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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

The fact has just come to light
that sometime in March registered
letter containing $25 was stolen
from the postoffice. This was the
first steal, though the last to be dis
covered. Readers of the NEW Do
MINIoN will remember that the other
two we're fully mentioned at the time
of their occurrence
The letter containing the twenty
five dollars was from Wadestown and
was addressed to Keck d Hough.
The postoffice records show that it
was received, but the sneak thief
carried it off, and when it was called
for last week it could not be found.
The fellow who did it would better
begin to tremble in his boots. for
something is going to be done.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

Drummond 5 chapel and oodland
church May 9, instead of MAY 2.
Five thousand accessions to the
NJ Z. church, in West Virginia, have
been received during the past year.
Rev. J. r. Thompson has been
promoted from Grace church. Brook
Ign, to Washington Square church,
New York.
The third quarterly meeting for
Morgantown NJ. Z. circuit will be at
Fletcher chapel, May It'll and sth,
J. F. Chenoweth presiding.
Rev. a. NJ. Buchanan, of Clinton,
Pa, has formally accepted the call
to the Presbyterian church in this
place and will, it is understood,
occupy his new pulpit on the second
Sunday in May.
Miss Jennie Smith and Miss
]
burg conducting a series of meetings
with their usual enthusiasm and
success. When they get hold of a
town it might as we'll surrender at
once.
The Prcsbytery of West Virginia
meets in Parkersburg next Friday,
April 30, and continues in session
over Sunday. At the same time the
Presbyterian Missionary society will
hold its annual meeting There will
be about twenty ministers and elders
in attendance.
The third quarterly meeting of the
Morgantown NJ. f. church will be
held next Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Orwin, of Kingwood, will
officiate instead of the Presiding
Elder Mr.. Orwin will preach Sat
urday evening, Sunday morning and
Sunday evening.
The Morgantown circuit Nj. +.
Sunday School Convention will be
held at Woodland church, May 2Sth
and Goth. All Sunday School work
ers are earnestly invited to attend
and assist, and all Sunday Schools
of the circuit, and of the different
denominations, are requested to
unite with us, and each school to Sc
lect one or more persons who will
read essays or deliver declamations
The program will be published next
week ~.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler preached last
Sunday on Baptism" one of the
ablest and most forcible sermons he
has delivered since he took charge
of that church. After the sermon
the following persons were baptized
by him in the new baptistry:
Mrs. Columbus Long, Gertrude
Price, j. L. Montgomery, George
Fleming, Adam Davis, Jesse B.
Protzman, Maud Sinclair and John
Sidwell. Next Sunday morning the
rite of baptism will be administered
to seven or eight more candidates.
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/. o. O. f, r

When the Morgantown Lodge OF
the Independent Order of Odd-F
lows undertakes to do a thing it is
in the habit of making a success OF
the undertaking. 1t undertook to
celebrate, on last Monday evening,
the 9th anniversary of the intro
duction of Odd Fellowship into
America, and it was complete sue.
cess, as everybody had reason to ex,
pect it would be- Most of the mem
bers of the Lodge with their families
and a few invited guests were pres
ent. Members who had no families
of their own brought a part of some
body else's family, which did just as
well, you know. The large halls
were handsomely decorated and pre-
sented an inviting appearance. A
well written and beautifully worded
paper on 'The Good Samaritan was
read by Joseph Moreland, Esq. A
brief but vigorous and forcible ad.
dress was delivered by Hon. Geo. c.
Sturgiss presenting the main feat.
ures of the Order and epitomizing
its history in the United States.
After these literary entertainments
walters en- masque served delightful
refreshments for the inner man. Tc
give an idea Of the amount required
we may say that 25 gallons Of ice
cream, 25 gallons of lemonade and
81 large cakes had been prepared
The masqued walters were: Misses
Jennie Semans, Matte Campbell
Ida Davis, Ella Campbell, Mamie
Hogue, Kate Protzman, Nora Hogue
and Florence Protzman and Messrs
Ed. G. Protzman, U,s.I Sheets, Sam
Pickenpaugh, A. X. Smith, E. Ring
Ira Gregg, Dick Hayes, J. R. Miller
Geo. M. John, Geo. c. Baker, Bernie
Morgan, w. K Hoffman, Charles A.
Hayes and Dick Porter.
Later in the evening the larger
hall was cleared of chairs and other
encumbrances and the hours were
given up to music and dancing. II
there was anybody there who didn't
thoroughly enjoy the. occasion he
had not yet been heard from up to
the time of our going to press, The
l. 0. o. F., the committee on ar
rangements and everybody who con-
tributed to the success of the enter
tainment have the New DOMINION s
hearty congratulations.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

Miss Jennie Smith and Miss
Addie Sherman are over at Waynes-
burg conducting series of meetings
with their usual enthusiasm and
success. When they get hold of a
town it might as we'll surrender at
once.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

BIG line of summer underwear, all
grades, at Hirschman's.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

pect something good, and we con-
graduate the students of the Normal
upon securing SO excellent lectur-
er.-Gienville Banner.
Miss Lille Steele, who has been
the guest of Miss Hattie Williams,
of Main street, for the past two
weeks, left for Morgantown on the
steamer Harry last Thursday morn
ing, accompanied by Mrs. George
Steele, of that place. Miss Steele is
an accomplished lady, and made
many friends during her stay in our
midst. She will probably stop in
Morgantown several weeks before
leaving for her home in Buckhannon,
w. Va.-Greensboro Graphic.
Mr.. G. +. Grafton, a civil engineer
of New Cumberland, this State, who
helped to make the original survey
of the Kingwood Railway, and the
survey of the Iron Valley, and later
that of the w. Va. 4 Pa. r. r.. ar
rived in town on Sunday, and went
to work ON Monday to finish up the
survey of the Kingwood Railway.
He will also locate the Indian creek
trestle, etc. Mr.. Grafton is a grad
uate of the West Virginin Universe
ty and a competent engincer.-JoMr.
The following personal paragraphs
are from the Inder:
Maj. Whiting, who was detained
at Christiansburg. Va, several weeks
by the serious illness of his daugh-
ter, returned ON Saturday evening
last, the young lady being consider
ed out Of danger. The Majors
many friends here and along the
line of the F., M. a. p. will be pleas
cd to hear of his return.
s. j. Linn, of Benton's Ferry,
moved his family TO Morgantowp on
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

An order was made authorizing
R. E. Fast to have three of the rec
ord books rebound.
State VS.. Simon Moore, INSIDE
meanor. Judgment confessed for S.
and costs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-01

We have sampled the News Store
lemonade and do not think it could
possibly be any better than it is.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-09

The Grand Army Post will meat n,
Academy hall Wednesday evening. All
please attend. Al,
Mrs. Merriam and her two dauobters
from Boston, are boarding at A. A. Mssop's.
The Baptist lawn entertainment Monday
evening was enjoyed by all, and was carried
Out successfully, the warm weather creating
q great demand for the ice cream and iced
lemonade. Much credit is due to Mrs II. A.
SCOTT, the FIRST vice-presdent OF the soci ,ty.
tor her efficient management of the festival,
Mr.. Geo. Bowles and family from Am
herst Mas, are visiting his sister. Mrs. VIM.
Howard
The hot wave is very intens, here. the
thermometer running as high rs 80 in the
shade.
The grass crop, which appeared uou-ual-
" good week ago, is now going backward
In consequence of the extremely hot aud dry
weather.
-Mrs s. d. Winsow and Miss Flor, nee
N. Batcheder, are visiting in N W Hamp.
shire
R Il NJ. Mitchell started ON vacation
tour last Monday Mrs. Mitchell has been
absent several weeks.
There was no celebration either Satur-
day or Monday yet some of the patriotic
young men and brave old boys, made some
excellent music, commencing at the earliest
hour Monday morning, and continuing to the
last hour of the same. In addition to the
almost uninterrupted martial strains, the like
OF which our Revolutionary fathers never
heard, they manifested their patriotism in VA.
rious other ways, under the shadow of night.
The patriotic manifestations of the present
day seem to be greatly ahead Of Revolution
airy times.
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Wilmington.

Il c. Tomlinson of Tufts college, who is
supplying the Universalist pulpit for the sum
mer, will give q series of Sunday evening
talks on topics of the day, which will include
such subjects as The grange, its uses and
abuses" THE Knights of Labor" THE
Land Question, THE Labor Problem" etc.
All are invited
DIR. Titus has rented the Haskell store
and will soon move his grocery business
there.
Misses Mary and Dora Haskell are home
from Castleton on vacation.
Edmund Horton is one of the latest ar
rivals.
Mrs. Ware and daughter of Newark, N.
j., are boarding at Alfred Titus's.
-Ephraim Haskell has made quite an ex-
tensive addition to bis large barn.
Miss Julia NJ. Peck and Ernest Springer
of Newton, Mass, are at d. O. Hubbards.
Arrivals at the Vermont House on Mon
day of old residents X. H. and Nj. @. Rid
deli of Boston, L. P. Stone and daughter of
Philadelphia, d. l.. Stone, wife and daughter
of New York and a son of b. A. Stone of
Mohawk, N. Y.
Hiram Haskell made the butter at the
Jacksonville creamery q few days recently.
Our village schools closed a profitable
term with public exercises this friday after
noon.
Over 60 persons enjoyed the Methodist
Sunday school picnic on E. NJ. Hayness
grounds last Saturday.
GEO. E. HAynes's daughter Laura is quite
sick.
-Mrs. H. H. Winchester has returned from
Washington, d. c., accompanied by Miss
OrOsier.
Mrs. Hattie W. Merrill of New York is
summering in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Harris gave a picnic
"a quite a number OF neighbors and friends
Saturday.
Several of our people attended the cele-
bration at Readsboro.
We we're sorry for the small boy when
the calendar informed us that the 4th of July
came on Sunday this year but we were sorry
too soon, for behold he called both Saturday
and Monday the Fourth, and 30 had reason
able excuse for making both days hideous
with discordant sounds. Our impromptu ju.
bilation included cannon and fish horns Mon
day morning and a small display of fireworks
and colored fires on the street in the evening
The dull season" does not seem to affect
our merchants much. The lively competition
existing at present, and consequent low prices
calls In the people from sister towns. 1t 10 q
ouery with many how -four can be sold here
cheaper than in Brattleboro. Competition
does ii.
Rev. G. Il. Hewitt OF North Bennington
will preach in the Congregational church on
Sunday, morning and evening, In exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Patton.
@. @. Winchester has sold his farm to
Spencer Robinson of Wardsboro.
Mrs. Lucius Fox, who has been In feeble
health for some years. passed quietly away on
Wednesday evening After prayer at the
house this friday morning, the body was
taken 10 West Brattleboro for burial services
and interment Mrs. Fox will be greatly
missed by large circle of friends, to whom
she had endeared herself by her uniform kind
ness and consideration. She was constant
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j. II. Bemis and wife and the Misses
Loudon arrived in town Monday by carriage
from Boston, and will spend the summer at
Worsters Fayetteville House.
John NJ. Miller, while haying Monday
was Frustrated by sunstroke and is unable
to be out at present.
Mrs. Goodnow and daughter arrived from
Boston on Wednesday for their usual sum-
mering at Mr. Morse's. Edward Fisher, an
organst of repute from Toronto, comes to
q. B. Johnson's for few days. The season
at Worster's hotel has opened with six
boarders and more to follow.
The historic Fourth was at q discount by
way of noise or other celebration on the 9th
The calendar 4th was celebrated in q manner
BETTING the day of the week. At the second
morning service there were Go present, who
ought to have felt paid for Drawing almost
empowering midday heat by an interesting
national discourse whose resounding sentences
kept every body awake. After the benedic-
ton there was response TO an invitation to
help pay the American missionary debt. 1t
was not generally known how many were
present at the earlier and cooler service, when
the day was rung in by few timid bell strokes
at midnight.
C. M. and W. II. Newton of Connecticut
spent the Fourth in their native village and
seemed to find satisfaction in noting that at
the partial family gathering there were three
generations gathered for the first time In some
years on that historic day, with children from
three families to fire of q cracker and plant q
flag from a cherry tree TO serve the double
purpose of patriotism and keeping of the too
familiar bird. N.
Fred Rice, a clerk at Jordan Marsh's, ar
rived last evening.
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PuGney.

Master BERTHE Bailey will furnish the dai.
y Springfield Union every evening on the ar
rival of the afternoon train from the south ;
also the Sunday Springfield Republican Sun
day mornings.
Mrs. N. e, Priest is an assistant In the
portoffce, and Miss Nellie Gould, q student
al the Moody school in Mortified, Mass,
clerk.
-Mrp. Martha (OhamberlaiD) Hitchcock,
who died in Wilmington last Friday, former
y resided in Putney, and her burial took
place from the Congregational church here
last Sunday.
There came near being q serious fire last
Friday, about noon, in Cole Il Coughs paper
mill. The hre caught in the room where the
help were busting the paper stock, 1t Is sup
posed by the ignition of matches in the rags,
and was carried with the dust through the
ventilator into the attic, bursting out through
the roof and sides of the Hiding. The fire
was soon subdued by the application of water
ny means Of hose. pipe connected with the
oullding-without which the mill must have
burned. Damage estimated at $500. ".
The Kankakee, ILL.,, Gazette of July LIST
gives an account Of tea-party given by Mrs.
Geo, @. Simonds on the Thursday previous
70 celebrate the 18th birthday of her venera.
Die mother, Mrs A. NJ. Winslow, formerly Of
ratney. Eighteen ladies we're present, rang
ing III age from 80 years upward, and the CO.
cSslon was a very pleasant one.
-. Remember the concert at the Oongrega-
uonal church next Friday evening" 9Th. The
program will include vocal and instrumental
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WEATHER SUMMARY ron JUNE.

WEATHER SUMMARY ron JUNE.
Highest temperature recorded. TO. tho
10th and 2lst lowest, 800, the 1st. Highest
daily mean, $50, 17tb lowest, 500, i4th,
Monthly average OF daily mean readings, So 80;
of maximum readings, 69.l of minimum
readings, 43.5o. The heaviest rainfall of the
month was during the storm 23d to 25th-O 90
n Heaviest in any one day, O. ca in. the 25th,
Rainfall during the storm 18th to 18th. o. %
in Rain on l days; total rainfall for month
3 20 in. Light frost on the mornings of the
lst, 4th and 18th. Prevailing direction of
wind, southerly and westerly.
The mercury the past week has bsen
among the n!neties.
-Haying is rapidly progressing.
Potato bugs are making their usual rayA
ges
Many Of our citizens attended the oelebra-
ton at Readsboro on the Bird inst.
Mrs Katie (Kuowlton) Cook, who for
some time past has been dangerously ILL., il
convaescent.
Bessie, Ave-year-old daughter Of II. X.
Stone, the other day fell under a horse and
was stepped on, and very narrowly escaped
serious, if not fatal injury.
1t is expected that the telephone line be
tween Hartwelville and Ooleraine. Masa.
will soon be re-opened, which will connect
Shelburne Falls and North Adams, via Jack
sorville.
j. W. Hatch picked a strawberry In his
garden that was one and one half by one and
one-fourth inches in diameter. Who can
produce larger one2
Mr.. Odell, the butter maker, has left the
creamery, and his place is temporarily sup
piled by H. Haskell and F. II. Putnam, but a
permanent arrangement will soon be made.
Frank Warren Of Chicago, has recently
visited his father, Deacon L. A. Warren, who
is slowly recovering from severe illness.
The Snow family of Winchester, N. H.,
gave an excellent concert at the NJ. E. church
on the evening of the Both inst, which was
we'll received by good and appreciative au.
dence.
DR.. A. q Cutler, a well-known former
resident of this place, will spend the second
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each
month, at the Glen house in this village,
practicing dentistry.
The w. O. T. U. extend their sincere
thanks to the little band OF singers from
Winchester, N. H., who gave the excellent
musical entertainment Of June 3Oth.
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STATE AFFAIRS.


DEDICATION SERVICES HELD SATURDAY JUDGE
WHEELER DELIVERS THE GRAFTON.
The monument er, cted by the state of
Vermont to the memory Of Judge Theophilus
Harrington at Clarendon WAS dedicated Sat
urday in the presence OF nearly 2OOO people
II IL square shaft 20 feet high of Barre
granite and cost $500, the sum having been
appropriated by the gislature of 1854. The
meeting which was held 10 n grove near by
WAS called TO order by Judge NtHz-y, chair
man of the monument committee, and pray .
er was offered by R,v. g. n. More Of Cluren-
don. Judge Neazey then gave a brief history
of the monument aud in behalf Of the com
missioners turned 1t over to the people. After
music Hon. II. II. Wheeler Of B attic boro
delivered the Grafton. At the outs he re-
ferred to the fact that the graves of some OF
the Supreme Court judges, who ranked high
in learning aud wsdom, were unmarked by
memorial stones. Then followed a brief but
comprehensive history Of Judge Ilarrington's
family, concise statement OF the legal as
poets of the slavery question, and descrip-
ton of the court trial which gave Judge ii ,r-
rington his reuown, the orator closing with
tribute to the part taken by Vermont in tho
cause OF Justice to the blacks Remarks were
also made by Hon. L p. Walton, Chief JUS
tice Royce, Judge Barrett, Hon. f. D. Nich.
olson, Judge Dunton and II IN. Daniel Rob
erts
A letter from Senator Morrili's secretary
was real, regretting the senators inability to
come ON account Of illne 81, aud II letter OF re-
greet WAS also received from 5 nator Ell
mundT
Several men and boys had been cele
brating the Fourth with cannon at South
Shaftesbury ON Monday, aud, one of them
being slightly hurt, they all went to William
p, Madison ~ Co 3 store, carrying with them
some grupowder IN a pail. A man named
Dunlap Inside the store scratched match,
the phosphorus flew into the powd.r aud IN
explosion resulted, injnring every one there.
George Bartletrs eyes were destroyed, the
front was blown out of the building, the roof
lifted and general havoc WAS made.
Deputy Sheriff Whitaker of Rutland
succeeded not only in shooting a robin, Satur-
day, but in putting the bullet through a
board fence an inch thick, and hitting a cost.
ly COW so hard in the neck that she lad to be
killed.
Willie Casava, lad about II years OF
age, while working in W. w. Kelley's marble
mill in South WaIlingford, got caught be.
tween timber and heavy balance wheel,
wedging him in space OF = inches, 70 tight.
ly HI to stop the wheel which weighs $50
pounds From this agonizing position he was
rescued by his father and fellow workman
without fatal injuries, rs it now seems
II ,nry, the l7-yer Old son Of Melville
Kent Of Montpelier, was drowned Saturday
night while in bathing His father narrowly
escaped the same fate III attempting to res
cue him. The body was recovered by divers
"A bust in marble OF the late George p.
Marsh has been placed in the Billings library
at Burlington.
Judge and Mr.. w. G. We zey Of Rutland
celebrated their twenty -fflh wedding ami.
versary few days since
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music, select readings, etc, and ice cream and
CAKE viii be served in ths vestry.
The heat has been intense and crops are
looking withered and unpromisiug, with the
ing secured. 70 'o
-Miss Julia Proctor, lately arrived from
FLORIDA, Is visiting at q. l. Pierce's.
Dor Darby has bought the grist.mill at
East Putney. ~
o. the recently elected officers of the w. G..
u U. are; President, Mrs. II. II. Waite !.
vice presidents Mrs J. A. Steele, Mrs. s w.
Ehoughton, Mrs. O. O. Fisher, Mrs. j. W.
stowell secretary, Miss L. A. Thwine treas.
urer, Mrs. j. w. stowell
the Frank Knight house. -
The Fourth was celebrated here chi, fl y
by small boys, who began before A. NJ Mon
DAY, and kept up an Indian like olamor until
IaypreaE, when reasonable quiet ensued
In the evening rockets were thrown up from
Mr.. Coughs grounds.
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DURING THE BALANCE OF THIS
MONTH AND JULY.
SILK DEPARTMENT.

shall offer as special bargains
in this department four job lots of
strictly flrst-claSS Dress Silks at
the following unparalleled prices /:
Lot No. | consists of 10 pieces
Of cOlOred and three pieces of
Black eros Grain Silk, all heavy
rich qualities and warranted not to
crack, at the low price of 75c per
yard. Never before sold under
$.l.00
Lot No. , comprises 6 pieces
Black Satin Rhadame and eros
Grain Silk of superior quality and
finish, also ID pieces of COlOred
Satin Rhadame and eros Grain
Silks, very heavy and soft, at the
extremely low price of $.I.OO per
yard. Worth 1925 to Sl.3S.
Lot No. 3 comprises ) pieces of
Black Satin Rhadame and eros
Grain Silks at $l.25 per yard.
Never sold under $1.5O.
Lot No. 1 comprises 4 pieces do.
at Sl.5O per yard. Worth $500.
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wee, Ches,.ra.Id.

John Harris, who was thrown from his
moving machine last week Thursday, il as
comfortable az can be expected, considering
the extent of his injuries.
School in District No. l closed last week
Friday. 1t has been under the charge of Miss
Minnie Todd Of Hinsdale.
Work ON the new hall is progressing well.
The slate for the roof and brick for the
ohimneys are already on the ground.
The boys celebrated the 81 inst here, on
the church common, by blowing their can
non into atoms. A piece about six inches
long entered the front end of the church,
going through the entire length, and tearing
hole some four feet long by one foot wide.
In going through the entry partition it hit
the stove pipe, and its force was deadened
and changed, or else il would have destroyed
the chandeliers, which were in a direct
course. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The next meeting of SpoGord grange will
be held at the house of j. L. Streeter on
Saturday evening, July 10 II G. Smith and
Mrs. A f. Thomas are tue contestants, and
Mrs Morgan has the paper. 4.
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Winfield Wright, one of the old citizens
of this place, is dangerously i'll, and but little
hope is entertained of his recovery.
Mrs. E. @. Stetson of Charlestown, Mass.
is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Howard.
July Sd was very quietly spent in this
village, nearly all being either at the celebra.
ton at North Londonderry or at Lowell lake.
Several from here spent the day in Brattle-
boro July 9th.
Rev. o. P. Fuller is expected home this
week, and will hold q service at the usual
hour on Sunday morning next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Farnum of Boston,
Macs, are stopping at Mr.. Josiah Goddard's
The former WAS at one time resident OF
LlndRroye