The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-04
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents Rna InGidsnts In West ViEgiula
and Vicinity.


and Vicinity.
The Claysyille we'll ia down $3.50 feet
and Is still dry. The company will drill
it deeper.
Tbs twenth.fltth volume Of the West
Virginia Reports was to be ready for dis
trlbnion by Secretary Of State Walker
this week,
A tenant on Auditor Dufy's farm, in
Webster county, has recently converted
into stove wood curly ash tree worth, Do.
liVered on the river bank, Sl25 per LOCO
feet
Alexander Kidd, well known IN Wood
and adjoining counties Is q sewing ma
chine agenl, was tried on an indictment
for i9rgery in the Circuit Court OF Calhoun
county last week, and acquitted.
Asbury Webb, Of Little Washington,
has been held in $500 for trial on charge
Of obtaining lease OF premises Of NJ. W,
Patterson, OF East Bethlehem, for oil and
gas rights under false representations.
G. W. Roberts, President Of the olti.
GEMS National Bank ut Washington, Pa,
has resigned his position and will remove
TO Kentucky, where he will engage in the
drug business, j. W, Donnan, E:q, has
been chosen in his stead.
The Wellsburg grand jury reported
thirty.seven indictments, all for misde'
meRuors in selling Intoxicating liquors
without license, Eighteen indictments
were against N. Little, six against A,
West, four against l., Walters, three
against +, Springburn, three against Geo,
NelAon and TWO agalns: John OF
Milton Archer merchant Of Noble
county, o., met with horrible accident
at the b., z u o, depot in Caldwell, Tues.
day evening. In attempting to get on .
train while in motion no was thrown
against the platform, striking his head
and cutting IN ugly cash. Ao has re-
NAMED In an unconsclous condition since
Mr., Edward Kilton, representing large
lumber concern AZ Columbus, Ohio, mas
Just purchased 100000 feet OF lumber
from the kRnawhR Lumber Company, Of
Point Pleasant and j, A, Deyeraux i Co.,
OF Charleston, aud has contracted with
the same firms to take all the lumber they
can saw during the approaching summer,
A boy named Garter was detected steal
Irng books from the school house on Davis
son Run, in Harrison county, where he
was pupil, aud alter stealing them burn
ing th4m up, Miss Cost, tha teacher,
gave him good sound thrashing and
b.uded off the Buys mother who came
around afterwards with blood In her eye
and whip in her hand.
David Barr, criminal sentenced to one
years. confinement in the Berkeley
county jail, lpade his escape a few nights
since by tlarlnga hole through the wall
OF thO third story Of tho building, and
then by means Of blankets descended Ia
the street and nothing has been heard Of
him LinCs. He was Imprisoned for send
ing obscene matter through the mail to a
young lady.
Mr.. W. II, Abby, representing a Cleve'
land, Ohio, syndicate, purchased last
week large tract Of land at Leon, W,
Va, on the line Of the Ohio Central rail
aoad. He will cause to be erected on the
property without delay, one OF the largest
saw mills in the State and prepare lumber
tOr the Cleveland market, Mr.. Abby was
in Charleston a few deys ago, and pur.
chased all the lumber and logs that he
could find in market.
A man named Miller, who has been
confined in the UpShur county Jail since
last August on tho charge Of stealing $500
from Mr.. Isaac Morgan on French Greek,
was last week tried aud acquitted. Miller
and wife were tramping through the coun.
try and were arrested and Mr.. Morgsn's
money found. The two were jointly In.
diCted. 1n 0Ctobsr ths man was convict
ed and the woman acquitted, tho law pre-.
suning compulsion. The women then
admitted having stolen aud seCretod the
money without her husbands knowledge.
Under this showing the man was granted
new trial aud acquitted.