The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-20
THRouaH THE STATE.
Aocidsats and Iaeidsnts in West Virginia
and Vicinity,

and Vicinity.
Washington, Pa, 10 to be lighted by an
electric light company using lneandescspt
lamps,
Hon. George o. stursiss, Of Morgan
town, has contracted 10 deliver 70 an
eastern firm several thousand feet Of
sawed lumber at S2S per thousand.
Mr.. David Westenhayer has been taken
into partnership with Hon. w, III. II.
Flick, United States District Attorney, Of
MartinsbuTg, in place Mr.. w. I. Hem
shaw, deceased.
Col. Jerry Hill, the well known pro-
kerahuEg, has leased the Western Hotel Of
Slstersville, for 8 term Of years. He will
run both hostelries.
A correspondent OF the Fayette Enter.
prise suggests Mr.. ]. Eugene Dana, well
known coal operator in that locality, as
an available Republican candidate for
Senator Camden's seat.
The orrel Coal Company has purchased
large tract OF coal land on the line Of the
F., NJ Il r. Railroad near HoulttoWn, for
$1,000. The purchase does not include
the surface land butsimply the underlying
coal. An opening will be made at once,
and this valuable coal field opened up.
Isaac Conan, a Justice OF the Peace in
kRnawha county, has been arrested by
one Of Marshal sehon's deputies on q
Capiss from the District Court at Parkers.
burg, for violation OF the Pension laws.
He gave bond in the penalty OF s., 900 for
his appearance at the June term Of court
at Parkersburg,
Prof, w. P. Wiley, OF the Faculty Of
the State University at MorgantoWn, for
merly editor Of the Register, OF this city,
has purchased a lot there and will this
season erect q three story frame dwelling.
Mr.. Wiley has contracted with q Wheel
ing firm 10 do the work-Iurnish every
thing complete and finish the house by
August next.
While Mrs. Jessie Tonsy, living near
Messy postotliCe, Fayette county, was visit
ing with her boy, or years old, she
missed her chlld, and going 70 the door to
look for him she was horrihed to find his
| lifeless body lying under large log with
his neck broken. 1t Is supposed the child
Grawled upon the log and II rolled over and
he was caught.
Now that Morgantown has her railroad,
her newspapers are agitating the erection
OF town hall. There is not suitable
hall In this modern Athens for IN enter
tainment. The newspapers succeeded in
bringing about the Centennial celebra.
ton and making 1t a success by coutin-
ual booming, and should be able to do as
much for this new project,
"Stonewall" JaCkson's war horse died
at the Confederate Soldiers home near
Richmond, last Monday. "Old sorrel"
was 80 years old, aud was ridden by Gen.
jackson during the war up to the time he
received his mortal wound at CnauCel-
louisville. Since the war no one has been
permitted to mount him. A Washington
taxldermist has been Engaged to stuff
and mount the frame.
Near ST. Johns Run, on the Baltimore
& Ohio road, there Is sand works run
and owned by Pittsburgh parties, the
sand from which Is used for the manulaC.
ture Of glass. Tho sand stone is gotten
out OF the mountain by tunneltng into q
solid bed OF that formation, and conveyed
by q tramway 10 the mill, situated near
the railroad, where 1t is ground and pre-
pared for use. II Is white, having the up
pearanCe OF granulated sugar. The pro-
portion OF silica in this sand ls greater
than in any known in the United Stat 8,
and the supply Is claimed is be mex
haustible. The capacity OF tho mill is
from forty to fifty tons day.