The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-10
STATE PRESS aLEANINGl

p4hAS ENEsoo
The Falrmont postotIlce contest pre-
scented some very perpleXlng questions
and was one of the most difficult Of snlu'
tion OF any in the state, All the appll-
cants were worthy men and prominent In
the politics of their community The
sentlnel's sympathies were naturally
with Brother Powell and would have
been glad to have had the opportunity
to extend its congratulations TO the able
Fairmont editor an securing the APP
poIntment, Powell stands well with his
party and will yet be remembered In
some substantial way.-Graeton Sentl-
mel
1t Is customary at the dances given the
patients of the hospital for the male at
tendants to select female inmates as
partners, and vice versa with female at
tendants, The usual weekly dance was
given at the hospital Thursday night,
and an amusing incident occurred. One
OF the new male attendants wished to
participate In a quadrille and in COM
pllance with the rules of the institution,
selected as a partner young lady whom
he thought was an inmate. The young
lady in question was an attendant, but
supposed the young man to be an in
mate. The couple danced the set
through, each thinking the other insane,
and now the laugh is on them.-WestOn
World,
Joseph Samuel Heck, Baltimore &
Ohio freight brakeman, was instantly
killed at Patterson's creek few miles
east of Cumberland yesterday afternoon,
about half past l. His train had stopped
to take water and as he climbed off to
turn the water on at the pen stock he
stepped on the east bound track and was
struck by No. G coming east. His re-
mains were picked up and taken to Cum
berland and brought to this city last
night on No. 46. He was the oldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Heck. of North
High street-Martinsbu World.
Wool In Morgan county is now selling
at q cents per pound. Last year ana for
several years past, while the Wilson bill
was In operation, wool in this county
brought only 10 and u cents per pound.
It's that Mckinley prosperity which was
promised the farmers.-MorEan Messen-
ger.
on Christmas eve. fnrty-hve years ago,
the laying of the last rail In the last sec
ton of the track on the main line of the
Baltimore & Ohio took place. The event
occurred at u small station known as
Rosby's Rock few miles east Of
Moundsville, w. Va. Since then that
spot has been numbered among the HIS
torlc points along the route. Travellers
on the swiftly passing trains seldom
notice the immense rock which marks
the spot.
The occasion is held In pleasant men,
DRY by all railroad men, although many
who witnessed It have passed away. The
ceremony Is described by an eye-wlt-
ness:
after the last rail had been fixed in
Its place Mr. Carr the superintendent,
made the following short address to his
men: we have now laid the last bar OF
the long line Of railroad which connects
the Chesapeake Bay and the waters Of
the Ohio, and call upon all to give three
cheers for our president, Thomas Swan
and three more for our chief engineer,
Benjamin II. Latrobe. May they both
live to make many morn connections of
the western waters and the seaboard.'
The cheers were most heartily given by
the large united parties OF track layers.
and then the hills once more resounded to
three more for Roseberry Carr, ST. This
done, the men, tired with n hard days
service. retired 10 their camp"
The rock Is the property Of the railroad
company. on each Decoration Day II Ia
covered with flowers, MS are the old SOL
dler's graves, How the rock came to be
In the position II Is cannot be coniec-
tured, 1t stands In field by itself. A
claim n that II Ia n mctcorc rock, and its
fall Embedded II n great distance I'm the
earth. On all Sides of Il are names and
hlcroglyphIca cut by vstors.-James A.
SlgaGoosc In Epworth Herald