The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-25
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Accidents and Incidents In WOSI Virgins
ANA ViCiuIty.
William Franz, aged %, dropped dead
on the streets Of Huntington, Of hear
disease.
William johnson, who was in the MiugC
lookup on the charge Of outraging
coIored girl, escaped Sunday morning.
Hon. A, Q. Scherr, Of Grant county, has
expended nearly s.. 900 in improvements
to mis- wCOlen factory and Is going to push
his goods.
The Tenth Regiment, Pennsylvania
National Guard, will 20 into camp for
eight days, commencing July II, at Nor.
gau's Crossing, neal Washington.
Some BCoundrel cut q valuable colt he.
longing to Isaac Glover, OF Doddridge
county, in such a ag 10 let its gu.
trails fall out on the ground and cause its
death.
A ak year old child Of Marion Stanley,
OF Jackson county, was drowned q lew
days since, 1t wSs sent to q spring after
water and accidentally fell into the hole
head foremost.
Henry Swisher, an old citizen Of Hamp.
shire county, was found dead in his barn
where be had gone to take refuge from n
storm. Appopltxy is supposed to have
been the cause.
The Huntington AdreriSer has entered
upon It's eighteenth year. 1t Is always
lively and interesting, and the fact that II
has lived all these years Is evidence that
it 10 appreciated.
John White, confined in the jail at
Lewisburg for stealing a horse from James
H Myles, escaped last week by saving
the iron bars, Sheriff Johnston offers
$2j for his capture.
RavenswOod district, Jackson county,
voted $4,000 outside OF what she may be
called upon to give as her share Of a coun,
~ subscription, to the capital stock OF the
Ravenswood, Spencer 4 Chenille road.
The Juniors and Sophomores OF Wash.
ington and Jefferson College, WaghingtUn,
Pa, held their annual olympic games on
Saturday. The Sophomores captured the
class prizs. A thunderstorm ended the
sport abruptly.
Hon. John P. Jones, one Of Preston
County's leading citizens and q sterling
Republican, ia said to be q candidate from
that county for the Legislature. II nomi.
mated he 10 sure 10 be elected. He former.
y served as q State Senator from that dis.
tiiCt.
A certificate Of Incorporation has been
Issued to the Berkeley Springs < Potomac
Railroad Company, whose road will com.
menCe near Bath, in Morgan county, and
run by the nearest practicable route to the
Potomac. The principal office is to DO at
Bath. Forty thousand dollars have been
subscribed in shares Of $25 each.
The opinion Is universally expressed
that the wheat crop in Monroe, and in.
deed, throughout the Greenbrier Valley,
never looked better at this time OF the
year. The season has been most favorR.
BILE, and old farmers say a magnificent
yield is assured almost bRyoni a perad.
venture.-M0nrO County Watchmdn.
Joshua RiChiaon, Of %Sistersville, was in
st. ClsirsYille, last week, making inquiry
as to the whereabouts oil q wealthy rela.
tive, John Swim, who is over 80 yeats OF
ago, and said TO be worth over SD, 600
Swim Ia the same man Of whom a letter Of
inquiry was published last winter, which
stated that he had started 10 1t. ClSirsvllle
TO pay his taxes aud not being heard from
was supposed to have been froz9nto death.
At 10 O'Clock Saturday evening fro
broke out In the extensive carpet, dry
goods and grocery establishment OF Win.
field Scot, in Steubenville. The FIRE was
ex~tinguished without much damage To
the building, but goods TO the amount Of
$40 0OO were destroyed by water. The
total loss on stock aud building Ia about
Sill 1000, covered by insurance, The fire
originated in the third story through an
accident.
All Burnett, Of Charleston, chief OF the
Eureka Detective Bureau, landed IL the
Jail at that place last week y. W. Rum
b8ugh, who two years ago gave q bond for
his appearance at the Puinaln Circuit
Court, but ran Of. He was located In New
York some weeks ago and q reputation
gotten, but he escaped. Capt. burnett,
through the medium Of his wife, succeed.
cd in getting him 70 give himself up, come
back aud stand trial.
Suit has been commenced In the Ohio
courts by the HiCksite Friends oi Nj,
Pleasant, against tue Wilbutlte Ffisndst to
determine what interest II any, the VII.
bufites have In the large meeting house
property at Mt. Pleasant. Il Ia claimed
they have none, but notwithstanding this
claim the Wilbufites have advertised IL
for sale. An Injunction was gtantod 10.
strAinlng the sale. There Ia no COntEO.
yersy between the HiCkslte and Quincy
FdendF, who have been occupying the
DnildinRin common BlnCe 1874, the vii.
buritea meeting at GAINESVILLE.