The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-04
STATE Ann VICINITY,
Recent DOingn OF West vlrRiniaus and
Their Eeighb0rs.
Tho Graiton nnmn fAniopv Il tprni,p' mt

..h l..- Auelf NelkbDOfh. L.4.
Tho Grafton pump factory Is turning out
100 pumps weekly. n,
Tho annual ssunion OF the Surviving mem.
bBrs OF old battery B., lst VIVA. Light Ar.
tilleiy, will DO held at 1ton.on, July "a.
A few days since James Mcdaniel, Bra1.
ton county, had n valuable horse killed by
tome miscrcant, who ahot thu horss In The
forehead while 1t was out III pss.ute
The Cad'z Republican tayi: "Q1its a large
amount Of woul nus been sold 10 the western
part Of th!s county at about 80 cents per
pound. But little has been sold w yet In the
eastern Townships" g.5
Jacob d. Chapman, Of Clay county, and
Lydia Ann Frame, OF Calhoun county, wert
recently married. TIE bride Ia 90 years old
and has been married oncs before. The
groom Is % years old aud this Is the fourth
time he has been bound by tho matrimonial
knot.
It hiss been heretofore announced that thu
people Of Mannington are to havo big eel, .
bralion to-day. The people OF West Union,
Doddridge county. havs alBo arranged 10
havs a gay tlms. They will have free bar.
bsqu0 and picnic to which tvsry one Ia iuvi.
ted. There will be speaking, nu.io and
dancing.
Smiths hdtr, Parke.sburgs society paper,
IL now pictorial sheetin u small way. II
Its lest Issue 1t contains All admirable nor.
trait of A. T. Gay, Esq, Burning Syringe
prominent merchant who recently died
Also an engraving Of "RoIy,"' q noted
Scotch terrier that 10 one Of the features al
Hills Genital Hotel.
A few days since two boys were bathing In
Leading creek, near Troy, Giimer county
when one was taken with cramps and In the
act Of drowning, when George White, who
was standing near by and was attracted by
the cries for help from tho drowning boys
companion, leaped In after him and succeed,
ed In saving him, but ives drowned himssf,
being caught by sill undercurrent. White
was IS years Of ase.
Gs'rss Warrington Tippett, editor OF the
Point Pleasant Register, and red hot Demo
crAt, fec,n,ly visuel Washington and, 1t II
rumored, there mot anite number OF III flo.
encia Democrats Of parkersburg, Wheeling
aud other places, who urged him 10 become
candidate for Fourth District agains,
Eustace Gibson, on theground that Tippeti
| is by lar the strongest insn OF ths two. Ii
certainly Is strange that there Is tot an able
Democrat In tbs Fourth d.striot willing ia
lock horns with Gibson fer the nomination.
The Mouudsville Reporter 10 warn I'D.
mirsr OF THAT gentleman Ut sterling worth,
Col @, H. Bsal!, Of B.Ooke county. At first
1t wanted him nominated for Governor, but
failing TO hRys this dOns II now warmly advo.
cates him ~ the Republican nominee iol
Congress. from this district, believing tha.
General Gcif will not consent to reelection.
1t says OF him: "EuGsgad largely in farmirg
and one OF tbs largest lios wool growers r.
the s'ate-if not In this part Of the corntry-
and being In harmony and sympathy with
the best interests OF the laburipg, industrial
and mechanical pursuits Of this section. he
would command en- influence aud suppn
Ii probably no other candidate could com.
msnd. His posllion Oh The matter OF tariff aud
other Important questions which will snter
into the campaign, Brs already known 70
many, Is hs is frank aid oulspoken' in all
his vieHs. Colonel Besll Is u man OF ans
ability, learning and Judgment aud bslougs
to that large clsgs OF vo,ers-ths farmers
who are justiy entitled to representative
from their ranks. II nominated, there would
be no doubt about his election. He would
represent the bs' iItbresss OF the whole Fec
pie in a Rcs. satisfactory manner"