The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-30
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and InGIdents In west Virginia
and Vicinity.

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Thomas Harris, Of Giimer county, wa
crushed to death by Gliding log a few
days since. He was getting out lumber tt
complete adwelling.
An incendiary destroyed the still house
OF L. W. SnutFer, of Raleigh county, will
several tubs OF mash and the appntteuan
ces. The still happened 10 be full OF wa.
terand was the only thing not destroyed
One OF the most brilliant Of the years
social events in the Fourth district wa.
the marriage OF Mr.. A, W. Ellison to Mics
Kate, the charming daughter Of Hon,
George W. Tippett, Of the IT. Pleasant
Register.
This latest prisoners to arrive at the
Moundsvills penitsntiary came from Brax-
ton county. They were John Glenn, SEN
fenced to six years prisonment for burg
larry, aud Ellis Wind, sentenced for one
year for the same otense.
Col. R. W. Monroe, OF Kiugwood, hay
ing received the appointment Of Clerk at
the lemhi Indian agency, in IIsho, near
the Montana line, expects to leave for that
place in a few days. Though the salary is
small, 5000 year, he expects TO get rich
in "other legitimate ways"
The commissioners in the Ohio Central
railroad case were allowed 81 900 each by
the court. Hon. W. A. Qlarrier, attorney
for Receiver Sharp, wns allowed s., 900 for
two years services. Some OF the lawyers
claimed as high as $1,000 for fees; others
not 80 muca. 1t is said that the fees
claimed will aggregate nearly 5000.
A reward OF $3.50 Is offered by Wash.
iugton 4 Alexander, FIRE insurance egents,
for information that will lead to the arrest
and conviction Of the party or parties who
burned the barn OF Daniel Getzsndarmer
near Kearneysvilie, Berkeley county, las;
month, and Mr.. Il. X. Miller, Secretary
of the National Board OF Fire Under
writers, offers $3.50 reward tor the same
information.
A Charleston dispatch snys: While 8
miner named Trent was going home from
his work at the Cabin Creek mines he
was struck on the head with rock by an
other miner named Douglas. There was
no quarrel, but Douglas had been drink. |
ing aud struck the frat man he met.
Trent's head was crushed and there are
no hopes OF his recovery.
The Raleigh county Inder contains the
Last week W. G. Roles, Of this |
county, caught in a steel Trap very large
female wolf. The snimal had been com.
mitting deprsdations on the sheep folds OF
the citizens Of the neighborhood in which
It was caught for some time. 1t was
thought the depredations were the WORK
Of dogs, as the wolf had become very dar.
ing and iondDeEs had sprung up to.
tween it and the dogs OF the neigh6orhood,
for they we're often known TO be together.
The wolf was caught in Mercer county
Just over the line.
H. ]. Williamson, OF Tyler county, famil-
arly known at home and in the noun,
Lains Of the State as the "0ld Hunter"
stopped in Grafton few nights since on
his way home from q hunting jaunt o: two
weeks IN P0cahontss, Greenbrer end Rem
lqlph counties, during which time no
-amped most oil the time. He killed
eleven deer. one Of which weighed lS2
pounds net; one bear, net weight 337
pounds; five wild turkeys, and numerous
rabbits and pheasants. HereportRd Bnow
.wo or three feet deep in many places in
he Rich Mountain,