The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-30
runoUsH THE STATE.
Accidents aud IHcIdOnss In West Virginia
and Vicinity.


and Vicinity.
A box factory is to he established at
Point Plesnaat,
L recent report that two Randolph
county farmers were frozsn to death, Ia
denied by the press Of that county.
Thomas O. Prince has been appointed
superintendent OF the Hsrper's Ferry aud
Valley Branch OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad.
The annual meeting Of the Baltimore
NJ. E. Conference occurs on March IA, at
Msrtinsburg, this State, Bishop Wilson
presiding.
A two thousand pound press fell down
stairs at the Fsirmout Ender Office few
days ago and several workmen narrowly
escaped injury.
]. Roberts, Secretary Of the Msrtinshprg
Fire Department, is calling upon business
men and property holders to become hon.
orary and contributing members oil the
came.
The Point Pleasant papers are "boom-
ing the old toTn"-and so are the Citi-
zens. A building association and . Board
Of Trade sro AMONG the latest institutions
organised.
The FAirmont West Tirginidn has cele-
brated Its twenty.frst birthday. It Is
among the very brightest and best OF the
INTRLLIaENCER's State exchanges, and its
Rapublicanism Is OF an incorporating
character. Long life to I'll
Tho wool growers Of Roane county are
going to have q meeting on the 9th OF
February to see what can be done in order
to retain the present tariff on wool, and to
paPH resolution instructlug the West
Virginia representatives in Congress to
vote and use their influence to that end.
Superintendent Dill, Of the Chesapeake
4 Ohio, was in Huntington last week, and
left plans and specifications for an addi-
lional building at the Chesapeake & Ohio
shops, the dimensionB OF which will be
SIX 202 feet. It will be Gsod principally
Is Q paint shop. Work upon it will be
commenced as soon as the weather will
permit.
Mr.. 7. B. Douglass recently met with
quite severe accident at the saw mill
connected with bis establishment at Phil
ippi. He wag assisting in turning q log
on the carriage when 1t slipped of and the
log rolled on his leg injuring his foot to
some extent, and bending his leg back at
the knee joint, tearing loose the tendons,
and causing very painful and serious
wound,
The Morgautown New Dominion says:
That's pretty sensible advice our young
friend William T. Martin gives his West
Virginia friends, He thinks they would
better 80 TO work and develop Went Vir-
ginia than to emigrste to the untried
West, and he Is right. West Virginia is
naturally richer State than either Of tho
following: Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Da.
kota or Minnesote.
Jefferson Encampment, No. SO, l. O. o.
F., was instituted at Ohsrlestovn, Jeflsr-
son county, q few days ago, by Past Grand
Representative D, 3. Mckinney and
Grand Secretary E. A. Billingslea. Mr..
D. A, Rsntch, OF CharleStown, was elected
Ohiei Patriarch; VIM. E. Anderson, High
Priest; R. B. Lucas, Senior Warden: Geo.
W. Thomas, Junior Warden; VIM. Error,
Scribe; and i. s. Hughes, Treasurer.
Burgettstown, PS., takes the wedding
cake with three marriages in one family
inside Of three days. Miss Maggie Scott
was married Tuesday noon to s. NJ. Moore,
OF that place. Tuesday at >. Il. Miss 3.
+, Dorman and Mr.. NJ. Scott were united,
and on Thursday Miss h. May Lee became
the bride OF Mr.. W. F. Scott, This Is a
good beginning for leap year, no matter
who moved the previous question,
The party sent to prospect the minerals
=. a. lot forL- ~ TVTalya 19oIa Uo,n.
county, was highly PLEASED with both the
= mani" ''."...S 49, - I--...y. kl0 parreess
Who we're contracting for the minerals
were inclined to doubtthe representations
made in regard to the minerals, but the
expert says the showing Is even more fS-
Yorable than the representations. Il is
claimed that when tho trade is consume
mated preparations will begin ct once for
a railroad.
The HRrper's Ferry Sentinel thus booms
the fruit growing advantages Of the sur.
region: There is very de-
cided demand for lands around HaIper'a
Ferry, suitable for peach orchards. Four
large tracts have been sold within the
last sixty days, and inquiries from various
parts Of the country are coming in for
AVAILABLE lands for fruit purposes. We
have better climate than Delaware, and
IAN raise finer peaches, cherries and plums
IN good farming lands, that raise good
wheat and corn. While the fruit grower
q waiting for peaches, plums and cherries,
10 can pay for the land by raising other
1ropS, and reap rich reward for fruit al.
forwards. A. Spencer 4 Co. will furnish
;esms free, and sell lands cheap that will
make good farms. They are Of slate, red