The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
A Brief synopsis Of Haps and Mishaps
Occurring In Our State.

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The best teachers receive but
$50 per month in Calhoun county. /
Several Mormon elders are hold /
ing services in Calhoun county.
They claim to be against polyga-
my, and their meetings are largely
attended.
Capt. John Porter, of New Cum
berland, offered as an inducement
for Cleveland machine firm to
locate their works at New Cumber-
land GOO, 900 fire brick and 4 acres
of ground free.
A number of the maple sugar
camps were opened up in Randolph
county, last month, the earliest
season ever known in that section.
Considerable of the toothsome ar
ticle is now ready for the market.
The failure of the newly elected
town council of Hinton, Summers
county, to qualify within 20 days,
specified by law, gives rise to
conflict of authority. The old
counsel, it is argued, should in this
case hold over until another cleo
ton.
The Jackson Herald is authority
for the statement that wild ami
NAL of unknown species is creating
excitement among the residents of
Parchment and Thirteen. 1t has
been seen by several prominent
citizens. 1t is about the size of
large dog and can leap thirty feet
Captain Mehen, Of Parkersburg,
has written to SO sherifs of Ne
braska, making inquiries for the
whereabouts of certain party who
stole a Gid from Wood county
some time ago and who it was sup
posed had gone to that State He
has received answers from 90 of
his letters, but they contain no
tidings of the man he is after.
The Sheriff OF Pulaski county, w.
II. Moran, states that he formerly
resided near Fairmont, this State.
An old man named Alexander
Squires called at the Philadelphia
mint, few days ago, and called
for 81, POI due him, for a deposit of
gold dust made in 1855. The au-
thorities, taking him for crank,
put him out Of the building, but
he persisted in his claim until they
finally examined the books, and
found deposit of that amount
credited to him. He held a re-
ceipt for it but it had faded so as TO
be illegible. and he was told that
it would be necessary for him to
get some acquaintance to identify
him. The only person he could
call to mind was Henry J. Waldo,
of Wheeling, and going there he
found him without much difficulty.
OF course he will get his money, if
he has not already gotten it.
Moundsville will be the residence
for the next year, of two of the
toughest desperadoes in West Viz
ginia. Their names are John and
Joe Hall, but they have bren using
the names of John and Joe Payne.
They hail from Wyoming county,
whittier they migrated some time
ago from Kentucky. They were
indicted and tried in the U. S.
Court for "moonshining.9 Judge
Jackson sentenced them to the
penitentiary for one year. John
Hall, alias Payne, is said to have
killed three or four men in his time,
among them being the former
husband of his present wife. Sew
eral indictments against him are
standing in Kentucky, and when
he leaves Moundsville he will be
taken there for trial. He is big
burly fellow, and has been a terror
to Wyoming county.
A very remarkable escape from
sudden death was experienced by
two employees of the Philadelphia
Bridge Company, at the new iron
bridge two miles above Ronceverte,
Greenbrier county, on last Friday
morning. The force was engaged
in taking down the false work Of
the bridge, which is used to sup
port the structure while the various
parts are being placed in position,
when by some means large por-
ton fell, allowing a mass Of iron
weighing several tons to drop.
One man had the tip Of his finger
shaved off by the descending iron,
while the other was caught under
it and would have been crushed to
Jelly, but that one end of the iron
was upheld by the wooden timbers,
leaving room for the mans body
underneath. Beyond a cash on
the head he was unhurt, although
insensible when taken up. DIR. M.
A. Gates dressed the wounds of
the men, and they went to work