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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
TRAINS NoRTHwARD.
~ Leave Arrive
No' Petersburg. Richmond.
As. 1855 A. NJ. 5:4s A. NJ. Fast Mail
SO. 1910 A. NJ. 9:l0 A. NJ. Accom- 'Odat n.
45. 1880 A. NJ. 1888 A. NJ. Throu'h train.
36. Itll;45 A. NJ. l2:45 Y. M.IAccom odatn n.
~. 1915 II. Nj. 6:l2 y. VI. lThrOu'h train.
Q. fl2:3o Il. NJ 7:ls II. NJ. Mixed tmin.
:. tDaily except Sunday.

Nos. 40, az, and as make no stops. No.
AZ stops only on signal at Chester No a.
stops at Chester, and only on signal az Cen
tralia, Drewry's BLUM, and Manchester. No
AZ stops only on signal at Chester. Cen
tralia, and Manchester. Nos. 8, .. SO. 81,
35 and 49, stop at all stations
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

cken In the Hastings Court OF the city
csars OF Manchester, decree OF Janu-
!, ~ airy Il, 1885.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF DE-
~ SIRABLE MAIN AND CARY-STREET
STORE PROPERTY-Nos. 1915 AND 2o17
MAIN STREET AND Nos. us AND III
EAST CARY STREET-AT AUCTION.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

WANTED, TO SELL OR EX-
w CHANGE, A HANDSOME COUPE
LET in good order. Price, $500. Apply To
J. M. F0URQ OF Fourqurean,
Price 1emnle n 90. q ll-3t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

ceived. Besides the buildings named,
there are none but the most wretched
huts, built mostly Of sea-grass straw
and palm leaves and boughs. The
island is about three-quarters Of mile
long and nearly half mile wide. One
half of it is occupied by the town, the
other by cemetery. And strange to
say. the cistcrns for catching the rain
water of the wet season are all dug in
the cemetery. and when you come to 3
hole in that part Of the island you are
nowise certain whether you shall find
therein living water or a defunct Nus
sulman.
ITS PICTURESQUE POPULATION.
Aboct 1900 or 1000 people dwell
on Massowah island. They are .
nightly mixed agglomeration of ma
tionalities. A tribe of black Arabs.
called the Massowces. constitute the
bulk Of the population. But, as be-
fore intimated, there are Greeks. Jews.
Banyans from Hindostan, some French
men, several Germans. Swedish mis-
sionary colony, many Egyptian soldiers
snd officers. a goodly number Of Abys-
sinisns, CALAIS. Soumails, Shohos,
Bsxes, and representatives Of other
Soudsn tribes, besides few Turks and
other Leyantines, All these people
ciioo IN thar o,.ro ..nsf,,,oao 90 that H.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

sI,RUsTEE's AND COMMISSION
v 4 E lHEars sS5tEEt q AND usrx.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

where there is plenty Of water and good
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
From Up Decker's Creek.

LEwIsvILLE, Sept 14.-Farmers
are busy sowing wheat. Corn will
soon be ready for the sickle, and it
is a good crop
j. T. Burbridge 4 Co. are digging
nice cellar under their store
house. These gentlemen are enter.
prising and deserve their success.
The postoffice at this place is es-
tsblished with J. B. Cunningham as
postmaster. We expect to see many
copies Of the New DOMINION come to
this office.
Lewis Hargedorn informs ns that
he will finish his contract on the
new road early this week.
Jud. Pixler lately sold fine colt
to Mr., Cobun, Of Preston county,
for $l15.
]. p. Burbr;dge has had his resi-.
dence painted in fine style. French
Hines did the work.
The trustees of No. 1 school are
inquiring for good teacher.
SAINT Mckinney has moved into
the house on J. b. Kennedy's farm.
The Sabbath school at Pleasant
Hill will hold a picnic on the Sd of
October. All friends are invited.
George Gamble and some other
sportsmen were in the mountains
hunting last week. They brought in
two foxes, and now challenge the
State on fox hunting.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Centennial Meeting in Union
District.

Alta meeting held at Rides Mill
some time ago, the following
committees were appointed in the
interest Of the Centennial celebra-
tion to be held in Morgantown Oct.
2Sth and 10Th:
For Stewartstown-W. w. John,
Chairman, Thomas Coalbank, w.
S. Morris, Mrs. ID. O'Grady, Mrs. +.
w. st. Clair, Mrs. Cunningham and
William Swindler.
Easton-Col. Sntder, JAS. Hare,
Thomas Protzman, M. C. Courtney,
Leonard Solby, Mrs. j. Reed, Mrs.
Jonah Bayles, ST., and Mrs. r. c.
Ross.
Laurel Iron Works-L. Warman,
John Bowers, ST., j. N. Baker, +.
Goodwin, Mrs. G. Jennewine, Mrs.
John Costello, Mrs. b. Jenkins and
John Adams.
1t is hoped that the Chairmen Of
the above committees will call
meeting at an early day to organize
and make any and all preparations
necessary to make the Centennial
celebration success, so far as Union
district is concerned. rn
w. S. Swindler, Chm.
G. w. Laishley, Sec'y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
WadestOwn.

WADEsTowN, Sept. 14.-Henry
Taught and DIR. Mason have re.
traded farms, and Henry will be
happy again on. the old homestead.
Quite a number of the citizens OF
this vicinity are now hauling their
coal for the winter from Fairview.
Several persons from this place at
tended the district conference at Pal
atine.
Noah Henderson and Alpheus
Garrison were called away very sud-
denly few days since to Tyler
county on account of the serious i'll
ness of Mrs Silas Henderson.
The colored brethren held a camp
meeting last week at Metz crossing,
Marion county. Several of our peo-
pie attended.
The Fair at Cameron and Wheel.
ing gives our people plenty of places
togo; and still others to follow, and by
the time the Fairs are all done the time
for the Centennial will he here, and we
think Battelle will he there in full
force.
Michael Hindgardner, an aged
and well known person, died few
days since near Burton, Wetzel
county.
The schools of this district are
mostly engaged for the coming term j;
wages for No. /. $40.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Vaudeville.

MAIDsvnLE, Sept. IA large
area Of wheat will be sown here this
fall to make up for the failure of last
year.
d. b. Waters is going West this
fall to look for a farm. Sorry to
lose Benson.
Some of our boys are attending
the State Fair at Wheeling.
Snider's teams are still hauling
timber here and the roads are getting
bad.
DIR. Wade and his mother were
visiting friends here on Saturday
last.
John Laird has resigned his Office
as Justice of the Peace.
A Sunday School celebration will
be held at Bethel on Saturday the
10th inst. Good speakers will be
present and we learn they will have
some good music.
There is some trouble about the
school here. The trustees concluded
they could not agree so they all re-
signed and the board of education
will employ teacher for us.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Arnettsville Locals.

ARNErrsvuLLE, Sept l4-WeatheI
just cool enough to be pleasant.
Grasshoppers dying-hence the
pasture fields are greening up, which
indicates plenty Of fall pasture.
Some wheat is being sown. A
great many farmers are holding of
for fear of grasshoppers taking it.
Our corn crop viii be good. The
fodder will save plenty of hay.
DIR. j. F. Scott, of Medley, w.
Va, was visiting DIR. Jamison last
week.
FL, NJ. Clayton and Capt Camp
were over at Wheeling last week.
VIM. Fogle, formerly of this place,
but now of Calhoun county, was
visiting here last week.
Mr.. John Hogue, one of our hest
Democrats and farmers, has been
ditching his bottom land. Mr..
Hogue has done about one hundred
rods, and thinks it will prove sue
cess, as no doubt it will. 1t is the
first ditching of the kind done in
this country, and we would advise
our friends to consult Mr.. Hogue.
Geo. Price and Mrs. Scott Stew
art, of Rivesville, were stopping ut
A. Nj. Arnett's.
Miss Belle Mccartney was visit
ing Miss Olive Arnett's last week.
Smith Hood, Jr., was clerking for
H. Nj. Clayton last week.
A social given by Miss Mary
Stewart was the most enjoyable
thing of the season.
Mrs. f. w. Arnett has been on
the sick list for the past week; also
j. M. Cordray has been indisposed.
Detective Haggerty is still with
US, and entertains the boys by tell
ing of his thrilling adventures.
S. A. Poster is doseing this com.
munity with "bone dust" He tries
to make believe "it's healthy" but
like the boy kicked by the mule, we
consider the source"
Some of our boys will take job
of laying ties on the new railroad.
Miss Irene Smith, of Rivesville,
has been visiting her father.
Miss Olive Arnett is attending
school at Fairmont.
The centennial excitement of your
town don't seem to stimulate our
people as much as we would like to
see it. We would like to see the
old people wake up, then the younger
ones will follow. The centennial OIL
Morgantown won't come every year,
so we all ought to go while we have
the opDOrtunitv.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
HaIIeck Happenings.

HALLEcK, Sept 14--Mr. Ashby,
from Maryland will not teach the
school here as reported last week in
your paper. The trustees as yet
have not given it to any body. The
way is open yet for some good teach
err to step in.
Rev. Welsh preached his last ser.
mon here on Sunday.
I. j. McRa preached here Satur-
day night. He will return to his
work in Ohio in a few days.
j. f. Brown stopped at home a
while Saturday, on his way to attend
the University.
Syl. Reppert is building a barn.
Quite number of persons attend
ed the picnic at Goshen Saturday
from this community.
Elijah and Sarah Jacobs, of the
Flats, are visiting friends in this
section.
Miss Fannie Bennett, of Union
Grove, is attending school at Nor
gantown.
A Mr.. Lorentz from Clarksburg
stopped few days at the Halleck
House last week.
A daughter of DR.. Travis, of Mar
ion county, died Saturday. The fu-
neral exercises took place Sunday at
Mt. Zion.
Frank Hall has built new house
and moved into it on Hugh McGow-
ans place.
c. II. Duncan is talking of taking
a trip to Wheeling soon.
ID. T. Asbcraft cut his hand while
hewing logs recently.
Did you see that fellow throw
back his head and draw long
breath, Saturday night when a girl
told him, no? ~
People have commenced sowing
wheat.
Asby Hawkins and wife from the
Little Falls, and Henry Yost and
family from Georgetown were visit
ing here Sunday and Monday.
James Miller, Jr., has gone up
into Preston county for his health.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

I'HE CENTENNIAL AND THE RAIL
RoAD.-The first serious drawback
to successful celebration of our
Centennial is the present uncertainty
about the completion of the railroad
at the date fixed for the celebration.
Word has been received from Mr..
King, the President of the road, that
it is very doubtful whether the road
can be open for travel by that date.
Other officials, however, continue to
give assurance of it's completion.
But we must admit that there is a
growing lack of confidence in this
assurance. This much we do know,
that in proportion as the expectation
forthe opening of the railroad wanes,
the public interest in our Centennial
will decrease. The celebration will
not be a success without the railroad.
The two events should be celebrated
at the same time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Executors Sale Of House and
Lot in Morgantown and
Farm near said ToWn.

We will offer for sale. at public auction.
on TUESDAY, the
18th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1885,
at the front door of the Court House, in
Morgantown. the real estate Of which Am
herst Miller died seized. consisting Of the
TWO-STORY FRAME HOUSE. ont build
ings and stable, situate on part of lot No.
IL, on Front street, in said town, and the
Two-Story Double Dwelling House. out
buildings and stable and about
35 ACRES OF LAND
situate on Cobun's creek, about Ia miles
south OF Morgantown.
The town property is well situated for
business or residence. The farm is we'll
watered and supplied with abundance of
apple trees and small fruit, and both prop
critics will be greatly incl eased in value by
the completion OF the railroad this fall.
The farm will be sold in parcels or together
to snit purchasers,
ItsRMs One IL ird cash aud residue in
one and two years with personal security.
and interest from date of sale, and ven
doris lien retained.
LORENZO DAVIS
JAMES SANDERS
THOS. L. MILLER
Executors Of A. Miller deceased.
September 18th 1885,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

Miss JENNIE SMITH.-This distin-
guished lady has been invited and
has accepted an invitation from the
Ladies' Temperance Union, to come
to Morgantown and make one of her
inimitable addresses. This will give
our people the chance of seeing and
hearing'one of the most remarkable
women of America-one whose fame
has gone abroad from one end of the
country to the other, and who is do
ing as much to reform the wicked
ness of the world as any living
woman. She will probably be here
on Sunday the 4th of October, and
hold three meetings on that day-one
in the Methodist Church in the
morning, in the Court House square
in the afternoon, and in the Presby-
terian Church at night. However,
the arrangements for her visit will
be announced later She will proba-
bly, have as big crowd as the Cen
tennial will bring.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

A FAIRMoNT MAN ROBBED OF SIX
TEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. = The
Wheeling Register tells as follows
how a Marion county man was re-
lieved of a large sum of money in
that city few days ago: Yesterday
morning as the train over the B. 4
O., due here about IL o'clock A. M, a
general rush was made by the pas
sengers to get out. A gentleman,
aged about sixty years, named G..
w. Adams, whose residence is at
Fairmont, was on the train with his
wife and as he was approaching the
exit tall man ran against him, 60
ing in the opposite direction. The
man ran against Mr.. Adams and
asked him why he did not get out of
his way. With that he rushed on
past Mr.. Adams who, upon reaching
the platform, felt in his inside vest
pocket and found that his wallet,
containing 81 900, had disappeared.
He proceeded at once to police head
quarters and gave a description Of
the man whom he had every reason
to believe had relieved him of the
money. The Chief Immediately tel
egraphed a description of the sup
posed thief to various points and put
the officers on the alert to watch for
such an individual. Officers Burns
and Wilkie went down to the depot
and found that a man answering the
description had been there at A
o'clock inquiring about trains and
would probably return shortly. At
about 10 o'clock last night the off,
GERS again proceeded to the depot,
where their man luckily happened to
be at the time and he was arrested
and placed in the lookup. 1t appears
that there were four men in the gang
and they came to the city on one
ticket.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
A Correction.
To Editor the of the NEW DOMINION.

Your University reporter when, in
your last issue, speaking of the Ii
brary, he said: eff the Librarian
could have it opened oftener the IL
brary would then perform the pur-
pose for which it was intended" had
evidently forgotten the announce
ment that was made by our worthy
librarian, in the Chapel by him, af-
forwards posted on the bulletin
board, that the library would be
opened on Fridays, from II M, to 3
P. M, and at such other times as
might be convenient, upon the APP
plication OF individual students.
In stating that there were no stu
dents taking Anatomy, P. Il H., he
was likewise trying to create false
impression, since there were then
several, and will yet be at least ona
more.
Comment is necessary. The spirit
that animates the youth is evidenced
in these and other items.
STUDENT.
September 18th, 1885.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

WESTERN cattle, says an exchange,
can now be raised for IS per head
and delivered in the eastern markets
for $l2 per head. So great have the
facilities for cattle raising become
that the markets are reported to be
already overstocked. Such compe-
tition in the West is curtailing very
materially the profits of stock raiscrs
in the East.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Deaths.

Blanch, little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eliza Coombs, of Grant district
died suddenly on Friday morning
the llth inst. aged 6 months.
Died, at her home on Dolls Run.
near the brick church, Of consump-
ton, Friday night Sept. 1lth. Mrs.
Will Core, aged about 80 years. The
funeral was preached at the church
on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock by
the Rev. Garrison after which the
remains were inferred in the cemc-
terry near by.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

How TO BUILD UP A CoUNTRY.-At
the present time nothing could be
more important than for our citizens
to be up and doing. Morgantown is
about to have gate way, as it were,
opened up and to have an opportu-
nifty offered for the outside world to
come and inspect it. If it shall
prove a desirable location many
strangers will come and cast their lot
and fortunes in with us and ours,
and the town will thrive and grow.
We should therefore make it desir-
able location. The opportune time
to talk and write is when you have
listeners and Morgantown now mas
the attention of more people drawn
to it perhaps than ever before. Let
us therefore with one accord invite
persons and capital to come into our
borders by talking, writing and ad-
vertising. But we must beautify our
streets, dignity our municipality with
competent officials and strengthen
our credit by prompt payment of
taxes, so that we may justly speak
in spraise of everything connected
with the town. And when strangers
come to us we should greet them
courteously and make it pleasant for
them to stay with US. Don't set
about "to skin" them out of their
money and then turn them away
empty. The man who does that is a
public enemy and the town would be
well rid of such. The unselfish pub
lie spirited man never kicks against
an improvement because it is not at
his own door. The narrow minded
man will, but he does not know that in
so doing he is smothering out all en-
terprise aud stopping all improve
ment so neither himself nor anybody
else will have improvements. Let
every citizen of Morgantown learn
now that if an improvement shall be
made in the way of streets, walks,
parks or public buildings, that i'm
provement is benefit to the public
and will bring advantage to him in
greater or less degree. And when
these improvements become general
all will be benefited. Then let us
patronize our own merchants, manu-
factories and other industries. Send
our children to our own schools and
increase and grow rich just as fast as
we can.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Notes About Town.

There is quite stir among the
beef men here. Some new men have
been bringing in meat at very re-
duced figure and have thus compelled
our butchers to drop in price.
Some other real estate changes
of Importance, beside the sale of the
Durr building TO Hirschman are
talked of.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
Marriages.

CoNS-JoHN-At the Presbyterian
parsonage at Smithfeld, Pa, Aug.
31st 1885, by Rev. H. O. Rosborough,
Mr.. Isaac N. Conn, of Point Marion,
and Miss Caddic John, of Stewards
town. The New DOMINION tenders
its best wishes to the newly welded
couple.
JoLLIFF-HAYDEN-At the NJ. f.
Parsonage, in Mt. Morris, Pa. on
the 9th inst, by the Rev. A. f. Hus-
ted, Marcellus Jolliff and Miss
Emma Hayden, both of Fairmont.
Mr.. LEE ROBE lost a fine COW on
Tuesday. Her death was caused by
eating green apples.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

d. CHADWICK Il Go. have the incest
line Of White Goods ever, brought to
this market.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

Our RAILROAD DEPor.-Shall our
railroad depot be located in Morgan
town or in Durbannah?-seems TO be
still an unsettled question. We
think it is due to ourselves and the
railroad company that it be settled
definitely one way or the other, with
out further delay. Ii the town coun
Gil will not grant the request of the
company let it say SO. Let them say
what they will do. Let them say it
plainly and finally, in business like
manner. There is no use OF hig-
Cling about thing of this kind.
Either the town should or should not
accede to the proposition presented.
If it is right and expedient to grant
the request we ought not to be sub
jected to the Inconvenience and bad
feeling which delay engenders. If
the demand of the company is un.
reasonable, decline it entirely. or
present such proposition as is fair
and expedient. Let it be business.
We presume the company will get
all it can from the town. That is
the habit of railroad companies.
But on the other hand the town
should be willing to grant all it
reasonably can. We should meet
the company with a generous spirit
If we expect the same kind of treat
ment The benefits are mutual, and
there should be mutual concessions.
If the company will give US a con-
veniently located depot, the town
ought TO be willing to do whatever
is reasonable to make it convenient
of access. Let US have business.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19
NOTICE.

Hirschman's store will be
closed Sept. 10Th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19

for the probate of Mary Britt's will.
The taking Of testimony and the ar
guments of counsel which have ex-
tended up to this day were concluded
and the court decided to refuse to
probate the will. and for this opinion
and judgment Of the court the pro-
Founders of the will gave notice that
they would appeal to the circuit
court.
William Y. I. Martin and others
vs. ID. w. Breakiron and others, road
case. The report of viewers in this
cause was recommitted to the same
viewers for futher report.
Order committing estate of Alva
Stoneking to Sheriff for administra-
ton, was set aside and James L.
Stoneking qualified as administrator
and gave bond with L. N. John as
security.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19


DISASTROUS PANIc.-"The Improve
ment Company" we believe, is its
name. 1t is an Improvement Com
pany" that does not improve. 1t
might improve on its name. There
is good deal of irony in its title, or it
is decided misnomer. 1t bored for
gas and got gas. 1t also got water in
boring for gas. 1t then bored for
water and got water. 1t has now
water in two wells and gas in one.
And yet it is not happy. 1t seems
to want to improve Oh both. Like a
pouting boy it would have a whole
loaf or none. But even with whole
loaf and a half in its hands. 1t has
now more water and gas than it
knows what to do with. The pro-
duct of the boring seems to have
turned its head. The fact is that a
panic has struck the Improvement
Company. They are scared. They
seem to have abandoned both the
gas and water. They are on a dead
run. Their coat-tails are standing
straight out behind. And while
they run, sparkling stream of
water is flowing and gas is spouting
from a well. Even the derrick stands
in solemn, monumental silence all
alone. We have not heard that they
have so much as gathered up the
tools. While they run, their bank
account is about eight thousand dol
lars short. The town is after them
with prefer of five thousand dol
lars to induce them to settle down to
business. But still they run. There
seems to be no heading them off. 1t
is the most panicky spectacle we
have seen. If there is anything on
which the Improvement Company"
has improved it is on dead run;
and while they run let the town take
up their valuable product and util-
iza II