The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-15
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Joe Brown, colored, OF He~dgesville,
was arraigned before Justice t. Z.
Byers yesterday charged with swear
ing on the Sabbath. He was found
guilty and fined 81 and costs, which is
all the law would permlt.-Martinsburs
World.
One day recently a covey OF quail
were frightened out OF the woods near
town and took refuge in the gardens
and lots In town, where their calls
could be heard for several hours. Many
OF the birds We're SO frightened that In
Aging struck oyerhanging trees and
even flew into houses and were dis
abled,-Morgantown Post.
Hon. A. c. scherr Informs us that
he ,has more orders than he Fan fill,
especially for the choice all-wool blank
cts for which his mill Is so Justly eel
ebrated. 1t will take him some months
to manufacture the goods already or
dered. He would run night and day II
he had an extra set OF trained hands,
Keyser Echo.
o. p. Hoff. OF Hall, had a bunch of
cattle for which he could get only s36
a head last fall. He kept them one
. year, and a few days ago he sold the
cattle for 5000 a head, Some people
say there Is no reality in the talk of
Mckinley prices, but II would be very
hard to convince Mr.. Hoft that there Is
nothing in em.-Philippi Republican.
At no time within the recollection Of
old farmers has there bhen such a dis
a~strous, long-contlnued drought at this
season OF the year as this one, which
cost the producers of West Virginia
thousands OF dollars. In the Interior of
the state away from the largest streams
the farmers are driving their cattle
miles to water. The flour and grist
mills in this section that are run by
water have been idle for several weeks.
The grass has dried up, withered,
brown and dusty. Corn In some sec
lions has been literally burned and
withered on the cob, and even the fod-
der has been so badly burned and
spoiled by the dust that 1t will be of
little or no use as eed.-1Hinton Repub-
lican.
on Wednesday 66 head OF cattle, aver
aging 1900 pounds, were shipped from
this point. consigned to Sibert Bros,
at Hagerstown. They were bought OF
Samuel Rees. Yesterday John p. la
ger, OF Petersburg, shipped about $50
hogs east. Parker & Smith. Of Peters
burg, shipped one load OF hogs yester'
day to Washington C. H., o. j. II.
O'Neal, of Fayette county, Pa, bought
of ]. p, Arnold & Son 90 head of cattle,
averaging over 400 pounds. They went
yesterday. The same party shipped
Yesterday from Deer Park three car
loads Of cattle. which he bought OF
Thompson & Wilson, On Tuesday j.
r. Miley, OF Hardy county, shipped 10
Philadelphia $40 head Of sheep.-Key-
ser Tribune.
Speaking of the recent soldiers re-
union at Marllnton. the Pocohontas
Times CLOVIS over the feast spread, as
eoIlows: We had dinner to burn. A
two-horse team could not have hauled
away the lunch left. There were eight
large boxes unopened; and there eve
was as large crowd as well fed, con-
sidering that everything was done awaV
from the haunts of men. Five thous-
and people In the woods on the shores
Of Knapp's creek. This situation in
bible times was appalling. Five thous-
and people, who had each taken a hur-
ried breakfast by candle ligh. on a
frosty morning. came on about nine
hours afterward to be fed. And It was
no soup house repast either. Every
man there had a dozen different dell
cacIes spread before him. There was
roast beef, ham cured to perfection,
chicken, turkey. roast pig, roast pork,
mutton. duck; the best butter In the
world, the whitest bread, pickles galore,
"spread," cakes without end. Four
hundred feet Of tablecloth was spread
,,Ithont making a serious reduction OF