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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Stumptown.

SruArrowN, Aug. 5-Everly Bros. have
threshed few jobs in this section. The
yield of oats is the best for years.
Wheat is only medium yield.
VIII Ramsey threshold II bushels of
oats from SO dozen.
Ii our farmers can have another week
Of nice weather they will finish their
harvesting.
The apple crop is light, there are plen-
ty of peaches where there are trees.
There is scarcely farmer in Mononga-
liza Countrywide cannot have peach or
chard. and yet but few can say they
grow enough to supply their own table
with this much relished, and easily
grown fruit.
Corn is shooting nicely and the indi-
cations are very favorable for large
crop.
The fight over the possession of The
Morris land for oil is still on, Girard
having arrested Smith and Eakin last
Saturday, which has suspended opera
tons at that well for time. The well
being down something over 100 feet al
ready.
The Asa Cole well is-expected to come
in at anytime now.
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Dug Hill Doings.

DUG HILL, Aug. 5.-Jos. Harner starts
out with his steam thresher to-day.
Messrs. G. w. Henry and L. W. Run
ner have each purchased new moving
machines.
Miss Kate Bower, OF Kingwood, is Wis
iting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. /. Protzman, of
Chestnut Ridge, were at their sons S.
ii. Protzman's yesterday.
Mrs. George Shisler is quite sick at
this writing, and Misses Nora Fleming
and Cora Harner are both.indisposed.
Rev. j. +. Darby preached an excel
lent sermon Sunday evening at Pleasant
Hill to large audience.
Mr.. VIM. Sivey, of your town, was the
guest of J. l.. Harner's family Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. Oralanzo Henry is suffering very
much from serofula. He is ut the home
of his brother, John Henry
Book agents are too numerou in this
section to mention, but our people are
patronizing them literally.
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Who Are entity 2

The embankment on the right side
of the road Immediately before en-
tering the bridge that crosses the
creek on the road up that stream is
made depository for the filth and
ofial of several butcher shops, priv
les, etc, and stencil abounds in
that locality sickening to those who
live near, and the terrible odors of
which even penetrate the nostrils of
many of the residents of Spruce
street. This stencil is regular
cess pool Of death dealing diseases.
1t is also within the corporate limits
of the town. 1t is awful and one
has to hold his nose when passing.
There is law against this thing
and it should be. enforced. The
matter should receive the attention
of the Board of Health. In fact all
such measures should at once be
taken as would disinfect the filth
now there and to check further ad-
ditions to it. Somebody over there
may die with the fever with that the
cause
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Commissioners Sale of Valuable
Farm in BatteIle.

BY virtue OF Il decree of the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county, w. Va,
rendered on the 2Sth day of June, 1889,
in the chancery cause therein pending,
in which John Snider's ex'ors are plain
tifls and Hugh Snidcr and others are
defendants, will, ON
Monday. September .. 1889.
ON the public grounds in front OF the
court house OF Mouongalia county, at
public auction, sell to the highest bid
der, the John Snidcr farm, consisting of
about ll2 acres Of land in Battcllc dis
trict, Monongalia county, W. Va, being
the residue of tract of POO acres con-
veyed 20 said John Snider by Joseph
Tough, and being the farm on which
said Snider lived prior to his death, aud
OF which he died seized.
TERMS OF SALE.-Two hundred
dollars of the purchase money to be
in cash, and the residue ON a credit of
one, two and three years with interest
from the day of sale, taking from the
purchaser notes or bonds with approved
personal security, payable to me MS spe-
cial commissioner and roserving the
title MS further security.
JosErn MoRELANp,
Special Com'r.
! certify that Joseph Moreland, the
special commissioner named in the
above notice, has given bond and secur-
ity as required by said decree and the
law in such cases.
II l. FAST Clcrl,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
A SQUIRE IN TROUBLE.
A Preston County Man Arrested on
Serious Charge.

Last Saturday VIM. II. McGib-
bons, a well Known Justice OF the
Peace, of Bruceton, Preston county,
was arrested by U. S. Deputy Mar
shall w. L. Poe and taken before L.
S. Commissioner r. Z. Fast, at Camp
Eden, charged with unlawfully charg-
ing for his services in securing q
pension for A. B. Maust. Some
time ago these parties drew up a con
tract before Frank Woods, at Graf
ton, to the effect that should McGib-
bons secure pension for Maust he
{ McGibbons was to receive one
fourth Of the money. The pension
was secured in June of this year and
amounted to $1,000 and McGibbons
received from Maust the sum Of
1898 40 in cash, though the law al
lows only $40. Nothing more was
heard of the case until last Satur-
day Squire McGibbons was called
upon at his office in Bruceton by
government detective A. w. Roome,
and in his affidavit before the Com
missioner he relates the following.
Mr. Roome called on the Justice and
said he had been directed by the de-
partment to investigate the pension
claim of A. b. Maust, and that the
pension was secured under contract.
This McGibbons admitted. and said
he had to travel over the county for
63 days to secure evidence; that he
had gone to Uniontown with Maust
and had received the $29340. He
was then arrested and taken before
the Commissioner, and in his evil
dence told very straight tale and
admitted all of the above He was
released on a bond of $1,000, with
S. f. Cassner surety
McGibbons seems not to have
known that $40 was the only fee he
could charge and his trouble is
doubtless due to his ignorance Of the
law on that point. He is considered
a good man in his neighborhood.
Maust is SO and can't read or write.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Halleek Happenings.

HALLEcK, Aug. 3.-The young folks
of this place attended the peach sup
per- at j. G. Cartright's few evenings
ago. The evening was spent playing
croquet and in listening 10 some excel
lent music by the organists, Misses lisa
Cartright, Lille Arnold and Sarepta
McBee. All were entertained until Il
late hour. Among those present were :
Misses Sallie Duncan, Louie Smith.
Gertie Austin, Sarepta Phillips, Lille
Arnold, Jennie McRa, Ida and Leah
Loar, Nettie Reppert, Sarepta McBeo,
Sadie Stewart, Nora Phillips, Anna
Brown and Florence Shaller. The gem
tlemen were: Ross Duncan, Josie Rep
pert, Harvey Smith, Luther, Milt Hollie
and Benson Brown, James Miller
Claude and Perry McBee, T.. MeRa,
Dan Stewart, Amos Demoss, Jud and
John Galliher, - Vandervort, Hartcr
Nelson, Hugh Austin and Toe Phillips
Amos Demoss is teaching select
school at the Martin school house ON
Laurel Run.
Most of the teachers in this commun-
ty have their schools engaged for the
coming winter. Luther Brown will
teach the Halleck school, Milton Brown
the Kincaid school, and Perry MeBee
the Brown school
Misses Ella Dean and Mollo Christy
and Frank Nandervort, of the Flats,
were visiting Eugene Dean and other
friends at Halleck.
Mrs. Kate Evans and Josie Reppcrt,
OF LOUISVILLE, spent last Sunday at Hal
leck.
Mrs. Emma Hawkins has been visit
ing her father, Mr.. Joe Jones, at Little
Falls.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Brick Burned by Gas.

The first kiln of brick at the large
yards of f. w. Williams, on the
West Side, will be burned next week.
The kiln is the largest ever burned
in this county, containing 100000
bricks. The town has a contract for
100000 of these and the orders now
on hand from private parties here
will take the others. The delay in
making the first burn has been on
account of gas fitting. This gas
apparatus cost Mr.. Williams $3.50 and
it took several trips to Pittsburg to
get the proper fittings, &c, and a
special regulator had to he put up
besides. In q few days the work Of
putting up dry house will begin, in
which brick making will proceed the
year round, in cold as we'll as in
warm warm weather. There are 80
large gas burners to supply fuel to
burn the brick and it will prove an
interesting sight to see brick burned
by gas. We understand that orders
for their brick have been good ever
since they began operations here, as
the gas heat being so regular gives
the brick the precise degree of hard
ness necessary for good article.
As this is the first enterprise started
here since we have had the gas, and
it being on rather large scale, it
behooves Morgantown people to see
that it has the support it deserves.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Notice to Builders.

Sealed proposals for constructing the
proposed new hall for the West Virginia
University will be received by the
chairman Of the Building Committee at
his office in Morgantown, W. Va, until
II O'Clock NJ of August IA, 1859. Con-
tracts will be made covering parts of
the work separately or all in one con-
tract, the committee reserving the right
to reject any and ell bids Bond with
security must accompany each bid.
Plans and specifications may be in
spected at the Office of Z B. Franzheim,
architect, at Wheeling, on and after the
9TH of August and in possession of
the members of the committee as follows:
d. d. Johnson, at Long Reach f. A.
Bennett, at Huntington; G. l.. Smith, at
Fairmont; J. G. Schilling, at Spencer,
or Joseph Moreland at Morgantown.
BY order of the committee,
JOSEPH MoRELAND, Chm.
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Commissioners Notice.

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Monday, me i9'h dny OF August, 1889,
at his Office in MorgantowB, West Nr-
einia. 10 execute the order ai reference
made therein by said court on the 18Th
day Of June, 1889. aud to ascertain aud
report upon the following points rs mat
ter Of reference therein
LIST Said commissioner shall audit
and settle The accounts of the plainifi.
James Hare, as administrator of Sam,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Very Much the Same Here.
Weston ReDublican.

Out Of the "a ladies and 90 gen
tleman who recently attended the
teachers institute here there were
only 7 of the former and 27 Of the
latter who subscribed for any kind
Of a school journal, yet we hear a
great deal Of complaint among the
teachers about the small salaries
they receive, when, no doubt, the
great majority OF them are receiv-
ing more than they are worth, If
they really wish to elevate the teach
er's standard they should qualify
themselves, keep abreast of the
times, for merit is always sure to be
recognized and appreciated where
ever found and in whatever avo-
cation of life. Take some kind of
a journal,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Little Falls Locals.

LITTLE FALLS, Aug. 5.--Jacob Bishop
and Thomas Ilite, OF Grafton, are visit.
ing friends and relatives in this section.
An infant boy OF Clark Steele's was
inferred at Pisgah yesterday
The X. p. Lodge Of this and all adj
joining lodges anticipate pleasant day
at this place in the near future in the
way of an old fashioned picnic.
Miss Emma Steele, of Farmont, is
here the guest OF Mrs. j NJ, Jacobs.
L. S. Grant Steele, who has been en-
gagged at Kingwood for the past year is
now at home. Grant talks OF a western
trip soon.
Mr.. Mack Malone has his new house
completed at Beechwood and will occu-
by it this week.
Misses Grace Frum and Matte Steele
have returned from their trip to Rose
dale and report delightful time.
G. Z. Hutchinson reports the outlook
good for big local coal trade at their
mines.
Holland and Shnttesworth will com
mence operations in few days with
their steam thresher. They do good
work and deserve a good share OF pa
tronage.
f. +. Yoder sold COW to Mr.. Wright,
of your town, a few days ago
The recent rains have put the roads in
miserable condition. The overseer
would do well to work out the tax at
once.
Sam Gramm, of Grafton, was here last
week and loaded a car with heavy oak
bought of the Blaney Bros.
The recent rains have been greatly
against the farmers in their oats and
grass harvest Quite lot of hay has
been badly damaged in this section.
Jos. w. Jones was visiting relatives at
Vaudeville Saturday and Sunday,
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SCORE BY INNINGS.

Morgantown,2 0 5 4 2 3 3-2l
Grafton, 0 0 l 0 5 l l O-l3
There were many errors on both
sides. In fact, so many wree never
seen by our club before. Four base
hits were made off Kiger and sixteen
off the two twirlers Grafton had in
the box Only two of our boys
struck out and nine of theirs shared
that fate. The real features of the
game were Hayes splendid catching,
Kiger's errorless work at first and
the pretty fielding and assists of
johnson. There was also some little
surprise at Gregg's playing. This
was his first match game and he did
nobly. Jess is as yet little fellow,
but as shining exponent of scien
tific national game manipulations he
has certainly a future. Russell Hus
ton got sprained ankle at the out
set, but showed his good grit by
sticking to his place. The Grafton
team is fairly good, having two or
three excellent play ers and passable
field. They won't, however, care to
tackle Kiger's cannon balls on any
future occasion. The gate receipts
were $3.50, and this went to the club.
The 500 originally put up on the
game was also carried away by the
victors, whose names will ever be Eli
when coping with Grafton. Their
name begins with big d. The crowd
was immense, and the sympathies
of the Fairmont folks were almost
entirely with Morgantown, and Nate
and several others felt real good
sometimes when cheered by the bellies
OF the Mountain City, than whom no
fairer blossom was the verdict OF all
the players. The game was fairly
and impartially umpired by Mr..
Bradbury, of Wheeling,
So the home fellows are the cham
pions and have again demonstrated
their right to the title. They will
keep it, as all the boys are in excel
lent trim. The Grafton boys are
gentlemen, every one of them, but
they don't know quite enough of
ball yet. Oh, it was great ball.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Smith & Aikens Still in Possession.

Smith d Aikens still hold the
lease of the David Myers land and
have proceeded far along with their
derrick and will be boring soon if an
injunction is not filed by Hukill to
stop them. Our readers are famil.
lar, from our last report, with the
manner in which Smith q Aikens
got their lease and how f. M. Hukill
claims that his lease had not eXpir-
ed, so the only matter of special i'm
port in the case which has transpir-
ed since, has been suit in chancery
brought by Hukili to determine the
title to the lease. No injunction bill
has been filed to check the operations
of Smith q Aikens and they still go
ahead
Charles II. Garrard, one of Mr.
Hukill's agents, had Smith, Aikens,
Edgar MILAN and Lee Low arrested
on Monday on Il charge of assault
and battery. 1t seems that the Mon
day previous Garrard had started
out at o'clock and had hands haul
ing lumber on the land. He was
followed by the four men named
above and forcibly evicted from the
premises. The decision was that no
one was found guilty, based on the
idea that man in possession has
the right to protect his property by
force.
Mr.. Hukill's claim seems to be a
just one and to make the matter more
peculiar and complicated so does
Smith & Aikens, which leaves the
bulk of the blame with the lessee,
Mr. Myers. The case will occupy
months and months before a decision
is reached.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Sad Fatality from the Careless Hand
ling of a Gun.

Last Monday evening Lewis Grim.
a farmer living about five miles from
Warrington, got down his rifle and
in order to discover whether or not
it was loaded, placed his foot on the
hammer of the weapon and blew
down the barrel. His foot slipped
and the gun was discharged, the ball
entering his mouth and infiicting in
juries from which he died on Wed
nesday. Deceased was about go yrs
of age and leaves wife and several
children -InHer
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Half Rate Harvest Excursions

Will leave Chicago and Milwaukee
via the Chicago, Milwaukee q St.
Paul Railway for points in Northern
Iowa, Minnesota, South and North
Dakota, Montana, Colorado, Kansas
and Nebraska, on August 6 and 20,
September 10 and "a, and October
s, 1889. Tickets good for return
passage within 30 days from date OF
sale
For further information, circulars
showing rates of fare, maps, ETC., adj
dress A. V. II. Carpenter, General
Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Died.

HOPKINS Died, at his home in
this place July 81, 1889, Charles E..
Hopkins, only son of Mrs. Sarah
Hopkins, aged 81 years. Deceased
was born in Kanawha county and
when he was quite young man his
parents moved to this town. Here
he attended the University for some
time and afterwards acted as clerk
at several places, lately looking after
business at the Franklin House, his
home. Four years ago he married
Hattie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
L. Samsel, the issue of which is q
son few months old. Charlie Hop
kins possessed many good qualities
and possessed many friends, all of
whom are grieved at his loss. The
day following his death the remains
were inferred in Oak Grove cemetery
and were followed to their last rest
ing place by many sympathizing
friends.
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A Business Failure.

Fayette Democrat.
Considerable excitement was Great
ed upon our streets last Tuesday
by the announcement that i Nj. q
W. H. Evans, the well known mer-
chants Of Fayetteville, had made an
assignment for the beft of their
creditors. Upon an investigation it
was found that the rumor was well
founded, and on Wednesday morn
ing the store was closed, and the
assignee, Mr.. J. H. Gaines, took
charge and began an inventory of
the stock on hand. This firm had
been doing business here for the past
ten years; but bad speculations, poor
collections, and the general business
depressions compelled them to at
last close their doors.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the Creditors of Samuel 0. Robi-
son, deceased:
In pursuance to decree ofthe circuit
court, of Monongalia county, West Vir-
ginia, made in cause therein pending,
to subject the real estate of the said
Samuel 0. Robson to the payment of
his debts, you are required to present
your claims against the estate of the
said Samuel 0, Robson for adjudication
to John j, Brown Commissioner. at his
office in the said county, on or before
the 10Th day of August, 1889. Witness
r. f. Fast, Clerk of the said court. this
9th day Of July 1889.
SIT r. E FAST CLERK
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
In Trouble.

I. B. Mcclure, of Wayne County,
who will be remembered as the man
who ran on the Republican ticket for
State school Superintendent, was in
Huntington Il few days ago and was
run in by the police on the charge
of making an indecent assault on a
lady whom he met on or near the
show ground. He was released on
bail, Judge Burgess and Mr.. John
Ferguson standing good for his APP
pearance when the Mayor should de
termine to try the case. The lady
at whose instance Mcclure was ar
rested, and who is the principal wit
ness against him, is in an interest
ing condition, and was so shocked
by the occurrence that she will not,
for the present, be able to appear in
court. She is a respectable women,
and her story is corroborated by a
neighbor who was with her at the
time
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the Creditors Of Cattd,1ne yo,st,
deceased.
In pursuance of a decree of the Cir
cult court for the county of Monongaia,
made in a cause therein pending, TO
subject the real estate of the said Catha-
rine Youst to the payment of her debts,
you are required to present your claims
against the estate of the said Catharine
Yost for adjudication to r. e. Fast,
Commissioner, at his Office in the said
county, on or before the 2nd day OF
September, 1889.
Witness, Richard E. Fast, clerk of said
Court, this 22nd day of July, 1889.
r. t. FAST Clerk
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
To Meet Here August IA,

The Executive Committee of the
Board of Regents didn't have a full
board at the appointed time for meet
ing last week at White Sulphur
Springs. For that reason there is an
appointment to meet here on the 18th
of this month and then a selection
will be made for librarian and JAM
tor. The Committee may have some
other work to do, but so far as is now
definitely know the deliberations will
be confined to the above appoint
mentS.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
One Hundred and Nine Years Old.

The venerable Alexander Sinclair,
Of Reno, Preston county, recently
received letter from his oldest
brother, who resides in a southern
county of this State. He is 100
years of age, and writes that he is
still in good health, and that until
within two years he continued to do
more or less work on the farm. He
wishes to see his younger brother,
and says if he (Alexander) is not
able to visit him that he will come
to Preston fer visit with his broth
er and nephews.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
Com missioner Mason Locked Up.
Grafton Eagle Sentinel.

Commissioner Mason got himself
into a hole while in town last Satur-
day, He went into one Of the vanl-
ted rooms of the Court house for
something or other and absent mind
eddy changed the heavy iron door
shut after him. The door has a
spring lock and Mr.. Mason found
himself prisoner. His calls for
assistance at length drew several
people but nobody could open unto
him and it was fully a half hour
before the person who had the key
was found and the accidental priso-
ner set at liberty.