The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-30
STATE PRESS aLFANINas.

The old Monongahela river In order
10 let the government engineers get a
good view of Its rocky bottom so that
they will make no mistake In the loca-
ton of the dams. has got down lower
than II has been for years. The year
1888 is remembered by our Oldest ciu-
sens as one of the drlest this section
ever experienced. It Is often referred to
as one or great drought. il did not rain
any OF consequence from May until 0c-
tober. The river got very low, When II
was at It's lowest NJ. w, Raymond and
j. o, Watson, then young men, drove
an iron pin In a rock at the edge OF the
water just above where the supenslon
bridge now stands Since that time this
has been the low water mark, and SO
far as Is known the water has not been
to the pin from that day to this This
morning James d. Lloyd examined 1t
and found the pin standing at the out
err edge of the water. So the record of
IS has been reached.-Falrmont Index.
We dislike to worry our Democratic
friends with figures-lt affects them 50.
But 1t makes Republicans feel so good
that we must quote these. James Nc
Elliott, prosperous farmer of King
wood district, sold sixteen head of
lambs last week, averaging nlnety-four
pounds per head, and received 81 40 per
hundred for them. Ollie g. Trickett
weighed twenty-nine lambs the same
day, averaging elghtV-three pounds per
head. The Lord had to do with the
weight OF these sheep and the combina-
ton of Providence and Republican
prosperity made the prlces.-Kingwood
Journal.
Senator Whitaker, of Wheeling, has
an enthusiastic boomer In the person of
Senator Gramm, for the United States
senatorship from West Virginia. We
do not know that Senator Whitaker is
in the field for the office, but there Is
no doubt but that his ability, and good
level business head which has made
him one of the leading manufacturers
OF the state win qualify him for the
important position to which he is
mInated.-Grafton Sentinel.
1t is stated on what we consider
good authority, that a syndicate OF New
England capitalists are looking up
sites in this state for new pulp and
paper mills. In the words OF the immor-
tai Patrick Henry, LET them comet
Mountain Echo.
John Hook OF near Capon Bridge,
killed deer that weighed 204 pounds
He promptly informed on himself and
paid his fine OF $50. 1t now seems rea-
sonable that as he was the informer he
should receive half the fine, as the law
directs. 1t is also a question as to
whether or not the other $40 should not
be returned to him, as the law says the
officer or person making the arrest
shall get half the fine imposed and as
there was no arrest made the justice
has no right to keep It. This case seems
clear enough, but IS certainly proof
that the law Is little lax and needs
remedying. The trainers of that bill
never dreamed OF a case of this nature.
Morgan Messenger
The amount OF lumber being taken
from the planning mill here shows to
what extent farmers are encouraged to
make improvements. The mill is labor
ing under difficulties such as a scarcity
OF water and full supply Of lumber, as
the proprietor seems to think that as
each car comes in 1t will be enough, yet
the demand goes on and again and
again is the supply exhausted.-Camer-
on Banner.
The "chlef corner stone" for the new
court house for Marion county Will be
laid by the Masonic Grand Lodge OF
West Virginia, on Wednesday, Novem-
Der II. Extensive preparations are be-
ing made by the Masons Of Eairmont
for grand and magnificent demonstra-
ton on that day.