The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-14
STATE NEWS.

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Items Of Interest Clipped from Our
West Virginia Exchanges.
While returning from hunting
expedition near Elkins, Isaac Kyle
accidentally shot and killed John
Kouk. companion hunter. They
were getting over a stile, and the
jar brought down the hammer of
Kyle's gun. which was cooked. The
charge went into Louk's back.
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of parts Of the West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania railroad
which is surveyed from Rowlesburg,
W. Va, to Fairchance, Pa, and men
are advertised for. 1t is proposed
to push the road as rapidly as the
weather will permit. A large part
oft he grading WILDE done before
the first of the year.
The sCounty Clerks of Wayne,
Logan and Mcdowell counties are
now engaged in recording mort
gage 100000 ON the Norfolk and
Western r. R., and its Elkhorn ex
tension, to complete the road from
Elkhorn Valley, Mcdowell county,
W. Va, to Ironton, Ohio. The road
has been permanently located, and
most of the rights of way secured.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has such continuous rush of freight
East as was never known before.
The yards at Keyser and at Grafton
and Baltimore are said to be filled
with loaded cars that are waiting to
be unloaded. The company is I'M
able to furnish cars to all its ship
pers, though the shops are turning
out new ones every day.
Thomas B. Kelly, an inmate of
the West Virginia pententiary at
Moundsville, has written to Burgess
J. T. Roley, of Bellevernon, stating
that he is sentenced for life to the
penitentiary for killing man. Kel-
~ asserts his innocence and says
that he was in Bellevernon on Janu-
airy 14th, 1888, the date Of the kill
ing. and states a number of the oc-
currences of that day while in Belle
vernon. He asks Burgess Roley if
he remembers him. Roley is at a
loss to recall the man, but believes
he is sincere in his request.
John Ramsay has been spending
a few weeks in Tucker County, W.
Va. He was working in coal mine
in that county, and always carried
two revolvers in his belt. Ramsay
gave his name there as John Jones.
Charles Colborn, former Superin-
tendent at Mt. Braddock works, was
in Tucker County on business a
couple of days ago, and saw Ramsay
coming from the mines. The lat
ter, as soon as he observed Colborn,
started 10 run. He has not since
gone back 10 draw his money, and
is said to be in hiding between there
and Mt. Braddock.
Van Baker was taken to the State
Penitentiary at Moundsville last Fri
day, where he is to be imprisoned
for the remainder of his life, that be-
ing the sentence passed on him for
the murder of his wife and mother
in-law, Mrs. McWha. Despite the
fact that he was ably defended by
eminent counsel, he has twice been
found guilty of the horrible crime
committed in the little cottage at
Holidays Cove, and all measures
that could be taken in the State
courts have proven of no avail in
warding off the sentence passed on
him, which, if he be guilty of the
crime he has been convicted off, is a
merciful one.
The local sensation at Point
Pleasant Friday, was the discovery
of the will of the late John L. Hogg,
a wealthy bachelor. His property,
valued at 100000, was given to two
nieces, the next immediate of kin,
Mrs. J. B. Redmond and Mrs. John
McGuffin, well known residents of
Mason county. During the flood of
10, the old papers of Mr. Hogg were
placed in the cupola of the court
house. Among these old documents
the will was found, and is fully at
tested and left for probate. 1t gave
all his property to two illegitimate
children of his, now doing well but
not wealthy. The mutations of
time work wondrous and singular
changes. The property is all in
good shape and ready to be turned
over. A farm worth $4,000 was sold
recently, the proceeds of which are
ready to be refunded.
S. P. fwyman, former resident
Of Woodlcounty returned to this state
from the West u few days ago and
reports the loss of ST, 200 the savings
of life time. He left Parkersburg
some time ago and went to Missouri
where he bought small farm. He
soon grew tired of the West and
sold his farm for 81 200 cash and
started back to West Virginia. In
ST. Louis he inquired of a policeman
the way to particular bank where
he desired to get his check cashed.
He went and got the money and pur-
chased ticket for Parkersburg.
At the ticket office he noticed the
same policeman who directed him to
the bank. A snort time afteward
he missed his pocket book and thinks
that policeman knows something of
it's whereabouts. He informed the
police of his loss but they seemed
perfectly Indifferent about it thus
strengthening his suspicious that
they were cognizant of the robbery.
The largest saw mill ever brought
to this State was unloaded at Wes-
ton few days ago. 1t was made in
Erie, Pa, and is the property of G.
w. Curtin q Co., of Grafton, who
will operate it at Sutton, Braxton
county. Four pieces of the machin-
cry alone are said to weigh five tons
each and the rest of it is large in pro-
portion. The entire mill will not
weigh less than 10000 pounds, or
seventy five tons. 1t has attracted
great deal of attention in transit and
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