The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-19
THROUGH THE STATE.
Items aud Events of Interest Cleaned from
Exchanges,

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light plant,
A Commercial College Is TO be estab-
llshed ut Weston, with Mr.. j. Il, Ricketts,,
late Of Yale College, at the head.
Judge Hokc, OF the Grafton Circuit,
sentences those who fall to appear be-
fore the grand jury when summoned to
pay a flne Of SO and five days in jail.
The Monroe county IPdlchman gives q
long list Of colored citizens OF that
county who pay taxes on property
assessed at $3.50 and over and adds: "ln
nearly every Cass, these colored people
are ex.slaves. They have exhibited
much sturdy self.reliance and industry,
and are setting an example which others
OF their race, both here and elsewhere,
can well profit BY"
A party Of about hall dozen sur.
yeyors from Pennsylvania passed
through town last Tuesday on their
way to Middlefork district to survey a
tract OF land to which P. II. Bennett Is
trying to establish q title. This Is the
same land that Mr.. Winlatk was sur
veying when he was assassinated, The
party was well armed with revolvers and
lYinchesters,- Randolph Enterprise.
A few days ago in Washington City a
man who at the time was supposed to
be @. Z, Ballard, q well known com.
mercial traveller from New York, at.
tempted 10 commit suicide In a room in
a hotel there by inhaling gus. 1t has
since been learned that the would,be
suicide Is no other than T. G. Valiant,
formerly clerk at the Valley House,
Grafton. 1t was close call, but he will
recover.
James Hall, Of Cochransville, O., and
Carrie Malsen, Of Tyler county, this
State, were married last week under
romantic circumstances. The couple
met the minister ut tho railroad station
opposite CoChransville, after night, and
alter reading the license by the light OF
a lantern, the light was extingIished
and tho couple we're made one, amid the
silence which was broken only by tho
minister's voice and that Of the hooting
and sCreeching night owls, and in the
presence OF the gentleman who accom-.
panied the minister. Then the com.
pany dispersed.
An attempt was made 10 take the life
OF Squire John Summerfeld, Of Dry
Fork, one night recently. Squire Sum.
merlleld was awakened about 3 o'clock
In the morning by the report of gun
aud the breaking Of u glass In bis bed
room window. An investigation reveal.
ed the fact that Winchester ball had
penetrated the window and imbedded
Itself in tho bed.stead, barely missing
Mr.. Summorfeld's head. The assassin
had undoubtedly styled his gun by the
light Of the lamp In the room on the
same evening, as II Mr.. Summerlleld had
remained In the same position as taken
when retiring be would have received
the leaden message intended for him.
Randolph EntcrprtSe.
Union, Monroe county, Is exercised
over the mysterious midnight visits OF a
moonshiner from across tho Virginia
border. "Those WHO keep late hours"
says the Ipdtchmun, 'aver that they have
frequently heard the wierl clarion OF
this midnight visitant; and 1t Is said
that, like RoderiCk Dhu:
'0nc blast upon his buglO horn
lSWOEth u 'hundted' lnen;'
For out Of the shadows, and up through
the lanes, and across the fields the dry
and thirsty ones all come gathering in,
Apple.brandy and white whisky which
have never known the Communicating
contact OF Uncle Sans revenue stamps,
are reported to be the strangers only
stock In trade; but his fagons are
promptly emptlcd by his eager patrons,
and their contents qualied with Rib
Van Wrinkle gusto. The unique devices
oil this energetic liquor merchant mark
him as a genius, and u Is not surprising
that he is reported to be doing thrifty
business. The night scenes enacted Ii,
these parts, In some friendly dell or
Copse, with no witness save the silent
moon, might entertain II not edify our
stald aud cirCumspeCt Prohibition
friends"
The NctO Era, OF Kingwood, In speak.
Ing Of the depredations OF the Fayette
county, Pa, outlaws, says that RobberI
John Ramsey and three companions
whom ho has picked up somewhere, are
reported by q gentleman from near
Rock Springs 10 be located near that
place, and 10 be living well off the cattle,
sheep, hogs and poultry OF tho mountain
farmers Rock Springs Is about four
miles east Of Haydehtown, and here the
four bandits have built q cabin and Tor
the past month have been living In com. |
fort and security. Among tho farmers
robbed was John sller, from whom they
took q hog one night week OF more
ago. Asbury Lilly has los. number Of |
sheep, chickens ahd ducks, From Mira,
William Brownheld they stole valuable
steer, driving II OF In the night and BRO.
,umably buLChering II In the woods,
They visited farmer named Reckatd,
living near tho Virginia line, and car.
fled OF the entire contents Of his milk
house and chicken coop Ia a single
night, Ono Of tliem giving his name
10 John Wilson, visited Farmer
George Maust aud demanded A
Iult Of clothes, Being refused le waited
lround I'LL dark aud then cut 10 pieces
ila buggy aud harness and tore down
bic fences 10 lot his cattle Into lie corn.
leld. Maust procured a warrant for hls
lrreSt and went With an officer 10 the
,abln Three men were there but hu
,ould not Identity ahyoi them asthO 40.
,alled Wilson and no arrest was made,
rhe gentleman who told this remarkable
tory was asked why the ClLlGUns out.
aged did not organize aud drive Tho
,andltA out oil tho country or capture
hem, HO said they were too iew and
90 much concerned each ioF himself
a Tying TO secure Immunity by con.
lllaliun, He named several persons
rho no said were suspected oihafbotlnR
hO robbers and ittni',hing them inform