The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-08
TuEOUGuTuE STATE.
Accidents md Incidents In West Virginia
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The rolorcd people Of parlersburp are
going to celebrate Emancipation Day in
great style; they will be addressed by
Prof. Grcenca OF Washington, D. c.
Tho Mosantown Pos. says that the Uni.
rersity opened with about forty students
and that more we're on tito road, and ti,nt
the outlook is ior as large an attendance
as las. year.
The Ncwbuy Orrcl Coal Company have
found a seam OF fine coal at the new shaft
which they have recently ,comnleted
near Ncwbnrg, W. Va. It Is Of rood
quality and will soon DO OH ,Aomarket.
w. G. Smith, q rm,nlnent attorney OF
Wcllsvlllo, q, had il narrow escape Satur-
day, Ills horse rm off and smashed the
buggy 10 splinters, he and his wife es.
Gaping with slight injury.
\ stone was thrown ata train on the C.
\ L. road just ahovo Stcubsnville Satur-
day night, Tic car was crowded, and
from the aint made in the side the stone
would certainly have killed any person it
nigh. have hit. :,
Mrs. Octavia Simpson, who resides in
fnyettc county, has given birth to Il child
OF the male gender, which has six toes on
each foot, and O round ball Of ncsl, about
the size OF marble growing OH its right
hand near the little finger.
A few days ago, man named Cottrill.
who had been tramping around in Web.
ster county for several woeks secretly lett
the county, kidnapping u little boy and
stealing Il hei!er. lii short time officers
were on his track, and arrested him in
i'raxton county, i'll possession OF the boy
aud heifer. r. M
The Cleveland and Hendricks club OF
Weston has decided TO hold m old.
fashioned barbecue there September eIth.
Hon. L. ". Wilson,, Senator John l..
kenna, Hon. Henry S. Walker, Judge
John Brnnon md Representative Con.
verso, Of ohlo,will be present and address
the assembly. Y, ,sl,II='T 4
y tow nights since the barn OF Dr.. C.
a. Rnpest, OF Greonhricr county, was de.
ssoyed by fire with its contents. It was
the work. oran inCendary. DR.. Rupert cs..
tima,cs his loss ut 81, 800. Theye was no
insurance upon the property. A warrant
has been issued ior tho arrest OF party
suspected Of perpctrating the crime.
Randolph county has submitted to the
voters OF that county, a proposition to
subscribe to the capital stock OF the
Grafton 4 Greenbrier Railroad Company.
The vote will 10 taken on the day OF the
Presidential election, in November, and
should the proposition carry, the road will
be pushed forward through that county at
once. VIA E.<-l7t5 pt.@ 4
The Republicans opened the campaign
Mt ClNriNgton, O., Friday night with n
grand display OF bunting and music BY the
Metropolitan band Of Clnrinston. Cant.
RI. II. Cats, Of tho steamer Telegram, de-
livered a highly complimentary spoech, in
wh;cl, he culosized the Republican stand.
ard,beares, Blaine and Logan. 5,550
Simon A. Davis, Of Roane county, LEI,
his home a low mornings since, and moi
returning ut dark his family became
alarmed and went in search OF him. HI
was found lying ON the ground n short dis
tancc from the house in an cpileptic 1T
He never spoke from that time until he
died, which was short time afterwards.
Samuel, l2 year old son OF John Mon
gold, living near Elk Horn, in Hard,
county, has been afflicted with spasms fol
somo time. Recently, after having n Sc
vcrc fit, he laid for some hours apparentl,
4 dead, and n man went to tax his measure
for the coffin, when TO tho surprise OF nj
j the boy opened his eyes and gaxed abou
him, and at last accounts he was still alive
.lt Peirsol, OF the Siais Standard having in
Il duced four gentlemen heretofore promi
\ uNntly idcntl t1cd with GrccnbQCkism II