The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-07-13

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place ranks with our vice presidency.
S. w. Scott, a brick maker Of New
Cumberland, was robbed of $3.50 by
a man named Basil Baker, of Tyler
county, few days ago. at last ac-
counts Baker had not been arrested.
Mrs. John Haddox, who fell over
precipice in Richie county last
week, is recovering, The surveyor
has measured the distance she fell
and found it to be 140 feet,
While laughing with a needle and
thread in his mouth, Pocahontas
county man swallowed the needle,
and his life was only saved by hav-
ing the thread to extricate the need
lie. 1t was a sharp trick, and also
painful one.
A young man named Joseph Smith,
threw stone at the cars as they
were passing Meyers Cave Station,
on the Shenandoah Valley Road, at
high speed. 1t struck the cars, and
rebounding struck Smith on the
head, killing him instantly
The latest swindle is the selling of
ribbons. Sharpers visit the farm
houses, exhibit rich samples at low
figures, take orders from the ladies,
get half the payment in cash, and
promise to forward the goods, when
the remainder is to be paid. Meth
Ell the swindlers nor the ribbons are
heard of again.
A most brutal murder occurred on
Coburn's run in Braxton county, re-
Gently. Lafayette Prunty and Wright
Childers got into an alteration, in
which Prunty struck Childers with
a handspike and killed him. Prunty
was arrested and taken to Braxton
G. Fl. and lodged In jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
We are informed that the Jeffers
sonian and Franklin democratic
clubs of this place have offered one
hundred dollars reward to each of
the three democrats of Peel Tree who
scratched the name of Gov. A. b.
Fleming and voted for Gen. GoH, if
they will come to their club room
and confess the same. They will
receive 800 each.-Philippi Plain
dealer.
Governor Wilson has named as
Commissioners to select the location
and purchase the site for the State
Reform School, authorized by Chap
ter 3, acts of 1889, the following gen
tlenen: State Superintendent of
Schools, B. S. Morgan, Col. A. A.
Franzheim, of Ohio county; j. P.
Scott, of St. George, Tucker county;
j. P. Shanklin, of Hunters Springs,
Monroe county, and Linsley Merrill,
of Newark, Writ county.
The New York World states that
Mrs. S. p. Pierce, a daughter of the
late Hon. Charles j. Faulkner, of
Martinsburg, w. Va. who is now
slowly recovering under the treat
ment of DR.. Lewis Sayre, has sus-
tanned with fortitude one of the
most wonderful operations ever at
tempted. Every bone in Der body
was broken, DIS q means of relief
from the Justification produced by
virulent inflammatory rheumatism.
A little girl, aged seven years, step
daughter of James yelling, residing
in the neighborhood of Horseneck in
the lower END of this county, was bit
ten by a copper head snake last Sat
urday morning, 22nd inst, and died
from the effects of it in about twelve
hours. 1t seems that the child was
in the kitchen eating its breakfast,
and came into the house crying that
her foot hurt. On Investigation of
the premises, two copper snakes we're
discovered and killed.-iSt. Mafy's
| Oracle.
Sherman Price, of Marion County,
had an exciting experience with
panther one day last week. He was
out hunting and in piece of woods
about four miles from PawPaw he
came across the beast. 1t measured
7 feet 8 inches from tip to tip and
was in a savage mood. Price fired
and wounded the animal, which at
tackled him savagely. Price protect
ed himself by using his gun as
club until the weapon had been com
pletely wrecked. The animal was
finally overpowered, having become
weak through the loss of blood, and
was then speedily dispatched by
| Prioa who ont itS throat
The Richie ReueiVe gives the fol
lowing account of how alover brought
his recalcitrant sweetheart to time:
"William Cunningham is new
married man. His wife was Miss
Abbie McGeorge. Their experience
lately has been unpleasant. He pur-
chased for her thirty dollars worth
of clothes, prior to their marriage
and she changed her mind and said
she would not have him. He swore
out a warrant before Squire Clammer
on the grave charge of receiving mon
ey on false pretenses, and constable
was sent to arrest pretty Abbie Nc
George. When that officer appeared
she relented and begged to be excus-
cd, and said she would marry Mr..
Cunningham. The wedding took
place Sunday evening"
The third annual meeting of the
West Virginia Bar Association will
be held at White Sulphur Springs,
July 26 and 80. The Virginia Bar
Association will meet at the same
place on the 25th, and the National
Bar Association also meets there on
July 31st. The 0. R. r. and the b.
& O. have made half fare rates, tick
cts good until August 5, and the no.
tel will make uniform rate of 50. so
a day for all guests. Prot. W. P.
Wiley, of this place, is Secretary of
the State association. Hon. John R.
Donehoo, of Hancock county, will
read the Prize Essay, and an grafton
will be delivered on the second day
by Col. Chas Marshall. John A..
Hutchinson will also read a paper,
which will be the theme of discus
sion by the Association. The meet
ing will close with banquet at p.
IN. of the last day. An invitation is
extended to all lawyers to attend
The persistency with which Nor
mon missionaries are carrying on