The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-12
HERE AND THERE.
The Most Important Happenings
Throughout the State.


George Hickman, of Clarksburg
has been appointed architect by
President Cleveland for the new Gus
tom House at that place
The area of forests in West Vir
ginia is estimated at $4,000 coo
acres, and it is disappearing at the
rate of 25.o00,000 a year
The old Swami House, at Parkers-
burg has been leased for a term Of
six years by New York parties who
are to refit the old hostelry up in an
elegant manner.
The trustees of the school al
Frankfort, Greenbrier county. have
closed the school for ten DAYS rs q
precautionary measure to prevent the
spread of diphtheria among the pu.
pills.
Cashier Shattuck. of the Citizens
National Bank, Parkersburg, has q
gold pen which he has owned for
about thirty years. 1t was purchas-
ed during his school days, and was
selected by his preeeptor, the late
President James 4. Garfield
Mrs. Faulkner. of Martinsburg.
has gotten up pamphlet in memo
ry Of her husband, the late Hon G.
j. Faulkner. 1t contains a short
sketch of Mr.. Faulkner's political
and professional life, tributes of re
spect passed by the bars of Berkeley,
Jefferson and Morgan counties, Mr..
Woods funeral sermon and notes
from newspapers.
William Rodges, who was sent to
the Penitentiary, from Pocahontas
county, several years ago for forging
deed and its acknowledgements
upon the land of Mr.. Ben. V. IRVINE,
is now in Jail for forging Judge
Hollis name to a check. He was ar
rested at Stanton while trying to
collect it through the postoflice at
that place. This time he is wearing
the name Henry King, Sr.
The President has appointed Al
fred c. Egerter to be Surveyor of
Customs for the port of Wheeling
Mr.. Egerter was born in Germany,
but has lived for many years in
Wheeling, and was Mayor Of that
city from 1881 to 1883. He is gen
tleman Of much culture and intelli-
gence. The office pays something
less than $1,000 a year. He sue
ceeds General A. II. Beach.
The Weston World says farmer
in that section had a stack of oats,
and one day noticed the whole stack
apparently in motion, as though it
was a thing of life. SO he called his
hands and dogs and tore down the
stack and found it was honeycombed
with rats. In the scrimmage that
followed 600 rodents were piled up
four feet high for funeral pur-
poses, and it took yoke of oxen to
haul the remains to the cemetery.
A meeting of number of the citi-
zens of Wetzel and adjoining coun-
ties, was held few days since for
the purpose of organizing Stock
Growers Association. Mr.. ,Josephus
Clark presided, and Mr.. J. f. Burley
acted as Secretary. The benefits to
be derived from such an association
were clearly set forth in the address
ses made by the Chair and Messrs.
Thomas Scott, Quincy Gresap, Friend
Cox, Cyrus Lentz, NJ. r. Grouse and
r. d. Leggett. Committees were APP
pointed to perfect organization.
On Saturday Miss Anna NJ. Arch
err was arrested by Constable Winans
charged with the crime of burning
the school house in district No 2, on
the Laurel Fork of Worthington
creek, about one month ago. The
accused is about twenty gears of age,
a dark brunette, and quite prepos-
sessing in appearance. She waived
a preliminary hearing before Squire
Thomas p. Butcher and gave bond
in the sum Of $500 to answer an in
after which she was allow
ed to return home. The trial of
this case is likely to make public de
of the highest sensational
order in which quite a number of
well known people Of the county are
Notwithstanding Journal
Another wreck occurred ON the B.
q o last week, this time near Mar
tinsburg. A dispatch to the Register
dated Nov. 30th says: This city is
all excitement tonight over wreck
on the Baltimore d Ohio railroad at
grade, about five miles west
of this city, soon after 6:l5 o'clock.
Mr.. C. w. Dooley, brakeman, was in
stantly killed, and both trains con
siderably wrecked. Mr. Dooley's
body arrived here at 10 O clock. The
deceased was about 80 years of age,
and had been in the employ of the
Baltimore & Ohio for several years.
There were nine men in the smashup
several of whom received slight in
juries. The wreck was occasioned
by passenger train running into a
helper.
An exchange has the following:
The spirit of deviltry is holding
high carnival in Richie county.
There is no crime that is too helm
Gus for committal and that appar-
emily with impunity. The better
class of citizens out there are get
ting very tired of the manner in
which law and order are being tramp
led on and are adopting summary
measures to stop the epidemic of
crime. In Murphy district John
Elliott was charged with a nameless
crime, the victim being his own step
daughter. The law failing to avenge
The wrong the citizens took the mat
ter in hand and Saturday night
week Elliott's house was visited by
4 band of men armed with huge
withes, bent upon chastising
hin. 1t seems that their visit was
lot unexpected, as he had armed
with a rife and prepared
% give them warm reception.
After the first fire, which injured no
,ne, they took him some distance
rom his house and administered an
beating.
The PREMIER's Son TO WED A