The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-27

10y III TWO OI HIS idItIi III Nall
dolph county, they sat down on
the log to rest. 1t was a steep
hillside, and suddenly the log broke
in two, throwing the boy forward
several feet on his face. Before he
could regain his feet and get out
Of the way, the rolling log hit him
and passed over him, killing him
instantly. His neck was broken
and his head horribly crushed.
The Moorefeld Examiner IS re-
sponsible for the following stories:
zone day last week a chicken hen
belonging to Will Harness laid a
curiosity in the egg line. 1t was
two perfectly formed eggs on the
Siamese Twin order. The eggs
were joined at the small ends by
cord about half inch long. Both
eggs were soft shelled. A few
years ago Mr.. Harness had a hen
that laid an egg whicHlhad an on
ion sprouting out of one end oft
Martin Boward, Of Falling Wa
tiers, Berkeley county, went into a
saloon in Charlestown, ran by /.
A. Blondel, and demanded set
Element of some matters existing
between them. Blondel made
some excuse for not complying
with his request at that time,
whereupon Boward, who was un-
der the influence Of liquor declar-
ed that he must then or never, and
pulling a pistol fired at Blondel.
The shot grazed the saloonists' ear.
Boward was arrested.
Rev. Mr.. McVey, a Baptist
Minister, is conducting a revival
meeting over at Marrtown, across
the Kanawha, and is having some
success. Tuesday night young
man by the name of Seger was
converted about 1880, and insist
ed on being baptized at once.
He was accordingly taken across
the hill in the frosty air under the
glittering stars and the pale noon
light, to the chilly waters Of the
Ohio, where he was duly baptized.
1t was a cold bath, but Scger stood
it like man, and walked the two
miles back home without muir
muir or a protestation, save the
chattering of his teeth in the icy
air.
A few days since, Cyrus A.
Trough, of Long Run, Doddridge
county, was arrested by U. S.
authority and taken before U. S.
Commissioner, Camden Somers, at
Clarksburg, charging him with vi
olating the pension law. 1t was
proven that in Sept, 1886, Trough
was employed by Mrs. S. A. Hans
ford, Of Arnolds creek, as her
agent to assist in obtaining pen
sion for her on account of her hus-
band, who has been dead for many
years. He succeeded in gettiug
the pension of 1904 and reserved
Sab as his share for services rem
dered. He was held in the sum
of 81, 900 to answer to an indict-
ment at the next term of the Fed
eral court.
Some time ago man at New.
port, O., sent twelve and a half
bushels of potatoes to Wheeling
huckster to be sold for him, pre-
paying freight, and sending orders
not to sell for less than thirty cents
a bushel. Some time after, here
ceived an account from the man
crediting him with twelve and
half bushels of potatoes at thirty
cents, 1875, and charged him
with expenses as follows: Hauling,
thirty cents; two days labor, So;
help, seventy-fvc cents hauling,
fifty cents; hauling, thirty-fve
cents; market stand, twenty cents
making total Of IS, 10, and leaving
a balance against the Newport man
Of SI,35. The huckster wrote,
please remit, but the Newport
man has not yet RENTED. Wheel
ing Intelligencer.
The Board of Directors of the
Hospital for the Insane met a few
days ago. There were two
applicants for Clerk of the Board,
viz: ]. S. Brown and ]. M. Haines.
A vote being taken resulted in the
election of Mr.. Brown. The follow
ing committees were appointed:
On transportation-Messrs. Coils
ton, Bennett and Mayer. Current
Expenses-Messrs. Preston, Sur
giss and Post. To Settle With
Treasurer-Messrs. Basel, Coils
ton and Layne. On motion, it
was ordered that the Treasurer of
the Hospital draw out of the State
Treasury, in the manner perscrib-
ed by law, the sum Of $40, 600 for
the month Of April, and So, 900
each month for the succeeding six
months. The contract for furnish
ing the Hospital with flour and
meal was awarded to A. G. Giffen
& Co. at IS, 80 per barrel for flour
and 90 cents per bushel for meal.
Weston World.
Richie county has two savory
sensations on her hands just now
and they are both located in the
same district-Murphy. One Of
them arises from the fact that
Granville Tingler's fine residence
was entirely destroyed by fire not
long ago and Mr.. Tingler had his
own son, Morgan Tingler, arrested
for setting fire to the building.
The case came up before Justice
of the Peace, and about fifty wit
nesses were examined. The young
man was discharged after a hearing.