The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-06
roe, who has removed to Hampshire

roe, VINO nA9 t6mOVeu W AAAPSHhe
county.
Last week q calf was born on the farm
of W, T, Jameson, Mountain Lake Park,
without eyes or tail. Although sick, at
last reports It was still alive.
William R. Thompson, Of Summers
county, has been appointed Assistant q,
| s. District Attorney to succeed Hon. Da'
vid q. Leonard, who has removed to
Kansas.
Isaac Moorehesd Q thrifty and indus
trious colored farmer who lives near
Thornton, Taylor county, had bis resi-.
dence totally destroyed by fire Monday
afternoon, together with all tho house,
hold effects It contained.
The B. & o. have two 5S.ton mogulS at
Rowlegburg and will send tBo 83,ton en-.
Rines there In short time. These large
engines are no harder on the track than
the smaller ones and the fremen declare
they get fat firing them.
James A. Miller, who in 1881 and 1882
was editor and publisher Of the Grafton
Eagle, and who made himself quite we'll
known in the State through other ex.
PLOTS, has finally abandoned the neWspa-
per field and entered the ministry.
It Is said that an old lady in Grant
county, nearly 70 yearg Of age, who was
very much afflicted with the rheumatism,
has recently had the measles, and that
after recovering from the measles, she
found herself cured OF the rheumatism.
Mrs. Clarissa Jackson, o buxon colored
woman living in Hancock county, Ohio,
bna fnak hannbnn a Fra n 4 m othaP az khn a0a
OF % years. Mrs. jackson was married
when but II years old and while yet in her
18th year gave birth to daughter. The
latter became wife ct l2 years Of age and
O mother at l3. The child Just born ia
girl. t...
The woolen mill at Webster, owned and
operated by Walter, Feltner & Co., ahut
down the week before Christmas and Its
employees have, many oil them, been noti-
fed that their services will not be needed
during the year 1888. The owners Of the
mill have found that 1t Is impossible TO
any more than barely meet expenses
while the wool business Ia in itu present
shape.
A car coupling has been patented by
Mr.. Jonathan Hendershot, Of Evelyn, W.
Va. By this invention the drawhesd OF
the car Is provided with vertically
swinging member, having at its free end q
downwardly projecting coupling lug,
which, after the entrance Of the coupling
link, may be locked sgsinst upward move.
ment by block gliding in the top OF the
drawhead. i.
The officers to be elected in West Vir-
ginia this year are as follows: State
Governor, Attorney General. Auditor,
Treasurer, Superintendent Of Schools,
Judge Supreme Court Of Appeals. Dis
trict-Members OF Congress, State sena.
tors, House OF Delegates, Judge Of Circuit
Court. County-Sherif, Member County
Court, Prosecuting Attorney, County Sur
veyor, Assessors. LucGl-Justices Of the
Peace and Constableg. The Legislature
elected this fall will slao elect a United
States Senator in January next.
Harry Linton, one Of the Norfolk &
Western railroad corps Of engineerg, and
lately assistant engineer on the Clinch
Valley railroad, passed Through hero last
Sunday on his way to the Ohio river. We
are informed by one who knowS, that his
mission is to search for the most practi-
cable route for railroad extenSion to the
Ohio river. a charter was BsCnrsd some
months ago for railroad from the mouth
Of Burke creek, three miles below here,
to the Ohio, and pos8tOly it is this road
which is to be built,-McDOweh Progress.
Mr.. G. W. CLARK, OF Nicholas county,
while cutting wood near bis house one
day last week, saw what he supposed to
be whip lying on the snow o short dis
tance from him. On goingu 10 1t he dis.
covered to hia surprise large snake Of the
garter apecies, eating and basking in the
snow instead Of dust and sunshine. His
snakeship was 80 numb from cold that he
showed but little signs Of life, insomuch
that Mr.. CLARK picked him up and carried
him 10 the FIRE, where he recovered so
rapidly and showed such wonderful activ.
ity that he had TO be killed,