Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-06
TWO CENTS
MODERN ST. GEORGE
Finds his Dragon but Fails to
Kill it.
Horrible Beast with Teeth six Inches
Long and Claws Like an Eagle Dis
covered near Sand Spring-BraFe
Lumbermen Fires at it and YAM
quishes it-Others news From Morris
Cross Roads.

LumDeTmen rEFeS W III Auu VAN
quishes it-Others news From Morris
Cross Roads.
Special to the New Dominion.
MORRIS Cross ROADS, May "a
| deep ravine between McMellon aud
Sand Springs has for some time been
considered as being haunted. The
people in the vicinity have reported
several brands OF ghost stories but
none had ever seen anything extraor-
binary. Although several solemnly
declared that they had heard strange
things and had fled without making
an investigation.
1t remained for Jack Harris lum
herman, to solve the mystery He
was returning to the camp near mid
night when he was suddenly confront
ed by the most terrible looking beast
| that mortal man ever saw. The ami
NAL was about the size of hippopot-
anus and resembled dog somewhat.
Harris fired at the monster with his
revolver and the thing never budged
but let out a roar that made the trees
tremble. He then fired 5 more shots
at it when it turned its tail and alb
squatulated.
According to the mans description
the great animal had teeth 6 inches
long and its claws were something
like an eagles. Its hair was white
with large black spots on it. When
still it assumed a crouching position
as if about to spring upon its prey and
in disappearing it made leaps fully 10
feet long SO Harris declares.
Roe Blaney saw large bear near
Sand Spring few days ago but hav-
J ing no gun made no attempt to kill or
capture it.
Mrs. Della Forsythe died at her
home in Smithfleld Sunday morning
May 4, 1902 after an illness Of only
few days. She was daughter of L.
d. White of Preston county and was
for a number of years resident OF
this place having removed to Smith
field several years ago. She has rela-
tives living in Morgantown and King
wood, w. Va. She is survived by S
children and her husband Funeral
will take place Tuesday afternoon
May 9th. Interment in Oak Grove
Z at this place.
The Springhill Lumber Co. have a
' large number of men at work at
: Springhill furnace cutting street car
ties aud pit props. The company
owns large tract of timber in about
| McIlrees and have mills located there
! which have been running for some
= time The lumber is sawed ready for
5 market in the mountain and sent
down TO Out Crop on a tram road
: which is miles long and then trans
! ferred to the B. & O.
| Logan Means and Jim Sisley while
{ roaming down Cheat River last FRI
day in search of wild flowers and sum
mer breezes overlook II turtles, OF
which were on one. bush.
9 Emmett Lyons met with what
: might have been serious accident
: Thursday evening while playing ball
by falling on broken bottle cutting
a cash in his hip which required 7
stitches.
G Bill SINNERS one of the Cheat Neck
smallpox convalescents has been re-
leased from quarantine and has gone
to Cheat Haven. He will be just as
d good as new in few days he thinks.
n The Ada coke plant at Cheat Haven
4 which was sold recently to Uniontown
! capitalists composed of M. Leonard,
= Chas. Eberle, A. w. Bliss, +. G. Van
g dusen, j. D. Boyd, T. ID. Bliss and j.
- K. Dawson was chartered last week
with capital Of $4,000 1t win
now be known as the Eleanor Coal &
NoEo Co Tho poxu ounorc will ma ka
= extensive improvements on the plant
p and will make it one of the most
i modern in this end of the county.
" They will soon contract for number
n of new ovens and will build water
plant at once. 1t will be located on
Cheat near the Line ford. Extensive
r. repairs are to be made on the tipple
and ovens.
Three loaded cars broke loose on the
j. Cheat Haven Coal Co.'S incline Friday
% and run into the tipple house causing
: $500 damage. Ed Sisley the weigh
! master just escaped death by an inch
= He has had escapes Of the same kind
~ the last few days.
IS w. G.. Grow who was kicked by |
IL horse a few days ago is able to b.
q around.
Alkaline Frankenberry OF Union
town is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
!. Blosser.
Rev. D. w. Ohern of Morgantowr
preached his farewell sermon at Gal
Grove Sunday.
= The Sunday fishermen on Cheai
=, river is conspicuously in evidence a.
10 this season of the year.
: The f. G. Sackett Coal & Coke Co
- are adding number OF new ovens Il
=. their plant at Out Crop.