The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-21


logs have come out in the present rise on
Twelve Pole river, and there are ut least
5000 more on their way down the
stream. tits said there is now in Twelve
Pole about $4,000 worth of timber Of
different kinds" The timber output Of
the Twelve Pole region is only a fraction
OF the entire output Of the State. The
forests OF West Virginia are yielding
magnificent fortunes to the men who
are developing them.
Near Bowman's Mill on Lee Creek, in
Wood county, one day this week, Car
Teton Bowman lost valuable horse,
and another sustained severe injuries.
Tho two horses were hitched to a wagon
and were being driven by young son
Of Mr.. Bowman. When near the mill
they took fright at something or other,
became unmanageable and ran OF into
the creek. The driver jumped in time
to save himself, but one Of the horses
was swept away and drowned and the
other was only gotten out after the most
strenuous exertions and after being
badly used up. The wagon and contents
were also lost. 9'e
Austin Shif1lett and Frank Lowther,
who bad been languishipg in Jail for
some time upon a charge Of burglary,
made their escape Tuesday night. Some
one had furnished them with heavy
iron bar and with that they burned a
hole through the floor, and then made
their exitthrough IN aperture occasioned
by the removal Of stone from the foun.
dation. Jehu johnson, who is confined
in Jail, refused to take advantage Of the
opportunity afforded for escape. He gays
the work Of burning the hole through
the floor was carefully carried on and
the evidences 80 adroitlv hid that it was
impossible to detect it.-Glenrille Signal.
The Rayenswood Mews has the follow
ing: R. E. Park is prosperous farmer
living just above town, and recently had
in his employ domestic by the name Of
Henrietta Cooler, whose weight is OF
the Sullivan class, and disagreement
was had between them relative to wages
she was to receive when Mr.. Park gave
her walking papers to her and told her
to get of OF his place, which she refused
to 10, when he took hold OF her and at
tempted to forcibly eject her, and she
says Mr.. Park hit her q lick on the fore
head, while he says he didn't think he
struck her at al, but could have knocked
her down had he felt 80 disposed.
The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie corps Of
evil engineers have reached point on
the west eide two miles this side Of
Point Marion. For several weeks there
has been strong talk that the Pittsburgh
Il Lake Erie road, better known as the
Mckeesport & Bellevernon, was going
to dive into West Virginia. Authorities
Of the road being asked If such be their
intentions have answered nfllrmatiyely.
We have b,fore. told Of the proposed
route into the coal and timber fields Of
the State. The engineering party is now
on that same route and will reach West
Morgantown within q few days. From
here they will proceed up the river to
Fairmont, and from, there contest for q
route up the West Fork aud on through
the center OF the State. It must be re.
membered that the road in question is
the property Of the Vanderbilts and that
they do what they say they will. In
Pittsburgh the report Is that this road is
to DO built and rolling stock put on
within the next eight months. /, There
never seemed to DO more confidence in
aprospective railroad than in this one.
-Ndrydntotrn Metz Dominion. 41i