The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-08

birds on the list OF those that are habi-
ttnts here,
Rev. j.. NJ. Peters, of the Southern NJ,
i. church at Wayne U. H., eloped with
Miss Belle Christy to Ironton, Ohio,
last week, where they were married.
Tho expenses OF the West Virginia
deaf and blind asylum, at Romney, for
tie past two years amounted to SU0735.
The attendance embraced lOrty-eight
deaf males andtifty-six females; twenty
one blind males and twenty-nine fe-
males.
Miss Claude Golf, of Beverly, has in
her possession a silver badge which is
said to have pren worn AZ the %inaugura-
ton Of President Washington. The
badge is about the size OF II silver dol.
lar and has u mirror on one side and
the picture of Washington on the other
A biography OF the late Rev, John
McElhenney, d. D., OF Monroe county,
is in course Of preparation by his grand
daughter, Miss Rose Fry, and will be
ready for the press by the first OF June.
1t is her purpose to publish this book
by subscription and only a definite
number will be printed,
Paris Lester, n young school teacher
Of Echo, SAYS tho Wayne Negs, has
beaten all records in the way OF putting
in time in his profession. Since the
first Monday in August, 1891, he has
only missed one week out Of the school
room, and that was the week that he
attended the teachers institute last
year.
A most shocking accideu. occurred at
the steam tannery OF Eacrui brls,,
Buckhaunon, Wednesday afternoon, by
which an employe named Carson was
injured and died a few hours afterwards.
Hewas caught in the elevator and horrl-
bly, crushed about the head, He was a
married man and lived near j, W.
Hardesty's,
Tho Webster Echo says that the
farmers Of that county generally are
preparing to put out larger crops OF
corn this spring than ever before, in
fact 1t looks like q spirit OF enterprise
has overtaken our people. And the
same may DO said Of Braxton, says the
Democrat, Ii farmers stick to their
farms times will DO better in BraXton
next year than at any time since the
railroad was built.
Miss Patty Wilson, youngest daush-
ter OF the late ]. L. Wilson, and niece
OF Hon. VIM. 1. Wilson, who lives with
her mother at Summit Point, Jefferson
county, went to sleep Sunday, the 10th
ult., and all efforts to awaken her prov
ed utterly futile, until Sunday the 2Srd,
when she awakened naturally, and
seemingly we'll, except, possibly, a little
weak. Physicians were constantly in
attendance, electric batteries were APP
piled with the current at its maximum,
but the profound sleep or stupor con-
tinued, us above stated.
The Wellsburg Herald makes the fol-
lowing timely suggestions to farmers
which they will do we'll to heed: Is
there any good excuse for the farmers
being "hard up" when their products
are in such demand Mt such good prices T?
True, wheat and wool may be low in
price, but might not some OF tho ground
DO worked to better advantage? II
there was less wheat and wool in the
market, would not the prices for those
staples naturally rise in proportion to
their scarcity2 Good beef 1t is almost
impossible to get and good country
butter is scarce at from % to So cents
per pound, while farmers allow worth.
less limitations to be- sold for good COW
butter. Would not n little more pasture
for cattle, for beef and diary purposes,
with q little OF the time and attention
now devoted to tho surplus raising OF
wheat and wool, devoted to diary and
beef interests, insure very greatly to the
ADVANTAGE Of the farmer? Gould not
butter making be established as Il regu-
lar branch Of farm industry instead Of n
mere means of disposing Of the surplus
milk or us task devolving upon the
women foIks2 Such u change would at
least DO appreciated by dependent Gus.
toners in town.