The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-07
apprsclGtive audience. and the services were
appropriate 10 the occasion.

apprsclativs audience. and the services were
appropriate 10 the occasion.
The high water come and went without do
ing any very great d'mage. Some houses
situated on the low grounds In the lower part
OF town were surrounded with water. The
merchants on the west side OF Water street
were compelled 10 removs their goods from
the cellars. Harvey & Bros paper mill had
u suspend operations owing to the water get
ting in the engine room. s Georges paper
mill had 10 stop for wantot fuel, as the water
cut off communications between the mill and
the colliery. j. W. & Emery Jacobs lost
about forty Thousand unburnt bricks at their
brick works, the water surrounding the kiln.
ST. GAINESVILLE.
John Anderson, the victim Of the stabbiug
ARRAY Oh Friday evening" IL still in a critical
condition, and his recovery Is doubtful. The
details OF the affair are about as follows: A
literary society bad been in session at the
school houss. After It's dismissal, Anderson,
accompanied by like" Berry, started TO.
wards home. Berry got in front of him aud
struck him. John says that Berry had q
knife In his hand at that time. The second
time he struck he cut through the left coat
pocket, but as large handkerchief WAS in II
John was still uninjured. Berry then struck
again and the blade entering the seam on
| the left side, passed between the two lower
RIBS, about FIVE inches from the spinal col
umn, and produced the wound from which
Anderson is now suffering Constable Weber
arrested Berry yesterday in Wheeling and
brought him to Town, where the preliminary
hearing was given him. Squire d. NJ. Davies
bound him over in the sum OF 81 800 TO APP
pear before the Grand Jury, which meets to-
morrow. His father, Denham Berry, fur
| niShad tho ~ nuirpH hOnd
NEW CUMBERLAND.
The protracted meetings in the NJ P.
Church are still In progress. Thus far few
additions have been made
The measles at Fairview are still raging
with undated fury. About fifty cases have
developed ard several are very serious.
The great flood Is now on the decline. Sew
eral families bad 10 move out and seek shell.
ter on the higher lands. A field Of Ice aud
water lay between the upper and lower
| town.
Monday Mr.. John J. Anderson, one OF the
county's most industrious and thrifty farm
ers became entangled In difficulty with
one James CragO, neighbor, and was fear.
fully beaten and mangled mp. He Is one OF
| the most inoiiensive men in the neighbor-
hood, and 1t Ia the wonder OF the people how
affair will be another difficulty to adjust in
the courts. MIR. Anderson IL about sixty
years OF age.
VALLEY GROVE,
Mr.. Edgar Hervey, OF Roney's Point will
leave in short time for Northern Iowa and
Nebraska.
The Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald, OF Ohio, who has
been visitor In this county for a short tinle
has returned home.
Mr.. George Cheney, OF Vienna, has lately
purchased IL 900 pounds OF wool in Washing
ton county at thirty eight cents per pound.
Miss sallie Maxwell, living near this
place, will leave IN few days for Pittsburgh,
10 become pupil Of the Pennsylvania Fee
male College.
Messrs. Charlie and Joseph Sample OF this
place, will execute II tine programme of
music with the violin at to.nighrs meeting
Of the Valley Grove Literary Society.