The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-12

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-Four large engines from the
Fourth division have been running
between here and Grafton since
the beginning of the heavy run or
the B. &. o. This makes abou,
twenty freight engines on the
Branch. The rumor that P.
Hayden, Master Mechanic at the
outer shops. would be transferred
to Grafton appears to be without
foundation, as Mr.. Hayden knows
nothing about it.-Parkersburg
Sentinel.
The Legislature will convene al
Charleston on January 9th. and
the session will be an unusually in
teresting one. The Daily Star Of
that city will contain everything Of
interest Transporting at that place,
while its report of the Legislative
proceedings will be complete every
day Fifty cents will pay for it dur
ing the session. The Weekly Star
stands without rival in that see
ton Of the State, and will also give
the proceedings in full. Twenty
five cents will secure it for three
months. We advise our readers to
subscribe at once for either the
daily or weekly edition, if they
wish to keep postal as to what our
State solons are doing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bobbitt, widow
of the late Gibson Bobbitt, of the
neighborhood of Union, is the head
of the largest family in that sec
ton of the State. She has eleven
children now living, ffty-nine
grandchildren and ten great-grand-
children, making total Of SO inn
mediate descendants now living.
Mrs. Bobbitt is the mother of IS
children 5 of whom are now dead.
Two of her sons lost their lives in
the Confederate Army. The ven
cradle lady, who is now Is years
of age, resides with her son Mr..
Floyd P. Bobbitt near Union.
Notwithstanding her advanced
years, she is hale and enjoys life
with a hearty zest.
A telegram from Fairmont says
misrepresentation ofthe O. R. R.
Company, including Senator Cam
den, have just completed a very
deal in coal lands lying
in that section. The tract in ques-
ton comprises over 1000 acres ly-
ing in the forks of the Mononga-
hela river and north on the West
Fork river. The land is underlaid
by a rich bed of the famous Pitts
burg vein. 1t is easily mined and
workable without any shafting
whatever for miles along the east
bank of the West Fork river. The
consideration for which this valua-
BILE property was obtained is not
known exactly, but it was not far
from 500, ooo These lands lie in
the region which is to be connect
ed with the O. r. r. by the branch
which is to be built either from
Sistersville or New Martinsville,
probably from the former point.
1t will be big thing for the Ohio
River Road. We learn that sur
veyors will be put on the route of
the new railroad early in February
and the work pushed to compile
ton
The South Branch of the Poto-
mac river is the Nile Of West Vir.
ginia. Along the meadow land
where it flows the soil is rich and
productive, but on portions of it
the farmers SOW but are in doubt
about reaping, for the river may
overflow and carry off the crops.
At times the receding waters are
not content to carry the grain, but
often take the deep soil, too. A
freshet which occurred sometime
ago unearthed an Indian burying
ground. The cemetery is near
the river about eight miles from
Romney, in Hampshire county.
The oldest residents were not
aware that the place had been the
receptacle of dead braves, squaws
and papooses until the river dis
closed the skeletons. Many of the
bones are in state representation,
but crumble away when exposed.
The Indians were all on their left
side. In the lap of each Indian
were found the belongings of the
corpse-beads, arrow, spear and
tomahawk heads, Indian money,
made of bone of ivory. Some of
the beads are made of bone and
others of beautiful and colored
stones. A few are Of glass. These
with some fish hooks and
copper trinkets, seem to have been
the extent of their property. All
Of the trinkets are perforated. The
holes in some of the beads are so
small that in the absense of cotton
they must have been strung on
hair. Those which the Indians
are supposed to have made from
bone are in perfect preservation,
even to coloring. Residents of the
surrounding country have gathered
Of those relics. u
Midwinter Excursion to Washington
City.
The Baltimore d Ohio Rail Road