The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-09-13
STATE NEWS.

The West Virginia M. Z. Con
ference will meet at Buckhannon
Oct. /.
The miners at Kids mines, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
four miles west of the river. struck
this morning for an advance. Only
forty men are employed. Most Of
the Baltimore and Ohio engines
take coal there. -Er.
Last Friday there died a man nam
ed Floyd Brewer, who was in his
55th year. He was the largest
man in the State, weighing 57S
pounds. His coffin measured 6
feet 10 inches in width, and was 81
inches deep.-IWeihgrnev.
Incendiaries on Friday night last
fired the grain and hay stacks on
the farm of John w. Harris. in
Greenbrier county burning them
to the ground. The large dwell
ing house and farm buildings near
by were saved with difficulty.
On Thursday night of last week
the store house belonging to Perry
Powell, on Sandy river at the
mouth of Greystone, was burned.
Mr.. Powell had on hand at the
time about So, 500 worth of goods
which were all burned. The fire
is supposed to be the work of an
incendiary. The loss is something
over 81, 600; insurance S, 500. -Er.
The South Branch Railroad of
the Baltimore and Ohio from Green
Spring on the Baltimore and Ohio
main line to Romney. the county
seat Of Hampshire county, West
Virginia, was opened to-day. This
brings the fertile South Branch
Valley, which is noted for fine cat
tie, into direct railroad communi-
cation for the first time. The rail
road will be extended to Moor6eld,
Hardy county, at onee.-Et.
Howard Fry, lad ~ years of
age, fell over an enbankment in
Wheeling at an early hour Sunday
morning upon the Pittsburgh divi-
sion of the Baltimore & Ohio road,
where a passing train caught him
few minutes afterward and cut him
in two. 1t is said that the youth
was very much intoxicated. The
remains lay on the track several
hours and the dogs had begun to
feed on the body before discovered.
On Monday euening about o:I5
P. NJ, engine No. 525, coming
west, run by +. T. Parlett, struck
man who was walking on the
track, just on Couchman's bridge.
There is sharp curve at that point
and the engineer did not see the
man until within few feet of him.
He was knocked off the bridge,
falling distance Of about twenty
feet. He was picked up and
brought to this point still living and
in his senses, and gave his name as
Dallas Dustin. of Wiota, Cass
County, Iowa, saying that he was
married but had no children. The
unfortunate man died in about an
hour after he got here.-Ma,tlus-
bntg Statesman
A sensational story comes from
Braxton county. Some six or eight
years since a foul and mysterious
murder was committed at what is
known as Savagetown. A stone
mason was shot twice through the
head and his throat cut besides.
No clue was ever obtained. Ru-
NOR says that few days since a
man died in that county, and on
his death bed he confessed the
crime, duplicating another party,
well known to many people in that
section of the State, but whose
name is withheld for the present.
The death-bed confession story
comes pretty direct and it is pre-
sumed it is true. Further investi-
cation into the crime will be made
by the Braxton authorities. .-Ex.
A serious affair occurred near
Cox's mills, Gilmer county, on
Friday. 1t appears that Oliver P.
Cox imprisoned some hogs belong
ing to a neighbor named Fisher,
and in accordance with the provi-
sions of the hog law prepared es-
tray notices, which latter he in
structed his son Franz to post.
While in the act of posting the
same, using Ratchet to drive
tacks, Franz was accosted by Fish
er, who demanded blood then and
there. Franz defended himself
with the Ratchet, which he threw,
Fisher a glancing blow on
the left temple, penetrating. the
brain and making serious wound.
A feud has existed between the
two families for number Of years,
and much talk and many threats
have been INDUCED in.-Commey-
cial- Gazette.
Squibs From up 0scker's Greek.