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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Administrators Sale of Valuable
Land.

As Administrator with the Will an
nexed of Mary White, deceased, will
on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1889,
on The public grounds in front of the court
house of Monongalia county W. Va, offer
for sale that valuable farm, known asthe
Michael White home farm of which said
Mary White died seized. Said farm is sit
uated on the West side of Robinson's Run,
| 4 miles from the Monongahela River,
III the District, County and State afore-
said, and contains 1875 acres, more or
less The land is we'll watered and in
good arabic condition, except some 10
or Is acres of timber. 1t is all under
laid with bituminous coal. Three veins
outcropping at various points conven~
lent for mining, and an abundance oflime
Stone.
There are on said farm good one
story dwelling house. with four rooms
and kitchen, stable and other OUT
buildings, orchard ands catering trees Of
good Fruit, &c
TERMS OF SALE.--One-fourth Of
the purchase money to be in cash and
the residue in one, two and three years
after date of sale with Interest from date
of sale, the purchaser to give Notes
or Bonds with approved personal securi-
ty and a lien on the land as additional
security. JAMES SANDERS
Administrator C. t. a. of Mary
White, deceased
Z. o. Address Maidsville W. Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Decker's Creek Dashes.

DEcKER's CREEK, Feb. IL
Prof. T. M. Baker, Of the Flats,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here.
Mrs. Maria Selby does not i'm
prove any, we regret to say, but
Mr.. Sampson Pool is slowly recov-
ering.
The Educational League Society
of Morgan district, met at Dug
Hill, Saturday evening, and had
stirring entertainment. Excellent
music was furnished by the orches-
ira. The audience was large and
very good order to be SO uncom-
fortably crowded. The next soci-
ETY. will meet at Woodland, Satur-
day evening, March 9.
Mr.. James Winger, of your
town, was in this vicinity Sunday.
Fannie, little daughter of w. o.
Murphy, is very i'll at this writing
of scarlet fever, and Mr.. Thomas
Pixler is also very i'll of fever.
Hope both will soon recover.
Who we're those gentlemen from
the Dug Hill school that started to
a neighboring school last Thursday
evening to spelling bee, as they
thought, and got left3
There were several students from
the w. V. u. in attendance at the
E. L. S., Saturday evening. Those
we noticed were Messrs. Hartman,
Ridgeway, Warman, Harner and
others whose names we did not
learn. Come again, gentlemen.
Rev. F. G. w. Ford is holding
a protracted meeting at Rock
Forge.
Mr.. Dow Reese, Of Scottdale,
Pa, is visiting friends and relatives
at this place.
Mrs. Snider, we regret to say, is
no better. Mrs. Sallie Harner we
are glad to report some better.
Mr.. Phillip Harner has returned
from Maryland, where he has been
visiting.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Circuit Court.

Circuit court convened in this
place yesterday with his Honor
Judge Hagans on the bench. this be
ing his first court in Morgantown
Judge Hagans presides with dignity
and ability, and much to the salts
faction of lawyers and suitors. His
charge to the grand jury was very
strong and dignifed, yet it was de
liyered in that peculiar graceful and
elegant style of which Judge Hagans
is master.
The grand jury was called and
empannelled as follows: A. Garrison,
foreman, Thomas Steele, r. G. Ross,
Coleman Vandervort, j. o. Hall, E.
w. S. Dering, Thomas Maple, /. S.
Cox, John Youst, d. S. Morris, E. C.
Henkins, S. G. Hess, s. T. Shuttles-
worth, William B. Long, Henry Muse,
Emrod Tenant.
State ex rel. j. p Fitch against
Cephas Jacobs, Justice proceedings
docketed.
State against Lafayette Morris
plead guilty and fined $500 and
costs.
Geo. G. Baker, /. G. Lazzell and
r. +. Fast were appointed commits
sioners in chancery.
Geo. c. Baker was appointed as
sistant Prosecuting Attorney.
w. 5. Meredith was admitted to
practice law in this court.
State against Peter Rave Nos. ! to
7. Trial by jury and verdict of gull
ty and $1,000 fine and costs in each
case.
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Lee X. st. Clair Probably Murdered.

For some years past, L. X. st.
Clair, who is a native of this county,
and son of Mrs. j. j. Pomroy, OF
Easton, has kept store in Wilkins
burg, suburb OF Pittsburg. A
short time ago his store was robbed
and on Monday night last was bro
ken into again and Mr.. St. Clair shot
by one of the burglars. Yesterday
George M. John received two tele-
grams giving the particulars and we
get further information from Tues
days Pittsburg Post as follows:
Lee X. st. Clair, who keeps a gents
furnishing store on Wood street, Will
kinsburg, was shot by burglars at
2:20 o'clock this morning and proba-
bly, fatally injured.
Two months ago st. Clair's store
was broken open and robbed. Last
night, from his bedroom overhead
he heard noise in the store. Going
down he was met at the foot of the
stairs by two men. One of them
fired point blank at his heart and
then both fled. st. Clair was found
in pool of blood, and the physician
who made superficial examination
of the wound pronounced it almost
necessarily fatal. The ball passed
near the heart and lodged. There is
no clue to the perpetrators of the
deed. The store door had been
jimmied open.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
A Narrow Escape From Death,

A few days ago Addie, daughter
of Mr.. E. c. Henkins, well known
citizen of Clay district, who resides
near Pentress, came near being
burned to death. The young lady
was in the wash house where the
washing was being done and got too
near the fire, puff of wind carrying
her dress and apron into the fire and
igniting them in an instant Miss
Henkins became terribly frightened
and started to run out into the air,
but was caught by two older ladies
who were present and who extin-
guished the fire, but not until the
young lady was terribly burned on
the lower limbs and chest She is
improving at this time and we trust
will soon entirely recover from the
effects of the accident.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
They We're Not Forgotten.
State Jourpa1

Mr.. William d. Doan, in his inter
esting brochure on the birds of West
Virginia, fails to name two of the
most important and most common
species, and we desire to call his at
tention to these omissions. One OF
them is the great American cocktail,
which can be found in almost any
locality in West Virginia. The 9th
er species is common bird with a
common name 1t is, strange to say,
always Of the feminine gender and
is usually found in greater numbers
in towns and cities than elsewhere.
A great many have been caught in
Parkersburg. Like the owl, they
prefer the night time in which to
prey upon their victims.
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The First Man TO Use Gas.

Our enterprising citizen Mr.. Adam
Bower, the barber, was the first man
in town to have gas fixtures put in
his place of business and to use it for
heating and Illuminating purposes.
His shop on Main street was "the OBJ
served of all observers" last night.
A bright flame burned in the stove
heating the house comfortably and
pretty gas jets shined against the
wall in bright, new burners. Many
people besides Mr.. Bowers regular
customers visited the place to look
on and wonder. Such expressions
as 'the Athens has bloomed forth
into city and isn't it just too
grand and many other EXPLANATIONS
of wonder and delight were heard. 1t
is proper to remark here that Mr..
Bower is up with the times in every
thing and it was no more than we
expected that he would be the first
to have the gas in use. He keeps
his establishment in regular city
style and serves his customers as well
as it can be done anywhere.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
The BOuIanger of South Morgantown.

South Morgantown is serene. The
Hon. Aaron Smith, of the upper
Stringtown district, has taken his
seat as member of the council of
that city.
This is the absolute assurance
that the government is safe and that
an era of thrift and prosperity is
about to be ushered in.
AS Boulanger is to France, SO is
the Hon. Aaron Smith to the city on
the South bank of Decker's creek.
So, also, as Paris is to France, so is
South Morgantown to the population
on its suburbs
With the Hon. Aaron Smith at
the helm, shaping and controlling
the affairs of that august munich
pality, South Morgantown is just as
proud and just as formidable in the
eyessof the surrounding powers as
is the capital of France with it's
great general as it's leader and cham
pion, in the eyes of all Europe.
We have no doubt that the sensa-
ton was just as great and all-per-
vading when the Hon. Aaron Smith
took his seat in the council of South
Morgantown as when Boulanger
walked into the French Parliament
for the first time after his recent
great victory at the polls.
Moreover, we will venture that the
air of dignity and Importance which
sat upon the intellectual brow of the
distinguished member from Upper
Stringtown, was not less impressive
than that which marked the cele-
brated French general.
Neither would the French general
compare with the gentleman from
Upper Stringtown in the grace and
ease Of his movements and the mill
tary pose and precision with which
he disposed of his feet.
The Hon. Aaron Smith has ca
reer before him as, everybody is
aware, he has one behind him. We
shall be deceived if he does not oc-
cupy the Mayors chair after the
next election. For be assured, he is
the Boulanger of South Morgantown.
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Clinton District.

HIGHLAND, Feb, THE Goshen
church closed their protracted meeting
last night Thos. LETTERS preached his
maiden sermon, ON that occasion. We
were not present, but were informed
that it was an able effort. Ten were
added to the church during the meeting
The pastor, Rev. ii. Curry is one of the
ablest preachers and best pastors within
the bounds OF the Association.
w. f. Holt, OF Jones Ridge, preached
three times during the meeting. He
also preached at MELONS Chapel yester-
day at p. m.
We return our sincere thanks to our
many friends in Clinton and Morgan dis
triets for their many acts OF kindness
toward us during our stay among them.
We would make no invidious distinction,
as all were very kind, but feel that JUS
tice demands the naming of few of the
most prominent ones, among whom
are Deacon Howell and family, Louis
Holland and lady, W. b. Holt and family,
Mrs. IL. &. West and family, Thos.
Howell and family, Michael Muse and
lady, Frederick Breakiron and family,
Clark Pixler, and family, and James and
Sylon Wickeson. This visit shall ever
be green spot in our memory.
We learn that Deep Hollow, Morgan
district, affords good substantial liter
AIRY society. We are pleased to know
this, especially as so many neighbor-
hoods have refrigerated in this matter.
We spent a pleasant hour in the High
land school, taught by c. G. Howell
Mr.. Howell is considered one of the best
and kindest teachers We have known
him from boyhood and are proud OF his
record. We delivered a short address
to the school which was listened to with
closer attention than it deserved.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
IT IS REALLY HERE.
We Mean the Much Talked Of Gas.

Yesterday the breaks in the ma
urai gas line were repaired and the
gas turned into the mains in town.
The streets were splendidly illumin-
ated last night, the lights attracting
large crowds in many places to see
show the thing would work. But
few people had their houses ready
and only the few,could use it in their
residences. Almost every house in
town has given an order to the gas
filters and within a very few days
the whole population will be using
it for heat and light.
This is one of the great improve
ments that the NEW DOMINION has
SO long talked about for Morgantown
and one that it is especially crafty
ing to chronicle. We confidently be-
lieve that before the close of another
summer we will also have water
works and then our cup of joy will
be full to the brim.
The boom is ON now let us all as
one man keeps it going and very soon
we shall have all the conveniences Of
city of twenty thousand people.
Hurrah for Morgantawn
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Laurel Iron Works.

LAUREL Iron Works, Feb. IL
A few weeks ago we thought win
ter was over and spring was here.
We noticed the farmers busy turn.
ing the soil, but this morning we
hear the sleigh bells jingling which
tells us winter is here again.
DR.. N. H. Triplett, who has been
seriously i'll for the past three weeks,
we are glad to say is better But
are sorry to note that Mrs. Isabelle
Ryan has not been expected to live
for the past week.
The meeting in session at Old
Zion, held by J. M. Conway, is
growing in interest. Up to date
there have been two conversions and
several seekers at the altar.
Rev. Hough Houston preached
an able sermon to very large au-
dience at Zion Sunday night His
theme was "For what is your life2"
Misses Hattie Hare and Cora
Vandervort were visiting friends
here Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Ella Dickinson, who has
been spending the winter at Point
Marion, returned home last week.
l.. d. Sisler, of ELEPHANTS, is
spending few days with his friends
in this place.
We learn Thomas Adams has
purchased ten acres of land of
Chess and Company for $500, adj
joining his fathers place, and will
build the coming spring on the
corner lot near Oak Grove School
house.
John Sidwell with eight or ten
hands has been busily engaged for
the past five weeks getting out tim
Der on the farms of Thomas Good
win, Isaac Blaney and Liston Hill.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16

A FaiInsont Residence Destroyed by
Fire.
West Virgiuian

One Wednesday evening last,
about o'clock, our citizens were
greeted with cries of fire, and soon
afterwards the Court house bell rang
out an alarm which intensified the
general excitement. The fire was
soon located and the people hurried
to the scene. The burning building
proved to be the new dwelling recent
ly erected in what is known as ''Nu-
zum's addition" near Locust avenue,
and but short distance from this
place, which was owned by Mr.. j. L.
Steel, who recently removed here from
Wetzel county, and was occupied by
himself and his mother and two sis
tiers. There was also two young la
dies, Misses Mabel and BERTHE Hall,
boarding there and attending the
Normal School. A large crowd soon
collected, everybody anxious to assist
in saving the property, but the lack
of water soon demonstrated the use
lessness of any attempt. to check the
progress of the flames, and the atten-
tion of the workers was turned to the
rescue of the household goods, all of
which with the exception of very
few minor articles was gotten out
safely. All that the most Jealous
could then do was to stand by and
witness the humiliation of the build
ing. The dwelling was large frame
structure, containing eight rooms
and with good cellar and occupied
good position overlooking the town.
1t was built at cost Of about 81 500,
and was uninsured. The family had
been occupying it but a short time.
Their household goods were given
storage in the room used by the Lo-
Gust Avenue Band and the mem bers
of the family obtained temporary
quarters at the hospitable residence
of VIM. Ridgely, Esq, and others of
the community. The origin of the
fire is not accurately known, but Mr..
Steel is of the opinion that a coal of
fire rolled from the CRATE to the floor
and burned through to the joists,
thence communicating with the
Notwithstanding and the inner par
titions. In the face of disaster of
any degree sympathy amounts to lit
tie, it is true, and sounds hollow,
but we must here express the most
sincere sympathy with the losers by
this visitation, and in so doing we
echo the universal sentiment of the
community
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Granville Gleanings.

GRANVILLE, Feb 12.-Gosh but it is
cool down this way.
George Vance filed his ice house last
week.
Thos. P Reay is home for few days
from trip through Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania in the interests of Bachelor Bros,
of Philadelphia.
T. M. Ghalfant, of Lewis county, who
has been on the U. S. grand jury for the
past month, is now visiting friends at
this place.
Sheriff Jones was down to see us and
left invitations to many to attend the
grand ball to be given by Judge Hagans
this week.
Buck Murphy says that double-gear-
ed, back-action, self-revolving concern
on the pipe line does not look like I'M
ion to him.
W. A. Lewellen and sons are getting
out timber on Cheat river.
Walter Horror and others are talking
of starting a broom factory here. We
hope the enterprise will succeed.
Miss Jennie Richardson had a sue
cessful entertainment at her school on
Friday night. The manner in which
she conducted her exercises proves her
to be competent and efficient teacher.
While all did their parts well I cannot
help mentioning especially Misses Anna
Larkin, Carrie and Allie Hess, also
Duke Dent and Rosco Eakins. After
the exercises of the school, Sheriff Jones
and F. NJ. Chalfant were called ON and
made addresses suitable for the occasion.
Butler Lewellen is boarding at the
Dent House.
Harry Caswell, of Wheeling is visit
ing friends here.
Mrs. F. M. Chalfant, of Lewis county,
has been visiting friends here for the
past month.
The w. Va. Fur Co., which is compos-
ed of the following members, Duke Dent,
Sherman jenkins, Duke Carney and
James Frum, is doing good business.
Charles Lewellen, on last Thursday
caught pike In the pike was perch
in the perch was a sunfish in the sun
fish was a toad, and in the toad was the
late returns from the Wheeling Intelti-
gencer stating that Fleming was Cover
nor
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Oil Notes.

The Washington Daily Journal
says: The Mt. Morris field promises
to be one of the liveliest and most
important in the southwest as soon
as the weather settles down in the
spring.
There are unknown possibilities
and some probabilities there, and it
is not unlikely that there will be a
good deal of testing done there dur
ing the coming spring. The forma-
tion in this field is peculiar in that the
rock dips differently there, from that
in any other field. 1t dips abruptly
northwest and southwest, while in
most other fields, the dip is south
west and northeast. The line of de-
velopment therefore runs southwest
and northeast. On line to the east
of the line of development where oil
is found, and parallel to it seems to
lie gas streak, while on another
parallel line to the west of the line
of development wells, is a sort of a
salt water pool.
As far as the developments have
gone, up to this time, the oil pool has
not been shown to exceed 1900 feet
in width. AT present the extreme
southwest of the pool seems to be
within half mile southwest of the
Mt. Morris. The most Southwestern
ly well, just now, is the Hukill well
on the Donley farm, all wells south
west of Mt. Morris produce consid-
cradle salt water Developments
there are slack at present, and seem
to be waiting on the Guffey, Hukill
and Aiken wells, which are all tests.
Aiken, Smith & Co.'s, well is drilling
on the Fox farm, nearly due north
from the futhermost northeast wells,
and is down about 1,400 feet. The
Hukill well, which is about one half
mile in advance to the northeast, and
is 40 feet in the big Injun,' is en-
gagged in a fishing job. Charley
Chamberlain has the contract.
The j. M. Guffey well, which is
also fishlng, is 80 feet in the sBig
Injun." 1t is about 1000 feet north
of the Fox farm. 1t is probable that
any tendency to branching out in
new directions will be largely influ-
enced by the results of these wells.
A large amount of territory has been
leased in the neighborhood of Mt.
Morris. There are perhaps over 30
producing wells in the field with a
production of between 900 and 1000
barrels per day.
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Death Roll.

HILLERY-William Hillery died at
his home in Battelle district, this
county, February l, 1889, aged 90
years, six months and IL days. De-
ceased was q good man and died the
death Of the righteous. He had no
living relatives nearer than grand
children.
CHEsNEY-Died December 31st,
1888, Lucinda Chesney, of Cassville,
aged about II years. Mrs. Chesney
was the widow of William Chesney,
a former prominent citizen of this
county, who preceded her to the grave
IL years. Mrs. Chesney leaves but
one child, Mrs. Jefferson Tenant, of
Cassville.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Sending Goods to Washington Terri
tory.

1t seems that Morgantown bust
ness men are spreading out. Our
cnterprising clothier 5. d. Hirsch-
man, is cutting the prices on winter
goods to an amazing figure. And
not only this, but last Saturday he
received and filled an order for a
suit Of clothes from gentleman who
lives in Washington Territory. The
purchaser was once resident of this
county and he reads the New Do
MIsIoN. Seeing Mr.. HIS announce
ment he sent the order which we have
no doubt was filed TO his satisfac-
zion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Superintendent Morgan Leads the State
Ticket.

Upon opening and counting the
returns for the State officers it ap-
pears that Hon. B. S. Morgan, Su-
perintendent of schools received the
highest number of votes and Hon.
w. r. Thompson, State Treasurer,
the next highest. This is very com
plimentary to these gentlemen as
they out ran their ticket.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Letter List.

The following is q list of letters
remaining unclaimed in the postoflice
at Morgantown, w. Va, February
II, 1882 Mrs. Mary A. White, W.
D. Shirley, w. E. Shaffer, A. j.
Hawkins, Orlando Gray, Samuel
Adams, johnson 4 Barker, Benja.
min W. Allen, Tymbo Bodyncrak.
A. L. NYE, p. NJ.
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Small Farm for Sale.

/ offer for sale my farm Of 49, acres,
about II cleared, and the balance in
woodland. Comfortable house, small
barn, crib, granery, and spring at door,
plenty Of water on farm, young orchard
and variety of fruits. Lies on good
road, 6ls miles from Morgantown, half
mile from Stewartstown. Convenient to
church, postoflice and school, good
neighborhood, etc. For further infor-
nation call on or address
SARAH ELLEN ROBINSON,
Stewartstown,
MononUalia 10 w ".
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Stockholders Meeting.

The First regular meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Mutual Building Associa-
ton of Morgantown for the payment Of
dues will be held Mt the law Office of
Cox & Baker on
TUESDAY, FEB. 10Th, 1889
at Gp. N.
All persons who have taken stock and
all others who desire TO do so should at
tend promptly.
+. SnIsLER, Chm.
CnAs. A. HAYES, sec'y Of lncorpofators
meeting.
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The Best Coal in the Market.

Mr.. T. r. Evans is the agent here
for the famous Montana coal and is
ready to fill orders on the shortest
notice for any quantity at the lowest
rates for cash. Leave your orders
with him if you want them filed
promptly.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Married i'm Jail.

Marion Syphers and Josephine Lee
masters who are in Jail at Waynes-
burg on charge of larceny were
married in the Jail a few days ago
1t seems that Syphers was arrested
for stealing and the woman was held
as witness in the case.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Good Words.

The Democrat is glad to note the
popularity attending the New Do
MINIoN, of Morgantown. tits second
in no respect to any paper in the
State, and deserves its prosperity
Putnam Democrat
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-02-16
Took Him to Raise.

County Clerk Hawkins issued a
marriage license few days ago to
Lewis Adkins, beardless youth of
Is years, and Nancy G. Buckland, a
blushing widow of 53 short summers
A slight disparity. that.-Fayette
Democrat.