The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-21
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS.

The Dllcher lumber plant. OF Charles
ton, burned yesterday morning: loss,
$4,000: insurance. $4,000. 2
W. J. Bryan WI spend october22 In
West Virginia on his way. to Baltimore.
where he will speak on October %.
William Jones' OF Parkersburg, who
was accidentally shot Sunday, at Wa
,erford,. o.. died Wednesday night.
The members of the St. John Luther
an church. Of Parkersburg, have pur-
chased a. lot for s3.4o0. upon which they
will soon erect a church.
A costly fire occurred at Huntington
Thursday morning. Sam Beswick's
planning mills were destroyed at q loss
Of $4,000. The insurance is $1,000.
Col. C. L. Smith. Of the First Infan-
try. West Virginia National Guard has
been authorized by the brigade COM
mander to organize company at
Pennington.
Samuel Poole..a Baltimore G. Ohio re-
pair hand. residing at Green Spring,
was lodged In jail at Romncy.
Wednesday night, on the charge Of
criminal assault on his twelve-yenr- old
daughter.
Mr.. Joseph E. Smooth, a we'll known
resident OF Shcpherdstown. died at his
home In that place Thursday morning,
after an Illness Of few days. The de-
ceased was unmarried and was fifty
four years Of age.
The quaint old town OF Beverly, for
more than century the county seat OF
Randolph county, until that honor was
wrested from It year ago by the pro-
gressive town OF Elkins, will hold Its
annual fair and races to-day and to-
morrow. 4.-ss ,Fl'h1ss
b. G. Williams has commenced the
erection OF large hotel at FaIrmont.
The building viii be Of brick. four stor-
les high, and will have frontage OF
nlnety-hre feet and depth OF III feet.
II VIII contain two hundred rooms, in
Guiding one hundred guest chambers.
The citizens 0! Belington are very
much incensed over the bold manner in
which "speak-easics" are being con-
quoted In that town, and have petition
go lor an election for the purpose OF
,HpunS on the question OF license or no
Aeehse' ono VIII be held next Monday.
The bank barn on the farm OF G.. w.
sonFners. near Rippon. Jefferson coun-
~ was DESTROYED by fire yesterday, to-
se'hSr with all OF his hny, wheat and
nScnihery. The origin OF the fire is
$500. w" i'.'uieu toi
hInaHu Uuillan. a policeman OF Ccre-
49, nv: rs shot and fatally injured We'd
i.say night by Larry Hall, an al
49,, 49, ~Ile-beater. whom QuilIan was
teIIpung 10 arrest. Hall, after shoot
s az .ng oitcer, lenpcd from a second
IN hI WINDOW ~ his house and escaped
eouih Of town. = y S''''"
ttIt'y Yesterday morning n burglar
h. y" int, mo 81. $. Taylor's store at Dbl
nrccos ,tson county. and was about to
inr NJ 1Ish mis- plans when Mr.. Tay-
IN RI. III, III III OF Insomnia had gone
,.se On bin. The burglar was hi hut
, ,.'sTsscd TO escape. leaving his hnt and
'''ask hnd trail OF blood.
several official changes Will be ofrec.
Hyt on the Baltimore & Ohio svs,orn
oCuosE !. D. r. Maroney. suncrin,on5'
e.sS o.. transportation. viii. IL Is said ho
%. .rnnced to the general suncrln,cn.
ia.Sy o. the divisions from Cumher.
w. pittsburgh. Pittsburgh IN
NOV, 'inE and connelsvIllc TO Fair.
'' WIN headquarters in Pittsburgh.
dIgn, 'e'1of Rooseveit, Republican cnn.
,h ,o tpT vice president. in his trIn
ranl%ss t,' vest virginia. viii be accom-
he oTs ~ inc Hon. John Proctor Clark,
York tro,n %nose eloqucnce won New
It's Gould g., roker. and by General Cur
era, Fi,sh, ~. OF Boston. who was Gen.
cuh, thuGh Lees Inspector general 4,
e enna. ana who IL also m .i,i !. IN
'quent speaker. - 1' fe"'re'nesy ell
,b he" Gfier was issued ycs,ord,v ,ror,
The rIn'unt generals office nrcen,in"
Fi,,", 'Ssfnan. OF Piedmont, 7C o,nnnnw II n
unon ,ttn'optry, National f;unr% I'd
lts so ,hs recommendation Of The br rs1
"'''ahder! disehargIng from the