The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-17
A BABY'S PISTOL SHOT
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Matters Of New,
Is AtJl.sst SslslSsslSsi'. Z

Rl,bop Peterkln will preach al FaIrmOnt
tomorrow.
The cohl Work1 al FAyetle Station nov ship
twenty. eight drop bottom HohdOlls oil coal
per day, making full train. This Is dospB
Kell for new works.
Wcllsburg wants telephone connection
with BteubsnyilIe aud Wheeling. She should
have II, as II would be Of great convenience
70 her business men.
Its reported tunoilIciAly) that oue Of The
piers Of The Panhandle bridge at Steubcnylllt
has been Considerably Affected BY the floods
aud ice the past few days.
At tho coming borough election 10
WAyucsburg. which tEkeS place the 2Oth
'he main lNue will DO. shall tho town cOws
be allowed 10 run At large.
On THURSDAY James Jarvis, q young man
about u years OF Ogr, was killed near DulinE's
arm, on Elk river, by tree falling on him.
lie was engaged 10 cutting down tees.
Mr.. Elijah Lee, n former citizen Of Green
brier county, but for some time n resident Of
POcahOntaS, disappeared some time ago mys-
terlously, and nothing has been heard OF him
since.
10 The Circuit Court OF Summers county
Tuesday. GoodAll Meadows, boy about ID
yeGrs OF sgp, was convicted OF burglary aud
given two years 10 tue MOundsyille tenlten'
liAry.
Mr. r. ". Belinger, OF the Jefferson county
bar, 10 preparing Digest Of the West Wiz
SIniA Reports. which 10 expects to hAve
ready for publication about the inst OF May
next
The good people OF steubeuvilIs held a
mas meeting at Turner Hall last even
iuH, for the purpose Of taking some 40.
ton on behalf Of the sufferers by the floods
on The lower Ohio.
Col. @. II. Real, Of Brooke county, aud HE
sstimabls Wlfs yesterday celebrated their sil,
yer wedding. A large number Of invitation,
wsrs Issued, aud the number Of guests was
correspondingly large.
The Chesapeake & Ohio rAllroad has been
sued by the family Of Mr.. John u. AlSop. the
Baggage master who was Killed In the MIL
borO collision last Christina. Damages 10
the amount Of $40 900 are claimed.
Charleston Is u nice Orderly city for Per.
lnauent Seat. 9ome person entered the
school house last Thursday aud overturned
lie Ks, chairs, bo0kS, Ink bottles, and. to cap
the climax, mutl.d the bell by tying the
piano cover around the cApper.
In and about Conpellsvil'e The damage
done by the Waters 10 thp Baltimore l. Objn
rack eau hardly DO Estimated. but Is certain
that great amount has been done. The new
double track has been undermined At several
points, aud an engine was thrown into th,
river a few miles below this place by bad
track.
II Is GAid that the cadets at the State Uni
versity will Il "a no salute on The o9nd, Wash.
lngtOn's birthday. The following order hAt
been Issued from the cadet headquarters
Owing 10 the scarcity OF ammunition, aud
no prospect OF receiving any additional sup
uly this year, No military salute will be fired
nm the Dad inst" Some had better be SGnt
out.
,QThursday morning Alfred Maynard, q
workman q the Washington pa J lead works,
had occasion 10 visit an out house. While
in the structure The raging waters OF the
CHARTERS rose rapidly and lUAted Il off be
fore Maynard bad time TO escape. He wa,
carried u distance Of 80 feet, when TIT
nuiIding lodged against bridge. He was
rescued In an exhausted condition.
The Point Pleasant ReObte Is responsible
Tor tie following: "liuEn Henry, Of Mer.
GERS Bottom, Is the owner Of the tnest
breeding COW 10 the county, five take thu
increase into consideration. She has never
given birth 70 lrss than two, and as high ne
sig Calyes OF umei and last week bho had
| IripletE. A dtEin such cows as that would
bs a valuable acquisition to cattle farm.
What farmer can report n better animal"
A short time sgnA msn wa, killed at Iron.
town furnace.in West Virginia, and another
one 90 seriously injured that he has since
lied. Tie CQrOEeEs larry rendered 4 verdict
.bat the men had been murdered by being
purposely run oyer by the engineer. and OF.
Tered 4 reward Of $1,000 for his cap
lure. He skipped out and could not lie
found. His name was Robert Temple, and
ne was seen soon after In Ironton, but
before the strong band Of the law could reach
him he was gone, and where he Is now, no
one knows.
Thursday evening an accident occurred In
the fAmilyo i ChafleS v, Smith, who lives
near Cumberland, Md., which consists OF his
wife and four children, tho cllesr two being
a boy Of slx or seven aud girl Of I've. There
10 yGuUgtr boy and baby. About six
o'clock three Of the children wSre playing
with a small revolver, which they found ".
Irg about the house. Il was loaded with No
cartridge While the little ayA'ysar.old
had the weapln 10 her hand the eldest boy
said "shc0t mother" wherenpon the little
girl pointed The Risl9l sad fred. The ball
took effect In Nh. Smiths ltft breast. pene.
trAting some DISTANCE and causing seyere hem.
orrhage. A messenger was quickly dispatch.
cd fHr . physician, who ptoh+d Tor the ball,
but failed TO And L. 1t struck no vital part,
and the appearances indicate that the lady
will recover, though the ball may possibly
DO In position to give serious trouble. Ms.
smith Is about 80 years old. The little girl
who did tbs shooting did not seem to realize
the mischief she lad done and prattled
away rs before. Had the ball been larger
one the wound would doubtless have been
al.
EELlAIIE.
Mrs. Geo. Romick, OF the Fourth ward, Is
quite sick.
Mr.. +. P. Rhodes, o! Bridgeport, was in
town yesterday.
Ms. Matt Gordon, now Of Wheeling, was
In town yeSterday.
N. sonnebron leaves on Saturday for the
east, MrS. Sonneborn will accompany him.
Mard Nelson, Of the G. 4 P. yard engine,
Lying or and Col. Able is running for
him.
Mr.. John Troll, OF st. Clairsville, was In
town yesterday with Mr.. Frankk Brown, Of
Boston.
Dr.. Morrison, who has been confined to bis
home by sickness for nearly n week, Is
out again.
Mr.. Earl Clark, who has been on the sick
list for some time, 10 able TO be cut, but not
TO work much.
The Iargs granite blocks remaining after
building the soldiers monument have been
removed from the square.
". B. Gilmore was In town yesterday on
his way home TO the county seat from trip
through Western Pennsylvania.
The High School will celebrate Washing.
toms birthday on the 22d Inst, by lhe reading
Of appropriate articles aud other exercises.
The B., z, & q. trains yesterday were In all
right, the slip which detained the train the
uight before having been repaired at once.
Miss Emma Glll's ROOM 10 the Fourth ward
school was not open Thursday, on account OF
her sickness. She Is threatened with fever.
A bet was made yesterday between two
BellAire men, OF new hat, that the TusoAra.
was Valley road would not run into Bellaire
by Christmas.
The Knights OF Pythias have procured n
gold watch, which they will sell by chances
for the benefit Of fund to purchase them.
selves uniforms.
Miss Julia Faupel was compelled to close
hsrEcbool In the First ward yesterday, on
iccount oil sickness, This makes three teach.
es on the sick list,
The next class 10 graduate from the High
school has chosen Mis- Mlunie Marsh rs val.
edictnriSn, and Miss Minnie DArrah to do.
liver the sSluiGEory.
There Is here for transfer 10 the narrow
gauge csrs a very large traction engine, OF
beautiful design, for the use oil some one ct
Jerusalem, Monroe county.
Many OF the boats passing here yesterday
had 10 lowOr their chlmnles To get under the |
bridge. The Courier went down without Al. |
Ter making oil preparations for It
John ". Sanders talks Of moving his iam.
tly 10 the residence nov occupied by 8. OFT |
CumminS, north OF taSn. NJ Oummins 10
coming nearer the renler Of The town,
Toe river yeAtSr'AS Fam" WI alnopt TO the
lnNAF mart nj Ilatmnni StYAaI aa.. A.. -.