The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-03
A MIGHTY HUNTER.
A FAMOUS RANDOLPH COUNTY BOY
Who /. Death on B,ars-rslephous conn'ctIsns Ia
West yIrslnla-l Horse Thief Escapes from
JliI-An Ancient Apple Trse-BslIAIre
and wsIhburs-AeeIdsnts, Etc.

There are twenty-5ix divorce cascs booked
for the next term Of court in Belmont
county.
TIE Morgantown Council has ordered an
election 10 be held 10 elect Town Sergeant
to fill the vacancy made by the death OF that
esteemed gentleman, James +. Hopkins. IL
will be held November 10.
A special dispatch to the 1ETELLldENcER
from MoundsVille, yesterday, says tna! Alex
Purdy, aged 20, and Samue: Gamble, aged
65, were yesterday struck by an engine near
the Baltimore & Ohio depot, at Mouudsville,
and Purdy's foot was badly manSled. Mr..
Gamble was not seriously hurt.
Cyrus Wamsley, OF Randolph coanty, a
mere lad, killed three bears within two. or
three days recently. The first one be shot
with birdshot and finished with his penEniie.
The second one was small one, While the
bird was al immense one and very fat. The
boy Is a noted hunter, and lives near Hut
tonsville.
We have received coupleof apples which,
we are reliably informed, grew the past season
on tree supposed 10 be tho first 70 bear fruit
west OF the Alleghenies, in what Is now Poca'
hontaS county. The tree was yielding ilt
fruit when "the noble red man" was mere 10
all hsglory, and under its spreading bonghS
the dusky Indian maiden may have named
the apple and counted the seeds Just as hef
pale-:ace sister docs at the present day. II !;
known to have borne fruit for 1l3 years, and
how mnch longer no one can tell, The tree
stands on the farm now owned by Mr.. Robert
Shaier, near swago. The fruit Is rather large,
OF yellowlsh color, BEAUTIFULLY streaked
with crimson, aud excellently favored
POcahOntGS Times.
George Mearkie, sentenced 10 ten years
imprisonment for horse.RteHltng, escaped
from the Jail In Cumberland Thursday night
in q mysterious manner between and y
o'clock. The alarm IVES given about $40
o'clock and men sent out in all directions u
was believed that the prisoner had struck
out for Virginia. An examination OF the
Jail showed that nothing had been broken,
aud both doors leading into the jail were
locked. Either false Keys were useu or one OF
the sheritl's keys, which is necessarily lett OF
the jail for use when prisoners are brought
in during the sherifs absence, was ciandes-
timely used by some ono. Evidently some
body outside was helping him. The sheriff
offers 500 reward for Mearke's arrest.
The telephone line between Fairmont and
Fairyiew, via Barrackyille, will be compile
ted and In operation in few days. Tho dis
lance Is about twelve miles, and the line
these towns. Another line, between Fair.
mont and Emithtown, will soon bs fixed
fact, and It's extension to MorgG1town Will
doubtless follow. DR.. E. s. S!ricE:
ley and number Of other gentlemen Of
shinuston arc now engaged In forming a
company to build still another line, from
Fairmont, by way OF Wortaington, shinn-
ston and Bridgeport, to Clarksburg. There
Is already telephone liue connectipgC arsE-
burg and Buckhannon, and this new line
would give Fairmoat direct telephone COM
municstion to the latter point. 1t Is esti-
mated that 5000 will build It.