The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-12
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West Virginia
and YIoInILY.


After April l, the GAINESVILLE skating
rink will be converted into cigar factory.
There are six CandidatesHior State Sen.
ator in Fayette and Greenbrier counties,
which compose one district.
James Carney has been sent to the
psnitentiary by the ClrCdit Court Of Fay.
cite county, He Is said to be Pittsburgh
crook.
In Marshall county all the salooniOts
save one have plead guilty to indictments
and have signed an agreement not TO sell
any more liquor.
Twenty coke ovens recently built for
Joseph Peirrung, superintendent oil Gay
mont Coal Company, Of the Kanawha re-
gion, were put in operation a few days
since.
A Wellsburg negro employed at theresi.
denCe OF Hon. John A. Bingham, at OadiS,
has been arrested far stealing clothing
and other valuable property from the
Judge.
There will be special meeting OF the
Federal Court In Charleston, on March
%, at which time the fees Of attorneys
connected In the sale Of the Ohio Central
railroad will be fixed and allowed,
James LAWN, lightweight champion Of
Parkersburg, and James Golden, light.
weight champion Of Milwaukee, have
signed articles to fight six.round glove
contest for the receipts at Eureka Hall,
jacksonville, Ohio, March %.
A Colored man named William Mills,
who was arrested at Parkersburg four
years ago charged with robbing tho resi-.
denCe OF Thomas G. Smith, but Jumped
hisbond and got away, has been re.arrest.
ed in Michigan and brought back TO Par.
kersburg,
Martin Warne, an employe OF the Cam.
den Consolidated Oil Company, at Par.
kersburg, took quantity Of paraffine to
his home In LauCkport and deposited II
In an clubhouse. His children found 1t
and distributed 1t among their Ohums.
Eighteen Of them are badly poisoned, but
prompt medical attention saved the crowd.
They miStook 1t for chewing gum.
Charleston people are under tho I'm.
preston that they have an organized band
Of lre.bugs In their midst. A number OF
inCendiary fires have taken place there
recently. The latest one was tho burn.
Ing Of a barn belonging ito the Goshorn
estate, occupied by Mrs. Reed. Mrs.
Reeds loss on contents was $1,000, on
which there wass $500 insurance. The barn
was uninsured,
It ig reported that the village Of Maiden,
kanawha county, has been relieved Of Ito
charter and all its franchises at the request
Of a msjority OF itu inhabitants, and Joel
8. Shrewsbury has been appointed re.
oeiver, to take charge OF and sell all OF the
corporations effects and settle It's accounts.
The trouble originated from a general
neglect Of the Town Council to perform It's
duties.
Homer LauVhlin, Of East Liverpool, has
been experimenting for some time in the
manufacture ofporCelsin ware from Amer
iCaningredients exclusively and by Ameri.
can workmen under his own immediate
personal direction, and has succeeded in
making ware that is pronounced by those
qualified TO Judge fully equal to any
turned out from the celebrated. establish.
ment Of Haveland & Co., Of France, In
transparency, color and weight.
A shooting ARRAY is reported to have
taken place at Ravenswood, Wednesday,
which Is likely to prove fatal and which
originated over game Of cards. A man.
abouttown named Coleman met ]. b.
Pennybaker, well known and popular
stoCk.trader, on the street, and they had
an alteration, which resulted in Coleman
calling Pennybaker a liar. Pennyhaker
knocked Coleman down, whenNthe latter
rose, drew pistol and Bhot Pennybaker
lust below the eye. Coleman was arrest.
ed and Pennybaker taken home,
A new oil company has been organized
by W, H. F. Kelly. @. s. Despard, r. II.
Kelly and Cuthbert 4 Garlic, Of Parkers.
burg, to operate the Fargo leases Of the
West Virginia Oil and Oil Land Company,
and the organization will be known as the
Fargo Oil Company. The capital stock is
$4,000, Of which 5000 hsN been paid In.
The property consists Of thffty.nihe acres
OF land on Fargo run, In Richie county,
and has on II eleven wells, producing $50
barrels per month. The company pro.
pose 10 begin active operations as soon, as
possible.
A special to tho Enquirer from Anderson
under date Of the STU, says; X. D. Alder.
son, editor and proprietor oil the Alderson
StdieSmdn, and y. L. Peck, editor Of the
Hinton Independent met In front Of the
Monroe House here yesterday evening.
Anderson demanded a fetfaCtion Of state
ments made In the Independent Of March
d, which was refused. Anderson got In
pelting blows with hickory stick over
the head Of the Hinton editor, when the
Independent man drew a No. ~ Smith 4
Weeson revolver, but was prevented from
using II by the quick aud heavy blows Of
the editor Of the SidieSman, Until the Mayor
appeared and placed them under bond,
WE are prepared to supply our ttade