The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-01
KILLED in AC0AL MINE
A FATAL ACCIDENT AT BELLAlRE.
p.rrorn4ues at til. Aorsantorn unIr.r,ity.
President Wilson Presented with acans-I.all.
road S,ws-rWO Belmont County Towns
News Notes Prom the state at Large.

About dozen Indians passed over the B.
& O. road, en- route for Washington, d. G.,
on Wednesday.
The annual contest between the literary
societies OF Washington 4 Jefferson College
will take place March I'D.
A cherry tree, on the premises oil DR.. Pat.
terson, Washington county, Pa, isreported
as bearing fruit at this time.
The ladies OF the First Pr, sbyierian Church
at Little Washington, give William Penn
tea pSrty at the Town Hall tonight Those
taking part will be dressed In the costumes
OF "ye olden tyne"
Owing TO the dispute between the Union
and PhfIo literary societies OF Waynesburg
College In referente 10 judges, they have de-
cided not 10 have the c0ntestat the close OF
the term as has been announced.
The b. & o. railroad Is taxed 10 It's utmost
capacity at the present time In carrying
eastward bound freight. Business on the
West Virginia Central and the Pittsburgh
& Cumberland and Pennsylvania railroads
continues 10 be very dull, on account OF
small shipments Of coal.
The Pittsburgh Lender Of last evening says:
Early this morning Mr.. II. A. Elder, foreman
OF the Boston Herald, passed through the city
on his way 10 Wellsburg, ". Va, TO which
place be was bound as escort OF the body OF
Alfred T. Glass, who died 10 Boston on Sun.
day. Mr.. Glass. whose father Is the editor OF
the Panhandle !Sers, was q years Of age, and
was we'll known In this city, where
be was employed az . compositor, Several
years ago he went to Boston and secured n
position on the Herald He was taken sick
In the office week ago AID his death was.
not expected. The mission OF Mr.. Elder is
particularly mournful, as little over year
ago another son OF Mr.. Glass, who was EN-.
pioyed on the Herald, died suddenly.
BELLAIRE.
Capt ALEXIS Cope, Of Columbus, was In
town awhile yesterday.
Miss Lucy Meade, OF Bethesda, was visiting
relatives here yesterday.
A drop.letter for Henry Arm Ia at the post
office waiting for astamp.
Miss Dora Moore will shortly give up her
position at N. sonneborn's store.
N. Il Wolf, E;q, maasger' OF the teie.
phone exchange, was In town yesterday.
The cattle ordinance has passed Its second
reading ir Council, and is ready for the
third. 4
The Ohio Valley railroad canvassls are
receiving subseriptlans enough to make them
feel encouraged.
All Of the knights Of Pythiss, Of BLACK
Prince Lodge, are requested TO be present ~
special meeting tonight.
The nail works was not running with full
force yesterday, on account OF an accident 10
one Of the tending furnaces.
The narrow gauge road will, In q few days,
put on MI entire new train Of passenger cars,
with another new locomotive
Two new telephones have been put 10 to
the Bellaire exchange this week, one at W.
II. Thompson's and one at Ifobinson's drug
store.
w. Il, Stewart, OF Cleveland, Division
Freight Agent OF the Pennsylvania Company
for the Cleveland d Pittsburgh railroad, Is In
town.
Fireman Hines, the fireman injured
in the collision at franklin tunnel, is
now lying very low at the National House,
on union street. He was badly scalded.
The telephone company has received part
OF It's poles for the wires, which have hereto
fore been put on houses and other buildings.
They are magnificent poles, from Northern
Michigan.
The Good perjury case yesterday called q
number Of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh rail-
road employees 10 court at st. Clairaville.
Conductor Zimmerman wasamong them, and
Thomas Delth ran bis train.
Frank Cummins was killed about
noon yesterday Ia the coal bank OF
the Peikey brothers, at the old Star glRss
house. Ths mine had Just begun operations,
and he had lust commenced work. He was
standing upright at the time, talking to q
fellow workman, after firing otfa blast. A
large mass OF soapstone, Of hundred cubic
feet fell from the roof upon him, crushing
him into the soft mud OF the bottom OF the
mine. He was not far from the entrance,
and was soon removed, but lived only q few
minutes. He leayesa family.
Sc. GAINESVILLE.
MID. II. Darrah. Of Bellaire, was In town
yesterday.
The. county commissioners will meet In
regular session Monday.
Mr.. @. G. Crafty, Esq will remove from
Bellaire to ST. Cairsyille next spring.
Mr.. Charles N. Gaumer, until recently
editor OF the Gazette, has removed 10 Mansfield,
where be will edit the kichlaud Shield and
Banner.
The charter OF the First National Bank ex-
pired on last Saturday at 5 Pm. The bank
commenced business Monday morning under
It's new charter. .a
Ex.probate Judge Carroll has been ap-
pointed Master Commissioner, vice John W.
OF $50. 600, was filed and approved,
Sheriff SedwiCk took Frank hamburg, sen.
teuced for two years, to the penitentiary on
A. E.l a,itk 90 ~
move Gilbert Vanderpool and L. E. Jones,
fork swindle" in this county several years
ago, to St. Clairsville TO be tried for forgery.
They are now In the penitentiary serving
terms Of one year each for swindling In Butler
county, and MS Governor Foster was absent
from Columbus, the Sheriff was obliged to
returM without them. Clerk Darrah &C.
companied the Sheriff as guard.
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AT TIE USIyERsITY.
The first public performance Of the present
junior class OF the State University occurred
last Thursday night, in the Chapel Hall at
Morgantown. The class numbers but five
members but they are voted to be such stuff
as men are made Of At the second ringing
Of the bell the young gentlemen, with their
sunday clothes well brushed, took seats on
the rogtrum with President Wilson. After
the opening exercises by Rev. Mr.. Hughes
"The Man Of Literature" was discussed In On
Grafton by W. +. Anderson, OF Easton, W.
Va. He gave the audience something to
think ab0uLs He argued that the man Of
literature Is degenerating; that be must ueces.
sarily degenerate; that the best thought OF
the present age is given TO science and not to
literaturei that the invention OF the steam.
ship, the telegraph, etc, are indicative Of Us
much brain power Us the ''1iiHd" or the
Odyssey" "Hamlet's soliloquy' or "Para'
disc Lost, and that the man VI letters has, In
sense, accomplished his mission and handed
over the sceptre to the mGn Of science. The
grafton was remarkable for Its clearness Of
J. /. Mocutcheon, OF Cross Lanes, West
Virginia, followed with an Grafton on
''Haman Pervsrslty.'' His was a solid dish
with good deal Of seasoning. The most
common exhibition OF peryersity, he said, is
In the schoolroom, the worst in the bus.
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