The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-04
MOUnDsyILLE.
General News and Gossip from the state
Prison Seat

General News and Gossip from the State
Prison Seat
Professor Haines is giving his pupils a two
days recess.
Orlando Stevenson and fami y, OF Parkers'
burg, are visiting Captain A. NJ. Baker, Mrs
stevenson's father. =.
Miss Luella Fulton, one OF Benwood's
f,iresL bellies. is spending the holidays with
Miss Edna Hogan.
Dinah, the Cameron district sneak thief,
was SCENT over" yesterday to join his CON-
rade, Myers, in his two years stay at the
State prison.
The Webster Wsgon Company having
completed the work OF taking stock, their
works at the prison were started up yesterday
morning in all departments.
Vint Weaver, wife and baby, came down
from Pittsburgh Sunday last. Mrs. Weaver
will spend couple Of months with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Martin.
An exhibition OF the working OF the Nc.
Cormick twlne binder will be given st Col.
Sam Cockayne's farm on Gravel Bottom, to.
day, by the Harris Brothers, agents for the
machine.
Ten dollars and costs was what Mayor
Weaver charged Kimble, the Ealoon keeper
near the depot yesterday, for selling liquor
to minor son Of Mr.. Fountains, brother
saloonist.
Thomas Collins, Of the Second ward, who
has been suffering from brain malady for
some month"; past, will leave for Cincinnati
Ohio, to-day to be placed in q private asylum
for treatment.
Mr.. Brooks, while working at the monndt.
vile coal shalt few days ago fell from a
scatlold to the bottom of the pit and, strange
as 1t may seem, received no injuries scarce.
ly from his fall.
The Catholic church picnic and dance, Sat.
urday last was, as far as attendance, pleasure
and good order goes entirely successful. As
to the financial result 1t IS reasonable to pre-.
sumo that In this important respect the bent
ficiary will have no reason to complain.
Stone for the abutments Of the little Grave
Creek bridge Is now being placed on the
ground. AT the Big Grave Creek bridge tbs
south abutment is well under way, with oil
the stone needed for both abutments on the
premises. aud most OF It cut ready for put.
ting in place.
II Is not generally known that the presi-
dents and other members OF the District
Boards OF Education elect.d on the 18Th Of
Msy last, are to serve four years from the first
OF this month, yet such Is the case, the Legs
lature having a. its last session increased the
term OF those officers from two to four years.
For the year ending June 80, the Webster
Wagon Company sold 1904 wagons OF differ
ent styles, the average price obtained being
SO, making the total amount OF sales, 1910,
2S4. The inventory just completed by the
concern shows an immense stock OF materials
OF all kinds in their LAM Der yards and ware
rooms, together with large number OF
wagons completed and in different stages Of
construction.
From time immemorial the farmer has
been proverbial for his propensity for grumt-
ling, and the writer was somewhat surprised
yes terday when converting with one OF MAI
shall county's most prominent and success
full grain growers TO find that he had not q
complaint to make. He says that the wheat
Is about ready for harvesting, and that mel
Their weevil,fly nor rnst has injured that crop
in the least this season.
The Washington district Board Of Educa-
ton fixed the term OF schools In that dittnct
at five months, and the pay Of teachers hold.
ing number one certificates at $50 par month,
Clay district will pay teachers $S5. Schools
TO continue six months. In the latter district
cents for the Teachers fund, on the 500 val
uation OF real and personal property, will
furnish sufficient funds for the purpose.
Rev. A. Buchanan. has succeeded In se-
curing an abundant supply Of water from
his driven well at the Protestant Episcopal
rectoty in the Second ward. The piping used
Is common gas pipe, " inch, and was forced
to depth OF 10 feet Water was found at a
little over one-half that depth, but the quick
sand worked It's wsy into the pipe and chok.
ed It up, so that vein had to be abandoned.
The materials and work Of sinking the we'll
cost about 1851 per foot.