The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
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1t is reported that Prof Hurlburt's
trained horses and dogs were drown
ed at Johnstown. He gave exhibi
tions through this part of the State
last fall, and his horses were almost
human in their intelligence.
The first competitive examination
for the postal service in this State
took place last week at Charleston,
and there were two applicants. The
hungry prefer to put their trust in
McGinnis and his mule, especially
the mule
James Richards and John Nicely
got into an alteration near Ellen
boro last week about private road.
Richards struck Nicely with the pole
of sharp hoe and knocked him
senseless, and inficting painful if
not fatal wounds. Richards gave
himself up to an officer.
An eight-year-o old daughter of
VIM. Haynes, of Greenbrier county,
fell into a fire while in fit. to which
she was subjected, and was so badly
burned that she died few hours
afterwards. All the hair was burn
ed off her head, and her clothes were
burned off down to her hips.
George w. Cutlip, of Braxton CO.,
who was sentenced to three months
in jail at the April term, having been
convicted of larceny, has been par
doned by Governor Wilson and dis
charged from jail. The pardon was
granted on account of Cutlip's
health, which is said to be very poor.
Jack Dickerson, of Wayne county,
loaned horse to his brother Dutch.
Dutch used the horse roughly, and
they fell out about it, and finally
came to blows, and Dutch stabbed
Jack several times in the back below
the shoulder, penetrating the lung,
so that when he breathes air passes
in and out through the wounds. 1t
is thought he cannot recover.
VIM. NJ. Nethkin, of Elk Garden,
the champion rife shot of this State,
defeated man named Stoyer, the
crack shot of Maryland, at Deer
Park few days since, by score of
$50 to 169 out of a possible 200.
Mr.. Nethkin on his return home was
enthusiastically greeted by large
number who had gathered at the de-
pot to await his arrival.
The sum of $4,000 has been sub
scribed and large portion paid in
for the establishment of a large
brewery in Parkersburg. The site
has been selected, large part of the
machinery ordered, and other ar
rangements made for the opening of
the establishment. Work will be
commenced on the building inside of
ten days.
A man named Richard Stewart, an
employe at the saw mill at Enter
prise, in Writ county, was drowned
few days since. He was a single
man about 80 years of age. He had
left the mill to aid in securing some
logs that were liable to get away,
and in stepping on log it turned
with him; he lost his balance, fell
into the angry waters and was swept
away to his death.
An Italian was blown to shreds
few days since on the line of the new
railroad between Clarksburg and
Shinnston. A blast was about to
be set off and all hands were warned,
and it was supposed that all had
gotten out of the way of harm till
some time after, when this fellow
was missed. A search resulted in
finding portion of his scattered re-
mains.
The engineering corps making the
preliminary survey of the Weston d
Elk River railroad, completed the
survey of the route by the way of
huntsville and up the right hand
fork of Salt Lick to this place last
Friday and find the distance to be
A miles. On Saturday they started
back on another survey by way of
Dyer Hill, Flatswood, and down
O'Brien's Fork and main Salt Lick
creek They have gotten as far as
the Wyatt Hill and find that it can
not be crossed without tunnel. The
distance on the two routes, SO far
is just about the same. Dyer Hill,
of which there has been so much
talk about getting over, can be cross
ed by 35 foot cut being made
BrdTton Central.
The Parkersburg Journal tells the
following pathetic story of a family
that recently moved to that city
Jacob Gordon, Hebrew peddler
well known in this city, came over
from Germany to this country five
years ago to seek his fortune, leaving
his wife and four small children in
the old country, he sending his earn
ings to them for support. About
three months ago he decided to bring
his family over to this country and
sent them word to that effect. They
made ready and embarked for the
shores of the United States, coming
here by way Of New York. They
reached this place last Wednesday
and were met at the depot by Mr..
Gordon When Gordon left his
family he was large fleshy man,
nearly 40 pounds heavier than now,
was smooth faced, and looked alto
gether different from what he does
now. Mrs Gordon has had two
sieges of typhoid fever since her hus
band left which has made some chan
ges in her appearance, also. The
consequence was that they did not
know each other when they met.
He noticed her get off the train and
go in the waiting room, and he asked
her if she had seen a woman and
some children on the train, when all
at once she recognized his voice, not
knowing him by his face or appear
ance at all. The meeting between
them then is easier imagined than
described. He began to inquire
about his children, and found them
only three in number He asked
where the other one was, when it
was made known to him for the first
time that it had died two years ago,
of typhoid fever, his wife not having
written him anything about its death.
She said it would do him no good