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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-07

| BY virtue of decree of sale rendered
by the Circuit Court Of Monongslia coun-
I ty. West Virginia, at its October term,
1889, in the chancery cause of Morlceai
K. Barnes Admir-, &C, vs.. Elizabeth
Barnes ct al, we will offer for sale. at
public auction, to the highest bidder, in
front OF the court house door in Morgan
gantown, West Virginia, on
Monday, January 9Th, 1880,
Git being the first day Of the January
term 1890 of the County Court OF Monon-
gala county the no. acres Of land in the
bill and proceedings misunderstanding
the % acres subject TO the widow 8 dow
er and the whole subject to and the pur-
chaser to have the benefit of the oil lease
thereon, sc.
Said land is situate on the waters Of
Scots Mill Run, in Monongalia county,
West Virginia, being for many years the
home and property of Mordecai X.
Barnes, decd. This farm is desirable
being in the oil and gas belt and also in
the SCOTS Mill Run coal field.
Terms Of Sales
So much cash in hand as will pay the
costs OF this suit and expenses Of sale
and the residue on a credit Of one and
two years with interest, taking from the
purchaser notes with good security for
the deferred payments.
Nov. so, 1889. CLARENCE B. DuLE,
+. T. RAYMOND,
Commissioners
| hereby certify that bond has been
given as required by law and the decree
in the above named cause.
JOHN nj. GREGG,
Deputy for r.. +. Fast, Clerk.
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Church Notes.

A protracted meeting is now in
progress at McClure's Chapel, con
Quoted by Rev. j. d. Corbin, of the
M. P. church.
The M. E. church, we learn is to
be supplied with the incandescent
gas lights, thus being the first church
in the city to adopt this mode of H.
Elimination. The church has long
needed better light.
The Mite society of the M. E.
church will be held at Mrs. Agnes
Behring'S tomorrow Thursday,
evening. A splendid program Of
amusement is arranged and it will
prove enjoyable to all who attend
The public is invited.
The Presbyterian Sunday schoo
is now preparing for their usua
Christmas exercises. Quite an in
teresting program is to be rendered
and the school and friends of the
scholars will be treated to generous
supplies of ice cream, cake an6
candy.
There will be no Sunday school a
the M. E. Church next Sunday, al
the general tearup to the enteriol
consequent to the repairs now goins
on will prevent. The p. E. schoo
has kindly invited the M. Els tt
meet with them until the repairs arr
finished, and the teachers on behal
of the school, accepted the invitation
therefore next Sunday at l:30 p. IN
there will be Union S. S. servic'
Of the above denominations at tn,
p. E. church.
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The trial Of James Ne6, charged
with being IN accessory 70 the mur.
der Of William McCausland, which
had been in progress at Washington,
Pa, for the past ten or eleven days,
was concluded last Friday. At
/ 80 o'clock p. m. of the day men
toned, the bell in the cupola of the
court house rang ont, announcing
that verdict had been agreed on by
the jury. And a large crowd Of
anxious spectators we're waiting i'm
patiently to hear the result. Mean
while Neff had been notified of the
fact that the jury had agreed, and
Sheriff Lockhart had him conducted
to the court room to await the for
NAL finding Of the jury. The sus-
pense was terrible one for Nef,
although he sat in comparatively
easy manner throughout the 40 min
utes time. The jury we're asked if
they had agreed on verdict, and
after the usual responses, the fore
man, announced that they had found
James Neff mot guilty" The effect
on the prisoner can better be imag-
iued than described. His counter
ance changed, and a bright smile
came over his face. His counsel
grasped him by the hand and then
asked his Honor Judge McIlvaine
to: proclaim the prisoner free from
further attendance at court. This
was done, and the court adjourned.
Neff was congratulated on all sides.
He shook the hand of each juor in
hearty manner. The jury reached
a verdict on the second ballot. The
first ballot stood nine for acquittal,
two blanks, and one for conviction.
On the second ballot the vote was
unanimous for acquittal. This was
one of the most interesting legal
fights ever occurring in this part of
the country.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.



In the circuit court for the county Of
Monongalia on
Thursday, October 10, 1889,
Susan +. Dancer complainant
Michael Rice, Enoch ] Evans, Horatio
N. Mackey and H. l.. Clark Of the
late firm of Mackey 4 Clark and Sam
uel Hackney, Defendants
IN cHANCERY.
Extract from decree.
1t is adjudged ordered and
decreed that this cause be referred to
II, Il. Fast a commissioner in chancery
of this court to ascertain and report who
are the lien-creditors Of defendant
Michael Rice, and the amount due each
of them, and also ascertain and report
any claim thar every Iien-holder, who
is not a party to this suit may have
against the said defendant Michael Rice,
which is a lien on said Rice's real estate
or any part thereof. And said Commits
sioner in Chancery shall also ascertain
and report how much IL anything, said
Rice owes defendant Enoch j. Evans
on said deferred purchase money pay
ments named and described in exhibit
"Gn filed with said bill also ascertain
anu report tnc location anu VHIut unV
annual rental value of the real estate
situate in this county of defendant Rice.
the amount, nature and priority of the
judgment liens, and the vendors lien OF
said defendant Evans against defend
ant Rice's estate; also whether or not
the rents and profits of said real estate,
subject to said liens, will satisfy said
judgments in five years. Said Commits
sioner shall also report anything else
deemed pertinent by himself or special
ly required by any Of the parties inter
ested.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Nov. IL, 1889.
The parties interested In the decree
from which the foregoing Is an extract
will take notice that on
Monday, December o, 1889,
at my Office in the town of Morgantown
/ shall proceed to execute the same
when and where they are required TO at
tend with such books, papers, vouchers
and evidence as will enable me to COM
ply with said order OF the court.
II. L. FAST,
Raymond p @. Com'r In Chan
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Finances in Waynesburg.


From the first reports received
here one would bave been led tc
believe that the Farmers and Dro
vers' Bank and the entire business
circle ofWaynesburg had been shat
ter from center to circumference
but, while the matters there are in
bad shape, they are not so bad as first
rumors indicated. The Democrat, OF
that place says:
ut becomes our unpleasant task
to record the fact that financial en-
barrassmenthas overtaken a number
Of our most prominent citizens, and
that quite an excitement has been
created thereby. Ex- Sheriff D. A.
Spragg and DR.. D. w. Braden have
made assignments the former to his
brother Henry and the latter to his
brotherin-law Isaac Wood. Large
sums have been entered against
these parties, also against numbers
of others, full list of which it is
impossible to give at present, as the
books are in the hands of the officers
who are busily engaged in making
entries upon them. Elk Sheriff Lem.
ley, Robert Smith, Gen. Temple
John Dowlin Esq, W. T. Lantz and
others will be heavy loosers. In
some of these cases all the indebted
ness will be met, while others will
pay the greatest part. Much de-
ponds on prices secured for property
held by these parties. The occur
renee is one of the saddest, from a
financial standpoint, which our town
has ever known.
The f. q D. Bank is said to be in
solid condition. We have been
assured by such men as Mr.. Sam'l
Harvey, George Wyley, Esq, and A.
L.. Lindsey, Esq, and others, that
the financial condition of the bank
is such that no uneasiness need be
manifested as to its future. 1t is
claimed that while some individuals
have been embarrassed for some
time, that this fact has been known
to the bank authorities, who have
taken the bank in shape to meet all
legitimate demands. This will have
much to do in aiding the people, as
all are interested in having the bank
in proper condition. This assurance
from such men as the above gives
confidence which will materially
assist in relieving the situation of
many of its worst features "
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Notice To Creditors.

To the Creditors of John Harker
Deceased.
In pursuance of a decree Of the Cir
cult Court for the County Of Mononga-
liza made in q cause therein pending to
subject the real estate of the said John
Harker to the payment Of his debts, you
are required to present your claims
against the estate of the said John Hark-
er for adjudication to John ]. Brown,
Commissioner, at his Office in the bald
county, on or before the l3th day Of
January. 1890.
Witness, Richard E. Fast, Clerk Of
said Court, this "a day Of December,
1882 r. +. FAST. Clerk Z
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1t is our painful duty to note the
fact that Mrs. Gustave A. Kaiser,
who some weeks ago left here for a
visit to her parents at Koyrenhagen,
Denmark, is seriously i'll at that
place. We join in the hope of the
scores Of Mr.. Kaiser's friends that
the lady may soon be restored to
perfect health. Her intention was
to return to this place in the spring.
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Temperance Meeting.

Harry B. White of Ohio for seven
years Grand Chief Templar of that
state, speaks on Temperance in the
M. p. church tonight Wednesday
at 1880. Mr.. White makes no refer
ence to politics or political parties
bnt treats this question from pure
ly business standpoint.
The papers in Keyser, Kingwood
Martinsburg and other places in
w. Va, speak of him as clever AND
witty speaker and we'll worth hear
ing. Admission free, and every
body invited
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County Court.

The regular December term of the
Monongalia county court convened
on Monday, with Commissioners
Brand and Courtney present. DR.
A. w. Brown president of the court
is still unable to leave his room and
could not attend the session. The
court will last till Thursday.
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BRANp-LoUGH-On Thanksgiv.
ing morning County Surveyor VIM.
II. Brand and Miss Lizzie Tough
were married at the residence of the
brides mother Mrs. Malinda Tough,
Sugar Grove, this county, Rev. Bnc-
hannn officiating. They will reside
near Easton.
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HrRscHMANs present each lady
buying Newmarket with beautiful
monkey mud. Some new wraps just
opened in cloth and seal plush lat
cot creations.
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'tInterested Party" Speaks.
To the Editor of the New DOMINION

To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION.
In last weeks New DOMINION there
was plan proposed for building a
town hall at the corner of Spruce
and Walnut streets, using half of
the ground necessary from the acad-
envy campus and the remainder from
the unused portion of Walnut street.
One man was mentioned who agreed
to be one of fifteen persons to put
5000 each in general fund, the
amount to be $4,000 for erecting it.
l have taken the trouble to talk to a
few men about the matter and they
think the plan a good one and their
argument is that cheap hall is
most assuredly better than no hall
at all. Who was the man who offer
ed to put in the first 5000?
INTERESTED PARTY.
Morgantoaon, Nov. so.
As we agreed to give the name OF
the gentleman who proposed this
scheme if it should arouse any spec
ial interest we will fulfill the promise.
His name is S. D. Hirschman and
now we can state that we know three
more men who will do the same
thing and if interested Party" has
5000 with which to help the cause
along that is five. The entertainment
on Thanksgiving night shows clear
ly that something in the way of u
town hall cannot much longer be
done without, almost one-third OF
the audience had to stand during
the performances and amongst those
standing we know of several who
could easily raise 5000 each for the
purpose stated herein. Let "Inter-
ested Party" and Mr.. Hirschman
get together and cause long suffer.
ing public to rise up and call them
blessed by arranging all necessary
details for the $4,000 hall. 1t could
be so built that if additions or i'm
provements are to be added they
could be done to advantage. Are
there any more Interested Parties
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JUDICIAL SALE
Of Valuable Morgantown Prop
erty.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit
court of Marion county, West Virginia.
entered on the 18th day Of July, 1889,
in the cause in chancery therein pend
ing of III. w. Mead, plaintiff, against
Thomas r. b. Staggers and others, de.
PENDANTS, the undersigned who were by
said decree appointed special commis-
sioners for the purpose, will sell at pub
lie auction to the highest and best bid
der at the front door Of the court house
of Monongalia county, West Virginia,
on
Monday, December 2, 1889,
THAT being a special court day therefor)
the property situated in Monongalia
county, by said decree directed to be
sold, that is to say:
A certain lot or parcel of land situated
in Monongalia county, West Virginia, ud-
joining the town Of Morgantown, contain
ing about one half an acre, be the same
more or less, on which Is located good
dwelling house, being the same house
and lot wherein Harvey StaRgers, re-
Sides and known as lot No. 759 on the
plat of the addition to Morgantown.
being part of the property conveyed
to Thomas II. B. Staggers by l.. s.
Hough and Joseph Moreland, special
commissioners, by deed dated the 10th
day of November, A. d. 1888, and duly
of record in said Monongalia county, to
which said deed reference is here made
for more perfect description of said
property.
TERMS OF SALE-The said property
will be sold on credit of 9, IL, Is, and
"a monthsAin equal installments with
interest from day of sale, said commits
sioners taking from the purchaser his
obligations therefor with good personal
security, payable with interest in 6, IL,
IS and "a months. respectively from day
of sale, and retaining lien on the prop
erty sold as a further security for said
deferred installments.
U. N. ARNETT, JR.,
G. POWELL,
Special Commissioners.
STATE OF WEsT VIRGINIA
MARION CoUNTY.S.S.
Clarence L, Smith, clerk of the cir
cult court for said county, do hereby
certify that the above named special
commissioners have given the bond in
the penalty of$200 required by saiP de-
cree in said cause.
ATTEST:
C. L. SMITH,
Clerk Circuit Court Marion
county West Virginia
The above sale is postponed till MON
DAY. JANUARY 9th, 1890, the first
day of the January term of the county
court.
U.N. ARSETr, Jr.,
G. POWELL,
Special Commissioners.
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MEMS susperders for cts, UNI
brellas for 80 cts, and blankets at
80 cts, ~ the Farmers Store.
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BurrER and eggs have advanced
in price at tho Farmers store
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Commits ioner's Notice.
Solomon II. Shriver, Administrator Of
John Harker, deceased, Plaintiff.

John Harker, deceased, Plaintiff.
vs..
Elizabeth Harker, widow OF said John
Harker, Nicholas Harker, Eugenius
Harker, Joseph Harker, Simeon Harker,
Katharine Harker, Phoebe Cumberledge
wife of Daniel Cumberledge ard late
Phoebe Harker, David T Harker, James
w. Harker, Solomon l.. Harker and
Mary S. Harker, children and heirs at
law Of the said John Harker, decd, the
four last named being infants under Il
years of age, and James Simpson, Jos.
4. Devine, E. l.. Tenant, William A..
Park, Evan Santee, John +. Coen, Will
liam Tuttle and Wesley futile his son,
partners doing business as VIM futile
and son, Thompson Strosnider, Shelby
Mikes, Ira Bailey, M. J Lantz, Lantz &
Son, j. M. Shriver, Jerry Dixon, Ira
Bailey, late Sheriff, &c, s. b. Hsrker,
Jeremiah Mariner, w. l. Tenant,
Lewis Foster, J.. S. Yeager, Joseph
Harker and Elizabeth Harker, M. j..
Lantz and S. B. Harker late partners
in business under the name and style Of
Lantz & Harker and Benjamin Harker,
general creditors of said John Haraer,
decd, and e. ] Foster and L. w. Fos-
ter-Defendants.
II oiii VIC &C VI OStO'tSi3 Aoo~t
of the Circuit Court OF Monongalia coun-
ty, w. Va. con consideration where
Of it is adjudged, ordered and decreed
that this cause be, and the same is here
by referred to John j. Brown a Commits
sfoner of the Court, after giving the no.
tice required by law, and after the notice
for the.proof of the debts against said es
tate shall be also given according to the
statute in such cases made and provi-
ded, take proof of the debts against said
estate in due form, including any bal
ance of purchase monies against dece
dents land, and shall audit and settle
the administration accounts OF the Plain
tiff as such administrator in due course
of law. He shall also ascertain and re-
port what real estate, if any, said John
Harker, decd, died seized Of, and where
situated, and what amount OF purchase
money on, or for it remains unpaid, if
any, and to whom payable, and whether
it constitutes a lien on said land and
whether or not there are any other liens
on said land and their priorities, if any,
with anything else deemed pertinent,
20
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CoMMIssIoNER's OFFIcE,l

Morgantown, VIVA, Dec. 3, 49,, =.
The parties to the foregoing suit will
please take notice that l have appointed
MONDAY, JANUARY 18th, 1890, at
my office to execute said decree, and
take proof of debts, &c, against said es-
tate, when and where you will please at
tend, with such witnesses, &c, as you
may desire to offer in proof Of your
claims now filed in said cause or to be
filed therein pursuant to notice of r. E..
Fast, Clerk OF said court made therein.
JOHN J. BRowN, Com'r.
KEcK & Son, Plaintiff Counsel.
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RHLTIIpORE & OHIO R. R.

II Passenger trains will leave Fair
mont as follows, on and after Nov,
10 1889.
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One OF the strong features OF a
Scotchman's character is his stern
religious zeal. Nor were our COM
panions any exception. On Sunday
we had preaching, and on week day
evenings, weather permitting, we
gathered around the piano and sang
from Moody's and Sankey's collec-
ton of songs. The crew of passen-
gers to whom 1 wish now to intro
duce you are of very different or
der. Most of them if church mem
bers at all, belong to the church of
England, and care very little for re-
ligious matters. All the men on
board except possibly two besides
my friend and myself have their ale
wine brandy or whisky at two meals
every day. The Captain is a portly
man, jolly, gallant and very precise
in his Dress Among the officers of
the Anchor Line he is Familiarity
known as ''Gentleman George" The
florid complexion of his face and
marked tendency toward obesity in
dictate all too plainly the effects of
claret.
/ have seen very little of the first
officer but the second, who sits at
our table is pleasant temperate in
telligent man of 30 years. His life
has been spent largely on the seas,
and from the abundance of his ex-
perience is able to entertain US with
many interesting and amusing sto-
ries. The ship physician sits at the
foot Of our table. He is a pleasant
ordinary looking individual whose
disposition is so inoffensive that
were he an American physician I
should say he would be homeopathic
because l doubt if he could muster
the necessary courage to give pa
tient strong dose or very bitter
/ pill. At the Captains table is an
efEeminate Injurious specimen Of the
middle class Of English gentry who
seems 70 imagine that the unlverre
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tionalist, ladies only to vote. 1t
will be a most enjoyable affair and
none should miss it.
SOME say that the third boat which
will soon be put on the river will run
from here to Greensboro to connect
with the regular packets, others say
that all three of the boats will run
regularly through from Pittsburgh
here, while still others are of the
opinion that the extra boat will run
from Pittsburgh to Brownsville to
attend to the freight along that part
of the route, thus giving the through
packets nothing but the upper trade
to attend to. The last is the most
plausible and probable theory. II
boat would only run from here tc
Greensboro the trouble and expense
of transferring freight would cost
the packet company money, if three
boats ran through it would disar-
range any time they could schedule
but for a boat to attend the lower
river freight and the others to rur
through would make the matter as
it now is, with the good exception
that better time could be made
Hence we are agreed with by ths
boatmen that that will most likely
be the arrangement.
The New DoMINIoN's building as
sociation mode of raising money
with which to start a factory seems
to have awakened several of our PEG
pie to the real practical merit of thu
suggestion. 1t seems that there will
be an effort made to have 25 men g,
into this cooperative venture tt
raise $4,000 for the purpose o
starting a pottery. Our suggestion
originally was that so men go into
the venture at $3.50 each weekly ant
make the amount $4,000, but thos,
who have taken hold of the matte
say that an extensive pottery plan
can be put in operation here for $40,
900, so that only rs men will be ask
ed to go into the association. Wei
% men can be gotten who will pu
$3.50 a week into solid business en-
terprise that will give;a fair.divident
on the investment This would.mak
each subscriber $400 share holde
and the arrangement is to be made t.
give the interest on $400 from tn
time of the first $3.50 payment. I
is also to be remembered that tn
resolution OF the council exempts al
new manufactures that will emplo,
30 hands or over from municipal tax
alton for period Of 20 years. Th
only thing more to do il to get u
the little list.
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y
field which must not be entered, hav-
ing red cross piece at the top.
AS THERE will be an election of off
cersof thee. M. Grant Hose Company
for the coming three months, and
much other business of Importance
it is desired that a full attendance
of the fire company be present at the
hose room on Tuesday evening of
next week. The room is now heated
and illuminated with gas, a draining
apparatus erected for the hose and
everything is in spick and span or
der and arrangement. Treasurer
Anderson has received several dona-
lions from other fire companies which
be will report at the meeting. 1t is
time now to prevent any previous en-
gagement from keeping any mem.
Der away, hence let the boys all turn
out and have full meeting.
PATRoNIzE the creamery, farmers OF
Monongalia. Make special arrange
ments to have good lots of milk at the
creamery daily. Then this winter
figure on increasing your pasture
acreage and buy ssmore cows. To
those in reach of the creamery the
dairy business now holds out the in.
ducement of the best paying depart.
rnent of farming. We learn that
there is an effort making by some
farmers above to have regular con-
signment of milk sent down daily by
train. The men who propose to send
some of them, live in Marion county
II that be true those living down the
river can also send in quantities by
boat Special rates of transporta.
ton could be secured of both the
road and on the boats. The agri
culturists are awakening to the i'm.
portance and splendid results of the
creamery industry and will 60 into il
to the exclusion Of the various othel
parts Of farming. TheyIthink it will
pay and practical calculations have
demonstrated that it will pay. The
creamery here is an established in
slustry and the farmer can profit BY
it,