The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-16
STATE AND VICINITY.
Recent DOiuga or West yirgininns md
'f.' their NesxllbOrs.


their Scigi,b0rs.
Quincy boasto OF mis- OF IL years who
weighs It's pounds.
Private Dalzall has bach selected by the
Barnesville G. A. Il. Post to deliver the
Memorial Day address at that place.
The Masonso OF Barncsville have decided TO
erec. a handsome building for y Temple. 1t
will probably be q three.story brick, witk
stores on the ground floor
Ia the April crop report islusd by the
Ohio State bosrd OF Agriculture, 1t Is stated
that nearly all the wheat In O1io ~ sowa by
wheat crills, and that the drilled wheat IL
better than the broadcast. Also. that little
dansgs isrspo,ted from Hessian fly.
A cali has been Issued in Washington
county, Pa, addressed to "Ths Black AMe,i.
csn Voters OF the County" for county con-
vention to DO held at the Court House ia
Little Washington, June 9. for the purpose
OF selecting delegate to the National Con.
yenton Of Oolored Men 1T Richmond in July.
The prospects for an immense crop OF
strawhefrieA about BaynesvilIe are excellent,
Tho Enterprise says: The late rains vera what
was needed. OF course frost would blight all
calculations, but the berry csop Is now being
estimated as high Ut 1000 or $1,000 bushels,
which will be worth from }75 900 to SlU0, 000
According to contrac. the brady tunnel, d
short distance east Of Little Washington, IL
10 be, finished inside OF eighteen month";;
hut ifthe present rate OF progress is kept up
1t will be completed in q year. Messrs. Nc.
BAHIA have already driven the eastern en-.
trance over 800 feet. The tunnel will be bc.
tween / 500 and 900 feet in length.
The Stevens well on tho Atkinson farm
near Macksburg, was shot few days since,
in the 700.toot sand, with fifteen quarts oil
nitso-glycerine. 1t is expected TO produce
for years at the rate OF barrels per dGy. The
Cisw ford we'll, below Macksburg, was shot
on the 10Th. This we'll Is down 10 the 1900.
foot sand and Sunday flowed II. an average
| rate OF thirty b,rrsls. 1tg prospects for hold.
ing up to its frat production are laid 10 be
good. a.
Mr. s. +. McBfids, Of the Hinton RcpuJii
can, was summoned 10 Charleston last wesk
| 10 snswgr warrants sworn out by his partner,
Richard Burke, charging him with violations
| OF tho postal laws. An examination on thras
different charges, before U. s. Commissioner
Thompson, developed the fac. that the pres.
ecutions aimed at were nothing short OF par.
sscution, and thcevidsncs falling to subslan'
tia,e the chsrses, ench case WIS promptly
dismissed. Mr.. Mcbride returned TO his PEG.
plo fully vindics,ed. He Is postmaster at
Hinton, and has done good work Tor tho Re:
publican party in Summers county.
The Lincoln Clipper says: Another rob.
berry was comnilted on Upper Mud River
!as. weak. Two men WEARING black masks,
or having their faces blackenBd, went to the
house Of Harrison II alter tie family had
retired TO REQ. and cnilsd him up. He, with
ont inspecting anything wrong, responded
to tho call, md opened the door. One OF the
robters than thgu:: p!stol In his face and
demanded his money. Having the drop On
him, he could make no resistance. and qu;.
city directed hiH wife to get his pocketbook
and hand it over to his uuwelcoms visitors.
They rot only 20, which YVES eli the money
he had at that time, having luckily loaned
out his money the Guy bsfovp. The robbers
having accom- plislled their purpose, laddleI
two OF Hills horses mounted them and rode
oil. The horses were found next day some
miles away runaingat large.