The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-23
THRouen THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West Virgin
and Vicinity.

Accidents and Incidents in West vIrginiI
and Vicinity.
Grafton reports the biggest building
boom Of her history.
Abreach Of promise case between Graf
ton colored people is attracting attention
now.
Hunters say deer are getting plentiful
down about the Trough, on the South
Branch.
Hon. John is. Carlile, of Clarksburg,
has declined the nomination for Mayor
Of that town.
Marshal Sehon has appointed as one o.
his deputies. Jared L. Wamsley, Of Ran
dolph county.
By the new survey Of the line between
Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties, the
former gains about $4,000 acres Of land
and number Of citizens.
No marriages have taken place in the
vicinity Of West Alexander since the new
marriage law went into effect, much tc
the detriment OF Squire Mayes' pocket
book,
The United Brethren Church, at Greens
burg, in Berkeley county, Is just now the
scene Of most intensely interesting re
yival there have been over sixty conver
dons.
Hon. T. R. Carskadon, the well known
Temperance orator and worker Of Keyser
has accepted an invitation to deliver an
address on Prohibition at Baltimore on
the Goth inst.
The strike OF the miners in the Kama
wha Valley, between Hawks nest and
Quinnemont, has been amicably adjusted
and the men are again at work. All
mining matters are now quiet in the Val.
ley.
The Office OF the Washington county,
Pa, temperance paper, the Picta., was
bombarded last Friday night by unknown
parties. The boulders were thrown with
force and hardly a whole pane Of glass
was left in the building.
Jim Helmick got lost on Back Bone
Mountain, in Tucker county, and wan,
dered five days in the dense forest before
he was found. When discovered he wat
in critical condition, his feet were frozen
and probably he wouldsoon nhaveperished
Hon. Wilbur F. Dyer, Of Grant county.
who has been after some South American
mission ever since the present Administra.
ton came into existence, and who was
offered the Odessa consulate, has declined II
and withdrawn his application for any ap
pointment in the consulate service. His
reason is too much work and TOO small pay
in all Of them to suit him.
Last week dogs raided the sheep foch
Of Hon. 7. R. Carskadon, Of Keyser, fol
the sixth time this season. This time
three were 80 badly wounded that they
had to be killed and number Of Others
were badly injured. The Echo, in speak.
ing Of it, says Mr.. Carskadon says that
for the first time in twenty years he feel
that his lands are rendered almost value
less for sheep raising, and 1t compels him
to say that hereafter he will have to re-
quire, as the law provides, that the own
ers Of the dogs shall pay for the sheer
which they kill.
A movement is on foot to found coun
ty museum at st. Clairsville. The pre-
lliminary organization Of the Belmont
County Science Association was effected
several years ago, and since that tint
some excellent scientific work has beer
accomplished. The fields for original In
yestigation in geology and archaeology Ii
this region have proven rich, and per
manent organization will be effected, will
q view to prosecuting the work more Wig
orously and adopting the proper means to
collecting and preserving the scientific
material with which the county abounds