The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-17
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accidents and InuidsntS In West Virginia
and Viaintfy


Ths Eastarn Ohio n. E. Conference
commences at Barnesville to-day. Ttprom-
ises to be one Of the most interesting ever
held.
The managers of the Washington. Pa,
fair are thinking seriously Of sinking a
gas well or two on their grounds of some
torty-fve acres.
Tie forty-ffth session OF Bethany Col
lege viii commence Monday, September
2S. The prospects, are said to be very
good fora large attendance Of students.
Waldo P. Beeson, of Wood county, on
Monday night lost two oyaluabia Psrcheron
mares. They died within thirty minutes
of each other, and the supposition is that
they were poisoned by some reyengeful
scoundrel.
The wool in Harrison county, Ohio, Is
very closely bought up, though an occa-
sional clip is still purchased at about the
prices prevailing earlier in the season.
The wool clip in that county is close to
million pounds.
J. R Windsor, Of Brooke county, has
purchased the farm Of John Trimble aG-
joining his Beach Bottom farm. The con-
sideratSnn was $1,000 cash, which was
very cheap price, there being 1l4 acres
Of the land in fair state of cultivation.
The Wayne advocate has commenced
ita tenth volume. LIS course has always
been marked by astrong and steadfast
endeaTOr to uphold Democratic principles
and to serve the best interests Of the
county and it's people. Il ID worthy OF
congratulations.
Jennie Enick, of Pendleton county, was
uaing N axe to break some bark for her
neighbour, Mrs. James Davis. As she
raised the axe Mrs. Davis little daughter
Laura rannp from behind with her arms
full OF bark. The axe struck her in the
face, cutting her nose oil.
As Mason D. Cofman, Of Greenbrier
county, had commenced threshing his
crop Of wheat and oats, spark from the
engine ignited one Of the stacks, which re-
suited IN the destruction of his entire
Crup-burniug about two hundred bushels
of wheat and two hundred and fifty hush
els Of oats.
The trial of ]. Speed Thompson, Of Hin-
ton, for the murder Of Ebert Fowler, has
been postponed until the next term Of
court, This unfortunate affair Is doubt.
less still fresh in the minds Of West Vir-
.ginians. Both the murderer and his viG-
tim were prominent and well known resi-
dents of Summers county. Senator Kenna
ia one Of the counsel secured for the de-
Tense.
The Clarkaburg NehCs says: DR.. A. F..
Barnes showed Us an ear of corn raised by
him which measured ten inches in cir
cumference, twelve inches in length and
had twenty-five rows of grains with fifty
grains 10 the row, making l, 100 IN all.
The seed was sent the doctor by Peter
Henderson, Of New York, who stated TINT
it would yield from 100 to $50 bushels to
the acre.
John A. Hutchinson, Esq, of Plrkers-
.hurg, counsel for the hein of Latimer
Bailey, of New York, has entered suit
against about thirty residents Of PLeasants
county for over 1000 acres OF land. The
suit is very important one and its pro-
gress will be watched with interest, as it
will deprive these citizens Of their farms
and homes il It should 90 against them.
The LGtimsr Bailey title is said to be q
good one, and the fight over the case prom
ises to be- warm.
Among those who took in q recent ex-
cnEaion TO Niagara from PArkers5uIg wsrs
Mr.. Newt. Hoffman and daughter, Of
Elizabeth, Writ county. They left the
excursion party at Buffalo, N. Y, on the
s8th inst, since which time nothing mas
been heard Of them. Mr.. Hoffman prom
ised his. family to write to them from
Toledo, but so far no tidings have reached
them, and Mra. Hoffman and his friends
are very anxious. Recently there have
been numerous and heavy storms on the
lakes, and it ia feared that Mr.. Hoffman
and daughter have been passengers on one
|of the many lake STEAMERS which hAye
suffered during the rough weather.
The latest report from the Stillwell oil
region near Parkersburg, in which there
have been startling aud very encouraging
Indications OF late, ia that the test we'll is
spOuting oil at great rate and the excite
ment still runs high. Tuesdays StGts
Journal says: 1.-THE well flowed several
barrels OF oil last night and was again tiow-
ing this morning The good news had the
effect Of drawing another large crowd out
to stillwell, and large number spent the
day Watching the proceedings of The we'll.
There il now 1000 feet OF oil standing In
the we'll. The Sdllwell operators are inbi.
liant over the developments, AZ it inEures
a.. q al a.,