The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-25

Piedmont is to be lighted with electric
lights.
Hinton, Summers county, is enjoying
buildidg boom.
At Martinsburg preparations for a
great celebration Of the Fourth Of July
have already begun.
Senator G. J. Faulkner and family
have arrived in Martinsburg, W. Va,
and will spend tho summer there.
Mr.. Slas ?. Smith, editor Of the West
Union Record, was married to Miss Alice
A. H0Ideman, Thursday, March IA.
PoCahontas county is without a Sheriff.
The gentleman elected has resigned and
they can find no one who will accept
the position.
Mrs. W. +. Dyer, wife OF tho we'll.
known Grant county lawyer, was strick-
en- with paralysis last Wednesday at her
home in Petersburg,
Hon. s. i. Elkins will build resi-.
dence at Elkins, this State, and identify
himself with West Virginians, West
Virginia financial matters and West
Virginia politics.
Alonzo Feltz, an Italian, living near
kingwood, was arrested last week, charg.
cd with striking woman, Mrs. McDan-
iels, with club. He was released on
$500 bail until the next term Of court.
A tract Of land in Wood county, on
the Little Kanawha river, covering
100 acres, has just been purchased by
an Ohio Arm, and it is expected to con.
vert all the timber on it into railroad
ties. John Richards, one Of the owners,
says his company will take Off 100000
this year.
Last Friday night an atIray took place
between Thomas Lucas, Of Jefferson
county, and John Mahoney, vi Martins
burg, in which the latter was fatally
stabbed. Both had been imbibing, and
q quarrel arose, when Lucas drew a knife
and struck at Mahoney. The latter ran
across the street and was oVertaken on
the opposite side. Lucas made another
cut. Mahoney threw up his arm 10 ward
of tho blow, and received the stab in hil
left side, about three inches below the
heart. His wound Is expected to prove
fatal.
II. L. Park, well.to.do farmer livint
near Ravenswood, and being q widowel
Of three years standing, advertised ex
tensively for second Eife. He specified
In the advertisement what her age
height, complexion, disposition ant
color Of hair should DO. In nearly al
tho large Western dailies his lad" coult
have been seen. Frequently he reCeiveC
applications, but the applicant failed II
one or the other respect to answer the
requirements From Mansfield, o., hi
received letter from Miss RebecCt
Irwin, who claimed TO DO lust what he
wanted. Ho went ON 10 see her and hal
just returned with her as his bride.
Something has broken out In the 10
Cality about four miles north Of Salem
Harrison county, the symptoms OF which
closely resemble hydrOphobia. AbouI
month ago Ida Bonnell, twenty.onC
years Of age, became wild and crazy, ant
II takes several men 10 hold and manage
her. A few days since BoothU Bonnell
her first cousin, aged thirteen, was al
ieCted, II appears, with thesame tnalady
, lie takes spells ranging from one 10 twt
hours apart, and at those times Is per
! ieCtly mad and crazy, and wants 10 WI
every person near him. They both havI
, 10 bG safely guarded, or II Is feared the!
| would do mitch harm. The boy wa
, bitten about two years ago by a dog ol
4 the toe, and II Is thought that this lBlh
4 cause OF his present condition. The gir
4 10 not known 10 have been bitten.
y About one mile cast Of Greenwood
Doddrige county, lives Mrs. Brannoi
aud her two little sons In very mic
and pleasant home. On last Saturda
1 evening Mrs, Brannon was away AM
1 there was no one al home save the W.
y little boys and the hired girl. Eddit
/. aged thirteen, was In one OF the from
n rooms whore a revolver was kept lyln
}. on tho mantle, the other two were In
d back room. A report from the fovolvC
!. was heard and they rushed In and toun
% Eddie lying on the floor With q built
Is hole through his head, the ball enLerir
near tho right eye, or rather betWe6
the two eyes, and III dying condiLlo
d and the revolver In the yard, where
Il had apparently been thrown through {
+, open window, The boy only survive
a D.. 4 a.