The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1868-12-01
STATE ITEMS.

Martnsburg wants wafer anu gas Fu'N"'
1t NAV need the water works, but is
already abupduntly supplied with gas.
On TIE 18th inst, they had three run
aways and consequent "smasbupa in
NIorgantown. Not much Of day for
fun, either.
Captaip E. J. Carter, Of the steamer
Lighticot, and a prominent citizen Of Ma:
son county. was drowned at the foot of
Blannerhassett's Island a few days ago,
The Constellation says that Frank
Woody, mulatto, was permitted to reg
lister BY the Board of Registration of
Monongalia county, and voted at the
Presidential election. So We 60.
SrABnrp.-The Point Pleasant Regis
ter says that on Saturday hight Samuel
Fauniman was attacked and stabbed
twice. while walking from the store to his
dwe!ling-wounds are regarded as very
serious.
H,GuwAr RoBBEur.-The Charleston
Journal says messenger sent from that
place to Peytona, Boone county, on the
LIST inst. was stopped and robbed by two
higbwaymen, near tho head Of Leu 5
creek One of them shot ut the lnesSen-
ger and ordered him back to Charleston,
The Union Regiser states that Mr.,
William +. Clarke, young man of Mon
roe county, this State, attempted to bioS
out the light Of a kerosene lamp few
evenings ago. The result wa, the cxplo-
sion of the lamp and tue serious burning
Of young Clarke.
Oun neighbor Of the Clarksburg Tt!e-
graph thinks the late nc:oric shower was
very uice, Ju! not near cqua! to the one
"ia 1881" That's pretty good for high,
General; but We rcco!lect one in l+96
which knocked the one in 1881" oil to
pieces.
Cullp EuaSED TO pEATu.--Trom the
Raycnswood P,e,s we learn that on Fri
day nigh; the dwelling of Niles Rice, in
that village was burned down. Mr.. Rice
was absent and lis eldest daughter had
conc out. licking younger sister in,
who, despite tue efforts Of the citizens was
burned 10 death.
RpyAwAY LoyEns.-Two pair orloy-
crs LEFT parkersourg Oh the last trip o:
the Rebccca and came up to Wheeling.
In the morning they hired private car
riage aud started ior "Scfabble:own.' or
the Western "Grrtna Green"-West
Alexandria. There they were married
and proceeded on to Pennsylvania. We
learn thu. the girls were only fifteen, aud
the young gentlemen were scarcely out
Of their "tccus." One VI the young
mems sister was eloying with the other
young laan.
The Fomncy hte'ligeacersays: We
regret : learn that the dwelling house
and kiillcu, situated on what il know, as
the n sell Farm" ucar the Old Fields.
in iiasd county, ana occupied BY Mr..
William j. Poland, were entirely de-
slrcycd by fire on Saturday night LAST
The los .! Mr.. Poland is quite heavy,
As scar Fely anything wa. saved, How
the FIRE originated is not kilown. The
iarm is owned By Joseph c. Pancake,
Esq, Of this county.
We earn from the Monroe Ecsiae-
that the track o. the Chesapeake aud Ohio
Railroad is graded to Callaiiau's, fye miles
from CO,ing,oa. The rails will be im-
mediatoly laid, ana the cars will follow.
conveying the material in ample quaint
ties 10 facilitate the rapid construction of
the road Tic Mud Tunae! is progress
ing rapidly, and will probably be flushed
in two months. The contractors are con-
fdrnt Of having trains running to the
White Sulphur Springs mex, May June,
and in the course OF the next summer.
the whistle Of the locomotive will staril.
the wild deer on the banks Of the Green
bricr. The scenes at the works are lively,
showing that the enterprise is lively and
vigorous one -Four or FIVE hundred hands
and many mule trains are busi.y employed.
while stores ale springing up like mush-
rooms along the route. Look out for
passengers from India, China, aud Aus
iralia, in the year 1870.
THE LATE JUDGE C. w. SUMMERS
At q meeting Of the members of the