The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-02
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
aud Vicinity.

| and Vicinity.
DIR. ]. ], Norman, for many years III
well known physi clan at the White SUI
phur Springs, is dead.
The White Sulphur Springs property
advertised for rent for one year by the Re
ceiver Of Judge Bonds Court,
Three Of Senator Kenna's little chill
dren have lately been very sick in Wash
ington with pneumonia and diphtheria.
The casing for tho Belmont Oil 4 Ga.
Co. Is well near Glencoe is an the ground
and drilling will be resumed as soon as il
10 placed.
Early Tuesday morning, last week, the
store house OF Rankin Hill, Jr., and BROS.
situated about eighteen miles up the Kama
wha, in Mason county, was burned to.
gether with all the contents. Loss no;
known; insured for s., 500 in the Peabody,
OF Wheeling,
Harrison jackson, OF Braxton county
who was convicted OF felony aud sen.
fenced to ten years confinement in the
Penitentiary, and who broke out OF the
jail OF that county:a few days before he
was to leave for Moundsville, was recap.
tured last week in upshur county.
Valentine Cain, ofBrooksyille, Calhoun
county, while in an unbalanced state oi
mind cut his throatfrom car to ear, with O
barlow pocket-knffe, cutting the wind
pipe about onefthird of. He was found
In the barn still saving away with his
dull knife. He Is not expected to live.
j. l.. G. Mays. formerly connected will,
the Fayetteville EnterpriSe, has returned
after an absence OF nearly five years and
will once more assist Major Brazic in
editing the paper. With these two live
men at the head the Enterprise cannot
fail to be popular paper with its readers.
William Sheets, while out hunting near
Ills home on Lost Creek, Harrison county,
last week, was loading his gun when the
ramrod become fastened, and in trying to
extricate 1t the gun was discharged the
ramrod taking effect in his right shoulder
and breast, from which he died the next
day.
Jane Griggsby, q colored woman living
near Weston, was using benzine near a
stove few days since, when the liquid
caught fire, and coming in contact with
the woman's dress threatened to burn her
TO death. She succeeded, however, after
having had her hands and arms badly
scorched, in putting out the flame.
About 100 new rigs arc up in the Macks-
burg district for the purpose OF putting
down new wells. The output of oil will
be doubled by April l. There is stored at
Elba in tanks about $4,000 barrels OF Pc
troleum. The Pipe Line Company are
preparing to build more tanks aud thus
increase their storage with the increased
yield.
A seventepn-year.old son OF Thomas
Gibbs, OF Mason county, accilently shot
himself through the breast few days
since. He had some traps set along q
creek, and in going down the bank he
placed the butt Of his gun upon the ice,
when 1t slipped and the hammer coming
In contact with the ice, the piece was dis.
charged, killing him instantly.
The Presbytery Of West Virginia held q
special session ats Parkershurg Inst week
for the purpose Of considering The organic
union OF tho First and Calvary Presby.
terian churches OF that city. 1t was de-
cided to unite them. By the terms OF the
union the Calvary Church was dissolved
and the roll Of members added to the roll
OF the First CHURCH; an addition To the
bench Of Elders and Deacons 10 be chosen
from those who belonged to tho Calvary
Church.
A few nights since when Jailor Merri.
field, Of Morgantown, went to give his
prisoners their cnps OF water, three ol
them, the worse characters in the place
assaulted him and used him up in severe
manner. They were Morris, a still housC
tho young murderer. Morris was the
only one that succeeded in escaping. In
doing 80 he had to use considerable force
In getting away from the iailcr's wife wllc
had catuc to her husbands aid.