The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-05
STATE TRAGEDIES
And Other Interesting News Items fron
the Vicinity.

tht tECtuISs
Several OF the State papers report sssrle!
fever raging in yariots counties.
Hon. John Blair Hoge and j. s. HaldC-
man; ESQ, OF Martinsburg, have opened q
law office in Washington, u. C.
Tho track-lsyers on the Grafton 4 Green.
brier are now in Barbour county. With no
serious mishsp trains will run in'o Phiiippi
by Christmas.
Edward Ailstock, a c. & o. fireman, by a
collision at Hinton, had hsdGht leg crushed
between the epgint-cab aau tender. T1e
limb had to he anputa!ed,
List week while workmen vera epEsged In
digging well III shepherdstown teey IN.
earIhed lot OF Indian tpesr heads aud
skinniug knives. There were ten pieces In
all, and they were remarkably well formed.
Adam G. Haines, q @. & o. brakeman, fell
from his train mar New Richmond, Sum.
mers coduty, q few nights since, and was 30
manglen by passing ua rs that the under
taker had to put his remains In tie coli !
piece by piece.
Thir;y-Gye OF Martinsburg's charming
young ladies have o-ganiz ID Broom Brigade
and enlisted for SIX monihs Their drill
master Is Judge Grades James Faulkner, Jr
and he is reported Ss bsirg very proud OF his
company, which displtys great proficiency
In difficult military eyolutiors.
In Tucker county lest week, a s year old
child OF Gabriel PuIlian was blown oil foot
bridge into Wolf creek by the heavy wind,
aud drowned, about Ave miles above the
Cheat River Bridge. The creek ives consider.
ably swollen by recent rains and tho body
was washed away and not recovered.
Some men working the road about halt q
mile below town, list week, untarthed the
skull Of human being. The skull was a
very huge one, measuring forty inches in
circumference. 1t, no doubt, belonged to a
giant who must have been twelve or fourteen
feet high. 1t mouldered back to the elements
on being exposed 10 the air.-kfngroM argus.
The vote in Hardy and Grant counties on
the 9Th u!timo on the question OF subscrib-
ing $25, 600, by each county, 10 the Coal &
Iron Railroad. was very satisfactory. In
Hardy county s36 votes were cfst for sub.
s..iptiop and 10 agains.-26S votes over the
NECESSARY three-filths. In Grant county
there were 80 votes over the necessary three
fifths required to carry the subscription.
From tho State papers received at this Of.
fee saturdsy ana yesterday, 1t Ia learned
tia; on lest Monday terrific rain and wind
storm visited large portion OF the State and
caused considerable damsge Trees were up
root I'd, barns and hay-4tacks blown down,
outhouses unroofed and chlmneys toppleu
over. Creeks and rivers were rapidly swollen
and swept awsy considerable valuable lum.
Der.
The obtaining the rlgAt Of way for the
Ohio & Guyandotie Railroad along Twelve
Pole, from Wayne Court House up, Is pre-.
crossing very fairly. The greater number oil
citizans have donated tho right OF way.
Quite number OF others should do the
same, but, says the Wayne Advocate, there
are jme who have made loud pretOuslons Of
lliberality reiuting 10 aid, who were least ex.
peeled - hold back.
At the coming special term OF the EGrri.
son county circuit court some interesting
and technical questions OF law will be az
gued In the casts OF james II. Ferguson, OF al,
vs. The Town OF OlarkshnTg, upon writ oI
CTiiOnpi, The cors.itutionality OF the or.ll.
nance regarding the sale OF spirituous liquors
without obi timing q corporation license, an
ne1InE penalty Of 500 fine, one-hali to The
infoimer, will be tested.
Messts. @. D. Robbins, President, aud Fred.
erick Cfocker, Superintendent, OF the Algg.
ara Oil Company, haye returned to Washing
ton county, Pa, and will commence opera.
tious immediate y for boring for oil one mile
east OF West MiddlCtown, and In short
time thereafter will commerce work near
Prlpeet church, Ia Mt. Pleasant township.
There ran admirable degree OF pluck aud
perseverance, exhibited by those gentlemen,
and their efforts should DO crowned with
success 'a'Il rs '...t-, - "
Richard Huffman, OF Warrington county,
Pa, who for q number OF year, was bed.
ridden invalid, and who was suddenly cured
by the prayer cure" during the past wee k,
has been holding s:ilesot meetlngs at West
Liberty, this couRty. His appearance now
iudIcatts that he Is robust, and he takes
great pie lsure In dteeii6lng his condition, a.
shown by photo ;lAph, before his rest1rG:
ton. II will be remembered that HE cure
was the fist OF several alleged eurtI that
have taken place, and att aoled universal at
tention all over The county.
Tie ParkeI3burg STATE Journal OF Saturday
rsyg In looking over the Archives Of the
oily we taW the minute Of the town trustees.
10 which was o copy OF q letter written by
the we'll known Snowman, Dan Rice, In 1855.
The letter Il very complimentary to the town
and lis inhabitants, and states that Dan will
exhibit bis mepagerie and hippodrOme in the
town on certain Gate and that he proposes
az q proof OF the high regard be hes Tor the
welfare Of ita citlysns 70 present them the
entire proceeds 81 the afternoon perform.
ance. The oier was accepted, and on motion
"a A. ~ ssta Ne Rtaa kha VIat1aI