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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Th. ,,oIler.sha,lnr rournamsn,.

New YonK, May i9.--Tho spectators Of
the olx.days' rollor-skatlng tournament In
Madison Square Garden were very fow this
morning. II was reported that omolla, with
= scoro Of s9b miles, and Walton, with q
soorc OF OOs mllos, had retired, leaving only
nlno mon In tho ace. Hartman was
In good form and skatcd easier than ycs.
to-day Snowdon looked worn aud hag-
gard. or tho others, Schock and Mad
docks appeared tho freshest At one p.
m. tho score stoodi Snowden, 3S3; 0molla,
2t2 Emery, 800; Maddocks, 877 Walton,
91s, A. Boyst $50; Schock, 5bT; W. Boyst
974; Francis, 400; Reynolds, $40, Harii'
man, 317. ,s,t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
A CLEVER SCHEME.
Tho Neat Way In which an Insurance Cona-
pAny Ia Alleged 90 Have Been swlndiod.
fPittsburph fpa) apoclal1

Pittsburgh tpa) spcclaLl
John Fisher, who, II Ia claimed, In q
clov insurance swindler, was taken 10
Cleveland Tonight by Detective Reeves
Of that city, who ran him down ycstcr-
day al wIllamsport, Pa II Is claimed
that Fishers plan was 10 stop al q coun-
try railroad station and take out day
policy FOR 5000 on tho Accident Inbur-
anoo Company Of Now Yorli, for which he
would pay twenty. .nvo cents. Ho would
also take out two extra policies for "hls
friends Spencer and Prosaor,D Tho poll-
cles were made out 30 that In cnso of
accident tho holder would receive so por
week until ho had recovered from his ln-
jurios. Fisher, II ls further alleged, con-
trivcd to slightly hurt hand or foot on
leaving tho train at tho next largo city he
reached. Ho would thon visit throo doe.
tors, and get from each certificate (un-
dor different names) that he hud been ln-
jured In n railroad accident, and was con-
sequently entitled 10 800 week on hls
policy, In this way ho drew 800 q week
for some tImc from the insurance oom-
puny, aud lived IN royal Style Ilo wns
finally detected aud followed from place
to place by Detective Reeves, who cap
tured him yesterday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
rhn nInnnnd Irlnld.

. Tho following games OF baseball were
played Monday by tho clubs Of tho Ma
tlonal Leaguoi At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
phla, 10; Detroit .. AT New York-New
York, =, Chicago, 4. Al Boston ST. Louis,
D; Boston, T. AT Observation-Disclosures,
o; Buffalo, 4.
, The following Ia the result OF The games
played on Monday by clubs OF tho Ameri-
can Association; AZ Pittsburgh Pitts
bufgh, 10; MetiOpolItap, A.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Thought He Had stood suniolon. Test.

Eur, Pa, May 10, The second trial OF
Lawyer ltosonzwoig's 500, 900 suit against
the Lake Shore Railroad for personal dam.
agoe sustained by being elected from tho
New York express began yesterday,
Tho railroad company moved tho court
for an order 10 chloroiorm tho plaintiff
that experimental tosls might DO made on
his alleged paralyzed limbs. Rosonzwelg
offered 10 submit but tho family physician
sworo no would not bo responsible for his
patients llfo under anesthetlcs. Judge
Gabralth overruled the motion, saying that
after the plaintiff had submitted 10 electric
and other tests for three hours by defend
anps doctors II was carrying the thing too
far 10 ask that he bo made insensiblo with
defendants drugs and risk his life. Col.
onel Royso the lake Shores attorney, came
from Chicago 10 try tho case
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
A Plague ofLoouat.

WARRINGTON, May is.-Prot O v.
Riley tho EntomologSt OF the Agricultural
Department. says that tho country will soon
DO visited by two great broods OF locusts, OF
tho seventeen and thlrtocn.yoar varieties,
and that this will DO tho hrst time In two
hundred and twonty-ono years that thoy
have appeared In conjunction, Thoy viii
not provo greatly destructive, and tho Injury
they will inillct will probably bo confined 10
fruit trees, Tho visitation will bo pro-
longod until lato In July. - h.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Commissioner Sparks Acquitted.

wAsmHoTor, May 1s.-Commisslonor
Sparks was before Judge Smell In the
police court this morning TO answer
.ho charge Of assault and battery
proforred by Colonel De Alma Several
Witnesses including tho Commissioner
himself, were examined. After the testl.
mony was oil In, Judge Smell soon disposed
OF tho caso by Diminishing IL IIo said the
evidence showed lack OF violence on the
part of tho Commissioner insufficient to
make tho assault technical violation Of
tho law
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
A GIFT OF Americans.

PANS, May to-A model in solid silver
Of BartholdIs groat statue of Liberty En-.
tightening The World" presented to tho city
OF Now York, and which Is 10 obo erected In
Now York harbor was to-day presented 10
the city OF PARIS by ex-Unlted Stotos Min.
istor Morton and other Americans, rhv
model Is thirty foet high, and will stand on
the Place dcs Etata Unis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Congress Of Churches.

HARTFORD Conn, May 12--Tho Con.
grcss Of Churches was called 10 order at
1olb this morning by Governor Harrison.
Rev. Dr. Burton opened the discussion on
the 'Flnctlons Of Worship In Promoting
the Growth Of the Church."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Tho Iowa Auditor o., Caso.

Dns MoiNrs, H.. May io.--Supreme
Court Judges Reed, Rothrock and Adams
hold that tho law In tho State Auditor case
Is constitutional, and affirm the action Of
tho Governor In suspondlng Auditor Brown.
Judge Secvors dssonts, Judge Beck did
not slt IN the casa '.N
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14

WASHINGTON May 10. Tho National
Republican says that II Is reported the
President has offered the Office of Registrar
Of tho Treasury TO General W. s. Rose
Grams, OF California.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Count OF the treasury Cash Completed.

WAeusoros, May io.--rhe count OF
the Treasury cOsh was completed Yesterday
and showed tho accounts OF current cash.
reserve, bonds, olc., TO be correct IN oil par
tculnrs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
al Rnmnrnd Ilnmnrni.

CINCINNATI, o. May 1a.--llx- Congress,
man FoIlett telcgraphs from Washington
that United States Marshal Lot Wright hao
bocn removed on account of his conduct at
tho October election and that n M will bo
appointed In his place today wLo has not
been 6pokop OF Ia connection with tho
nflioa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14
Exports OF proadstun,.

NEw YonN, May ie,-The total values Of
exports of domestic breadstuds during tho
four months ending April 80 wero slb,OTs,
6os, During tho tn months endod April
10 tho exports woro siS9, 09agia
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 19,--Ths
afternoon the Supreme Court affirmed the
validity Of the law requiring saloons to be
closed from eleven p. III 10 FIVE A. m. The
decision was unanimous,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-14

FORTUNES come 10 sono mon when
they got married, aud thoy don't mind u q
bit. 'NI' MAJ 'tI.''
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24
Flashes from Flickersville.

FLIcKERsvILLE, Jan. 17.-Professoi
Wiedman paid our town flying
visit one night this week. There
was a party of young folks at Wm
McElroys, and tripped the light fan
tastic until late hour under the
Professors instructions.
Since the late rains the saw mills
throughout the country are kept run
ming night and day, and their own
ers are reaping a harvest.
Newt. Chisler has given up the
chase and settled down to peaceful
life, after many thrilling adventures
Miss Carrie Long was visiting in
this vicinity few days since.
Jack Brands apprentice did not
like the business and has gone to
parts unknown.
Jim Arnett and Tom Thorn had q
trade last week, and Jim is now the
owner Of fine bay mare.
A protracted meeting will COM
mence at Laurel Flat the 18th, un-
der the direction of Revs. Conwell
aud Leacher.
Rev. Tichner's services at No. IL
school house have closed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

DEATH OF MCGRUDER w. SELBY.-
On Sunday, January 11th, McGru-
der w. Selby, a former citizen of
this county, was found dead in his
bed at his home in Martins Ferry,
Ohio. The particulars of the sad
event are thus related in the Fair
mont Virginida "He was seen on
the streets as late as nine o'clock on
Saturday night, and retired little
later in apparent good health. At
half-past eight o'clock, on the follow
ing morning, his little girl went to
his room and called him. He did
not answer, and supposing he was
still sound asleep, went into the room
and again called him, but still he
did not answer. Upon close exami-
nation she discovered her father a
corpse, lying on his face, and the bed
covered with blood. The little girl
was Mortified at the sight and notified
her mother, who was sleeping in an
other apartment, and who had been
an invalid for several years. The
neighbors were notified and a physi-
clan summoned, and on examination
stated that he died from hemor-
rhage. When found his body was
cold, showing that he died sometime
during the night. Mr.. Selby was
brick-layer by trade, and was a hard
working, Industrious man, we'll liked
by all who knew him. He leaves a
wife and three children, two girls
and a boy. His son Charley was,
together with his uncle, Mr.. j. Selby,
visiting relatives in this county at
the time of his death Mr.. Selby
served with conspicuous fidelity as
member of the Sd w. Va. regiment,
afterwards 9th Cavalry, during the
war, and was mustered out as Lieu
tenant. He has relatives residing in
this county, and many personal
friends, who learn of his decease
with very sincere sorrow and regret.
He was a member of the National
Union, at Martins Ferry" The de
ceased was raised in this county, as
was also his wife, The afflicted fam
lily and other relatives have our SYM
patty in their sad affection.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24
FIDUCIARIES
Notes About Town.

The high water was too much
for the gas well a day or two last
week, but the men went to work
again Monday.
The protraeted meeting is still
in progress at the M. E. church Rev.
J. N. Marsh preached Sunday even
ing to large audience.
The faculty of the University
have granted the Cadet dancing club
the use of the lower halls in the new
building for the purpose of having
a grand ball on the night of the 23d
of February.
MIR. John III. Hoffman has sold
the front half of his lot between his
residence and Prices furniture shop
to the Episcopal church, and the rear
half to j. c. Wallace. He get 1924
for the lot.
The 1. O. O. F. will have an ele-
CANT anniversary supper served at
the Wallace House next Monday
evening. To say that it will be pre-
pared in the highest style of the Gu
linary art would be entirely superfu-
Gus; no one questions that
Art. Hart and Sam. Hays, who
were accused of purloining 16 pieces
of pork from their neighbor Sum-
mers, were held over to answer an in
dictment befoLe the grand jury. Not
being able to give bail they were
stuck in the pigeon holes of the
SCOOTER"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN
MoRGANTowN.--Many Of our people
are beginning to anxiously await the
opening of Spring. There is no doubt
of the early completion of the rail
road and with it number of new
business houses will be opened.
Negotiations are pending between
Mrs. Styll and j. w. Carraco for the
store-room now occupied by Garrett
Conn. That lady intends to open
millinery store.
Another will be the opening Of ar
agricultural implement and hard
ware establishment by Messrs. j. F.
Weaver and w. d. Guseman. They
will occupy the Sturgiss property on
the old Kern corner.
Mr.. Moreland has already opened
real estate office and is transactine
some business in that line.
A new sewing machine Office is
talked Of
The reported opening OF a nam
moth agricultural implement and
hardware establishment in Mr.. j. c.
Wallace's store room by VIM. Bari
4 Bro, of Waynesburg, is not YET
certain. The gentlemen were here
talking about it, but left without
making definite arrangements.
Mr.. Thos. F. Gregg has bought
Mr.. E. G. Lazier's store and will open
at once in the room now occupied by
Mr.. Lazier The establishment will
be in charge of Ira, who has been
with Mr.. Lazier for some time.
Last, but not least, the New Do
MINIoN Office has just received a new
lot of material and will open an ex-
tensive job room in a few days
Among our late purchases is a bran
new job press. For first class and
cheap job work leave your orders at
this office.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

Prof. r. ). Lyon returned home
Thursday from visit of two or three
weeks in Wheeling, Rochester. N. Y.
and and other places.
We are glad to learn that S. A.
Hays, so will known to a good many
of the Morgantown people, "get
there" nicely as Sergeaut-at Arms OF
the State Senate.
The New DOMINION acknowlges a
call on Saturday from Mr.. John
Ridgway, one of our best citizens and
progressive farmers.
Our clever friend Mr.. Will Smyth,
Of Cass, dropped in for short time
one day last week
Mr.. VIM. +. Watson, of Smithtown,
is visiting his son, Mr.. Lee p Wat
son, at Detroit, Michigan.
The Kingwood Journal has the
following personals:
Mr. Will Gallatin, an old Kingwood
boy, Of Greensboro, Pa, and John
Fleming, of Monongalia County,
were recently visiting in town.
Mr.. |. c. Ralphsnyder is said to
be candidate for Postmaster God
wins shoes provided the Captain
should be considered one of those
offensive partisans.'
Dir. W. J. Bland, Superintendent
of the Hospital for the insane at Yves
ton, who has recently been danger.
ously i'll, is recovering and will soon
be himself again
Milton Hirschman returned Friday
from the east where he had been
spending two or three weeks among
friends.
The Charlestown Democrat saws:
Prof. ST. Geo. T. Brooke, of the West
Virginia University, spent several
days in town last week, on his way to
New York on business.
Messrs. Milton Hirschman and
Lindsay Keener, of Morgantown, are
visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Moorhead ex-
pect to start on q southern tour
about the first of next month. They
will visit Cincinnati, Louisville,
Vicksburg and New Orleans, return
ing by way of Florida and up the
coast They will go as far as New
Orleans with Doctor and Mrs. Morris.
Mrs. Sallie Farnsworth has been
very i'll for several days past, but is
getting better at this time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

WHO is He ?-SAYs He WAS RAISED
NEAR MoRGANTowN AND is A GRAND
SON oF~THE PoET There
is now man in Jail at Parkersburg
who tells romantic story. He
seems to be q man of unusual cul-
ture, but is in Jail for chicken steal
ing. He denies the charge bitterly.
He and his wife have been living in
a boat ON the Ohio river for some
time. His name is Campbell, and he
claims to be descendent of Camp
bell, the poet, and to have been rails
ed near Morgantown.
The following is taken from an ac-
count of an interview which the
Parkersburg Journal had with him.
II am a grandson of the poet,
Thomas Campbell, of Scotland. I
was born in Edinburg, and came to
this country when only four years of
age. Was raised near Morgantown,
W. Va, and served four years in the
Union army during the late war. l
now draw pension on five separate
gun shot wounds received in battle.
/ was a member of the 1880 Penn
sylvania Infantry, Col. Collyer com
handing.
"After the war | went to Europe,
and in 1870 graduated at the Uni
versity of Paris. I then studied the
profession of medicine at the Uni
versity of Berlin, Germany, where I
received the degree and diploma of
Doctor of Medicine in 1872. / re-
turned to America, and in 1872 / be-
gan the study of medicine in Ohio
l am general practitioner, but also
a specialist in certain disease. My
practice was successful, and / found
myself possessed of $4,000 over all
expenses.
ain November, 1883, purchased
drugs with this amount, and was to
have opened drug store at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, in the basement of the
Opera House, on the LIST Of March,
1884. But my goods were destroyed
in Cincinnati, o., on the 9th of Feb
ruary, by the great flood, and as /
had no insurance my savings of years
were all destroyed in one brief hour.
l worked all summer as farm hand,
but in September / drew my pension
and began housekeeping anew in
Fayette county, Pa. But soon after
this my house was destroyed by fire,
and / became discouraged. Some of
my relatives near Uniontown took
my three small boys, aged three, five
and seven years, until / could again
get start They are there yet"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24
A Timely Suggestion.
To the Editor Of the New roMlslox !:

10 the Editor Of the NEW DOMINION
/ would respectfully suggest that
you call the attention of all the own
ers of the ice houses in our town and
vicinity. TIC the great necessity Of
taking time by the fore-lock" in
filling said ice-houses. There is a
general impression abroad that dur
ing the coming summer our country
will receive visitation of Asiatic
cholera, Should our fears be real
lied, how important that every re-
source of treatment should be within
immediate reach, As ice is indis-
pensable in the treatment of this
disease, as every Physician who has
witnessed its terrible character will
readily admit, the foregoing sugges-
tion cannot be too earnestly insisted
upon. PHYSICIAN.
Morgantown, Jan. 90, 1885.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

Work on the railroad has pro-
crossed very slowly for several weeks
on account of the unfavorable wealth
err Very little has been done on the
big bridge since the holidays, and
present weather indications are not
very fattering for its early compile
ton. The approach of spring how
ever will see the work completed and
tracklaying commenced.
A Clarksburg correspondent says
the people of that busy town look
forward to the completion of the
West Va. and Pa. with great interest,
and that the only thing which throws
mist over the bright future of the
enterprise is the slowness with which
the work progresses. The cores
pendent stoutly maintains that the
road will be built. He says the work
of the engineers is complete and
most thorough. The right of way is
secured along the whole route except
one or two places in Harrison and
Monongalia.
Engineers Adams and Wygall are
doing some work on the Foster and
Frizzell contracts. They are dress
ing slopes and doing some other fin
ishing work.
1t is reported that the contracts
for ballasting are about ready to be
let.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24
Durbannah.


WV . I'VE" .tVf'Nso TIE OHf1r1Ns
The contract for the skating rink
is in the hands of Col. Fairchild and
j. p, Berkshire, of Durbannah. They
are pushing the work forward very
rapidly.
Mr.. Hugh MADEIRA has returned
home from two weeks visit in Ohio
j. p. Berkshire spent part oflast
week in Uniontown.
Mrs. Styll is at home again.
Blanche Semans has recovered from
a brief illness.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

Mrs. MIKE BURKE FOUND DEAD
The WOMAN WHO WAS ACCUSED OF
WRECKING A TRAIN NEAR GRAFTON
Dies IN HER OWN HoUsE.-Mrs. Mike
Burke, who was charged last week
with wrecking the B. d o. train near
Grafton, but which afterward turned
out to be mistake, was found dead
in her own house last Sunday evening.
The Burke family have recently
caused good deal of sensation in
Grafton and this last tragedy has
greatly increased it.
A telegram from Grafton, Sunday
says: The last seen of Mrs. Burke
was by her nephew, who saw her in
bed last night. Appearances indi-
cate that during the night she went
to the kitchen, and, falling, bruised
her head in two places, then, making
her way back to the bedroom, fell
across the threshold of the door. She
was found in this position about 5
o'clock this afternoon by her little
son, who came to the house from the
residence of one of his relatives,
where he has been staying recently.
Her arms below the elbow and her
limbs below the knees were frozen
stiff. 1t is the opinion Of the physi-
clans that death was caused by the
excessive use of liquor, to which, it is
said, she has been addicted since the
She leaves four children, two of whom
are in Jail with her husband await
ing trial for robbery.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

A NEW MAIL CONTRADICTORY
Isaac Franks informs us that he has
sold his mail hacks and horses to
w. r. Brownfield, of Uniontown, who
will hereafter carry the mail between
here and Fairchancc. The contract
was signed on the 18th inst AMI Mr.
Brownfield was To have ten days in
which to complete arrangements for
carrying the mail. He has not yet
entered upon the work and his time
will expire on next Friday. Mr..
Franks says there is possibility of
the contract falling through with yet.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24

That RoAD CAsE.-The read case
in which almost the entire neighbor-
hood up Decker's creek is interested,
has been dragging along for more
than week before the County Court
and is not yet settled. The case
came up on Friday, Jan. 9th, and oc
eupied much time until last Satur
day. when it was laid over until to-
day, the Court taking recess Of
three days. About 80 witnesses have
already been examined and ten or
fifteen more are waiting to be quizzed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-24
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