The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-26

er refused, and the former brought
the case before justice, who decid-
ed that "a trades a trade and he
could't interfere.
Last Friday at Anderson, some
parties, yet undiscoved, brutally
mutilated Mr.. r. A. Lowry, shoe
maker Of that place, while intoxica-
ted and unconscious. The commu-
uity Of Anderson are shocked and in
dignant, and the guilty parties, if
found, shall be signally punished
Hinton american.
The Tyler County Wool Growers
Association is holding it's meetings
regularly and discussing matters OF
moment concerning it. 1t has cause
to take an interest in the matter OF
wool growing. Tyler county is cursed
with sheep-destroying dogs. One
morning last week VIM. Morris went
out to work and found three dogs in
his flock of sheep. They had killed
and wounded fifteen. The dogs were
shot.
The Buckhannon Banner saws
that Major Wilson, an old colored
man, well known to everyone in
Buckhannon, died suddenly on
Wednesday afternoon. He was con-
siderably over hundred years OF
age, and was at the time of his death,
probably the oldest person in the
State. For year or two he has been
very feeble and his death did not come
as surprise. He has always borne
a high character for honesty, and
has lived well by his own industry
He leaves widow and three genera
lions of descendants.
At Bolton, Wetzel county, the
other day, Charles Layhew was shot
in the head in some mysterious man
ner, severe wound being made, that
is almost sure to prove fatal. He
and Jack and Tom Grim, formerly
of Bolton, living in Tyler county,
and Ezekiel McHeep, of Ohio, were
playing cards in an old unoccupied
house when the shooting occurred.
The three were arrested. Layhew
is unconscious, and can give no &C
count of the shooting, which the
others allege to have been accidental.
A thorough investigation will be
made.
Marshall county is said to be the
scene of quite an oil excitement.
Land leasers and purchasers are
thick. The point near which they
expect to find the oil is Is miles
east of Wheeling and 40 miles west of
Grafton. The survey made by Prof.
I. C. White, of the West Virginia
University, is the one now followed.
Oil is fully expected at the depth
noted by the Professionalism feet.
Experts say there is striking SINH
larity between the Marshall county
field and those Of Pennsylvania.
Work will begin within the next
month.
Forged drafts for sixty seven
Thousand one hundred and seventy
five dollars were recently discounted
by the Bank Of California and the
First National Bank of Santa Barba-
ra. The drafts were purported to
have been drawn by w. A. Cooper
and accepted by the Camden Consol-
idated Oil Company, of Parkersburg.
The drafts also bear the reputed en-
dorsement of E. w. Crooks, formerly
of this county, now of Santa Barba-
RI. Hon. w. A. Cooper and Crooks
are both well known here and above
suspicion. 1t is not known who OBJ
tanned the discounts. No arrests
have yet been made.-Parkersburg
Special to Wheeling Register.
The first settler in Wood county
was Capt. James Neale, who came
here from Pennsylvania in 1888.
He served in the Continental army
as Captain. He surveyed the land
on which Parkersburg now stands
for Alexander Parker. His name
was originally O'Neal, but by some
means it was changed when he en-
tered the service. He was the an
cestor of the numerous Neales now
in this county. He held the office
of justice of the peace, was commits
stoned captain of the Frontier Rang
ers, and was appointed to several
offices of trust. He died at his res
idence at Neale's station in 1922, in
his S5th year, and was inferred in
what is now known as the Tavenner
cemetery.-State Journal.
The Tucker county Pioneer says
that Capt. Parsons, of that county,
''while making surveys for the West
Virginia Central railroad in Canaan
found tree that had commenced it's
growth on log. As the tree grew
roots ran down the sides of the log
into the ground. When found the
tree had attained considerable size;
but the old log was yet SO sound
that the bark had not yet fallen of.
When the tree was cut down the an
nular rings showed it to be more
than two hundred years old. The
old log was hemlock and had lair
there since the Founding Of Philadel
phia, hundred years before the rev
olntionary waSs and VT the bark had
not - much = lallen "a VI PR