The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-05
THRouGH THE STATE.
Newsy Items Cleaned from State Il
changes.

The ages otslS brothers named Prick
ett, in Marion county, aggregate 46O
years,
Tho name of the postofIice at Nicholas
Court House has been changed to sum
mersville.
The question of incorporating the
town OF Parsons, Tucker county, has
carried by large majority.
Photographic vlews OF historical
scenes i'll and around Charlestown, JET
ferson county, have been sent to the
Worlds Fair,
The Greenbrier presbytery is looking
for location for a Presbyterian school
for boys. Ronceyerte aud Anderson are
both bidding for it.
The increase this year over last year
in the shipment OF coal over the Ohesa'
peGke & Ohio from the Poeahontas re-
gion was l7S,O0O tons.
A little black dog six years old, be-
longing to Walter Hays, OF Morgan.
town, has killed, says his owner, 1886
rats during his lifetime.
Rev. Richard II. Macon, who has been
rector OF the Episcopal church in Union,
Monroe county, since 1875, died ~
Warm Springs, Va, on May 20.
A heavy shower OF toads fell in Bran.
we'll last week. Early Sunday morning
tho ground was literally covered with
them, the little things hopping in every
direction.
Tho work OF constructing the new
Masonic Hall at Bramwell is progress
ing nicely, and when completed it will
be one OF the handsomest structures OF
the kind in that part OF the state.
A sad occurrence was the burning OF
Joseph Melbauer's child and his resi-
dence near Pennaborro Tuesday. The
origin of the fire is not known, The
child was about nine months old. Not
a thing was saved.
A man named Campbell shot his
father.in-law, James Richardson, at
Cross Lanes, Kanawha county, last
week. Three balls entered Richardson's
body, one through the lungs, and his
chances OF recovery arc very slight.
Mrs. Hott, wife OF David q. Hott, Of
Sherman District, eavo birth TO three
male children on Saturday last, AT last
accounts they were all living and doing
we'll, as was their mother,-Hampshire
RevieW.
The immigration agent OF the Norfolk
& Western railroad has purchased a
small farm at Coyner Springs, near
Roanoke, Va, and proposes establish
ing on 1t some German or Swiss truck
farmers, who are expected to atrlve be-
fore long.
A new town has been located in Brax'
ton county at the mouth OF Holly river,
about ten miles above Sutton, on Elk
river, which bids fair to become q place
OF considerable Importance. 1t will be
called Byrne, and will be the centre oi
great lumber region.
A Mcdowell county man comes for
ward with the startling information that
fish spend great deal OF their time
sleeping. He says he has known this
to DO a fact for a long time, and he has
often seen them in sunny pool oi
water enjoying nice afternoon maps.
W, H. Cary attempted to kill Robert
McNaull, ut Ronceverte, on May 23, and
would have succeeded had not Nc
NaulPs father caught the pistol as the
trigger was pulled, his thumb being
mashed by tho descending hammer
Gary was arrested aud lodged in Lewis
burg jail.
The South Branch Inteliigsncer o.
this place, which was established by
Major Wm. Harper, nearly three-quar
ters Of century ago, and edited by his
widow, Mrs. SGllie Harper, since hit
death, has been sold to joint stock
company organized for the purpose. @
D. Poland will manage the affairs Of the
paper for the new corporation.-Hdmp
Stire Review.
W. b. McGregor, of Fairmont, aocre
tary OF the West Virginia sunda,
school association, desires the names o
every superintendent and secretary o.
Sunday schools in West Virginia, 81
that he can furnish them with u copy o
the minutes OF the state Sunday school
convention, recently held in Clarks
burg, and also to open up correspond
enCe with them tor future work.
Lieut.. Robert NJ. G. Brown, Of tht
United States navy, who Ia native o
Kingwood, and who did such noble
work in saving lives in the Samoa storm
some yeara ago, has been promoted b!
tho President TO lieutenant commands
In tho navy. Mr.. Brown has man!
friends hero and throughout tho stat,
who will be pleased to know that he ha
been promoted and that West Vir1inia'
noble son Is climbing up the ladder o
promotion and that his services ar
recognized. d.-Prest0a County Journal
The Mcdowell Recorder records th,
following freak Of nature: Dry Forl
and Jacobs Fork have widely separated
heads, but eventually meet. They ar
separated by ridge, and latterly by
ledge OF rocks. On Jacobs Fork, at thi
ledge, is located q mill which Is opOrntet
by tho water from Dry Fork. Dry Forl
10 considerably higher than Jacob
Fork, and tho water runs through
channel in the ledge to tho mill, th
fall being such as to give itan oxcellen
head This is probably tho only in
stance IN Tho country where mill OF
one stream is operated by tho water 0
another
Tho stockholders OF tho i. NJ. & 7
railroad company mot in Fairmont, !
considerable amount OF business wa
transacted and tho meeting thon nd
juurned 10 meot at tho snmo place OIL
August s, 1893, whom tho proposition
will bo considered to consolidate tho i
NJ. 4 =. with the State Limo road,
Pennsylvania corporation. Tho direct
ors Of tho \. NJ. & I. increased the Capl
tai stock OF that road $3,OOO0O0 an
honda will bu cold 70 TINT amount.