The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-25
TIIRoUGH TllE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents IN West Vlrsinia
and Vicinity,

and VlClnity,
Martinsburg has q colored policeman,
Forest fires have been doing cQnsiders-
bio damGgs in Gleenbrier and other In
terror counties.
The steam sawmill OF William Mearns,
OF Upshur county, was destroyed by IRE
last week loss 5000,
The wheat in several parts Of this State
Ia reported to be looking bad, owing to
the long continued dry spell,
The b, X o. Is building a new wrought
iron bridge with Pratt truss scroas the
Monongahsla at Fairmonl,
The commissioners Of Raleigh county
adysrLisO that they will lease the county
farm and let to contract the keeping OF the
pAupers Of the county for a term OF years,
A tramp having received cold treatment
from Huntington citizens, fred the Eagle
foundry In revenge. Tho blaze was ex'
ttnguished bstore much damage was
dono.
The council Of Grafton has passed an
ordinance making 1t unlawful for any
citizen to keep q hog within 200 feet Of
any dwelling'houEs in the corporate
limits.
Mr.. A. A. Carrell, Of tho Buckhapnon
Delta, was married last week to Miss
Fannie j.. Thompson, Of PGrkersburg.
The press gang will join in rendering the
heGrtiest congratulations.
The B. l. o. water.station at Cherry
Camp burned down Q few nights SINCE.
The pumps and engines were ruined. The
fire, 1t 10 thought, was started by a tramp
who had been fired of q train.
Judge Brown and Phil Snyder, the Con-
greaaIopRl nominees iu the Third district,
arc to hRve a joint discussion at Raleigh
Court House this week, aud Coy.
"Windy" Wilson is to speak there Wed.
nesday.
George Mckinney and Hugh Rinehsrt
Of Raleigh had a disagreement and q law
suit before q Justice, and while the suit
was pending the parties began shooting at
each other, Rinehart being instantly killed
and Mckinney fatally injured.
Congressman Wilson and Senator Kenna
were whooping things up in Marion
County Saturday and will continue their
work to-day, Mr.. Wilson is putting. forth
every energy aud il calling to his aid all
the Democratic talent he Jan eesi
Arthur B. Foley, a brakeman on the
Ohio River road, who had a leg mashed
at Parkersburg, 10 in q very dangerous
condition, The physicians are atraid. Of
blood poisoning Gad want to take the leg
off, but Foley reiuseg to ConssBt V Rmpu'
tation.
The county court Of Hardy county has
drawn up proposition for submission to
The voters, appropriating $4,000 from
Mooreleld district, and $4,000 from
South Fork dletriot To aid In building Q
railroad from Mooreleld 10 Cumberland
or Keyser.
"Tommy," an Italian who has been act
ing as an interpreter for the Italians
working on Senator Davis new railroad,
the Piedmont & Cumberland, while cross.
ing q railroad bridge at Keyser, wal struck
by an engine, knocked into the river and
instantly killed.
Peter Clark, q young man Of Green'
brier county, who was engaged In cutting
down atree, made a mis-stroke and buried
his Ox3 In bis left leg, severing an artery
and splitting q bone. He nearly bled to
death before assistance came, and is now
in q critical condition.
Wash Mcdonald, aged As, married, q
Marion county farmer, living near shinns.
ton, committed suicide by hanging him.
self to q tree. No cause "a known for the
rash act. He was q colder in Co. E,
81 W. Va. Infantry, and was q prisoner ct
AnderSonvllle for seven or eight monthB.
The house OF Mrs. Owen Quinn, Of
Lewis county, was destroyed by fire, orr.
gin unknown, a few days since. The
managed to save themselves, the
clothes they had on their backs, a sewing
machine and $500 in cash. The granary
was also destroyed with about l40 bushels
OF wheat and 100 Of oats.
Tha Ensign Car Works OF Huntington
has Just turned out twenty.six Canda
patent stock cars for tho Live Stock Trans-
porLrtion Company. These cars have
suspension trucks and are equipped with
Helms self coupler automatic brakes.
Each car contains fourteen stalls provided
with hay racks and water troughs.