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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-24
CIRCUIT COURT.
Proceedings of the October
Term 1885.

The Circuit court of Monongalia
county convened at the Court
House on Tuesday the 18th Of
October, 1885, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. /,
His Honor Judge A. B. Fleming
presiding. The following is brief
synopsis of the proceedings.
John w. Corrothers VS. ]. F..
Clear, and A. H. Sturgiss VS. T.
w. Anderson. Cases appealed
from Justices of the Peace were
docketed.
Fred Breakiron, Robert Ross
and VIM. |. Protzman were select
ed grand jurors in the places OF
Marion Tenant, Geo. Pickenpaugh
and Samuel UT, and the grand
jury whose names were given in
the New DOMINION last week re-
ceived their charge from the Judge
State VS. Grant Cummings. Three
terms of the court having passed
without a trial the prisoner was dis
Il
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CENTENNIAL NOTES. Centennial
badges will be for sale at all the
principal stores in Morgantown.
Squire James Faulkner and ].
w. Lanham are captains for the
hosts of Clinton District on centen-
NAL day. These gentlemen are
able and efficient, and they will
make the procession a successful
one.
Hon. Henry L. Cox has added
J. s. Hess to his assistants on the
centennial. Mr.. Hess will make
an efficient committeeman, and old
Grant will sail up with large and
enthusiastic delegation.
Hon. w. E. Watson, chairman
of the centennial committee oil
Clinton, has given the matter in
charge of John w. Lanham and
Jas. A Faulkner. These gentlemen
will divide the work and "whoop
em up in Clinton.
What are the boys up the creek
doing in reference to the centenni-
al1 We have been told that a big
company of wild Indians were up
there and would be down in power.
How is it?
We have heard but little said Of
what is being done in Cass district,
but they will certainly be on hands
with large delegation.
The old spinning-wheel and flax
brake will probably appear in Nor
gantown on the 10Th, for the first
time in the last half century al
least.
How many Tenants will form
into a procession to attend the cen
tennial exhibition on the goth?
The centennial decorating com
mittee, composed of young ladies
and gentlemen, are busily engaged
on the work assigned them. They
meet promptly every evening in
the lower room of the court house,
and are preparing many nice things
for the centennial occasion. The
artistic skill and taste of Morgan
towns young folks is unexcelled
anywhere, and the decorations will
be beautiful and fine.
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The town council of Morgan
town held a meeting on Monday
at which they accepted the propo
sitions Of the property owners
through which the proposed rail
road street passes. The total cost
Of the land on which the street
is located is 81, go which will be
distributed as follows: Geo c
Sturgiss 81, 100; Mathew Henner
$3.50; Charles Shisler $3.50 and F
A Hennen $1,000. The closing
of these contracts has been the oc-
casion of a great deal of discussion
and talk between the persons in
interest owing to the diversity Of
opinion as to the value Of the land
taken. Some members of the
council being of opinion that the
prices asked were too large, favored
condemnation proceedings, while
others were Of opinion that by pro-
ceeding to condemn the town
would fare worse. Be that as it
may the matter is now settled.
The preliminary surveying is now
being done and contractors Ben
nett & Talbot will tomorrow COM
mence the work of grading the
street next the railroad. Railroad
street will be but 80 feet wide but
inasmuch as it will lie right along
side of the railroad which fronts
Immediately upon the Mononga-
hela river, the width is sufficient,
and it will be a very pretty street
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G w John & Co.'S

LEwIsvILLE, Oct. loud Pixlel
is making sorghum for the farmer:
in this section
Clark Pixler will soon be domi
ciled in his new house
Mrs Pinkerton and Mrs Scott,
of Ohio, are visiting their brother
J P Burbridge and other friend:
here
c M Henry has purchased q
new spring wagon
A severe wind storm a few day.
ago blew down an ancient apple
tree in w B Viewers yard
No a school will be taught by
w b Stewart, of Georgetown
Mrs Eliza Eckhart has been Wis
iting at ] B Kennedy's for a week
past; Ezekiel Shay and daughter
Miss May were lately visiting a
] w Pixler's
John Cunningham is quite i'll.
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HAYES, BAKER & Co.-This is
the firm that has been boring wells
in this and adjoining counties for
some time past. They have just
completed two for Mr.. J. P. Keen.
er on the West side, one for Geo.
Vance and one for Gabriel Hol.
land. We learn that Judge Ollie,
John H. Hoffman, Prof Berkeley
and several other gentlemen here
talk of having wells drilled. These
wells will prove great boon to
everyone who uses them. They
are drilled in precisely the same
way an oil we'll is bored and can
be cased so that surface water is
entirely excluded. They thus in
sure perfectly pure water. They
will eventually come into universal
use. Mr.. w. H. Baker, jr., re-
sides in town and may be seen by
any persons who care to avail them
selves of their services. No better
investment was ever made by any
property owner than in securing a
supply of pure water.
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Word from our Kansas Friends.

BETHEL, Kansas, Oct. 1--WE
are having plenty of frost, wind
and dust.
Corn will be ready to husk in a
few days and in this locality will
average 50 bushels to the acre. 1t
is worth % cts; wheat 50 to 90
cents, according to quality, and
was only about half crop. Coal
is worth from S.. 50 to So ton at
the railroad station and that from
the Concordia mine 81. 50 per ton.
A great many hogs have died
from cholera. They are worth
S3.4o per hundred weight and will
bring more. Cream is ID cts. a
gage; butter IS cts. per pound,
and eggs 10 cents per dozen.
George Atkinson, Lon Van
zant, Ed. Morris and others went
last week to the western part Of
this state to get farms. Several
others are going soon.
Mrs. Frank Courtney and Mrs.
Clark Davis were visiting Mrs.
Linnie Bell at Kansas City, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Davis are Wis
iting Mrs. DIS. brother Cal. Bias.
nett in Ness county.
Rein EVERY is visiting his
daughter Malinda Waters at juno
ton City Kansas.
George Ira Dilliner's baby has
been very sick and is not yet out
of danger. They have our sympa-
thy in their many Affections.
lack Davis and family, Joseph
Courtney and family, E. E. Davis
and family and Ringold Baker and
family were at Bethel church last
preaching day.
Mrs. Rose EVERY has been in
very poor health all summer. DR..
Courtney says she has dropsy.
Walter Baremore and Miss
Belle Lewellen were visiting at
George Smyth's recently.
George Smyth and Roy Bellows
have gone south of here to get
apples. We will visit them when
they get back. Roy Bellows mar
ried Malissa Courtney.
Taylor Jacobs had fine crop
Of grapes. He sold them at 8 and
10 cts. pound.
Henry Jacobs says he tried
raising potatoes and weeds togeth-
er and wont have as many pota-
toes as usual. Their mother, who
has brother living in Durbannah,
has done more work this summer
than many young girls, doing all
the work for four men and wedding a
large garden. If you visit her she
will give you a good dinner, and
wont let you help wash the dishes.
Passersby would have thought a
Lunatic Asylum was turned loose
one day last week at S. O. Ever
ley's, for there were two sewing
machines, one organ, three babies
and eleven feminine tongues all
doing their best, and by night nu-
merous garments were made for
winter use. The ladies we're Mrs.
Coil Everley and daughter Ida,
Mrs George Smyth and daughter
Anna, Mrs Corb and Mrs Grant
Reppert, Mrs J A Everly, Mrs
Prosser, Mrs burst, Mrs Pitcher
and Mrs Jesse Lapoe. Dinner and
supper we're prepared by Mrs
Smyth and the hostess. Those
who have partaken of their hospi-
tality know that they get them up
about right.
Preaching at Bethel every two
weeks, Sabbath school every Sab
bath, prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening and whisky not near
SO plenty as the opposers Of the
Prohibition law make out.
Wonder if President Cleveland
is to blame for all this wind and
dust It nearly put my eyes out
yesterday.
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SUIT GAINED. Granville Brown,
the man who was put off train at
this point a couple of weeks since
by condutor, who alleged tina,
Brown was smoking in the ladies
car, brought suit against the com
pany for $500 damages. 1t will be
remembered that r. r. Detective
Hutchinson assisted the conductor
to bounce Brown and by a free
use. ofa "billy" bruised and wound
ed the plaintiff pretty badly about
the head. The suit was tried be-
fore the justice in Fetterman dis
trict last Tuesday, Marum appear
ing for the plaintiff and Mason for
the defendant. The witnesses for
the complainant were DR.. P. ].
Rowan, James Stealey and a young
man named Snidef. The compa-
ly's witnesses were Messrs. Dun
lap, Shipley, Cline and Boggs. On
the evidence being heard the jury
awarded Brown damages in the
amount of S25o.-Grutton Sentinel.
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A.. Morris and Others answers Of

n. -sAOiilS aalO OlilNtS dAiSNCiS vi
defendants plea.
Joseph Coda and others VS..
Equardra and others. Answers
of Joseph Equardra and Of the F.
IN. & P. r. r. Co. filed and re-
plecations to same by plaintiff S.
Albert Thomas VS.. William A.
Park-The award in writing of his
arbitrations in this cause was filed
and a rule was granted on same to
show cause why judgment should
not be rendered in acco. dance with
the award.
Second National Bank VS.. Jacob
! ]. Lemons dismissed by plain
tifs.
Elizabeth P. Hare and husband
VS.. James G.. Dorsey's administra-
tor and others-Cause dismissed
and decree against the plaintiffs
for costs.
Oct. I5.-H. n. Mackey and
others VS.. Susan Dancer and
others. Report of John J. Brown
commissioner confirmed and de-
cree directing sale to be made of
her real estate of which Burr P.
Marsteller died seized. Frank
Cox and L. S. Hough appointed
special commissioners to make
sale.
Pleasy Baremore's heirs VS..
Pleasy Baremore's heirs. Report
of sale of land made by L. S.
Hough special commissioner con-
hrmed and decree directing dis
bursment of proceeds of sale when
collected.
Joseph Inghraim and others VS..
William Inghraim-decree for par
tition of lands. S. c. Stewart,
surveyor and Isaac Wade and Joel
Bowlby commissioners TO make
the partition.
Morris Hess and others VS.. John
Hess heirs. Report of sale of
land made by w. w, Houston,
special commissioner, plea and de-
cree confirming the sale, directing
proceeds to be collected when due
and disbursed and deed to be made
to purchaser of the land sold.
Dean & Johnson VS.. John M.
Davis and others. The defen-
dants John M. Davis and James
P. Berkshire file answers to which
the plaintiffs file several replica
tons. This suit is to enforce a
mechanics lien.
Jesse Shuttlesworth and wife
file their petition praying leave of
the court to adopt minor child
and to change its name. The
court fixes the first day Of the next
February term of court as the
time for hearing the parties
interested.
David Z. Mellon VS.. Francis
Weston and others-decree in
favor Of the plaintiff for 100 acre
tract Of land in Clinton district and
Joseph Moreland appointed special
commissioner to convey same to
him.
Griffin Cross VS. Lott Shriver and
wife-dismissed.
Nancy Snider VS. Caroline Protz-
man. Remanded to rules with
leave 70 plaintiff to file an amended
bill.
John A. Ollie VS. l.. l.. Selby
and others-dismissed.
Joseph Coda and others VS. Joseph
Equardro and others. Order re-
fering the cause to John J. Brown
commissioner to settle accounts &c.
Oct. I6.-Elias Nets VS. Elijah
Hartley. The process in the cause
not being properly surved the
cause is remanded to rules for
process.
Solomon H. Shriver VS. ]. l..
Garrison &c. Demurrer to the
plaintiffs bill.
James Morrow, Jr., VS. Elizabeth
Kinsley and others. Answer of
James Evans filed and replication
to same.
Court adjuorned till Mondy,
Oct, 10Th.
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morning. His skull was fractured
and other internal injuries led to
his speedy demise. He leaves a
wife and two children.-Ringzoood
Argus.
Misses Lille Pickenpaugh and
Nellie Wallace attended the Union
town Fair and made visit to their
friend Miss Bell Hurst last week
Mr. Thos. Smith and his accom-
plished daughters Misses Bessie and
Jennie Of Uniontown Pa were guests
Of o H Ollie Esq on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week From
here they went to Fairmont to visit
relatives in that place.
George c Sturgiss and lady re-
turned from Ohio where they went
last week to attend the wedding OF
Miss Jennie Jones.
Mr. Philip Lloyd arrived at Rev S
L Finney's on last Friday and spent
Saturday and Sunday with them
Miss Gay Brown, daughter of
Hon John Brown, is still on the
sick list, but we are glad to say is
somewhat improved.
VIM M Clements has been ap-
pointed General SuperiE endent OF
the Eastern Division of the Erie r
r Although for some time past in
the employ Of this company, he
has not had, until now an official IT,
tie He is one of the most compe-
tent railroad men in the country and
is a good Democrat and an honest
man. -Dfmoc,at.
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They Have Come!
DEATH OF A VALUABLE MARE

DEATH OF A VALUABLE MARE
A few nights ago DR.. Plummer
Fitch's handsome bay mare died
after a short illness. She was a
fine driving animal and was quite
valuable, having cost the Doctor
about $3.50.
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This week
Ladies', misses and childrens
shoes-largest variety and lowest
prices, at
G. w. John & Cos
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This week
New scarlet, white and gray under
wear-ladies, gentlemen's and
childrens', from IS cts each up
ward, at
C. w Tohn e. Co.'S
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Cross Roads Chat.

Cross ROADS, Oct. I7.-Oul
town is as lively as usual and the
boys crack their chestnuts with
glee.
Miss Ida Cross, of near Manning
ton, is visiting relatives in our vii.
lage.
Mrs. Jas. L. Collins and Mrs.
Stephen Taught of our town were
calling at Simon Eddy's recently.
Messrs. Collins & Youst have
just returned from Warrington
where they were attending to bust
ness.
The Cowboys played the long
desired game of ball with Rives-
vile at Fairview Oct. 10th, with
the following result: Cowboys 6
Rivesville, I.
A certain young man attended
a ball the other evening and after
the ball escorted lady home and
has been wearing court plaster on
his lip ever since.
Mr.. Jas. S. Collins has bought
him fine organ. He has not
taken lessons yet but plays well
for the practice he has had.
There is certain young man
who visits our village not less than
three times week and very often
hangs upon the gate and pulls it
off the hinges. We think his visits
will soon terminate in wedlock to
Miss Alice Barr.
Gentlemen please sympathize
with our friends Jas. G. Cross and
Elliot Eddy since the two young
ladies have gone West.
They Have Come!
We mean just what we say. We
have our goods bought in connection
with three other large stores, and
for cash. We can and will sell as
cheap as the cheapest in the follow
ing lines:
DRY GOODS & NOTIONS;
CLOTHING;
BOOTS 4 SHOES; HATS & CAPS,
In fact everything you need.
If honest goods and fair treatment
please our people we graet you with
our best efforts and invite all to call
early. Respectfully,
HUTCHINSON 4 JACOBS,
Little Falls.
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This week
Latest novelties in dress goods,
ladies' cloth tricot cloths, &c, in
plain plaid and embroidered, al
Nv John & Cos
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This week
New corsets,
new gloves,
new hosiery,
new trimmings, at
G.. w. John & Cos.
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JUST OPENED.

A New Tobobco and Cigar Store in
the Wallace HOuss Building. opposite
the Post. once.
A full line 81
CHOICE TOBACCOS.
CIGARS, SNUFFS,
PIPES, ETC., ETC.
Also Manufacturer " the
BOSS MOULD TOnIES.
Cali and see me. have the largest
assortment In town.
Joo9pM \. uslL9n,
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Niioi ~ iiOhi Suotooy.
State VS. George Smith, misd'r.
a." Penn & Sanders, "
" John E. Dent, %
" Edward Porter,
F. H. St. Clair,
" Thomas Stone,
Susan Means,
In these cases there were jurys
and verdicts Of not guilty.
State VS. George Price, misd'r.
A" Clark Wise,
9 Peter Winning,
" Eliza Reppert. !"
E" George Kiger,
" Hartman Cook,
" Charles Blair,
" Dallas Fisher,
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ing sermon the quarterly confer
ence will convene.
A LITTLE more than one tenth of
the whole number of students at the
University are in the Law Depart
ment. This department is sending
out a number of men every year
who become very effective adver-
tisements for the University. Be
ing lawyers they locate at the
county seats and in the centers of
population, where they become
known to everybody and are con-
suited by the young men who are
seeking a collegiate education. This
part of the alumni are very valua-
BILE to any institution, and no doubt
they will WELD a very wide inhu-
ence in a few years in favor of our
University.
In the case Of the State against
John w. Snowman, charged with
the forging of a note on the Mer-
chants National Bank, of Morgan
town, the prisoner came into court
and plead guilty and threw himself
upon the mercy Of the court.
Judge Fleming fixed his term of
imprisonment i'll the State Peniten-
tiary at two years. The prisoner
does not seem to be a malicious
man, and his kind and open man.
ner impressed the court as we'll as
spectators favorably. His crime
was the uttering of a note at the
Bank, on which he had forged the
names of Solomon Walls, w. w.
Gribble, J. E. Ormond and E. B.
Walls. He probably did not real
ize when he committed the offence
what an enormous crime it was.
No doubt he expected to pay the
note when due, and avoid detec-
ton.
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Bill Arp--His Children and His
Grandchildren.

Our grandchildren are having agood
time now. They have finished break
ing the bull calf and are very busy
making futter mills under the fshpond
dam. The fall is about five feet ard
they keep the water busy and the
wheel, too, and are talking abGut a
little saw-mill attachment. / just let
them go along and use my tools and
dull my handsaw and gap my ak and
waste my nails and leave everything
where they didn't find it. for they are
on a big frolic now, and will have to
90 back to school In a few days. |
overheard them talking about school,
and one said: al wish there wasn't
such a thing as schools" And another
said: We'll, / don't, for the school is
all right, and / don't want to growu up
q Ounce, but [ wish my school days
were all over-that's what | wish.
But Jessie, our Jessie, my Jessie, has
left us. She has gone to town. TO school,
and wewill not see her but one day in
a week. 1t is mighty hard on us,
for she is the light of the house and
the comfort of my age. One by
one they have to leave us.
Ralph has gone to Florida to live and
work, and we aregetting lonesome and
homesick. We miss theIa at night and
in the morning and at the table. Even
the dog looks sad and watches the road
for their coming. But all's well that
ends well, and we are thankful for the
good that is left us. Carl is here yet
and a lot ofgrandchildren. They car
ry their sling-shots with as much impu-
dence as a town boy carries his pistol
in his hip pocket. Two'of them made
a target of some fine pears in the top
! of a favorite tree and left the little
rocks in the pears. | promised them
a whipping but somehow or somehow
else they didn't get There is always
! somebody around cinterfere with my
arrangements. So thay wanted to 60
to the baseball again this evening and
/ just put my foot dowP and said no.
/ determined to punish them and now
my opportunity has come. When |
take a notion / am bot's at my own
house, and now Pve taken a notion
and I'll show the little rascals how to
shoot my pears. I'll teach them a les
son.
Later-They have gone to the base
bali with their maternal ancestor, and
that's the kind of a man i am.-At-
lanta Constitution.
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Young Bride. suicide.

Mason City Special:-A few weeks ago
Winnie Goodwin, a bright, pretty and fas-
c~inating school teacher, and Frank X. Will
lis, son of a prosperous farmer, were mar
ried. Willis vent TO Clear Lake. and on
his return found his young wife dead upon
the floor, with n revolver by her side. She
had been shot through the neck. An in
quest was held, but so far as deciding
whether it was a case of suicide, accidental
shooting or murder, the Jury s deliberations
were barren oil results, they rendering this
verdict:
That death was caused by a pistol
wound. but whether the shooting was acct
dental or otherwise we cannot determine,
While the theory of suicide is not held
by intimates OF the deceased, there are not
a few who believe she became Respondent
at the attitude taken by her folks at her
marriage, they not attending the ceremony,
which was performed here while her parents
live at Clear Lake.
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statement OF its probable result on the
work before the Office, in answer, he says,
TO expressions OF dissatisfaction that were
called forth by the ruling. He says:
Ihe ruling was in strict accordance with
the law, and only seeks to confinc the work
of adjudication to those claims whose
benetciaries have clean records. So
lar, however, from operating as a
stumbling block, it will tend to expedite
business, as the adjutant general has shown
his Willingness TO remove from his records
all charges OF desertion which have been
found to be merely technical, and in some
instances this has been done Immediately
on a proper presentation OF the cases by
the pension Office. BY the recent order OF
the office, claimants and attorneys are
notified when charges Of desertion exist Of
the date and place where, so hat when APP
pllcations for removal of such charges are
made, there is no necessary delay in finding
the charges. 1t is believed the charges of
desertion, where such are technical, will be
removed without any delay. II claimants
were to apply promptly, before making APP
plication for pension, for the removal OF
the charges of desertion where they exist,
the work OF tie pension office would be
much accelerated.
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(it says) it has reliable authority for say.
ing will be retained in office during the
present administration:
Edward l.. Baker, Buenos Ayres; Felix A.
Matthews, Tangiers; Jno. III. Stewart,
Antwerp; Thos. w. Danson, B~anonquilla,
Columbia; Thos. Adamson, Panama;
Frank III. Mason, Marseilles; Geo. w.
Roosevelt. Bordeaux; Dorencn Atwater,
Tohiti, Sicily Islands; Wm. C.. Fox, Bruins.
wick, Germany; Jos. +. Potter, Refeldt,
Germany; James II. Smith, Mayence,
Germany; Wm. E. Grinnell, Bradford, Eng
land; Loring A. Lathrop, Bristol, England;
Evan K. Jones, Cardiff, Wales; Howard Fox,
Falmouth, England; Horatio J. Sprague,
Gibralter; Oscar Malmane, Leith; Adolph
G. Studer, Singapore; VIM. Thompson,
Southampton; Edward Mcknight, St.
Helena; G. w. Griffin, Sidney; r. j.. Stevens,
Victoria; Philip Carroll, Palermo; Alexan-
der Willard, Guaymas, Mexico; Ramer E,
Williams, Havana; VIM. 7. Rice, Hergen,
Switzerland.