The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-23
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West Virginia
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
The G. a. R. Post, Of Washington, Pa,
has secured Corporal Tsnner, Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, to deliver lecture the latter part
Of this month.
Mormon evangelists, who are said to be
ine tslkeEs, have been for The past few
days in tho interior OF Wetzsl county
proselyting in the interest Of their church.
Material for ovsr 600 freight cars is being
6!tsa up st Grafton. These cars are being
built atthe Piedmont and South Baltimore
Car Worka and give employment to q
large number Of men.
General r. E Fleming, Of Fairmont, on
returning from recent trip to Denver,
Colorado, had his trunk checked through
10 Grafton. Upon Its arrival 1t WIS dis
covered that the trunk had been broken
open and robbed Of its vslusble contents.
Tho man calling himself James Daven-
port, VINO has been in Piedmont repre-.
sensiug that he was the sgOnt OF several
Gentlemen who proposed establishing iron
worka on the Island between that town
and Westeruport has left for parts IN.
known, forgetting to pay q numbsr Of
merchant and other bills which he had
contracted.
About 4o'cloCk Wednesday morning Mr..
N. l. Dorm, OF Martinsburg, was awaken
ed by q strong odor OF coal gas. Upon in.
vsstiEstion it was found to be escaping
from stove in his daughters' room. The
discovery was made Just in time, as the
young ladies were nearly asphyxiated. A
physician WAS called in and after con.
tinued efforts succeeded in resuscitating
them,
Last Fridey three youths started from
Cumberland on No. express to Keyser.
Lister one OF them, George KienhoGer,
aged IS, started TO 80 back on freight.
Near Potomac station he feii of and one
OF tho wheels passed over his leg, cutting
it of inst below the knee. Alter lsyihg
in the cold for some time he was discover
ed by watGhmsR, placed on another
train and aent 10 Cumberland. He died
from his injuries Saturday morning.
Three hundred and fifty barges loaded
with coal went out Of the Kanawha on
the late rise. The total amount these
bsrces contained was 100000 bushels
This is one OF the largest, Il not the laTgest
shipments Of coal ever made OF one time
on the KanRwha. Computing this amount
at 8 cents per bushel, the result is $780,
600. This Is not very large cum dis
tributed through the valley, but will &C
far towards easing the money market.
The C!arksburg Mews says: Prominent
coke mon havs prophesisd that in lev
years West Virginia will be the great cen
ter OF the coke making industry, and We
believe they sre right. West Virgins
coke is comparatively g new production,
| hut wherever introduced II has and does
compare iavorably With any other. Wher
ibis time comes Clarksburg will be {
busting city surrounded by thousands o
ovene, for We believe that tho best coke IL
Weat Virginia Is made right hero.
Tho following officers have been RECENTLY
installed By g. A. r. Post No. 4, Grafton
s. ]. Wilhide, Commander; Thos. Nuzum
IS VIC; Hugh Dou2 alas, j. V. G.; J. NJ
Allen, Q. NJ. DR.. A. H. ThSyer, Surgeon
o. &. Rlnglsr, Chaplin; F. NJ. Qawaon, o
D.; ]. B. Sandy, Guard; o. II. McOat
ferty, Adjulant; Thomas Il, Jaco; @, NJ
Sergeant; NJ. Nj. Jefiely's, Sergeant Major
REPRESENTATIVES.. s. s, Herr, W. F. Poe
O. Z. Ringlsr, The Post 10 ip excelleD
condition and the Sons OF Veterans Ar
booming
A company has been organized il
Preston county to be known asthe "King
wood Coke Company for the purpose o
mining, selling and shipping aud dealiQI
In coke, manufacturing, ceiling, chipping
handling and dealing in brick Of all kind
mode from clay, and Of purchasing, hold
ing nnd leasing lands and mining right
lin West Virginia Tor such purposes Of thi
corporation, the principal Office to be q
RingWood, Preston county, and chatter Il
expire in 1888. The sum OF four thousand
dollars has been subscribed to the capita
stock, with privilege Of increasing thi
same to fifty thousand dollars, Tho cor
porators are James R. Smoot, OF NswburR
'lA,J. Bona6eld, Of Tunuelton, W. NJ. o
Dawson, ]. Ami Martin, William G
Brown Snd William q. Worley, Of King
wood, George Nj. Whitescarver, John i
McGraw and John W. Mason, Of Grafton
Late information in regard to the trouhl
between the Hsthelds and MOCoys, II
Wyoming county, seem to indicate tha
the latter are the real sggressoru, Will
the Hatields, or some Of their trisndt
may have burned Randall McOoy's hous
and killed several members Of his family
the Mc0oys had been spying around an
watching the homes Of the Hatfelds 10
months to kill them. The gang that !
now hunting down the Hatfeld5 is mad
up Of men Of equal laWless and despelat
character. and arc on q miRsion Q
vengeance and speculation. So "a
they have killed James Vance, an Of