The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-14
STATE NOTES.

uCclue0L oCCutF6u ~ tue Shmueu uu
Gauley on Tuesday Of last week, 0ne
Of the coIoEed walters at the hotel came
into tho possession OF 3S.calibEe re-
volver several days ago which he ex-
hibited on every occasion and was in
imminent risk Of shooting himself or
some one else. The expected happen.
ed. He was handling the revolver in o
careless manner and it was accidentally
discharged, the ball entering the leg OF
a white girl, by thenama OF Belle Petty,
a chambermaid, making a terrible
wound. Several physicians probed
several hours for the ball but enable to
locate it. They fear that it has entered
the bone and that the limb will have 70
DO amputated, as blood poison is liable
to occur,
Benz. Herold OF PocahoHtas county,
w, Va, q tramp, aged seventy, well
known in Highland, Bath, Allegheny
and PeRdletoR counties, was killed by
locomotive. at Parkersburg, w, Va,
Before the war he was one OF the rich
est men in Pocahontas, largely engaged
in farming, stock raising and distilling,
He was known far and wide for his
merciless lashing OF his negroes. He
finally, some fifteen years ago, broke,
and has spent much OF his time since
running about PoCahontas annoying
people who had bought his property,
His children moved west since the war
and often sent him money to live on,
but he spent 1t all feeling lawyers to OK.
anime records, papers, aud the like to
see il he could not get his property back.
1t is no longer the F. NJ. and 7, but
the Pittsburg, Morgantown and Fair
mont railroad, the directors OF the frat
named and those Of tho State Line road
having met here on Tuesday and per-
fected u consolidation, The State Line
extends fIom Uniontown, Pa, to the
West Virginia line. The road will be
ready for traffic and travel about the
first OF November, when two passenger
trains will run daily from Pistsburg to
either Grafton or Clarksburg.-FGirHlont
West Nr9iHian,
Two men named Fax Duval and
Victor Kenna undertook to "do up" the
keeper OF one OF those peculiar water
crafts which are to DO found near all
oil fields on the Ohio, at Sistersviiie on
Wednesday morning. The keeper,
whose name is Craig, did not like their
proceedings and so took q hand him
self, with the result that Duval was
shot through the shoulder and Kenna
through the right arm and side,-S.
MaryS Oracle.
Lewis county is 70 years old, that is,
it is that length OF time since the Gen
eral Assembly OF Virginia passed the
act creating tho county. Hon. A. A.
Lewis and DR.. W. ]. Bland, it is said,
were at the time fathers Of the Senate
and House Of Delegates, having attain
ed that distinction by long and con-
tinued service in the two branches Of
the legislature. WESTON Democrat.
Taylor county horses arc distinguish
ing themselves among the thorough
breds in the east. Last Monday Hon.
John McGraw's highly bred mare, Ban
ME Mansfield, won the opening race at
five furlongs, in fast time, beating
good field OF ten horses.-GrGttoa
Leader.
The Baltimore american says: "There
is a man in Shepherdstown, W. Va,
who could DO veritable Brutus, II the
occasion ever arose. He ia the mayor
OF the town, and the other day fined
himself for allowing his COW to run at
large, in violation Of the towns ordt-
nance"
W.. ]. Fast, OF Cherry run, Taylor
county, picked from two-acre lot 205
gullons Of raspberries. He planted the
field two or three years ago, with the
above result. They brought him thirty
five TO fifty cents per gallon, makinga
handsome yield from 80 small amount
OF ground. -.
The Pocahontas Times says the con.
tract for building new court house
and Jail for that county at Marlinton
was awarded by the county court, at its
recent session, to the Manly Manufac.
turing Company, of Dalton, Ga, at
S,4S3, to be paid for in installmcnts.
The work OF building the Roaring
Crock & Buckhannon railroad which
will be feeder to the, West Virginia
Central, will be rushed forward at once,
under the direction Of Mr.. Dilley, chief
engineer. The length OF this road is
about thirty miles.-Elsins NeUs.
Col. r. E. Fast, OF the First re giment
West Virginia national guards, will be
married on the l4tn OF September to
Miss Virginia McLane, OF Steubenville,
Ohio.
Some miscreant tempered with tho
harness on the horse OF Frank E. Wat.
son, Of Fairmont, causing the animal TO
run away. Mr.. Watson was thrown
from his buggy and almost killed.
After being published twenty years
without change OF ownership tho Hunt
ington Commercial has suspended publi-
cation because OF tho i'll health Of the
editor, Mr.. w. A. Gibson.
The faculty of the conference semi
nary at Buckhannon will remain un.
changed for the next year. all the old
teachers retaining their places.
Summer Weakness
Al lLot k;.oJ fanl;nn loss ~ nnnot;to