The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-07
HAPPENINGS OF NOTE
HAveoccusaso IN THIS STATE
Durlas the Past week Called FROM E1ehtnsss
and Stnt by Covr.spondents-rwo Fatal Acct.
dents aud budget Of General N.w,,
All ferI Istertsttng aud Readable.

Tho Weston Asylum Board OF Directors
meet on the 22d inst.
The Clifton, Mason county, nail mill turn.
ell nut 3 9'3 kegs OF nails last week.
From fifty to hundred now homes could
find tenants at Point Pleasant, says the
Gazette.
BnlslssshRve been operating with consider.
able frequency In Patkersbusg and Wood
county OF late. ...
A few days Binco dogs made raid on the
eheep owned by Peter Ba,ger, OF Grant cour.
ty, and killed every animal In the Il ,ck.
David s. Brace (colored) Ia being run by
tho b.enbeDvllle Republicans 40 assessor for
the First ward. The election takes place to.
day. /.
Miss Mary Jackson. OF Weston, has recsiv.
| cd an appointment aB Il teacher at the Nor
mai School In Fairmont. Hhe IL a graduate
OF Mount Holyoke.
Another school houss has been burned
down In Braxlon county. II WAS frame
one, thought to be the best In tho county,
| The cause IL supposed 10 have been incen:
diary. l'.ll
The MartinsbnrG Independent says that the
Tunser woods situatsd about mile north OF
Sharpsburg, the scene OF the heaviest fight.
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rapidly cleared away.
The pocahontas Time, OF last Thursday
says there is very little abatement OF the
scarlet fever In POcahontas county. The
disease has assumed u malignant type aud
attacks the old as we'll as the young.
Henry Mccall, II resident OF Bra1ten conu-
ty, has been missing since the II tn ulto. He
IVES In Weston on tina! date and since then
| - "a haav kna rl 1t ii.
family rs distracted over his disappearance.
A few days ago littls son Of Mr.. Mills Of
Guyandolte aged eight years, got hold OF a
revolver and playfuly snapped Il ut his els.
ter, nged Six yearH. The revolver was dis.
charged and the little girl was Instantly
killed. The boy CT courte did no, know
that tho revolver VS. loaded.
Tho early part oil last week a little ,hild OF
Pettr Overholts, Of Greenbrier county, fell
backward into tub OF almost boiling water,
aud wts burned 30 that all the skiu cane oil
Of the back and partly off OF the limbs OF tho
little srilsrer-presenting distressing spcc.
'acle The child died on the night following
the dsy Of the accident.
Lawrence Register Payne, the Berkeley
county man, woman, Is thus described BY d
Martinsburg paper: ale LOOKS as II tho
men attire recently donrcd by him rested
comfortably, and with tho tho exception OF a
white neck tie which be wore he had the look
OF shreTd, keen business man, we'll up IN
the affairs Of sysry day life"
The two prisoners confined in the Gimtr
county jail at Glenville, made their csce %
last week and have not been recaptur.,i.
The jail, Ike msi9rity OF the county iails
IN TINS state, WAS a rattle trap aii,ir easily
sprung. One OF the prisoners was follow
named Ao6inson, who was recently dis.
charged from the MOundsville penitentiary
AND who has glnCs been mlSnehavingiu Lewis
and Gilmer counties.
Jonathan Steele, of Wood county, 1isd one
day last week from the effects OF a lull recsiy:
edtlhe day before. He and son were ca ryk
lug hesvy pole with which to repair n wat.
er gap. BY some mischance the mole slipped
from the old gentleman 8 shoulder and fsil to
the ground, at the came time throwing him
oil his balance. Mr.. Steele fell heavily acrcss
the stick OF timber, receiving internal rim.
ries, from which he died. His age was about
81 years.
The West Union Record contains the fol.
lowing account OF u collision with a walking
arsenal: LAST Friday night fight occurred
In G, II. Towles' oyster saloo1, between DE-.
tectivs J. W. HagSerty aud R. X. knight.
Inc causs Ct the atipir was 9 slight differ.
ence In politics. JUS. before the.Esrmish!ag
begun Haggerty unloaded himselfot con-
siderable number oil revo!vers, knives, e!c.
For while things looked desperate, bat the
timely arriya! Of friends Of both psrtie. soon
restored peace and yuietnetu.
The court Of Monongolia county, Judge
Fleming pre?idiug is now in session, 10 dc.
eide the conflicting claims Of tue Fairmont,
Morgsntown {: Pittsburgh Company aad the
". Va. 4 Pa. Company. Tbs question IT,
dispute is the :iehto OF way between Decker's
GRAF K snd the fen.sylreris linz The j. N.
q r. is represented by Messts. Aagaus, Of
Nor. antown, and Morrow, Of Fairnont md
| Wheeling, sad BERKSHIRE, OF Mo.ssntown.
The cass is being Watched with grca; ia.erest
sy,parties there as tits supposed this will de.
eide whether or not, Mo'gautown will get q
road this sumner.