The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01
Across the Pennsvlvania Line.

"iiNhahNNs hitNS an aim tht ttuti
day by falling.
Arbor Day was generally observed
in the counties across the line.
Many young trees were planted.
Miss Abbie Vankirk, of near
Fairchance, has returned from a
six weeks trip to Pensacola, Flor
Ida.
Ike Baker, son of J. l.. Raker of
Morris X Roads. fell from the porch
of their house last week and broke
his arm.
Robert w. Herbert, city editor Of
the Pittsburg Post, will assume cdi-
torial control of the Uniontown News
on the first proximo.
The body of Stephen Colvin was
found in the river near Rice's Land
ing one day last week. He had been
for several days. For sew
eral years he has had guardian.
Father Herman visited Mike Metz
in his cell the first of this week. He
reports Mike improving in his spir-
Itual condition. Mikes Italian
home is at Brindisi di Montagna.-
Jimmy. little son of Thomas
Pearson, of this place, was badly
poisoned one day last week by eat
ing piece of polk root which he
supposed to be parsnip. He is now
about entirely recovered Graphic.
Squire Mapel, of the mouth of
Dunkard, was in town last Wednes-
day. He informs us that he will
celebrate the 5Sth anniversary of
his wedding May 2sth. May that
day mark happy event in the peri
Dd of the kind and genial old gen
tleman's life.-Grophic.
VIM. Long. q rich farmer of Perry
township, this county, who was in
dicted at January term of Criminal
Court for burning and causing the
burning of Asbury Chapel, situated
in said township, was found guilty of
The charge last Friday morning
Michael Keenan, lost his eye sight
by an explosian at Fairchance about
two years ago. He went to the In
stitutc for the Blind at Philadelphia
for instruction. He will engage in
broom making and carpet weaving
ut Fairchance the latter part of the
summer, and asks the patronage of
A Pennsylvania lady raised
family of "a boys. Thirteen were
IN the Union army and one in the
Confederate. Eleven out of the 13
we're killed on the field of battle,
and the one in the Confederate ar
my has not been heard from. Two
1ut of the l3 returned home, and one
Of them has applied for pension.
A few days ago 7. +. Protzman,
The merchant prince" of Morris X
Roads, with lot of produce with
him, took passage on the steamer
ada" Jacobs for Pittsburg. While
IN board the boat he took peep
INTO the deck room about dinner
line, and seeing the slim repast set
before the deck hands, Mr.. Protzman
opened case of eggs and ordered
hem cooked for the hands, Graph.
Mr. ID. A. Spragg, of Greene coun-
", said the other day: 81 think there
will be. some large developments of
gas and oil territory in our county
his year Six wells are going down
n the Dunkard and Whitley dis
riots. These are on the Gregg, For
iyce, Lantz, McLepore and CARR
'on farms. The indications for oil in
,hese localities are rather better
han for gas. The Gufys, of Pitts
)urg, are doing some drilling in the
western end of the county,
The 10000 coke workers in the
Jonnellsville region have been treat
ID to pleasant surprise. Notices
ike the following were posted at all
he works the other evening:
AT meeting of the Pittsburg
'yndicate, held on the 10Th inst, the
action was unanimously
lgreed to.
Resolred, That an advance in
wages be made to take effect on Sat
lrday, May LIST, 1886, and the follow
ng wages will be paid on and after
hat date.
The notice then states that coke
lrawers will receive 20 cents for large
,vens, an advance of l68 per cent.
The miners will get an advance of 5
Der cent, making the price of mining
IS cents per hundred bushels. For
orking cars the price has been adj
-anced from so cents to IS cents and
Il, according to size. 1t Is under
TODD that the price of coke will be
advanced to $3.50 per ton at the
anne time.
Work still progresses slowly in
he different oil fields of the county.
leasing continues in some sections,
While the work of boring at the diff
erent points at which wells are al
'eady located goes steadily ON.
From reliable gentleman at Mt.
Morris we learn that Hukil, Thomp-
ION & Co. will pretty thoroughly
est that field before the summer is
zone. This is the company that is
the well at Mt Morris,
which is now down about 700 feet,
md the drill kept constantly going.
It is understood this well will be
sunk to the Washington sand, and
f it prove a buster then the same
will put down two other
wells in the same immediate neigh
thus giving the territory a
thorough test. The Hukil Co., our
Informant says, has leased an i'm
nense scope of territory, embracing
many thousands of acres, along the
Dunkard, Whitcley and Ten Mile
ralleys, and will give each of the
ralleys complete test before they
abandon the field. These gentlemen
nave the staying qualities deserving
If success and we sincerely hope
hey may meet with a GreasY re-