The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-28
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carrsnt News sad ao.rip Of the STATE sad Vie.
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able forn-Ths TOWhs Arousd Us.
The Grand cOmmandery OF West Virginia
will meet In Grafton on the 9Th OF Nay.
G. B. Gibbons succeeds o, G. schoheld,
Esq, Al Deputy Internal Retehue Collector
at Petersburg. Mr.. Gibbons, Is q brother OF
A. II. Gibbons, Esq, Of the Charleston STATE
Tribune.
The ". Va, Q. & P. Railroad Company In.
tend making their junction hereafter at
Piedmont They will mov their passenger
depot engine honee, &C., to that place from
the present junction.
A few days since the chain suspending two
Of the large chandeliers In the Moundsyille
cours house. broke and let the two large
barners down 10 the floor with an unexpected
Provided Mr.. McFadden should sell the
famous mound at Monndsyille 10 the River
Road to be used as filling, he will reserve all
the bricks and such Indian bones and relics
as might be found in the removal. Without
the mound what would Moundsyiile do for
q manner
Benjamin Hayhurst an aged citizen Of
Marion county, died recently. He was about
90 years old aud was o veteran OF the war OF
1912. and also took part In some Of the cam.
paigns against the Indians Of the Northwest.
He had the honor Of forging the hinges on
the gates Of Fort Meig., built by General Har-
rison In his defense against Proctor and the
Indians.
Judge Armstrong, OF the Grant county Cir.
cult Court, has decided that the dog tax law
OF 1881 10 unconstitutional. The principal
reason given for his decision was that one
species Of property cannot be taxed for the
benefit Of another; and IS the money raised
by taxation OF dogs Is appropriated for the
payment Of sheep killed BY The brutes, the
law comes within his understanding OF the
prohibition.
From Hancock county comes word that
the storm and frost OF this week did not ap-
parently do much damage. Early cherries
were probably killed; peaches were hurt but
not likely 10 be injured. The thermometer
on Tuesday morning was 2s., and ice formed
as thick as glass. Wheat does not look as
we'll rs last year, but with favorable weather
next month may still make a good harvest;
some oats sown; no corn planted yet"
Recently Mr.. Philip Cunningham, OF Mar
shall county, had twenty-one fine merino
sheep killed by a dog belonging to Mr.. I.
Lutes. As soon rs Lutes was uniformed OF the
fact he shouldered his gun, aud, finding the
sheep, killer, dispatched q leaden messenger
through his skull. Mr. Lutes is one Of those
who wishes to do by Others as he would be
done by, and thinks o bullet makes q good
dog law. The loss falls heavy on Mr.. Gum
ningham, rs the killed sheep were all OF his
best.
Wednesday Jordan Blizzard, colored, died
at his home In Guernsey county. The Time;
In speaking Of him says: He was undoubt.
eddy the Oldest man In Guernsey county, II
not in the State. Some people assert that he
was not less than one hundred and twenty
five years old, and there is every reason TO
believe that he was far past one hundred.
Nero ellison, who died q few weeks ago at the
age OF n%inety-tour, says that Jordan was an
old man when he was a young man, William
Wooten, one Of our most intelligent colored
men, says he has known him for f~ifty.fiye
years, and he has been "0.d Jordan Blizzard"
ever since he can remember. The probabili-
ties are that he was somewhere between one
hundred and five and one hundred and ten
years old. He was born in Sussex county,
Virginia, and CANT 10 Ohio before the State
was admitted to the Union. He says he
helped 10 build the first housein Barnesville,
which was nearlyit not quite eighty years
ago. He was quite an intelligent man, con-
was OF true African type"
pELLA1RE.
The city schools will be closed Junes s.
John Dubois and wife are in Cleveland.
The Y. N. @, A. met at the Disciples church
last night.
Lewis Clohan and family will spend the
summer With his brother, Alexander Clohan,
near Martinsburg.
The Liederkranz Shuetzsnverein has In
vited the Belmont Turnverein to meet with
them at their bali MayL
Rev. A. W. Butts Is somewhat improved
IN health, and expects to get home to preach
to morrow ct the First N. E church.
Rev. Mr.. Kenfr1cks will preach at the
noon there will be communion services.
Yesterday was Arbor day; but nc apparent
attention wa paid to 1t here, st least If any
trees were planted they were put in very
quietly.
Rev. E. Henderson, OF the Second N. E.
church, was given q surprife BY his cougrega.
uou, sne uehipefs cat4'nh W = iea'ink
o pure and numerous good things.
NJ. Pearson has the contract for plastering
the two ew school houses. The brick work
OF tina Fifth ward building Is about com.
pleted, and the workmen will begin on the
Second ward building at once.
Frank Davidson, the elocutionist, recalls
the fact that his father preached In the N. Z.
church here thirty-three years ago, aud one
evening o drunken man disturbed the sery.
ices. No one would take him out, until the
preacher himself closed the Bible, went
down and put him out. In the morning he
was taken before the Mayor and fined SO
and costs, Tor assault and battery.
Ut. cLAiRsytLLx.