The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-24
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Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity.

Accidents and Incidents In West vIrginI
and Vicinity.
There were three cases Of elopement il
Jefferson county last week.
Bellaire glass manufacturers will make
exhibits in the Liverpool International Ex
hibihon.
Hon. John A. Bingham will lecture or
Japan at New Philadelphia the latter par
Of this month.
The.new NJ. E. church at Romney is Ia
be dedicated next Sunday. Bishop An,
drews, Of Washington, d. G., will be pres
ent and preach the sermon.
Two public artesian wells are being
drilled in the town OF Buckhannon in the
hopes Of securing good supply Of water
for fire and general purposes.
The Shenandoah Valley railroad Is now
doing a large business in the shipment Of
cotton from the South TO the city OF Balti-
more, The cotton is chiefly for export.
A young man named Simpson, aged
about IS, was fatally injured at Levering's
mill, Wilsonia, this State, last week. He
was struck across the abdomen by piece
OF board that was being sawed.
Services in commemeration Of the one
hundredth anniversary OF the bells be-
longing to the German Reformed church
OF HagerstoWp were held last Sunday.
They were cast in Rotterdam in 1888.
RIB. White, OF Doddridee county, left
his home to shuck corn. Not returning in
the evening his neighbors went to hunt
him: they found his body in the woods,
where he had committed suicide by stab
bing himself thrice in the throat and once
in the abdomen.
The latest additions to the inmates at
the Moundsville Penitentiary came from
Wood county Friday evening. They were,
Guy Green, sentenced for burglary for
three years, Dick Callahan, highway rob-
berry, five years, and William Williams,
burglary, five years.
First it was snake stories, then big pota-
tees, corn, turnips, pumpkins and other
large garden truck that the average coun-
try editor wrote about and flattered the
owner. Now he tells his readers about
the big hog Mr.. So-and.so killed that
weighed 60 much and then says "Next."
West Virginia soldiers are requested to
send their names, company, regiment,
rank, amount OF service and postottice cd.
dress to Capt. J. NJ. Rife, West Jefferson,
Ohio, Secretary Of the West Virginia Vet
eran Association. The object Of this as
sociation is to complete roster Of all SOL
diers Of West Virginia troops.
Rev. Samuel Young, OF Waynesburg,
died a few days since. He was born in
Pocahontas county, this State, and until
recently was q citizen OF West Virginia.
He was colonel in the Union army;
after the close ot tho war became prom
inent as Q preacher and politician. he
waa once member OF the Board Of Re-
gents OF the West Virginia University,
and served several terms in the Legisla-
tule Of the State.
Two or three gentlemen from New York
and Boston were in the great gas and oil
town Of Little Washington last week with
a view to looking up q site for glass
works. II they locate there they agree to
have 800 hands, mostly boys and girls Of
Washington, at work within six months,
and 500 within year. A party OF Pitts
burRh capitalists are also In communica-
ton with some OF the business men look
ing toward the same object.