The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-11
AN OLD HER0'S DEATH.
A eoLolER OF The wAR OF 1872,
AAd piou.sr Resident Of Brooke cOantI, the
Survivor Ofa WsllsSars Csup.sy, Gone to
bis Rsward-A Novel HAT In PsnDsJl.
rlala-yArIpus state Matters.


Jacob Dimit, soldier OF the war OF 1879,
died at his residence in Brooke county, West
Va, on Sunday evening. December g 1888,
in the 0o1 year OF his age. The deceased was
born near Baltimore, Nd, January sth, 1902.
When lad he was brought by bis parents
10 Brooke county aud s,ltled near where he
died. In 1912 and 1918 he served under
Gen. Harrison and hslpsd to erect Fort
Msigs. He was the last survivor
OF Captain Moses Conkleton's company
OF eIghty.fvs mon who marched from
wellsburg at their countsy's call. In his
boyhood he had often seen the celebrated
Indian fighter and killer, Lewis Wetzsl. He
was one and perhaps the last person who
helped to attend John McCalmont, who died
OF hydrophobia In 1907. The account Ia
given by Dr.. Joseph Dodndge. He had re-
sided many years In Gross Greek and Jeffsr-
son townships, Washington county, Pa. II
could always be said Of him that he was an
honest aud upright maa In all his dealings.
AHovEL SORT or HUNT. -.-..t
Ths people OF Morris township, Greene
county, and Of Morris township, Washington
county, recently organized match rot hunt
with VIM. Dunn and Homer orunirine o.
captains OF the respective parties, twelve
men each. The hunt lasted q week. The
Dunn party killed 9, 267 and the Crumrine mer
1858, making grand total OF 225 rodents
disposed Of. Silas LauHhmsn and Jas. Dunn
acted as judges. The Dunn party were de-
clased the winners, and splendid supper
was given by the defeated party, nt Jas
Dunn's, on Friday evening last. II was
about forty persons. While hunting, OF
ThuToday, 1856 rats were killed on Ephraln
Conger'S place, near West Union. In
many neighborhoods, rats have be-
come a great nuisance, .intiicting Sc
we're loss upon farmers by destroying grain
young poultry and eggs Such hunt as tht
above will abate the nuisance in that neigh
borhood, and similar efforts will be made In
other localities.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
A good article OF pottery clay has beer
discovered near Burgettstown, Pa, and 9
pottery Is talked Of.
Philippl is going to give big old fashioned
''ox-roast" when the Grafton & Greenbriel
narrow gauge Is completed 10 that point
Last week while Mr.. Benton Teter. OF Bar.
bour county, was riding along the pike south
OF beVeElyt y uU6 DuCk UeeE HpEh0R lQpQ L1h
road Just q few yards in front OF his horse.
Mr.. letter with his accustomed GOODNESS drew
a revolver from his pocket and shot the deer
dead In his tracks. Who can beat thRt2
| While Nicholas Thibaut and son, OF Wesh.
ington county, Pa, were out huuting satur.
day, tho gun carried by the elder Thibaut
was accidentally discharged, the charge tax.
ing effect In the boys side. A physician was
called and dressed the wound. The recovery
Of the boy is doubtful. The Thibauts are
Belgians.
The people Of Jackson county in addition
/ 10 the large amount subscribed Tor the pur-
pose Of extending the West Virginia Mid
land road, or Clarksburg & Weston, as 1t Is
now known, are putting forth every effort 10
have the river terminus OF the road in that
county. The people will hold mssJ meet.
ing at jackson G. II. on the 20.h inst.
for the purpose offurtheriug their hopes and
desires.
4 In jackson county, recently, q boy passing
the house OF George Mailer looked In and
saw Mrs. Mailer lying in the fire in the lire.
place. he Immediately procured water and
threw upon the burning body and quenched
the fire, but found Mrs. Mailer terribly
burned and ohsrred and quite dead. No one
else being found a. the house he warned the
neighbors, when It was found that Mrs. Nail.
era children were absent attending school In
the vicinity, and her husband lsft early that
morning to assist neighber to butcher hogs.
| II is supposed Mira Mailer was taken sudden.
ly III and fell into the FIRE in helpless con
dillon.