The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-06-09

E. M. Kay, at one timc regis
trar in Putnam county, is now lang
uishing in the pouitentiary.
A negro boy confined in The
Buckhannon Jail is suffering from Q
snake bite received Eve years ago.
= Tho Guyaudotto NIcthodIsts arc
making preparations for grand ccle,
bratiOu on the 18th of July.
- The Me'V Dominion says its rGa'
sons for declaring for Clarksburg ars
as numerous as blackberries.
- General I. NJ. Harris, ofRitchie
county. is spoken Of for the Richmond,
Virginia, pension agency.
"A Preston county pan was dis
covered stealing his own bacon lie
said it tasted batter when he got it that
way.-Ritchic Ga:ettc.
= The Murphyites Of Parkorsburg
made general sCumpcr to tho neigh.
boring burgs last Sunday, III search Of
now signers.
= Forty six doctors were in Clarks
burg last week. The citizens of that
place seem TO think that the " forty
six " scared Of all tho Z" ills that
flesh is heir TO-"
- The State Journal office wants
to sell its complete edition of Shakes.
pcarc's works. Hard times you know,
and not much demand for such cheap (?)
literature.
"A young man from KingwOOd
struck in with 4 confidence mau at Graf
ton on Decoration day. The c. III,
made off with SOC belonging 20 the
verdant Kingwooder.
Tho workmcn at Davis steam
saw mill No. >, have killed within tho
last two weeks, near tho mill, forty
two rAttlssuakcs on IN aero Of ground.
-MOuHttiM Echo.
A lonesome prisoner in tho Han
cock county jail has been dispelling
tho mOnotouous hours Of prison life,
in painting up the Jail. Useful as well
as ornamental.
- The Capital City Base Ball Club
is what it is called: Officers have
been elected, and they will soon be
ready to trim up any aud all opposing
c!ubs.-C2arksCury Telegram.
The Grafton Sentinel wants its
corner loaters to understand that there
is an abundance Of healthy employ
mont in the country. Holt should
advise tho boys to partakc of tho en-
ploymcnt.
= The State Journal says that " an
unti-treating society in parkersburg is
on the tapis, each member pledgiug
himself to neither treat or be treated"
Whit will become Of the saloon lOafer
and dead beat?
= Tho INOHntain Herald says that
on Tuesday morning last, near Cald-
we'll depot, a car loaded with oil took
fire and burnt up: No other damage
was done. Tho west bound express
was delayed by the accident one hour.
AS George Fleming, au employee
Of the cOmpany's shops ut this place,
was returning, last Saturday evening,
TO his home this side Of Piedmont, hc
was run over by train, crushing his
leg and making amputatiOn necessary.
-!louAtaiM Echo,
Tho Hancock Courier says !:
We'll venture there is no paper in
West Virginia has as many subscribers
Of tho same name, as tho Courier.
Tho namO Allison, occurs 2S times
upon our books. And it hasn't been d
good spring for 'em nOhow.
The RitchiC Gazette says that tho
Wheeling Register " howled for the
Capital to be removed temporarily to
Wheeling, % in order to get it where
it could DO hereafter located to better
advantage than at Charleston. Now
it wants it to 60 back to Charleston.
An explanation is needed.
-We arc informed that Mcssrs.
Camden Il Go. discharged 400 Of their
employees last Monday aud will close
their work for tho present; only retain
ing u few men to complete q few con.
tracts Of lubricating oil. This course
was rendered necessary by tho great
stagnation Of the oil business, caused
BY the falling of in that product Of
tho foreign demand and the glutting
Of the American market. This firm
has done much for tho business pros
perity Of our city and it is to be hoped
that they will SEQ their way clear to an
carly resumption of their extensive
works. -ParkerSburg journal.
A special despatch to the Cincin.
nati Commercial from Washington,
which We transfer to our columns, il
trua gives some startling disclosures
about crooked whiskcy" in Mercer,
Summers and RalCigb counties of this
State. It asserts that every lawyer
and officer Of the court in Mercer
county is in the "whisky ring" that
Thompson, editor Of tho Hinton Her.
aid, is u member Of tho Ring and bis
paper their organ, besides good deal
more Of tho same sort, only worse.
Until further Developments reach us
We do not propose 10 believe these
Wholesale accusations against tho good
people Of taesc counlies.- Wheeling