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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

How a WAYNE COUNTY PRISONER
MADE His EscAPE-A rather funny
incident happened down in Wayne
county short time ago. A deputy
sheriff arrested man named Hatton
and, havingr other business to attend
to, turned the prisoner over to a young
constable, with instructions to take
him before certain justice of the
peace. The constable and prisoner
proceeded on their way to the temple
of justice, and had just arrived there
and dismounted from their hors es
when cow, chased by dog came
tearing along under high pressure
of stesm. Instead Of switching the
COW off, the constable and prisoner
stepped aside to allow her to pass,
and as she did so the prisoner coupled
onto her tail and went flying after
her, leaving the unsuspecting con
stable laughing heartily at the ridic-
ulous scene. But the affair assumed
serious aspect when the prisoner,
after running some distance, I'M
coupled himself from the cows tail
and took to the woods, making good
his escape. The officer was so com
pletely Disguised over the affair that
he handed in his resignation at
once. He should have arrested the
dog and old COW for participating
in the rescue irt County Tran
script.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

THE Braxton Democrat says: w.
NJ. Fast, of Monongalia county, has
rented J. S. Hyer's farm in the
Flat woods, known as the Baxter
farm, and will move to il in few days.
Ledrew Wade now spends his leisure
hours in practicing Lullaby" and
working motto of what is Home
Without Baby" He is happy
father.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

NATHAN Corr AND THE BIBLE WORK
liz HAS DISTRIBUTED NEARLY $4,000
VOLUMES. - Nathan Golf, Esq, of
harrisburg, West Virginia, an uncle
Of the Hon Nathan Gof, congress
men elect from this State, has for
sixty years, Notwithstanding his
numerous engrossing business en-
gagements, been q volunteer dis,
tributer Of the Scriptures. He thus
concludes a letter to the American
Bible Society:
During the war | continued the
distribution throughout Harrison
county, and also gave q great many
Bibles and Testaments TO soldiers
in the Union army. From my ear
Hest connection with the cause, when
ever | have sent to the Parent So
ciety ! have met with prompt and
generous answers to my requests.
After the war l began to supply the
freedmen. At one time the Society
sent re q donation of seventy five
Bibles for that purpose. 1t is under
stood all through this country that l
keep on hand all kinds Of Bibles and
Testaments for sale and for gratui-
tous distribution to the poor, so there
is hardly day passes that / do not
distribute from one to twenty. AS
near as | can calculate / have dis
tributed between $4,000 and $4,000
volumes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

The present contract with Mr.. Sim.
Bright, for carrying the mail between
Fairmont and Morgantown, on the
east side Of the river, expires April
1st. Lee z. Watson, Esq, who has
heretofore generously taken upon him
self the burden of securing service on
this route, is again endeavoring to
contract for service for next year,
and thinks he will be able to do SO
before that date, so the mail will not
be discontinued. The people along
this route owe Mr.. Watson debt OF
gratitude for his labors in this direc-
tion.-Iadsr.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

Music LEssoNs.-Mrs. Lucy NJ.
Dering will give vocal and instru
mental music lessons to pupils, at
her residence on Boundary street, on
very reasonable terms. Call and
make arrangements Mt ence,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

HISTORY OF MoNoNGALIA COUNTY
Full information in reference to this
work, to be published next Summer,
may be had by addressing as below.
Messrs. A. j. Arnett Il Bro. are our
authorized agents for Grant, Cass,
Clay and Battelle districts. Resi-
dents Of these districts will please
give them their orders; others may
send their subscriptions to the
PRESTON PUBLISHING Co..
Kingwood, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

WE have read with much pleasure
a pamphlet copy of Mr.. A. w. Camp
bells address on. 'sThe American
Farmer" delivered at ST. Clairsville,
Ohio, Dec. Goth, 1882.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

CARPETS Carpets !! Carpets!!. The
best assortment ever offered in our
town, also Oil Cloths and Blinds at
Chadwick'e,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

You will find fine Silk Warp
Henrietta Cloths, as well as
other hanesome and fashionable
goods at Chadwick's,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

MORE FIRST CLASS FARMING-ED.
HARE's Corn CRoP-OvER 10 BUSHELS
To THE AcRE.-We have always made
it point TO give any information
that came into our possession about
farming, for the benefit Of our own
farmers. We have often argued the
benefits of scientific farming and
given to our readers the results of
experiments made by our most pros
porous agriculturists. The value of
thorough work in everything is &C
knowledged even by the most obtuse,
We have just learned Of a corn crop
raised last Summer by Mr.. Ed. Hare
in Fayette county, Pa. From l6
acres he husked over 500 barrels of
corn, or more than 200 bushels, or
rs bushels to each acre. This we
give as fact and would refer any
who desire further information to
Hon Jas Hare. How much better
this is than to plant so acres and get
but 400 bushels of corn. The l6
acres farmcd in this case required
ONLY the same work that an equal
area of one fourth the productive
qualities would have required And
the result more than four times as
profitable. The moral is, that one
acre well titled and fortified is better
than four that will only produce as
much grain AS the one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10
Notice to Tnx.Pnycrs.

All persons indebted to me- for
taxes will come and settle at once.
SAMUEL HACKNEY,
Late S. NJ. G.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

All persons indebted to the late
firm Of Drs. Brock Bros, are requested
to call and settle with the under
signed, at the earliest practicable
time, as all business in which the
late DR.. II. w. Brock was. interested
must be closed soon.
T.. S. BROCK.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

FATALLY BuRNED,-A horrible &C
cident occurred about one and half
miles from Faimont, on the Clarks
burg pike, Tuesday evening last be
tween three and four o'clock. The
little six year-old daughter of Mr..
Washington L. Wilt being left alone
in the house for few minutes, by
some means her clothes took IRE The
mother heard her screams and rushed
f'antieally to her assistance, but was
met on the threshold by the child with
its clothes all enveloped in fire. The
flames were quickly subdued by the
agonzed mother, but the little girl
was SO badly burned that she died on
the following morning at seven
o'clock. DR.. Browufsld was sum
mened Immediately after the accident
u did al, that could be done to
relieve the poor little sufferer. Mrs.
Wits hands were very badly burned
in her efforts to save her child. The
sympathy of every father and mot hel
will go out to these suddenly bereay-
ed parents Vest F1yinion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The fol
lowing is list Of deeds admitted to
record in the County Clerks office
for the week ending Saturday March
Ord, 1888:
Isaac Hitc to w. I. Wiley, / acre
for $l2.
Charles NJ. Boyles to Jerome Sum.
mers, 30 acres in Clinton district
for $500.
Allen II. Kisner to John +. Kisner
lS5 acres in Clinton district for $50.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

A LIST Of letters remaining I'm
claimed in the Postoffice at Morgan
town, w. Va, March /, 1888 Mary
Burns, Nellie Curry, NJ. w. Davis
John Dean, Kate Drake, Mary A
BOLTON Della Everley, Susanna Hol
land, Rachel Hunt, Mahala Grey
Cape Holland, VIM. Johns, Angelina
johnson, A p Moon, Oliver l.. Nc
Clure, Dir. A. NJ Pride, G. w. Piles
Mrs Thos. d. Pugh. Mrs. j. B. Pool
Ida Roderick, Samuel Sheldon, Mrs
Wiles M. Smith, Elias Thos, Eliza
beth Wiley, VIM. s. Watson, NJ
Dahitler. +. A. DERING, z. NJ.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

DIR. ISAIAH BEE, the capable and
efficient member Of the House Of Del
egates, from Mercer county, gave Us
n pleasant call on Monday Last Th4
Doctor was accompanied by Mrs.
Bee who has been with him at Wheel
ing during the session. Mercer conn-
ty shows excellent Judgment in send
ing Dr. Bee to the Legislature
Huntington 1dcertiser
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

Chadwick's have the cheapest
heavy Muslins we have seen for
years-the prices are surprising
ly low.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

CHADwICKs u Co. have their new
Garden Seed and Timothy and Clo-
yer Seed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10
Deaths.

In Clarksburg,on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 2Sth, Miss Floric Jackson
daughter Of Mrs. G. NJ. Jackson, and
sister Of Engineer I. M. jackson.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

ChadWick's have Standard Dark
Prints-as good as any s0ld-f0r
six and one forth cents.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10
.rnR ugsr n cNEAPesr."
a ms1s.s ThREShERS s si..' a.1;..
(uitsd 70 all sectionA) Write FACE luA penphls4

The NEW Dominion and Wheeling
weekly Register $40 year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

nR. A. NJ. KRAMER, Dentist, will
L. be at his Office, in Durbannah, on
the 18th q! every month and remain
until the last.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10

THI BLAeksvILLE RMLRoAD.-We
learn from several gentlemen of
Blacksmith that arrangements are be
ing rapidly perfected to begin the ex-
tension of the Waynesburg and Wash
iugton road from Waynesburg to
Blacksmith during the coming sum
mer. On Saturday last meeting
was held at Blacksville and all the
money asked by the company but
$4,000 was subscribed. We are in
formed by the same gentlemen that
all the money will surely be sub
scribed before next Saturday. This
will insure the road beyond doubt.
The enterprising men of Blacksville
have our congratufation. The next
move will be to get the road to Nor
gantown. DR.. A. w. Brown pro.
poses to be one of twenty men who
will grade the road to this place, and
Mr.. Z. p. Lantz proposes to be one
Of forty men to build it if the others
can be found. 1t is to be hoped that
the enterprise will be pushed through
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-03-10
NanfranaaninI Matters.

The following notice of the mar
riage Of Mr. Jno. H. Brown and Miss
Genie Bishop we clip from the Pres
ton county Journal,
On Wednesday evening, February
%, 1888, at 1880 o'clock, by the Rev
A. j. LYDIA, pastor of the NJ. f.
Church, assisted by the Rev. Samuel
Graham, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, Miss Nav Eugenis Bishop,
eldest daughter of the Hon. Charles
NJ. Bishop, to John ii. Brown. Esq.
This was a pleasant affair The
handsome residence of Senator Bishop
was brilliantly lighted up, The
guests were not many, As but brief
notice was given, and no cards issued.
At half past seven the couple, pre-
ceded by Mr.. John NJ. Crane and
Miss Florence Morris, entered the
parlor, and the ceremony was said
by the Rev. Mr.. LYDIA, and PRAYER
offered by the Rev. Mr.. Graham. The
tractive and charming Young ladies,
was attired in French gros grain
blue silk gown, made en- train, with
a sash of brocaded satin, and trim
med with cream Spanish lace and
crushed roses. She wore roses AT
her throat and white flowers in her
hair. After the congratulations, the
guests repaired to the spacious din
ing rooms, where was spread a stump
tuous repast. The guests were: The
Hon. and Mrs. VIM. G. Brown, the
Rev. and Mrs. A. j. LYDIA, the Rev
and Mrs Samuel Graham, George
Purcell, Esq, the editor of the Argus
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Crane, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. N. Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Y. Morris, DIR. and Mrs r. b. L.
Trippett, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. NJ. O.
Dawson, Mrs. Z. NJ. II. Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Cupp, Of Cranberry
Miss Jennie Parsons, Dir. S. A. Pratt
Mr.. John NJ. Crane and Misses Flor
ence, Ada and Lillian Morris. Though
is was given out that presents were
not expected, yet the bride received
several handsome gifts, among which
were certificate Of deposit Of $1,000
from her father, and an elegant golo
watch and chain from her mother
and set of silver knives from Mr.
$. Crane.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have taker
rooms at the Central House.
MARRIEp.-.On Sunday evening las
Col. r +. Fleming left Fairmont oil
the s :44 train for New London, Ches
ter county, Pa, where, at noon, or
Wednesday Of this week (Februar,
%, 1889, he and the accomplished
Miss M. l.. Dickey, late Principal o.
our Normal School, were united il
marriage at the residence Of tn,
brides father. This was an even
that had been long looked far. bul
still this announcement will strik,
many with surprise, as very few hao
All intimation that it WAS so near a
hand Vest pirgintan
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12
A Corporation With a Soul.

The old adage that Corporations
have no souls" does not always hold
good. That great corporation. the
pennsylvania Railroad, does look after
the mental and physical well-heing of
its employees, setting a good example
that might be worthily followed bv
cities and other large organized bodies.
IN the care of their policemen, teachers,
clerks and wOrking-people generally.
At its principal depot in Philadel-
phla the Railroad Company has provid-
ed pleasant quarters for the use of its
conductors and others employed on
passenger trains when off duty or away
from home. These include bathrooms.
dresSlng-rooms, and comfortable sleep
ing apartments. besides large, hand
somely furnished library and reading
room, supplied with collection of sew
eral hundred books and all the leading
periodicals of the day. For the use of
these the company makes no charge.
1t also supplies the men with tickets.
so that they can obtain their meals at
the railroad restaurant at reduced rates.
At one of the smaller stations in
Philadelphia there is building intend
ed for the sole use of freight employees.
This is occupied by bath and sleeping
rooms, library and reading-r0om
almost as fine as the one intended for
the passenger employees. Similar build
lngs are at Harrisburg and Altoona.
For the use of these the company
makes no charge, the only restrictions
being that employees protiting by these
advantages must conduct themselves
properly and show that they do appre-
ciate the efforts made to improve their
condition.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12
Church Wedding.

From the very nature of the circum-
stances and the simplicity of the cere-
mOnial rites there can be no great
variety in concentrating so important
an act as marriage, and yet the chrOn-
icler of years does occasionally find one
that stands out completely to itself-a
blooming Jessamine when the frosts of
Winter have suspended the life current
of all the other beautiful flowers of the
garden. To the youthful bride and
groom, who have seen only the rose
cOlOred tints in the prism of life and to
whom the future is bright with posi-
bilities, the wreath of orange blossoms,
the bridal veil, the ushers, and seats
crowded with friends to witness and
bless the VOtarieS at the altarOf Hymen
such, we say, to the newspaper man
is a common but never an uninterest-
ing event. But so simple and plain a
thing as marriage ceremony has its
episodes than which we rarely find one
more unique than the wedding of Mon
| day morning at St. Peters p. f.
Church, this town. At twenty minutes
of nine o'clock, three persons came to
the church unattended, passed the por-
tails, turned the key, and when their
footsteps ceased, there was none other
to break the monastic silence. The
three composing the group were, the
rector, Rev VIM. B. Gordon, the
groom, DIR. VIM. Daniel, and the bride,
Miss Susan c. Black. The act of join
ing two hearts and uniting two lives
was the work of but few minutes,
they were pronounced man and wife
and except the minister and the echoes
of his own voice, there was nothing to
witness the solemn event. The bride
and groom, on leaving the church, re-
entered their carriage and were driven
to the train, which they took for New
York and are spending the week at the
! Fifth Avenue Hotel.
No one knew of the time until the
marriage had been consummated and
the couple on their way to enjoy the
honeymoon" They played their
cards unusually well. 1t had been
talked of for some weeks, and this week
designated as the possible time, but the
day and the hour were known only to
themselves. They will return possibly
the first of next week to receive the
congratulations of their friends.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

THERE is something of the old time
Methodist ring in the voice of Rev. A.
d. Davis, at Denton, who "cries aloud
and spares not at the sins of his own
community and in his own fold, rather
than those in some other country and
some other age. The charge is that
some of his members have been sell
ing their votes and he proposes to in
vestigation and if found guilty, to I'M
church them and if they want to get
back they must do it by repentance
through the Old-time way of the
mourner's bench" Mr.. Davis is
right. Poorly executed laws in church
or State are detrimental to personal
and public virtue and no one knew
this better than the early Methodist
preachers and the rod of discipline"
was held out almost menacingly by
them. The lines that divided the
church and the world were then clear
~ defined and sentinel guarded every
crossing, and woe to the man who
sought the pleasures or the profits of
the forbidden places. The church was
strong because it had the requisite
.4uipments and was kept in good drill ;
and the loss of power is largely owing
to the fact that in the laxity of disci :
pline, a large number do not know to
which camp they really belong. Mr..
Davis will do his denomination a great
favor by starting revival in church
discipline.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12
For The Snlurnd Time

FOT Gte smyrna IileS
EDITOR SMYRNA TIMEs.-I was
not surprised to see in the Record a
card claiming to be written by Another
Tax Payer" with the continued effort
Of the Record to draw a veil over i'm
moral and riotOus conduct, as from
time to time, it has been spoken of by
the TIMES with view to its correction.
In reply l only wish to say that the
writer knew nothing whatever of which
he was writing. did not "bewail the
abatement of the police" but, that wit
Messing, at least, part of the outrage
GUS conduct, did not understand it to
be their duty to interfere. l do not
know whether 'another tax payer"
was there or not; if so, he evidently
thought the police were absent. There
are plenty of witnesses as to the bad
conduct, and these, supporters of the
Record at that, and it is high time that
such things were not winked" at.
Let the police be well paid, as they
ought to be, then properly instructed,
and fully supported in all effort to
maintain the peace and good order of
our town, and their duty demanded by
the authorities. TAX PAYER.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12
New York Markets.

The New York Tribune of Monday
thus quoted the produce market:
1.-THE impossibility of keeping un-
drawn fowls any length of time unless
they are frozen made the dealers
anxious to sell, and chickens sold YES
terday for IL cents and turkeys could
be had for a shilling pound. Plenty
of bad stuff was disposed of at cheap
rates. The prices asked by reputable
dealers, however, did not change great
ly, as they cannot afford to sell what is
not first-class. State turkeys are worth
Is cents, common domestic ducks IS
cents, Boston geese 90 cents, and spring
geese Is cents a pound. Capons are in
the market and bring % and 80 cents a
pound.
"There is lively demand for game
of all sorts. The prices fluctuate con-
siderably every week, and are govern
ed entirely by the supply on hand.
Wild turkeys weighing ten or twelve
pounds cost $3.50, prairie hens 81. 25 a
pair, grouse SLIP pair, woodcock S5
cents, partridges, l.25, and English
pheasants $4 a pair.
"Beef has declined within the week
and retail prices are / and 9 cents a
pound lower than they were ten days
ago. This is attributed to the increas-
ed demand for Western dressed beef.
In the Summer this meat is not a
favorite food, as it does not keep so
well as meat freshly slaughtered. In
the Winter it is nearly as good, and the
prices of city dressed beef go down
before the Western article. Sirloin
was Is cents, chuck roast II cents,
round steak is cents, and choice cuts
Is cents pound.n
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

Water from the water works is now
used in 80 houses.
Messrs. Richardson & Robbins are
receiving about 10000 TBS. of poultry
daily.
superintendent y. Mills has rented
the house of Miss Lizzie Manlove. on
the Green.
The Mission Sunday School of NJ. Z.
Church, will hold festival on Thurs
day and Friday evenings this week.
About 10000 bushels of oyster shells
have been placed on the streets and
several thousand bushels more are ex-
pected.
VIM. H. Hobson is closing out his
stock of merchandise to quit business.
He is Clerk of the Orphans Court and
Register in Chancery.
The Board of Dover Public
Schools have decided to issue bonds for
their $4,000 Indebtedness bearing five
per cent. interest; $1,000 to be paid
each year.
The DeldWdredn says the Grand
Sacred Concert which was given in
Holy Cross Catholic church, Dover, on
Wednesday evening, by the choir of
st. Peters pro Cathedral, of Whining
ton, was without doubt the best of the
kind ever given in Dover.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

ANOTHER newspaper has gone out.
The Every Evening Publishing Com
pany have purchased of Messrs. Bell
& Taylor the Daily Gazette, of Will
mington and merged it into that paper.
The Gazette made its last issue Mon
day afternoon. The proprietors pur-
chased it from G. P. Johnson eighteen
months ago, and give as a reason for
the sale of the paper their insufficiency
of capital to run it. The Gazette was
the oldest paper in the State, being es-
tablished 1854, and its name had be-
come as familiar as a household
word" and it is with feelings of regret
that we thus record its demise. The
former proprietor, c. P. Johnson, was
the successful publisher of the Gazette
for nearly forty years, during which
time it commanded large influence as
the acknowledged organ of the Demo
cratic party of the State. The Hcekiy
Delaware State Journal published by
the Every Evening Publishing Com
pany), and the UIeekly Gazette will be
consolidated and the latter name re-
tanned, thus saving the name from en-
tire obliteration.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-12-12

Two or three weeks ago son of
Thomas Williams, living in Raymond's
Neck, young man, got dissatisfied and
left home without any notice other
than n letter written at the depot just
before taking the cars saying that he
was going to Chicago A subsequent
letter stated that he had got employ
ment at a cattle ranch, and a few days
later another letter came stating that
he and his employers son while on the
plains were set upon by party of
hunters, and severely hurt, his COM
panion especially, and both robbed of
everything they had. Yesterday Mr..
Williams received II telegram from his
son saying that he had got as far as
Plymouth, Indiana, on his way home,
was without means to come further and
asking for help, which the father is
ready to extend. His son, he thinks,
will have more satisfied notions after
this brief experience with the outside
world