The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-04
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accident. and Ineidsats in west virginia

aud Vicinity.
The stock OF the Parkershurg Rink
Association paid dividend Of 10 percent
this year.
lieutenant James I. Wilson, Of the
State University, eoMmandant Of the cadet
corps, is a numismatist, possessing Q very
tine collection, and one Of which, Judging,
from reports concerning it. he may well
feel proud. He has over 500 pieces.
Eoryai D; Wilson, Of uarpers Ferry, a
brother Of Governor Wilson, has been up.
pointed private secretary 10 the Governor.
John Howard, OF Wheeling, who has been
fllirg that position very acceptably, has
been gtyena place in the Secretary Of
States ciape,
II gems to he generally understood
that the Trustees Of Marietta College have
agreed TO cell as,the new President Rev.
George r. Moore, Professor Of Hebrew at
Andover Theological Seminary, Nfassa-
chusetts. he Is a graduate and saluta-
torian Of the class Of 20 or n, of Yale
College.
Wednesday, the family Of DR.. P. p
Prime, Of BuckhanBon, was potsoned,by
drinking coffee in which arsenie had been
mixed. The only member Of the house
hold not made sick was the colored hired
girl, and yet no blame is attached to her.
She has been with the family for long
time. The mystery %, how the poison
got in the coffee.
Information is desired by John Fl. Hotf.
man, cashier Of the Second National Bank,
OF Morgaatown, OF James McAllister, who
was a teamster in tho q. S. Army, in the
summer OF 1862, In General J. b. Cox's
Brigade, in tho Kanawha Valley, There
Is check for him in MorgantoTn, for his
services as teamster, which he can have
by proving his identity and paying ex-
penses. The clgip was made ont by Cap
tain frank Smith Of q Cincinnati cavalry
company, and approved by General J. D.
Cox.
The preliminary injunction Restraining
the CHARTERS Valley railroad from passing
under the Baltimore & Ohio trestle In Lit
tie Washington, Pa, has been continued.
The Baltimore Il Ohio company has asked
foS rAle againss. tho Ghartiers Valley
company, charging them with contempt
OF Court in erecting platform under the
the said trestle and transferring baggage
(the track having been laid on either side
TO tho PLATFORM while the injunction was
pending.
The narnesyllle Eatrpriss contains the
following: Nearly all The wool in this
vicinity has been bought UP, mostly by
the local buyers. j. Btadfeld d Soma
have been the largest buyers here, having
contracted for at least 10000 pounds.
The johnson Brothers have aso pnr-
chased small amount, probably not
over 10000 pounds. Contrary TO expecta-
tons It 10 nearly all bought up near
Barnesyille at about 9S cent?. Thirty cents
has In some instances been paid at differ.
eat places In the county.
William B. Ross, q young man Of Hoult-
town, Marion county, met with fatal
accident few.days since. The young
man went into the saw mill owned by his
uncle, Z, Il. Hoult, and observing Q aleh
lying near the saw, picked It up, the slab
was caught by the saw and in Q twtnkling
the young man was thrown upon the
rapidlyrunning disc. One arm waSseyerel
between the wrist and elbow and the |
right leg cut off above the knee, Before
n phyaiEian could be summoned or the |
wounds dressed he died from loss Of blood.
The grand reunion and picnic to be
held between this point and ParkershIrg,
on the Ohio River road, for which the
Posts oil FaFkershurg, lew Mattinsville
and other paints have been Eaklhg pre-
partitions for several weeks, has been
definitely fixed for July IS. The attend.
ance will be by no means limited to the
memheahjp Of tho Posts above named,
ior 4 general and cordial invitation will be
extended not only to oil the G. AR.
Posts in this vicinity, but 70 unorganlzed
soldiers and sailors as well, 1t being the
intention To make the event a general, re-
union OF veterans Anpmher Of speeches
WILDE delivered during the day by well
known orators.
The Grafton SmitDd contains the fol-
lowing; VIM. K. Matthew, better known
as GRfdN Matthew, has come 10 life
again and Is nawswith his daughter, Mrs.
William Summers. His history resembles
that OF Rip Van Wrinkle very much, hay,
Ing been gone sopewhRt longer than Rip
was, but during that time paid US q short
visit. Whom the rebellion broke out
nKidp went south, remaining Ia the
Southern army until the close Of the war,
after which nothing was heard Of him tin.
Ill 1879 or '7a, when his son received q
letter from him stating that he was In
near the Cumberland
Hie son, ovefioyeu in
hearing that his father was still alive,
,,,s,,,R aTtar him oNd hrnu0hk hin, h0Nk IN II