The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-09-21

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The State council of the Junior
order of American Mechanics met
in New Martinsville yesterday. The
proceedings of the meeting have not
yet been made public.
A Wood county lunatic named
Huff escaped from the asylum at
Weston few days ago and walked
all of the way to his home at New
port, across the Kanawha river from
Parkersburg.
Senator Camden has been honor
ed by having large park, twenty
five miles from Buckhannon, named
Camden Park. 1t is TO be made a
famous summer resort if possible.
The location is said to be beauti-
full one.
William Harrison Neale, an uncle
of Stonewall Jackson, died on Mon
day morning three miles from Par
kersburg, aged 76 years. He owned
Neale's Island until a short time
ago, and was well known and re-
spected citizen.
A colored man named Ed. Will
liams and a white girl named Ellen
Cutlip, both of Gilmer county, walk
ed all the way from their homes
to Marietta. Ohio, distance of more
than sixty miles, to be married.
Both are in absolute poverty and
they ate nothing whatever on their
way. Squire B. E. Guyton married
them. They could not secure Ii
cense in this State.
A young man named Hedrick, II
years of age, was instantly killed.
He was working on his fathers steam
saw mill, in Preston county, and in
attempting to put on the band with
out stopping the engine was caught
in the band, which whirled him
around and around, dashing him
against the engine. He made some
thirty or forty revolutions before the
engine could be stopped. When
taken out he was frightfully mutila-
ted, every bone in his body, except
those in one arm, having been broken.
The building of the West Virgin
ia Conference Seminary Of the NJ. E.
Church, at Buckhannon, is being
carried forward towards completion
rapidly. 1t is to be fine super
structure, over one hundred feet
long, eighty five feet wide, three
stories high, the lower two thirteen
feet between floors and the upper
one fifteen feet. The walls are now
up 20 the third story, and the beauti
full, massive structure will be under
roof in about twenty days, and com
pleted BY early spring. When done
it will he superior to any other edu-
cational building in the Slate
On Saturday evening considerable
excitement was created on Third
avenue by white woman rushing
along the street and excitedly call
ing for policeman. Marshal AS
bury responded, and learned from
the woman that her daughter, aged
IA years, had eloped with a colored
man named Tony Dill, the driver of
Dan Mossman's ice wagon, and that
they no doubt intended leaving on
the first departing train. Followed
by large crowd the woman, accom-
panied by the Marshal, went to the
station, but no trace of the runaways
could be found, nor have they since
been heard from. The name of the
young girl is Louie Breeder, and she
resided with her mother in West
Huntington, Her previous reputa-
ton is said to have been good
Huntington Commercial.
Mr.. Luther Knots, of Lead Mine,
and Moses Lipseomb and son, II boy
about ten years of age, were out on
the mountain, near Horseshoe run,
Preston county, last Friday, huntinn
turkeys, neither parry knowing of the
others presence. Mr.. Knots took
turkey caller and began calling in
imitation of the turkey in order to
attract their attention, if there were
any in the vicinity, as customary
with old hunters. Mr.. Lipscomb and
son were sitting on a log at the time,
heard the call and thought there
were turkeys in the neighborhood.
The boy telling his father to keep
still, went to look for the supposed
turkeys and answering the call with
another caller. Mr.. Knots hearing
the boy coming toward him in the
brush, had no thought but that a
large turkey was approaching, and
Immediately on catching sight of the
boys head, raised his gun and fired,
the ball entering the boys neck on
the right side, just below the ear,
passed through the body and came
out about three inches below the left
arm, killing him instantly.
On the goth of August, 1889, a
young couple, named respectively
Arthur Register and Nettie Warner,
both of Lewis county, accompanied
by brother of the prospective bride.
groom, started out, on foot. in
quest of man who could perform
the ceremony which would make
them man and wife Having travel
ed ten miles and being tired and hot
they sat down on Il log to rest,
about 10 A M. The Rev. Mr.. Will
liams happened to be driving from
Peck's Run to Gnatty Creek, on a
pastoral visit, and as he approached
the peculiar looking parties the
young man jumped to his feet, waved
his hand and shouted-"Hello. are
you Mr.. Wiliams?" Eyes, Sill"
replied the preacher We'll l want
you to marry me-" added the young
man in an excited tone of voice.
when and where do you want to be
married?" he asked. Right now
and here" was the emphatic reply
"Well hold on till that wagon pass
esp was the laconic reply of the
minister. The wagon out of the way,
the candidates for matrimony APP
preached within safe distance of |
the buggy wheels, and there on the
highway, by the quiet stream of
Peck's Run and under the melting
rays of an August sun, in the pres
ence of as few witnesses as would |
be legal, the minister removed his
hat, (the bridegroom did not Think
it best to do accordingly and with
the reins in one hand. the license in |