Railroad was as beautiful and symbolical rs
Il was appropriate. At the top OF the wreath
were the mystic figures "73, and at the bot
tom the letters "G. NJ" the former meaning
In telesraphic language, Our Love, and the
latter GOOD Morning" Between these were
the initials OF the deceased, IT. ]. NJ" The
wreath, which was composed wholly Of nat
ural flowers, was made ut Cumberland, Nd,
the design and order having been transmitted
by telegraph.
The following Is the average grades OF the
contestants In the respective branches al the
examination for the Peabody Medal held at
the ClarksburR Academy, on the 18th: Miss
Fannie Rapp. 90.33; Maldon Adams, 81; Mel,
VILE Jarvis, 90s; Miss rss Alexander, 90 IS
and Eddie Thompson, $500. The award was
made 10 Melville Jarvis, who received the
highest average gtade. determination was
conducted by Messrs. j. Philip Clifford,
Thomas Patton and Marcellus Thompson, In
the departments of the public school taught
by Mira Naomi Everett, daughter Of Gen. r.
is. Northcott and MissJ. NJ. DAVIDSON. Mel.
vile Jarvis Is the son OF ex.sherif Lemuel
Jarvis, OF Harrison county, aud is only fifteen
years old, and pupil OF Mrs. Everett.