The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-12
THROUGH TUE STATE.
Items and Events Of Interest Cleaned from
Exchanges.

"A telephone line has been established
between st, George, Tucker county, and
Parsons,
The Morgan Mercury says Gen. Golf
will build q summer residence at Berke'
ley Springs.
Hon, j. Rufus Smith, Of Berkeley
Springs, was united in marriage last
week, in Baltimore, To Miss Rachael
Gilbert, Of Mlddleway.
There Is more money paid out to Ia
borers in the town Of Davis each month
than in any other town OF Its size In the
State Of West Virginia.
Alexander, son Of Jonathan Wright,
OF Wetzel county, took a shotgun and u
boy and went squirrel hunting. Wright
pulled the trigger aud the gun bursted,
very badly iujuring him about the face
and breast,
Mr.. William Llyesay, Of Frankiord,
Greenbrier county, raised Hanover
turnip which, with the top, weighed 80
pounds. II had about dozen stalks,
and Its roots looked like the tentacles Of
an octopus.
Tho palm for the largest pumpkin
must be awarded to Mr.. Isaac ThOmp'
son. He reports one Of the Mammoth
Chilli squash variety that weighs ninety
six pounds, and is sixty.niue inches In
circumference longitudinally and sixty
five inches around the belt.
Mr.. Foutz, who carries the mail from
Mountain Grove to Huntersvllle, is past
rs years old, but Is still more active and
vigorous than half the young men. One
day last week he climbed to the top oil 0
large tree by the roadside and shook
down coon to the dog,-Pocdh0ntdl
Times.
A Charleston newspaper man went 10
the scene Of the recent Lincoln county
troubles. While going up Harris Greek
be met two pickets armed with
Winchesters. On informing them that
he was q newspaper man they gave him
FIVE minutes to get out Of the district.
He went.
The Davis City 7im9 Is the name OF u
paper which has Just begun existence
in tho thriving new town on the West
Virginia Central road. II Is bright and
newsy and is published by Scott &
Minear, both young men Of experience,
who will doubtless make success oil
tho venture,
Mr.. William b. Lynch, OF Anthony's
Creek district, Greenbrier county, has
in his possession Spanish coin that Is
ono hundred and iorty.nine years old,
having been coined in 1740 In the days
of 6ing Philip. 1t Is in IN excellent
state OF preservation, and Mr.. Lynch
says that he has refused I've dollars for
the coin.
The Franklin Neps says: Mr.. Tim
Simmons, near franklin, came nearly
being drowned at CirClesville on Mon.
day last while trying 10 cross the river
at that point. His horse fell with him
and rolled over, dlsmountlng him. The
horse came out on the same side he went
In. Mr.. Simmons was rescued .on the
opposite side by Jacob Hinkle.
The Clarksburg Neis has the following
from Benson, Harrison county: Mr..
Randolph Carder has suspended opera.
lions for the present, having gone down
to the depth l05 feet and found no sill.
yer. He concludes that 1t must be
nearer the surface or the natives would
not have found II. Mr.. Davis says he
passed through an eighteen foot vein Of
iron ire about forty feet below the bed
Of the creek, while boring, but does
not know whether 1t will pay to work.
The other day a Cheat river hunter,
named Smith, fired at fox that was
away from hin. His bullet
didn't touch the fox, but the crack Of
the rifle seemed TO confuse Reynard as
to his direction, for lie turned right
about and ran towards Mr.. Smith. See
ing that tie fox was puzzled, Mr.. Smith
struck at Reynard with his rife when
he came bounding along, hitting him in
the left foreleg. Then the fox wheeled
on three legs, limped under a rock and
got away.
D. B. Babcock, telegraph operator
formerly working at White Sulphur
Springs, met with a terrible accident by
falling into an asli.pit at Coal Valley on
the 25th ult. He had left the telegraph
office with orders fora west bound train,
and te'l into the pit In trying to avoid d
freight train. His head struck the rail.
ing In his fall, knocking him senseless.
The overhaulers passing by were at
traCted by his groans, and found him
unconscious, lying on his back, his legs
buried in the red hot clndeB which had
Just been dumped from an engine. He
was rescued aud taken 10 a boarding
house, where a physician was summon.
ed. His injuries were pronounced 10
DO Of the most serious nature.