The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-10
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Deputy q. g.. Marshal i. 8. Atkinson, OF
Charle.ton, has recently made a trip into
Boone county. L He arrested and brought 10
Charleston Marcus farrell for mall robbing.
farrell Is a bad man. and Is wanted In Fay.
cite, Raleigh, and Boone counties for out.
lawry. He has been a fugitive from justice
fer five years. 4, 7 (
The Wetzel Democrat says: II Ia reported
from Proctor, that - r. Baxter und a ped.
der whose nains We Rave forgotten, got into
q tlgh! last week and that the peddler re.
coived such ncrious injuries that he has dad
In consequence, at bis hoincin Wheeling. We
learn, also. that he was the ugs rsssor and
forced the ilylt upon Baxter, who used moth
Ing but his fists. Baxter, we understand, has
been arrested and given ball for bis appear.
ante q. n 5 lN7Sl u
Ga Friday evening last, when a freight
train reached Gsstonyills, on tho Pittsburgh
aud Wheeling division, on the B.2& 0.,Sthe
tllgman w,a sent back to get romething 10
eat, he not having eat III anything for sixty
hours; while he was gone 4 pas e1gAr train
came An and struck the freight train split
ting open the end Of the 'caboose, knocking
a brakeman oil and tearing tho cap OIL Of bis
knee. At ths same time tina engineer on the
passenger, train, received n juries Abont the
head. which were so serious that he has been
unable 10 speak.
Saturday night the barn OF James 8.
Whiting, q prominent farmer near Moore.
field. Hardy county, was entirely consumed
by fire with nearly the entire Q ~,ntents,
eleven valuable horses, 800 bushels OF wheat,
! 1000 bushels Of corn, alarge quantity Of hay,
farming ~utenslls, ETC., bsing Loaf in the flames.
The FIRE WAS discovered abont 10 NJ soon
after an employe. coming from tho barn, had
retired, and II Ia supposed he In some way a.
lowed a mat h or spark to ignite the hsy.
When sesn first the roof was falling in ard
efforts to save property wee comparatively
fruitle,s. Loss estimated at IS 0O0; no iu.
surance. r'5 HLt
The mill property situated nssr Union,
Monroe county, owned by Caleb L. Johnson,
accidentally caught fire On Monday night
last and was entirely destroyed. The miller,
Mathew Pine, slept in tho mill, and before
retiring had made up a brisk fire In the stove.
About II O'clock he was awakened and found
the roof in flames, having been ignited BY
sparks from tho stove pipe. Besides the mill,
upwards OF a hundred bushels Of grain were
destroyed, also u large quantity Of lumber,
the product OF the ,aw mill which had for
merly been located there, hut which some
limo aga was removed. johnson had Just
commenced preparations 10 rebuild this saw
mil. His total loss is estimated at early
two thousand dollars. The property was not
insured. g5S
Tho County Court Of Jackson county has
sat aside, and vacated the order made by II
some time ago to vote en- The question OF
taking stonk In the proposed narrow guags
road TO Weston. In Its vacatinS order the
cour. saws: :" By reason Of the latc nnpfsce-
dsnted flood In the Ohio River aud It's tribu.
taries, and numerous petitions having been
presented to and many requests made OF the
court by the citiz4ns 10 to do, and the court
being fully satistisd that 1t Is not wise or ex.
padient to hold au election at the time fixed
therefor, and that q largo mnj ority OF the
people OF this onn,y are, under The cir
cams;ar ces Aforesaid, opposed to said
proposed subs' riptinn at this tine, etc.,
The prospects for this narrow guage
were very il4tterirg and 1t is hoped by the
mspy friends OF the road that this aI!ion OF
the Jackson county court will not seriously
Affect its interests. The road, II built, will be
OF more benefit to Jat kson county than al
most any county along the line.