The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-19

elected at the ST. Marys municipal
election last week.
The editor of the Lincoln Citi-
zen says he is getting tired Of pub
fishing nonpareil paper in small
plea town.
Kramer Carroll, after an absence
of ~ years in the West, returned
last week on a visit to his aged par
ents in Tyler county.
A pension examining board has
been established at Buckhannon
composed of Drs. G. A. Newton,
J. R. Blair and Geo. B. Edmiston.
The large Touring mill of ]. D.
Sanders, at Cross Creek, Brooke
county, was burned-on Wednesday
last. The loss is So, 900, with g.,
900 insurance.
Clarksburg has taken her new
court house off the hands of the
contractor, the work having been
completed, and she is as proud
over it as boy with his first pair
of boots.
George Cornwell, who stabbed
and killed man while a dance
was going on in Union district,
Cabell county, one night last week,
was arrested few days ago in
Lawrence county, 0.
J. M. Eib, of Roofing Creek,
was in our office Monday. He is
in possession of a deed from Pat
rick Henry for the land upon
which he (Eib) resides. The first
improvements were made in the
year I774. Menzie has no fear of
a law suit involving title.-Clarks-
burg News.
Miss Minnie Hunter, an orphan,
aged about seventeen years, who
has been working as servant girl
for various families at Ceredo, at
tempted suicide Monday afternoon
by taking "Rough on Rats. Her
life was saved by the exertions of
physicians. Dependency was the
was the cause Of the rash act.
During the past year $40, ia,
900 have been invested in new bus
mess enterprises in West Virginia.
In a few years we will be one Of
the foremost states in the South in
the way of manufacturing enter
prises. We have the natural facili-
ties and the capital is rapidly
coming in. The manufacturing of
voters is one thing we do not want
to encourage, however.
On December goth, a negro
named VIM. Cobb knocked down
Archie Wood, a young white man
of Mill Creek, Mercer county, in
the public road, and at the point Of
pistol robbed him of 1913. The
negro then rolled his victim into
Bluestone river, while he himself
escaped. Woods scrambled out of
the water and went in pursuit. On
Saturday lost Cobb was arrested in
Lynchburg, Va.
A meeting of the commissioners
appointed by Governor Wilson to
represent West Virginia at the cen
tennial of the Inauguration of Presi
dent Washington next April, was
held at Charleston. Governor Jack
son was appointed president, w.
N. Chancellor, also of Parkersburg,
secretary, and Auditor Duffy, treas
urer. A managing committee of
five was appointed to determine
the cost of proper military dis
play for the State and to consider
other matters in connection with
the celebration. This committee
will report at a meeting to be call
ed by the chairman. 1t is thought
that an appropriation OF at least
81, 900 will be required.
Mr.. Peyton B. Lake, former
citizen Of this county, returned
from Kansas last week and will
make Barbour county his future
home. He drove the entire dis
lance in wagons, bringing his
household effects with him, and
was about 60 days in making the
trip, getting here in good shape.
He drove through with his goods
rather than to sacrifice them at the
low prices he would have re-
ceived in Kansas. Mr.. Lake is
good citizen and we gladly well
come him back to his native coun-
ty. hoping that he may spend the
remainder of his life in the land of
prosperity instead of one of biz
zards.-Philippi Plaindealer.
An old dinner bell which was the
property of the mother of George
Washington, is now the property
of Mrs. A. M. Johnson, a dress
maker, of Grafton. 1t weighs oA
pounds and bears the following in
scription around the crown Ger
ritz Schmmel* Me* Fecit* Amos
Ioo7*. A man named Herndon
first bought the bell years ago at
sale Of Mrs. Mary Washington's
effects and after descending as an
heirloom in the Herndon family for
several generations it was finally
purchased by Mrs. Johnson's late
husband 1t has been exhibited
around at all the great expositions
of the country, including the Cen
tennial at Philadelphia, in 1876, SO
says the Eagle-Sentinel.
Midwinter Excursion to Washington
City.
The Baltimore u Ohio Rail Road
Company announces Popular Ex
cursion to Washington, D. G. for
Thursday January 18th. We give
below list of stations, showing time
of trains and round trip rates.
A. NJ. p. NJ. RATE.