The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-04-17

Sneak thieves are getting in their
work at Smithfield.


work at Smithfield.
The gamblers have been entirel,
driven out Of Waynesburg.
Benjamin Masters, of Garard'
Fort, was taken to Dixmont Insan,
asylum last week.
John F. Pauley, of the Waynes
burg True Biue, mashed his hanG
last week in the press.
The real estate and personal prop
erty of A. b. Hall, deceased, of Nor
ris X Roads, were sold last week al
l public auction.
Several Mormon missionaries ART
endeavoring to secure converts to
their faith in Mt. Pleasant township
Westmoreland county.
Out of twenty jurors called in a
case in Somerset county recently
eighteen of them admitted that they
did not read the newspapers.
John r. Mahaney, formerly OF
Uniontown, committed suicide at
Greensburg one day last week. He
leaves a wife and four little children.
Hon. A. A. Purman, of Waynes
burg, has signiiied his willingness
to serve the people in his district in
Congress by announcing himself as
a candidate.
DR.. Frank Lindley, of Connellsville
committed suicide last Wednesday
morning by shooting himself through
the head. He was 30 years of age
and married.
The tools are fast in the Gregg oil
well, in Greene county, and drilling
will not be resumed for some time.
The tools are in the neighborhood of
the third sand.
The Mt. Morris oil well is now
about 100 feet deep, and the work is
still going ON. At depth of 200
feet pocket of gas was struck.
The prospects ale favorable for a
gusher.
f. Z. Wiseearyer, who few
months ago left his home and bust
ness in Waynesburg, and whose go
ing away was mysterious and gossip
ped about, has been found by his
wife who has joined him in Philadel-
phia.
self-styled preachers" are work
ing Greene county. They travel
around distributing bibles and other
books. They then call for dinner
and take receipt for the IS cents
paid for the meal. A few months
later the neigboring bank calls for
payment of $l5025.
The daily productions of oil in the
Washington field is about the fol-
lowing; Smith well, 4l3 barrels;
Thayer, PIG; Manifold, 1872; Mccoy
ern, 40; Munhall, 90; Hess No. 2, 80;
CAN'T, 40; Montgomery, 10; Gorden
No. ,, 10; Gordon Ne. /, ESTIMATED J,
l25; new Guffey WELL $50. Total,
1,4ll barrels.
The tramps confined in the Wash
ington Jail are taken out and made
to clean the street crossings, and
also to break stone which the Com
missioners have had piled in the
rear of the court house 1t is said
that the Commissioners will procure
balls and chains and arrange the
tramps into chain gang.
On Wednesday of last week Chris
topher Billy, of Waynesburgh had
close call for his life. Mr.. Billy
was engaged in making rails on the
farm of Thos. Hook, in Franklin
township, and in cutting tree was
caught in some way by the falling
timber, only saving himself from
being crushed to death by throwing
himself forward His left hand,
however, was caught between the
tree and another piece of timber,
MASKING that member very badly,
while he was somewhat bruised
about other parts of his body. His
escape from death was almost mirac-
ulous, and was only prevented by
his native activity, although he is a
man well up in years.
We learn of considerable stealing
being done in the neighborhood of
Frosty run. John Murdoch, last
Friday night, had three sheep killed
and pelted, the pelts seeming to be
the only part desired. VIM. Scott,
the same night, had a valuable sheep
killed and treated in like manner,
and j. II. Morris, some time before,
had a sheep stolen. Mr.. Murdoch
got on the trail of the parties who
killed his sheep and followed them
so closely that they became frighten-
ed and dropped thepelts. Warrants
are out for the arrest of the persons
of the dastardly work.
Mr.. Miller, of near Carmich@ls, had
some feather beds stolen recently,
which he had hung up in an out
The feathers, it is believed,
were taken to stores in the neighbor-
hood and Sold Waynesburg Repab
lican.