The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-30
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Accidents and IneidontS in West Virgil
and Vicinity.

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and Vicinity.
Tobacco buyers in Noble and Monroe
counties, Ohio, are paying from $ to %
per 100 pounds.
During the holidays the students Of the
Chenille Normal School propose to pre-
sent "Julius Cesar"
Hon. G. s. McFadden, Of Moundsville,
has had q stroke resembling paralysis and
lost the use Of one arm.
The wife Of Mayor Scott, Of Parkers.
burg, died at Pittsburgh, where abe was
visiting, last Thursday night.
Over half million barrels OF oil have
been taken from the Mscksburg, Noble
county, wells since January i.
The Charleston Star says that there are
twenty new divorce suits booked for the
next term Of the Kanawha Circuit Court.
DIP. Kegley, a sewing machine agent,
was arrested at Huntington recently. ct
the instance Of his manager for embez-
cling Sl20.
Governor Wilson has issued proelaInR-
ton ordering the State House flag placed
at half-mast and the building draped for
Thirty days in honor Of ex-Vice President
Hendricks.
The last place in this State that the
school house incendiary got in bis work
successfully was in Randolph county. A
recently built house was destroyed one
night last week.
Lopez, = Sarahsville, Noble county, Ohio,
saddler, carried q roll Of leather from
Caldwell on his shoulder. 1t rubbed q
sore on his neck, and blood poisoning set
in, causing his death. N'
Postmaster Scott, Of Parkefsburg, has
rendered his resignation, 10 take effect
February l, and It has been accepted.
Mr.. Scott, it is understood, will at once
engage in active business.
Miss Gertrude Sharp. daughter Of Re.
ceiver Sharp OF the @. & o. road, rhanipu-
train to pass over the big Pt. Pleasant
bridge. The event occurred on Thanks
giving.
Messrs. Budd and Nelson, two progress.
siue and thriving farmers Of Jerusalem.
Monroe county, Ohio, recently purchased
l65 head Of Spanish Merino sheep in Wash
ington county, Pa. They paid about 81 900
for them.
Petitions are being circulated and
generally signed in Marietta asking the
U. S. Court To remove Receiver Pease
from the Cleveland & Marietta Railway
for discriminating in oil rates in favor OF
the Standard Oil company.
tits reported that the Congressional bee
has begun to buzz in the judicial bonnet OF
Hon. VIM. 7. Ice, Of Barbour county, and
that his chances for making it interesting
for Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, the present Sec
ond district representative, are good.
The gross earnings OF the Parkersburg
Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio for the
past year were S547 1915, and the work.
ing expenses $49S, 300 IS, leaving the net
earnings S4S,S47.90. The earnings we're
So, 400 81 less than last year, and the ex-
peuses decreased s, 630.9S.
DR.. Thomas ]. Prichard, Of Huntington,
aud Attorney 2. Taylor Vinson, Of Ceredo,
have returned from Kansas, having in
custody William Newman, fugitive from
Justice, accused OF burning store belong
ing to himself and his father and then ap-
propriating the insurance money.
At Wellsburg, Saturday evening, one OF
the Wellsburg Gas Company's wells, the
Barclay No. 3, exploded. A short distance
down gas was struck and it rushed up and
took Gre In the derrick, burning down the
structure and damaging the machinery.
One OF the men, James Buty, was pain
fully but not seriously burned.
A lew days ago Hon. Levi P. Morton,
Of New York, visited his Red Sulphur
Springs property, in Monroe county.
While suggesting improvements and max
ing plans, he remarked that he intended
trying the experiment OF q tobacco patch.
Before leaving he directed that one hun
bred acres OF bis best land be cleared up
and prepared for the raiSinR Of tobacco,
A few days since an alteration took
place In Marshall county between Charles,
son Of ]. A, Rice, Of Board, Tree and
James Reid, who resides near Bolton
which may cost Rice his Life, George
Meyers gave corn husking, followed BY
a dance. Rice did not 90 to the. hnskinH,
but went to the dance. He asked Meyers
j he had any objection to his taking part.
Meyers said no, that he was perfectly well
come. This incsnsed Reid ,'Rnd he tried TO
raise fuss with Rice, who is boy. Rice
told him II nothing else would do he
would fight him. Reid told him to came
into the yard. As soon as Rice stepped
out Reid plunged knife into his back,
above the left hip, within one and one half
inch OF the hpine. reaching one lobe OF
| the liver. Rice is in a very critical condi-