The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-15
GOLD in THE STATE.
A REPORTED RICH FIND IN uPsavs.
Gold Bearing Q..rtr ia wo,G.Sr, Qo.Dti'I" ei,rn.
ed TO Have been FOusd-I, up.hut 70 Prove
Ssw EldOradCi-RellaIrs aid Mar.
tia. Ferry Itsms-stats Gi,aaIuEs.

Letters received in this city from reliable
parties In UpShur county tell Of the discovery
there OF unmistakablo gold'bearng quartz.
The lucky dlscoyerer Is Mr.. Ira shockey,
who resides about four and half miles
From Queens postottiGe, in Upshur county.
He suspected that the rock was valuab!e,snd
had It asssyed BY C mpetent mlnerAlogist,
who reports that It's rich in gold and has
some silver. The di. c0YeFy is creating con.
siderable excitement In the vicinity, ac.
eurdiDg to the lettErS. DR.. J. J. Mason, PtSt
master al Queens, and leading PHYSICIAN,
writes tina. he has seen the certificate Of
assay, which was from surface lead, and 1t
Ia evident that gold is To be found 'here in
paying quantities, DR.. Mason has specimens
OF the quartz at the Queen's postolhce.
The liabilities snd debts OF Brooke county
amount 10 1882 92I.
The bugs are said 10 be destroying the to-.
bacco plants aIeug the Hanawba.
Calhoun county at last has d newspaper
It Is called the Chronicle and published at
Grantsville.
The B4rnesyi 10 Republican Is the name Of
newspaper published by r. I. HanlOn &
Sons atthat place
In excayating al Point Pleasant recently
wofkmen e1humed three skeletons, whether
OF white persons or Indians 10 yet undeci'
ded.
/ A yourg man named Williams living
near Reedy, RoAas cOuuty, was kicked by n
jack and died two days after from the eilects
OF the same.
A cremation Is expected 10 take place at
Little Washington 10 day. The arrangements
have all been perfected. The body Is 10 come
from New York.
1t Is said that George Weir who is now
terving a life sentence In the Pcnitentiary
for the murder OF Sterling Riggs on Christ
mas, 1870, at 81. ClaiEsyille, will make appli.
cation for pardon.
The double track through Doe Gully Tun.
mel on the y. d o. K Il, has been completed.
This will be big saying Of time 10 trains st
times. They are also filling up the trestlRs
on Cheat River Grade west OF Rowlesbnrg
which will also give double track.
The Seventeenth Commencement OF the
Washington High School takes place this
evening ut 7 o'o Ock. The following Is o list
OF graduates: Misses Lizzie Brown, Maggie
Gro bie. Maggie DeNormandie, Eva Gillespie,
Het''e Hickman. Mary Mcke +, EMma WI.
Ter, Zoe Steen, Nellie Wright, Jessie Wolf;
Messrs. Wiley Warrick and Robert Wright
Saturday night, at Oakland, two unknown
men sought adm ssion to the III. Sheriff
James was not at home aud his wife was in.
formed by the men that they wanted 10 see
the negro smith, Harding's alleged murderer.
She told them they could not, and as they
became inso!ent, she procured gun, anu
from an upper wiGdUw threatened TO shoot,
when they left 1t Is supposed they were
frieSds OF Smith, bent on rescue. The talk
OF lynchiug him has died away.
At a recent meeting OF the Marshall county
Board OF Education, the County Superinten'
dent was authOliZ.d 10 ascertain tie cost OF
banner commensurate with the Standing
OF Marshall county In educational rank, and
notify the the board within two weeks. This
banner Is to be given TO the district having
the best attendance during this school yea
the figure sto be taken from this years an.
pual report as certified by the district clerks,
and the preseD tation to be made at the dis
triot school house Of the sub district having
the best per cent Of attendance, within the
said district. 1t is Ut derstood that this ban
ner will each year thereafter be competed for
throughout the county, and given 10 the dis
trict having The best per cent OF attendance
and placed upon the school house In said dls
trict having the bsst per CEN. 10 addition TO
this county ba trer there will be a dis riot
banneri provided by each district, which will
be competed for within said district, and
given In charge OF the sub district within the
district having this best per cent OF atten.
dance. This district banner will be conferred
BY the President OF the Board OF Education Of
each district.
COMMENCEMENT AT LEW ATHENS
The Commemorate exercises at franklin
College, New Athens. Ohio, will commence
on Sunday. June "a, with the baccalaureate
sermon and an address, 10 the religious society
by Rev. DR.. Morris, OF Cincinnati. On Mon.
iny evening the annual address TO the literary
societies will be delivered by Rev N. L.
Shramm, OF Cadiz; on Tuesday meeting of
the Board OF Trustees will be held at lOA. NJ,
and In the evening the class exercises will
be given. On Wednesday at l0A. N. an I'D.
dress will be delivered by Rev. b. N herr,
Of Doyles own, Ohio. on Small Colleges"
AT II A. N. a reunion OF siudsnts who Lave
attended tho schoo. uader DR.. Ross Presi'
dency, and at P. N. the Commenc ement
exercises proper aud clnferring Of degrees
will take place.
BILLAIRE.
The drawing cf the silver set OF the Druids
will take place satur -ay evening.
The fight OF the friends and opponents Of
the Belmont street bridge Is waxing hot.
H. X, Hess Is turning out and shipping
large quantities Of paint made at his factory
here:
Messrs. burst &. Rial have several car loads
Of machinery here ready for boring the gas
well.
A hagstone pavement Is being laid around
the corner o. Guernsey aud ,rhIrGy'sixth
streets.
Rev. T. II. Armstrong, formerly Of the
South Bellaire N. L. Church, was In town
yesterday.
seven.thitty NJ. closing notices now APP
pear In about all the store windows, and the
clerks reiO ce.
&C. Kelly and J. W. Sanders returned
yesterday from meeting Of wind.w glass
manufacturers.
The Republican Club that The young men
are form ng will make things lively for the
Democrats this fall.
Two more stores have been added to Bell.
aire, Jones news depot and the wholesale
produce store oil Harnitz Bios
Mrs. John Kelly leaves tomorrow for a
visit TO her sister. Ms II. s. III, near
Kensington, Columbians county.
Burglars trie TO enter Jams H, DArrah's
house, In Sheets addition, Wednesday night
by prying up window, but were frightened
away.
Mr.. William Bsrgundtha', OF the Lantern
Globe Works, has moved his family 10 town
and occupies the house vacated by ]. W.
Sanders.
The Benwood ferry is rushed with business
now. While the middle ferry Is laid up for
repairs good share OF Wheeling travel
crosses To BeHwood.
Bsy. ). d. hodSefs SIoppea mere yesNrasSy
Conference at Bsresville. His wife and
daughter Joined him here.
Cars on the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Ken
tuoky extension iwere yesterday down oppo.
site the upper end Of BelIaire, and almost 10
the Riverside blast furnace.
Rev. ]. X. McKAllip and his family left
Yesterday forenoon for visit 10 Ross. ALE.