The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-06
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The citizens Of Putnam county have
organized State Immigration and De
velopment Auxiliary, with the follow
ing officers: j. T.tBOwyer, President ;ssP,
@. Stevens md viii p. Vickers, secreta.
ries, j. X. Thompson, of Scott; John w.
Frazier, OF Teays; W. ii. McCallisteri
Of Curry; John G, Thomas, Of Union
W. q. Rathburn, Poca, and l.. Barnhart,
Of Buffalo, Vice-Presidents; Col. j. Nc
Lean, Treasurer; Executive Committee,
]. X. Thompson, james S. Mitchell and
Col. j. l.. Mclean. A resolution en-
towering the President to appoint a
committee of three, OF which he was
one, to confer with the County Court in
regard to appropriating $50 for booming
purposes. was adopted.
The survivors of the "stonewall Brig
ade" have organized into an Association.
There were four regiments in the brig
ade, the I'd, 4th, 9TH, eth and S3rd Wiz.
ginia and two batteries OF four guns
each. The Rockbridge Artillery, origi-
nally commanded by Rev. DR.. Pendle-
ton, and composed OF young men from
Washington College, and Carpenters
battery. The soldiers composing these
regiments were from the counties Of
Berkeley, Jefferson, Clarke, Frederick,
Shenandoah, Augusta, Rockbridge, Mont
gomery, Wythe, Grayson and Smythe.
There were five companies from JeHer.
son county, this State, in the second
regiment, Co. A (Rowan's), Co. B but
ler's), Co. q BottsO, Co. Fl (Hunter's),
Co. X (Chamber's), and two from Ber-
kelley, Co. d (Nadenboush's) and Co. E
(Colston's).
The Jackson Herald reports that Engi-
neer Pettigrew, OF the o. r., passed over
the line ofthe X. an. G. v. last Sunday,
and reported the result of his observa.
tons at the meeting OF the river road
directors Tuesday. He says the trestles
are strong enough TO bear the immense
freight trains OF the Baltimore q Ohio.
The report was also favorable in all
other particulars. The meeting was at
tended by President Greerand Directors
Flesher and Miller, OF the h. 4 NJ. O. V.
They all talk encouraglngly about an
early completion OF our road, though in
reserved terms. Mr.. Miller went far
enough to say: II am not at liberty to
give the details; but you can tell your
readers that the road will he built soon,"
He aiterward added that 1t would be in
operation by the first OF September. MIR.
Miller is gentleman Of very conserva-
tive views, and the reader can rely upon
the truth OF this statement.
The Preston county Journal reports
that Mr.. Ami Movers, who has Doe
W, Glover and vile Lying with him,
was robbed ON Wednesday evening, May |
%, OF between $500 and $1,000 by two |
men. AT about 10 p. N. two masked
men knocked at the door and asked for
and after speaking few
words said they were soliciting dOna-
tions OF money for church purposes.
They forced an entrance, and caught
Glover and tied him securely and then
went up stairs where Meyers was in
bed, and securely tied him. They SEEM
ed to know where the money was kept,
for as soon as Meyers was securely tied,
they went down stairs where they had
left Glover and broke open the chest
and took out the money. The robbers
talked freely, and seemed TO know all
about the premises. They had lantern
with them, and left the premises with
it lighted. Just before they departed,
they released Meyers and Glover.