The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-02
State News.

ucnt physician of Charleston, died OF
the 10Th inst.
-president Thompson has beer
lccturing to tho Charlestouians on th'
subject Of temperance.
A brakeman on tho G. &. O. R.
R. was killed while trying to coupl.
cars at Brownstown, Kanawha county
Saturday.
-PiOf. W. J. Kconey, Of Poiut
Pleasant, has been asked 10 deliver hi.
lecture, "0n tho Sea. (" When will be
begin tho voyage Of delivery.
West Virginia University gives
nearly the same course Of instruction
as Yale College, at ono half the OK
pense.- Iphceling Standard.
The barn and cow.houso on The
dairy premises occupied by Jos. A
Bowman, just above town, was entirely
destroyed by fro Thursday night. i
is supposed to have been set on Gre BY
some party tramp or otherwise. Wells
burg Herald.
-0u Tuesday last a terrific hail.
storm prevailed along the limo of The
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad, common
cling below the Kanawha falls, and OK.
tending u considerable distance cast
ward. A number Of large trees were
blown across tho truck Of the road, and
tho trains wero detained several hours
Samuel W. Jcfercys, postmaster
at Big Springs, in Calhoun county,
was arrested few days ago BY special
agent, W. 7. Henderson of Baltimore,
assisted by Superintendent S. T. Hoo.
ton, Of CITATION, charged with taking
the money from registered letters. he
was arraigned before United States,
and waived an examination, and was
committed for trial in default Of s., 900
bail.
| -On Monday afternoon q heavy
rain storm passed through ou Ohio
Ten Mile Creek, about three miles
from this place tearing tho roof of ono
house, stables, sheds &c, Jared no
better large forest and fruit trees
were torn up by the roots. 1t is also
reported that sufficient quantity Of
hail fell to seriously injurc the fruit
The rain fell in such quantities as to
sweep everything before it, doing much
damage to the growing crop. No ono
hurt that We heard oe-.uason County
Journal.
Some days ago two brothers
named McManuing, and man named
Condry, Of Barton, had quarrel at a
base ball match at Piedmont or Yves.
ternpOrt, and renewed i, ut ball in a
house on Hampshire Hill, near Pied
mont. on Wednesday evening. Dur
ing the progress Of tho quarrel, Condry
struck one Of the slcMannings with q
club and knocked him down. About
an hour af,erward Tue man who had
been struck met Condry, and stabbed
him in q terrible manner, inficting in i.
juries from which he died Friday
morning.
We have received some very
me1ger details Of q shooting ARRAY
which occurred last Monday on The
waters Of Elk river, in this county.
From what wc could gather, two men
by the name Of Conrad were building a
line fence, when they became involved
10 dispute, and after throwing q few
rocks. the younger Conrad shot bis
companion, David Conrad, the ball
striking him in tho breast. Concern
ing the seriousness Of tho wound, we
have received contradictory statements.
-RundOlph Enterprise.
Quite number Of Narrow. Gauge
Railroads are projected and talked Of
throughout our State Besides the one
already built and in good working or.
dor between Harrisyillc and pcnns-
boro, in Rtchie county, and tho Yves.
ton and Ciarksburg narrow.gaugc un-
der contract and work begun, 4 projO ct
is on foot to build one between ROwles.
burg aud Kingwood, Preston county
one from Charleston to Parkorsburg,
aud ono up the Moorefeld Valley, via
Beverley, to the Chesapeake AMI Obi o.
With these roads completed, and with
tue outlet that would DO afforded us by
tho continuation Of tho p. & NJ. V. Il.
through this State, West Virginia
lands would DO as valua bio as those Of
any State in tho Union.-Gra jtOn
Sen tinel.
- MELONS mill in Raleigh county.
was tho scene Of ono Of tho most fear
full accidents that wo hayo ever been
called upon to chronicle. The facts as
furnished to US BY reliable gentleman
arc as follows: Mr.. Rufus Under
wood. q sou Of j. B. Underwood, late
sheriff Of Raleigh county, was engaged
at tho mill removing lumber as it was
sawed. In attempting to lift 4 slab
over tho saw, ono end Of it was caught,
thro wing Underwood down immediate.
y in front of the saw, which almost
instantly severed bis right leg, above
| tho knpc. and tnnk nf tho left nrn. n