The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-02
, rHRoUGH THE STATE.
AecidsntS and Incidents IN West Virginia
and YioinltV.

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The Supreme Court Of Appeals OF tn
State met in Charlestown yesterday.
The woodsfeld fair commenced yester
day, and the st. Clairsville fair commence
to-day.
1t is reported that General Gof viii
take the stump this tall in New York ant
Virginia.
The West Virginia Press Association
and the NJ. L. Conference will meet II
Charleston at the same time this year
September %.
A turtle was found at Bsrnesville Will
~. O. Tracy, 1851" carved on its back
Tracy was member OF the Third Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and died at Clarks
burg, W. Va.
w. McChesney, Of Charleston, a retail
dealer in dry goods, has made an assign.
ment To J. b. Baines. Liabilities, $1,000;
assets, $500. The establishment was the
Oldest in the city.
]. W. Trout has been awarded the con.
tract for keeping the Wayne county pau
pers at seventy-one cents per week per
capita. This includes feeding and cloth
ing the unfortunates.
A few evenings since as Frank Norris,
Of Gilmer county, was returning home
after making a call he was fired at twice
and narrowly escaped being shot. Asyet
the name OF the would-be assassin is un-
known.
At Martinsburg, while Mrs. Tieman, re-
siding in the suburbs Of the city, was in
her barn-yard milking, she was attacked
by bull, and, before assistance could
reach her, had one arm crushed and was
otherwise seriously injured.
The Tyler county fair is to be held at
Middlebourne as usual this year on Sep
tember 10, 10, II and IS. The directors
have made unusually thorough and com.
plete arrangements for this year, and an
tlcipate having as good country fair as
will be held in this vicinity this year,
E. ]. Williams, for many years teach:
or in the male public school at Charles
town, attempted to commit suicide by
hanging one day last week while in state
to save his life, when he became so insane
1t was necessary to commit him to Jail.
John Linn, an unmarried man from
Wood county, who has been empioyed In
Gilmer county for some time past, re.
Gently eloped with the wife Of we'll
known farmer Of that county, who left
one Of her children behind. Where they
have gone is not known. The deserted
husband Is said to be on the war path.
"Dude" Bryant, Of Kanawha county, a
woman Of bad repute, q few nights since
shot young man named Young who was
at the time promenadtng with partner
Of unenviable reputation. The ball en-
tered Young's breast and lodged near the
back bone, causing partial paralysis. The
shot was fred at q rival OF the Bryant
woman who was walking by the side Of
the tickle fellow, viii Morgan, an ex.con-
Yict.
Some time ago an account was publish
ed of an attempt to assassinate ex-post-
master Tschappat, Of Clarington. Last
week Mr.. d. H. Mallory, another promi-
nent citizen Of Darlington, picked up in
front OF his residence one morning large
piece OF pasteboard, ION which was rude
ly printed the following, addressed TO
him: "You will be ahot. / will give you
a few days to make your will. I mean
what say. l would OF taken your life
before but for your family. This will be
done at emmy time after today, Aug 9th,
1885," 1t now transpires that previous to
the attempt on tho ex.postinaster's life he
received two such communications.