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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-26

The proceeds Of said bonds 10 the amount OF
5000. when issued and sold so much thereof as
payment Of the cost, to be hereafter incurred in
opening, grading, curbing and paving the follow
ing streets within said Town, viz
First, street 30 feet In width running parallel
with and Immediately adjacent to the property OF
the Fairmont Morgantown and Pittsburgh Railroad
Company. commencing at the southern boundary
of lot No. on the general plat Of said Town, and
now owned by j. A. Hennen and running thence
to the southern line Of lot No. D. owned by -.
{. Sturgiss
Second, A'street running at right angles TO said
last named street 80 feet in width commencing at
the Northern terminus Of same and running thence
to Front street.
And the proceeds Of the residue Of said bonds
when issued and sold as aforesaid, shall be applied
to the payment of the present indebtedness or the
town incurred for money borrowed, so far as re-
quired.
But all questions connected with the issuing Of
said bonds shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of the town in accordance with the In such
case made and provided. Said election shall be held
on the
10th day of October, 1888,
next, and the Mayor is authorized and directed to
issue his proclamation accordingly, and Councmen
N. N. Hoffman, +, A. Hennen and Z. w. S. Dering
are hereby appointed Commissioners 10 hold said
election, the same TO be conducted In all things
according to law.
ner, Mayor OF said town have appointed Saturday
the 10th day OF October 1885 and do hereby proclaim
that said day at the Mayors office in said town
an election be held by the qualified voters OF said
town to decide whether they will ratify reject
said ordinance according to the Statute in such
case made and provided The said town has no
Indebtedness issued authorized existing at this
date except such as is provided for by the above
ordinance. JOHN {. WAGNER,
W. MOORHEAD. Mayor.
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Our Baker Ridge Budget.

BAKER RIDGE Sept. 2l.-Gormans
boys are building school house near
Z. W. St Glars. They can build
school houses and teach in them
when built.
Dany Rich is now walking with a
cane not the one which killed Able
but the one that has power.
Mr.. Rockwell still has To use his
crutchcs but seems in good spirits
peals apples, picks grapes and reads
newspapers.
Mr.. Launeelot John thinks he will
soon be able to walk with cane lay.
ing away the crutches. Hope this
may be so.
Miss Columbia Simpson moved on
our School Trustees last Saturday
with No | certificate and captured
our School.
Our board hopes to be able to fill
our school houses with No Is and
IS even if we do rob U'ens of your
good teachers. Miss Simpson will
meet with a welcome greeting when
she comes. hope she will find
there are worse places than Baker
Ridge Notwithstanding we are going
to have still house.
We will soon starve still house
out as we are nearly all republicans
and you know they do not drink
ahem; ahem
We have a current report out here
that the Centennial died for want oil
railroad spikes and natural gas.
have noticed for some time its breath
was getting short. Oh, well in 1881
we'll have a good time and don't you
forget it.
When the Odd man died the friends
looked on.
He suffered so, I'm glad he's gone,
Although we sorrow for a spell.
A distribution makes us well.
Sheep have advanced so cts on tn,
string since last report.
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Arnettsville Notes.

ARSErrsvILLE, Sept 2l.-Rey. Con-
well preached his farewell sermon at
this place yesterday.
Rev. and Mrs. Leech, of Rivesville
were visiting the family OF Davis
Arnett last week.
The weather is fine and our roads
are in fine condition now.
Detective Haggerty arrested two
Marion county citizens and lodged
them in the Fairmont Jail on Satur-
day.
w. +. Glasscock and Mrs. VIM.
Glasscock started to Fairmont last
week driving colt. 1t became
frightened on Pharaoh's run and ran
away throwing both out; bruising
them, but not hurting them seriously.
Lee Straight traded his match bays
last week for some cattsss.
Plenty of stock for sale in this sec
sion but the right kind of buyers are
scarce
Miss Lou Hogue who has been
confined to the house for nearly a
year on account of sickness, is now
able to be out driving.
II. NJ. and Mrs. Clayton were at
Rivesville yesterday.
s. A. and Mrs. Poster will take q
trip to Preston county this week.
w. f. Arnett goes to Morgantown
to day on business.
DIR. Jamison and Win Dent were
visiting at Laurel Point yesterday.
j. w. Teter and family arc cx.
pected home this week after pro-
tracted visit in Virginia.
Mrs. Sinda Arnett has been indis-
posed the past week on account of
rheumatism.
Mrs Dr. w. c. Jamison was visit
ing at Squire Glasscock's last
week.
Homer and Mrs. Posten, of Fair
mont, made flying visit to this
place one day last week.
Miss Ida Tracy of Piedmont who
was visiting Mrs. Poster Of this
place was called home last week on
account of her sisters illness.
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MaidesvilIe News.

MAIDEsvILLE. Sept 22.-The long
looked for event has come 30 pass.
On Sunday last Furman Stoker and
Miss Anna Deusenberry hied them
selves to Pennsylvania and were
made one. A happy voyage TO them
over the matrimonial sea.
The Sunday School celebration at
Bethel passed off very pleasantly
with quite a large attendance. Mr..
Wiley did not come to deliver the
address.
Miss Mary Arnett is visiting at
Mr.. James Sanders.
Rev. o. w. Waters and wife will
return to their home in Ohio this
week.
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REV. T. b. HUGHES TO Go WEST
From the Parkersburg Journal we
learn that Rev. Z. B. Hughes will re.
move to Iowa. In referring to his
departure that paper says: Rev. T.
b. Hughes, pastor of the M. E.
Church, has received notice of his
transfer to the Iowa Conference and
bis appointment to the M. +. Church
in Grinnell. This is one of the flour
ishing churches of that State and To-
Gated in one of the best towns. 1t
is in every respect most desirable
appointment. The members of the
M. f. Church of this city and the
West Virginia Conference will learn
with regret of Mr.. Hughes departure.
He has endeared himself not only to
the members of his own church but
to all with whom he has been brought
in contact during his two years res
idence in our city. His place in the
Methodist councils of this State, where
he has labored for so many years,
will be hard to fill. We are not ad.
vised as to the time of his departure,
but presume it will be shortly after
conference, which meets in Charles
ton next week. -asH la.la-eH
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KILLED BY A RUNAWAY HORSE

KILLED BY A RUNAWAY HoRsE-
SAD AND SUDDEN DEATH OF JACOB
S. PRoTzMAN.-News was received
here on Sunday morning last of the
death of Jake Protzman well known
resident Of this place, which occurred
at an early hour on that morning at
the residence of a Mr.. Stone at the
mouth Of Dnnkard. Deceased had
been absent from here two or three
days taking orders for shoes at
Greensboro. On Friday evening
while on his way home the horse he
was driving became frightened and
ran away and it is supposed dragged
the unfortunate man about / so yards
literally humping him to death on
the stony road. Mr.. Stones folks
heard the horse running and heard
him thunder across the bridge that
spans Dunkard near it's mouth.
Some of them went to see what had
caused the commotion when they
found Protzman lying by the road
side unconscious about so yards
above the bridge. He was taken up
and carried to q house near by and a
physician summoned, but he never
entirely recovered consciousness.
DR.. Mackey was called on Saturday
morning and did all that medical
skill could, but the poor man was
fatally hurt and fingered until 6
o'clock ON Sunday morning when
death relieved him of his sufferings
The remains were brought to the res
idence Of his mother in this place on
Sunday evening and were inferred
in the Presbyterian grave yard on
Monday evening.
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Suoorrsc ArrRAy AT sM,ruvrr, n :

SHOOTING AFFRAY AT SsurHFrEED.-
The Smithfeld, Pa, correspondent
of the Uniontown Standard says:
An unfortunate shooting affair on
last Friday evening has created some
thing of a sensation in Smithfield and
caused more or less bad feeling. AS
the matter will probably reach the
courts where the real facts will come
to light through legal course, we re-
frain from choosing between the var
ious rumors now afoat. Suffice it to
say that in fuss in front of "Seat''
Golfers on the above evening, between
Collier and William Abraham, the
former fred revolver at the latter,
the ball taking effect in the forehead
but glancing upward and barely
escaping fatal work. AS it is, Abra-
hams scalp is fractured and he is
much hurt. Information has been
made against Mr.. and Mrs. Collier
and they were held in 81 900 by JUS
tice Core, to await further hearing.
Whisky was the cause.
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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.
10, on Front street, in said town, and the
Two-Story Double Dwelling House, out
buildings and stable and about
IS ACRES OF LAND
situate on Cobuns creek, about Ia miles
south Of Morgantown.
The town property is well situated for
business or residence. The farm is well
watered and supplied with abundance Of
apple trees and small fruit and both prop
critics will be greatly increased in value by
the completion OF the railroad this fall.
The farm will be sold in parcels or together
to suit purchasers,
TRIMS :--One-tf 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,
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The PosTPoNEMENT OF THE CEN
TENNIAL.-The Centennial Committee
on Thursday evening last held a
meeting to further consider the ar
rangements for the celebration.
And after considering about the
matter they concluded to advance
backwards" A resolution was
adopted postponing the celebration
until it shall be ascertained when
the said road will be completed to
the town. 1t is exceedingly desira-
BILE that the. railroad shall be COM
pleted before we celebrate, and mas
much as the authorities of the road
have indicated that they cannot
reach Morgantown by the Goth it
was perhaps the wisest thing the
committee could do to postpone.
But when the people of Monongalia
county set themselves about doing
anything in the way of celebrating
they do not like to be disappointed
and we have no doubt but many of
our good people will be sadly disap-
pointed in this. However they must
recollect that this action of the
committee does not discontinue the
celebration This the committee
would not assume to do. The people
in mass meeting assembled determin-
ed to have celebration, and this
committee was appointed to fix a
time and make all necessary ar
rangements. They proceeded partly
to execute the work for which they
were appointed by designating a
time and making some of the neces-
sary arrangements. Now they have
concluded not to celebrate on the
day fixed but at a subsequent day to
be agreed upon hereafter. OF course
if no other day should be agreed on
the celebration will Ego by the
board" This should not be. The
committee have been entrusted with
this matter and they should not
abandon it. If the committee are
determined not to celebrate until the
railroad is finished let them CORE
spond with the railroad officials and
find ont il possible when the road
will be done and then appoint ,anoth
er time and GO to work in earnest
Our people know no such word as
fail in matters Of this kind and il
the railroad is not finished this fall
let us celebrate anyhow! That's the
sort of "fellers" we are!
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MAKE THE Town ALWAYS, Look
WELL.-A stranger making his APP
perance in a town always notices the
condition of the streets for order and
cleanliness. AT this time there is an
unusual accumulation of old wagons,
lumber piles and property of different
description. Our good citizens should
not allow themselves to become care
less in this regard. They should rec
ollect that the streets and alleys are
for the public to travel upon, and
that if these public thoroughfares
are INSTRUCTED wrongfully and a
person lawfully travelling on such
street or alley is injured by such OBJ
stacles somebody is liable for DANA
ges. So that they are at least two
good reasons why people should not
place such property on the streets.
First it is unsightly and causes the
town to present a bad appearance.
Second such things are dangerous
Instructions in the public highway
and may lead to damages. And the
town authorities should notice that
such things shall not be allowed on
the streets for in case of accident the
town may be called on to pay the
damages.
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| HUH WHICH VIC Qlluh.
The New MoNoNGAHELA STEAM
ERR. L. DEMAIN THE PILoT-THE
Finest Boat ON THE RIvER.-The
Pittsburgh Post of last week gives
the following description of the new
steamer recently launched for the
Navigation Company; The new and
elegant passenger steamer the Adam
Jacobs, steamed into port yesterday
morning for the first time. She is
beyond question the handsomest
packet ever launched in the pictures
que Monongahela. She is furnished
handsomely throughout. The main
saloon, finished in cherry and ash, is
tastefully decorated. The ladies'
saloon, which is richly upholstered,
is shut off by costly portiere. The
chandeliers and fixtures are highly
colered and beautiful, and the whole
Punishment is harmonious and at
tractive.
The cabins are large and capacious
finished with imitation of. ash and
walnut, and elegantly furnished with
furniture to correspond. The promi-
made guards are wide and roomy.
The entire boat is lighted with Nc
.Tighe electric light, the first light OF
the kind ever used on the Mononga-
hela river, and is pronounced a grand
success. The painting throughout
is first class in every particular.
The Adam Jacobs carries three
steel boilers "a feet long by 3S inches
in diameter and two engines with IT.
inch cylinders, and 5 feet 6 inch
stroke. Her length is 166 feet, beam
80 feet, and depth of hold 4 feet 10
inches, and draws less than 80 inch
es-a foot less than any other Mon
ongahela boat.
The boat is named for the late
Captain Adam Jacobs, who was pres
ident of the line for over thirty years
and was built under the supervision
of Captain A. G. Cook, now in com
mand of the steamer j. G. Blaine, and
Captain S. S. Graham, present Super
intendent of the Pittsburgh, Browns
vile and Geneva Packet Company
The cabins were built by Leonard &
Co., of Brownsville, and the machin
cry was placed in position byJ. Her
bertson q, Son, of the same place
The painting was done by Boggs q
Co., Pittsburgh, and the chandeliers
were furnished by Cavitt q Pollock
this city.
Captain M. A. Cox, formerly il
command of the j. G. Blaine, ha!
charge Of the Jacobs, and there is nc
doubt but he will make the new boa
a success. A. A. J. Gaskill, form
erly clerk on the Blaine, ornaments
the Office, /. r. Beazell second clerk
The pilots are r. L. Domain ant
George L. Hendrickson, and the en-
gineers c. L. Gaskill and John Cav
enaugh.
The Adam Jacobs will alternat
with the j. G. Blaine, leaving tn
wharf boat at 4. P. nj. every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday, run
ming through to Geneva. The Ger
mania will be the regular mornin.
packet to Rice's Landing, leaving a
s o'clock.
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Our OLD GRAVE YARDS. Morgan.
town has within its corporate limits
two grave yards. Two old dilapida-
ted thickly populated grave yards.
That is just two more than it ought
to have. There is always enough
inside a municipal corporation to
poison the water and make it impure
without burying the dead there. 1t
is not difficult to procure ground out
side the corporation wherein to bury
the dead and it is about as easy to
carry the dead outside as not. 1t is
only matter of time when. persons
will of necessity have to quit inter
ring in the grave yards in the town
and they might as well quit first as
last. In fact il ought never to have
been begun. The town council have
right to regulate the matter and
they have shown some disposition to
be enterprising. Why do they not
take this matter in hands? By SO
doing they will become public bene-
factors. These old grave yards are
good for nothing but to depreciate
property adjacent to them and to in
jure the health of the people by in
jecting the water that percolates
from them into the wells and springs
from which we drink.
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COUNTY COURT.
Minutes of the September Ses.
sion, 1885.

Sept. 15th--James M. Reed vs.
John S. Dunn-new road. Court
heard the evidence and establish the
road as marked out through lands o.
John Dunn and John S. Dunn -an6
fix John Dunn's damage at IS, ant
John S. Dunn's damage at 1926
which is ordered paid. But Jane:
NJ. Reed is to pay $15 and costs paid
as taxed.
Sept. Misunderstanding Attorney
ordered to execute and deliver tc
Hosea Stansberry a release of pur-
chase money paid for old poor house
property.
Sundry accounts against the
county audited and allowed
John Dietrich exempted from work
ing on the roads.
NJ. j. Lantz, J. ". Woodruff and
others file petition for road from
Wise to the county road at east end
of James Eakin's farm. VIM. Kenny
Jacob Wiley and George w. johnson
appointed viewers.
Sundry accounts against the coun-
ty audited and allowed amounting to
$40.
Jacob BOLTON, Leathe Fast, l. E.
Arnett, James Wallace and Louisa
], Boughner exonerated from pay
ment Of taxes enormously assessed
and facts of case certified to Aud
itor.
Sept. 17th.-F. M. johnson and
others VS.. Ann Austin and others
new road. Report of viewers filed
and F. M. johnson relinquishes his
claim to damages and Thomas Aus
tin and Ann Austin accept $12 dam
ages and the road is established as
marked out through their lands and
the damages and costs amounting to
SIT ordered paid out of county treas
ury.
Sept. 1Sth.-John 0. Vangilder
and others VS.. ID. c. Hoffman-alter-
alton of road. Dismissed at cost OF
petitioners.
Accounts against the county aud
tied and allowed amounting to
$101.17.
J. W. Haney and others VS.. U. S.
Morris and others-alteration OF
road. Recommitted to John E. Price
James E. Dent and Ed. Brand
viewers.
Sept. I9th.-Marion S. Garrison
appointed assistant assessor to b. M
Jones assessor of second district, and
qualified as such.
Sarah Hopkins granted certificate
to obtain license to keep hotel in
Morgantown.
Govey Trippett and others filed
petition for road from Little Falls to
Grant school house. S. c. Stewart
and j. N. Waters appointed viewers
c. j. Michael and others file peti.
ton for road from D. B. Stewards
through lands of said Stewart, W.
A. Thorne and w. N. Stewart to H
M. Chips lands. John E. Price
A. J. Morris and d. M. Camp ap
pointed viewers.
J. M. Reed allowed $11.75 for sup
plies for clerks office.
U. S. Courtney and others vs.. S
Lemley and others--new road. Sup
Elemental report Of viewers fled and
by consent case is set for the fourth
day of the special term to be held on
the first Monday in December 1885
Geo. w. Laishley, Shelby P. Bar
ker and A. w. Brown each allowed
1914 compensation for this session.
w. Fl. Phillips assessor annual al
lowance $500.
B. M. Jones assessor annual allow
ance $40.
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SOLID SENSE FACTS!
A Truthful Appeal to Henslb1e
and Saving People!

In appealing for patronage the
advertiser is often tempted into
making statements that contain
more Drag than truth. This is
style Hirschman tries to avoid.
Wild and untruthful advertising
prevents healthy growth in bust
ness and as we have large and
constantly growing trade it is to
our interest to announce nothing
but solid facts. The fact stands
on record that Hirschman is I'M
derselling every other establish
ment. Sharp buying for several
stores for spot cash enables US to
offer great bargains at all times.
If you want to buy where you can
obtain good goods, low prices and
be guaranteed satisfaction you will
call on
n
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A coRnrspoNnrNr of the Tuiontown

A CORRESPONDENT of the uniontown
Standard, writing from Wharton, Pa,
says: sour neighbors over in Pres
ton county, W. Va, are talking a
great deal just now about new rail
road which they say is to be built
soon from Tunnelton on the B. d o.
main line by. way of Kingwood,
Bruceton and Clifton and then across
the mountains to Fairchance." This
road is being rapidly pushed to com
pletion as far as Kingwood and if
there is a disposition to go further it
had better be brought to Morgantown
over the Iron Valley route in part.
No doubt our people would patronize
the enterprise as it would pay them
so 10 do.
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TO All wHoM 1T MAR CONCERN.

TO ALI WHOM 1T NAY CONCERN.
WHEREAS, the Common Council Of the town Of
Morgantown at regular meeting thereof held at
the Mayors Office in said town on Tuesday the AID
day Of September, 1885 adopted the following ordi.
Be it ordained by the Common Council ofthe
town Of Morgantown in Monongalia county, State OF
West Virginia. that the bonds Of said Town are
hereby authorized to be issued and sold according
to law to the amount Of 5000, said bonds be OF
the denomination Of $780, bearing interest tho rate
OF per cent. per annum, the interest payable an
nually and the principal as follows:
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FOR SALE.

/ offer for sale cheap and on ensy terms
my steam saw and grist mill and five acres
of land near Cassville.
Or would exchange it for other desirable
property.
RICHARD BRAND,
CaSsyille. w. Va
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Dr.ru nr Wurr.M CrAx ESQ.,

DEATH OF WILLIAM GEAY, ESQ
We chronicle to-day the death of
William Gray, Esq, which occurred
at his residence at Gray's Landing,
in Monongahela township, this coun-
ty, at o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing last, September 9th, 1885, after a
protracted illness. The deceased
was aged about seventy five years,
and we believe, was a highly respect
ed citizens. Mr.. Gray by a long
life Of business tact, shrewdness and
energy had accumulated a large
share of this worlds goods, being
the owner of several thousand acres
of valuable land in Greene and Fay
cite counties, as well as the extensive
Distillery at Gray's Landing, and
his wealth is variously estimated at
from six hundred thousand to one
million dollars. But wealth is no
bar against the insatiate archer, who
comes with unerring certainty to the
high, low and intermediate. A wild
ow and four children, survive the
aged husband and father. The re-
mains of the deceased were inferred
in the family burying ground at Ma
pletown, on Thursday afternoon last.
Messenger.