The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-09-15
State News.

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little in Clarksburg.
The West Virginia Journ@ pub
lishcd at Charleston, is falling Of sus-
peuling on the 9th ins}.
- The Parkcrs5urg ScnIiael is Of
fered for sale, owing to the death Of
John W Horror, Esq, father Of the
proprietor. and editor Of the paper.
Tho tobacco crop Of Summers
county according to the Herald, has
been materially shor tened by the ,,lry
weather, aud injured by tue grass.
hOppcrs. 1t is sale TO say that not
more than hale a crop will be made.
- Belle Boyd, who figured so cx
tcnsivcly during tic late war us scout
for the Confederate forces, is now liy.
ing at Calvert, Icxas, and supports
herself and sister by scwiug.-Lom.
p0sas Disputed.
On Monday last the barn Of Nat.
Willis, living uear Summit Point,
Jefferson county, West Virginia,
caught fire from the steam thrcshcr Gu.
gagged in getting out bis wheat, and
the building, containing about 1900
bushels Of wheat, 20 tons Of hay aud
some farming implements, was de-
stroycd.
: The people Of New Nlartinsyil!c
decided by vote Of IS to II that
they would issue no license for the
sale of the ardent, Notwithstanding
this the County Court licensed D..
Simpson, since which tho Council have
made it very hot for him, aud are
after his bottom dollar for tiucs.-
.NomtlsriWc Reporter
- The RayanswoOd tEcrs tells Of an
attempted burglary on the jcwClry
store Of Mr.. Gurkc:t in that place.
The robber had removed pain of
glass aud was half way in when Mr.
!
6urkcrt. who slept in tho room, fired
at him. The ball vent through the
open space, consequently Mr., 3. thinks
it hit the woGld-Lc burglar, who how
ever, escaped.
deputy u. s. Marshall Alezan.
Ter, accompanied by deputy colIoc-
tor made Il raid into Tucker aud Ran.
dOlpE counties about the Grst of this
mouth aud destroyed six illicit distiIl-
cries, and captured 4. Phillips aud
John llillcary, whom they lodged in
Jail at this place to awuit trial at the
ncxt term CT Court -.7ttcymm.
Tho Charleston journal says that
Colonel Aruot sent u telegram froul
Washington to Mr.. DelctOmhc, Of
Gall;polis, Ohio, that he has closed u
contract with the Governments TO con.
ucct the c. 4 .. Ii r. at scary with
the is. 4 Q r. Il. at llamden, via
Ga!lipoIiS in twelve hours by steamer
aud stage carrying the mail. Service
to commence 0ctObe. !.
- Some exceedingly Jealous alvo.
cate Of L. Willis Wilson in his aspira.
tons for the GOvernUrship has had
published in tho courier an article
from the Fayetteville Enterprise, to
call attention to the fact that the
gentleman in this District who refer.
red to as aspiring to the ncxt Cover.
is Mr.. Wilson. On this subject the
article in the Enterprise is little OBJ.
scurc. md that objection to it is now
removed by Mr.. Wilson's admirer. -
Charleston GG=eHe.
- Eleven men weIc arrested aud
brought to Charleston recently from
Lock aud Dam No. ), charged with
threatening to prevent hands working
on tho dam, aud that they would not
permit any one to work on that job.
except for certain prices. After cx.
animation they were all bound over in
their own rccosuizanccS to keep the
peace toward Contractor Dull aud his
employees.
Freight brakeman H2r'iJly Nan
glcd Near Or gJIon.-GRArroX Sep.
tender John A. Earle, jr.. freish.
brakeman on the ParkOrsburs Di-
vision, fell of lis tain last night, near
Suicm, aud was instantly killed. lie
was dragged over q mile, aud his body
torn iatO fragments His heart. lungs.
head aud different parts Of the body
were found scattered along the track
lie was not missed uuIil the train had
run some thirteen miles, six other
frcights in tho same convoy passing
over lis body. liz was about twenty