The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-01
value 10 the "River City" and the
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value 10 the "Rivcr City" and the
cOunty.-PrtstOn County Journal.
Tho work OF widening tho, gauge Of
the Grafton and Grccnbrier railroad Is
progressing reasonably well. Tho staMl-
ard gauge track Is now laid to within
about two miles OF this place, and the
rails are distributed TO within about
one.half milo OF the depot The
work will be pushed forward rapidly
from this time forward, audit will not
DO long ere yoll may get aboard the cars
ut Grafton and land IN Beverly without
changc,-Ihaippi Republican.
Tho Weston RcpuJiican tcllsthis prot
ty story. Little Prudence McClrlland,
granddaughter Of tho late ". t. Arm.
old, who was sitting Mt the dinner table,
said: Grandma, give mo some butter"
Her mother, with rcproving look,
said: "Pruc, you must ask moro polite.
ly for tho things you want" whoreupon
she said: "please, dear grandma, give
INC some butter, for Jesus Chrises sake,
amcn."
Robert Dottcrnl' OF Webster county,
Is hero attending court. lIc has in his
possession Il bloody tomahawk, which
was found by his grandfather, Isaac
Gregory, where Weston now stands, OH
the site OF the scene OF the murder OF
the West family, whose log cabin stood
where the West Virginia Hospital Tor
the Insane now stands.-PdrkeraJIry
Daily StGtc Journal.
We were shown, few days since, M
elegant gold medal granted in Paris,
France, to Mr.. lIamrck as testimonial
OF the merits Of his system OF ombalm-
ing. 1t seems that Mr.. llamrick did
not take out a patent on his invention
in France, and tho process OF embalm-
Ing invented by him was made public
property there, hence tho medal
Philippi Republican.
S. G. Dodri!l, Of Webster county,
lately cut Il poplor tree from which he
got seven twclve.foot logs, tho top end
Of tho last log measuring forty-four
inches. S. L. lTandwick, in tho same
county, cut poplar containing 1873
feet OF lumber, and i, A. Harris got six
twelvc-ioot and one sixtecn-foot log
from one trec.-TpgaH'S Valley McwS.
United States civil service cxamina-
tions will be held in Martinsburg, W.
Va, on March 8, 1892. Departmental
tall branchcs) service. Railway mail.
No person can be examined who has
not previously filed an application on
blank which may be obtained by writ
ing to the United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington D. c.
Davis is little over six years old.
She has a population OF 1000, q free
mail delivery and n Presidential post
office. 1t is chuck full OF business men
who keep things on move. 1t does
not require large posters, newspaper
puff and tho like to make her 20, and it
takes 4 hustler 10 down it for its age
Davis City Times.
Mr.. i. C. Washington, OF Charles
town, on "Wednesday las. made an as
signment for the benefit OF all his cred
itors, without priority. The liabilities
will not exceed the assets. Mr.. Forrest
w. Brown is the trustee, and is now. 60
ing over the books with the view OF as
containing the exact situation.
Col. /. V. Johnson, OF Barbour coun-
ty, is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for auditor.
The output OF coal and coke in the
Fairmont region last week was 22,42l
tons. - N'''A'a $3.50