The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-21
Of the Norfolk & Western Railroad ex-
tension. This was the last large body Of
land for sale in that county,

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been elected one Of the three Suprem
Trustees Of the Supreme Lodge I
knights OF Honor OF the United State
A report having gained circulation
, the effect that ], p, Williams (Rep, th
Delegate from Mineral county, was abou
TO resign Ills seat In the Legislature, h
was interviewed as to its truth by a PieG
] mont Herald reporter. He said that h
did not intend TO resign, although b
hardly expected TO attend the speCia
session II one is called,
Guy O. Davis, q young man OF goo
family, Of Salem, was arrested at Park
ersburg last week on the charge OF hay
ing seduCed the daughter OF +, A. Dorl
OF Salem, He confessed that he was tn
man wanted, and expressed a willing
ness to return to Salem and max
amends so far as lay In his power.
I Charles II. Myers, of Boone county
when going to work lay his revolver OF
0 bench aud threw his coat over 1t
When he picked up his coat again HI
accidentally pulled the revolver of thu
the bench aud as 1t struck the floor i
was discharged. The ball, one OF 3S cal
ibre, entered the inside Of his left lej
Just above the knee joint, making a very
painful wound.
A new enterprise is being perfected
by which Keyser is To be connected with
the towns In Hampshire, Hardy, Gram
and Mineral counties by telephone. The
poles are being rapidly put up and con,
nectlons will be made at Rees' Tannery
Burlington, Barkyille and on to Rom
ney, where the line will connect with
MUoretleld and Petersburg, thus giving
direct communication with all points
along the route,
Mrs. George L. Hannah, Of Elk, Poca.
hontas county, died very suddenly Sun.
day morning In the church at Elk. Liv'
ing but q short distance from the church
she walked, and on the way wasas lively
as usual, exchanging greetings with her
friends. She got 10 her seat in the
church, and was seen to look deathly
pale and asked for drink OF water.
Taking a sup or two she fell back and
died Immediately.
The Braxton county papers announce
that Hon. B. l.. Butcher, the well.known
ex-State Superintendent Of Free Schools,
intends to leave Beverly, Randolph
county, where he has made his home
for a long number Of years, and move to
Sutton, Braxton county, this fall. Mr..
Butcher Is one OF the most active men,
bers OF the Elk Island Boom and Lum.
Der Company, and wants to be near the
scene Of its operations.
Anthony Taylor (colored) has been
lodged In Jail at MooreReld charged
with assaulting a twelve year old
daughter Of Samuel Combs, The child
was on her way TO a neighbor's house
and while passing shed Taylor sprang
out and caught her and tried 10 drag her
into the shed. The child caught hold OF
gate and screamed, and after several
attempts 10 break her hold on the gate,
he let her go. He has been bound over
for the grand jury.
Senator @. ]. Faulkner has been
selected by the Society OF the Alumni OF
the Virginia Military Institute to de.
liver an Grafton on the 4th OF July,
during the Commencement exercises In
commemoration Of the semi.cente ntennial
anniversary oil the organization OF that
institution. Senator Faulkner was a
cadet in the institution during the war
and took part in the battle al New Mar.
ket In which the cadets first learned
what real war was like. The Senator
was a sergeant at that time.
William Parkinson, OF Berkeley coun.
ty, recently turned up while plowing, q
strange and finely polished stone re.
sembling q huge diamond. It has nine.
teen glazed sides and weighs nearly q
pound. Held In the light, the colors Of
the rainbow sparkle within It's depths.
How its sides became 30 smooth can only
be surmiSed. Doubtless some Indian Of
the long ago, In idle moments after the
chase, devoted his time to making It q
thing Of beauty and curiosity.
Or. NJ. A. Staten, OF Boone county, on
whose property II Is thought a gold vein
haa been discovered, has disposed OF q
short term option to o man who claims To
represent syndicate. His name is Hern
and he claims TO be q practical miner.
He did not hesitate TO admit that the
rock was very rich with both gold and
silver and suggested that with Batisiac.
tory terms Of lease effected, the company
would Immediately forward the neces,
sary machinery and commence the work
OF development by sinking a shaft at the
top OF the mountain, which In bis opin.
would be q more feasible plan than 10
follow the Crevice from the point OF dis.
covery.
A few nights since the St, Joseph'r
Catholic Church, at MartinOburg, was
broken into by q burglar or burglars,
An entrance was had by prying open O
rear basement door and then the way
was easy TO o safe In the upper portion
Of the edifce where there was kept two
gold Chalices and other valuables to the
amount Of over $500. In the safe door
there were drilled in very skillful man.
ner three holes, and one OF them waS
found charged with dynamite and the
knob Of the safe had been broken of by
the use Of O strong lever, II seems a
though the thief had been scared Of BY
something or somebody, and the hole
loaded was not discharged nor the other
two loaded.
It is reported that G. II. Hamrick, OIL
Harbour county, has successfully demon.
Btrated that the ancient art OF embalm.
ing human bodies may be restored. Mr.,
Hamrick has spent yearS In endeavoring
70 learn something about mummies and
their method Of preservation. After
careful investigation he began 10 practice
upon dogs, cats and other dumb animals,
A short time ago lie obtained permis.
sion from the directors Of the Insane
Asylum at Weston, 10 experiment upon
dead subjects who were supposed d
have no parents living. Tie bodies
were soon after placed In The morRtie
and 10 day or two he had them ready
for exhibition. The bodies, thoroughly
mummiae1, have been visited by nun,
dredB, including prominent scientific
doctors. The bodies will this week, bt
taken 10 Washington 10 be deposited n
the Smithsonian Institute.
One day last week the body OF a mar
was found lying on The bank Of thV
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