The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-09
THROUGH TIE STATE.
AOOIdsntS and Incidents In West virginia
and Vicinity,

and Vicinity,
Its reported that Hon. Fontaln Smith,
ol Marion county, once more RspIres 10 be
state Senator from that dlstriCt.
Miss Nancy Sherrard, principal OF the
Washington Female seminary. will visit
Europe with q party Of young ladies during
t. 10 summer.
Having passed through about 800 feet
Of hard rock, the Claysvllle gas well Is go
Ing down at the rate OF three and q half
feet an hour. Drilling Is now good. Depth
about 1000 feet.
A l4'year old son Of II. A Edwards,
Of Anderson, Monroe county, was struck
by q passing freight train and thrown
headlong against aide track with such
force as to fracture his skull.
The Panhandle Is about 10 illuminate
Ito shops and yards at Dsnnison with cleo.
trio light. There are TO be sixty.hve lights
In all, iiity OF which will DO placed In and
around tho various shops, aud the other
fifteen distributed through the yards.
II. u. Barrett. contractor and builder
Of Grafton, has been awarded the contract
new college building at Berea, Kentucky.
The building is 70 be large, the estimated
cost OF the foundation alone being from
S., 900 TO $4,000.
At Critics Mills, OH the left hand fork
OF French creek, In Upshur county, is q
natural bridge which is about forty feet
wide and seVenty.fve feet long. The road
10 the mills runs over 1t. In proper sea-
son trout are abundant there, aud tho wa.
ter Is clear as crystal.
Secretary OF State Walker has issued a
certificate Of incorporation TO the "Rail.
road Construction Company" OF Phila.
delphia. One thousand dollars has been
subscribed to the capital stock and the
full amomnt has been paid in. The prlvl-
lege is reserved to increase to 81 100000.
Samuel B. Wamsley, a merchant oil
70 Abram Bonniileld. His liabilities ara
between ST, 900 and 5000, and his father.
in.law, Ward Parsons, isnamed as a crOdi-
tor for $4,000. His assets, II Ia thought,
will nearly II not entirely recover his La.
bilities.
The Charleston Star says: The EuChre
Club, with number OF invited guests
among whom were several members OF the
State administration and the Judges oil
the Supreme Court, was most Charmingly
entertained Wednesday evening by Gov.
ernor Wilson and lady, at their residence
on Capitol street,
Willie Fisher, OF Upshur county, q few
days since, with some other children, was
riding down steep hill on one.hprse
sled when II collided with heavy rail
fence and wrecked both sled and children
Willie's leg was broken below the knee
and was 30 badly mashed that pieces O
the bone had 10 be taken out, He may
lose his leg.
The KanRwha GGltLte says that connec
tion by steam ferry and switches Ii TO bt
made by the Chesapeake & Ohio com
pany with the Ohio Central, near The
mouth Of Elk, below Charleston, In ad
vance Of the bridge connection at Kama
wha Falls. This will afford an outlet fol
the New River coke to the Hooking Val
ley furnaces, and bring profitable mar
ket for coke 10 the coal operators along
the O. & o. Railway.
Stories illustrating the wonderful en-
durAnce Of sheep, manifested during I'll,
late storm, are still coming 10 the surface
Two belonging 10 flock Of seventy.one
owned by Ellis and Lee Andrews, OF Nor
ris township, Washington county Pa, sur
prised everybody by walking out Of a BIZ
dit In whfchthey had been buriedIeleyef
days. Over In GrgDne county sheer
belonging TO L. b. Bailey was found aliYl
and well alter II had been buried withou
food for fourteen days.
Frank Mckee, o son oil Squire William
Mckee, Of Bran1onville, Preston county
committed suicide by shooting himself ID
the head Ia his room Of his hotel at AtCh
iBon, Kansas. The cause is unknown
Frank left Bfandonyille Last May ant
went 10 Kansas 10 follow the cattle bust
ness. He pitt up at a hotel In AtChiaot
and had remained there ever since, ant
since September acted As night clerk, HI
vas q man OF good habits, well liked BY al
Who knew him and had made warn
friends In bis new home. lie was {
Democratic candidate for the Legislature
In Preston some years ago, He was n
years oi age. His body was brough
home ior BURIAL
Sunday afternoon Miss Moliie fellsrs
who has been employed az q domestic Il
Baltimore, arrived In MattlnSbutg on
visit 10 her patents. As Bhe was on he
way 10 the house, walking along the rail
road track, she was met BY 4 negro namet
Joseph Burns, who bfutally assaulted he
and then fled. She was barely able I,
reach her home, and there tainted. Al
soon a. she recovered abe told her stOrl
which spread rapidly, creating intense In
dignauon, BufnB was soon run dOwI
and Jailed before violence was done. III
y q heavy GET negro about i've feet thfet
inches high, twenty years oi age, and
notorious character, having been twlCj
10 jail and is Just out oi the penltentlaty
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