The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-13
TuHoUeu the STATE.
Accidents aud accidents In West VirEinis
mud Vicinity.

William Higgins, aged seventeen, Of
Pccahontas county, was instantly killed
BY getting in the way Of falling tres.
A meeting OF the Preston county Wool
GrOwers' and Stock BreederA' Associs-
tion has been called for the oath instant
to elect delegates to the Wheeling State
Development Convention Of the Goth.
In Berkeley county last week farmer
named William Fry, was cutting fodder
for his cattle; the cutting box got choked,
Gndl In ende9voring to unchoke it had the
thEee first fagerd severed from his right
hand.
Parties in Huntington have offered the
Norfolk < Western Railway the right Of
way from that city to Logan Court House,
and Rround Tor depot eic., II they will
extend their railroad down Guyandotte
river TO Huntington.
The ElkiIs Guards, Of Fairmont, num-
beTing u uniformed men have been mus-
tered into the State service. Hon. Stephen
B. Elkins, in whosc honor the Company
is named, has forwarded the organization
his check for two hundred and fifty dol.
lars.
Miss Fannie FREEZER, daughter Of Mr.. II.
| a. krfZsr, oil MaTtinsOurg, won prize Of
800 offered by tho Philadelphia Tins for
the best short story. She is pupil OF
the Berkeley Female Seminary, and is
Thirteen years old. The title Of her story
Is "a True Heroine"
Tho Board Of Directors Of the KingWood
Railway Company, organized last week by
e!ecting the following officers: President,
Peter Voltz; Vice-PTesidsut, James II.
Carroll Secretary, Neil J. Fortney; Treas
uier, John NJ. Crane. The salary Of the
Secretary was fxsd at s. per month. i,
J. ]. Joiner, q colored school teacher, Of
MOoredeld, telegraphed to MRrtinsburg
about EChool, The telegraph company
failed to deliver the message and Joiner
loot the position. He sued the telegraph
company Tor damages. The other day the
case was tried, and the jury rendered a
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff for $50 and
costs.
There was an ARRAY one night Last
week on the Lutheran church corner,
Mariinsburg, between Charles Young and
brother, and Hunt Smith. Smith was
knocked down by one Of the Youngs, and
on getting up drew knife and cut Charles
Young in the cheek, and throwing his
brother down atabbBd him twIce between
the RhouldeEG.
The Beaver Lick Lumber Company
hsve finished cutting 100000 feet Of
logs, and will coon have them on the river
bank. The st. Lawrence Company are
just about completing their cutting also.
The spring rise will undoubtedly float the
l q IN
brier river.-ROHSsrsrte NstrS.
The MorgsntoEn bar had a meeting the
other day and agreed to continue the civil
business at the rext term OF the Circuit
Court for that county, and give tho whole
term to the Trial OF criminal cases, with
the hops Of Kidding the docket OF that
class oil bueiness. The cases Of Black and
Wel!u, for murder, will likely come up at
that term and be tried.
The contempt case sgsiRst Editor T. T.
MCDou2Al, OF the CsTedo AdrdRce, came
up in the Circuit Court, on an sppeal
from the County Court, Tuesday. The
judgment Of the County Court was re-
versed snd the rule discharged. Where.
upon, the AdUdnce ramstks: 1.-THE press
10 not to b. muzz!ed in Ia just and true
| CIlACl5n VI lAlo uCLd VI uulClhlbs
There arc 5000 acres OF land on the
Big Coal river aud its tributaries offered
for sale at Sc per acre. There Ia big talk
Of building q railroad along the south sids
Of the Ksnawha, pasaing through Point
Pleasant and connecting With the iron re-
sior Of the South. 1t would develop the
most wealthy portion Of the State and be
paying investment TO railroad men.
Albert G. Davis, OF MorEantown, one OF
tho best known men in the State, died
LAST week OF hemouhage Of the bowels.
In 1874 he was ono OF the representatives
Of Monongalia county in the Virginia
Legislature. OF late yesrs he gave come
attention to the law, but did not enjoy o
very lucrative practice. During political
campaigns his services sg stumper were
ia demand, aud many were the contests
and disOussions in which he csme of VIC
torious, ........
Last week the local board OF directors OF
the Hospital for the Income, composed OF
James BRssell and A. F. WhelaD, Of Lewia
comfy, and Ira Post, Of Harrison county,
met Ia special session OF the Hospital and
demanded from the young men Compos-
iug the Hospital band their instruments,
claiming that The gaid instruments we're
State property and that as the band had
disbanded the young men hsd no right to
keep them In their poeaession-Rlthough
zach instrument was the personal proper
| " OF the individual using the samo; or,
in other words, the instruments belonged
TO the individual, and Wero not State
property.
The citizens Of Putnam and Mason
couuEieB arc anxious for railroad from
Point Pleasant up the river to the Ohsss-
peake & Ohio. There ara good reasons
Tor expecting this road. Tho Chesapeake
K Ohio has BEEN wanting route more d.
lrscttothe northwest than it nov possesses.
IT can BIZ had by building line from
Scsry 10 the mouth OF the Kanswhs,
where il can con acct with the KanaTha&
lOhio and Ohio River Railroads, using the
lejter's bridge. Unless the chesapeake d
Ohio buys TIE Kanswhs / Ohio bridges at
Charleston, there is every reason to expect
such a result.
IsiFnot generally known that Shepherds
t1yn, in this Btate, once stood q reason
abba chance oil being the National capital.
In 1890, lust after the act passed Congress
Wauthorizlng the location Of ten miles
square for the scat Of Government at
sine place between the mouth OF the
Eastern Branch aud ConnogoChesRue," 0
newspaper printed the following item Of
news: "shepherdgtown on the PotomRck,
November is, l790.-Very liberal cub
scripiens have, within few days psst,
been obtained in this town and vicinity
to DO appropriated towards erecting the
Government be located 80 ~ to include
Sheperdltown within the District"
In the case Of William Il. Watkins Va.
Preston county, appealed from tho Otrcuit
Court OF Preston county, the Supreme
Court Of Appeals affirmed the decision Of
the lover Court. Mr.. Watkins was hurt
several yeAfs ago while driving team
along the Kingyood pike,near Tunnelton,