The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-04-10
HERE AND THERE.
The Most important Happenings
Throughout the State.

to vote on proposition extending
the corporation limits of the town.
jackson county recently voted
S25, 900 to a railroad from the mouth
of Mill creek to Riply. Sooner OF
later West Virginia will get out OF
the woods.
A contract has been awarded foI
the construction of the Ohio River
Railroad from Parkersburg to Point
Pleasant, W. Va, the work to be
completed by October first.
The Z. S. Geological Survey esti-
mates the coal lands in the State at
5000 square miles, which on basis
of fourth of cent bushel royal
ity would be worth $3,315,4 100000.
The Mayor of Clarksburg is busy
hunting out the persons who are sell
ling liquors. As fast as discovered
the parties are being heavily fined,
and their property taken possession
of.
John Haines, Baltimore d Ohio
brakeman, was coupling cars in the
yard at Piedmont when his head was
caught between the bumpers and
crushed to jelly, killing him in
stantly.
Charles Fox. colored' has been
placed in Jail at Lewisburg, charged
with breaking into the barber shop
of George Hunt, also colored, and
stealing $l17. There was found on
Fox $l04 of the stolen money,
A number of citizens of jackson
and Roane counties met at Spencer
few days since and organized the
the Ravenswood, Spencer d Chenille
Railway Company, for the purpose
of building and operating a railroad
between the points named. A char
ter is to be secured at once and the
project pushed forward. The peo-
pie of Roane county are reported
very anxious for a railroad to Raw
enswood.
In the case of Hissem VS.. johnson,
from Tyler Co., the Supreme Court
of Appeals, in decision, has settled,
so far as this State is concerned, an
important question in relation to
pensions. Its decision was that
money received as a pension is ex-
empt from forced sale for debt,
whether the money be invested in
property or otherwise, so long as it is
kept separate from ones general
business and can be traced and iden-
tilted.
Hugh Graham, of Point Pleasant.
had j. G. Shortz discount for him a
draft on the sheriff amounting to
$50. Shortz left it on his desk and
some one stole it. Having Graham s
Endorsement, it was of course nego-
table. Monday youth appeared
in the office of J. S. Written, young
attorney, and disposed of it. Whit
ten having purchased several drafts
from Graham, took it for granted
that everything was. regular until
Shortz made known his loss, and
Written found he had been taken in
Lieutenant Frank NJ. Terry, U. S.
A., with five Indian chiefs of the
Pawnee tribe, arrived in Parkers-
burg Wednesday on his way to
Washington where he is taking the
delegation to see the Great Father
His stop here was caused by the
serious illness of White Buffalo, the
second in Importance in the delega-
ton, which is headed by Winged
Beaver, brave and courageous
chief. Upon the solicitation of Col
onel Jerry Hill and other gentlemen
the Indians who were not i'll gave an
exhibition in Court Square.
A special from Webster county
says that William Lewis and Jacob
Mullins were out hunting and in
crossing rough piece of ground
Lewis stumbled and fell, accidentally
discharging the gun, the contents of
which entered Mullins breast, and
ranging upward, produced an ugly
wound. Mullins fell and Lewis,
thinking that he had killed him, did
not stop to examine the extent of
the wound, but ran for assistance.
The distance he had to 90 was seven
miles, The scare and exertion was
too much, and no sooner had he dis
patched a party to bring the wound
ed man when he was seized with a
hemorrhage of the lungs which re-
suited in DEATH Mullins is hardly
expected to recover.
At Nicoll's art store is to be seen
a clock which is relic of New Eng
land colonial days, 1t became the
property of Mrs. f. L. Nicoll through
the death of her mother in Massa-
chusetts. 1t is one of the old tall,
eight-day clocks, with silver dial
and mahogany case, and though
considerably over century old is
still good timepiece. On its face
is engraved the makers name, and
the place and time of it's construc-
ton: Nathaniel Mulliken, Lexing-
ton, Mass, 1872. 1t has stood in
Lexington ever since it was made
until shipped here, and Mrs. Nichol
is but it's fourth owner, it having
come down in the family from gener-
alton to generation. 1t was silent
witness to the battle of Lexington,
the first battle of the Revolution,
and its chimes were sounded by the
conclusion of the shot which was
''heard round the world" Could
the old clock talk it would tell many
tale of historic interest; and
though it cannot speak, it's silver
face and brass mountings shine as
bright and its tick took sounds as
loud and clear as when it stood in
the Colony of Massachusetts Bay,
before the country was born, and
marked the passing away of English
sovereignty on New England's soil.
ASparty of Welsh gentlemen, from
Wilkesbarre, Pa, and other points,
passed through here Tuesday on the
way to Helvetia to take a look at the
land in that vicinity. They repre-
sent about 200 families, and if the
land is suitable the intention is to
purchase large tract and move
these families thereon. While here
they met with James Woodzell, sur
veyor Of Webster county, who is
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