The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-21
AT Home and Abroad.

Thursday evening last.
The Monros Register calls Yves
Virginia "thC well beloved child Of til
Nations agony"
In February. 1884. the thcrmomete
fell to 2G degrees below zero in llurri
son county.
In 1871 q paper was started it
Clarksburg called the RnH'csnaEc. l
ratified its last rattle in lT24
The Governor has appointed C. J
Jarvis 4 Notary Public for Harrison
cVuuty-residence Wolf Summit.
A Mineral county grand jury ha
returned us true bills two indictments
for "breacl Of the sabbath
Ex-Governor Joe j ,hnsnn was frs
elected to Congress in 1885. and wa.
elected in '37, 80, II, 10 aud II
lie yet lives.
1t is reported that an attempt to in
dict the Kunawha lynchers is to be
made at the next term Of the Circuit
Court. The court sits in Nay.
A new post office is established al
Whitaker Rock. Randolph county,
on the route from Minso Flats 10 Web
ster Court House. with Napoleon Is
Conrad as post master.
In 1911, George W. Summers. oil
Elanawla, represented the CIarksburg
district in COugress-that district then
extending from the M9aougahrla II
the kanawha.
In spite of the open winter. wheat
fields throughout the country look most
for large yield. Ilurticr!turIsts also
report the frui,.buds very little iujur'
cd
The Harrison county Quakers arc
having a revival. They kneel in pray.
er. close with the DHx"logy and act in
other matters somewI,at in Methodist
style. to such an extent that it Is noted
as departure from ancient usage.
The nicrst thing in tho way Of table
Iuxu,ics. is the pcarl llominy, put W
in S pound puoknges-fur sale by +
NJ. Chulfunt. 1t is very good, and
its cxtreme cheupuess mukes it very
desirable.
Its funny, that State motto. ".li"n.
rani Sempsr LiLeri," over the door Of
tho rcuiient ury. especially when it is
RENE III bcrcd that there ure over one
hundred Mynhni who arc not as liLeri
as they used to bc.-NeT State CT
=stic.
Go away from homo 10 learn thu
news. We see BY ZelEs Encyclopedia
that Petersburg is tho capital Of this
5tu'e, aud that Wheeling. Parkers'
burg, beverley and BarbnutsviIle are
the priu ipal towns. This is news in
deed especially to the people Of Par
kersburg.
G. +. Taylor gives in the Braxtot
| .Npuniuineer as lhe rc'son why there
arc 50 many 9Th in Elk river the tuc
of its being tue only stream Of wate'
Flowing iuto the Great kanawha, near
the famous falls on that stream, ovel
which tho migratory 6,h can"ot pass,
aud the result is in seeking outlets foI
shoul winter in which to propagate lleir
species, they arc attracted BY the clraI
aud pure waters of the Elk and asceud
it in early spring in vast numbers.
For the remaining portion of the
presen, year, the remaining days aud
dates Of important events and anniver'
sarics will be- US follows: Westinghouse
birthday. February %; Shrovc Tues
day. Mnrdi Gras Tuesday, February
20: Ash Wednesday, Lrginnins o
Lent. March |; St. Pa'rick's Day
Friday. Mnrch Ii; Good Friday
| April II; Easter Sunday and Mo"'
day, April IL aud Il; Ascension
Day, Thursday, May 25; Whit Sun
DAY and Monday. June 4 and .; Cen
rrnnial. Tuesday. July 4; Christmas
Monday. Deceulbe' %.
The Greenbrier ht}ep'nient i
evidently friend Of the Ous law. /
suvs: THE following is an item 10 b
reflected upon by opponents at the dog
law: On Tuesday murniug last. near
Lcwishurg, twelve fat, c'ru fed mui'o
we're killed by dogs; six others of 'h'
flock were terribly lacrra'el an
wounded nigh unto death" and thu
remainder SCARED md scattered to paris
the owner knows not where The,
were the property Of our young friend
Mr.. Matthew jackson. who has hec'
industrious aud uniiriug in his effort
during the present srssJn, to furnlsl
our market with choice fresh meat
plaugc take the dogs
The celebrated john Allen, who i
being lionized in Cincinnati. and VIII
claims to be lO+ years old, aud TINT HI
accomplished the wonderful feat q
walking from Pitt County. North Car
oliua, to Huntington, is not John Al
len bu. one john A. McDildy, whc
has always resided in Boone and Lin
colu counties in this State. lie toll
the story in ,hi. city about his nnm'
being John Allen. aud that he wa
born on Mud liver, in Lincnln county
in Ill. His arqnaintancrs in tIi
section hope he will never leave Gin
cinnati as long US he is well treated
there lie has nice little story uu
tell, it we'll -LharirstOH Coarier.