The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-12
WEST YTRGINIANSs
AND rnEtR NEAR NEtefBpRs.
L lilS ~ ~ ssEfsfdc ser III, .14'
+acit C.sesr tEF1E Oh ee.Ci ESE5ri-
what they are Seeing, Saying and suffering.
/ y Accidents ard Incidents i'm the state
I. and Vicinity Attempted isnIeidS
'.s and Other Grimes and hiishaps.

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John ]. Thomas has been commissioned
postmaster at Grantsyilles this State. q
The Grafton Standard has enlarged and
putin anew power press sure signs OF
prosperity and success. n ilaW n ~ 4
li The Chesapeake & Ohio road has re;
Gently been bringing q number of immi-
grants into this and the old State from
Michigan. ';s
The Huntington Republican has COM
menced its fourth volume. y Is q live,
progressive paper, ably editea, and de-
serves better patronage than 1t receives
even now. ~ ~ tifiii % -'l''l.
3. II. Twyman, the Tyler county school
teacher who was recently shot by Q young
fellow named Smith in quarrel oyer'a
aoc;al felId, is slowly recovering, II was
thought at lifetime 81 the shooting that
he would not recover. ''H
Con Moran, proprietor Of the City Hotel,
at keyser, attempted suicide last Sunday
morning, by taking morphine ia his
coffee. Mr.. Moran's financial etnbarrasa-
ment Ii supposed 10 be the cause Of his
attempting to take his life. Z. h. * Is,,.
The dogs were among Julius lie Moyne's
sheep at Little Washington on Sunday
morning, and kiiled and wounded twenty
out OF twenty.three OF his choice, South
downs and Leicesters. Two dogs were
killed, but the third escaped. III asa;
The Council Of Moorefeld has decided
To tax all merchants OF the town - license
to sell drugsor proprietary medicines, ana
all dealers in tobacco, snuG,d cigars, etc, q
license tax OF 81 per annum.a a violation
OF the first section OF tile ordinance IN
aicts fine OF s. and OF the second 81. y
The sixth annual convocation OF thenew
order of Veteran Odd Fellows was held In
Charleston last week. The following Of
hcers were elected u President, George
w. Atkinson, OF Wheeling; Vice iPrest-
dent. D. II. Putney, Maiden; Secretary,
DR.. ID. Mayer, Charleston; Treasurer, Val.
Keller, Charleston; Trustees, Simon
Burke, A. p. Sinnett, IohnI. Via, C.l.oeb
and John o. Hermann. i-.
Some time ago Sylvester w. Rumbaugh
wasindicted In Putnam county for rape
and gave bond for $500 for his appearance
ut the Circuit Court. Col 8. I. Mol Lean,
Samuel Frazier and Frank .: Doolittle
were bis bondsmen. He skipped his bond.
1 Inc case was placed III tne nanCs U Al.
". Burnett, chief OF the Eureka Detective
Agency Of Charleston, who has had him
arrested at Bloomsburg, New York. !.
The Rulings Lumber Company, COM
posed Of parties from the Allegheny VAL
ley, have purchased about 30, 200 acres Of
timber land In the Cheat river country,
and have erected q mill on the Mononga+,
helai river, near Greensboro, Pa,, with q
capacity for saving 10000 feet oflumber
In day. This is the pioneer establish
ment in what Is considered one OF the
finest numbering regions east Of the Mis-;
sissippi river 'tp2''s go
A few days since Frank Keller and g
man named iRopple, both workmen in
Baker Bros lime works, near Martins
burg, were victims Of q very serious
accident. A blast consisting Of pow!
der and dynamite had been lighted, and
after some little time the men heard an
explosion. Surprising the blast to over,
they approached the scene, when the real
blast, the former being merely the cap 'ex.
plosion, occurred, throwing Keller violent.
~ backwards and cutting three deep, ugly
gsshcs In his head. Rcpple was also bad
| lyiniured about the face by the burning
mass. Keller'sinjuries proved fatal.