The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-02
srATE AaU VICINITY,
Recent Doinga OF West virSinians and
their u eisibUrE. u, -...E a...-s

hecent DOAukh OF ~ ehL virSlniNn8 ma
~. sifi their y eishbOrs.s u, ~
Thirty thousand pound, Of wool was ship.
ped last weak from Jane Law, Lswis csun.y.
The Gfeanbrier Independent ssys The aayen.
sen year locusssLaye made their appearance
In that section. K As .tIs-'-i
The Democrats OF Marshel! county, are
talking about insisting that the Congressional
nomination bs given to State Senator L.. s.
Newman. ~, ~ H.i'E+g rH afrt.
Tho Council of the Pro tes.snt Episcopal
Church, Tor TUG diocese Of West Virginia will
commence its session in Ms,.insburs on
Wednesday next: tssr =
Citizens Of Bethany have subscribed So 600
towards the sinking OF gas we'll. The locs.
ton selected Is on a line with the McGugin
and Wellsburg wells. g @ ~
Parkersburs on Saturday voted TO build
Water works. The second city OF the State
Inns been inconyeniencet long enough with
water buckets and wind!assss.
French Hays, OF Gilmer county, LETT lsst
week with n lot OF fine horses which he wit
dispose Of in Eagleud, having taken over a
cargo last year which cold at good profit.
George L:cklider, OF Jefferson county, lost
fine bxrs, nav buggy, a sleigh and what
hay and. corn there Was In the barn by ERE,
about 4 o'clock last Wednesday morning.
How the FIRE originated Is not known. ~
B,andonville, Grant county, was terribly
excited few days since on waking up and
finding that during the night Jared Matlack
and Mrs. Emily Shatfer had. elop.d. Both
left families and departed for parts IN
known. 80
John Wynae and David Graham, Of
Charleston, were drowned ct Point Pleasant
Thursday while attempting to tie skiH to II
passiog low5cat, They vera drawn under
the basGes and were dead before assistance
could reach them. i ~ ~ = : !J5,s
John J. Hollis, OF Berkeley county, had a
large barn and 7granaryl DESTROYED by Il FIRE,
supposed to be incendisryle9t Tuesday night
There wrs also consumed several sets OF har-
ness, wheat drill, a buggy and q spring
wagon. The loss, although quite heavy, was
covered by ius1rance. 1-r, S.-is -. a
A few days since u dispute took place be.
tween John Thompson and G. NJ. Boses. of
Writ county, over q lot of tics, which was
brought to sudden close BY Thompson
picking up billet OF wood and striking
Boggs heavy blow with it on the head.
knocking him ssnseless. BoggH was resusci.
tinted and conveyed to his home, and Thomp-
500 went befores justice and gave himself up.
8. NJ. Callahan, former county commits
sioner OF Tucker county, died ct his residea ce
in that county short time since. His body
was placed In box, and in charge OF Messrs,
Reps Anvil and Thomas Long, was Alated
down Cheat river in canoe 10 70 Elesburg,
q distance Of thirty-two miles. At Rowles.
burg cotln was prepared, the vremaius
placed therein and shipped to Pailippi, Bar
bour county, for irtcrment. - i9l
Charles Rou,zong, a young farmer living
in Jefferson county, met with an accident
which cost him Bis li!o few evenings
since. While standing sat tho rear end
of wagon talking with friend, curl.
csity prompted him to draw gun from
the vehicle. The muzzle WAS toward him,
and in pulling the treasm out it was dis.
charged, the oontont; entering his right
breast. The unfortunate man died two hours
after the ooourre nee. T. gr:!s
Tho kanawha Go:etie says; Robert E.
Randall and wife OF Nsw York and MIR. OgIe.
Of England. arc stopping at the Hale House.
Mr.. Randall Is largely interested in about
two million acres OF land in West Virginia.
known as the Swan land.n He ia also trus.
tee OF those landp for tho benefit Of the cresi.
tors OF James Swan, deceased. The creditors
are chiefly French people. A portion Of this
land lies in Boone, Lincoln, Wayne, Logan,
Wyoming aad Mcdowell counties, and
abounds in sup arior coal and excellent tim
Der, is indeed among the very bes. coal and
timber lands In West Virginia. Mr.. Randall
was made trustee Of these lands by dec,os
Of the KaIawha Circuit Court fifteen yesrs
ago. IL 5i, s, - ! s.sF.., i..
Prof. White, Of the Morgantown q diver
slty, who, with his class in geology, recently
made tour Of tho Potomac Valley ana 70:
gious thereahouta, has written letter 10
Col: :. 3. Davis, Of Piedmont, Regarding the
coal folds along the line Of the w. Va, O.E&
?. road, In which he rays: I'VE went down
the line to the S.soo. vein, and also TO the IL.
foot bed. fund the coal much batter than
le1pected, and was enabled 10 fix their posi-.
t!oDs geologically with reference to the Goals
In your hills at Piedmont, a result in which
you will be Interested. I am sure. You have
oertainlyn big bonar Z, In this coal field, for
the S.ioot bed 10 famous foffs cok;ns uali.
ties, and the l1.ioot coal Is another OF our
most persistent and valuable seams." 59,g'7 :
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