The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-22
MoUNDsyILLE.
Stock Notes-Bad weather for wheat-yari.
ous Other Ham.


Stock Notos-Bad Weather for vFheat-yari.
Gus Other Items.
Ex-Judge Melvin was in town yester-
day on legal business.
w. Z. Welty, the substitute guard at the
prison, is visiting his parents in Tyler
county. :
The mammoth iron hull toyboat Alex
Swift passed down Monday last taxing on
board here Bird Tomlinson as assistant
steward. 's'''''''-S
Thomas Scott, of the Round Bottom.
sold four weeks Holstein bull calf 10 a
Belmont county, Ohio, stock grower a few
days ago for $3.50.
Capt. Calfee is the only person here who
has yet announced his intention of al.
tending the Inauguration OF President
Cleveland on the 4th Of March next.
The series Of meetings conducted by
Elder Cunningham, at the Winbrennarian
Church, In the Second ward, have been
past ten days.
No business was tranaacted by the
County Commissioners Yesterday on me-.
count OF the failure OF Mr.. Grow, the lately
elected member, to reach here until late
In the evening.
Nancy Kearns, young woman. sten-
daughterof Horace Carr, Of the vicinity of
Cameron, was committed 10 the keen;ne
Of Jailor showacre, Saturday last as q
lunatic. The unfortunate girl was sent to
the lunatc asylum some time ago, and re-
turned as completely cured, but is now
worse demented than ever.
The storm Of Friday night last tore loose
aportion OF the roof, together with raiters
and some heavy timbers attached. of IN,
addition to George O. Gordon's River
Shore -four mill. The entire section wsa
carried across the street, breaking down n
shade tree in its course and CRUSHING the
fence against which itlanded.
Tho earnings OF conyicts nj the State
prison for the fiscal year ending September
80 last, were $50, ,5T2 81, an increase of Sii :
35S IS over those OF the preceding wear
The average humber OF prisoners WAS SIE
~ more than the year before. The large
difference IN the earnings was Of course
owing TO the increased price received FOR
the labor. ~
Alarge force OF carpenters have been an
gagged on Messrs. Alexander 4 Matthews'
skating rink building since Monday last
The work was OF course INTERRUPTED Iy fbc
rains OF the latter half OF last week. Tho
original intention was TO complete tl,e
building byl Saturday next. The nro.
prietors have concluded not to nut a siaSe
in he building. "''sS y
The new street lamps to be mt mn Inv
the Philadelphia Lighting Company EaTSs
arrived and Will be placed III position
soon. A number OF business men and
others have placed the old lamps in front
Of their promises, There are quito o npm-
per oi those lamps not yet In use, which
can be had by any citizen who will nut
them up and Keep them lighted.
Farmers say that the extreme freezing
weather, coming, rs II did, while tLe
ground was go completely saturated with
water, will work incalculable injury 10 ti,e
wheat crop now in the ground. There h
q theory adhered to by a great many we'll
informed farmers that the breaking of tl,e
roots OF the growing crop by reason Of tho
surface ofthe ground freezing, and the
crust thus formed rising up, ca1lses cheat
TO grow instead Of wheat. N"'"s
Judging from information ob,o,,.5
from different sections Of the comfy
there appears TO be an unusual scarcity q
ICED ior stock and sheep held BY Inc
farmers i1I,I, and stock raisers this winter. J.
Mlll bonar, ex-member Of the Comfy
court, and one Of the most proniipent
farmers and sheep breeders Of Meade dis
triet was in town yesteniay oifeTins 3
gart o. ms HOOK Of sheep for sale. Mr..
Bonars 8 only reason forselling was The hicn
price oi feed He has, he says, a number ~
Cotswold sheep that will weigh iuiiy or, N
pounds, One killcd come time ago clesnsT nj
lol pounds. Marshall county I,oa, iaEss y
high rank among the wool growing conn.
ties OF the State, both "a regards auaiitv
and quantities produced,