The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-31
rnRoueu THE STAIR.
Accidents and Incidents in wsat Virginia
ana vicinity.

make any money.
Itisreported that the Baltimore q Ohio
road contemplate building at Romney m
iInmense SUMMER hotel, aud making Il O
popular resort for pleasure seekefs.
w. d. troothman, an upright man and
valued citizen Of Marion county, commit:
ted suicide by hanging. " Is believed
that hismind was impaired by disease.
Last Friday the annual meeting oftthe
exc Confederate soldiers Of Hampshire
county was held. The address was de-
liyered by Col. Robert White, OF this city.
One thousand dollars were distracted
from trunks belonging g ext oyernor
!Hamilton's family, on their way IRON the
White Sulphur Springs TO Hagerstown, Md.
John Martin Of Nicholas county a few
days since, killed q fatt lesnake that meas:
ured -four feet seven inchesin length and
eight inchesin circumference and had sew
enteen rattles.
S. a. Piersol will start on, September
with anumberof land buyers for Nicho-
las county. This Is the third or fourth
trip he! has made this year to the interior
with colonists.
The present indications are, that there
will be more stud nts present at the open
ing Of 1.-THE school year at the State iuniyer-
| sity at Mofg town, on Wedne sday next,
than for several years past. 4
Reports from all over the Stateare 10
the effect that the oats crop tlIis year Is
immense. They are selling at Is cents
per bushel Potatoes are also abundant
and only bring 80 cents per bushel,
The Tyler county Star, a. B. Smith
editor and publisher, published at Middle
bourne, has beenHold 10 K 81 Bofeman,
of that place, for 1000. II isnnderstood
MIR. Boremar will take immed date charge.
Ex.sheriffs Charles B. Smith, of Wood
county, Commander In Chief 81 the De
lpartment Of westy Virginia q. a. II, gibe.
ing mentioned as o probable Republican
candidate for Congress from the Fourth
District.
Leonard selby; d Monopgalia county
farmer, was SO unfort unate. as to lose
thres cows "a few days ago, all three being
killed by lightning. They were lying to-
gether under n tree that was struck and
shfyeredi by the ferybolt. M
The FiYitia Free Pres, published at
mas g ~ mencea us seventy
MN volume. ~ rs the Oldest paper pthe
ete.e ana Y ealteu sslIn commsno anle cte
est Democratic papers in the State.
Mr.. K. ii. Baker has retired from the CO.
partnership owning and controlling the
Piedmont Herald, and in the future Mr.
4 4. 4 W. Newton, the remaining member,
VIZ naye soie elarg snu eotlI19i ile y
enye hewspape T man = ~ ana shoa.a saeceea'
There was quite q stir created q. Wells.
burg last W dnesday, oecasioned by The
arflvaloI .golenel y. =. beails WOOL Cup
isconslsted o. Sky k a9as anu sMeighet,
soons i4,Vog pounas. /, ~ w we ~ puietaseu
ny Bowl buc a,i so., so GEMS Bpe;
lng sthe pflce paia. Isl
Samuel HUFF, OF Proctor, seems 70 be
playing IN poor luck. Several weeks ago
ne lost e valuable :hoise, W W .Tss
P.asssa, iass
l.lklcAea Nun IN VIZ siae, p.eekl two
tips ana inl naring MN oInsrWlse put " y
tnonsntS not tstaiiy.s
The sportsmen OF Washington county,
Pa, have organized Tor the purpose Of
stopping the uniawtul. killing OF game.
They have 9 committee TO prosecute with;
ont ieet q iay9r. .L,nsis Wth pe per.
asy a w NJ ~ .sS.. siu 'ne
Wilde WiIilneio u Ilies ~ ess,.1.
Henry Martin, son q Aehsliss Martin 8, 2,
living near Concord, y escer count, shot
and killed himself Thursday; Martin had
only been married some rtnsea Z; months,
and did not get along Weil with nus %iie,
and this tamilyi trouble sls supposed g
1.,; ieu ~ y .e Ass nittsl iessttes ~ iiis
S. ss. ~. =, !. IS ~,
George Blackburn OF Elk Garden, q
BOY ABOUT 10 years q age, YVES pitten ~ g
ratnesnake, last week and Died before he
could reach home. he was engaged IN
blncing oats for q neighhor, about three
miles from his home, and while IN the act
q plndlng smear was plltehi on me nose
y. sis y stls1e.S . -
y. y. Dean, OF E ls.lss 5ardens made an
assignment last week 70 VIM. Middleto
trustee, OF his stock o. rchandise: int
To- secure a,note Of go 70 the Third $&a.
ttonal Bank o. Grmpessa second, to
SOUR. q aens 70 3osspn spei det q 70, ot
Wheeling, andsth'rd, 70 secure other debts
amounting to about =, $40, The assets
afeingah
Mrs.. Charles Pride, OF Monongalia
county, was using the oil can to hasten
her fire when 1t exploded, throwing the
burning oil over her two'year;old babe,
and burning y 30 badly thatit died in q
few. heurs. Mrs. Pride was also covered
with the oil and shec klngly burned about
the head, arms and limbs, and is ina pre-
carious condition.
The Hinton Herald says; On Monday Q
man calling himself feyton Kelley was
brought to town and lodged in jail. The
man was crazy from drink and had strip.
ped stripped stark naked and in this COM
dition approached the houaei OF Mr.. James
Boyd, Tightening tho family very much.
He was arrested, clothed and brought
here for sale keeping, 4. m { 4,
CLERK L. A. Nickel exhibited here OF,
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