The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-17
NJ STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
nnl YIrlmiLY.

NNN
Accidents aud Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity,
A large force has been engaged for some
days In laying steel rails between Quincy
and Bellairs on the B, & 0.
Prof. |. O, White, Of the State UnlveT-
slty, has been given the degree OF Ph. D.
by the University Of Arkansas,
The HRrrisyille military company have
received their uniforms, guns and sup
plies, The company numbers thirty-slx.
The Marion county grand jury has found
Q true bill for attempted murder against
Murphy, who struck NDoG." KeeneT with
a stone, a week ago, but they have not
found Murphy yet,
Michael Metz, who killed and robbed a
fellow workman named Rocco Oossidente
while in the employ Of the Fairmont 4
Morgantown Railroad Company, hasbeen
sentenced to hang at Uniontown, Pa,
August 18th.
Jacob Mines, living near RodSmers,
Preston county has eloped with q pretty
young girl leaving behind him On excell-
ent vile and six bright children, The
eloping couple was traced to Thornton
where they spent one night, Officers are
after them, Iai 4
Dr. D, W, Farrsud, OF CHARLESTON, has
celebrated his one hundreth birthday, He
never used tobacco or alcohol in any form,
and attributes his longevity to well regu.
lated life. One OF the peculiar features OF
his life Is the fact that ha has never used
glasses, and can now read the finest print.
Miss Minnie May Cllbertson, a young
lady Of Steubenville, who went to Wash-
ington about three weeks ago with her
mother on q visit to her father, s. s, Oul-
bertson, an employe Of the Government
Printing Office, died suddenly Wednesday.
Her remains were brought TO StepbenVille
Tor interment.
A marriage license was issued last week
TO Joshua Fortune, ColoTed porter OF the
Eagle Hotel, at Caldwell, o., to marry Carrie
Wiley, a good looking white girl Of that
village, who has been employed as o do.
mestic at the hotel. Fortune lives at
Grafton, W, Va, and tho couple left for
that town, where they will reside.
Ike Grumley, a young man from Fair
view, w. Va, was instantly killed at q cul-
vert below Wellsville at a late hour last
night. Grumley and companion started
Tor Yellow Creek In q buggy, AT the cul.
vert the vehicle was overturned, and
Grumley was pinned beneath it, and
either drowned or had his neck broken, :
For some time past there has been a
great deal Of sickness at Winifrede, in the
Kanawha Valley, The symptoms are
those Of t%yphoidiever. Twelve or fifteen
persons have died, and there are several
bad cases now, Doctors attribute the
sickness to impure well water. The wells
have been abandoned.
The Charleston Erening Star was bought
at trustees sale by John Thornhill, for
$2,025, Mr.. Thornhill is we'll known
throughout the Slate, having served as
mail and banking clerk OF lie House Of
Delegates Tor several sessions past. lie
has been engaged in the newspaper bust
ness for some time past, for which he is
well adapted. Ho Is e%ntsrprlsing and en-.
ergetic.
Ray. A. L. Wells, a superannuated
Lutheran minister, aged eighty years, who
lived one mile east Of Washington, Pa,
on the d. u o. road, was standing near
the track yesterday morning In company
with his daughter waiting 10 get a daily
paper which the mail agent always threw
him from the cars. When the train was
very close, the gentleman either lost his
presence OF mind, OF purposely threw him
sell IN front oil the engine and was instant.
" killed before the eyes OF his daughter.
His body was horribly mangled.
Tho convention Of jackson county Dam.
ocrats held at Ripley, on Tuesday, to select
delegates to the Congressional Conyen-
ton, judging from all accounts must have
been q bowler. q Edgar Hogg secured a
majority Of the delegates, much to the dis.
gust Of Gibson, who was present, and his
henchmen, tho newly appointed post
masters. After the delegates had been
selected Gibson made a speech that was
tame except when he touched the ire.
pressible Perry Simpson, OF Point Pleas.
ant, up for being there TO work against
him. This the genial Perry resented, and
he replied in q speech that was anything
but tame. He is said to have given Glib
son the wor1t tongue lshing that ever NOR
tai man received; 1t was full OF vindictive-
ness. He read Gibson's pedigree from
away back, and tlie congregation almost
lifted the roof from the Court House with
their whoops Of applause. The crowd was
apparently in full sympathy with every
thing that was said.