The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-27
MoUNDsvILLE.

a Readable M<IanSe from the Capital ei
nIHrshRli County.
Mrs. ]. E. Hogan is visiting friends al
WetZsl's Metropolis.
Scales for weighing loaded cars are be-
ing put in at the Ohio River depot here.
J.Y. Horner, OF tho Sentinel Office, Park
ersburEh, spent Sunday with friends IN
town.
Health Officer Bruce has big contract
on hand yaccinating the convicts at the
prison.
Ex-Sherif Hicks and Circuit Clerk
Baker are terribly ''stuck up" since they
got into their new houses.
William Farrell, formerly Of the prison
guard force, ia engaged in the livery bust
meas at Barboursville, Cabell county.
The Moundsyille Coal works gives EN-.
ployment to over sixty miner5 aud pays
out for labor about 81 800 every alternate
Saturday.
William Butler, Of Peasants county,
was discharged from the State prison
Saturday evening last, after serving q
three year term.
Phillip Lucas and William Brown we're
received at the prison Saturday evening
last from Brooke county, the former to
serve two and the latter four years.
MoundsviIle's prime tavotites, the Kit
lie Rboades company, will open at Ma.
goKiGY Hall in "M'liss" this evening. 1t is
decidedly the best company that visits
Mouudsville.
Ex-Superintendent T. ]. West divides
his time between getting his farm cleaned
up and rebuilding fences, and superin,
tending the building OF new residence
for his own occupancy.
Pat Carr, convicted OF Opening the
mail" while in transilu. he being mail car.
rier on ''pack saddle" route somewhere
in the interior, was received at the prison
from Clarksburg Saturday to serve a. one
year stretch.
Wonder II II ever occurred to the minds
Of the worthy County Commissioners that
It Is not exactly the proper thing 10 do to
allow the iron bridges over Wheeling,
Big Grave ahd Fish creeks to be eaten by
rust for the want OF patntingr
The first ssmi-annual meeting OF the
present Board OF Directors Of the State
prison will be held at that Institution to-
day, Tuesday, when reports Of the work
ing OF the several departments will be
submitted by tho officers in charge.
William Peyton, the lunatiC convict
committed to the charge Of Sheriff Show
acre short time ago, died Tuesday even
ing last and was buried in tho Peniten-
tiary burying grounds Saturday. Peyton
was from Cabell county, serving lie SEN
tencs for the killing Of his wife.
A town sergeant to oil the vacancy oc.
casioned by the resignation OF Mr.. Bran.
non, will be chosen by Council Wednes-
day evening next. There are several APP
plicants for the position, among them Mr..
Branuon, who so lately rendered his
resignation, Honce Schumacher and Chas.
Brandon, the celebrated pedestrian.
A late citizen OF the Second ward
'skipped by the light OF the moon" one
night last v eek, taking with him his
worldly possessions, and leaving his land.
lord to "hold the bag" forabout $3.50 rent,
unpaid, one Of the merchant firms 500
unsettled account, and numerous other
uniortunates too tedious to mention.
There Il talk Of holding reunion Of the
Third West Virginia Infantry, after.
wards the Sixth Cavalry, or at least that
portion OF the surviving members OF the
organization rs live in the vicinity, hero