The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-16
THROUGH THE STATE,
Items and Events of Interest Cleaned
from our Exchanges.

The youngest veteran OF the late war,
according to the Fairmont Inder, is Will
5. Raymond, L prominent attorney OF
that place, and son OF Judge a. L. Hay
mond. He entered the Confederate
service IN 1862, when he was only ten
years old, and was courier on tho staff
OF General John d. Imbodcn, and on
the pay rolls OF the army. To please
the boy and as mark OF especial favor
General 1mbodGn gave him the rank oil
major, and during the sixteen months
he was in the service Will wore the
star OF 4 Confederate major. lie was
furnished with mule and pony and
was employed in delivering orders
among the command. lie was with
lmboden in his campaign in the valley,
followed him to Gettysburg in July,
1868, and participated in that terrible
battle. On his return up the valley,
when yet under eleven years OF age, he
rode i'll one day through the mountains,
forty odd miles from the camp, to see
his mother, who at that time was living
in the mountains OF Augusta county,
Va, feat accomplished by few boys OF
his age.
The Braxton Central has tho follow
ing: NJ. T. Corloy was at Frametown on
Saturday, and while there made ar
rangemcnts with Mr.. Frame to trade
him revolver Tor 4 ritio gun. Saturday
evening Mr.. Corlcy returned to his
home on Duck creek, and on Sunday
morning got out his revolver with tho
intention OF cleaning and Frightening
it up preparatory for the trade. Ills
children were i'll the room with him,
and he playiully pointed the revolver,
which he thought to be unloadcd, at u
thirtcen-year-old daughter and pulled
the trigger. 10 his horror one cham
Der was exploded, the ball striking his
daughter in the temple, passed through
her head and came out on the opposite
side behind the ear. The accident oc.
Cured i'll the morning and the child
died in the afternoon.
Mr.. John May. OF Anthony's Creek
district, Grcenbrier county, was striclS-
en- with paralysis while praying at a re-
vival meeting. which was in progress
near his residence, OH Saturday, the
3lst ult. He repeated the Lords pray.
er and concluded with this invocation:
"Now, o God, l commend myself TO
Thee with" Here lie abruptly broke
oil, andit was discovered that he had
been paralyzed. He never spoke after.
wards, and died on Saturday last, the
9TH inst. lie WAS sevcnty-four years oi
age, and was q well known citizen.
Fritz Yadcr, the Wheeling phenome-
nal gormaadizer, has q rival in r. V.
Glenn. OF Putnam county. lie recently
ate at one meal three dozen soft fried
eggs, twelve small catfish, six bowls OF
vegetable soup, three bananas and drank,
nine cups OF coffee. His weight is 204
pounds. AS 10 where he stores this
great quantity OF food, is not known,
but 4 local philosopher suggests that
his legs must be hollow.
Senator Camden and c. X. Lord, Of
the Baltimore & Ohio, and Hon. John
Brannon, OF Weston, have purchased
the celebrated Webster springs and
will erect costly hotels and cottages on
the grounds, and propose to mako this
one OF the most attractive resorts in tho
country. The water OF these springs is
believed to be the be the best in Amer.
ica.
a riot occurred in saloon in Fair
view, Marion county. last week in
which . number OF oil drillGrs nartici-
pated. Knives and pistols were drawn.
and when officers attempted to make
arrests they were run from the scene.
suminonscs were issued for fifty citi