The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-21
ThROuGn TnR STATR.
Items and Events of Interest Cleaned from
Exchanges,

Items anu Events Oh interest uIonnod from
Exchanges.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
made the reduced rate Of two cents per
mile each way To all persons attending
the State Normal Institute at Morgan.
town next month.
Last week George w. shiek, who es.
capped from the Pendleton county Jail
last September while under sentence for
petit larceny, was recaptured and again
lodged in jail.
The Mason county grand Jury last week
presented an indictment against W. F.
Richards, OF the Clarksburg Telegram, fol
criminal libel. The alleged libelous pub
lication was about Ex. Congressman O.
Edgar Hogg.
The output last week from the cream.
cry recently established In Greenbriet
county was 1900 pounds Of the finest
kind Of butter. The creamery Is fast
becoming very popular with the farmera
OF that rich section.
One night last week some scoundrel
cut down all the young fruit trees in O
large orchard belonging TO the Hon. G.
P. Dorr, q well known member Of the
Legislature aud editor Of the Webster
Springs Call. Such an act Of vandalism
should merit severe penalty.
The MooreGeld Examiner is responsible
for this one: "Charley Oats Is ahead on
big snakes. Last Sunday he killed q rat.
tlesnake in front ot his door which was
four feet three and a half inches long,
was eight and a half inches In circum.
ference and had fourteen rattles and Q
button"
The Weston Democrat Is about 10 make
q marked improvement. On June / II
will enlarge 10 eight columns and ar.
rangements have been perfected
whereby II will secure every Thursday
night late telegraphic news. The PEN.
ecrat Is q newsy publication and deserY.
ing Of success.
The fourth annual meeting Of the
West Virginia division T. P. A. will con.
yene In Parkersburg, Thursday May 23,
10 select delegates 10 attend the National
Convention 10 be held at Atlantic City
the 10th, Goth and 2lst Of June, and "a
transact such other business az may be
deemed proper.
Crescent Lodge A. +. & A. NJ. oi
Corcdo, Wayne county, has In use
among its lodge furniture q Warden'i
column which was presented to and used
by George Washington when he wal
Junior Warden Of q lodge In Virginia
u is accompanied by documents which
leave no doubt as 10 its authenticity.
The season at the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs opened May 10. Ex
tensiye improvements have been madC
about the buildings and grounds, amoni
them being hundred new incanaegCen
lights In the dining room. June hN
usually been the tlmo for opening at thI
White, but the season opens two week
earlier than usual this ye4r.
John Kelly, ope Of tho old time resi-
dents and Coal miners Of Piedmont, dice
last week from tho effects Of injuries 70
Celyed by q fall oiOoal In The HampshirI
mines. He had both arms broken ant
wasinjured internally. About one yea
ago h6 had q leg broken by fall Of Goa
and had been able 10 be about only
few weeks when this second fall cauBet
his death.
A few nights since 0 house In Spring
Aeld, Monroe county, owned by j. A
HalBtead, was destroyed by fire. ThI
house had been occupied by O. maj
named Y, Hoover, who had moved ifon
the premises on theBane day, and Their
being no FIRE left In the house, II 10 SUP
posed that rats must have ignite
matches and caused the burning, Til
house was valued at $500, with $500 In
Butance.
II is reported that the Nsy 4 Guile
coal and timber lands, containing bI
tween 1900 and 5000 acres, on LAufC
and Pigeon creeks In Logan county
have recently been purchased BY Easter
parties, These are said " be The moi
valuable coal and timber lands Ia thI
county, mot only on account Of being l
, the very center oi one oi the richest col
| fields ID the State and possessing gawofl
! Of the finest timber, but on account I
! The position they occupy along The In