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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
A GRITTY GROOM.


One of the most interesting Incl
dents of the great storm comes from
Clarksburg. Sunday was the day
set for Miss Clara Nussbaum, of
that town, to wed Mr.. Isaac Kline, of
Weston. But when Sunday dawned
it was thought it would be impossi-
BILE for the groom to reach Clarks-
burg. A telegram was received
from him saying that he would be
on hand if he had to travel the en-
tire distance ON horseback. The
clergyman was present and remark
ed, "Well, then we will have flu
neral instead of wedding, for no
man can make that trip on horse
back and live"
This was anything but comforting
to the young lady, says the Intelli-
gencer, and as the hours slipped by
and Mr.. Kline had not yet appeared,
the young lady broke down and gave
vent to her feelings in a copious
shower of tears. The company tried
to console her, but she was inconsol-
able. At ten o'clock Sunday even
ing the guests sat down to the sup
per that had been prepared, but the
young lady could not be coaxed to a
seat at the table; she was determin-
ed that she would not eat of the
feast unless she was led to the table
as the wife of Mr.. Kline.
1t was nearly eleven o'clock when
the supper was finished, when sud
denly there was loud knocking at
the front door, and when it was
opened in tottered the expected
groom, nearly frozen stiff OF course
there was happy meeting, and
when the young man had been suffi-
GENTLY thawed out he told the story
of the ride He hired two-horse
sleigh in Weston, and was compelled
to change horses twelve times on the
trip. At one place he got a horse
from a farmer who said he would
charge him IS for every mile he
Travelled. The animal only went two
miles when he gave out, and Mr..
Kline cheerfully left a ten dollar
bill with the man in whose care he
left him, and then secured another
horse. By this means and at an ex-
pense of $50 he finally reached the
side of his almost heartbroken
sweetheart. They were married
near midnight, and happier couple
were never united in the holy bonds
of natrimony. There is no danger
of the future Of union with such
man as Mr.. Kline has proved him.
self to be.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
WILSON SATISFIED
With His HOnOrs-.IIe Draws a
Register Correspondent
Over the Goals.

The Washington correspondent of
the Wheeling Register telegraphed
that paper that Congressman Wilson
was all broken up over Carlisle's APP
pointments, that he was jealous of
Gibson and much more in similar
strain. Mr.. Wilson denies all this
very pointedly. He says:
There wasn't the slightest antag-
onism or rivalry between us as to
committee places. Our wishes lay
in different directions. Each, I am
sure, was willing and anxious to
help the other to secure what he
wanted, and l am glad to say each
of us got exactly what he preferred.
So, being perfectly satisfied our
selves, no one else, and especially
none of my friends, have any right
to complain. Indeed 1 am greatly
pleased, not to say elated at being
placed on the great Committee of
Appropriations, for although some
of it's jurisdiction is now curtailed, it
is still great committee, having six
of the annual appropriation bills to
prepare.
Look at its members, Randall,
Holman, Forney, Long, etc. 1 re-
gard it very high compliment that
Mr.. Carlisle put me ON this commit
tee and that Mr.. Randall has made me
n h q II pnop IF ono ;+e c,,b oo,,,,,; ++ooo
charged with the preparation of one
of it's bills, adds to my satisfaction.
l am thus placed where / come into
immediate contact with the real and
severe business of Congress, on the
hardest worked committee of the
House.
Then | am also on manufacture
ing and a regent of the Smithsonian,
and how could l aspire to more?
mo, sir" continued Mr.. Wilson,
my relations with Gibson, as with
all my colleagues, are thoroughly
cordial. He deserves the good YOU
said of him without any of the refec-
tions. The people of West Virginia
ought to be satisfied with the places
assigned their members. Everyone
is on important and working com
mittees. Snyder is on Public Build
ings and Grounds and Golf on Naval
affairs; places much sought after,
and all are happy. Please say also,
that never was over in the Senate
floor discussing committee affairs
with anyone"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

CAUGHT IN THE COLD.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson n nd Three
Others Nearly Frozen 10
Death.

VIM. l.. Wilson, Representative in
Congress from this District, and
Julius Holmes, United States Super
intendent of public buildings, left
Washington Saturday evening dur
ing the storm for their homes in
Charlestown. Arriving at Harper's
Ferry they found the trains snow
bound on the Valley road. Sunday
morning they started in a carriage
for Charlestown, in company with
two others. After travelling about
half the distance they were stopped
by great snow drifts. The cold was
intense and the whole party suffered
terribly, and had to turn back. Mr..
Holmes fell into stupor, and was
aroused by the others with great diff
ficulty. A telegram says they were
almost frozen stiff, and that they
were taken from the carriage in a
state bordering on insensibility, car
ried to house and resuscitated.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Holmes were
able to return to Washington Tues
day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

that he suffered the Indian to APP
proach him at all without giving us
some signs of alarm at the presence
of the red stranger.
Had the Indian come along a few
moments sooner, while we were vet
on the drift, and discovered father
gun, he might have killed or caused
the drowning of all of us. But it
does now really seem to me that
providence ever threw in the scale of
fate chances favorable to the whites.
Dragging the savage from the
water, his feathered cap was seen to
have been cut by the bullet
from my fathers gun close down in
the hair, lock of which was clip
ped off. He had an elegant gun, con
siderable ammunition, tomahawk
and scalping knife, and between forty
and fifty dollars in gold and silver,
which fell to Levi, according to the
custom of the times, and which he
divided with his father. The In
dian had also in his possession two
scalps not yet dry-one from the
head of male, the other from fe-
male, as determined by the length
of the hair. The body was conceal
ed beneath the drift and branches of
underground at the edge of the
water, out of the reach of wild
beasts, this being the most honora-
BILE rite of sepulture they could per-
form under the circumstances.
"As soon as father set sail from
the mouth of the creek we turned
toward our destined point, it being
now about 10 o'clock, or Whereabouts,
Levi led the way straight up to the
point at which he had killed the In
dian, though keeping little farther
from the stream than we had in de-
scending.
eve then left the creek, bearing
slightly to the right, passing through
what is now the Holland settlement,
keeping, as it turned out to be,
good direction for White Day.
'Ihe point at which we struck
this stream was just below where the
old Fast mill now stands. Finding
no place at which to cross, we com
menced descent in search of a ford
ing place. We had reached the site
of Smithtown. The creek was high
and rising, and grew visibly wider
as we descended, so much so that we
began to despair of making the OPP
posite shore very soon or easily.
But just now, as we continued las
though to heighten the perturbed
state of our minds we came abruptly
upon the dead body of white man
who had been shot through with a
ball and scalped The body as yet
exhibited no signs of putrefaction.
1t had apparently been just exhumed
from its rude resting place by some
carniverons animal that had Toasted
on the entrails of the Unconscious
victim to savage ferocity, and was no
doubt still lurking in the dense
chaparrel adjacent, that when the
sun should have sunk behind the
western hills he and his kindred
might return to and complete the
destruction of the body in a hideous
nocturnal carnival.
This was about half way between
the towering cliffs of rocks at Smith
town and those below.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
TayI0rtown.

TAYLoRTowN, Jan. l5.-Mrs. Har.
riet Shelby died at her residence al
this place on Jan. 8, 1886, and hel
remains were inferred in the Fair,
view cemetery, Jan. 18th. She leaves
quite a number of friends and rela
tives to mourn her loss. She was in
her SEVENTEEN year.
Oracle, little daughter of VIM
Robins, died Jan. 10th, in her eighth
year, and was inferred in the Fairview
cemetery Jan. 18th. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy of the
entire community.
Our merchant, Jasper Taylor, who
has been sick for several days is
again able to fill his place behind
the counter.
There is protracted meeting in
session at the Baptist church at this
place conducted by the Rev. E. p.
Brand. ...,
Beeler Hess has been promoted
from rope rider to pit boss in Travis
coal mine at this place.
Newt Maple, of Rosedale, Pa, was
the guest of B. R. Carlow, q few even
ings ago. Newt says that Benton
can get up the grub all 0. X. if he
does have to keep bach.
Messrs. Sullivan and HAHN took
in all the sights at Keener's Knob on
last Sunday. They report every
thing lovely.
Geo. Wesley, the second, we think
exaggerated greatly in his last local
to the Independent.
A. G. Hunt informs us that he
expects to pay his brother Imri, of
Bridgeport w. Va, visit soon.
Will also stop in Fairmont few
days on his return.
Walt. Howard says that he wishes
that 7. 6. Taylor would try to re-
cruit up his livery stock by the time
the roads get good. T. G., cant you
you accommodate the DIR?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Many exploring parties have been
out hunting up political timber, and
the number of pieces picked up is
decidedly alarming. Some of them
are considerably moss grown and
dotted, others little green and
warpy, and still others with the
fibre of the great oak. Look at the
following wood-pile, made up of
assorted timbers. Hon. d. III. Leon
ard, Hon. d. r Lucas, Hon. b. F.
Martin, Judge Brannon, Hon. C. G..
Watts, Junior" Brown, Major
Gaines, Hon. j. j. Davis, Judge
Raymond, Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson,
Hon. Frank Hereford, Senator Cam
den, DR.. Barbee, Hon. p. w. Morris,
Col. Robert McEldowney and ex-
Senator Henry G. Davis. An ex-
ploring party would better start out
now to discover enough places to go
around.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
THE COLONY
Of Monongalians i'm Kansas.

BETHEL, KAN, Jan. 6.-Some one
said that kansas is like a fat girl
in love, always ON the extreme;" and
added, yet with all her faults We
love her still" l agree in regard
to the extreme" but have never
had any great love for her, but still
insist that for getting home and
making money this is the coun-
try.
wrote you last week about our
beautiful warm weather, but it was
too good to last. About 10 o clock
P. NJ, New Years Day, it began to
sleet, and Saturday morning, the I'd,
the ground was sprinkled with snow.
Toward noon, it began to blow and
snow in earnest, and continued with
out any cessation until Monday, the
4th. At noon it ceased showing, but
continued to blow and drift until
Tuesday morning, and to-day l
look upon twice as much snow as l
have ever seen in Kansas. Roads
cannot be travelled, owing to drifts,
and there is general stagnation,
and no doubt we will hear of a great
loss of stock, and perhaps, life, as
people out on the front could not be
prepared for such a storm. Jesse
Lapoe's hogs were showed entirely
under, but were all alive. r. c.
Everley lost calf and S. 0. Everley
hog.
But these seem as trifles, for sad
to say, on Saturday,, another grave
was prepared, and on Sabbath, day,
in the binding storm, six men ten
derby performed the last sad rites of
burial, nd laid 10 rest, tho remains
of the little son of Sabina Courtney,
while the mother and other children,
wept in. their desolate home, and
could not even follow the loved one
to his grave. This was the oldest
son, the two oldest children being
girls, and he was about seven years
old. Now one son is left, about two
years old. While we realize how
unavailing is human sympathy in
Mrs. Courtney's bereavements, we
are glad she is sustained by grace
Divine.
Married, Dec. 3lst, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr..
Melvin Travis, formerly of Taylor
town, Pa, and Miss Letetia Adkin-
son. We predict for this couple
prosperity and success, as we believe
them worthy.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Snyder came
to spend New Years with Mrs. Sny-
der's father, Jesse Lapoe, and now,
can't get away, for at least, several
days, and as they left stock at home,
they are very much worried about
getting home.
Rein Everley is better now, al
though still feeble.
A little nephew of Anna H. Ever
ley got round whistle lodged in
his throat below the palate but his
life was saved by the prompt action
of S. o. EVERY, who reached down
the throat and pried with his fore
finger until he loosened the whistle.
The boy has not footed that whistle
sipea
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
Wise.

WISE, Jan. 1.-THE warm weather
prophets are surely dead for this is
winter in all its glory.
There is talk of a building and
loan association being started here
soon.
Mr.. Jacob Shanes, of Dent, Greene
county, Penna., was in town yester-
day.
The good people in this section
are going wild over fox chases in
Vulnerable.
We wonder where the next ball
will be.
The steam mill in town is doing a
rushing business.
Lawsuits are becoming numerous
in this vicinity. ,s
Protracted meetings are the order
of the day now, in this section of the
country.
Mr.. M. c. Stiles is still improving
from his hurt, we hope to see him
out again in few days.
w. B. Nichols underpinned his
house with snow a few days ago.
Harker & Core are as busy as bees
making boots and shoes.
w. F. Staggers still ofiiciates as
miller 10 the mill.
The roads in this vicinity have
been almost impossible for a few
days on account of the snow drifts.
Sleighing is in order at the present
time.
Mr.. Eugenius Barb, of Wadestown,
was in our midst few days ago,
and while here lectured on temper
ance.
The literary society is making
rapid strides toward success.
Messrs. John and VIM. Howard
were visiting friends near Blacks
vile last Friday and Saturday.
DIR. A. B. Mason graced our town
by his presence a few days ago.
S. H. Shriver was in town ysster-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

The Dispatch is the best newspa-
per in Pittsburgh and one of the best
in the country. Politically it needs
Strengthening up a little, but as a
news journal it stands in the front
ranks. 1t is able and conservative.
Subscribe for the Dispatch.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

OF all the agricultural papers that
come to this office, not one has such
genuine smell of the soil as the
Rural New Yorker. The notes on
lamb raising and sheep feeding alone,
are each week worth the price of the
paper for whole year. They show
that Editor Woodward knows what
he IS talking about, and that he is
at home in the Editors Chair as well
as in the feeding barn. Progressive
farmers cannot afford to do without
the Rural Price ~ per year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

AN old and intimate friend of
mine is Parker's Hair Balsam.
have used it five years, and could
not do without it. 1t has stopped
my hair from falling, restored its
natural black color and wholly
cleansed it from dandruff.-Miss
Peal Aneson, st. Louis, Mo.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

We have spoken of Senator Kenna
SO often in these columns that per-
haps it is time to call halt, but the
Washington correspondent of the
New York World sketches him so
well that we cannot refrain from
quoting what he says. Here it is:
senator Kenna, of West Virginia,
is spoken of as one Of the coming
representatives in the Senate of the
Administration. He is one of the
youngest of the Senators. He is in
the neighborhood of thirty eight.
He has not yet had an opportunity
to show his metal in the Senate. He
has good record in the House. He
is good talker, although not elo-
qnent. He is tall, with slim, we'll
knit figure. He has a good head.
His eyes are clear blue gray, set
under prominent eyebrows. His
aquiline, sharp featured face is
smooth-shaven. His forehead is
high, shaded by light brown, care
lessly combed hair. He always dres-
SEES in dark, easily fitting black
frock suit, and is very fond of social
life. He is a good business man
and fairly careful student He is
very enthusiastic amateur photog-
rapher and devotes great deal of
his leisure in the summer stalking
through the mountains of his State
shooting" views. Under the cover
of his camera he has made special
study of the coal properties Of West
Virginia, and while engaged in the
artistic pleasure of taking pictures
has made some very good bargains
in the way Of buying valuable lands.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Ex-Governor Curtin, of Pennsylva-
MIA, did not take kindly to his posi-
ton as chairman of the committee on
Banking and Currency and declined
with thanks. 1t is a very impor-
tant committee and Curtin could
have handled it well That duty and
honor now deyolve upon Mr.. Miller,
of Texas.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

The newspaper correspondent at
Washington cannot always be relied
upon. He is nothing if not sensa-
tional. His bread and butter depend
upon it. The more sensational he
is the more bread he gets and the
thicker it is buttered. Interviews
are made to order. Prominent men
are made to say things they never
dreamed Of Sensible men have very
foolish things charged up to them.
Foolish men are credited with very
sensible things. Private interests
and affairs are distorted and turned
awry and sent out to the public
and all to raise sensation and
thereby raise their salary. A relia-
BILE Washington CORE spondent is a
jewel as rich as he is rare. An unre-
liable one is nuisance that ought
to be suppressed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23
ArnettsviIIe.

ARNETTsvILLE, Jan. 12.-It does
not matter how notorious liar a
man is, if he will say it is cold now
he is supposed to be truthful man.
We had about II inches of snow, and
the mercury stood II degrees below
zero this morning. The road is
blockaded between here and Fair
mont. The hacks failed to reach
here on Saturday. On Monday, by
taking through the fields, they man..
aged to get here.
Willie and Nellie Teter were con-
fined to the house last week with
sore throat.
Mrs. H. NJ. Clayton is indisposed.
j. G. Coombs has been suffering with
a bad cold.
j. w. Teter is the boss shoe cob
bier of this burg.
A. M. Arnett is quite unwell at
this writing.
Business is dull at this place on
account of the people not being able
to reach here.
The protracted meeting closed at
Georgetown without any accessions.
j. p. Arnett is home for the win
ter.
Homer Price is in town.
THINGS FUNNY TO SEE
]. P. playing checkers.
j. c. going to see the blacksmith
these snowy days.
H. M. acting the typsy man.
j. P. acting president.
E. I. getting in and out of the
coal house.
L. T. trying to get her mas over
shoes.
J. J. shoyeling snow.
j. w. smiling at the girls.
0. A. making mash on the
travelling man.
A. P. trying to convince the judges
that he Is good looking.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

We want it understood that we
have been negotiating with some
parties in Baltimore and elsewhere
for patent, double-geared railroad,
and that it will be here on exhibition
in few days. Those desiring to
see the show can purchase reserved
seats at this office.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Dwelling houses will be so much
in demand in Morgantown next April
that syndicate of Love and Money
would not be able to rent lodging
place. Perforate this with pointed
piece of wire vulgarly called a pin.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

West Virginia towns are begin
ming to learn that it is matter of
great Importance who shall compose
the Town Council Home affairs
should be looked after first and pub
lie questions later on in the season.
The recent political turmoil in Par
kersburg is disgraceful in some par
ticulars, but it shows that the citi-
zens are not by any means ignorant
of the fact that they have town,
and that that town needs council.
If you want to build up town, first
of all elect live, progressive, level
headed Mayor backed up by coun-
cillors of similar cut and hue.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

The New DoMINIoN's correspond
ents in this and other counties have
been doing good work for it, and we
hope their interesting letters will
continue to come promptly. Send
in the news. Send in all the news.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

The strike of the Monongahela
miners has ended-ended just as
ninety-nine out of every one hundred
strikes are sure to end: the miners
have been forced to return at the
operators prices, The strike has
lasted over five months, and it is es-
timated that the miners have lost
$45O,O00 in wages. Strikes can
never settle the wages question.
Strikes don't pay.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Captain 5. b. Phillips is the new
Mayor of Buckhannon. ID. ID. T.
Farnsworth, L. j. Farnsworth, c. w.
Hart, A. G. Kiddy and Henry Trask
compose the new Council. A. b.
Clark, editor of the Delta, is Re
corder.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Now let slackwater navigation be
completed to Morgantown. When
this and the f., M. d p. are complet-
ed we will be ready to 90 hence.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

To Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States, Greeting:-Please
let Mr.. Higgins loose at the Ohio
Legislature.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Members of Congress are very
busy now appointing one another to
something. Nearly every place has
been filed except the penitentiary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

State Senator nj. w. Coburn. of
Barbour county, has made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
His liabilities are said to be about
$3S,O00. His assets consist Of per-
sonal property and 600 acres of very
fine land.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

FROM 25 cents to 81 saved to per-
sons who leave their orders at this
Office for any paper or periodical in
connection With the New DOMINION,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Madame Rolla Mrs. Kate Ram
melsberg) is Wheeling lady, and
an actress of more than common
ability. She has been in Moscow, the
ancient city of the Cars, attracting
much attention and many sheckels.
She is now in Palermo, Sicily, and
is raising quite sensation. She
began an engagement in Palermo on
December 10, which is to conclude
April 80. She was to make her de-
but in Erndni, to be followed with
Linda, Lucia and other operas in
her repertoire. Palermo is the capt.
tai of Sicily, city of over $50, 900
inhabitants, and famous winter re-
sort, attracting many cultured peo-
pie from all over the world by the
charms of it's location and salubrity
of the climate.
Madame Rolla through all her
triumphs has not forgotten her ma
tive land and birthplace, and lives
in the pleasurable anticipation of
appearing before an American audi
ence next winter, which event will
be looked forward to with the liveliest
interest by her friends.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Mr.. Joseph Emsheimer, of Wheel
ing has just been appointed inspec-
tor of tobacco for the district of
West Virginia. This office has been
vacant for several years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-23

Wonder if the Mugwumps didn't
call the blizzard an offensive parti-
Zan.e