The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-29
THE STATE.
Academia and Incidents in WsSt Virgin
and Vicinity,


better.
Ex.Postmaster Q. F. Scott, Of Palksrs-
burg, has formed q co-paItnership with j.
Fg VinRl, late Examiner Of Pensions, for
transaCtng an insurance and real estate
business,
Those gentlemen in the interior eoun-
ties who are anxious 10 serve their friends
are losing no time in coming to the front.
Tho State papers. are beginning to TEEN
with notices,
One hundred and fifty men are employ
ed on the new water works that are being
built at Charleston. One half work dur
ing the day, the other half at night; water
will be supplied in about 80 days.
The Romney Mteligsncsr has completed
It's second year and is proud Of itaelf, as 1t
has q right to be, Its success has been q
surprise to its most BRnguine well wtshers.
It has now reached a circulation that in
sures its continued existence.
The dwelling house Of John Winters, in
Monroe county, Ohio, caught fire from a
defective aue and was totally destroyed.
The bursting ola tive.gallon eau Of oil
spread the fire all over the mouse and pre-
vented the saving Of any property,
MIR. ]. Philip Clifford, of Clarksburg,
one SI.,s Of t the 5 rising J! Young a.isd politicians y sIiss S 81 , the
Stuart, one OF Harrison County's fair
maids, His many friends wall be glad Of
an opportunity to offer congratulations.
W. A, Pratt, who has been supsrintend-
ing the construction Of the addition To the
Weston Insane Asylum. has resigned that
position to accept that OF First Assistant
Engineer for the B. 4 o. road. Thomas
Bradbury succeeds him as Superintendent,
The Ohio River road has purchased q
one hundredaCr tract OF land in the town
Of Point Pleasant, and the Ohio Central
has purchased q two hundred and fifty
acre tract Just outside the corporate limits,
Real estate seems to be looking up in thai
locality,
w. II, Baker was arrested for setting
fire to the woods in Nicholas county,
Among the witnesses at the preliminary
hearing was q young man who had the
measles, The result is, that nearly every
one that was at the hearing now has the
measles,
The ex.Contederates OF Charleston and
vicinity are to unite with the ex.Federals
and participate in the memorial exercises
Of SedgdwiCk Post, g, A, r, Nos which
areto take place this morning, The graves
Of the dead Of both armies will also BIZ
decorated,
The old reliable Grafton Sentinel has
entered upon its seventeenth year. 1t has
had q steady growth since 1t was first
started and Its patronage Is wide spread
and Of a most substantial character, In
all its career 1t has never swerved from
the true Republican path.
Mr.. Cody buffalo BllD was so badly in.
jured here Monday that he was unable to
appear in Cumberland where the "Wild
West" appeared Wednesday. The
vaqueros who were injured here Tuesday
were also unable to do their part and the
show in consequence was rather tame.
Catherine McNemar, Of Braxton county,
Is in jail charged with forging the name Of
s. B. Bowyers to an order. Mrs. McNemar
has figured very conspicuously OF late In
the neighborhood in which she resides,
and was indicted by the recent grand jury
for poisoning an OK belonging to John g.
Morrison.
Parkersburg will observe Monday as
Decoration Day. A number OF G. A. II.
posts are expected to DO there that day as
Gen. f. s. Burdett, the COMMANDMENT.
Chief Of the 6. A. r., is to be present and
deliver the address. Mayor Chancellor
has issued q proclamation asking all citi-
zens to cooperate In a proper observance
Of the day.
The Odd Fellows OF Golfers Station,
Brooke county, are organizing a joint
stock company for the purpose Of building
a lodge room. The lodge has heretofore
been meeting at Eldersville, Pa, four
miles from the State limo. They will sell
the old lodge room and be transferred
from the Pennsylvania to the West Vir.
glnia jurisdiction.
A gentleman named Wilson, formerly OF
Barbour county, near Peel Tree, has left
Clarksburg with quite a number Of colored
people for California. Hepays their rail-
road fare and pays them by the month
and retains a portion Of their earnings
every month until they have paid the ex-
penSe Of going To California, which is
about $40. They are generally farm
hands and the wages are to be $50 per
month.
John P. st. John, the noted Prohibocrat,
Is TO be at ParkerSburg on the 9th, and at
Charleston on the 18th. Prof. Walter 8.
Mills is announced 10 speak at the follow.
Ing places: Wheeling June II and Cam
eron June Is. His appearance at Cameron
Is TO be made the occasion Of a basket pic
mic. lie and st. John are travelling under
the auspices Of the National Prohibition
Lecture Bureau. Mrs. Frances E. Willard,
Of Illinois, ia to speak at Wellsburg
June %.
The Sampson correspondent OF the Graf.
ton Standard writes that Robert Glover,
who had his home burned down by the
Red Men at Smithville, Richie county,
several weeks ago, arrived there soon after
with woman he passed off as his wife.
A short time since the postmaster there
received q letter inquiring II Glover was
there and stating that the woman with
him had run away from a husband and
nine children. On learning OF the receipt
Of the letter Glover and the woman lost
no time In getting away.
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The State University CoIBm snosmOnt.
President Z. n. Turner, Of the State