The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-14
A FAMOUS a,uHTRESs.
A Bad Snake Story, and other State and
Vicinity Notes.


Vicinity Notes.
Itisrumored that passenger car will be
placed on the Ohio River road between Par
ksrabuyg and St. Mary's in few days.
Caldwell, on the line OF the B., q. & G. mar
low gauge is anxious - secure the establish
ment Of the machine and repair shops there
In Little Washington, Wednesday evening
Miss Lizzie Islt was seriously burned Gh1ul
her lower limbs, by the explosion OF lamp
There is reported 10 be considerable wool
In Hancock county that has not yet been
dispoRed Of Several loads were sud al 50
cents.
The colored people OF Moundsville arc
striving 10 raise funds ID build q church.
They have already purchased lot IN the up
per ward.
The Wool growers OF Belmont county are
called TO meet in St. Olsinville on the 22d
iL ST., for the purpose OF organizing county
organic ltion. The es!ociatlon will co'opeieti
with the State organization.
Mrs. Annie Cutlip, who lives about II
miles above Addition, Webster county, dur.
ing her life tina has killed twelve bears,
twenty.ssven deer and fourteen wild tur-
keys. What woman hunter can beat this?
Me.srs. Hofer Bros, merchant mtllers ot
Powha'l IN, have made an assignment for the
benefit oftheir creditors All regret that the
firm, after hard struggle under adverse cir.
cumstances, was compelled 10 yield to the
pressure.
A two story frame dwelling adjoining the
Wayn( 1burg College building was destroyed
pied tho dwelling, and m, 1t OF his personal
properly ws1f lyed. Tbs to- u los1wss Sc 0O0,
with no insurance. The college building and
new school hou!s narrowly escaped dtslruc.
ton. The building destroyed belonged 10 the
college.
On the tenthot November last, well dre.s-
ed stranger drove up 10 Carnes' livery stable,
In Cambridge, and asked Mr.. CarneS what lie
would charge o day to keep hia horvs, beau
tiful dark bay; satisfied with the terms given,
be left the holss and buggy, aiatlng that he
was going to Z4ntsyills and would be back in
a day or Two. II Is now nearly month since
then and there Is yet no tidlnes OF the
stranger.
In quarrel about the proprieIorship o!
sons land near BArnesvllle, between E. V.
Shipley and Robert Edgerton, some shooting
resulted, ,he revolver being In the hcndS OF
Shipley, who claims the shoot ting was accI.
dental, however. The ball pr:Sed through
the clothes OF Mr.. David Pepper, nelghbor-
ing farmer, who had hand In the rumpus.
Shirley gave $500 bond for his appearance
before Mayor Baker, OF Barnesville.
An mi ert ting suit was before the BsImont
county court at 81. Clailsyllle this week, In
which como Wheeling people were concern
cd. Tie plAtntius were t.ouis W0odmGuseo
and MI. Lewis the widow OF Samuel Lewis,
former respected oit'2sn OF Wheeling.
Judgment WIS rendered In tbeiriayor against
the FirJt National Bank OF ST. ClaiTIyille, for
over s. coo. Hon. ]. NJ. Estop, OF cad'z, and
x.Conpre;yman Danford, represented the
plaintiff
The following TepuiaiYe occurrence is 10.
ported by the Web3ter county Echo: Mr.. &.
i. Chapman tsllsus that some time since u
Telldent OF Pine Mountain while moving to
Addition stopped at spring 10 get drink
Of water. While drinking he discovered o
garter snake lying near, and turning TO some
persons near he E!id for three cents he would
bite Its hc1doiI, The money wS' handed
him, and he, not 10 90 outdone, Immediate.
" put the snakes head In bis mouth and
snapped It In twain.
The Huntington Adgsriistr says that Harry
Funk hes been arrested and placed In jail.
He was indict I'd for numbering strange
German who was reported TO hGYe committed
suicide OF hotel In Huntington last spring.
Tho AdyTtiSer says: Floyd Counts, Of Wayne
county, W. Va, testified before the grand
Jury that the deceased had plenty Of money
and plGysd cards with himself, Funk and
othpia fhe evening before bis death. This