The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-06
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and 1aatdeats In West Wright,

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Accidents and Iaatdeuss In West Virginia
and Vicinity.
Downin the land OF Wetzsl the levy
for county purposesi Is ninety-dYe cents on
the hundred dollars.
Asthe timsf for hay harvest draws nigh
the prospect in this part Of the Stale does
not improve. The crop will be short.
James Barrett, Of Wyoming, was in.
stantly killed by a saw log rolling over
him last week. He was working near
Logan Court House when the accident
happened.
The people Of Fayette county seem 70
he very much in earnest about the free
bridge across &ewf river at fayette station.
They have held two public meetings to pro.
mote this object.
Allover the State farmers are making
preparations to SOW large buckwbeat
crop onaccount OF the failure OF the wheat,
twill be the next best thing as subati.
tute. Miilet for the stock and buckwheat
for the family Is good move.
"A female patient at the Weston Insane
Asylum, one day last week broke away
from her attendants while ontwalking for
exercise and plunged intn the river with
the avowed intention OF downing herself.
She was rescued with difficulty.
The Weston World says; eve are in
formed that Colonel ]. M, Bennett sold a
track Of 1000 acres Of land last week at 81
per acre to the Baltimore & Ohio immigfa-
ton society. The land Is situated on
Steer creek, in Gllmer county, and 1t Is
the intention OF the purchasers to bring
over and settle the land with colony of
Germans"
Last week Hon. Joe Miller, Commits.
sioner OF Internal Revenue, appointed
John HARRINGTON, OF Bsnwood, a mes
senger in his office, and made o young
gentleman Of Wayne county named Vim,
cent, one al hia clerks. Harrington was
formerly boiler, and Vincent held
Wayne level for Miller when she was
needed.
Monroe Dalzell, a son Of Private ]. NJ.
Dalzell, OF Caldwell, about fourteen years
OF age, with two or three other boys, was
ioollng with tho turnitat1e 1.-THE narrow
gauge road. The boys had started it going
right lively when Monroe attempted to
Jump on and ride. Instead he slipped and
feii, and was severely squeezed in be,
tween the shd OF the tIrn-tahle and track.
His hip and side were very badly crushed,
and in addition it is feared he has sustain
edinternal injuries that will probably re-
suit fatally. .!.
1 The Parkersburg Journal says: son
.Blennerhassett Island there Is a giant
sycamore with two main branches about
SIX feet from tho ground, out Of The forks
ofwhiph there 10 growing . large maple
trea-an entirely distinct species It
stands near the .head on the Ohio side,
and It is feared that twill notstand many
years, as the hank 70 last washing away.
Isis d great Fese t for lovers, % there is an
old legend that whoever is trough beneath
It's boughs will never be disappointed,
because Of the happy union Of the two
different woods
Fannie Elsa, q little dauah.er Of Benz.
Eliza, celore9, Of Westen, was for fifteen
dayssthe subject Of q strange nlalady:
From about the third day Of June until
the 18th inst. she had not eaten single
morael Of food, aud took nothing, except
nov, and then q drink Of water. During
this interval she was not confined to bed
BY illness, andin the day time would walk
around as usual. On the fifteenth day
her appetite apparently returned, Tho
4rHt thing she called Tor was cheese, and
since that time she has eaten as heartily
as anybody. Her fast Of 400. hours has not
affected her aeFiopsly. About four years
ago the little girl drank some I've water,
and since then, az times, she would not be
able 10 eat but never before for 80 long q
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