The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-30

A few Items In aud Round About the
Hospital City.

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WESTON, W. Va, June 20.-Circuit Cour
still fingers with US. No cases Of unusua
interest are being tried. The grand jur,
found quite a number Of indictments
principally against whisky'selleS.
The managers Of the Weston Fair Asso
citation are making extensive preparation
for q horse race, baby show and genera
jubilee on the Fourth OF July.
An irate gentleman, originally from thu
land OF Bismarck, but late OF New York
passed through here this week on bis wal
to Helvetia, thriving German settlement
In upShur county. Il seems that he hat
been on an extensive trip through th,
States, and by some mischance his letter.
had failed to reach his wife-who was AiteI
q time led 10 believe that he was dead, anc
induced by another gentleman from tn,
tasherland to migrate 10 this section. ThC
husband seemed TO think his wife haC
been purposely deceived, and promised tc
Jay the liquidation for q ilrs.-class seusa
ton the moment he got eyes on his fellow
countryman. .
Without doubt one Of the most deservY
ing men of whom public mention should
be made In our midst is Mr.. P. NJ. Hale,
who, by bis energy, perseverance and bust
ness push, has done AB much or more
toward tho material development OF the
town and community than any other In.
,dividual In this section. He furnished
nearly all the brick for the asylum, Is and
has been for some time furnishing the
asylum with fresh meat, quite an item, il
putting up a Ane brick residence for DG'A.
q. kunst, running large brick manu-
factory, Is extensively engaged in farming
and stock raising, and, in fact, either has
or has had q part in nearly every enter.
prise OF moment that has been in existence
here Tor the past dozen years. And like
G, ]. Arnold, whom we mentioned in our
last, goes very roughly dressed, wearing g
suit Of grey, The homeSpun, week days OF
Sunday, during business or pleasure hours
Weston has several remarkable people
and we shall speak OF Others again. 'fl
..tt. PERSONAL MENTION, "
A. "A. Arnold Is erecting q neat two story
business house in good business part o.
the town. 1t will be used as q furniture
store by James Firmash-HomethiBg badly
needed here. ,-..,J -4I4,, ,uU aoeI
= Major 7. Smith, late contestant ior
Superintendent honors, was married Tues,
day 10 Miss Amanda E.. Cookman. The
"MajOr" was no doubt wise in the couclu-
sion that II he couldn't get the office OF
Superintendent, he'd take the next besi
thing-a vile, b.. -, e. I'D.
Among the lawyers attending court this
week are Judge Camden, Caleb
Boggess. John Rassell, Of Clsrksburg, and
G. n. Flemming, Captain Poundstone and
O. G. Higginbotham, OF BuCkhanon. .,
Virgil a. Lewis, Of Pt. Pleasant, author
OF a history ,ot the, "Two YiIginias," o.
putnam County" aud Of Mason County =
was hero this week. a4'..,ii,5 ..,..,
Dean L Neff, real estate agents, report q
boom in real estate, and buyers are flock
ing from every section TO see the cheap, bui
good lands OF the interior. There is good
day coming for West Virginia.
As one Of the good results following the
refusal OF the County Court 70 grant license
Tor the sale Of intoxicants, our county and
city Jail is now "like banquet balls desert
ed,;" something that it would have been
impossible TO have reported during the
prevalence Of saloons. Weston ia progress.
ing; fogyism is dying and Republlcanlsm is
in the ascendanQy. ut, q. .,s.