The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-29
THRoUam rHE STATE
Dolpss OF West virginians and The
Near NetghborA,


THROUGH rHE STATE.
Dolpgs or West yirginians aud Their
Near Neighbour.
Mrs Nancy Brown, OF Jackson county,
while preparing breakfast one morning OF last
week, fell dead. Paralysis OF the heart was
the cause.
Two men named Stephen aud Dewitt, while
bunting IN Preston county last week, snc.
ceeded In killing two bears, wounded third
and saw fourth one on their way home.
James Treadaway, Of Fsyette county, ss
seriously II not fatally Injured, by being
struck by a falling limb while hewing lum.
Der in the woods. Hisskull was crushed.
James Atkinson, an old cltizsn OF Knox.
aud long resident OF Brooke county, this
State, died at his home yesterday evening.
He was 70 yearsof age.
The Masons Of Parksrsburg have leased the
Rose ofera House for ten years, and will
proceed at once to at up elegant lodge,
banquet and commandery rooms. The Par
keIsburg M2sons are In o very prosperous
condlti0n OF present,
The Rayet,e Democrat says: There was q
shooting fracas near Faulkners tpple on last
Saturday wight. Ben Tucker and Joe
sweent y; bots colored, had difficulty at a
dance, aud ss they were on their way home,
Sweeney tried to cut Tucker with d rtsor,
when Tucker shot him, the ball taking effect
In the left side.
Mr.. Corey, formerly manager Of the Key.
stone coal tIpple, whess family resides OF.
posite Steubenville In Brooke county, aad
who was reported missing because his friends
fat1 al 40 aL hr Gala tl In 10
burgh, having found work there. Mr.. Corey
was 10 busily employed there that he neg.
Looted 10 write to his family.
A sawmiil in Fayetts county, owned by
Robinson Bros, was totally deatroyed by fire
q few nights since. spark flying from the
engine and falling among some dry timber
was the cause OF tie conf .grasion. Nothing
was sayed exceIt the damaged engine and
boiler and come timber which happened TO
10 at distance. sLoss 81 900, no insurance.
Yesterday morning on the Panhandle road,
neat Bowerstown, o, freight train No. 40.
merchandise wss thrown from The track. a
number Of the cars we're broken aad the coz,
tents lemaged. Fortunately no one was
hurt. The cause OF the accident was an OBJ.
s.ruction placed In the frog Of the switch
About one hundred feet OF track vas torn
up and trains were delsyed.
From private advices received from ClaIk!.
burg, 1t Is learned that the 1sTrIL1GEsfER
dur1ns the esrly part o; the week, In refer.
ring 10 tie trouble OF one Col. Matt Cooper,
al alleged temperance lecturer Of C!arEsb1rg,
Internationally misrepresented A. L. Hut,
ted, Esq a appointment attorney Of tbst place
by reporting that he procured Cooper's ar
rest. Mr.. HGsted has not in any way com,
promised himself with Cooper:
The ssoekholderb' meeting Of tho Paskets-
burg Branch Railroad Co. was held In Par.
keisburg Mondsy, November IS. The annu-
al reports presented showed marked in
proyement over last year. The gross earn.
ings for the fiscal year were S738 621 20,
the working expenses Si7S. 465fG. leaving
the net eartfnfs $26O.O6I60. AS COM
pared with last year, the earnings were Slls,-
SOL SO more and the expense dfIteasod 49,:
12G 81, showing n net Increase "a compared
with 1892 Of $751; 900 IS. The road Is now
laid entirely Of steel rails and in good cond.-
ton. The election resulted in the choice OF
8. Spencer, OF Baltimore, for PRS dent, and
the directors elected are Mess. John W.
Garrett John W. DAVIS, W. W. Taylor Dc.
oatut d. KILLER, Robert Garrett and W. F.
Burns, Of Baltimore. George X. Dear, Of
Frederick, Md, J. N, Camden and ". n.
chancellor, Of Parkersburs,and Caleb Bogess,
Of Clarksonrg. Mr.. J. W. Hines, Of Bslti-
more, was continued as Treasurer, and Mr..
W. W. Yam Wrinkle, Of PafkefsbaFSas Score:
tay.
The ParkenbuIg STATE Journal obtained
from two OF the Wood county delegates
10 the railroad meeting OF Spencer, Roane
county, the following neoss5 rspoIs Of the
meeting "Phe convention wal largely a.
tended, delegates being present from Gilmer,
Calhoun, Jackson, Writ and Rosne counties.
A disposition waymaniiested at first TO freeze
out the consideration OF any other route than
the one through jackson by way Of Ripley.
tiala, order OF btiausts, cEartsr, etc., we're
appointed. Nothing definite had been &C.
complained up to the time MtsSrs Shat
tuck and Rose left. Wood county and Witt
through their delegates shgreeda TO RAISE
enough money to build tbs road 10 chs
Roane county limp. spsneey hsHeyer, dccl.
dedly favored the. aokson route and the lat;
ter county was red hot In favor OF II. seta.
tor Cimdsn'T letter was taken % the text and
theroute he outliRed Unlisted upon on the
streets. Calhoun was divided on the quet.
nothing defnits as to toe action Of the coz.
yeiitIon, as It Is not known heresyst. Isis'
hardly possible that any positive eonela.
sions or actions were agreed upon The
Journal commenting on the above says;
eIhs oplco,ap OF the whole Hatter 70 az yet
undetermined. Il PafketabuTg falg 10 got
this road It will not be our delegates fault.
Perhaps q line will have 10 be built up the
Little Kanawha independent Of this other
projscL The remaining delegates will re-
turn tomorrow and We hope 70 report more