The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-15
INTERIOR ITEMS.
NEWS FROM OVER TnE STATE
OF General Happenings of all
Kinds Condensed Fires, Suicides, Sud.
den Deaths, Etc.-What Is Going
on in West Virginia,

Wild turkeys are reported 10 be very
plentiful this season In many Of the In
terror counties,
Diphtheris 10 reported to be quite pre-.
yalsnt in Monroe county and several
deaths have occurred.
II Is rumo!ed In certain quarters that
Capt. W, NJ. Clements will again 60 into
the service Of the u. 4 D,
A man named David McMcMilIen was
killed near Piedmont Saturday, by 9
helper coming down the grade,
The steam saw-mill Of James Williams
OF Nicholas county, was destroyed by fire
last week, Estimated loss $500,
Col. Van H, Rukey, Of Psrkersburg, has
been appointed on the staff Of General
Lucius Fairchild, Commander in Chief,
Grand Army Of the Republic.
Ed. Hill an elsvsn.year old boy Of
Nicholas cOunty, was kicked IN the fore
head by colt His skull was badly irac-
tured and it Is not thought that he can re-
cover,
Mrs. George W. Qlilliams while driving
> home from MartinspurR with her 5'year'
old daughter, was thrown out o. the car
riRge by the horse soaring, The little
girl was killed,
9 Saturday Robert Minor Of Bridgeport
Harrison county, got into q dispute with
Thomas Kinney regarding q line Of proper
ty and shot him, the bali taking fasct in
the wrist, Minor was arrested. ~
Every passenger conductor except one
on the Elizabeth, Lexington aud Big
Sandy division Of the Chesapeake ant
Ohio road hiss been discharged, The rea
son for this Wholesale d smissal is I'M
known,
Cspt. Harry Primrose, until recently
head OF the SteubenVille branch OF thu
Salvation Army, has been sent 10 the
penitentAIy for bigamy. He married {
steubenyille girl named Jennie stiers
when he already had vile in Psnnsyl
! vania.
Ex-Governor ]. Il Jackson, OF ParkerG
burg, has been notified that in honor Q
mis- character and reputation as a states
man and citizen he has been elected al
"a honorary member OF the Northwestern
- Literary and Historical Society Of Sloul
" City, Iowa.
'c Jacob J. Miller, Of Berkeley county,
le man 90 years old, committed suicide 6atur
| day by hanging himself in his granery
h where he was found by his son. lie hal
y been quite melancholy for some tim
y past. Several years ago he represented
IN his county in the Legislature.
" Mrs. Edith WilChcr, OF Anderson, ros
rs from her bed early one morning last weel
and after nurslng her child, turned 4
Ill 20 10 another room and fell dead. Sh
9: was only twenty years old and had al
Of ways enjoyed tho very best Of goo
t. health. She was formerly Miss Stone
In OF ChRrleston, where her remains wer
taken for interment.
u The tapnery OF Il. G.. gpaus opposit
70 PGrkersburg, on the Little Kanaw6a, wa
destroyed BY fire early Saturday mofnint
The entire stock Of leather, hides, etc
10 was also Lost. Less on buildings, stoch
ETC., $500. a small frame dwelling owne
* by Hon. W. N. Chancellor was ais
burned. Insured In the E!na InsuranC
n Company. Cause OF fire unknown.
y, Amos Bonar for a number Of years pas
T. has been doing wildcat distillery bus
ness in Richie and Roane counties. Tn
70 Government officials have been after thi
y "moonuhiner" repeatedly, buthe wAsa vii
" outlaw aud has always managed to Civ
y them the slip somehow and conceal him
self in tho mountains. LAST week Depu
a. ty U. s. Marshal James Mehon, OF PARK
10 ersburg, got on Bonar's trail In Taylo
10 county and following 1t, found bib ma
helping another man to butcher hogl
re He was promptly arrested and put in IA
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