The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-11-17
STATE REEVES.

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revival at CharIcs;Oru.
The oil fever is raging in the Ia.
uawha Valley.
Charleston has a No. ! female
college.
~ Court of ForFcsters has been
established at Hinton.
~ li:lic daughter .: Ph!!li., Gun.
bingham, at Charleston, was burned t"
death la't Friday.
There Isl great crowd of persons
ut Charleston Attending tic Federal
Court.
n. J. .Asaoy has leased tic nc@
! St Albert hoi!l at Charleston 1t is
. new and c!esout building.
-D!yiac, the noted Virginia temper.
aaee lecturer, has been Lo!4ing to.iA
at Cha:iest0wH.
-The GhgsIcs;own people arc re-
ioic'ns over the efforts .! the beg ORA
tor, J. Hurry Shannon.
The Federal Court oow IN session
at Charics;on is playing AYb wiki rhc
"!iIoopshiuc?s."
= The Yves: v;sgiuia University is
said to have the !arges; aueaIaucc Of
Students since It's organization.
- The Principal OF tic Free School
at Kryscr, hul to cali in the police to
suppress the rioious demonstrations Of
two uver.growD pupils.
Tho Federal Conr, will meet at
parl;crsburg, Nov. both. Judge Bopl
i'll contention with Judge Jackson.
will pEtsidc.
-ATy!cr coua,y old maid says she
!oes not want to marry ; still If some
Que will leave a husband on her door
siep, she VII! b,ins him up with the
creates: care.
Gen. Eorrhcott is to represent
the vesrry Of the Episcopal Church Of
CIarksLufg ut the coming convention
on the filth Of December to cicct
Bishop.
The lIuekha:.non Emmcr fayora
building uaTrOw gauge railroad from
that place t, Weston. Ii says it cau
be done fer $4,000. Aud We may
add, i; vii! be worth a million dollars
to the two courties when tom Fletcd.
- Patrick llcnEy, grsat.granl
son Of he great Virginia orator, i Oh
trial before tue United States Court at
Charleston for violations o! the inter.
nal revenue laws, Pats Plea was, tina,
he did not know there were any res.
cnuc Laws.
Nan k@o1.--lrom L. b, Mea-
dor. E,g., We learn that a Mr. Bailey
at Mercer c"Dnty, was accidentally
killed by u falling tree, oae day last
week. Mr.. Mlal2r could not give us
;ac full name Of the man, or any par
Standardization Nera'd.
- n. Dyer, o. Webster Cour.
House, :aiorms u that there is quite
sensation aboa; noOntain being on
fire in that county, soMc teu miles irom
the Court House. 1t has been burr
| lug for some liIac, aud 10 clGe to the
mystery. We suppose it is Vein Of
coal on Ere, simply this auI mo;hing
morc.-tCcyic".
- &rGrk lie --CWARLgsroH, W. Va
November -i'hnyer and Co., strut l:
vein of oil. three miles and u half
above the city, On the property Of ".
i. Drccks. The well is being pumped
and t'e yield is sail to he very large
a stream about The size OF n mans
"rist, which will probably yield 200
Or 800 barrels per day.
- Stocking DenM.-We learn from
the Border IVm!chw N, that on Mou.
day Of lust week, near Pe'ers,Own,
lloaroe co9uty, West Virginia. step.
son, ugel II years, or Mr.. Jacob Buck
land, was killed in the following man
ncr: lie and on. or two other boys
we're grading sugar cane, and whilst
s,"ning with his head on 4 level with
the Lever Of the beam, the beam on
coming around, drew his head up
against one OF the nprigh's Of thc mill,
completely crushing his skull aui caus.
ing instant death.