The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-11
THROUGH THE STATE.
Items and Events of Interest Cleaned
lI@t from Our Exchanges. ST.

.lEe from Our Exchanges.
Tho Williamson Mining and Manu-.
featuring Company, OF which Major
J. c. Anderson, Of Wheeling, and John
q. Dickinson, Of Charleston, are lend.
ing spirits, will build town nj tho
mouth OF Pond river, Logan county,
where tho n. & W. will make tho end
OF division OF the line now being con.
structed, by establishing manuiuctur.
ing enterprises and selling town lots to
persons who will reside there. Tho
place Is named Williamson, A town
has already been laid of and q great
many lots sold. Fifty new houses have
been built and stores and other con.
ccerns'are now on tho ground, includ.
ing q newspaper. Tho securing OF
factories has been successful in 10
much rs contracts have been made
with tho owners OF several wood work.
ing concerns to locate there.
Tho Huntington Herald says: Some
tlme ago tho United States authorities
arrested q girl some distance above
liamlin, Lincoln county, named Nc.
Clure, for elicit distiling, and she was
taken before commissioner Mt Charles.
ton, and gave bond for her appearance
IN the sum OF one thousand dollars. Her
brother is now wanted. but dcfes arrest
like his sister, and says he'll massacre
amy ono that comes to take him. Tho
lad will be pinchod, however, between
this and next Wednesday, and 1t won't
takc regiment OF soldiers to do it,
either, Mr.. Mcclure Is wanted and
must come to time. The place where
McClure, who IL about thirty, lives Is
on tho edge OF Boone county, and is q
very rough place, situated on Slab
creek.
Miss Ona Reynolds and Mr.. Charles
McCroskey, both young lovers Of Fudge
creek, near Ona, up tho G. & O., wanted
to marry, but the old folks objected
An elopcment was agreed upon, and
Tuesday evening Miss Ona disappeared
suddenly Trombone. When her mother,
who had been suspicious for day, dis
covered that her daughter was gone,
she started in pursuit, and tho clippers
were at tho station at Ona when they
saw the old lady coming. They started
to foot it to Guyandottc, which place
they reached early enough Wednesday
morning to catch the early Ohio River
train for Gallipolis, Ohio, where they
secured licerse and were married.
Huntington Times.
OncHday last week Joseph Grow, OF
Llttieton, Wetzel county, who carried
the mail between that place and Net
tie Hill, Penn, was found dead in his
cart on thcroad. On the day Of his
death Grow went from Littleton to
Freeport with the mail and was very
much intoxicated. Instead OF going on
to his destination after passing Frccport
short distance he returned to that
place and reported the carrier from the
other end had failed to meet him, and
started on his return trip to Littleton.
a short distance out he was found sit
ting in his cart stone dcad.-.Noryantown
Dominion.
A man in the employ NJ. II. Chap.
man, the railroad contractor MS black
smith, left the camp on Laurel creek
last Sunday and not returning search.
was instituted and on Wednesday his
dead body was found in Laurel creek.
Another employc OF Mr.. Chapman was
supposed to be with the drowned man
and as he has since left and has not
been seen foul play is suspected Both
men are believed to have been drink
ing. The body was not removed and
Justice was sent for to hold an inquest.
The drowned man was 4 German
Brarton Democrat
\ pail OF gloom lowered over Nor
gantown the day after Christmas, caused
by the sudden and terrible death OF
James NJ. Wingor, only child OF Daniel
S. Winger, the cigarmaker OF this place.
Near the noon hour OF tho day (Docem-
Der 2G) the now deceased entered the
Z elevator OF tho Victor Mills Company
to hunt Mr.. Kaiser, the mill manager,
i. to deliver telegram. No one was in
the elevator at the time, and in de-
sccnding to an upper floor Mr.. Wigncr
was caught by the end OF shaft OF the
machinery and whirled around several
times, breaking his leg in several
places, also his neck, and crushed in his
side.-llorgantown Post.
The Putnam Democrat reports that a
cold bloodcd murder occurred ut St.
Adams last Tuesday. Bill Lacy met
'Lish' Trim with Min Smith, dis
reputable woman, who. by the way, is
well remembered by some OF the Win
field boys, and tried to release her from
the custody OF said Trim. Being unable
to do SO Lacy drew revolver and killed
his man.
On last Wednesday morning us pas
senger train No. 8 was descending the
grade west OF Terra Alta en- unknown
man was struck and instantly killed.
The accident occurred near Amblcrs-
Z burg, and the unfortunate victim was
man OF medium height, fair complex
ion dark mustache and one OF his fin
gers had been amputatcd.
We learn that no moro track will be
laid on tho new road to Gauley river
this winter. The track has been laid TO
within about three miles OF the railroad
bridge below the mouth OF Holly. The
force, We arc informed, will go to Buck
hannon river, whore como track is to be
laid, and will return here in the sp-ing
and resume work. -BraTton Democrat.
The body OF Henry Rock, a D. & o.
brakeman, was found along tho railroad
tracks at Neverton the dag after
Christmas. 1t is believed by some that
he was murdered, as he had been in q
/. quarrel q short while before. Ilo was
from AIartinsburg, whore no leaves q
wife and little child.-Shephrdstown
Register.
Some unknown tlcnd put lot OF GRO
ton oil in the water bucket at tho
Beech Grove, Cabell county, church
while big revival was in progress. A
number OF people drank from the buck
ct and the meeting ended in confusion.