The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
STATE NEWS.

Jrafton is 10 nave puDnC PARK,
A man has been found in Brooke
county who will vote for Butler.
Sarah Stull, of Richie county, is
eight years old and thirty inches
high.
Carlisle and Blackburn of Ken
lucky will assist in the West Wis
ginia campaign.
The Republicans and Greenback-
of Kanawha county have fused on
the county offices.
Mr.. Cornelius Miller was knock
ed down and robbed Of STA last
week in Summers county.
There are now more than 1000
visitors at the White Sulphur
Springs in Greenbrier county.
The Democratic CONVERSATIONAL
convention for the FIRST district will
be held in New Martinsville to-
morrow.
The St Adams NonpO7ei has
caught the spirit of the times. 1t
comes out enlarged and printed on
a new press,
A whole family in Kanawha
county was poisoned last week but
not fatally. A colered female SER
want is suspected.
A man named Willis Given, liv-
ing in Braxton county, was serious
ly injured by the bursting of gun.
He was on serenading expedi-
ton,
The dwelling house of Charles
Summerfield at Charleston was de-
stroyed by fire the other day.
Strangely enough his wife is sus-
pected.
Hamilton Bobbit, aged about ff-
ty years, was found dead last week
in the road, near his home in Sum
mers county; verdict, death by APP
poplexy.-Adooeate.
A store and post office at Au-
born Richie county was burglar
lied recently. -Four parties were
arrested, three of whom are in Jail
and one ont on bond. -Ex.
Guy Golf and Miss Stealey were
riding Saturday when the horse ran
off, demolishing the rig. The oc-
cupants were thrown out but were
not injured. -C2arks6wg- Telegram.
Parkersburg is excited over the
miraculous cure of Miss Mary E.
Hudson, who has been a helpless
invalid for number of years. She
claims it to be the work of God. =
En-.
One evening last week three boys
aged respectively IS, ID and IS
years, at Piedmont, drank and ca
reused heavily. Shortly afterward
one of them died in terrible agony
and the others were made seriously
i'll.
Jacob Flanagan has instituted
suit against the Rev. George w.
Summerheld, of Tucker county,
for $40, 900 damages for SANDER.
The grounds Of the alleged SANDER
date back over forty years and are
of public interest. Eagle.
The city of Wheeling is in some
financial trouble. It has debt of
so45, 900, in round members. 1t
can however, sell at home all the
bonds it has need to offer. 1t is
believed that the city charter and
city methods need a general over
hauling.
An immense Democratic barbe-
cue and ratification meeting is to
take place in Jefferson county Sep
TENDER grid. The biggest OK that
can be found in Jefferson county
is to be roasted whole. There
will also be torchlight procession
and fireworks.
In vein of quartz found on the
farm of Thomas Casio, on Spring
Creek, in the eastern part of Roane
county, there are three strata, four
feet wide, the top stratum assay
ing $500 in silver, the middle one
SIo4.2I and the bottom 5000
per ton. There is great excite
ment in the neighborhood. -EeAo. |
On Tuesday night, Aug. 5th,
band Of fifteen men invaded the
farm Of Frank Wallace, just across
the line in Putnam county, burned
all the wheat in the stack, pulled
up several acres of corn and pois-
all his stock. Yesterday the wheat
of William Nelson, in Marshal
county, was fired while standing in
the stack and entirely consumed.
En-.
The following are some Of the
prominent persons at the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs: E.
B. Washburne, DR.. Talmage, Gen.
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