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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-09
Notes About Town.

The rink was tolerably well pa
tronized during the holidays.
-Masquerades were numerous
and enthusiastic ON New Years
night.
The Baptist Mite Society met
Friday evening at Mr.. VIM. H.
Watts
An enterprising cat on Front
street got boot-jack in its Christ
mas stocking.
The week of prayer began on
Monday night. Exercises in the
various churches.
The M. Z. church choir has been
strengthened by the addition of
Miss Cora Donley's voice.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Lawhead, a son, on Friday, Jan. LIST.
A very neat New Years gift.
The M. E. Sunday school has
purchased new two hundred dollar
organ. That church now has two
organs and a melodion.
The L. M. M. Society met last
Friday evening at Miss Maud Nc
Vicker's. About a dozen members
were present and a delightful time
is reported.
Prof. /. C. White received the
most elegant Christmas present we
have heard Of in town this year 1t
is solid silver tea set presented by
an admiring friend in Pittsburg.
"A lot in Lyons Addition was
sold on Monday by Real Estate
Agent Z. w. Anderson to Miller w.
Reed, of Easton, who will soon erect
a fine dwelling house and carpenter
shop thereon.
"A few days ago Town Sergeant
Slime undertook to arrest drunken
woman on the streets. She hesitated
little about going, whereupon
Slime threw her upon his shoulder
and totcd her to the Bastile like a
sack of flour.
The graduating class at Mrs.
Moore's Seminary this year consists
of three members, viz: Miss Nellie
Ankeny, Miss Laura Joseph and
Miss Lille Hackney. Miss Ankeny
is both teacher and a student in
the Seminary.
The Christmas cantata and 9th
er exercises held in the M. E. church
on Christmas Eve were well attended,
we'll rendered and greatly enjoyed.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
gave it's little folks treat on New
Years Eve.
There was a pleasant little sup
per party at Judge Berkshire's on
the 3Oth ult. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Stur-
giss, Mrs. S. L. Sturgiss, Rev. Mr..
Crawford and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wagner were present.
The skating rink is closed dur
ing this week. The carnival on
Christmas night was well attended.
The rink was Hastily decorated with
flags and lanterns, and some of the
masqueraders looked picturesque to
say the least. On New Years night
the crowd was not so large, but was
still quite numerous.
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A LITTLE FIsHY.-The Kingwood
argus is responsible for the follow
ing: The head of huge catfish
was found on rock in the river be-
low Albrightsville last Monday, 1t
measured eleven inches between the
eyes. The fish must have weighed
at least 70 pounds, and has evident
ly been caught and eaten by offers.
In its mouth was found nearly a
gross of fish hooks which it had
captured, no doubt, from many a
trot line. The head is on exhibition
at Ben Browns store.
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ARRESTED FOR WIFE BEATING
Last Wednesday night Walter Rice,
of Laurel Point, was brought to
town by Constable Odbert charged
with cruelty beating his wife. Mrs.
Rice, the plaintiff, and several wit
nesses accompanied them, and a
hearing was had before Squire Stag
gers, who decided that Rice would
have to give bond to keep the peace.
Rice refused and was sent to Jail
where he remained until Friday
morning when he was bailed out by
j. P. Snider, of Laurel Point.
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Homes For All.

Farms, of all kinds and prices,
Steam Mills and Water Mills. Some
of the most desirable residences in
Morgantown. Also Town Lots for
everybody. Call on or address
I. w. ANDERSON,
Real Estate and Insurance Agt.,
Morgantown West Va.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK
OF MoRGANTowN,
Morgantown, w. a., Dec, |, 1885
An election for seven Directors of this
Bank will be held at the Banking
House, on A...
Tuesday, january Izth, 1850,
between the hours of 10, A, NJ, and z.
M, of this day. JNo. II. HOFFMAN,,
e. Cashier.
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A New Tobacco and Cigar Store in
the Wallace House Building, opposite
the Post.office.
A full line of III SI14tG
CHOICE TOBACCOS, 54.E
CIGARS, SNUFFS,
PIPES, ETC, ETC.
Also Manufacturer Of the
BOSS MOULD TOBIES. 4
Call and see me- have the largest
assortment in town.
JOSEPH n. MILLER,
r9oneoWn, west VI.
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WEST VIRGINIA MAP.

The RKcIsTER's map Of the State. made from ac-
and streams with political divisions. &C., and Is
considered the only complete map Of the State ever
published Size-Three by three and three-foufths
feet Price 70 Cents.
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FooT PADs-Two TROUBLESOME
ToUGHs.-On Christmas eve Peter
Lanahan was robbed of seventy five
cents-all the money he had in his
pockets - and was considerably
pounded and bruised about the head
and face. This occurred about
1890 o'clock at night. A little later
two Irish laborers on the railroad
were going through Durbannah on
their way up the river, when two
men caught up with them, took them
back to the Decker's creek bridge,
robbed them of about seven dollars
and brutally kicked and beat one of
them, so much so, indeed, that he
was not able to get about for several
days.
On the following day Lanahan
and the other two men who were
robbed went before Squire Hayes,
and swore out warrants against John
Durr and Grant Cummins, charging
them with the two robberies. The
warrants were issued, but here the
matter seems to have stopped.
The boys were not arrested. They
were seen about town sometime after
the warrants were sworn out, but
are supposed to have skipped later
in the day OF the following night.
Why they were not arrested is only
one of the many inscrutable myster-
les connected with the history of
Morgantown.
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IUlstIssss IoN flO ~
State of West Virginia, &C
County of Monongalia. 20
|, John II. Hoffman, Cashier OF the
bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN H. HOFFMAN, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this End day of January, 1886.
JOSEPH MoRELANp, Notary Public.
Correct Attest: t.
L. SHISLER,
GEO. B. MORRIS Directors
VIM. MOoRHEAD,
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WILL TAKE WHARF.-THE Pitts
burg capitalists who propose to
assist our home company in erecting
water works desired that canvass
of the town be made in order to as
certain what proportion of property
owners would become patrons of the
works. Prof White, while in
Pittsburgh sent request to have
this done Immediately, and very
hurried and imperfect canvass has
been made of part of the town.
The subjoined list comprises a part
only of those who will take water at
fair, current rates. By next week
we hope to publish corrected and
complete list of all who will agree to
take water or gas, either, or both.
Some names are included in this list
who have not been seen personally
but their well known desire to have
water works has warranted the in
sertiOn of their names. If there is
any name included in the list that
should not be, or any name omitted
that should be included, let notice
be sent the NEW DOMINION before
the next issue, as we shall then pub
fish list which will go to Pittsburg
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p sport Of the Condition Of the SEC !
NOND NATIONAL BANK of Nor
gantown, at Morgantown, in the State
Of West Virginia, at the close of business.
December -, 1885.
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d ALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
DPassenger trains will run by the fol-
lowing schedule on and after Dec. ID,
1885:
WEST BOUND.
No. 81 arrives at Fairmont at 1:37 p. NJ.
No. -" 1888 A.. NJ.
No. 500 p. NJ.
No. 145-Way train " 1895 A. M.
EAST BOUND.
No. arrives at Fairmont at 1901 A. NJ.
No. 81 1890 p. NJ.
No. 1926 P. M.
No. 146-Way train +" 2:10P. M.
Nos. 81 and Accommodation
All trains stop ut Fairmont.
c. X. LORD, Gen. Pass. Agt.
J. G. NESBITT, Agent, Fairmont
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uCdI W WClCOHc lIOHu ulduy Olu
friends and new acquaintance.
Among the numerous gentlemen
to whom we are indebted for business
calls this week were d. 1. B. Ander-
son, S. c. Bowlby, T. F. Watson, J..
E. Dent, Capt. D. M. Camp, Capt. A.
Garrison and others.
Miss Laura Price, who is one of
the county board of examiners, was
in town Saturday. The New DoMIN-
ION acknowledges a pleasant call
from Miss Laura Her sister, Miss
Rebecca, accompanied her.
We were pleased to meet postmas-
ter Sol. Frum, of Ellington. in our
office on Saturday last. Official hon
or does not spoil Sol. bit. He
speaks to editors and other poor
people as cordially as before he was
made postm aster.
Mr.. Walter Hough, who has been
teaching at Alton, Illinois, came
home few days since. He has
just received an appointment to a
position in the Smithsonian Insti-
tute at Washington. His many
friends are full of congratulations.
Mrs. Anna Richards received in
telligence last week of the very SER
ious illness of her husband at Spring
field, Mass. She started for her
home at once and arrived there in
time to be with him day or two
before his death, which occurred on
the first day of the new year.
Geo. G. Cole, Esq, came here three
or four years ago from Monongalia
county, and is establishing himself
in good practice as an attorney,
notary and real estate agent. George
is one of our most steady and up
right young men, devotes himself
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JAMES MORROW, Jn., Counsel.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
No. 45.

sion of the funds And so will say
other disinterested persons who
give the subject moments thought
"This could never have taken
place" he remarks, "if the farmers
themselves had\ been wide awake"
This is true, for in some States where
an effort was made to- gobble up this
fund for the benefit of others, and
not farmers, the farmers were wide
awake, demanded it and got it. Had
the farmers of North Carolina been
awake and stood up for their own
as they should have done the 10000
acres Of land donated by Congress
would not have been lost to them,
nor scrip for these 100000 acres
representing at least $27O,OOO, have
been converted through nefarious
Legislation into worthless special tax
bonds. A succeeding Legislature
was considerate enough to undo the
wrong to the extent of putting $125,-
900 valuation on $27O,OOO worth of
property, on which six per cent.
annual interest is paid by the State,
amounting to $500, which has gone
for the past eleven years to the
University which until recently did
not make even the pretense Of hav-
ing an agricultural college in any
way connected with it. During
these eleven years the farmers Of the
State, as they are now doing paid
most Of the taxes out of which this
$500 came, and got in RETURN not
one dollars worth of benefit. During
all this time the farmers of the State
were sileut, no voice WAS raised in
protest against it. They lost the
land scrip, but said nothing, and
have gone on for eleven years and
paid into the treasury the largest
portion Of $92,5OO for which they
have received nothing in return and
said nothing. But they are begin
ming to wake, and ask why is this2
And they mean to have an answer
when they put the question. They
have learned the history of this land
scrip business, and many of them,
very many of them are doing some
very vigorous thinking about it, and
not few think aloud, their thoughts,
taking the shape of resolutions de-
-manding that the Legislature take
steps~~tQ prevent the further per
version 0f>the trust or "diversion
of the funds.S
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
VALUE OF RED CLOVER.

We have always been firm
believer in the value of red clover,
every person who has given the
matte" careful attelition will coin
eide. 1t is one of the most valuable
Of plants as mean is of improving
the fertility Of the seil, as it is for a
forage plant, wherever the soil and
climate is natural TO it, and this is
generally the case up to the Tooth
meridian and from $50 of latitude uqr
to and beyond the limits Of the
United States. Prof S. L. Knapp,
Nm letter to the Lo,ra Homestead,
Says that the composition Of red
clover is similar to cows milk. As
to\ it's power of absorbing manure,
itsl feeding value, etc, tits presented
as follows:
Glover is a wonderful feeder; il
greedily devours barn-yard manure
and ashes and has special liking
for Gypsum. AS grain food it is
NOT necessary to find better Plac-
ing a bunch of red clover when
about seven or eight inches tall,
beside similar bunch of alfalfa,
orchard grass, Italian grass, ETC.,
and allowing cow, sheep and pig to
decide the question Of relative pal
atability, in every case the pig and
sheep took the clover first and in
most cases the COW did the same.
An acre Of good clover will produce
in one season twelve tons or more
of green food. Red clover when
young has nutritive ratio of one
to two, which shows that it is near
ly equal to oil-meal for growing
young animals. As the plant ap-
proaches maturity the water, the
ash, the fats and the albuminoids
decrease, and the carbohydrates and
crude fibre increase till in full the
nutritive ratio is one to three-ex-
cellent food as hay, butno SO strong
in flesh forming material as ear
lier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15

We have reason to hope that
two new enterprises of great impor-
tance will soon be set on foot in
Hickory. A man from Ohio is
thinking Of putting into operation a
spoke and handle factory, and two
men from Va. contemplate the estab-
lishment of shops for the manufact-
ure of agricultural implements
Hickory Press.
"A parochial school is now open
at Walnut Cove in connection with
the Episcopal congregation there.
Miss Letitia Davis is the teacher.
-Speese who was tried here at
the last court for killing James,
when the jury did not agree to a
verdict, was released from custody
last Tuesday on his father going
security Donb,uy Reporter.
-Messrs. w. J. and J. M. Wads-
worth have shown us some of their
Texas storm proof cotton. They
raised 1900 pounds Of fine long
staple cotton of this kind on two
acres Of old field. This cotton is the
friend Of poor land and will grow
and yield surprisingly upon it. These
gentlemen will soon offer their seed
to the cotton planters.-ISantord En-
press.
Several large hogs have been
butchered in Kernersville within
the last few weeks The following
are among the number: one by J.
Fl. Leak, weighing sol pounds, W.
II. Leak, 40, J. n. Leak, 422, R.
Harmon, All, J. W. Beard, All and
one by M. G. Crews, weighing 413.
There are several others yet to be
killed that will probably raise the
average.-KernersuWe Neus and Farm.
Samuel A. Hege killed two hogs
9 months old, weighing 232 and 224
pounds. w. A. Lemly killed two
hogs weighing 800 and 44O pounds.
A. S. Jones killed two hogs 81
months old weighing 3O8 and 80
pounds John Foltz killed two hogs
weighing 412 pounds. Jacob Foltz
killed three hogs, weighing 232, 252,
and 225 pounds. A. n. Reich killed
two hogs weighing 400 and 40
pounds.-Sdlem Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
KERNERSVILLE CLUB,

A called meeting by the farmers
OF this township was held at Bluff
school house on the 3rd of December
1886. About thirty or forty young
and old were present and the follow
ing question was suggested and dis
cussed: What shall we do to make
farm life more desirable? The dis
cussion was opened by the President,
e. w. Elliott, followed by sew
eral Others They showed forth
that the chief ways and methods
by which farm life might become
more desirable are as follows: We
rs farmers should cultivate fewer
acres and better soil which only
can be obtained by more scientific
system. Deep blowing, followed by
clover, grasses and rest with domes-
tic fertilizers is all that is necessary
to build the soil, after which we
find farm life more independent and
pleasant than almost any other
Instead of clinging to the old scrub
stock, let us exert every effort in
procuring as fine as there is in the
country, which cost no more to feed
and produce four times the profit
Home industries should be patron
lied. We should have better school
houses and better methods Of teach
ing. Our churches are inferior and too
far apart. We want better system
of working the public roads; there
aretoo many bosses getting big pay
who are principally paid by the
farming class. Had we all these
things which can be obtained after
a little time and all pulling steadily
at the same end Of the rope, we
would then have fewer young men
fiocking to the city.
F. G.. HASTEN, SEC'Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES

The Agricultural and Mechanical
College of the State of Iowa, has 300
students, most of them SONS and
daughters of farmers and mechanics,
who are receiving tuition free. The
intert st and rentals on the land grant
made by Congress in 1862 amounts
to $4,000. With this money the
salaries of teachers and the running
expenses of tn b institution are paid.
The President is W. |. Chamberlain,
farmer. WeH find letter from him
in one of our1agriculturaI exchanges
which contains some points,
which apply with much force to
North Carolina. Speaking Of the
way the land scrip fund has been
applied in certain States, he says:
Il think the agricultural colleges of
Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Colorado, Mis-
sissippi and some other States have been
true to the idea of the Congressional
grants In some other States the man.
ayers have attached the agricultural
college as a department of an already
existing university, or have tried to build
up full university on the basis of the
land grants. To me this has always
seemed a perversion of the trust, or at
least diversion of the funds. 1t has
also seemed to me that it could never
have taken place if the farmers had
themselves been wide-awake."
North Carolina, we are sorry to
say, is one of those "other States"
where "the managers have tried to
build up a full university on the
basis of the land grants" not by
"attaching the agricultural college
as a department to an already exist
ing university" but by attaching a
fictitious agricultural college, which
never did and has not now an exist
ence anywhere save in print between
the covers of the University cata-
logue. A name only, and nothing
more. We have taken the position
in this paper that this was a viola
tion of the agreement entered into
by the State when it accepted the
land grant made by Congress, with
the conditions accompanying it. Mr..
Chamberlain considers it a "perver-
sion Of the trust, or at least a diver
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
THE WORK IN HARNETT.
BROADWAY, n. G. Dec. 10, 1886

EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER The
farmers of this vicinity have met and
organized club to be known as
Upper Little River Township Club,
No. 2, of Harnett county. Fifteen
names were placed on the roll of
members, and the following officers
elected President, Sandy Douglass !;
Vice-President, Thos. Cameron; Sec
retary, A. l.. Mckay; Treasurer,
Glasco Mclean. An Executive
Committee was chosen, composed as
follows: Thomas Mckay, Sandy
Mclean, and John Bennington.
There were interesting speeches
delivered by the President, Thomas
Cameron, Hon. r. A. Dobbin, G.
Mclean, John Bennington, Thomas
Mckay, John Mckay, S. Mclean,
s. F. McNeilI, N. Minter, Albert
Bethea, Albert Mckay, and others.
Among the visitors was Hon. G.. W.
WOmack.
The next meeting is appointed for
the 9th inst, when we hope to con
siderably increase our membership.
With best wishes for the progress
of our club and the good work in
which it and other clubs are engaged
in the effort to improve the condi-
tion of the farmer and benefit the
coming generation, / am
Respectfully,
A L. KCKAY, Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
WINSTON, N. c., DECEMBER Is, 1886.

farmers club has been organized at
that place, with the following Off
GERS: President, J. A. Edwards; Vice
President, j. r. Frizzle; Secretary,
G. T. Ormond; Treasurer, J. J. Or
mond. The editor Of the PROGRESS
s1vE FARMER acknowledges press
ing invitation to address the far
mers Of that county.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-15
State gtelns.

AS an evidence of the stringency
Of the money market, a whole barn
of tobacco brought $3.50 at mort
gage sale Tuesday.-LeaksviUe Echo.
The Carolina Central has crossed
Broad River Iron bridge and began
again moving dirt in it's onward
march toward Rutherfordton-.Shel-
by aurora.
The Willow Brook cotton mills
at High Point are to be rebuilt and
will be in operation next year. These
mills were burned more than two
years ago.-4shebor0 Courier.
Mr.. T. F. Williamson has
slaughtered the boss members of the
swine tribe Of the season, weighing
435, 4O5 and $50, making a total for
the three of 1920 pounds Winston
Daily.
Joseph Powell, colored, who
was to have been hung next Friday
for burglary and rape has had his
sentence committed by the Governor
to imprisonment for Bottieboro
Headlight.
The new board Of commission
ers have cut the Gordian knot and
on the first day resolved to sign the
$4,000 bonds to the Rutherford
Railway Construction company
tShelbu aurora.
Tobacco is now coming into
market in good earnest, and is sell
ing remarkably we'll Warehouse
men are smiling and the farmers are
we'll pleased at prices received
Henderson Goldleat.
Mr.. John Wadsworth yesterday
killed eight hogs, the total weight of
which, dressed, cut up and packed
away was 300. The largest~~fog
in the lot netted 622 pounds. The
hogs were Of the Red Jepeey breed.
-Chorlotte Observer.
The new Baptist church at An
sonvile is nearing completion. 1t
will be an imposing structure when
finished. Rocky and Pedee Riv-
ers swarm with wild geese which
are very tame at this season.
Wadesboro MteUigencer.
Mr.. Geo. B. Hanna, Of the Assay
Office in Charlotte, gives the follow
ing data of deposits at the various
North Carolina mints from their or
ganization to December 31st, 1885:
Gold, $1O,975, 5,S35.53, silver, $42,-
2S251. Total S11,O17, ,SS5.64.
The new crop of tobacco thus
far received on this market is of ex-
ceedingly poor quality and as a con-
sequence there has been very small
demand for it. Good tobacco is in
great demand and it will bring fine
prices here-iStdtesUiAe Landmark.
The fire bugs have been at work
in Perquimans. On the night of
the 29th ult., three barns on Has
kins farm were burned. They were
filled with the crops of tenants Of
Mr.. WinsIow, and the loss falls
heavily upon them.-EH-obeth City
FdlcOn
Durham shipped last week &c.
631 pounds of smoking tobacco
worth $19,434.2O 3,O13 pounds of
chewing tobacco worth S1,OO9.3O;
5,747, 900 cigarettes, worth $18,773,-
40; $500 cigars worth $324.5O. At
the warehouses last week 358,O2
pounds Of leaf tobacco was sold for
$32,787 .55.-Durhdm Plant.
-The7famiIy of Mr.. w. b. Tray
lor was poisoned this week by eat
ing molasses, that through mistake
had been drawn in measure that
was used for some kind of poisonous
oil. This came very near ending
fatal and clerks should be particular
about using measures where such
things are kept.-1ar Riuer I'alker.