The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-26
ABOUT NEAR NEIGHRoRs.

woodsfield now has long distance
telephone connection with the OUTSIDE
world.
An EFFORT is being made to have a re-
union OF the soldiers Of Monroe county
at Woodsheld some time in September.
The Marietta Register says. that
among the visitors TO that city one DAY
this week were a number or persons
who had never seen steamboat.
The people OF gainesville will be
gratified to learn that there Is a good
prospect OF the erection OF new Is. q
o. depot at this place soOn-Barnes'
Vile Republican.
This, from the Guernsey Times, ought
to draw like house atire: wild Nab,
or The Girl OF the West. and the famous
temperance play entitled, Three Glasses
a Day, or The Broken Home, viii be
given at Bells school house on Wednes-
day evening. June 3d."
In Ohio ut the present time there are
G66 lodges OF the knights OF Pythlas,
with n total membership OF 55,0s7. The
first lodge In the state was organized
at Steubenville. March %, 1863. so that
It can be readily seen that the growth
OF this order has been rapid one.
Rev. George Jones died Mt his home
IN Antrim, Monday, June Fl, aged 10
years, He was one OF the Oldest Bap-
fist ministers In this part OF the state
and was noted for his pureneSs OF char
acter and his fRithfulness as a minis
ter. A wife and two sons are left TO
mourn.-Cambrldge Republican Press.
Ex-state Senator Henry j. Cleve-
land, formerly OF Noble county, who
has been appointed an Indian agent In
Arizona, owns a ranch in Arizona 1t
Is the centre Of quite an Ohio colony.
Cleveland says he would rather be In.
dian agent than governor. He VIII
have charge OF 5000 Indians and VIII be
virtually king among them.
About fifteen years ago congress
passed bill which had been Introduced
by Capt Danford. giving to the city OF
Steubenville two pieces OF artillery.
They are large 81 pound guns and nave
been lying In the Allegheny, Pa, arse
mi ever since that time, says the Steu.
benville Star, and now they will get the
guns for the centennial celebration.
Miss Sadie JudkIns, west OF town,
was stunC by q bee Monday evening
with serious results, The poison per-
meated her entire system and she was
swollen terribly from head to foot. the
poison also affected her heart and for
time Il was feared she would not re-
cover. She IS reported much improved,
however. and II Is hoped Will recover
without further trouble.-Barnesvill
Enterprise.
Although the price OF wool had fallen
to eighteen cents in this region, says
the Cadiz Republican, there has been
an upward turn Rgaln,an buyers have
freely offered twenty cents during all
the past week, for the average washed
woods OF this county. What the price
OF wool will finally settle at win depend
much upon the final settlement OF the
wool shedule in the pending tariff bill.
A Cadiz lady, says the Sentinel. is the
poSsessor Of red bird, which she has
had for several years. When she
learned OF the law prohibiting keeping
red birds in captivity she opened the
cage door and placed the birds food
and water on the outside, In order to In
duce It to vacate It's prison, but birdie
would come out day after day, eat and
drink. and then return TO the cage. evil
IDENTIFY preferring captivity to liberty.
The board OF directors OF the Belmont
County Agricultural society have
named the second day OF their coming
fair (Sept. p Grand Army day, and
have extended an Invitation to all
members OF the G. a. II. and their
wives to be present on that day, who
will be admitted into the grounds free
Of charge. All the necessary arrange
ments for the occasion will be made
under tho auspices OF Drummond Post
Of St ClaIrsville.
Very likely the largest load ever
moved by two horses In this part OF the
country was hauled n few days ago by
the big strawberry roans owned by the
Laughlin Nail company. Two hundred
and twenty kegs OF nails were piled up
on the wagon, making a load OF II tons
and 1874 pounds. besides n wagon which
was necessarily very heavy TO bear up
such weight. The load. OF course,
was only moved over good, solid roads.
Martins Ferry Times.