The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-06
THRoudH THE STATE.
Toms and Events Of Interest GlcaHe'
from our Exchanges.

from Our AikchnnSess
A military company is being organ
lied at Keyser.
A mid Is being mnde on the illegal
liquor traffic in jackson county.
The glorious Fourth was generally
observed throughout the state-at some
places on more extensive scale than
usual.
The body OF the man killed at New
burgSundayo of last week has beenidenti-
fled as Colonel Lot Bowen, a prominent
Republican politician Of sycamore,
Harrison county. Colonel Bowen was
pioneer in his party, being u delegate
to the first Republican convention ever
held.
One day last week q rattlesnake came
into the yard of Thomas Hellems at
Gap Mills and crawled into q bucket.
Mr.. Hellems' little daughter, child OF
ten years, killed it. The snake was
three and one-half feet in length
Monroe Watchman.
F. A. Parsons. OF the engineer corps,
had his hand blown oil last Friday by a
premature explosion of dynamite. 1t
was so terribly lacerated that it had to
be amputated at the wrist. MIR. Par
sons being well known and universally
respected, 1t goes without saying that
he has the, heartfelt sympathy Of our
people in his misfortune.-Elkins News.
Tip Eliza, a well known citizen Of Dry
Fork, while driving two horse wagon
near Job, last Friday, was thrown for
ward on the doubletree by the wagon
becoming pncoupled, soaring the horses
and causing them to run away. He was
dragged about 100 yards when the team
was stopped. He lived only a few min
utes after being extricated. ELktnS
Netrs.
"Robert Michael, dealer in Confec.
tioneries, ETC." Is the name and style Of
business lately established ut Bridge
Port (river bridge.) The proprietor is
the eleyen.year-old son of Jas. Fl. Mich
ael and is calculated to make his way
in the world Bob started sometime
ago on fifty cents, which he invested in
candy, and by turning this amount over
q number Of times has now quito stock
in confections.--M oOrgiisLd Examiner.
Coal transportation over the West
Virginia Central railroad for week end
ing Saturday, June 20, 1901, was 1892
tons; year to date, 42s,lSO' tons. In
crease over last year of ll9,O05 tons.
Coke transportation over same road for
week, 1854 tons; year to date, 10, l0S
tons. Increase over last year OF 1886
tons. Shipments from Elk Garden
mines Nos. |, 8, 4, 5 and 6, for week
ending June 20, 1891, was Z ,l37 tons;
year TO date, 205,6 tons.
The Daily Gazette, of Charleston, un.
derstands that Judge P. O. Snyder, OF
that place, purchased $500 acres OF land
near Nicholas Court House, four years
ago at a sale for delinquent taxes and
gave 500 for the land. He held it until
last week when he sold it to eastern
capitalists for So. 900, $4,000 cash and
the balance payable in six and twelve
months with interest. The land is val
liable for its timber and minerals and
this was readily seen by the syndicate
who purchased it.
Clarence New, a boy eighteen years OF
age, who killed his father when only
fourteen years old, killed Charles Skid
more, boy of fifteen, at Riverside.
New had a quarrel with boy named
Ditson, and after they had been separa-
ted short time, New started out to
find Ditson with the intention OF killing
him. He mistook Skidmore for Ditson,
and slipping up behind him, crushed
his skull with a loaded whip. New has
6ed.-Martin&bury Independent.
Mrs. Sue E. Bebout, Of Anderson, W.
Va, has written to the Mayor offering
to sell a pet lion to the city for Druid
Hill Park geological collection. Mrs.
Bebout says her lion is OF African de-
scent, is seven months old and is about
the size OF Newfoundland dog, but not
SO wooIly. He was given to her by a
Snowman when the'lion was only three
hours old. The. lion is tame and gen
tie, she says, and sleeps in a bed next
to hers. Mrs. Bebout realizes that she
will soon have to cage her lion, and she
would rather sell it than go to the ex-
pense and care OF the animal afterward.
The Mayor, in his reply, asked Mrs.
Beboutt to fix a price upon her hon.-
Baltimore Sun.
On June 81, James Byrd, son Of Moses
Byrd, a well known citizen Of Kanawha
county, was killed ut picnic near
Charleston by "TatTy" Reveal. Reveal
had accompanied Nick Hatcher, OF
Charleston, to the picnic. Hatcher
started upon the platform to dance
when Byrd tried to prevent him, and a
quarrel ensued. From words they came
to blows and were pounding each other
with their fists, when Reveal undertook
to help his partner out, and threw q
rock at Byrd. 1t struck him full in the
face, tore one eye out, smashed his nose
and knocked him down unconscious,
and he died within a very short time
after the unfortunate affair occurred.
Hatcher and Reveal were both arrested
and placed in jail.
The Martinsbcrg Independent has the
following: In 1870 Jonathan Thatcher
purchased the farm on which his son,
MIR. Jonathan Thatcher, now resides, n
few miles west Of town. At that time
there was growing OH it a small apple
tree about two inches in circumference,
the seed of which must have been
waited and planted by some of the laws
OF the Almighty. Protection was placed
about it and the tree grew and bore a
red apple Of q delicious flavor. It
mover was grated, but gratis from it
arc now doing duty in Iowa, Ohio,
and Missouri. In 1885 Mr.. Jacob
Hoke picked from that tree ll5
bushels OF apples and its fruitage has
always been enormous. For ninety-two
years it met the winter storms and
summer sunshine and gusts, but on
Sunday, June 81, the tree bowed its
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