The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-18
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents aud Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity,

The Walter Lane school in Berkeley
county was destroyed by an incendiary,
The hog cholera Is playing havoc with
the swine Of Hardy county and seems to
be on the increase.
D. B. Hart has been appointed
Mayor Of st, George, in place Of
HUI Maxwell, resigned.
James Mansfield, q Mineral county
miner, was killed while at work by a FIJI
Of stone. He was about 40 years old pnd
leaves large family,
Senator Camden spent two or three
days in Wetxel county last week laying
the ropes to have an old.time Democratic
majority piled up against General
GOT.
The church building in Buckhannou,
belonging to the NJ. E. church, South, Q
advertised for sale or rent by committee
appointed for this purpose by the Quarter
" Conference Of Philippi circuit.
The dwelling house Of George N.
Halnes, Of Hampshire county, was burned
to the ground while the family was at
church. The cause Is unknown. The
building was insured In the Peabody com.
pany OF this city.
The commercial travellers OF Parkersburg
are making great preparations for the frat
meeting Of the dtummsB ofthe State which
Is to be held there November 10, for the
main purpose oil forming State aSGoCla.
ton.
The Monroe county lPdtchman says that
great damage has been done to the fine
tobacco crop in that section Of the State
by the heavy frosts. Mesrra Weishaupt
& Martin who had 100 acres in tobacco at
Red Sulphur Syringe lose about $500
worth.
A party Of Germans representing about
one dozen families were In Monongalia
and Preston counties recently looking for
land to settle on. They were coal miners,
aud live In WeBtmorsland county, Pa,
but Gre disguised with the strikes aud
labor troubles Of that region.
At % special term Of the Nicholas county
court, in response to the prayer oil hun.
dreds Of petitioners, 1t was ordered that al
the coming election there bs q vote oil tho
people on the question OF adopting the
alternative Method OF Constructing and
Keeping In Repair the County Roada"
West Virginia Mssona will be pleased
to know that this State has been honortd
by having o member Of the Supreme
Grand Council Of the A. and A. Scottish
Rite, In the person Of George Davis, So,
oil Charleston, who was recently elected
Grand Standard Bearer Of the Supreme
Grand Council,
Mr.. Themas Homer, OF Waynesburg,
aged II years, and Miss Oarsander Emery,
aged ", have Just been married. The old
gentleman requested the Waynesburg
Republican, Ia say that both he and his
bride were alone In the world and that
while neither was in the bloom OF youth,
they saw no harm in joining their fortunes
and endeayoring to make lie pleasant for
each other,
Secretary Of State Walker has issued a
certificate Of incorporation 10 the Bank Of
Piedmont, organised for the purpose Of
carrying on the business OF banking by
diacountiug promisgary notes, negotiating
drafts, hillSof exchange and other business
connected with bank Of deposit. Fifty
thousand dollars have been subscribed
and $50. 900 paid In. Tho stock 10 divided
into shareg Of Sle0 and held by twenty.Bix
citizens oi Mineral county.
Abbie, daughter OF William Cochran,
OIL Batesville, belmont county, returned
home about 2 o'clock IN the morning IRON
tobacco cutting. She remained only
long enough 10 write o short note stating
that she Intended TO commit suicide DO.
cause her troubles were greater than che
could bear. She was found about 8
o'clock by one Of her Glsters in q corn
crib In very low condition, having Beri.
ouSly cut her throat with razor. The
case 10 very mysterious one,
The store Of Hon. o. y. Wells and The
Glover's Gap postotiice In the same build.
Ing were burglarizsd q few yeara ago by
one Dick Rice. Dick was convicted and
sent to the penitentiary for the store rob.
berry, and bis time Of imprisonment or,
plred few days since, No sooner was be
released than 10 Raa Tearrested BY
Deputy U. 8. Marshal Sine for robbinr
the postoffice. He was taken 10 Olarka.
burg for trial and will probably be sent
back from there 10 MoundsYille for q
term Of years.
A reporter interviewing Capt. John B.
Green, fourth vice. President Of the Pom.
Bylvania Railroad Company asked him
II the Company had abandoned the
intention Of extending the
line from uniontown up the Mononga.
hela into this State. Capt. Green On.
swered: "For the present. yes. The
West Virginia people some years ago
wanted as 10 20 up 10 Morgantown, Fair.
mont and Clafksburg near the head Of the
Monographs river. We told them that
II they would come down 70 The line We
would meet them there. They made d
strong effort and raised come money but
the b. 4 o., In the meantime, built from
FaiFmont 10 Mofgantown and the desire
for the other road died, However, we
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