The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-10
THINGS IN THE a
And In Some Counties OF the Three Ad.
Joining states.

Joining states,
The Baker Lime Works, at Martinsburg,
are shipping 1900 bushels OF lime per day.
The receipts OF the Cannonsburg fAir were
over s Z, 1000. Profits between $5O0and $500.
The Pfesbytery OF Washington will inject
at Frankfort Springs on TnIsday, septem'
Der II.
The Doddridge county jail contains four
men charged with murder the Writ county
jail has one aud Wood county has five.
Rev Jesse Adams, residing near Waynes.
burg, has q sow that is the mother Of fifteen
pigs all inIone litter. A prolific and profitable
breeder, surely.
On Saturday last q Berkshire SOW belong
ing 10 Mr.. John G. Clayton. Of Marion coun.
ty, gave birth to litter OF nine pigs, all OF
which were Of the male persuasion.
w. a. H. Stanley, OF Greenbrier county,
skipped out last week in company with Q
eight children aud she three children-all in
INDECENT circumstances.
In an alteration among laborers on the
GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati railroad at Belle Val
ley, O., Saturday, q boss known as Italian
Joe shot and killed an engineer and wound
cd q laborer named Sohs.
The Calhoun Chronicle says the lumbermen
are anxious for q rise In the kanawha, Is q
considerable amount OF lumber and material
Is ready TO run out. With the rise q great
deal OF raft stuff and considerable coal will
come down.
The warehouse adjoining the store Of Mr..
Thomas Mckee, ct Patterson's Greek, this
State, was broken open Thursday night and
some flour and meat stolen. The thieves 81.
so attempted 10 break into the store, but
were frightened of.
Mr.. John Maddy, living near Centrevllle,
Monroe county, Is SO years of age. He Il
the owner OF a mare 20. years old. With the
aid OF his old mare alone, he this year har'
vested 140racres Of hay, and neither appear
the worse for the wear.
The wool clip OF Washington county, Pa,
this year, amounts to 5 600, 900 pounds. This
OF even SO cents, brings into the county, and
pnts into the pockets OF the farmers $1,000,
| 900. A large amount OF the wool has been
sold at even d higher figure.
Another Washington county, Pa, man
| has come to the front In the person Of Or.
| Byron Clark, OF Little Washington, who has
been reelected 10 the chair Of Theory and
Practice Of the Eclectic Medical College Of
| New York, and In addition has been made
President Of the Faculty.
Most OF the farmers OF Brooke county have
| already finished their threshing and com'
menced their fall blowing. The wheat hos
turned out much better than was expected,
and Is Of a very good quality. The corn
crop gives much better promise now than II
did q couple OF weeks ago.
Little Washington Is experiencing a build
ing boom, and some Of the stores and resi-
dences are really mngui flcent, all s~ttesting
| that the business OF the town IS increasing
and that the population Is growing. There
Is manifest q spirit Of enterprise that insures
future progress and prosperity.
The Masonic picnic held near Harpers
| Ferry last Tuesday, was Of more than 0rdi-
nary interest. Representative lodges from
| Charlestown, Hagerstown, Winchester aud
| Maftinsburg were In attendance, and alto
| gsther there were more than 5000 people
present. The Palestine Commandery, headed
BY the Frederick brass band, and followed
BY the Masonic Frateraity and Middleway
band paraded through the grounds and the
crowd was addressed by several prominent
speakers.
The ex.Confederate soldiers OF Hampshire
| county met last Wednesday and effected On
organization. Col Alex Monroe, ex-membef
Of the Legislature, was elected PfeHident.
Attorney General Watts made an address
that In the words OF the South Branch In
| teligencer proved himself worthy OF the
honor conferred upon him by the people OF
his native Slate" Col. Robert White, OF this
| city, sent his regreta.. A big dinner was got
ten up by the wives OF the men present. One
hundred and thirty-two names were enrolled
and 1903 answered TO roll call.
One day last week, the family ofMr. Joseph
ThUmas, superintendent Of the Consolidated
company's mine at Frostburg, ate canned
corn beet. Shortly al erward six OF the
family, who partook OF the meat, were all
ing, and continued 80 during the night at
one time two OF them were In great danger,
but at last accounts, they were all out oil
danger. Mr.. Thomas and Two sons, who were
not home for dinner, escaped. 1t Is SUPPOSED
that the persons taken sick were all poisoned
by eating the meat, and 1t Is presumed the
mischief was caused by the material of which
the can was made.
The annual reunion Of the Second Ohio
Volunteer Infantry was held in S,subenyille,
on Saturday. The day was not the pleasant.
est, owing 10 q light, cold rain, yet quite a
large crowd Of old veterans arrived from
various points Throughout the State to renew
old acquaintaeces and talk over the incidents
OF the war.
The officers of the regiment present were:
Major surratt, Of that city; Captain Randall,
OF Edepton; Captain Mccoy, Of Kinnikin-
nick, and Captain Ambrose. At the meet
itg held at the armory letter
from General Arson McCook, OF New
York, was read, expressing regret that he was
unable to be present. Captain Mccoy was
cleo cd President, and s. D. Porter, Of Column
bus, Ohio, Secretary. The street parade
took place at 9 o'clock, headed by the East
Liverpool Band. A camp fire was held Sat-
urday night and q banquet.