The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-03

The News Ia West virginia and Along
IFS BOrtieFs

It's BORDERS.
Col. John @. Ctockstt, OF summers county,
owns violin which be claims s2l6 years old.
Msjor Mckinley opens the Republican
campaign at steubenville tonight with one
Of his ringing speeches.
An Elder OF the MouoRanic Mormons, or
Church OF Latter Day Saints, has been
preaching recently In Wayne county.
Professor DeGraH, OF New Jersey, an edu.
Gator OF National reputation, will conduct
commences to-day.
John Malone, one night last week, caught
an owl measuring over four feet from tip y
tip, that had been stealing chickens from his
place near Westernport.
The Masonic reunion to have been held at
Island Park, Harper's Ferry, on August 16ih,
rain. will be held on Wednesday, septem'
Der 9th.
The KGnawhn county Teachers Institute
adopted resolution TO the effect that its
members support no man for the Legislature
who Is not known to be firm friend OF the
free schools.
Patrick Kelley has brought suit against the
town OF Keyser for Injuries sustained by TALL
u
OF the town. Damages claimed, 1000. IN
juries sustained, dslocated thumb.
Hon, Henry ". Hoffman, Of Cumberland,
has BEEN nominated by the Republicans for
Associate Judge Of the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult He Ia a very capable, honest and up
right man, and has an enthusiastic following.
J.W. Thatcher, OF Berkeley county, and
| his five sous measure 10 aggregate " feet anu
| o f,akna IL haiuhf whiNh Wnuld niAkA An
average OF 0 feet az inches each. These iail
little short Of the big kentuckians or the tall
sycamores OF the Wabash.
While IN excavation was being made for
steps, In the yard OF DR.. J. V. Simmons, Of
Uhariestown, an unexploded spherical shell,
| a memento OF the "late unpleasantn y was
unearthed. But short while ago an unex'
pIoded conical shell was dug up In the DOC
tor's garden.
Land buyers have been clrculatingin WIZ,
county Of late, examining the lands. Writ
county can boast OF some as finely umoered
land Is can be found anywhere, and this,
coupled with the fact that the climate Il
healthy, and water abundant and pure, il
attracting the attention OF land buyers from
every section OF the country.
Andrew cghran, OF Maiden, wi bad been
out hunting, told his wife to put his gun
away. She started to put 1t under the bed
Wnen II went of, some OF the shot striking
her In the breast, some wounding Mrl. Caleb
| COCHRAN In the leg, aud others striking lit
tie child that was In the parlor. Mrs. Cogh-
rams lex had TO be amputated above tie
knee.
The prospects OF finding silver 10 paying
| quantity on the farm OF Kew. ]. W. Hedges
berkeley county, are said to be more encoar-
aging asthe work goes on. Several shafts have
| been sunk, and specimens aSsayed by leading
chemists, pronounced to contain silver, Win
out any traces Of copper or other metals
One authority places the amount OF silver IN
q ton of ore at $is.
One afternoon last week the loudest clap oil
thunder that had been heard In Piedmont
for years occurred without warning, proceed
ed 6y fash OF lightning, which passed neal
several persons. The lightning appeared "a
come from an almost cloudless SKY, ano
looked like q blaze OF fire when 1t started. II
was not raining at the time. The electricity
| followed the rails OF the Baltimore u Ohio,
and lump Of coal at the crossing in town
was sesn to emit sparks.
One nisht last week Mrs. s. N. Holden, oil
| Hinton, was awakened from sleep by the
crying OF her babe, which was sleeping in
crib. Taking II to bed with her she disooy.
cred In little while that the infants head
was wet, aud on striking q light found that a
rat had bitten q cash In the child's cheek.
from which the blood was flowing protusely.
A physiciRn was summoned, who checked
the flow OF blood, which he said would have
terminated fatally had 1t been neglected
short time.
Hon. John B. Finch, the brilliant Nebraska
LAWYER and temperance orator, has been en-
gagged by the Women's Christian Temperance
Union OF Steubenville to speak 10 that city
mex! Wednesday evening. All the Larger
churches were undergoing repairs and 80 was
CARROTS Hall. It was therefore decided 70
rant the new City Hall, or Opera House, as
sterbsnville delights to call It. City soli-
citor Reynolds 10 manager. Thirty doliars,
the rent charged, was raised, and It was sup
posed that every thing was lovely, when
REYNOLDS informed the committee that he
had decided that It wonld be ine1pe-
dent and not advisable to let the Opera
| House for the purpose, To Gazette reporter
he said the crowd would spit on the carpets,
climb over and break the chairs and disar'
range things 30 that lie could not have the
house ready by 10 A. N. the next day for Q
travelling company, He had been assured
that the exercise, would be such as any
church could have on the Sabbath and up,
prove; that there would be nothing political
aboutit. The result is that there Is music In
The air in Steubenville. That Opera House
has been bone Of contention ever since 1t
was built.
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