The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-17
THROUGH THE STATE,
Accidents md Incidents In West VIrgInI
mud Vicinity,

aud Vicinity.
A dozsn improved Winchester repeat
ing rifles have been added to the supply Of
arms ut the Moundsville penitentlary,
A fine monument has been placed over
the grave Of the late Hon, j. T, UpdegraG,
who is buried in the old Quaker grave
yard at Mt, Pleasant.
John earns, formerly road supervisor
on the Panhandle, from Midway to
Wheeling, is now acting in a like capacity
on the Chicago x Alton Railroad,
Frank Baxter, who fell from sCaiTold
while engaged in painting the Kline
House, at Point Pleasant, has had to have
an arm amputRted, and his chances for re.
Covery are poor;
The Venture bottle works at WellsbuIg,
W, Va, are still idle, owing to the limited
supply Of gas. A now pipe line is bsing
laid, and II Is thought the works will be
started in few days.
A. O. Hasting, a Catlettsburg, KY, con-
tractor, went to huntington to buy lumber
for building purposes, and has not been
seen since, he had several hundred dol
lars OF an appropriation with him when
he disappeared.
At Romney, on Sunday, the corner.
stone Of a new Colored Methodist EpisCo-
pal church being built at that place, was
laid with imposing ceremonies In the
presence Of large congregation. About
500 was raised by collection.
Judge G. D. Camden, OF Clarksburg, has
,nu,, "a 10 Ff
county who are opposed 10 being taxed
for the building OF new court house at
this time to meet on tho Goth inst. to ire
bGke tho wrong and outrage" He con.
siders the law void In law and liable to
be set aside by tho court, II the people in.
siBt Oh II.
The South Branch Gazette, the lively
wide awake paper OF Grant county, has
completed it's ninth year. In oil this
time it has regularly and carefully covered
the news Of Hardy, PendleLon and Grant
counties, and 1t has ever been cordially
received as 1t deserved to DO. The Gazette
lisa tavorite exchange with all the papers
In the State.
The annual bicycle tour OF the League
Of American Wheelmen Is 10 start from
Buffalo September 8, and extend from
there by way Of New York to Old Point
Comfort, Norfolk, Richmond Stanton,
Luray, and take return trains at Martins.
burg and Harper's Ferry. Some OF the
whGelmen will reach Martinsburg satur.
day, September 18Th, where the local
wheelmen will endeavor 10 make 1t pleas.
ant for Them.
While digging the foundation excava.
ton for tina Government building to be
erected at Clarksburg, the workmen came
aCross three very old graves, Of which the
only explanation offered waa by old Mile
Chaplin, an aged negro woman, who said
the ground was once occupied by cabins
Of slaves belonging to old Col. Hughes
and that some were buried there. None
Of the other old residents had any reCol-
lection OF the graves.
A Countryman, name unknown, intoxi-
Gated, and en- route for home, Lost his way
and endeayored to ride his horse over the
trestlO oil the Ohio River railroad OF IT.
Pleasant, In the darkness the animal got
Its logs between tho ties, breaking them,
and necessitating killing him TO re-
lleve him Of his misery. The fellows
sack, containing a gallon Jug Of wisky, was
found intact near by, but he had wan
dered of, and has not been found, nor
does anyone know whore he is.
Chairman Bob Carr, OF the dreenback.
Labor Committee, OF Kan0wha county,
has issued a call to the committee and all
members Of the party in that county, earn.
estly requesting them to meet on Thurs.
day, at 1880 o'clock, to take into consider.
alton the question Of iuaion with the Re.
publican party, and to consider any other
questions which may arise OF interest to
the party. Chairman ]. L. Dana, OF the
Republican Committed for that county,
has issued a call to all Republicans 70
meet at the same place that tue other
Is to DO held, a half hour later.