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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-08
A Brave Cheat Neck Lady.
SHE KILLS TWO MONSTER SNAKES,

SHE KILLS TWO MONSTER SNAKES.
LAUREL IRON Works, Aug. 3.-One
of our Cheat Neck bellies, Miss Lou
Donaldson, while out strolling in the
mountain one day last week came in
contact with huge rattlesnake meas.
uring about Al feet. Miss Lou pre-
pared for battle with the dangerous
reptile. She threw several large
stones before killing it. 1t was
found to have nine rattles and but.
ton. She started home with the rat
tier, had gone but few yards when
she beheld large black snake lying
in the road with head about feet
from the ground. She gathered a
club struck it on the head killing it
instantly. 1t measured near feet.
She tied both snakes to her apron
strings and dragged them home be-
hind her. We will willingly submit
if any lady can come ahead of this
Misses Emma and Lydia Rude,
Nancy Donaldson, Maria Jenkins,
Ella Dickinson and Catharine Cole
are all under the Doctors care.
Will ID. Costello, and his sister
Mary are visiting their father, John
Costello.
Teat Costello has bought himself
nice horse and buggy. Teat says
it must be a very pretty girl that
gets to ride in it too.
One of our most popular Young
gentleman secured himself horse
and buggy yesterday and drove off
to Morris X Roads to attend Quar-
terly Meeting and has not returned
yet. We fear some of the Pennsyl-
vania girls have led Club" astray.
Mr.. Sidweil, of Stewartstown re-
turned to this place on the 1st with
his accomplished bride.
Mr.. F. P. Lyons has erected a
beautiful monument to his wife's
grave, in the Donaldson graveyard.
Quite number from Morgantown
are camping in the neck and along
Cheat river.
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WISE, August ga few days age
some person wrote a communication
for your columns from this place.
If am not mistaken the writer is
the regular correspondent from
here.
Mr.. Luther Cross, of Wadestown,
died Aug. 3, 1885, and was buried
the same day. He was an excellent
young man and leaves a loving wife,
and host of sympathizing friends
to mourn his loss.
The grasshoppers in this section
are making havoc with the grass
crop.
Still they go; we mean the ras-
cally Republican party. They are
on the downward road Uncle Gro
yer is giving them the grand
bounce.
The peddlers are as thick as flies
in this section.
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WHERE SHALL The STATION BE Lo-
CATED.-The matter of opening new
street parallel with Front and below
it upon which the depot shall be To-
Gated is now occupying the attention
of council. 1t seems that the land
owned by the Company on the river
bank is not sufficient to accommo-
date it's tracks and buildings and
leave room for street, and its rep
resentatives now ask the council to
open street 30 feet wide between
Cherry and Kirk alleys. The coun-
Gil at late meeting passed an Or
der directing that it be opened and
appointed a committee to examine
into the matter and estimate the
cost of the work. The committee
has been in consultation but has not
yet made it's final report. We trust
it's members may be able to solve
the problem in way that will be
satisfactory to our citizens and also
to the railroad company, and we be-
lieve they will do it. The depot is
to be fine one, built of brick, los
feet long and nicely ornamented.
1t will be quite handsome and a
great addition to that section of the
town. A speedy settlement of the
street question is hoped for, that the
work on the station may be COM
menced. 1t would certainly be a
very great mistake to allow the COM
pany to locate it south of Deckers
creek.
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Observer Gives Some Statistics

CHESTNUT RIDGE, Aug. 3.-Please
allow me space in your columns 10
express the sentiments of the citi-
zens of our neighborhood in refer
ence to the temperance movement in
your town. To say we are truly
glad to see the ladies taking hold of
the matter, bat poorly expresses our
feelings on the subject, and just here
l will give few figures showing the
great importance Of the work: First,
there is in this country paid annu-
ally by consumers for intoxicating
drinks over $900,00O.0O0, and for
bread $505, 100000, for meat $685.
900, 900. for education $4,000, 600,
and for christian missions, home and
foreign, s., 500, 900, thus you see that
more money is spent for intoxicants
than for bread, meat, education and
missionary purposes. And there are
in the United States four saloons to
one church, and six bar tenders to
one minister of the Gospel. Think
of these facts. Read them over
again and remember that facts are
stubborn things; therefore it GER
tainly does demand our untiring,
united efforts to subdue and abolish
this "heartless, unmitigated, organic
ed,peace destroying, law ignoring, soul
destroying, God hating. Devil serv-
ing institution"
1t doubtless is among, il not the
greatest and most destructive enemy
to God and man, and the laws that
foster and protect such an inhuman
traffic in our opinion are altogether
inconsistent idiotic and diabolical,
and ought to be consigned to the
dark chamber of oblivion with all
the develtries of bygone savagery.
We know there are some would be-
influential people who say that you
must not bring this into politics,
and some of our local correspond
ents to our county papers went so
far last fall or winter as to villify
some of our voters for advocating
the st. John ticket, and said that
they did not want any st. John in
theirs if that was the way it worked,
or words to that effect. That is to
say, if it defeats our party. That
correspondent was and is Republi-
can, and so am l. He proposes to
be christian, and so do l. But for
the life Of me can not see how he
could let the Republican party come
in before the temperance party. He
certainly never saw the above Stats
teal facts, or else he did not know
that the school children in his own
sub-district were furnished with
enough of the liquid fire to send
them home bowling or reeling like
so many lunatics. Now we say to
the ladies who have taken the iniato-
ry in this matter 90 on in the good
work. Some of the gentry may turn
up their noses and point the finger
of seorn; there are some who will
forsake the corrupt party or parties
and join you in your good work.
Go to these sinks Of infamy and
march your boys home, and If the
demons running them interfere call
out your organized forces, and if
you cannot rescue them call on the
country and you will find women
who are not members of your law and
order association who have more
nerve than the men of your town
who promised so much and did so
little. We say go on and victory
will crown your efforts.
OperpvFp
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RAILROAD Norrs.-The F. N. 4 p

/ RAILROAD NOTES.-The +. NJ. Il p
bridge at the mouth OF Buffalo is
in position and all that remains to
be done is to finish riveting the last
span. We learn that ck-laying is
to be commenced next week.
Huge piles Of ballast may be seen
along almost the. entire line OF the
road all ready to be used as soon as
the rails are down.
The rails and cross ties are also
all ready and no delay need be an
ticipated from this time until the
road is completed.
The stockholders of the w. Va. d
Pa. r. r. held meeting at Fairmont
on Friday last. We learned nothing
of the business transacted at the
meeting but do not think it espec-
tally important to our people.
The work of grading ON the rail
road says the Kingwood Journal
began on Monday, by the sub-con-
tractors who have the two miles be-
ginning near Housewife and extend
ing towards Tunnelton. At present
they are working about so men.
Other sections will be let just as
soon as the survey is advanced far
enough to make estimates. The sur
vey is being pushed rapidly. The
horse shoe above Craig's and the
tunnel at Laing's will be eliminated.
Already good many contracts for
ties have been closed. We are told
that not a single country born has
applied for work on the grading, al
though the sub-contractors are pay
ing $1.10.
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HOWARD n. OGDEN,
AttOTney-at-LasC,
FAlRMONT, n. VA.

viii practice in the Courts of Monon-
gala and adjoining counties, in the
State Supreme Court, and the Federal
Courts. Collections and correspondence
inquiries and wants promptly attended
to. Farms, mills and coal lands bought
and sold. Real estate causes a speciality.
~0ffice at Ogden 4 Ayers Drug
Store, Main Street.
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is not at Mountain Lake. has not
been there, and will not be there this
summer. He talks, however, Of Wis
iting Morgantown in the coming
fall.
Judge A. B. Fleming. of Fairmont,
held special term of court in this
place during the past week. and dis
posed Of some old and intricate cases
in which Judge Faulkner had such
interest as prevented him from pre-
siding. Judge Fleming presides
with great suavity, and whilst digni-
fed yet establishes very cordial
and easy relation with the attorneys,
and like Judge Faulkner, being a
rapid worker, holds no cases.-Mar-
tiasburg Independent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-08

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. 1. St. l..
Il 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. I. St.
L. u G. 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.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

AT meeting OF the President and
Directors of the Morgantown Bridge
Company. held AT the Office OF the Pres
idsnt. in Morgantowu, West Va, on
Friday, July 3lst, 1885, il was
Ordered, that a general meeting OF
the Stockholders of the Morgantown
Bridge Company be called to be held at
the Office Of the President in Morgan
town, West Va, on Thursday, the
10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1855,
at o'clock p. NJ. for the purpose of ell
Getting President and Directors, and
transacting such other business as may
properly be done.
The Secretary shall give one month S
notice thereof in the newspapers pub.
lished In the county.
BY order of the Board OF Directors.
s. G. CHADWICK, Secretary.
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Notes About Town.

is it too late to do little street
cleaning-or at least NOW some Of
them?
Joseph Moreland has been max
ing some improvements upon his res
idence.
Since the cows have been for
hidden TO roam the streets, the pas
ture in places is waist high.
Where will the station be loca-
ted? is the question. We hope in
town, on the original site selected.
The work of putting down
those handsome stone steps in front
of F. X. O'Kelly's residence is about
completed.
Davis d Huston are putting
the roof on Col. Evans new residence
The tin is Of the finest quality and
the job will be A l.
Almost every day some of the
numerous parties from Pittsburgh
who are camped on Cheat, visit this
place. They are as a rule of the
best class of people.
"A number Of our town people
are making arrangements to visit
Mountain Lake soon. Exactly who
will go and when they will go has
not yet been determined, but
there seems to be an increasing de-
sire to enjoy the mountain breezes.
Ed. G. Protzman's new pavement
is a great improvement. 1t is being
put down in the most substantial
manner, and will be the incest one or
Pleasant street, so far. This street
is growing in Importance, and will
be one of the principal streets in the
future.
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Halleck Notes.

HALLEcK, Aug. 3.-Henry Austin
and family will start West soon.
N. Kerns was at Clarksburg re-
Gently.
C. johnson is attending a camp
meeting at Philippi.
E. E. Reppert and j. S. Watson
have been indisposed fol. several days
i past.
Wonder what young man that was
that took girl to church few Sun
days ago and had her taken away
from him? That was a Brown job
wasn't it Johnny.
Miss Sadie Stewart from Stewards
town was visiting at w. j. Stewards
recently.
A. j. Watson from Salem, this
State. was in this place few days
ago. Also E. jenkins, from Uffing-
ton.
Mr.. Pennington, of the Greensburg
foundry passed through here last
Tuesday.
The farmers are nearly all done
cutting their grass.
There was social at Syl. Rep
pert's last Saturday night.
B. Hall and son are in Hallcck on
business, we presume.
Children's Day has been postponed
till Aug. 10th.
HALLECK, Aug. 3.-The weather
has been very seasonable for some
time, plenty of rain and very warm
The warmest noted here was So
degrees in the shade.
Most of the grass and oats have
been cut--a medium crop of both.
Kelley and Kerns did the first
threshing for the season Saturday
for Mr.. G. Brown.
A pleasant party consisting oil
Misses Anna Atha, Zena Kuhn, Jen-
ME Hazie and Zoa Cunningham, and
Mr.. G.. S. Cunningham, all of Bas-
nettsville, Marion county, were visit
ing friends and relatives near Hal
leck last week.
Prof. S. B. Brown has been attend.
ing the National Educational Asso
citation at Saratoga. He will go soon
to hold two more Institutes and will
then take charge of his new work as
Principal Of the Chenille Normal
School. We have known Mr.. Brown
well, from his youth, and SO long as
the reward for industry and toll, and
a studious nature in the higher in.
tellectual qualifications of men shall
be at premium, so long will his
work be worthy ofhigh reward. His
many friends may well be pleased
with his appointment.
The fourth quarterly meeting o.
the Halleck circuit will be held al
Fairmont the 9Th and 9th.
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WHAT MAKES HARD TIMEs-THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT GOES WEST
FOR GRAIN.-It is a well known and
lamentable fact that every year more
or less money goes from this section
to buy grain. 1t is also clear that
as long as this state of affairs exists
we will, as people, remain poor.
Last winter the cause was owing
chiefly to the drouth, but ordinarily
it is due to lack of proper effort and
good management on our part. All
our mills should be able to buy all the
grain they could use at home, but we
believe they never can do so. The mills
here bring thousands of bushels Of
grain from Pittsburgh. If our home
production was sufficient to supply
them these thousands Of dollars
wonld remain among our own people,
and we would never experience hard
times. In discussing this matter
last week the Fairmont Vest Tir-
ginion gives some statistics concern
ing the amount shipped to Marion
county. The application fits our
own as we'll as their county. Here
is the Virginian's article: "As an
item of Importance to our farmers
we give below the actual figures
showing the amount of grain ship
ped from Chicago to Fairmont, by one
firm alone, during the past sixteen
months. By reason Of the drouth
and other local causes our home
crops were inadequate to meet
the demands, and the necessity for
the purchase of these supplies abroad
proved serious drain upon our re-
sources. Let us hope that the fu-
ture has no such experience in store
for our Marion county farmers. The
figures below given we're obtained
from Mr.. G. G. Farrance, of the
Madison Mills, to whom more than
half the grain was consigned. The
shipments were from March 26th,
1884, to July 21st, 1SS5-Corn,
45 cars; oats, Z cars; hay,
s cars; mill stuff, 10 cars; wheat, s
csrs; mixed cars. 3-total 81
cars. The cars will average, in
wheat, 500 bushels; oats, about $50
bushels, and corn, 700 bushels, and
it will be seen therefore that within
the time specified Marion county
purchased abroad-besides what
may have been consigned to other
stations than Fairmont-3l, SOC
bushels of corn, $3.50 bushels Of
oats, and 1000 bushels of wheat.
At an average Of GO cents per bushel
for corn, 60 cents for oats, and 81
for wheat, the outlay for the sixteen
months aggregates $26,s0O. OF
course this is but one item of many
as other points in the county bought
largely from the western markets.
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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 Il JACOBS,
Little Falls.
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A GRAND OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
THE SEA SHORE AT Low RATEs.-The
excursions to the sea shore, provided
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, have been so successful and SO
cordially appreciated by the people
Of this section that the company has
decided to run another to Atlantic
City and Cape May, on August 9th.
AS heretofore the special train will
leave Pittsburgh at 900 A. NJ. run
ming through to Philadelphia in
twelve hours. Passengers after
spending the night in the Quaker
City may proceed to the shore on any
of the numerous trains of the day
following The August temperature
of these points is proverbial for its
GOODNESS, the torrid heat of the dog
days vanishes before the fresh
breezes of the ocean, making life a
luxury to the loiterer by the sea.
A ten days stay on the shore goes
further towards bracing up the tired
worker than any other mode of recre-
alton, and one must 60 long way
to find pleasanter place for his va
cation than either of the resorts
mentioned. Sport and amusement is
plentiful, and time never hangs heavy
on ones hands atAtlantic or the Cape.
Excursion tickets, good for ten
days, to be used going only on spe-
cial train, but on any regular tain
returning within the limit, will be
sold from stations named and prices
quoted: Pittsburgh, Irwin, Green's
burg, Uniontown, Connellsville La
trobe, Blairsville, Indiana, Apollo,
Scotdale, and Butler $40, Johnstown
1925, Cresson $3.50, Altoona $500,
Tyrone, $7.65, Huntingdon $40,
Cumberland $3.50, Bedford $3.50,
Mount Union $675, McVeytown
$3.50, Lewistown Junction $500,
Miffiin $685., and Newport $500
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LAST Tuesday Messrs. John Durr,
Grant Cummins and Charlie Brown
visited the Walton establishment,
which is short distance below town.
Their visit was accompanied with a
general row. 1t appears that no one
was seriously hurt, but all had
marks on them that proved that they
had been engaged in some pugilistic
entertainment. This morning the
three above named gentlemen resum-
ed their hostile operations by bonn
harding the house of an Italian who
lives in town near the river, and who
had been connected with the battle
the day before. Finally the beseiged
took to fight and called Sergeant
Slime to his aid. The latter immedi-
ately arrested Brown and Cummins,
but Durr escaped. Efforts are being
made to arrest him also.
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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.
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We will send the New DOMINION
and Wheeling Weekly Register one
year for $3.50 to parties who send
their orders soon accompanied by
the cash,
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FoR the best brand of Cigars, Sto-
gies and Smoking Tobacco, also fine
Florida oranges and lemons, call at
the News Store.
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Cor THE RIcKErTs.-Chas. Fl
Ricketts,. Of this city, was united in
marriage to Miss Jennie Peyton.-
Humiliation Commercial.
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HUTCHINSON Il JACOBS are offering
some rare bargains in Mems Brogans
from 81 to 81 IS.
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ScYTHE, snath and whet stone at
Hutchinson 4 Jacobs for the small
sum of 81.
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CALL at Protzman's Art Emporium
and see the views recently made on
Cheat river.
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REGISTER!
EITHER
DAILY OR WEEKLY,

Which. under the new Management. shall do exactly
what was stated editorially the morning after the
transfer, viz: Thoroughly and RELIABLY DINO
CRATIC. with no favors for any person faction
within the party TO the detrimen Of the whole party
When the nominations made by the regularly
constituted convention Of the party then the REG-
IsrHR willard only then-give its unqualified sup
port to the nominees
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AT CHARLESTON

The REGISTER will continue to give the news
smznating from the CAPITAL after the removal
to Charleston Just the same heretofore, so that
every citizen wishing to know what is transpiring
at the Seat of Government must continue to take
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-08

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The fol-
lowing deeds were admitted to record
in the County Clerks Office for
the week ending Saturday, Aug. 1.
1885.
Tom. w. Anderson to Melville C.
Courtney, house and lot at Easton,
$1505.
b. w. Jennewine and others to
Catharine Pringle, 46 acres Union
district, by partition.
b. w. Jennewine and others to
Wilhelmina Jennewine, A acres
Union district, by partition.
A PoINTER.-Citizens Of Sisters
vile have petitioned the authorities
of the o. r. r. TO stop passenger
trains above the depot and nearer the
center of the town to let off and take
on passengers. When the road was
being constructed every effort was
made to secure depot privileges in
the town, but it was impossible to
do so, and the company had to go
across the ravine below town to get
site for the depot and necessary
side tracks. Now when it may be
too late the people realize the mis-
take they made and are seeking to
have it rectified for their convenience
by having trains stop at different
place from the company's depot.
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