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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-07

1t is question which has often been
asked, without bringing forth any salts
factory answer, ! Why is the king of
The BeIgians SO interested in Africag"
What is the secret Of this interestg 1t
IS said that some such question was re-
gently put to the king himself. His
answer was, You know that God took
away from me my son. my only son, and
then he laid Africa on my heart. am
0ot spending the revenue Of Belgium
upon Il, but my own private resources;
and / have made arrangements that when
( die this civilizing and evaugelizing
work il Africa shall not be discontinued. .
It Is said that the king is spending at the
iate Of $500. 900 . year on Africa cut Of
ais private purse.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Wise Briefs.

WISE, July 14.-The late rains
have refreshed everything here and
our people are working industriously.
Mr.. w. L. Harker, good young
man, has recently been united in the
holy bonds of matrimony with Miss
Haddie Cumberledge.
Oliver Mobley and j. n. Robinson
have contracted to clear away the
rubbish from the old fore bay prepar
atory to the building of new mill
dam by Nichols q Harker.
Mrs. Elizabeth Freeland has been
quite sick lately.
Our town is improving and grad
ually growing.
We lately noticed SEINE locals in a
Morgantown paper about a young
man of our town having taken too
strong a stew and that it brought
him from his horse. We believe this
is mistake and we would like to see
it corrected.
We also saw another announce
ment in reference to the sale of j.
w. Woodruff's old horse George,
where the price was given at $1.1O.
This was a gross mistake, or almost
a gross ($l44) one. 1t was mis-
take of $10S90.
We hope the correspondents Of our
county papers will be more careful
and not put us to the trouble of hav-
ing to correct mistakes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

MEETING OF THE CENTENNIAL Con-
NnTTEE.-The committee appointed
by the citizens meeting on the 18th
inst, to meet last Saturday and ap.
point central committee, convened
at the court house and selected the
following gentlemen to compose the
central committee, five of whom are
from the borough, and the Others
from the several districts of the
county: f. Shisler, Prof w. P. Will
ley, Judge Jno. A. Ollie, Jno. C.
Wagner and VIM. Moorhead.
For Battelle district, DR.. A. B.
Mason; Clay district, Capt. A. Gar
rison: Clinton district, VIM. f. Wat
son; Cass district, James Sanders
Grant district, Henry L. Cox; Nor
gan district, Jno. j. Brown, and for
Union district, Geo. w. LaishIey.
This committee is requested to
meet at the court house on next Sat
urday at l o'clock, and begin the ac-
tive work of organizing for the cele-
bratioh.
1t must not be delayed. We have
just barely time now to make the
preparations necessary for such q
celebration as we must have.
We trust every one Of these gen
tlemen will feel it his duty to attend
the meeting and give the enterprise
his best thought.
Unless that is done we can not eX-
pect to have a centennial that will be
q credit to the town and county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

Governor Wilson. Auditor Duffy,
Attorney General Caldwell and
Superintendent of Schools Morgan
are now making the annual assess
ment of railroads.
Prof. w. H. Anderson, of
Wheeling was elected Superintend-
ent Of schools of that city vice Prof.
John M. Birch, the recently APP
pointed consul to Nagasaka, Japan.
Mr.. Birch held the position for four
years previous to his appointment
as consul
On the I4th of June George
Dilley, patient at the Asylum,
from Pocahontas county while
standing upon the bank Of the river
took a fit and fell in the water and
drowned. Hewas harmless patient
and as result was permitted to go
where he pleased as it was thought
by the authorities he was able to
take care of himself
Collector McGraw is still get
ting in his work in the line of APP
pointments. On last Saturday the
following appointments were made:
w. R, d. Dent, Of Grafton, dep
uty collector; Archibald Oden,
store keeper at Hannis' distillery,
Martinsburg. vice N. H. Riggs.
Thornton Henshaw, store keeper
and gauger at Scencendiver and
Borum's distillery, vice Joseph
Barry. Mr.. Dent is a lawyer. and
has for four years been Commits
sioner of Account. in Taylor
county He will occupy the Graf
ton office. Oden is prominent
citizen Of Martinsburg. Hcnshaw
is the well known Sergeant-at-arms
of the last House of Delegates.
The appointments have received
the hearty appreciation of the poo
pie. They give the public in
creased confidence in the ability of
Collector McGraw. His purely
Democratic policy is beginning to
show itself and the work is going
along smoothly.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Union District Notes.

WooDcRovE, Union District, July
1S.-Married July 18th at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, by Rev.
j. B. Feather, Mr. Henry Sidwell, of
Stewartstown, to Miss Alice Warman,
of Cheat Neck. Your correspondent
was not present but little bird
brought him bite of the cake.
We wish them bon voyage on the
matrimonial sea-
Mr.. Gibson and family, of Cali
fornia, Pa, Mr.. Scott Hill and Mr.
Richards. of Scottdale, were visiting
at Mr.. Liston Hills recently.
Thos. and Huston Williams, of
Colorado are visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Miss Mary L. Holt, of Illinois, is
visiting friends in this section.
Mr.. Jack Baker and family were
visiting friends on Bunker Hill re-
Gently.
Wheat is cut and great deal of it
stacked. 1t is well filed. Corn,
oats, and potatoes each promise a
good yield,
The sound of the mower is heard
on every hand. We presume that
what feed there is will be well taken
care of.
VIM. Wilson has returned to Pitts
burph.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Notes About Town.

JAS. A. Davis is repairing and
very much improving his home on
Main street.
If you want to see man suffer
from the heat intensely just watch a
fellow a short time after he looks at
crazy thermometer that registers
ITO degrees. Imagination kills peo-
pie sometimes.
The soap bubble party at the
residence of j. M. Hagans, on last
Friday night, was a very enjoyable
occasion. Quite a number were
present. The prize was awarded to
Miss Boughner
There are no summer visitors in
Morgantown except a few who are
visiting relatives, and more of our
own people than usual have been
away on fishing and camping excur-
sions; consequently the town has
been very quiet.
The work of overhauling and
rebuilding the town scales has been
completed, and they are now ready
for use. We learn that it has been
thoroughly done. j. Riley Dean did
the stone work, and w. I. Sargent
the carpenter work. Our coal men
will please take notice.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Railroad News.

Special Correspondence Of the NEw DOMINION.
FAIRMoNT, July 21.-The iron of
the second span of the Buffalo bridge
is in place and is completed all but
riveting. By the middle of the week
it will be finished and the trestling
removed and work commenced ON
the third span. Much more rapid
progress is being made now than at
first and it is thought that the first
week in August will see the iron all
in position, provided of course the
weather remains as favorable as it
has been. The first span being
complete an observer may form some
idea of the appearance of the bridge.
1t will certainly be fine structure
and in quality will be inferior to no
bridge owned by the B. Il O.
The road bed is now ready for the
ties and rails from Fairmont to the
Little Falls and from that place to
Morgantown is being rapidly leveled
and dressed up by engineer Penning-
ton.
A gentleman well known here
writes US from Pennington last week
as follows: / came here to-day from
Clarksburg and passed the F. M. Il
P. bridge and did see with my own
eyes two spans of the iron work
nearly done and as many men at
work as could get around it. 1t
seems we are sure to get the railroad
to Morgantown early this fall. Times
in Harrison and Lewis counties are
very hard on account of the drought
of last summer and also of this.
Don't forget to send me the New Do
MINIoN. / want to get the news.
There is to be a meeting of the
stockholders of the West Va. Il Pa.
R. R. at this place on the 31st of
this month. Is it too much to hope
that some developments may then
appear that will relieve the public
from the present state, "a very pain
full one, tool in which it is placed by
these rumors? What we most need
and desire is fewer mere rumors and
more real railroads.-Inde1.
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Subscribe for the New DOMINION.

Subscribe for the New DOMINION.
The New DOMINION and Wheeling
weekly Intelligencer, $3.50 a year.
The best and cheapest goods in
town at d. CHADWICK Il Co.'s.
The NEW DOMINION and Wheeling
weekly Register $3.50 a year.
ID. CHADWICK Il 20. have the incest
line of White Goods ever brought to
this market.
REMEMBER that Hutchinson Il ia
cobs continue to pay top prices for
country produce.
JUST received: A fine assortment of
Prints and' Ginghams at
D. CHADWICK 4 Co.'S.
ALL kinds of patterns from the
Delineator furnished at the News
Store, at publishers rates.
CALL at the News Store and see
the great summer double numbers of
the London Graphic and London
NeWs.
Go TO the News Store and get the
best brands Of cigars, stogies and
chewing tobacco. Also fresh oran-
ges, Bananas and Lemons. An ice
cold glass of lemonade at any hour.
Now is the time for Great Bar
gains, in Summer goods Of every
description, at Kitchens cheap store,
corner of Main and Walnut Streets.
All kinds Of marketable produce
taken, in exchange for goods.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Good Advice About the Centennial
To the Editor of the NV poxIxIos:

10 the Editor OF the Nkw DoANioNs
l understand the people of Nor
gantown and Monongalia county
have decided to hold celebration
of the Centennial anniversary of the
settlement of place. 1t is sincerely
to be hoped they may make it a
grand success.
1t will certainly he n reliefto find
an occasion when all can meet with
no division of sentiment no politics,
nor any other issue TO divide or dis
tract.
We have good prospect now for
our county town to begin her second
century with bright prospects ofpros-
perity. Let all be done now that
can be TO harmonic the people of all
sections and get to work for building
up all our material interests and
making the prosperity of all com
mon cause.
We hope the committee will push
the work successfully.
The suggestions of Hon. w. T.
w hSs VI ~ ehSihS w NNhibis w
this generation things that were 100
years ago, is one that strikes me as
most interesting feature and can
be arranged at a cost not beyond
what the economy required by the
times will permit.
The flax brake, the wooden pillow,
the rope or bark gear, the hnsey
pants and striped copperas dress
are things many Of our young people
can hardly appreciate now, and it
will be the means Of linking the gen
erations together and giving early
history down to surviving and fu-
ture generations,
By all means let us have n holiday
to be remembered. As was truly
said not many Of ms will ever see a
like opportunity, then let this be
utilized.
West Side Tn1v 10th 1SS5
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
The Rambler.

Some days ago as was resting on
mountain by the road side, in a
beautiful shade, gentleman of a
similar profession happened along,
and /, glad to see an old chum, in
vited him to share with me a part Of
the delightful shade. He accepted
my offer in an appreciative sort of
way, and we proceeded to look for
some subject which would prove en-
tertaining for both to discuss. He
shortly proved to be quite CONVEX
sationalist, and soon gave him an
opportunity to show his ability in
that direction. He told me all about
where he had been, how he liked the
business, and-strange to say-how
much money he had made. From
his rough experience he had deduc-
ed some general observations. The
strangeness and singularity of these
deductions perhaps entitle their pub
LEGATION. He was full blooded
tramp, long engaged in the business,
and was conversant on all subjects,
concerning which anything could be
learned by observation, again and
again repeated. He had spent years
in the towns and cities, and equally
as much time in the country. His
experience with these two differently
situated classes gave him ample op-
portunity to Judge of the merits and
dement's of each. He sized them
both up to me in a very forcible
manner. A very cool reception is
usually in store for him in the
town. His requests are less fire.
ouently granted. He sees loafers by
the street full. Not unfreauently he
secs something going along the side
walk that very much resembles a
pumpkin with two sticks stuck in on
the same side. and a pair of delicate
tweezers which stick in the side,
choke a painted stick. Soon
after the strange concern passes
some fellow standing by, that usual.
" has a brawny arm. smiles and
saws to his elbow neiphbor. "That's
a dude" Occasionally some one
passes along and two or three store
box loafers will cry ont. "Snake
eater" "Mountain cousin" or some
other slang phrase that suggests the
character of the one that uses it.
Going out into the country | find the
peopie more accommodating. In mapy
instances the country people hate
the town people, and rice versa.
When the latter 90 out to public
gatherings of any sort they know all
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

future home. DIR. Fitch is a first
class physician and we hope be may
be successful in building up a lucra-
tive practice in that prosperous little
city, to whose people we cordially
commend both him and his hand
some young wife.-Inde1-We hear
tily join the Inder in its kindly
reference to the Doctor and his
wife.
Prof Reynolds, who succeeds Prof
Lyon in the chair of English at the
University, has been in town during
the past few days making arrange
ments to enter upon his work and to
bring his family here. Prof Rey-
nolds is a man in middle life. who
has had a large experience in the
practical work of his profession as a
teacher. He has reputation as a
devoted student and conscientious,
pains-t taking teacher, and will. doubt
less, do good work in the School of
English.
"A late uumU eT vi Tile w uteiluS
Register pays Deputy Marshal RAIDER
the following deserved compliment;
"a. f. RAIDER, First Deputy of Mar
shall Sehon, is here attending U. S.
Court. Elem, as he is Familiarity
known in Nicholas, is one Of the
most popular of the young Democ-
racy of that section, and has already
rendered valiant service in the Dem
ocratic ranks and his promotion is a
well merited recognition of his work
in the past, and Col. Sehon could not
have made an appointment that
would have pleased the Democrats of
the Third District better
Miss Kate Kiger was among her
numerous Morgantown friends on
Saturday last. Miss Anna Fisher
accompanied her home and spent n
day.
Our own Walter drove up to the
Round Bottom on SUNDAY.
Charley Dering was also there.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Little Falls Locals.

LITTLE FALLS, July 1S.-John r.
Steele received some severe injuries
from fall last Sunday.
Dora L. Barnes, of Clinton Mills
is at Jno. w. Corrothers'.
Motley Shuttleworth moved his
house yesterday. He says he is
tired of the winter winds, hence is
seeking a protected spot "under the
hill"
"Bob" Talbot is at his home in
Pennsylvania this week.
Hutchinson & Jacobs are having
one of their lots graded by the rail
road men. Daddy Burton is in
charge of the work. He is one of
the hest bosses that have been on the
F. NJ. Il r. line.
Katie and Mile O'Hara have
been visiting at Smithtown during
the past week.
Vangilders are opening up this
week ON their ballast contract.
Jonathan Powell, of Peasants
county, was visiting his brother
Isaac and other friends in this sec
ton last week.
Quite number of our people went
to Laurel Flat to hear DIR. Bolton
preach the funeral sermon Of the
Rev Mr.. Murphy.
Major Whiting came down the
line on Wednesday, and reported the
work on the big bridge to be pro-
crossing rapidly.
Joshua S. Jenkins and family are
visiting at Jos. H. Jones to-day.
Jos. w. and Mollie Jones are visiting
their sister Emma near Smithtown.
Fred, youngest son Of T. P. Selby
was kicked by horse this week.
We hope he may speedily recover.
We have mail on Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Saturdays at this office,
which gives us our mail tolerably
fresh; but we think the two days
lay over at the Harmony office an
intolerablc nuisance. Is there nc
remedy?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

CAPTAIN FRIzzELL's MISFORTUNE.
From the Lynchburg Daily News
we take the following concerning the
destruction of d. w. Frizzel's ele-
CANT home: "On Friday, at Chris
tiansburg, the handsome and costly
residence of d. w. Frizzell, ESQ.,,
was totally destroyed by fire involv-
ing loss of nearly $4,000, insur
ance on the building only about
$4,000 The house was situated
near the court house and Jail, and it
required persistent efforts to save
those two buildings from the rapacity
of the devouring elements" From
Mr.. James Frizzell we learn that the
building was total loss, the 1000
insurance being on the furniture
alone. The friends of these two gen
tlemcn here will regret to hear of
their misfortune.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The fol-
lowing deeds were admitted to record
in the County Clerks Office for
the week ending Saturday, July Is,
1885.
r. II. Jones and wife to Joseph w.
Jones Is acres Grant district 800.
X. II. and John II. Jones and
wifes to Hutchinson d. Jacobs 45
Derches Clinton district $40.
Thurcy ]. Willard and husband
to G. J. Wallace undivided 4 of 100
acres Grant district $500
Eliza Dilliner and husband to
John b. Coda 2t acres Cass district
$145.
Mary A. Hall to Nancy Muse six
acres Morgan district 800.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Halleck Letter.

HALLEcK, July 20.-J. c. Smith,
j. S. Watson and G. N. King are
hauling Tan Bark to Irondale
Furnace.
Prof S. B. Brown is in Martins
burg spending few days.
o. p. Jolliffe's team is hauling
lumber from the Halleck Mill.
A. j. Mathew goes by the name of
Pap now, it is bouncing big boy.
Rev. Welsh preached here yester-
day Sunday.
c. H. Duncan is building a new
dwelling house. Sherman Danley is
the stone mason.
Dance at Browns school. house
Saturday night July 18th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant to the provisions Of decree OF
the Circuit Court Of Monougalia county.
West Virginia. rendered by said Court at
its June term, 1885, in the chancery cause
Of Pleasy Bar1nore's heirs VS.. Pleasy Bar
mcre's heirs. the undersigned, special COM
missioner in said decree named, viii on
Tuesday. the
ara DAY OF AUGUST, 1885.
on the public ground in front of the Court
Honse, in Morgantown, in this county, sell
to the highest bidder the forty-four acres
of land and its appurtenanccs, in said
cause named, and on the following terms
Enough Of said purchase money 10 pay the
cost of said suit and sale 10 be cash in
hand and the residue on n credit Of twelve
and tweniy-four months trens She day of
sale, with interest from date Of sale, the
purchaser executing bonds with approved
personal security for said unpaid purchase
money, with interest us aforesaid. and q
lien will be retained on said land for the
payment Of same. Said land is situated in
Cass district in this county near Bowlbys
Mill, and is considered as a very desirable
property-is in q good neighborhood and
convenient to churches school orse and
mill &c. All persons desiring 10 purchase
ore invited TO be present. at said sale
l.. s. HOUGH,
Special Commissioner.
July Sd 1885.
l. Richard L. Fast Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county West Virginia
do certify that bond with Approved security
has been given by the above named special
commissioner as required by law.
II. +. FAST Clerk.
July Sd 1885.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

CHURCH Notes.-The last quarterly
meeting for the year was held in the
NJ. E. Church on Saturday and Sun
day last.
The official board of the M. +.
Church have unanimously requested
the return of Mr.. Crawford to this
charge for the next year.
The Oxford League will meet in
the NJ. f. Church on Wednesday
evening Immediately after prayer
meeting. All are invited to attend.
The Baptist Church is undergoing
a thorough repairing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25
Second Arrival.

Owing to our excellent country and
railroad trade we are compelled to
lay in an entire new stock of goods,
which we offer at hard time prices.
Our stock of Dry Goods, Notions,
Boots and Shoes, Hardware and
Queensware is complete. Give us a
call. Very Truly
HUTCHINSON & JACOBS,
Little Falls.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

One Our OF THREE.-There were
three applicants before the recent
session Of the Board OF Health in
this city, to practice medicine in this
State. Ont of that number only one
was successful in obtaining certifi-
cate, the fortunate gentleman being
Mr.. Geo. Morgan. OF the Superin-
tendent OF Schools Office. He re-
ceived his papers yesterday and his
fellow clerks at the State House now
greet him as good morning "Doc-
tor. "-Charleston Erening Star
We tender our hearty congratula-
tons to George.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

! IT is seldom we need to surrender
our space to advertisements, but this
week is one of those times. Howev-
er the matter published in this weeks
NEW DOMINION is livery interestin'
readin'" for all Monongalia tax-pay-
ers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

SUMNER ExcURsIoNs.-To get the
most pleasure, to recuperate or to
store up knowledge are questions at
this time engrossing the attention of
people who wish to make each sea-
son yield them something in way of
health, pleasure or knowledge or all
of these combined. The C. /. St. l..
d c. Ry. (Kankakee Line) which is
also known as the "Big Four" has
placed on sale Summer Excursion
tickets to Denver, Pueblo, and Color
ado Springs in Colorado, Milwaukee,
Madison, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Vel
low Stone Park and the many other
popular resorts in Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, Dakota and Wyoming Ter
ritory. Call on or address the nearest
Ticket or Passenger Agent C. l. St.
L. 4 C. Ry. for rates, routes, time
folders, illustrated guide books, etc.
w. H. Page, TRAY. Passr. Agent, N.
w. Cor. Fourth Il Vine Streets Gin
cinnati, o.; Grant X. Lowry, Trav.
Pass. Agent, Wilmore, KY; John
Egan, Genl. Pass. Il Tiki. Agt., Gin
cinnati. o,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

A. W. FINNELL left at this office
yesterday the largest onion of the
season. 1t measured about one foot
in circumference and weighed little
less than one pound.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

For your fresh Messina Lemons
call at the News store on Walnut
street.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-07-25

The CoUNTY's FINAScEs.-On our
second page to-day appears the Clerk s
official statement of the county bust
ness for the fiscal year recently
closed, as required by law. The
statement shows balance in the
treasury above the liabilities of the
county. Comment is hardly neces-
sary. There is a statement of every
dollar received during the year and
the use to which it was put. Our
people ought to be contented. We
have lighter levy than a large ma
!jority of the counties in the State;
owe no debts, and have balance
in the hands of the Sheriff. From
this carefully prepared table every
taxpayer in the county can see just
what has been done with the public
funds. We believe every one will
sustain us in The assertion that not
a dollar has been Incorporated
and but little lost; the delinquent
list footing up but $50. What county
can make better showing.