The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-21
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Matters OF Interest Cleaned from West
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military trimming Is 10 DO lnstlIuleu
at Marshall College, in Huntington, by
tho principal, Prof, Thomas ii. Hodges,
who is IN enthusiastic military man.
A Morgan county hunter recently
killed two wildcats on Cacapon noun
tains, and Tucker county man, during
n hunt OF two days, cGptu red seven
ground hogs and ten coons.
The Pocahontas Times says that there
are negroes in that county who believe
that there is bill before Congress TO
deprive them OF their suffrage, and that
the newspapers are suppressinG it.
Frank Stroman, eldest son of Mr.. w.
S. Stroman, OF Union, Monroe county,
was fatally injured by Jumping from n
west-bound freight tram about two
miles west OF Anderson, November II,
about $50 o'clock.
A fire at Meadow Greek, Summers
county, on Friday night, November 8,
destroyed the stores OF Quinn & Quinn
aud L. b. Beasley, and the postoiiice.
The loss OF Quinn q Quinn is 81, 500,
half covered by insurance. BeasIey's
loss is 1000, upon which there Is no in
surauce.
Mr.. J. c. MCGraw, Of Harper's Ferry,
has qualified as administrator OF his
father, the late James McGraw, in Il
bond to the amount OF 100000. The
estate is estimated at Sl65.010. This is
probably the largest bond for personal
estate ever accepted in this county
Farmers Advocate.
The railroad which is proposed to
build from Addison to Centralia will be
about twenty miles in length. 1t will
follow the Elk river in the main, and
will pass through valuable timber for
ests and coal fields. The road will con-
meet at Addison, where the Webster
Salt Springs are, with the W. Va. Il P.
railway system. 1t is said the road will
be completed by next fall.
The town OF Pickens, Randolph
county, has already population OF 200
The large mills are in active operation.
An industry for the manufacture Of
cigar boxes is running in connection
with the lumber plant, and is proving
quite an enterprise. Three stores, two
good hotels, barber shop, news
stand, large town hall, restaurant
and other indications OF rapid growth
are 10 be seem Webster Echo.
Last week, as a would-be groom was
going home he lost his marriage license,
but did hot notice his loss until he got
to the home OF his bride to be. Reach
ing in his inside pocket for the license,
he found it missing, and, riding back,
discovered it being devoured by large
hog in the middle of the highway. A
chase OF half mile released the license,
but the porker had left his marks, hay
ing eaten three pieces out of it.-uOr-
gdnt0lCn Post.
Mrs. Rose Fleming. of Fairmont,
whose daughter was killed by stone
rolling off the hill above the South Side.
Pittsburgh, and crushing her head as
| she sat in q seat on moving train on
the Panhandle couple Of years ago,
brought suit against the company AID
gained it in the county court. but the
supreme court, sitting at Pittsburgh
the other day, handed down an opinion
reversing the finding OF the lower court.
-MorgdntolCn Dominion.
A case OF smallpox made its appear
ance at Bridgeport, Harrison county,
the first OF the week. The victim OF the
| disease 10 Miss Goodie. daughter of
John G. johnson. Miss johnson, with
several OF her friends, returned from
the worlds fair last week and she is
supposed to have contracted the dis
ease there. Mr.. JohnsoDs house has
been auarantined and tho members Of
the family with several other persons
have been vacclnated. The precautions
that arc being taken will doubtless pre-
vent further progress OF the contagious
disease.
Last Friday while q number OF men
were attaching the pipe running to
Weston from the Big Isaac gas well, to
the main line near the well, the pipe in
which they we're making bend broke
under the heavy pressure Of the gas. A
man named Williams was struck by the
strong current OF gas and hurled against
the regulator building. There was n
fire near the building and the gas was
ignited by this. Williams was severely
burned on the back and hips and very
severely injured but may re cover. The
| flames communicated with the regulator
building and it was entirely destroyed.
The Buckhannon Delta says: An at
tempt to break Jail was made one night
last week, but was frustrated by officers
Post and Hunter. For some time the
officers have suspected that George
Wright would attempt to break jail.
Their suspicious first being directed to
him by Charles Ferrell and two young
men, who occupy an adjoining cell to
him. They agreed to give an alarm,
should they learn OF anything Of i'm
portanct. Last Thursday night the
alarm was heard, and the officers going
to the jail. found smoke pouring out OF
Wright's cell. Upon going inside, it
was found that he had attempted to
burn a hole through the floor. under
his bed, aud then dig his way out, but
was frustrated in the manner described.
There is man named Mcmillan, an
inmate of the Weston insane asylum,
who is a peculiar fellow. He is an I'M
beetle OF very ordinary appearance, but
is endowed with most remarkable
memory. He can begin with Washing
ton and narrate almost every historic
circumstance attending the life and
death Of every President down to
Cleveland. He enters into the minutest
details, and is q veritabfe encyclopedia
of information, so far as biographical
history is concerned. By the aid OF his
rare faculty no repeats the most
lengthy marriage ceremony line for
line as it is laid down in the books, and
recites the masterpieces Of the great
poets without single error or omts.
sion.
The shipping of West Virginia coke
to the silver mining regions OF Mexico