The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-21
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Recent DOings OF West virgininns and
y, .l4i Their NeiEhbUrs. X

81 =4fi Their NeiEhbors. "
Five new gas wells are being sunk in the
vicinity Of Wellsburg. r. ~ 3,
Two. young ladies have been selected as
members Of the Board Of Examiners for
Braxton county. 80 'i5f2ts
The Diamond Ice Compsny Of Charleston
hiss procured Its machinery and will soon bt
realty to turn out every day four tons Of clear
Ice. 3 " l
A company has been formed to sink well
Mt Huntington for the purpose Of prJcuripg
gas with which to heat the city. Operations
will be commenced next week. ..1
The corner s.ono OF the new Il. E. Church,
at Farmiagton, will be laid with appropriate
ceremonies To-day. i! Is brick structure
and Ia sad to be one Of the nicsa. structures
Of the kind in Marion county. Il. IL
Superintendent Thomas ]. West, Of the
State peuitentiary, is working up splendid
Canvass for the Democratic nomination for
Auditor. He has already nearly distanced
Cam Thompson, Of the Hinton Herald. i,.
Willie. 12.year old son OF Sheriff John 8.
Sweeney, cf Hancock comfy, was seriously
mot dangerously hurt few days since, by thu
bursting Of piece OF iron that he had made
into a toy csnnon.: O 40 Of the pieces struck
him just above the right hip, causing serious
conclusion. 81 ~
MonoDgalia county Democrats have found
a man in the person VI Prof Benz amin g
Morgan, the present County Superintendent
OF Schools whom they propose presenting to
the State Convention as candidate for State
superintendent. They are losing no time in
having him properly advertised over the
State. Tee Ne,v Dominion appears to father
Prof. Morgsn's booHilst.
The Glenville Cfeseent in speaking OF the
Normal School building at that place ssys:
1T is a well known fact that new school
building at this was almost necessity, and
now 1t Is a self-svdent fsct that we have got
10 move In the matter ese we are Liable to
lose our Normal School. Rra1ton county
wants the SCHOOL and may hold out liberal
inducements TO the next Legislature, ~.
The County Court oil Bra1ton county has
published rotice in tho lccsl ne sspspers
announcing tho fact that 1t has been pe,i.
toned by the Elk River Railroad Company
TO rescind the order, adopted at the May
term, providing for volts upon the proposi-
ton to aubscribs SIS. 200 to the capital stock
Of that company, Inc reason given for this
action OF the Court ia that the Ksnayhh
County Commissioners refused to submit the
proposition before them some time ago 10 a
vote Of the people, q
!. A little daughter OF James Douglass, Of
Marion county, was severely burned yester-
day afternoon. II Is the utual story. In
attempting to kindle FIRE With oil, tbs huSd
In thn uan iHnited and All explosion followed,
setting hre to the chlld's clothing and also
firing the house. The girl ran. out md
promptly !ampsd into thstiysr which lows
near the house, thus eItinguishing the fl meg
and raying her lie. She was badly burned
aud her recovery Ia doubtful. The house
wns also considerably burned. s, I''i'3 )
A few evenings since Mrs. Jacob Csmpbsll
OF Barbour county, while laboripg uGcer
supposed fl Of insanity, drowned herself.
One striking fact In connection with the
finding oil her body is that her brothe1.in.lsw
had dreamed three times that she had bssu
tGk0u out OF y ceYtsln secluded hole In ihs
liver, drowned, Az soon az she was missed
hor friends went there 10 search for her,
Upon arriving they found her bonnet on e
biz rock at the edge OF the river. and 10 the
water few feet awsy they found her body. /,
Thomas RsGleson, who lives near Hsmlin,
Lincoln county, celeb 'ated bis Josh BIRTH
day on the 9Th inst. He wss born In Ireland
on June 5.h, 171G cams to America In 1910
was married July 9Th, 1875, and hIs wife Il
90 years old. He Is very talkativs, Ia well
educated, can ses to read and write, wslks to
Hamlin, which Is three miles Distant "a, 4
be csnnot remember o! evor having taken a
driEk OF water In biz life, but always wsuts
asst one pint OF whisky on birthdays. He is
an unyielding Democrat and expects 10 vote
that ticket this fall. He bids fair 10 live
many years yet, and says that II his wife dits
DO Will marry sgsip. &: So 81. !. i.it
The Biennial Convention Of the Ancient
Oder OF Hibsrnians convened at Casrlsst6n
lsss week. and-Tsq-cslled to order by ]. B.
Dorsey, State Delegate. Ali tbs coun,ies OF
the Stats were represented except this ooub,
ty. The general r0ptlno OF business was tyaI.
aac.ed. The report OF the State Delegate
showed Q large iaorss1o In the membership
OF the order In the Stats, and tina, the ord,r
was In prosperous condition. : The follow,
Ing gentlemen were elected State cl(icers for
the en.uing year, viz; C.I. Reynolds, State
pslegattj Patrick Oliver, HIats Secretary; ],
p. Burns, State Treasurer. j:s. -;
Newell Stephens, who lives In Ohio lust
opposite Ceredo, stole a number Of LOGS be.
longing TO Samuel Isby, OF Wayne county.
Information having Il been lodcsd With the
sheriff he summonsI three OF lour az ,istspiu
crossed tbe river and apprahe adsd him. Hs
was placed In the town bAstile. and later In
The Light an attempt was made to arrest an
accomplish but he bsd l.d. TIE prisorer
wag guarded that night IS It WIS almost ctr.
tain an attempt would be ma ty 0aio par,
Ties to lib.rste him. Tho n.It night late.
FIVE men m.dT tic s.:sup', THY were fred
on BY the guard, aud bea. q .recIpltAts re-
treat. "a Ms H. 5S,f'
h Great IitrI MINIS
In wash drets goods at 6 cents per yard, and
also bankrupt lot Of mems clothing at 90