The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-07

iu the penltenilary.
Mr.. D. D. Dix. member Of th
late Legislature. died at bis home i
Nicholas county, last week
is reported that the edition of I'll
Grafton daily, published during til
Conference. reached Qua hundred cop
les.
A few days since. a tramp was dis
! covered 10 a caboose 10 tho Keyse
railroad stock yards. afflicted with th
smallpox. He was expatriatcd.
The Telegram a neat sixteen colum,
shcet, is to be Issued in the interest 81
tho Broaddus College at Clarksburg
some time 10 April, and every month
thereafter.
Miver Davis. Of Keyser, aged 10
has just married his fourth wife. The
Tribune, knowing tho fato of three
predecessors, sympathizeg with The
fourth installmept.
According to tho Journal there is a
strong Temperance element in Par
kcrsburg, but MS yet it is not very de.
moustratire. More effective work will
likely be entered upon soon.
A man BY the name Of Lilly was
murdered in Kauawha county about
ten days ago. A woman aud dog
we're at tho bottom of tue difficulty.
The murderer is 10 jail awaiting his
trial.
Joseph Fridiuger, CharlesioEn lad.
has shO. aud killed over one hundred
nuskrats during the past winter, dur
Jog bis spare hours, and clothed himself
with the proceeds Of tho sale Of their
hides.
The Petersburg Journal says the
EpiscopslianSs contemplate the erection
Of nsw church edifce,this summer, and
havo already secured subscriptions for
the purpose amounting to nearly Sl0,-
900. 1t isto occupy the Sams location
efthe preScu! building on Juliana
street.
Dr.. A. Gertsell, near Kesser, had
cut on bis farm treo which measured
1 feet 8 inches across the but, aud car
ried its size, almost without limbs. tit.
ty feet. Six thousand Ave hundred
shingles were manufactured out OF it,
and six single cuts reserved for other
purposes.
On Wednesday nigh, fro broke
out in Striuesville, (slar.insburg) or
iginatiug in stable. and supposed to
be the work Of an iaCehdiary. Fadlsy
& Nichols slaughter house, two sta
bles aud a corn crib, belonging to
other parties. were destroyed before
tho Ere was checked
Tbs Charleston Courier says tha,
tho staye business is becoming vury
extensive in that section. Several gen.
!lemeu from other places arc here for
the purpose Of buying any number
that eau be furnished. Senator Hall,
Of We,xel county. will purchase
$50. 200 worth Of slaves III tho immo.
diatc section during the present sum.
mer. He is now contracting with par.
ties to furnish them.
Tho Ksyscr Tribune gives the full
particulars Of the suicide Of William
Ogden, 4 lawyer OF Hardy county.
Mr.. Ogden had been for many years
very dissipatcd, and had. By his dissi.
patton, destroyed bis health aud ner.
vous system. and Of late had been using
morphine very freely. The morning
Of the unfortunate act. be sent for more
morphine, and tho messenger being ab.
sent for some timo, he went to the gar.
ret Of bis house and cut his throat with
\ razor.
The Charleston Journal statcs that
Kauawha county has increased III pop.
ulatiou at the rate Of over 1000 year
since 1870. 1t is quite probable thai.
sonlo Of the population BY the ceusu,
Of 1870 was temporary, BY the bull.
ding Of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road, and that therefore the increase is
moro than 5000. In the next Eve
years the increase will 30 nearer
10000 than 5000. All the counties
in the Third District have gained very
eacouragingly, and especially is this
true Of the couatiss on tho waters Of
the Kanawha.