The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-02
MORNING! FEBRUARY q 1884 -
WESTON wnIIePERs,
The RenSSessme"t - Grimm nj Matters,
H GenerAf Notes OF fInterest. Ia

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SptcIal Correspondence Of Inc initllioeAoer.
WESTON, W. Va, January 3l.-Colonel
Jonathan NJ. Bennett Is not in a good
humor. Between the assessor, tho collector
and the head Of tho tax commission he
thinks the people Of West Virginia have
about all they can look alter. Tho Colonel
said at tho Democratic Congressional Con-
vention held here, Of which he was chair.
man, when Good was nominated, that he
"hadn't scratched Democratic ticket in
forty years. But II the reinstatement busi.
ness Is heaped on much stronger It begins
10 look as though the Colonel, along with
great many other Democrats, will scratch
the whole Democratic ticket In the ensuing
campaign, unless there Is q change In the
management otailAire. 0y R.E
Weston has new marble and monu.
lnent establishment conducted by Messrs.
Room and Mason, lately from Monongalia
county. 70 the casual observer 1t has long
been apparent TINT with the excellent
facilities (ipcluding large number OF
thoroughly frst.c|afs physicians) people
have here OF ''shuilling OF" and getting
ready for the marble man, one monument
establishment was hardly sufficient 10 keep
pace with the demand.
George Hall, who killed Abel Outright,
has been released on 81. 600 bail for bis ap-
pearance ut court. T0
Bill Moore, who shot tho colored man,
John. 1.swis, on Christmar, returned this
week and gave himself up and was re.
leased on bail. Lewis is up and will get
we'll. .&..G ~, I
lEs % PROBABLY, A POISONING CASE.
A colored woman named Susau Ball was
taken seriously and violently Ill a few days
since. Sho was living in a house with an
other woman md they didn't get along the
best. She claims that her neighbor had
threatened to poison her aud that the exc.
culion Of the threat Was the cause Of her
sudden Illness. The attending physician,
Dr.. Simpson, and others whom he called Ia
c6nsultation, seem to think the woman is
mistaken, but her statement was taken 10
proper. form, and II she fails 10 recover q
post norton will most likely be held, and
iteyidenca of poisoning Is found proper
legal action will be TAKEN n Il =.
"a revival ID now in progress at tho ME.
Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. D.
s. Hammond, aud the Preaidipg Elder,
Rev. RheldsfIer. A protracted meeting
held in the same church last year wa9 very
successful, adding q large number to the
organization, and hopeful ones feel COL
dent Of q reaction. Like most towns oi
this sizs there is plenty Of raw material to
be worked up. ,-5'II
Mr.. Adam Atchison, one among our old.
est citizens, died to-day, from the effects Of
blood poisoning, produced by wounded
hand. i.5. 4
RAILROAD oUTLooL. =t=-
There ia every prospect that Weston will
one day be the great railroad centre OF the
State. In time road will run from Pitts.
burgh, via this place to Sutton and on to
Charleston. The extension OF the Grafton
4 Philippi 10 Backhaanon will make
straight shoot from Grafton TO Weston,
and the road via Glenville and Spencer to
Rayeuswooa from this point will no donbt
be in operation inside OF two ytars. Our
citizens are generally jubilant Il. the pros.
pec,s. Even the small boys on the street
corners talk railroad with the assurance
antl parnpstpeea nj cvpLrio,, rud opnrotor,