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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

A PLEASANT ANNIvERsARY.-The
following reference to the celebration
of the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage by Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver S.
Jones, of Parkersburg is from the
Journal of that city. Mr.. Jones is
a son of our venerable friend VIM.
M. Jones of this county. A full list
of the presents was given by that
paper, but is omitted here on account
of its great length. Here is the ex-
tract: "Mr. Oliver S. Jones, the
well-known market street grocer, and
his estimable wife celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of their we'd
ding day at their home Monday eve
ming. A great many invitations had
been issued, with the result that a
constant stream of people flowed in
and out from four o'clock until nearly
midnight. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were
married at Morgantown, w. Va, by
Rev. Benz. Ison. Shortly after their
marriage they removed to this city
where they have since lived and pros
pered. Among the pleasant events
of the evening was the presence of
Prof. A. L. Wade, of Morgantown,
who in 1866 was County Clerk of
Monongalia county, and issued their
marriage license. An elegant sup
per was partaken of by the guests.
The presents were many and ele-
CANT"
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Laurel Point.

LAUREL POINT, April 27.-The
farmers are making good use of the
fine weather, sowing oats and get
ting ready to plant corn, Wheat
and grass are growing fast; wheat
looks better than a good many
thought it would
Owen Hawker is at Fairmont hav.
ing his eyes operated on by DIR.
Ogden.
Harvey Fisher is getting ready to
haul timber this summer.
Our town is improving some in the
way of new fences, new coal house
and a new store room.
Evans Stewart, son-in-law of Eliza
Waters, died very suddenly one day
last week. He leaves a wife and one
child.
Tom Brands wife presented him
with a nice baby girl to raise.
The road is very rough; not much
travelling done on it.
There were nine raftsmen stayed
all night in our village one night last
week.
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Union District Matters.

WooDGRovE, Union District, May
1st-The Woodgrove Literary So
ciety expired on the 18th ult. There
was a fair turn out at the wake.
The Fletcher Sabbath School was
reorganized last sabbath. Jas. Fer
rell was elected supt; Thos. Pugh As
sistant; Miss Mary Costello Sec; and
U. G.. Hill Treas.
Rev. D. H. X. Dix will hold quar-
terly meeting at Fletcher on the 18th
and 18th of the present month.
Mrs. Jane Holt of Clinton moved
into our neighborhood on the 7th ult
She occupies the house vacated by
Dave Fowler. who has moved to Pom
eroy's farm on Cheat river.
Cal. Harvey, of Frost, and Sanford
Bayles, Of Fairchance, were visiting
friends in this section recently.
Sanford Holt paid flying visit &c
Fairchance last week.
Thos. Holt, Of Stoneryille, was Wis
iting friends on Bunker Hill recently
We learn that Prof. Workman has
secured singing class at Bunker
School house, where he will teach
every Thursday night.
Ashbel Ruble has returned from
Lemont where he found work scarce
and wages low. Our people are anx
iously waiting for one of the railroad
companies to begin their grading
from Uniontown to Morgantown. Il
the w. Va. 4 Pa. r. r. defunct? L
seems to be. Ed.
We notice slight mistake in you
Laurel Iron Works correspondent.
report Of that wedding on the 1911
ult. 1t was Miss Annie Eavenson
that VIM. Campbell married. W.
extend our heartiest congratulation.
to the happy pair.
The prospects for good crop o
wheat are not very fattering in this
section. Some fields look prett,
green while others are almost bare.
Some farmers are sowing oats il
their wheat fields.
Miss Sallie Dunlap is visiting al
Nancy Jones'.
We congratulate you Mr. Editor
on the improvements made in thu
New Dominion during the past year
We think it is one of the hest county
papers in the state,
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rail districts of the county:
We have 81 schools in the county
CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC ScHo

CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
The closing exercises of the Morgan
town Public School will take place
in Academy Hall on Tuesday eve
ming May 18th. In accordance with
a resolution of the Board of Educa-
ton an admission fee of 10 cents
will be charged, portion of the
money realized to be applied to the
payment Of officers employed to pre-
serve order, the residue to be expend-
ed under the direction of the Board
in starting a library or purchasing
apparatus needed for the school.
Doors will be open at 7o'clock. Ex-
ercises begin at 1880. Tickets will
be for sale by DR.. Lazier at his drug
store. No tickets will be sold at the
door. Respectfully,
THos. E. HoDGEs, Principal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

The DUNKARD OIL FIELD.-The
Waynesburg Republican learns that
the Dunkard oil field is to be thor
oughly tested this summer. 1t says:
From reliable source we learn that
there are several oil men in the neigh
borhood prospecting and effecting
some leases. That there is oil in
that section is plainly evidenced by
the fact that the old Tanner we'll. on
the Mapel property, is still pumping
from eight to ten barrels a day.
But whether oil is to be found in pay
ing quantities there is still ques-
ton for the future to decide. Sew
eral biologists who have investigated
the Dunkard field have expressed
themselves as fully satisfied that a
thorough test will bring the proper
answer The territory has never had
the test it should have had-none of
the wells that have been put down
having been sunk to much over half
the depth at which oil is found in
other sections-and it looks very
much to us that if the proper test was
made it would surely pay. The oil
that has been found there so far is
Of a superior quality and commands
a higher price in market than any
other, and if by development of the
territory it should prove but little
better than the Tanner we'll would
indicate, and require pumping, il
would make up in quality what il
might lack in quantity.
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Ellington Items.

UFFINGroN, May 4-Farmers are
busy getting ready to plant corn.
Some are ready and waiting for warm
weather and some have planted.
Miss NJ. Z. Cox begins a summer
school at Woodland to-day.
Willard Layman has been quite
sick for some time.
Only two weeks until the school
election and still no candidate for
commissioner. This is surely ques-
tion of great Importance. We want
the schools to prosper and the chill
dren to be benefited and the money
judiciously expended and yet take
no thought who shall do this.
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He Has Gone!
To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION.

~ TIC Luitoi Vi tne NEW DoMlNtoN.
During last autumn and winter q
person calling himself Lowe, dealer
in fruit and ornamental trees visited
our town and vicinity, as agent for a
large concern in Ohio. l with many
others patronized him, but have never
received any of the trees, vines, &c,
purchased. Pray can you inform us
duped ones where the said Lowe has
taken himself? 1t seems to me that
the probability is that the Aforesaid
is one of those yankee tramps who so
often victimize the unsophisticated.
The cabalistic letters over his window
at the hotel were significant of Low
Design. CITIZEN.
Nav 3 1881
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

TnE State Government has gone
TO Charleston. On Saturday morn.
ing last, the steamers that were
employed TO carry the property Of
the State cast off their mornings at
1880 o'clock on that day and arrived
at Charleston on Sunday night The
roster of the distinguished person
ages was as follows: Governor +.
w. Wilson and Private Secretary
John Howard; Secretary Of State
Henry S. Walker, Chief Clerk j. b.
Floyd, Clerk j. NJ. Scroggins, and
Messenger Marshall White; Auditor
Patrick Duffy, Land Clerk w. A.
Cracraft, and Clerks w. p. Adams,
Hill Marshall, b. II. Oxley and +. b.
Daily; Superintendent of Schools b.
S. Morgan, Clerk j. +. Corke; Treas
urer w. T. Thompson, Clerk Robert
Herndon, and lastly, Janitor w. B.
Carder. Accompanying these gen
tlemen, but not connected with the
State government, were number
of gentlemen who are either making
the trip for pleasure or availing them
selves of the opportunity to visit the
Capitol City for the transaction OF
business. A number of ladies will
also be included in the party.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

MAYPoLE FEsTIvAL.-A number of
young ladies and gentleman of this
place will hold "Maypole" festival
at Academy Hall about the middle
of the present month. The enter
tainment will be unique and inter
esting-something new for this place.
Preparations for it are already in
progress and the affair will no doubt
show the usual good taste and skill
OF our young ladies. A small ad-
mission fee will be charged the pub
lie, the proceeds to be given to some
charitable object.
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How TO MAKE Our COUNTY PRos-
PERoUs.--The following item taken
from the Mason Gazette is as appli-
cable to this as it is to Mason county.
Our readers would do well to con
slider the suggestions made: "Will
this county ever be self-sustaining?
1t does seem that our people ought
to gain wisdom by experience, and
experience during the last winter as
well as for years past certainly proves
that to be prosperous we must be
sustaining. Large sums of money
annually 60 out of the county for
breadstuffs and meat This is all
wrong and should be changed. There
is plenty of land in this county to
furnish every man with cornfield of
goodly proportions. If it is not
cleared, the proper way is to go to
work and clear it. With plenty of
corn YOU can have an abundance of
meat, but if you raise no corn your
bacon will be rather Lean
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A COMPLIMENT TO PRoF. HoDGEs.-
The Chenille Banner of last week
says: Tie literary society connected
with the public schools of this place,
at called meeting on Monday, de-
cided to invite Prof. T. E. Hodges,
principal of the MorgaEtown public
schools, to deliver an address before
their organization at the close of
school, about June 18th. Prof
Hodges is recognized as one of the
foremost educators OF the State, and
is splendid orator. The society is
to be congratulated upon it's selec-
tion, and we sincerely hope he will
find it convenient to accept. If he
does, an intellectual treat may be ex
pected.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS received for any
periodical or newspaper published
in the United States, Great Britain,
Germany and France, at publishers
rates.
Any book, magazine, library OF
paper not on hand will be furnished
in from 4 to 6 days.
1ngersolPs lectures.
Rubber stamps-any style fur
nished.
Sheet music.
Maps showing the seat Of war in
Egypt, size of sheet 30x23 inches.
WALTER MADEIRA, News Dealer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

MoRGANTowNs CENTESNIAL-THE
Coon OLD TowN WILL SooN HAVE
COMPLETED HER FIRST CENTURY
One hundred years ago, next Octo-
Der, the act was passed incorporat-
ing the town of Morgantown. That
was less than ten years after the
Declaration of Independence, and
nearly four years before the adoption
of the Constitution and the election
of George Washington the first Pres
ident. 1t will appear, therefore, that
Morgantown is quite hoary- headed
old place--older than the United
States Government; older, indeed.
than any of the States as they are
now constituted. There is no man
or woman now living who was here
when it was incorporated. There
are only few families whose resi-
dent ancestry runs back to that
period. Several generations have
risen. flourished and passed into OBJ
livion since the boundaries were
struck. There is probably not even
a building now standing that is con-
temporaneous with the act of incof
poration. One hundred years is
''right smart little SPELL" Morgan
town has been very deliberate in her
growth. We have not reached me-
tropolitan proportions. We rank
less than Chicago, st. Louis, San
Francisco, and some other places
that had a later start. We have in
creased the population less than one
thousand in those one hundred years,
or less than one hundred souls per
decade. We have not erected any
very magnificent buildings, or made
much noise with our manufactures.
But 'the same heavens are indeed
above our heads" and the same old
"Mongerhale' rolls at our feet; and
still resting quietly and peacefully
on the banks of her beautiful river,
surrounded by her picturesque hills
and her deep green forests, Morgan
town looks back with satisfying
pride over the one hundred years Of
her history, and holds her. head just
as high as if she had grown into a
population Of one hundred thousand,
or rivaled the metropolis of America.
Our population still lives peacefully,
restfully and beautifully on the fat
of the land; we work less and live
better than any people between the
two oceans; we hold our homes high
Ell than choice Chicago lots; we have
no poor, or, if any, they are too pert
to make a fuss about it; and there
has not been resident within these
hundred years who, if living, does
not sigh to come back to the old
place. And it will be in order to
have little centennial "thuse" next
October We don't intend to be
very quiet about it, either We will
probably lose our dignity and go to
"hollerin" and "swingin our hats.
Moreover we intend this centennial
year to open our first railroad, and
we will run in a few engines, on the
festive day, and have them screech.
And we also intend to inaugurate
our water works this centennial year,
and we will call ont our fire depart
ment and have it duck and drench
every man, woman and child that
don't sholler." And we also intend
to introduce our gas works-none of
your artificial gas-and we will run
the critter into the oldest house in
town and blow it up, just to show our
our centennial spirit. We will strike
the hewgag, wake the gong gong,
and beat the huzzy fuzzy on that
centennial day. So boys prepare to
'holler."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

The GAS WELL-The contract
for boring the gas well was complet-
ed yesterday; depth of 2,2674 feet
having been reached. Nothing more
will be done until after the election
on Monday next. Enough gas is
now escaping from the well to light
the town. We hope the company
will proceed at once to lay mains
and utilize the gas.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

The New DOMINION is wrestling
with the question, GLOW to make
Morgantown a summer resort" Next
week it will probably endeavor to dis
cover how to make the town habita-
BILE during the winter. A huge task.
-Fdirmont IndeT.
Our obtuse contemporary is wrong
again. There is no necessity for
wrestling with the question of how to
make Morgantown habitable in Win
ter. 1t is one of the pleasantest
places on the continent. OF course
our own people are warmly attached
to the place and all strangers ofgood
taste are always pleased with the
town and the people. Unlike Fair
mont people we do not have to clutch
at lamp posts, boulders or whatever
else may be in reach to keep from
sliding out of town in winter. If the
Inden would hire good stout Irish
man to exercise his foot on the por-
ton of its anatomy most convenient
for the purpose, one or two days each
week for time, it would feel better,
and would not need to fire its bile in
the direction of Morgantown in
weekly spurts.
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FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

To the Editor Of the NEw DOMINION.
Please announce me as a candidate
for County Superintendent of Free
Schools.
JOHN +. HAUGHT.
MAIDSTONE, April 10th, 1885.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

SKIPPED BY THE LIGHT OF THE
MooN.-The Supreme Court of APP
peals having affirmed the judgment
of the Circuit Court of this county
in the two indictment cases appealed
by Rein T. Holland, of which we
made mention last week, the Prose
cutting Attorney had a writ of capias
profne issued against Holland on
last Friday, and put in the hands of
Sheriff Manley. When the Sheriff
served the paper upon Holland the
latter promised to settle all of his in
debtedness to the State in few
hours, and the Sheriff graciously
permitted him to go to his home on
Washington street, since which time
nothing has been seen of him. He
has probably left the State, and in
doing so left our county officials to
get their fees as best they can. We
understand that his personal proper
ty, consisting of household goods,
has been levied on for the fines and
costs in the two cases referred to-
IndeT.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

RINKLETs.- Y. F. Yost's hilar-
ity at the rink the other night may
have been very entertaining to him
self but it was far from being so to
those whom he run against and
knocked dewn.
Masters Powell and Wells. of Pitts.
burgh, performed at the rink on last
Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Both were boys-the former II and
the latter 10 years old. The degree
of proficiency they both have at
tanned in skating surprised all pres
ent What they did will not admit
of description, but suffice it to say
that they did all that ordinary boys
could do "flat footed" and more too.
A gentleman from the rural dis
trict visited the rink for the first
time the other night, on entering,
was heard to say, chats nothing,
we thresh out our wheat that way
There will be race at the rink
on next Friday night. Inquire OF
your friend for particulars.
Mr.. J. F. Mcclure gave a lesson
in zigzag skating on last Thursday
night 1t was apparent to all pres
ent that Mr.. Mcclure was sighted
by the rink managers, for they never
offered to give him exclusive use Of
the floor as they did the Pittsburgh
boys:
1t is observed:
That when a man falls down he
sometimes hurts himself and some
times don't.
That Dick Slime frequently falls
as fiat as the convexity of his an
terror surface will permit.
That some people try to throw
down as many people as they can.
That the boy who tries to skate or
his toes falls on his nose.
That some people don't like fol
their name to be changed so often.
That a certain gentleman some
times asks some lady to skate will
him, and Immediately after so doing
is seen skating by himself.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MoNoNGALIA
CouNTY.-The following is summa-
ry of the enumeration of youths, as
reported to County Superintendent
Vandervort by the secretaries of the
several districts of the county:
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FOR TOWN SERGEANT.

We are authorized to announce Jacob
w. Slime as a candidate for Town Sar-
geant to be voted fer at the May cleo
ton
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

WE learn that Capt. Frizzell has
not gone away yet, and that he may
take another contract below this
place for the coming summer. We
hope he may.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

CHEAPER THAN EvER.-D. Chad
wick d Co. have large line Of Car
pet Samples and will sell cheaper
than ever.
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GET READY FOR THEW ARMWEATHER.
Go to d. Chadwick Il Co. Is for your
White Goods, Prints, Ginghams and
Muslins for they have the finest as
sortment in town.
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SOME MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT
THE SUBscRIPTIoN.-I is thought by
sone of our people that the water
works subscription is payable to the
Improvement Company the moment
it is made. NOT A CENT OF 1T
is PAYABLE UNTIL THE COM
PANY HAVE EXPENDED AT
LEAST FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS UPON ITS WATER WORKS.
Here are the exact words Of the res
olution. There can be no mistake
by those who are willing to under
stand. Read the provision
3rd, Such subscription shall be
made by council on behalf of the
town, when authorized by such poll,
but upon condition that the same
shall not be payable until said COM
pany shall have expended at least
Five Thousand Dollars upon its
water works.
And the council is not required to
make the subscription at all, unless
the terms of the resolution are com
piled with to the letter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

D. CHADWICK & Go. have the incest
line of White Goods ever brought to
this market.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

The best and cheapest goods in
town at D. CHADWICK Il Co.'s.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

If you want good reliable Garden.
Seeds go to
ID. CHADWICK Il Co.'S.
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IT is rumored that a move is on
foot in certain quarters to elect a
new school board for the independ-
ent district. The intention seems to
be to turn out several Of the old
teachers. The scheme was Matched
up ON the sly by some malcontents,
but it won't win. Gentlemen, you
must adopt some other platform and
then come out and show your colors.
CALL at Walter Madera's news
store and see the great Democratic
souvenir Of victory and reform.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-09

RAILROAD NOTES.-The Uniontown
Standard says: The B. d 0. rail
road agreed on Saturday last to give
Mr.. John Gallagher and his sister
Miss Mary 1880 damages for run
ming through their property on the
east side Of Gallatin avenue near
Redstone creek. Mrs. DR.. Sturgeon
and Mrs. Ellen Ruby get 81 800 and
81, 900 respectively.
We clip the following paragraphs
from the Fairmont Vest Virginian
of last week: Messrs. Kelly & Ryan,
the contractors, will complete the
piers for the F., M. d P. bridge be-
low town tomorrow. They have had
a heavy contract on their hands, and
have been greatly interfered with by
cold weather and high waters, but
they have at last brought their work
to completion, and it is pronounced an
excellent job. Long may those two
abutments and three piers stand as
monuments to their skill.
The bridge will no doubt be com
pleted in short time, as the super
structure is looked for daily, and has
been expected to arrive ever since the
fifth of this month. This will be a
longer and better bridge than the
one above town-better for the reason
that the new one is made Of wrought
iron while the other is cast iron
Six car loads Of the material for the
wood work have been already re
ceived.
Messrs. Ruark q Mcdonald have
just completed the retaining walls al
the abutments of the F., M. and P
bridge below town.
Work will be commenced early
next week on the Fairmont, Shinns
ton and Clarksburg Railroad-tht
property of the New England, Fair
mont and Western Gas Coal Com
pany.