The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-11
TaRoUGu rus STATE.
Accidents and InOldSnts In wsst Virginia
and Vicinity.

AuuluoutA anu luutuonkh III Won NAklulh
and Vicinity,
The employees OF the Black Horse pot
terry, at New Cumberland, were voluntar-
lily advanced ten per cent in wages dating
from May LIST,
In Cabell county last week man named
Dunkort sued the Chesapeake Il Ohio
road for rebate on Minis car loads OF slaves
and $l20 for car loRd that was shipped
and never heard from. He got judgments
for nearly the full amounts,
Benjamin P. Faye, Of Hampshire coun.
ty, whose mind has been unbalanced Tor
some tins, attempted to commit suicide,
He took small rifle, placed the muzzle
against his forehead aud pushed back the
trigger with the rsmrod. The ball ran
around the skull and did not kill him.
Sunday ut Maiden man named Pink
Brown went fishing, taking with him u
giant torpedo with which he intended TO
kill fish. He accidentally dropped the
torpedo on the edge Of the skitf in which
he was, when 1t exploded, shattering his
left arm near the shoulder, putting out
one eye and otherwise iniurtng him,
AGRA Rexroad, OF BraxtOn county, is
probably the smallest man In the State.
He is "a years old, but does not look 10 be
over s, and weighs only % pounds. He
10 a pushing, prosperous lumber merchant.
A man named Dlngess, Logan county
lumber man, standing feet 7 inches In
his stockings, is believed to be the tRllest
man in the State.
During the past week orders were re-
Celyed for eight hundred box CRra ut the
Ensign car works OF Huntington. These
works are rapidly beComlug'the largest in
the country and the exCallencs OF the
work turned out is giving the works a Ma.
tiOnal reputation. They have enough or
ders booked now tojkeep them running
for nearly one year. Over 900 men are
employed.
Jacob Reel, OF this county, Is the head
OF rather-prolillG family. He has Just
been presented with triplets, being the
second time, the first occurring in 1875,
since then pair Of twins and two single
births. This amounts to ten children at
five births, within about nine years. The
tint trlplets In 1870, we are told, were
named Tilden, Hendricks and Reform, so
We suppose these will be called Cleveland,
Civil Service and Hard Times.-Grdnt
County Gazette.
The Wellsburg Council has appointed
from It's members an improvement Com.
mittee, whose duty 1t will be to induce
manufacturers and others to locate there,
and otherwise do all in their power 10 i'm.
prove and advance the growth and pros
perity OF the town., The committee has
prepared Circulsr'wh!ch will bs printed |
and distributed abroad, .Rstting forth the |
numerous advantages aud tiles offered |
by Wellsburg for manufacturing and bust |
ness purposes, This is a good move, and |
may result in great practical benetltto the
community.
The Winifrede mines, in the Kanawha
region, are putting out from 23OO0 TO
10000 bushels OF coal per day. The
miners are said to be In good humor and
everything ia moving smoothly. The
company has erected nice church, cost
ing $1,000, and pays ministers OF different
denominations to preach there. They
have preaching every Sunday. Besides
this there Is good library furnished by
the company free to all the miners and
residents Of WiniIredO. The streets are
lighted and the general appearance Of the
place neat and clean.
Newton Cox and H. Gum, both younO
men Of Doddridge county, the county Of
murders and sensations generally, under.
took to contribute to her reputation q few
days since. They had some trouble at q
protracted meeting and agreed to settle
the difficulty the frat chance they should
have. A few days since they met at the
blacksmith shop owned by young man
named Meeks, who was chosen umpire by
the two pugiists. He drew line and
the Combatants went at II. Each was
knocked down several times and
generally used up. They finally
agreed to rest before resumine
hoStilities. While they were lying on The
groundrcsting, an old man by the name
Of Stewart came along and upon finding
out the trouble tried to persuade them to
stop lighting, make up and be friends.
At this suggestion Meeks took oiIense and
Bwore they had chosen him to keep 9th.
ers from interfering until one or the other
wa1 whipped and he proposed 10 do It.
At this remark the old man Stewart be.
came very much enraged and threw a
stone at MeekB. McekH struck him with
his fist just above the ear and he fell
to the ground In a senseless condition.
lie was taken 10 bis home and II is feared
that he may die from the effects OF the
blow. Cox and Gum both had their faces
beaten to Jelly and declare their inten.
lion 10 try II again as soon as they are
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