The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-06
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Teaci,ers' 'Institmts-prison md Pcrson.
nj Notes. .. n.
The Slate Prison tables are supplied with
Chicago DIRE. sed beef.
1t is said that viii McGill of the Third
ward, is an aspiranl for the position of Town
Sergeant.
Tho Baltimore 4 Ohio psint car and b,ig.
ade are here for the purpose OF re-psiutiny
the passenger and freight depot buildings
Willie Neil, arrived home from Philade,-
phia, where he Is employed In large pre.
scriptlon drug house, Saturday last, 10 visit
his father.
Messre. Riggs and Eerrell have their border
walls about completed nnd smoke stack IN.
and expect 10 have the planning mill in fuli
operation by the 18th prox. :
Mr.. Holt, OF Harrison county, has been
appointed guard at the prison 10 I'LL tho
vacancy occasioned by ths resignation OF u.
W. koonlz, OF the Third ward.
The granting Of license by Council Tor tbs
sale OF spirituoua liquors, wasa bonarz. for
Sergeant Brannon, ss his commissions On tAe
-, ,0Ce license fees, will amount to $780,
,Messrs. Brost and. McCc3ky, of the Welzal
county delegation 10 the Martinsburr con-
yention, were in town Saturday, en- route
home from visit 10 the Eutionsl Capital.
Charley Dunlsp-".ha genia,"-of the r.
Il o. r. T., WAS in town Saturday. Charley
says 1t is contemplated TO increase the num-
her OF daily trips OF the Wheeling and
Moundsville accommodation in short time.
J. w. Mctntire, Esq OF New Marsinsville.
was In the city Saturday last. MIR. Mcln,irs
| Is rapidly earning a reputation rs ono Of ths
foremost members of the Wnlz.l county bar,
and is prominently mentioned as Il cnrdi-
date for the position OF State Senator for this
senatorial district Oh the Republican ticket.
When the two horned dilemma of "put
up" or "go upn confronted tho dspper young
drummer OF Wheeling who had inaulged too
muchly in the flowing bowl here one evening
last week, be eagesly Hei2ed the former and
deposited $l0-und thus avoided spending
the remaining hours OF the night with G, C.
lumbua Mathews Esq. -"
State Superintendent Butcher hes nc.
titiad County Superintendent Reid tha,
q Peabody" Institute for Marshall coun.
.y, will be held in the hall OF the public
school building here, commencing Oh Mon.
day, August 18th, 10 tontinue one week.
Professors A. V. De Graft and Geo, T., Little.
OF Washington City, will cq7ist the sta,e Su.
periatendent in conducting the Institute.
Mr.. Butcher expects TO spend tho entire
week here.
With the exception Of two cases OF horedi.
tsry consumption and one patient suffering
from the ELECTS OF T. gun sho. wound, tho
health OF the 9i7 convicts in the State p,ison
Is remarkably god. 1t 10 objectionable
whether there is slruiar institution In the
colntry where 30 much care aud attention Is
given to the cleanliness and sanitary condi.
lion Of each department as at the West Viz
ginis Peni!eutiary under its present manage.
ment. When one considers The dissolue and
vicious lives and indulgences OF large ina.
jority Of the inmates prior to their recer-
lion, 1t Ia really remarkable that the number
OF cases OF licknoss and the death rats Ia 70
small.
TIE kIyEE RAILROAD
Chief Engineer Sickles Is confident that
with reasonable, proportion OF favorable
weather the Ohio River Railroad will bs com.
pleted, and cars running through from,
Wheeling to PArkersburg within the next
five weeks. Track laying, In this direction,
Is progre.1ing ut the rate OF one mile psr
day, and It Is the intention, Mr. Sickles .ays,
TO commence work from this end o. the line
In short time, whom 1t will ouly require Il
few days to complete the fourteen milo gap
between Hog Run, opposite Captina, O., and
the point reached by the forde from below.
The location for the water station at this
point has not yet bean def aitely decided
! upon. Water for ths engine here 10 pumped
into the rolling mill tank by the prison water