The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-24
STATE PRESS GLEANISGs.

While the>Christian people OF the
town were waiting upon the, clown at
Belford's show last Thursday night,
Rev. S. K. Arbuthnot delivered a pref,
ty good lecture In the Methodist church
to handful OF saints who probably
didn't have the price OF admission Into
enc circus. His subject was "The Life
OF volunteer" and he said some
things which he ought to say to some
ent. H.. ~ 2. = ~
According to the reports Of Assessors
Lake and Corathers, as rendered to
the county court. says the Weston indie
pendent. the personal property OF Lewis
county continues to Increase under Re-
publican administration. the Increase
over last year being between ten aud
Twelve thousand dollars. OF course this
Is Just what ought to be true every
year, hut 1t will be remembered that
each year under Democratic rule show
ca a decrease from the preceding year.
Ihese reports come from the sworn
testimony OF the property owners them
selves and this sort OF evidence Is the
pest TO be had MS to what party's legis-
!htlon and administration is best for
the people. 7l2
Joseph P. Hawk. formerly OF Park
ersburg, shot himself through the head
at Peterstown, Monroe county, last Fri;
day afternoon at o'clock, and died at
.. Hawks wife. daughter Of Lewis
Ballard, OF Peterstown, found him up
on the floor OF his room. his brains ooz-
Ing from the wound. The cause Of sui
eide Is unknown. Deceased Is the man
VINO ABOUT twelve years ago suddenly
disappeared at Grafton and was sup
Posed 10 nave been foully dealt with.
his whereabouts remained mystery
TO the public for several years. He was
travelling salesman for the j. N.
Murdoch drug store, Of Parkersburg.
for a number Of years.-Ronceyert
News. m -, II
The land buying craze has struck
Stringtown Nearly every farmer in
that entire region is on the market for
a piece of land. Many OF them want to
move out OF the neighborhood, as they
do not consider 1t 4 desirable country
70 I'VE In since the oil boom struck 1t.
Many have already purchased farms
ELSEWHERE and have moved out, and
many others are on the lookout for
land. Some of them are coming and 20
Ing this way almost every day.. They
have become wealthy and have the
cash to pay for what they get, They
are first rate class Of citizens,-West
Union Record. lsF1s
Frank White, of Sherman district, cut
q poplar tree few days ago that was
five feet and six inches across the
stump, and seventy feet to the first
limb or wood-pecker hole. In addition to
this 1t was clear OF wind-shakes.-Cal- 4
houn Chronicle.
There are many ways to make mo-
ney. but one Of the slickest Jobs we
know OF, and one that Is practlced in
Webster county to some extent, is that
OF placing small leadcn shot. nails, and
all sorts OF heavy materials in ginseng
roots. Poke and parsnlp roots are also
carefully dried and mixed with the pre-
cious article in goodly quantities. One
root examined by nearby merchant
q few days ago contained thirteen No.
2 shot. This was loaded q little, too
heavily and attracted attention, leading
to discovery. Other roots In the same
lot contained almos, us many. Anoth-
err bunch was loaded with nails Of, all
kinds and sizes. driven into the roots
while green, being nicely hidden after
the drying process. In this lot the
roots which were not weighted" were
found to be parsnip and poke.-Webster
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