The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-30
HERE AND THERE.
The Most Important Happenings
Throughout the State.

18th and September LIST.
Last week the Baltimore and Obi
road harvested 1875 car lads of ice
3,430 tons, at Valley Falls.
VIM. johnson Of Fayette county
attempted TO jump from the tende
to a caboose on moving train, an,
fell, the wheels passing over hi
neck completely severing his hcac
from the body.
George Cabric, an eccentric OLE
man who lives on knobby Mountain
in Mineral county, has built ON hi
farm stone vault sxl0 feet an,
6 feet high with a window in it. HI
has also ordered his coffin.
A destructive fire occurred las
Saturday at New Martinsville, Wet
eel county. The Messenger printin;
office and several stores, offices. &c.
were destroyed. The loss is estima
ted at not less than Sll 900, a par
of which was covered by insurance
George W. Bryant, of Jefferscr
county, while out hunting on til,
Blue Ridge, last week, was suddenl,
pounced upon by catanount. Tn
able to use his gun he used his ifs
to such advantage that the ANNA
loosened its hold upon his back ant
retreated, whereupon he seized hi,
gun and fired, killing it instantly.
Through the generosity of Mrs
Stephen b. Elkins, of New York, tn,
people of Elk Garden will soon enjoy
the benefit of a public reading room
Mrs. Elkins contributed number o
books, games, etc, and liberal sun
of money, and the committee il
charge have secured the room owe
Graham store for the purpose ant
will have it fitted up ready for thu
public in a few days.
Walter Wolf, of Dobbin, Gram
county had both bones of his les
below the knee broken. Wolf, il
company with several other mil
men, was running to the depot
Some one called out that sled was
coming. Thinking it was from be
low Wolf looked that way and before
he could be warned second tim,
the sled struck him. When the boys
picked him up his foot was turned
up sideways against his knee The
break is a serious one and will lay
him up for some time.
1t is highly probable that a party
of Wheeling people will leave here
next month on a visit to California
The trip is at present being talked
about by number of people and
several have already decided to go
Mr.. S. z. Hildreth, cashier of the
Commercial Bank, Mrs .Hildreth
Mrs. Dr. Hildreth and her daughter
Miss Dora, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
r. Greer have already decided to 90
and CAPTAIN and Mrs. John McLure
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Cecil, Judge and
Mrs. G. l.. Cranmcr and Mr.. O. G.
Dewey are seriously contemplating
the trip Intelligencer.
Hon. VIM. E. Arnold. of Weston.
Special Commissioner, at the next
term of court in Lewis county, will
offer for sale the old and historical
property known as 'Jackson's Mills, .
Il short distance below Weston. This
is the place where the famous
General .'Stonewall' jackson, spent
the days of his boyhood with his
uncle, Cummings jackson. He lived
there when he was appointed Con
stable for Lewis county; and that
was his home when he left for Wash
ington, and obtained his appoint
ment to West Point. The property
has gone down since those days,
although it is yet considered valua-
BILE
Friday evening about 5'o'clock
Jailor Jones discovered well-laid
plot on the part of the prisoners in
Jail to escape. He found in the south
east corner a hole cut in the floor
down into the cellar, sufficiently
large enough to admit a mans body.
This was covered by blanket.
Everything was in readiness, and
after supper the prisoners were to
60 out one by one. They were or
dered to the cells at once by the Jail
er and the hole was repaired The
tools used were a saw made of a steele
shank and red hot poker. They
bored through three thickness of
boards, and as the holes were made
each day, they were filed up with
soap BACKED with SCOT. Bowen and
Kertz the safe-crackers; are suppos-
ed to be at the bottom of the scheme.
Il Journal.
Major George Shut, of the U. S.
Geological Survey Corps, who travel
ed in a buggy over 4, 900 miles in this
State. in referring to the quantity
and value has the following to say:
at is safe estimate that over this
area (about one third of the State)
the workable veins reach six feet.
$3.50 superficial feet constitute an
acre. A cubic foot of coal is as
sumed to be bushel, hence, six
times that amount (viz: times A.
$500 would represent the number of
bushels of coal to the acre. The
on coal, in accessible regions,
is one cent per bushel; but estimat-
ing at one fourth of cent per bush
ell, an acre of coal produces 1868
There are GAO acres to square
mile, and West Virginia has certain
ly 5000 square miles of coal, making
its value, on busis of one-fourth of
a cent a bushel royalty, $3,345, $780,
600 (viz; 653x640xS, 000.")
Many years ago Lewis Bennett,
agent for Lewis county, borrowed
80, 100 from the Exchange Bank of
Weston, for the purpose of building
the present court house of that coun-
ty. Afterwards the county made a
levy for the money which the Sheriff
but did not pay over,
and afterwards he failed The Leg
islature, as was the general custom
at that time, released the Sheriff and
his securities from this and other IL
and the bank never got its
money. The bank sued the county
in 1858, and the matter has been
hanging fire ever since till last week.
Judge Thomas l. Steady decided the
case in favor of the bank. The prin-