The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-05
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and InOidOnts In West Virgin
and Vicinity.

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The Prentice saw mill at Guyandotte
has been leased to a Mr.. Bonner, Of
Ripley, Ohio.
A cutting ARRAY took place q few day.
since in Wayne county between Elba
Bowen and William Bradshaw, Both
were very seriously wounded and are In q
dangerous condition. Whisky, and Too
much Of 1t, was the cause Of the trouble.
Lee KuBsArt, editor Of the Kingwood
Argus, and one Of the hungriest Of the
hungry. has had his appetite appeased Ia
certain extent by being appointed by
Internal Revenue Collector McGnw'store.
keeper and gauger at Brandonyille. Heii
now strong Camden and McGraW bowler
Clel. shafIer, OF jackson county, Is in q
very serious condition. He accidentally
stuck q knife blade into his leg Just below
the knee cap and broke the point of In
the bone, A painful swelling set in and
extended all over bis body from head to
foot. Fears are entertained for his re-
covery.
The shipments from the Washington
county oil wells up to and including De-
Cember 80, 1885, were as follows; Gantz,
l,4l5 barrels; Gordon No. /, S,0h7 bar
rels; Gordon No. 2, l6l barrels, This last
we'll has only been flowing a few days
Nothing has yet been shipped from the
Gabby. O.
Ina case tried during the recent term OIL
the United States District Court,at Charles,
ton, while the Jury was out deliberAtinG
aud In apparent great danger oil Disagree
ing, the suit was compromised, the de-
PENDANT, the Guyandotte railroad com
pAny, agreeing TO pay the plaintiff, L. H
Sargent, 81, 100. Just after this agreement
had been formally made, the Jury return
ed verdict Of 5000, but the agreement
had to stand.
Mrs, Lou Jones, Of Washington, P4.
has a Bible In her possession that Is ~
years old. 1t-has been across the ocear
three times and contains family records
dating back over 200 years. 1t Is about
eight inches long, six inches wide anC
three inches thick, with one side Of the
cover of, The book is printed In the oil
EDglish alphabet, by Robert Barker, q
London, and dated 1911. The significant
marks Of great age are the I like s's, the
use Of capital for ], the catch words a
the bottom Of the pages, as we'll .as the aat
from colored leaves.
Agentlemsn in passing up the Kanawhi
recently and noticing the dilapidated sal
furnaces and other structures lining IL
banks, said to a correspondent: "Thil
scene is somewhat mournful to Contem
plate, but twill not long continue. There
Is q brighter day for Kanawha sail
property lnIthe near future. The Michi'
gan salt.making must soon play out fol
want Of fuel they have no coal at theil
door, as you have. Their timber, which
was thought 10 be inexhaustible, is rapid
ly disappearing and becoming TOO valua
bic for consumption in Balt.making, ant
their climate is not adapted TO solal
evaporation. My familiarity with tina
country and its resources warrants thil
prediction"
A sad death occurred In KRnaWhi
county recently. Mrs. Emma Allen, o
Graham's Mills, was called to the bedside
Of her four months old babe and In order
to get the little one to sleep, Mrs. Aller
lUuuu ~ u6CebthIy " lle uVWu VI tuo peA
As she did 10 she told her son, Willie, .
small boy who slept In the same room
that she would rise again in few minutes
and resume her work. A silence Of FIVE
minutes enBued, during which timeneithel
spoke. Then, In strange and eIcitet
tone OF voice, she called TO the little boy
"Willie Williel" Bhe said, "Come"-but
before this sentence was hnishedor Willie
could reach his mothers side, Mrs. Aller
threw up her hands and spoke no more
Willie called his sisters, who had retired
and the frightened children did oil
they could 10 restore the mother
Their efforts were fruitleSs, however
Preparations were begun for the burial
but when the body was examined thu
following dayit looked 90 liie.llke that Il
was deemed proper TO postpone the In
terment. The next day II presented The
same appearance, and, thinking that aftel
all Mrs. Allen might be In trance,
physician was called in again. No Bignt
Of life were discovered, and after advising
the friends Of Mrs. Allen 10 walt unit
the next day before interring the body,
the doctor departed, Saturday morning
however, evidences that death had taker
place were plainly visible, and the re-
mains Of Mrs. Allen were laid In the grave