The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-13
ARNETTSvILLE.
A Newsy Letter from Arnettsville and
Vicinity.

ARNETTsvILLE, Jan. S.--Since our last
report to the New DOMINION, the New
Year has been ushered in with all its
duties and responsibilities political
aud otherwise, and we will engage in
the otherwise.
The readers Of the New DOMINION nav
not al be interested in our local news,
the same re mark may apply to other
sections, but we know there are many
that like their county paper TO be a good
local newspaper. The city papers are
very cheap, and give the general news
in advance.
New Years was ushered in by the
flowing Of steam whistles and other
noises In many directions we are told,
but like the Virgins OF old, we "Slum-
bered and slept"
Madam rumor, that pretty, maiden
Of sweet sixteen twice told tells us that
on New Years eve they had Pond-a
Fishing Pond at Pleasant Valley school
house, and good many nice ones
caught, but we we're not told as TO grade,
class, or school, so the people are left to
guess whether they be whales, cells,
sunfish or suckers. "She said" They
got caught all the same.
Transfers are busy hauling casing and
other material to the Shuman Heights
oil field, and our roads are the sufferers
Tis said that IL new wells have been To-
Gated In a section embracing the head
o. Indian creek, Pedlars and Statlers
runs ETC. We suspect there must be
something in the rumor from the drift Of
people that way. We will interview
somebody soon.
VIM. Baker and wife, of Rivesville
and Mrs. Bakers brother Strother Hall
Of Basnett, spent New Years at the
ancestral mansion on Stewards run.
This was Mr.. Halls first visit to the
place where his mother was reared. since
1856. He said ''the hills did not look
near SO big as he thought they WERE"
There were oyster suppers at Dock
Cordray's, Jas. Riggs and VIM. A.
Thorn's this week and all went merry
as marriage bell" They had the best
oysters, each place, but as we were left
out, we will not give any opinion on the
situation.
Henry Michael of Stewards Run
brought home yesterday fine hog from
Ravenna Ohio. The porker business,
seems to have the boom at this time and
even" Shropshire's are left in the shade.
When man can get $35 or $40 dollars
and his own neat as the product of one
hog in one year, the question comes,
what else will pay as well? So we are
fast becoming hog-ish.
We have one or two land sales to re-
port in Grant. w. G. Fisher to Jos. r.
Conway 3l34 acres $l270. Same to
Ambrose Waters IA acres, $7.75. Mr..
F. will most likely move to Fairmont
and Grant District will lose most ex-
cellent citizen. We have heard of two
more sales but will defer the report till
we are sure of them.
We regret to hear that VIM. w. Ken
needy, mail carrier from Georgetown TO
Morgantown, lost one of the animals
used for mail transportation last week.
1t took sick and died, in a short time,
and will be quite loss to Mr.. Kennedy.
We heard yesterday, that Mr.. Michael
Snrively of the lower end Of Grant had
his house burned recently, but we got
no further particulars.
Also that Johanna Conway wife OF
Freedom Conway died fortnight since.
Mrs. Conway's maiden name was Dusen-
berry. She married Evan Stewart, half
brother of the Stewards, Of Grant, who
died in 1874 afterward married Mr.. Con-
way. By her first marriage she had 8
children. She was past her three score
and ten and was lady of enjoyable So
cial nature, and lived life above re-
proach.