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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01

The members of Marvin Post. q. A.
r., are unanimously in favor of hold
ing the reunion next year at Grayling.
and there is no doubt but that the ar
rangement can be made IL our citizens
take hold of the matter now and say
they want it. 1t must be decided next
week so that ''our boys" can go to
West Branch with positive assurance,
and put IN their work from the start.
Shall we have it2
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01

The Knights of Pythias who are to
become members of the uniform rank
are drilling cnuple of evenings each
week so as to be up In the movements
when the division is started. 1t Is
proposed to organize during the G. A.
r. reunion here. with the idea that
the presence of number of uniform
ed knights in town at that time will
make the reunion more interesting. =
West Branch Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01

A letter was recently received at Au-
Sable. which was addressed "Ahsaw-
BILL" 1t must have been written by
one OF our lately elected supervis-
ors Of this county Who filed out a
chattel mortgage and made It payable
June 1, one thousand eighteen hum
dred aud eighty-nine. and spells the
word COW with q K.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01

There win be Union Picnic OF the
Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday
Schools, on Wednesday, Aug 7th.. at
School Section Lake. All members of
the schools and their parents are re-
quested to attend and have good
time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01

Remaining in the Post Office. at Gray
ling. July 9th $50. Persons calling
for them will please say advertised; !"
Guild a Albertson,
Martin, John.
Virgins, Jimmie.
J.. M. JONES p M
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-01
CRAWLING, MICH.
NEW BLACKSMITH
AND
REPAIR SHOP y!

7 HAVE opened new Blacksmith
= and Wood Repair Shop on the cor
ner of Railroad and Ogemaw streets.
where AIN prepared TO do all kinds of
blacksmith work, repairing, painting,
etc.. etc., at reasonable rates. Torkild
Boeson will superintend the black
smith shop. He is one of the best
horseshoers in the country. Give me
a call.
JOSEPH CHARRON.
Jan. 81, s9,tf.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21

At recent meeting of the mem
bers Of trade organizations in Bos-
ton, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the Democratic
party, in its Worcester platform, has
taken long step in the direction OF
that entire freedom of production
and exchange which only can insure
to labor its full and therefore high
est and fairest reward, and the long
est step that could with hopes of sue
cess be taken by political party at
the present time.
Resolved, That being Democrats
in the highest and best meaning OF
the term, we hereby declare that we
will support the Democratic party
so long as it adhercs to those true
principles of Democracy enunciated
in the Worcester platform.
Resolved, That we call on all
workingmen to join with us in sup
porting, for the time being, the polit-
ical party which has so vehemently
declared against the system of pub
lie robbery cunningly misnamed
protection to American labor" un-
der which workingmen are starving
or subsisting on charity for want OF
the employment which was promised
in abundance by the party of pro
tection(?) under a continuance Of
their system of taxing the many fol
the benefit of the few.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
MILLS WARNING.
Democrats Must Not Vote to Re. apprO.
pirate Silcott's Stealings.

WASHINGTON, December IA
small crowd of Democratic members
of the House was clustered around
Representative Mills, of Texas, in
the House this morning, talking over
the effect of the Silcott defalcation
on the party's chances and the next
election. Mr. Mills was the chief
spokesman, and he laid down vigor-
ously his opinion that The Democrats
could not afford to re appropriate the
lost money to reimburse themselves.
1t would lose the party thirty or
forty members in the next House.
1t might be that the money was lost
through no fault of theirs and that
they thought the government was
responsible, but in every close dis
trict the party would find their OPP
ponents on the stump making loud
proclamation and crying that a
Democratic Sergeant at Arms had
lost the peoples money and that the
Democrats had voted to pay it back.
The best way out of it was for the
Democratic party leaders and Lee
dom to go among their friends and
raise the money and turn it over to
the Treasury to make good the de-
ficit. This would do more effective
work for the party than all the
speech making next fall, and the
National Committee should take it
in hand. He was willing himself
to give his November salary toward
this fund, and he thought the other
Democrats would do the same, and
in this way part of the money
might be made up.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
"AUNT MARY" TYLER.
She Owned the Original 'Little Lamb
Circumstances Under Which the
Lines Were Written.

aunt Mary" Taylor, whose
death was announced in the tele-
graphic news from Somerville, Mass f,
the other day, and who was the orig
inal of the well-known nursery bal
lad, marry Had a Little Lamb,"
was eighty-three years old and a
widow. In her early life she atten-
ded school in the town Of Sterling,
where the episode of the historic
little lamb occurred, and where the
little old school house to which the
lamb took 50 strong liking is
still pointed out to strangers. The
author of the verses failed to so
specify in the lines, but it is mat
ter of every day knowledge in Ster-
ling that the real reason why the
lamb followed Mary to school on
that particular day was because the
weather outside was cold and the
lamb wanted to warm itself by the
comfortable wood stove inside the
school house.
The teacher herself, it is said,
wrote the verses which acquired Sc
wide reputation. At that time the
lambs young friends name was Mary
E. Sawyer. After leaving Sterling
she taught school at Fitchburg and
then became the matron of the Nc
Lean Insane Asylum in Somervile,
which position she held for thirty
five years. While at the institution
she married Columbus Tyler, who
was the steward of the institution,
and he remained there up to 1862.
Mr.. Tyler built spacious residence
on Central street about that year
and they occupied it when finished
and both lived life of charity and
devotion to the sick and afflicted
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
Died.

RIGes-D;ed Of consumption at
her home in Georgetown, December
IL, 1889, Dorcas Ann Riggs, daugh-
ter of Mahlin Riggs. She leaves an
aged father, two sisters and broth
er TO mourn her death. b.
MArLoNEE.-Charles w. Mallonee
died in Wheeling on Saturday morn
ing last aged IL years. Deceased
lived in Morgantown more than a
year being employed in this office.
His young friends here are shocked
to hear OF his untimely death.
CARR.-The Chicago Tribune of
Dec. 3. furnishes us the following
notice: DIR. Watson Carr, of No.
447 Washington boulevard died at
8 o'clock Sunday night, He passed
away quietly, without sign ofpain,
dying Capt. Camilla Car, his son,
said, apparently of old age" He
was 50 years old, and celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of his marriage
Nov. 4, 1889. His wife is still living
and he has seven children living,
five having died. Among those liv-
ing are DIR. Mortimer Carr, of Cum
berland, Md, Capt. Milton L. Carr
and Camilla Carr
HALL--Miss Mary Hall died at
her home in Morgan district, Thurs
day, Dec. IL, 1889, of consumption,
aged 33 years. She had been men,
Der of Rock Forge NJ. f. Church for
16 years, and had lived christian
life, and died in the full triumph of
living faith. Her funeral services
were conducted by her pastor Rev.
A. ID. Perry, Friday at 10 A. NJ, and
her remains were followed to Rock
Forge graveyard by large concourse
of friends. To the bereaved family
we extend our heartfelt sympathy in
the loss of kind and loving sister
and daughter -
DAvIssoN.-Floyd, second son of
Of Hon. Reuben DAVIDSON, died at
the home of his father near Webster,
Sunday, December Sth, 1889, from
disease of the liver and kidneys af-
ter an illness of over year. He was
30 years of age, was educated at the
State Normal school at Fairmont
and the West Virginia University al
Morgantown, and was unmarried
He dealt in cattle, horses, &c, fol
several years and was also engaged
in the mercantile business at Web
ster. He was young man of abili.
ty was well known and had many
friends. The funeral was the largest
ever seen in that community and
was conducted at the residence Of
Rev. Aaron Barnett on Tuesday af
ternoon. The interment took place
at Walnut Grove cemetery neal
| Webster.-Grefton Eagle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
Another Way to Reduce the Surplus


To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION:
General McNulta formerly Colonel
of the Oath I'll. volunteers was q
prominent Republican candidate fol-
nomination for Governor of Illinois
last campaign. Failing to succeed
he took trip to Europe, and on his
return recently his friends and com
rades gave him a welcome at Bloom
ington. In reply to the address OF
welcome among other things the
General said:
"In Germany the women work in
the fields, while the Drawn and mus
Gle of the best men is trained to
arms. All interest centers in one di-
rection-the protection of the Faith
erland. The same spirit should &C
tuate the citizens of this free Re
public"
Shades of departed heroes! and
are we ready to put our acomen to acorh
an the fields in order to raise a vast
standing army-and for what pur-
pose? We have now had several
years of peace and prosperity, with
out all the Drawn and muscle of our
best men, being trained to arms, and
as for protection, very many think
we have quite enough of it now. 1t
must be meant to reduce the surplus.
All the Drawn and muscle in the
army-then with pensions for veter-
ans and the "Sons of Veterans y
would very effectually dissipate the
accumulated superfuousness. Be-
sides, how many titled mobiles would
fall dead in love with our rustic
maidens whom they might see work
ing in the fields" By all means let
us be 'actuated by the same spirit"
MAUD MULLER.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21

A Wifkcsbarrc Alderman's New War Of
Dealing With Women Prosecutors.

WILKEsBARRE, December IT,
George Sinner, boiler maker, was
before Alderman Donohue this afser-
noon, charged with beating and de-
serting his invalid wife. Donohue
does not like wife heaters. When
Sinner was arraigned and the facts
were brought out, the magistrate re-
solved to infiict punishment that
would make an impression. Getting
down from his official seat, he locked
the doors, pulled off his coat, ordered
Sinner to do the same, and then and
there, on the official floor and in the
presence of 200 spectators, gave the
wife. beaten as thorough licking as
any man ever got. Though Sinner
was game, and fought hard, the AL
derman thrashed him until every
bone in his body ached.
Painting with his exertions Dono-
hue resumed his seat. "There, you
miserable ruffian," he said, 'go back
home now and look after your wife
and children" Sinner promised to
reform and shnfiled off. That's the
way / propose to treat all wife beat
ers and deserters in the future" said
the Alderman. 1T is the best way
to punish them, saves costs to the
county and is better than putting
them in Jail and letting their fami
lies starve while they are there"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
School Report.

Names of those neither absent moi
tardy, last month:
Division D-Gertie Barthlow, Hal
lie Conn, Daisy Fleming, Katie
French, Jennette Hayes, Oracle
Hogue, Myrtle Masters, Carrie Robe
Maud Shaferman, Florence Weaver
Clyde Alexander, Eddie Bowers, Hen
~ Devault, Ralph Fleming, Link
Jones, Marshall Jones, John NADIA
gan, George Wood, George Winger
Division edna Bricker, Blanet
Dancer, Jessie Hogue, Fay Mathers
Mamie Price, Katie Shafer, MAUD
Sennett, Max Mathers, Vint Hind
man, Charlie French, Charlie Selby
Charlie Madagan.
Division B-Anna Cobun, Ellis
French, Blanche Hackney, Maryland
Perry, Blanche Semans, Lizzie Shat
ferman, Daisy Wood, Fred Christen
Frank Lazier, Raymond MADEIRA, Will
bur Robes, Forest Selhy, Demon
UT.
Division A-Minnie Berkshire
Willie Brand, Alice Cobun, Jennette
Domain, Edith Grant, Louisa Hus
ton, Anna Hackney, Mary Hayes
Flora Hayes, Rose Howe, Mary
Madagan, Mary Pickenpaugh
Addie Reav, Lucy Wood, Blanche
Wood, Ada Wade, Roscoe Eakin,
Harry Fleming.
High School--Ruth Wood, Tida
Bailey, Nora Madagan, Bruce Irwin,
VIM. Cobun, Clyde Fleming.
Cooperation Of parents is earnest.
~ requested.
Very respectfully.
R. w. TAPP, Principal
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
The Blocker Blocked.

The Harrison administration is
faithful to its creators. Dudley. of
blocks of-five fame, was in Indianap-
oils on Wednesday for the first time
since the Presidential election. A
warrant was sworn out for his arrest,
because of the infamous blocks. of
five circular, organizing bribery, and
was about to be served. The cor
respondent of a Republican paper
tells what followed:
The machinery of the federal court
here now is in the hands of Republi-
cans and United States District At
torney Chambers, appointed by Pres
ident Harrison. As soon as he
heard that warrant had been is
sued for Colonel Dudley, without
any inquiry into the matter, he or
dered that it I've not served, and thus
the matter stands at midnight.
Dudley kept himself hidden away
during the night, and with United
States Judge Woods and Attorney
General Miller ready to serve him,
Dudley must have felt the stings of
a guilty conscience very badly to
keep himself in hiding.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
THOMAS MC'DERMOTT,
Fiduciary Settlements.

The accounts of the following named
Fiduciaries are before Marshall NJ. Dent.
Commissioner of Accounts of Mononga.
liza county, for settlement, viz;
Ammons, Milton A. and Andrew Con-
away, executors of Daniel Conway.
Brown VIM. g., Guardian of John M.
Gay Brown,
Brewer, Samuel s., admir- of Enoch
Brewer.
Baker, G, G., committee of Ailsie
Sheridan.
Camp, Uriah and Ulysses, adm'rs
y Courtney ( ". H., Guardian of Darla
Layton,
Evans, Thomas r.. John N. Dawson
and O. II. Ollie, executors of James
Evans.
Evans, & j., Guardian of Mary l..
Evans.
Hood, Jno. s., committee of Hannah
NJ. Riddle,
Hood, Jno. s., admir- of Letitia Hood.
Hood, VIM, committee Of Elizabeth
Coombs.
Henderson, James, committee of vii,
liam Inghraim.
Huston, Samuel p, executor of Sarah
Murphy.
Houston, James, Guardian of John o.
Houston.
Hare, James and Robinson, executors
of John Hare.
Jamison Jarrett, executor of Isaac W.
Crowl.
johnson, w. ii. one of the adm'rs of
T.. p. Lantz.
Kennedy, A. s., executor of W. j..
Kennedy.
Kennedy, S. j., admir- of Maggie ].
Kennedy.
Meredith, +. NJ, Guardian of James
T. and Lizzie M. Morris
Marley, 9. c., Guardian Of Addie
Bonnifeld.
Parfitt, John, Guardian of Birdie NJ,
Ellie l.. and Josie Nc, Parfitt
| Robinson, James, admir- of VIM. Rob-
inson.
Sanders, James, admir- of Mary Ann
Lazzell.
| Sanders, James, admir- with the will
annexed Of Mary White.
st. Clair, Maria, admir- of +. II. st.
Clair.
Tenant, ENROL admir- OF James M.
Headlee.
Talkington, Albert, Guardian of Phebe
| Hesper Talkington.
Taylor, Jonathan, committee OF Dan'l
linn.
Watson, Thomas f., Guardian of Lem
uel II and Mary Ellen Watson.
Given under my hand this Dec. II, $50.
MARSHALL NJ. DENT,
2t Commissioner OF Accounts
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
Monongalia suffer. Likewise.


At every term of Court numerous
cases come up for trial, occupying
the time of the Court and causing
expense of the taxpayers, that
should never have hearing there.
Many persons are also subpGnaed as
witnesses who have no business in
court because they have no knowl-
edge that is of any value in the set
Element OF the case. The peoples
money pays the greater part of the
expenses incurred in these trials.
The people wonld tighten the ex-
penses and save the Courts time by
care in the selection of officers
through whose hands most of these
little cases must pass before they
reach the Court-Justices of the
Peace and Constables. If these Of
ficers were always just, peaceable
and good citizens, these little, tri-
fling cases would be settled at home.
The people could save themselves
money by exercising more care in
the selection of officials to fill the
positions which are close to them,
but very important. 1t is hard to
get the best men for these places,
as in most communities the best Of
ficers would make the least money,
but an effort should be made to get
the very best men to fill the posi-
tions.-Fdiamont Inde1.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
GRANT DYING.


BosToN. December 14-When Gen.
Grant was dying at Mt. McGregor,
the Globe instructed its New Orleans
correspondent to interview jefferson
Davis. Mr.. Davis was not seen per-
sonally, but few days later he pen
ned the following letter.
Dear Sir:-Your request on be-
half of Boston journalist for me to
prepare criticism on Gen. Grants
military career cannot be complied
with for the following reasons:
"First-Gen. Grant is dying.
"Second-Though he invaded our
country with a ruthless. it was with
an open hand, and so far as | know
he abetted neither arson nor pillage
and has since the war, l believe,
shown no malignity to Confederates
either of the military or civil SER
vice.
Therefore, instead of seeking to
disturb the quiet of his closing
hours | would, if it were in my pow.
er, contribute to the peace of his
mind and comfort of his body"
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
Church Notes.

The Protestant Episcopal Bazar
will be among the events in church
circles to take place early in the new
year.
This "wednesday evening the
Baptist Sunday School will have a
Christmas service of song after which
refreshments will be served. All
are cordially invited to be present
Services begin at 7:30 p. m.
Regular services will be resumed
at the M. E. church next Sunday
There will be preaching morning
and evening and Sunday school at
the usual hour, s a. IN. Pending the
repairs to the audience room, all
services will be held in the Sunday
school room, which has been refitted
with chairs, carpet, etc. The steam
heating apparatus is now in, and the
whole church is heated as warm and
balmy as June evening.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
A Peculiar Law SHIT.

For several days past there has
been law suit in progress at the
court house, being heard before
Squire Hayes, that has attracted
considerable attention and it's out
come, may perhaps, establish pre-.
cedent in cases of a similar charac-
ter.
Some time ago Joe Bill Fisher, son
of Joseph Fisher, of this place, con-
tracted with Joseph Coombs, who
lives in the river bend in Grant
district, for two large steers. Fish
er had never seen the cattle but
claims that Coombs guaranteed them
to be perfectly sound, merchantable
cattle. On the 10th of November
young Fisher went after the steers
and started home with them. He
had driven them buta short distance
when one of them fell in the
road and in short time died.
The steers value was some $65.
The other one Fisher brought on
home and afterward sold, but refus-
ed to pay for the steer which had
died, on the ground that it was not
sound when bought. Coombs
straightway sued Fisher. About 35
witnesses were summoned, the rea-
son for so many being to prove that
although young Fisher was minor
he was his fathers lawful agent for
purchasing cattle. This point, how
ever was not brought forward by Mr..
Fisher, he simply wishing to make
himself safe by setting up the steers
unsound and diseased condition.
Several witnesses swore that the
steer was diseased and several that
it was not; several swore that
Coombs had warranted the steer
sound and and several swore he
didn't. Altogether it will prove a
lesson to both cattle buyers and cat
tie sellers that not too specific con
tract can be entered into in cattle
transfers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
The National W. C. T. U. Convention.

The Sixteenth Annual Convention
of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union held last month
in Chicago closed the most success.
full years work the organization has
known. The report of the CORES
ponding secretary gave most en-
couraging summary of work done by
states and territories. The total
number of unions is 7 ,405 with mem
bership of l42, l62, including 81 ,657
members of the Y. W. c. +. u. A
membership of 150,143 is reported
from the Loyal Temperance Legions:
There were 465 accredited delegates
present at the convention, represent
ing every State but Nevada and
every territory except Utah and
Wyoming. A call was made by
Miss Willard for those of the visit
ing members of the convention who
at some time in their lives had been
teachers or educators to stand and
be counted. The convention arose
apparently en- masse, and it was de.
cided to count the negative side and
the number was eightyseven.
Another test was applied which
showed that all but two of the 446
voting members present, are or have
been Sunday school teachers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21

The report now Is that the bot
tom has dropped clear out Of the
Jimtown road.
This is the road to which the New
DOMINION has been calling attention
for the last six months, the road to
the oil fields, and one of the princi-
pal public highways Of the county
and not more than three and one
half miles from the court house.
The last report we had from il
was that they we're prying horse
out of the mud, and had broken his
back. Gel. Carrico alleges that one
of his horses went in the mud up te
his collar.
What wonder then, that it should
be reported that the bottom has
dropped clear out of that road. II
has been finally abandoned. and now
the hauling between town and the
oil fields must be done by way Of
Collins Ferry, over the hills.
The next report we have to make
under this head will doubtless be
that the oil men have determined te
find some other route to their fields
than by way Of Morgantown. This
town will lose all its rightful advan
tages and profit from the oil bust
ness for want of one good road.
But, then, we will never learn the
value of good roads until we lose
everything in sight.
That's settled.
Well wake up only after it's too
late.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
No Man i'm Sight.

The ground for town hall has
been offered, without money and
without price-"free, gratis, for
nothing
Two or three men have their hands
on their pocket books ready to take
stock in a town hall.
There are hundred others who
recognize and appreciate the need
and the advantages of a town hall,
and are willing to subscribe to the
extent OF their ability, to the enter
prise.
The one thing lacking is a man
with public spirit enough to work up
the details of the enterprise and
gather in the forces who are ready
to help.
Who is that man2
Let him stand up and be counted.
Such q man will be counted
bakers dozen at this time,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-21
A Big b. L. o. Plan.

BALTIMORE December 14-The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has purchased at Berlin, on the
main line, between the Point of Rocks
and Harper's Ferry, 400 to 500 acres
of land, for the general receiving and
distributing freight depot for the en-
tire system. The place is seventy
miles from Baltimore, and admirably
situated for the purpose for which it
vas bought. This will be the larg-
est freight yard in the World