The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-08
ALL THE GOSSIP
THAT is FLOATING ON THE WING
Ia IL, Stat. aud yIelpI,y-rh. Dramatic Ep'l,mI,
at BellaIre-Ths Recent Disaster at Ssu
Camb.rlaad-JOhn QaIrey AdaAr Dtsk
and ChHIr-LOn of Nsu.y Items.

anu IuhlT-l0N o. NeWhy ltutts
The Supreme Court Of Appeals meets al
Charleston this week.
Two large black bears were killed near
Oakland the past week. One weighed 9T5
lbs.
Mr.. Farrell, an aged lady living at Burton,
was struck by train last Thursday and SO
injured that she died soon after.
On the last day Of 1889 David Magnet died
at his home near the Salt Sulphur Springs,
Monroe county. He was eighty.tiye years
old and pensioner Of the war Of 1919.
The papers from The South Branch and
the more wild portions Of the State continue
10 be filled with hunting stories about bear
and deer that are being killed by the local
sportsmen.
Recently while farmer near townsville,
o., was moving some corn that was being
spoiled by mice, his little dog had rare sport
until an old grey mouse iumbed down his
throat There was terrible time for about
twenty minutes when the dos gave up the
ghost,
fhs LSgular term OF the United States Cir.
cult Court meets next Wednesday at parkers.
burg. There are number OF important
cases on the docket, among them the Soioto.
Lomas cases involving large amount OF
money, aud the coqnipEteiiinE cases. The
Grand Jury ponVenea on the 10Th.
a correspondent writing from anenbrler
county says that Henry silvey killed six
deer In one day not long since. He did pot
chase them with dogs but shot them "still
hunting" Messrs. Call!son and May, he
also says, killed two bears few days ago on
North Fork. Deer and bear seem to be plsu.
tiful.
Carefully compiled statistics show that the
total sales OF loose tobacco in Petersburg, W.
Va, the past year, were about 1000 pounds
The average price was from $ 10 IS per
hundred weight. The crop OF tobacco in all
sections Of the State Is large. The lightneSs
Of sales Is due TO the untayorable season for
hasltng.
They had Christmas tree at the church
In Centerville, Wayne Caunty, and accord
Ing 70 reports 1t was quite curiosity
something that several lad never seen be.
fore. There were other parties who filled
their hides with mountain dew and then
took In the celebration. The advocate asyS
that they INDUCED In a general row at the
church, demolished the tres and stampeded
the audience, the ladies' Masking their escape
A number OF sheep OF VIM. Sharp on The
Elk, in Pocahontas county, died from eating
laurel during the latter part OF DECEMBER. A
few that were not dead were treated by his
son. He discovered that something was
pFeying on the dead ones, and be set trap,
and the morning OF the 25th caught gray
eagle measuring six feet ten inches from tip
TO tip OF the wings, and on the morning OF
the goth, he caught anothsy ans measuring
seven feet, two inches. These are the only
grey eGSies seen in Pocahontas county since
the late Charles T. Ridgman killed two,
near the same size about twenty-five year,
ago, at the Big Spring, in that county.
Last week sad accident occurred in Web.
ster county, peas the head Of Holly river.
Five young men had been over TO uelvetia
In Randol PHI county hunting and laying in
Christmas supplies. They returned home
Sunday night and stopped ut the house Of
Rev. Tobias Sizsmore, Jackson, a son Of Rev,
Sizemore being one OF tho party. The house
was vacant at the lime, Mr.. Sizemore and
family bsihs away. After getting warm,
three Of the men went on, and Jackson
and his friend, named Rose, went to he'd.
This was about SA. NJ. About daylight the
house was discovered p.he In flames aud was
destroyed before assistance could BIO had.
The crowd that gathered were Mortified to
gee the bodies OF two young men in the flame,
one on the bed the other on the floor. The
men must have been careless about the Ere.
men few years s;ape we're fooling with
revolver on a Sunday when 1t was accident
ally discharged and killed little daughter
OF Rev. sizemore.
A horTiale story is published for the first
ktt,tu In ShA act ut n
g.dg, as follows AT Allegheny Station, on
the 0he.apeake 4 Ohio Railway, some per.
sons gave boy about II years OF age, named
Rusk, pint OF whisky and prevailed upon
him to drinkit After drinking the first Pint
he was prevailed upon to dripx at ten centsa
pint, and thps drank nearly i've pints more.
He became completely stupefed and was
then deserted by those who prompted him
to drink. YIN. r. Mana found him lying
unop tie PORCH Of his store In the condition
as described. He took hin into The store and
laid him down, A few minutes later he was
noticed to 10 only breathing. Or. Caldwell,
at the White Sulphur Springs, was telegraph.
ed to come and attend him. He telegraphed
back after ascertaining what was the lsatter
with the boy, that be be lsepGhed with as
much ss,,t sat, water Ss COULD be gotten down
him When they ATTEMPTED to comply with
the Doctors instructions. II was found
that tItanu1 OF lookjaw, had epsued. At
the boy, was dead. The brutes who did the
work are known.
sklLAIRR
Samuel McAsorse, Of g. elairsvslle, was
the guest OF relatives here yesterday.
The store rooms Of NJ. scnneborn are now
lighted with laps, he having discarded gas,
John Troll, OF st. Clsirsyille, was In town
yesterday looking after his business interests
hero,
Mrs. Greenfield, who has been confined to
her home for two weeks with sickness, is out
again, ...
Many were the sleighs and sleds on our
streets Saturday, and every one had trial
Of boys sleds.
Miss Annie Wallace's school, over the mar
ket house, will open with the public schools,
this morning.
Dennis Hunter, OF all the hundreds who
had chances in the neerschaum pipe at Bur.
lofts, was the lucky man.
The sacrament OF infant baptism was ad.
ministered ut the United Presbyterian
church yesterday forenoon.
The rapid "exhanst" OF the little engine
hoiGting Ice at the D. & o. house proves try
ing for the horses crossing the bridge.
Rev. R. N. Brown returned home satur.
day, aud there were the usual services at the
Second Presbyterian Church yesterday.
The school board lid not have quorum
Friday evening, and so did not appoint the
teachers necessary 10 fill several vacancies.
Rev, ]. K. McKallip and family returned
home Friday evening, Mrs. McKallip being
sufficiently recovered to stand the journey,
Charles strahl has the place OF shipping
clerk at the Belmont glass house, so long
filled by VIM. Garrett, now OF the Elson, at
Martins Ferry.
The Cleveland & Pittsburgh trains out Of
here Saturday morning returned again late,
transferring passengers and baggage at the