The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-29

civilized land, the eccentricittes
Of an old man we're graAhed
by Rev, Ireland preaching his
funeral sermon. at Vadis, w. Va, while
the former attended the service. A Mrs.
Carson tainted. The whole programme
from beginning to end was sensational
In the extreme.
The tallest man in Shepherdstown is
six feet nine and one-halt inches in
helghth, His name is John Henry Thorn
as, and he recently came here from
Loudon county, Va, He attracts consid-
cradle attention when he appears on
the streets, and doesn't like the way
people stare at him. He is twenty-seven
years OF age,-Shepherdstown Register.
In speaking Of the insane asylum, the
Weston Democrat publishes the follow
ing interesting figures; 1T cost the state
5000 6 16 for the maintenance OF these
people last year. 1850 barrels of flour
were consumed; 265,51 pounds of beef;
fs,765 pounds Of pork; 1850 pounds of
bacon; 4O,907 pounds of butter; 5,7l6
dozen OF eggs; 1852 pounds of coffee;
$3.50 pounds OF cheese; 1885 pounds OF
lard; 2,69S gallons of syrup; 4,749 pounds
of rice; 57,Sf pounds OF sugar; 2,3iS
pounds of tea; 1855 bushels Of pota-
toes; $1,000 heads OF cabbage; $3.50
gallons of milk. or these articles the
following are daily required; $40 pounds
of beef; 8 barrels OF flour; 100 pounds
Of butter; II bushels OF potatoes; 600
pounds OF cabbage; IA pounds Of SUI
gar; 81 pounds of coffee; s pounds OF
tea. When eggs are served, 1t takes eos
dozen for one meal, Mr., @, L. Topping,
the clerk of the institution, has kindly
furnished us with the quantity of pro-
vision required for THANKSGIVING din
ner Thursday: f20 turkeys; 800 punches
OF celery; Is bushels OF potatoes; AZ
pounds of coffee; As pounds OF butter;
30 gallons OF milk; 125 two-pound loaves
of bread. and 10 or IL bushels Of apples,
In addition to a large quantity of can
ned goods. The number Of inmates to-
day is 9sl; $40 females and AL males,
There are 100 officers and employees con-
nected with the institution"
DR.. Stathers, superintendent OF the
hospital, has hit upon a scheme to ex-
terminate the rats about the building
by offering a premium for each pelt.
Some OF the patients have killed v e
one hundred, and altogether the catch
has reached. several hundred,-Weston
State Times.
If the Pittsburgh Post would revise
Its list OF West Virginia correspondents
and appoint them only after competi-
tive examinations in the art of truth
telling, that paper would stand much
better in this state. Within the past
few weeks unreliable correspondents
have imposed on the Post several
times, and have made that journal,
through Its comments on false news,
through Its comments on false news, ab-
solutely ridiculous. A notable instance
can be cited In the fake report sent TO
the Post that the Bar Association at its
Morgantown meeting declared In favor
of government by injunction, A wild
and woody correspondent wired that
story to the Post, and the every ready
editor Of the Post wrote a comment
that was distinctly uncompllmentarY to
this state, and to the members of the
Bar Association. The statement from
beainning to end was absolutely false,
and OF course the comment was uncall-
ed for. Other equally conspicuous cases
can be mentioned. 1t is these city pa
pers who buy any and all kinds of
news, and not the West Virginia papers
that hurt West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
State Journal.
Bears are very numerous in Green
brier county this year. Mr.. William
Bennett. OF Irish Corner district, found
four in his cornfeld the other day. Mrs.
NJ. p. Farrier's horse was terribly
frightened while that lady was driving
in a buggy near Fairvlew church
north OF Lewisburg. recently by a
bear which was coming up the road.
The antics of the horse frightened
Rruln also and he fled but raj pursued
and killed by Gay Darnell and Lacy
Observation-Disclosures Independent
The Glenville Pathfinder publishes
this letter, which was evidently writ
ten by an obliging postmaster;
Boon County. W. Va, Oct, IS, 1881
Mister Bill Mckinley, President OF the
United States senate, Dear Slr:-Bean
required by the instructions of the
p~ostofice to report quartily, l now fool
MI that pleasant duty by reporting as
follows: We have no harviston TO do.
Wheat, oats and rye Is not rizzen in
these parts. Corn Is yaller and will
not make more'n ten bushels to the
nker. The helth Of the communities are
only tolerable. Messils and collery have
broken out in bout n half mile from
here. There are a powerful %awakenin'
on the subjec' Of religion in the Potts
ne!ghborhood and many soles are being
made to know THUR sins are forgiven.
Mrs. Nancy Coalbank, a near nnbor.
had twins day before yesterday, and one
of them Is a poor scraguy thing and
won't live half Its days. This is about
all / know and have to report the pres
ent quarter. Give my love to Mrs, Nc
Rinley and reserve a share for your
self. Yours truly, B. C."