The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-10
STATE NEWS.

its next annual meeting at Martins
burg, June 4th. q
S. T. Wiley, of Brucetons is a can
| didate for Superintendent of Schools
in Preston county.
Mrs. Mortimer johnson, wife oil
Col. Mortimer II. johnson, formerly
of Bridgeport, Harrison county, died
at Charleston, April goth.
Last week we announced that
Judges Hoge and Fleming would
this week exchange circuits. Judge
F. is here and dispatching business
promptly. The Judge and bar are
mutually pleased.-Free Press.
The State Journal says that Par
kersburg manufactured during the
year 1879, 1871 900 stogies and ci-
CARS, which paid revenue to the
Government of $l1, 1926. The highest
number manufactured b. one firm
was 443, 200, and the lowest number
was $4,000. 80
The Spirit ofJefe,son Of the 9th
instant says: Judge Fleming pre-
sided over the Jefferson Circuit
Court last week, and dispatched bus
mess before it in the most prompt
and pleasant manner, making for
himself quite favorable impression
on all Sides
IMPORTANT DECISION. The Supreme
Court of Appeals of this State has de
cided in substance that a woman in
this State has full control of her sep
arate personal estate including rents
and profits of her realty When her
realty is to be disposed of, the old
common law rights of the husband
are preserved, If she is living with
that appurtenance or rather ihcum=
| branee. 49,. tt2l4'
The Weston Republican says that
it is now settled that the depot for the
| Weston d Westfork N. G. railroad at
this end of the line, will be on the West
side of the river, near Leondias Smiths
tannery. AT the other end there will
be two stations-one at Clarksburg,
and the other at the junction with the
Baltimorn q Ohio Railroad. The
Fourth of July is the utmost limit ask
ed for by the Directors; and they then
promise to let us hear the iron horse.
The new engine purchased by the com
pany is beauty. Its weight is fifteen
tons, and is fac smile of the one ON
the Centennial grounds
The New FISH LAw.-The male
! dictions called down upon the heads
of our devoted legislators by certain
| parties who wish to fish during the
month of May, were, it seems, entire
" unealled for Let us hope it will
noll not return like boomerangs and
little chickens. The clause of the
law over which the trouble arose is
as follows: ut shall not be lawful
for any person to catch or destroy
any blaek-bass, jack salmon orwhite7
salmon, i'll any manner, between the
lst day of May and the 18th day of
June A glance at the Acts of 1879
will show that this law takes effect
ninety days after its passage. !. 1t re
ceived the Governors signature on
the 7th of March, and will therefore
not take effect until the 18th of June,
or only eight days before the restric-
ton ceases. So that up to that date
all the bass you can haul up with
rod and line may be safely taken.
Swiss IMMIGRATIoN.-Under the
management of Mr.. Lutz, State I'm
migration Agent, the attention of the
Swiss is being directed to this State
with a degree of success which is
gratifying A considerable number
of that people has already arrived, a
town has been laid in the Shaver
Mountain country, and number of
buildings are approaching completion
for the reception Of these people,
Some of them have bought land and
are salready at work clearing it.
These people are very desirable citi-
zens, being a honest and Industrious
class, possessed of some means where
with to get start in this country
We learn that they are well pleased
with the country so far, and that be-
ing the case, they will induce others
to come, and if the scheme is prop
erly, fairly and squarely managed,
it will not be long until hundreds of
these Swiss will seek homes in West
Virginia.-Rondolph Enterprise.
Miss Rhoda Slime, who met her
death IN a rather mysterious manner
last Sunday night, was an estimable
young lady about II years of age, who
lived with her aunt an / uncle, Mr., and
Mrs j. X. Simpson, on Trace fork of
Sandy about two miles south of Sandy
vile.
From the evidence before the cor
oner's jury, as represented to us by one
of the jurymen, it appears that Miss
Slime came home from church between
10 and II o'clock that night, accom>
panied by her brother Thomas Slime
and youAg man named Henry Rus
sell, the latter leaving her at the door
She soon after went to bed, as did the
rsst of the family. In about half an
hour afterwards the girl arose, dressed
herself, and went out of the
house as was noticed NV her amt