The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-09
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
Brief Synopsis Of Haps and Mishaps
Occurring In Our State.

Occurring In Our State.
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A poplar tree was cut and sawed
at Angerona, Jackson county, last
week, which made 37Io feet of |
inch boards.
The Mayor Of Harrisville has
issued a peremptory order that
every. person found drunk in the
village whether disorderly or not.
shall be arrested and fined.
The people of Cabell county will
vote on March 10Th on the PROPOSE
ton to subscribe $50, 900 to the
capital stock of the Huntington and
Guyandotte River Railroad.
r. M. Duffield, who carries the
mail between Jackson c. H., and
Buffalo, has made the round trip
daily, on foot, for the past six
years, the distance being 80 miles.
He has walked over 60, 600 miles
in that time.
Gen. w. H. Brown, who went
from Jackson county to California
early in the gold excitement, and
who had not been heard from in
2o years until a short time ago, is
now one of the leading men Of San
Francisco. He is largely interested
in railroads, grain and real estate,
and is quite wealthy.
| If there is Republican editor in
this state who isn't an applicant for
a post office we haven't heard OF
him. II this is to be the rule, we
set our stake now for the Hamlin
portfolio in 1892. P. S. Exchanges
will please mention that we are an
applicant under Democratic admin
istration, in ISo2.-Lincoln Citizen.
Wetzel county will vote in May
next on a proposition to issue S25.-
900 of bonds to build a new court
house and Jail at. Wileyville, the
new county seat. While in freak
of imbecility the people Of Wetzel
voted to move the county seat to a
hamlet called Wileyville, way back
in the interior, and practically
inaccessible.
Agnes Hersel, living in Hardy
County, went out to the field to
work some days ago taking her two
year old babe with her. When she
reached the top of the hill above
her house she discovered the house
to be on fire and laid the baby down
and reaching the house she found
that her two older children had been
burned together with her house
hold goods. Returning to the field
she was again horrfed to see the
hogs eating the body Of her babe.
Bill Beckwith, who, until recently
ran a harness shop and dealt in
furs, in Raven swood left home
Saturday night, without leaving any
word with his family. He went to
Parkersburg and from there is re-
ported to have gone west. He has
recently been dealing in live stock,
and, as report goes, INDUCED ex-
tensively in gambling at cards,
along with a number of his chums.
1t is stated that he has, at times
borrowed sums of money, and left,
owing a considerable amount, in the
aggregate. tits now also currently
alleged that notes, placed by Beck
with, are turning up with names on
them which the parties claim are
forged.
The Mooreheld Examiner pub
fishes the following interesting
story: For number of years there
has been talk of a silver mine being
somewhere in the mountain back of
the William Fisher farm. 1t is also
said that the mine was found long
time ago by an old colored man
named Cater The old darkey told
his master that he would show him
where the mine was provided he
would set him and his family free.
The master refused to do this, SO
the old darkey never told where
the mine could be found. When
the war set Cater free, he moved
with his family to Mt. Pleasant,
Pa. Old man Cater died some
years ago, but before his death,
told his son, Henry where to find
the mine, Henry has been back
several times, we are told, and got
zen silver from the mine and had it
tested. 1t proved to be of the very
best quality; and Henry has various
things which he says is made of
this silver. For years people have
searched for this silver mine, but
have never been able to find it.
However, a large body of land on
Middle Mountain was purchased by
a company of gentlemen composed
of S, A. Nc Mechen, H. S. Carr
and others. Some Of the company
have been in correspondence with
Cater about the mine. Cater says
the mine is on this land, and final
ly agreed to come and point it out
for IS per cent. of the yield Of the
mine. So, to make the story short,
he arrived there last week, and work
was begun at once to fix up the pa
pers. Cater seems very confident
about the matter, and says that as
soon as the papers are properly ar
ranged he will carry out his part Of
the agreement. Much anxiery is
conferred in the matter as to how it
will turn out.
EastOn.