The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-20
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4 Pansies and daisies arc In bloom in i
gardens Of Petersburg, Grant county,
4 y. Miss Emma Feller and Frank Taylt
\ Of St.. Marys, eloped to parkessbure Ia
week and were married :. siSssgsyll
!, &iViolets have been gathered within Ii
past week on tho northern slope OF Il
Tmountain along Cheat river. I5,{ 5f7i
! The residence Soi William SFellers,
Hampshire county, was destroyed b
fire with all It's contents. No insuranc
gfL. N. Bennett, charged with Tho mn
der OF Miss Cora Warren, at II linton, 4 h,
been committed toawait the action Of til
grand Jury. = ! .slifiii ( a S5ii3 h
N Tho suspension bridge connectin
Fairmont and Palatine has been pul
chased by the county and tolls hay
been abolished. 3 y d {.93ii 4
a former Marion county man now X
siding In Iowa has returned to a Fail
mont family n book he, borrowed owe
iorty years ago. d gI;l q
asAchild Of D. Nv. Davis, of NIorr,arunt
| vile, Doddridge county, was poisone,
last week by eating poke root, \ Its ,lif
was saved with difficulty.
f II. 7. Watts, merchant at st, 5NTary's
has assigned. His liabilities arc $1,000
nnd his creditors arc Wheeling ant
parktrsburg jobbiug houses. Isj,,ii !, d
Franklin, Pendleton county, Yves
Virginia, proposes 10 erect ID new court.
house and clerk 8 office. q The building
is to DO o. brick, so BY 90 feet. it3'3s
VI The Shepherdstown, bridge comr,,n,
is preparing to rebuild their bridge ,oyor
the! Potonacga at that place, which was
washed away by the food last summer
- A new town is to be established at The
mouth OF the Big Sandy, on the Norfolk
and Western road Il Z It. will BE- named
kindall In honor OF the President OF the
company. n :S2,.l5Iis1 n
4 "A train Of ninety.seven empty freight
cars, extending overrasmilc and drawn
by one engine, passed over the third di.
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio road
last Monday. rs;
Lewisburg has voted sl5, 600 subscirip.
ton to the capital stock of the proposed
Ronceyerte, y Lewisburg 4 Coal 4 Knob
railroad. There were but two votes
against the proposition. itl9iSS
1.-The West Virginia Central Railway
Company receiving large number Of
drop.botlom gondola cars for its coke,
coal and lumber traffic; from the South
Baltimore Car Works. Largo quantities OF
the three articles named arc awaiting
shipment on the lines OF the road, 4 The
new. cars have a carrying capacity OF co..
600 pounds each. 3s;5 7fss5s Z
. Mrs. Ann Cruzen, widow Of tlie late
William Cruzen, OF the Harper's Ferry
United States Arsenal, died last week Of
Old age at her home in Baltimore. She
was in her 95th year. Mrs. Crnzeu was
born at llarper's Ferry on July2G, 1890.
She witnessed all Of the John Brown ex.
element. Two of her! brothers fought
I'M the Revolutionary war. She 4 was
among the earliest settlers lofI Harper's s
Ferry, and often used to tell rroi. her 5ac-
quaintance with Harper, tie founder OF
the town. II 4; 5sa;@Sjyl.
q a Accompany recently made d proposi-
ton to the citizenso OF Clarksbure to start
a mandatory Of dental and surgical in
struments there and put in; capital Of
S225, 900, provided: the citizens there
would take SOS, 900 in stock and donate
Two acres OF land. They agreed to en-
ploynot less that 150 hands for ten Years.
AZ meeting was called and rs a result
stock was asked to be taken, and quite
an amount subscribed. 4 Then General
Gotf said he would guarantee the bal
ance and Sland, provided the company
would charter under the laws OF, this
State. 81 .,5E;g;5s5,SS
&The Jackson Herald gives the follow.
ing particulars aof 4 row in IL Spencer
church: The quiet monotonvr OF; the
town was broken last. week BY ii little
episode u IN Sthe$ Southern % Methodist
church. Simpson, the pastor Of the
church, assisted by Presiding Elder Nc.
Clung, was conducting / a b protracted
meeting. The pastor being called to
preach funeral sermon, ,S the presiding
elder was left in charge, and announced
at tho afternoon service that Mays, the
N. =. preacher, would be on deck that
night.& While Mays h was preaching
Simpson dropped in and at tile conclu.
onsof the: sermon proceeded to rake
Mays fore and aft $for taking what he
termed 5unwarrantable liberties, ", AIays
came back with \ the statement that he
had consented to take n part in the meet.
Ing only after. divers opportunities from
different members ,of Simpsons flock,
and the scene that followed reminJed
the spectators Of the memorable meeting
between Foraker and Wilson, the Law.
men who had invited Mays rallyiny to
his support, adding TO the confusion,
excitement and animosito OF the lively
occasion. il n al !! s
81 The Richie Gdttte,givcs the detail, oti
q thrilling tragedy at Bone Creek, near
auburn, that ! county last week. Il Levi
Ehret, a mailman, died in the grasp 'ol
his own wife and brother, after a Struggle
tor the mastery, in which they were com.
PEELED to defend themselves ! from his
violent and destructive assaults. A sborl
time ago signs Of mental 4 disease be.
came apparent in Ehrett.5 His strange
actions caused his wife to become alarm,
ed, and his brother, who resides & in
Gilmert county, was sent for to assis,
in caring for him. $ His condition
grew speedily; worse, until last week
application! was made to- j ustice Kildow
for a warrant Of lunacy;; which through
some misunderstanding on the patt q
the justice was s not allowed .aG Iit
brother remained on watch durinir, tht
night. About 2 clock he drove him
out Of the house, and grabbing an az
returned, himself, with the intention
Of numbering his vile and children Mr.
Ehrett broke Into the house and seized
him, and then began one Of tho lnosl
deadly struggles ever. known between
men, brothers or otherwige. Fortunatel,
Mr. SEhrett was naturally the superior O
the maniac in physical power, but TIM
latter's fcondition seemed to y endop
him with the strength 5of IA giant b I'll,
struggle ragged in the house; in the al
lent night long sprotracted and ter
rife, between two painting and breath
less men, one without reason; determ,
ined to hurt the othersdividedy betweer
the instinct totpreserve the lives Of limo
rant paonln N - 4 %L ,uI =,