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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
Real Estate Transfers,

The following transfers of real es.
tate have been admitted to record in
the clerks Office of the county court
since our last report.
MORGAN DISTRICT.
Elizabeth Murray to Abraham
Murray, 1S4 acres, 1885,
John L. Sisler to Lowell NJ. Protz-
man, southern half of the Keener lot,
area not given, $3.50.
UNION DISTRICT.
James Houston and wife to Lewis
and Levina Stoneking, acres and
II poles, 1919
GRANT DISTRICT.
p. II. Keck and wife to Cephas
Jacobs, parcel 200 feet by 116 adjoin-
ing other land of Jacobs, 5000.
Everett Potter and wife to Silas
W. Fleming and VIM Loar, acres
of coal, $3.50.
cAss DISTRICT
Thomas A. Lazzell to Eliza Davis,
no area stated, same land conveyed
to grantor by Michael Whites exors,
$4410.
VIM. E. Carlow and wife to Josiah
Carlow, all grantors' interest in No
6 and No. l, of Ephraim Carlow es-
tate, no area given, 5000.
Thos. M. Wilkinson to Josiah
Carlow, interest in same estate, ST.
02O.
Maria Wilkinson and husband
to Josiah Carlow, Ii acres, $3.50
b. f. Dawson and wife to Eliza Da-
Wis, 3 roods and 80 perches, 1920
Eliza Davis and wife to B. F. Daw-
son. 2 acres and 35 perches, $116.40.
CLAY DISTRICT
Mary L. Boggess to Waitman L.
Ross 2 and nine-t tenth acres, $S7.
Mary L. Borgess. to N. B. Evans,
acres, $3.50
Bowen Stephens and wife to Lou
lisa j. Martin. 2 acres. 2 roods and
10 perches, $3.50.
Bowen Stevens and wife to Anna
Martin, 6 acres and s perches, ex-
change Of land.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07

The Pittsburg papers are very
sure that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. is going to extend its road from
Waynesburg by way of Mt. Morris
to Morgantown.
We have no doubt that such a
road would do all they claim: it
would make the Mt. Morris oil
field much more valuable and doubt
less lead to the more general develop
ment of the oil territory in this
county; and otherwise immensely
benefit and develop section of
country that is naturally rich and
productive, yet isolated and cut off
from all the rest of the world.
Nevertheless we have not much
faith in the Penna, Co. building a
railroad through that section 1t
may be that the eagerness of that
population for an outlet may even
tually result i'll their building the
road for the Penna. Co., but the
company will not build it for them.
Nor do we anticipate that it will
get beyond Mt. Morris in any event.
If the Penna Co. could be induced
to put any money into a road in this
direction it would come up the river.
If the people of Mt. Morris ever ex-
pect to get out ofthe mud they must
build branch for themselves to
the nearest outlet. Don't rely on
the Establishments of the Penna. Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
East0n.

EAsToN Nov. 2-John Smith anc
family, who were visiting their Aun
Mrs. Hannah Coombs, have returned
to their home in Fairmont.
French Laishley and wife are VISITING
his father G. W. Laishley.
John Parfitt and daughter Dora who
were visiting friends in Washington,
Pa, have returned home.
Mr.. Lemley and wife of the West
Side were visiting Mrs. Lemley's father
Eugene Stunm, Saturday and Sunday
Quinter Reed, of Preston County,
came down Saturday to pick winter APP
pies, there being no apples up where he
lives.
Henry Stewart and Luther Vandervort
are both suffering very much with rheu-
matism at present.
Mrs. Charlie Coombs is sick with
diptheria.
Mrs. Anna McShsne, OF Scottdale, Pa.
who has been visiting her brother r. L.
Weaver, returned home last week ac-
companied by her neice Matte Weaver
who will visit relatives in Pennsylvania
for while.
The new preacher Rev. Cox he's moved
and is nicely settled in the M. f. par
sonage.
School will begin in several places
next Monday Charlie Howell will
teach at Avery and l.. ID. Russell the
school at this place.
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Remains Firm in the Faith and
is Still Democratic.
RUSSELL SUCCEEDS HIMSELF.

BosToN, MASS, November 3.-On
account of the new law passed by
the last Legislature, requiring votes
to be counted by two different Off
cials in order to secure correctness,
the returns are coming in more slow
ly from all sections of the State than
ever before, although the electoral
machinery has never been in more
perfect condition than in the present
election.
Last year Governor Russell's plur-
atty in the State was 9,053. Indica-
tions so far from the large cities are
that be has held his pluralities of
last year and that he is elected by at
least 1000 plurality. The remain
der Of the Republican State ticket
is undoubtedly elected.
As the returns of only fifty towns
are now in, it is utterly impossible
to give any idea of the complexion
of the Legislature.
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THE NEW STATE MANUAL
And Course of Instruction for Country
Schools.

To the Editor OF the New DOMINION:
Section eleven OF the School Law. as
amended by the last session of the Leg
islature reads as follows:
sit shall be the duty of the State Su-
perintendent to prescribe manual and
graded course of primary instruction to
be followed in the country and village
schools throughout the State, arranging
the order in which the several branches
will be taken up and studied and the time
to be devoted TO them, respectively, with
provision for advancement from class TO
class, also for the examination and grad
uation OF all pupils who satisfactorily
complete the prescribed course.'
This Manual, or Graded Course of Pri-
mary Instruction, has been prepared by
the State superintendent, and they are
now in the hands of the Secretaries of
the Boards of Education whose duty il is
to see that every teacher gets one before
opening his school.
tbs thought that a careful and thor
ough adoption Of this Manual will be of
great benefit TO our schools.
BY using it, some OF the principal de-
fects in our Free Schools will be reme-
died. They will lose their fragmentary
and unconnected character which re-
suits from lack of thorough organiza-
ton and systematic grading.
The Manual furnishes plain and con-
tinuous plan OF work for the guidance of
the teacher from the time the pupil is
enrolled until he completes the entire
list OF Free School branches.
1t will, therefore, if faithfully and in
diligently put into practice, encourage
the pupil to take up and complete all Of
the Free School branches, and will give
the schools more life and interest by
giving them better organization. Much
of the time and waste OF work now com
planned of from the frequent turning
back OF the pupil and the re classification
of the school will be prevented.
The County Superintendent will have
better means of testing the work of the
teacher and to increase the efficiency OF
supervision.
1t is earnestly requested that every
teacher in the county shall make him
self familiar with this course of instruc-
ton prepared by the State Superntend-
emf in compliance with the law, and
adopt it in the schools this year.
M. l.. BRowN,
County Sup't of Free Schools.
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Programme Of the Institute to be held
at Woodland on the 2Sth.

HArLEcg, Oct. 29.--Programme OF the
Clinton District Institute, to be held at
Woodland Saturday, Nov. rs, commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Assemblage of Institute.
Devotional-M Music.
Address bv the President, explaining
the object ofDistrict Institutes.
10 80. Primary reading and spelling
discussed w. S. Jolliffe and Jesse Hem
~.
Primary Geography with object les
sons-Claude McBee and Jennie Rich
ardson.
General discussion.
Adjournment for dinner.
/ 80 p. NJ. Music.
Administration should it be taught
to beginners Virgil Vandervort and
Cyrus Snider.
200 p. NJ. Elementary Sounds--L. c..
Williams and Z. G. Henry.
General Discussion.
2:S0r. NJ. Physiology in the common
schools How best taught? A. L. De-
moss.
500 P. NJ. A model language lesson
j. T. Kramer and Mary L. Brown.
$3.50 P. NJ. U. S. History. How 10
make this recitation both interesting and
beneficial? By p. c. Mckee and ]. l..
Stansberry.
Grammar-Supt. M. L. Brown and f.
l.. Conway
Adjournment until $50 p. NJ.
Music
School Management. NJ. II. Steele.
The New Branches. j. F.Chipps and
+. McRa.
Essay-Marchie Vandervort. can
Ideal School"
Essay-Mary l.. Brown. Morality
as taught to children in the Common
School," Queries, 20 minutes.
The District Institute and how to grade
the common schools. supt. NJ. Thrown.
Music.
Wehope to see all of the teachers present
at this our first District Institute OF the
year, and earnestly request that those Of
our own district and especially those
whose names appear on this programme
be present; for without workers we can
do nothing. 1t is a comparatively new
departure and promises to be a very
beneficial as well as enjoyable one. Let
us make success of it,
MARY l.. Brown, Sec'y.
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Circuit Court Proceedings.

An order was made by the Court
that no original papers were to be
taken from the clerks Office without
special permission of the Court.
The judgment against VIM. X.
Hoffman in favor of Frank J. Brock
rendered heretofore and reported last
week was set aside and Judgment was
afterward confessed for $40.
Rev. VIM. j. Eddy was authorized
to celebrate the rites of matrimony.
State VS.. George and Alonzo An
derson-felony. The jury returned
verdict of guilty, and they were
sentenced to five years in the peni-
Tertiary
County Court DC. VS.. Mary +.
Nicely condemnation. d. p. Thorn,
Joseph |. Snider, A. H. Fox, W. C.
Brand and Joseph N. Michael were
appointed commissioners to assess
the damages to Mary E. Nicely for
the land to be taken in the proceed
ing and made their report allowing
her $40. The report was confirmed.
An order was made that hereafter
80 jurors should be regularly drawn
for each term of Court.
James B. Hanes d Sons against
NJ c. Courtney. Judgment was rem
dered against the defendant for $751;
05.
Cleveland Dryer Company against
Joseph Jones. This case was dis
missed at the plaintiffs costs.
State VS.. Charles Morgan. The mo
tion for new trial was overruled
and Judgment was rendered for 500
and costs.
James 2. Keenan, and wife VS.. Jas.
Lazzell d Sons. Judge Hagans hav-
ing been council in this cause, the
members of the bar elected Frank
Cox Esq, to preside at the trial of
same and the case was continued
till the next term.
The sale of the lands OF l.. L. Sell
by and Joseph B. Bixler was con
firmed. Elizabeth Meikle purchased
the 725 acre tract:
Jesse Haigh purchased the 80 acre
tract: John II. Hoffman purchased
the 30 acre tract: B. NJ. Jones pur-
chased the 10 acre tract.
Francis Costello against John Cos
tolo. This case was dismissed each
party to pay their own costs.
Rein w. Sine against Hattie B.
Sine. A divorce from the bond of
matrimony was granted.
Marinda R. Darling against Will
son Darling's heirs-The partition
of lands made in this case was con-
firmed.
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Reedsyiile.

REEDsvILLE, w. VA, Nov. Eve are
having fine weather for the gathering OF
crops.
Corn shuckiDg is the order of the day
generally among the farmers.
Will B. Allen, son OF the late Henry
G. Allen, of Woodstock, Va, is visiting
his uncle, Henry Huddleson, Esq.
Miss Julia Huddleson is attending
school at Kingwood and staying with
Mrs. S. D. Gatewood.
There was a musical entertainment
given at the residence of Geo P. linn
on Thursday evening, and good time
was had by all present.
Mrs. g. p. linn is at Morgantown I'M
dergoing medical treatment by DR.. Fitch
for cancer Of the breast
J. S. linn had live stock sale Thurs
day Of this week.
We notice Buckley Grimes among our
people. Glad to see you Buckley and
hope that your stay with us may be long
and pleasant.
Charlie Miller, of Jimtown, spent Sun
day with his best girl near here. Charlie
is a jolly whole-souled fellow and the
only regret is that he don't come oftenel
and stay longer.
Rev Dean of the NJ. e. church will be-
gin protracted meeting at Point Pleas
ant church Sunday Nov. s.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
The Elections

The elections yesterday were the
political event Of the year.
The excitement in New York,
Pennsylvania, Iowa, and some other
states, was not much less than is
seen Presidential elections. The re-
suits were looked upon as very large
ly determining the election next
year.
The whole country has looked for
ward to the contests of yesterday
with eager interest, although the di-
rect issues at stake were entirely
local.
Nevertheless, the indirect issues
were more decidedly of a national
character than is usual in State
elections. Especially was this the
case in Ohio.
What the actual results are must
be gathered from the dispatches.
What the probable future influence
of those results will be, we have time
hereafter to speculate.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
A MURDER.
IN LAHLESS FAYETTE COUNTY PA.
THE BODY CREMATED In A
BLAZING COKE OVEN.
Trainmen Say They Saw Italians
Preparing to Shoot.

Preparing to Shoot.
Some trainmen whose iabors re-
quire them to work after night in
the nighborhood of Oliphant, max
ing up freight trains, report a muir
der at that place. They say that
on last Friday night, while at work
there, they discovered two or more
Italians beating an American by the
name of Hess, near one of the sidings.
The appearance of the trainmen in
terrupted the beating, and Hess
came to the train minus his hat.
Later he returned to get his hat,
and while hunting for it, one of the
Italians who was watching for him,
raised his gun and was taking aim
to fire, when he was interrupted by
the trainmen, but with oaths vowing
that be would yet kill him, he left
the scene.
The trainmen went their way with
their train, and they report that
some time in the night, two Italians
we're seen deposit a bundle in one of
the burning coke evens by a colored
man, and that Hess has not been
seen since. The trainmen report
that they learned from the Italians
that Hess had incurred their dis
pleasure by kicking in the door of
their dwelling. The trainmen furth-
er report that Hess was man of the
worthless type and that nobody up
there appears to have enough inter
est in him, or the law, to pursue the
men who murdered and cremated
him-Genius of Li6ertu,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
FARMERS COLUMN.
EDITED BY a FARMER.
The Demands.

Farmers Advocate, Iarboric N. G.
The Alliance demands adopted at
Ocala, Florids, are as plain and sim
pile as the English language can ex-
press them. They are put up in 1
business way, and their suthors have
plainly shown that they meant busi-
ness. These demands are made by
people who feel the need of them.
The laboring classes, by the aid
OF their leaders, have published their
wants. and told to the world that
they must have them. What has
been the consequence? Why, oppo.
sition of course, from every quarter
and denunciation from almost every
hand. Why all this? just because
some mans business is going to be
interfered with and some company
cannot make as much money as they
could before, if these demands are
granted by the law making bodies Of
our land. The great objections rails
ed come more from the ignorance of
the directors than any other source.
But none need despair on account Of
objections. All reform movements
that have ever been started, have at
first been the subject of sharp criti-
cism, and the instigators denounced
as traitors and natural born cranks.
In this position, just now is the All
lance. Its leaders are being attack
ed and the demands controverted by
bitter opposition. What these de-
mands are great many people do
not know, and further they do not
want to know, if in them they find
anything to cross their paths, how
ever wrong they may be, or however
reasonable these demands appear to
fair and unprejudced minds. The
Alliance has unfolded its banners to
the public and now let it be upheld
with dignity and honor to the prin-
ciples it so earnestly adheres to. The
Alliance demands, generated in the
domains of reason and justice, born
of necessity by the oppressed and
down-trodden, in this same spirit
should be sustained. Let every AL
lance man stick closely to the Ali.
ance demands, and allow no strife or
contention TO enter his mind. Let all
acquaint themselves with the issues
and be prepared on all occasions to
stand their ground in the face of OPP
position and denunciation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07

Secretary Foster denies that he
has ordered the Treasurer to hold
back payments on appropriations.
He does not and he cannot deny
that the Treasury Department has
refused to meet its current obliga-
tions, and that if it had met them
there would be no eavailable" cash
in the vaults to-day.
On the 1st Of September the
Treasury bookkeeping showed de-
ficiency of $23,O0O,000. The cash
was kept and the balance was forced
by adding to the Governments cash
assets moneys devoted by law to
certain determined purposes. Dur
ing the month of September the De
partment deliberately refused to pay
some appropriations and threw every
possible obstacle in the way Of the
payment Of others. The pension
list has been one of the sufferers, the
French spoliation claims another,
and it is abundantly evident that
the Secretary has either ordered
the putting off of the Governments
creditors or has assented to the post
ponement of their demands.
For The month of September, there
fore, he was enabled to make it APP
pear that his receipts had exceeded
his expenditures by $40, 1896 al
though as matter Of fact it is well
known that if he had undertaken to
meet all legitimate demands he
would have been in arrears.
During the first quarter of the cur
rent fiscal year, which ended Oct
lst, the expenditures of the Govern
ment provided for in appropriation
laws should have amounted to some
thing like 100000, 900, while the
receipts were actually $780, ,7S0-
deficiency of about $30,000,000.
The actual amount paid out was
$84, All ,633, so that the Government
is in arrears to its creditors for the
first quarter about $36,000,000.
The Secretary may not have issued
a written order that amount should
be held back, but the result is the
same as if he had, and he is taking
advantage Of the fact to boast Of the
solvency of his Department, as if he
could ever convince any one by any
bookkeeping device that can be in
vented that the Billion Dollar Con
gress, which appropriated 100000,
600 more than any Of it's predecessors,
was not extrayagant.--N. X. World.
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West Virginia is an unfortunate
State. Some of her people will go
crazy, and when they are out of their
minds do as other crazy people do.
Recently several unfortunate occur
rences took place in the hospital at
Weston which the Republican press
sliced upon and began TRADE
against the management of that in
stitution in particular and the Demo
cratic party in general. The manage
ment was accused of gross misman-
agement and the party villified upon
general principles. 1t so happens
that the Board of Directors of the
Hospital for the Insane has minority
representation upon it, and last week
the Board at one of its regular meet
ings appointed a committee to inves-
tigate the charges brought against
it by the Republican press. This COM
mittee was composed of both Demo
Gratis and Republicans, and after
making full and complete investi
CATION of every charge, came to the
unanimous conclusion that there had
been no neglect or mismanagement
on the part of any officials at the in
stitution and that the things com
planned OF were unavoidable. This.
of course, will not satisfy those pa
pers which delight in maligning ali
the institutions of the State, but it
will satisfy the people who are en-
quiring after the facts -Inder.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-11-07
A Pen Picture of the Mamm tn
Cave

On the first page of this issue is
presented to the readers of the New
DOMINION descriptive article by our
special correspondent. Of the great
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, for
which we claim especial merit.
Both in respect to the style of the
article, and in the marshaling of it's
details, its descriptive features, and
its whole conception, we think it is
seldom eXcelled in journalism. This
great world wonder has probably
never been more wildly described in
print, and its magnitude as well as
its awe inspiring effect upon the ex-
plorer, as portrayed in the personal
experience of our correspondent, has
never been more wildly conveyed by
the pen than in the article we pub
lish. Our correspondent has proved
herself an artist in this style of jour
nalism, which the owners of the Cave
will doubtless he glad to have visit
their property very often, if indeed
they do not seek to copyright the
product of the first visit.
This visitof the Press Association
to the Cave, which was the occasion
of our correspondent article, was
one fraught with many pleasant ex-
periences. The accommodation at
this resort are home-like and enjoy
able. They are in many respects
similar if not superior to those at the
White Sulphur Springs, although
less pretentious and less expensive.
They are of a character to make the
visitor glad that he is there and wish
to return again.
The excellent accommodations of
the Louisville Il Nashville Railroad
AOui are stiSO W iC tDtutiuutu
as contributing largely to the pleas
ure of a visit to the Cave. This is
the line which carries the tourist to
this popular resort. A branch from
the main line Of about nine miles in
length carries the passenger right to
the Cave. And nobody will have &C
casion to complain of the Railroad
Company for its facilities nr its want
of liberality in providing for the
comfort and plcasure'of the passen-
ger over this enterprising line.
Altogether the trip to the Nam
moth Cave is very enjoyable and
instructive one. 1t is one that pays.
1t is not second in interest to any OF
our noted American resorts, and we
have no doubt that many who read
an. A. US" description of it will
include it in their next Summers
outing,
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Georgetown.

GEORGETOWN, Nov. AT the sale of
H. N. M. Chips property Saturday the
property did not bring Mckinley prices
all the time.
Chips will move here to-day and Mil
Ter will 60 to the farm. Mrs. Teresa
Chips will hereafter be the P. NJ. at
this place.
The sick are all getting along favor
ably at present.
D. B. Stewart and wife made visit
to ID. N. Snider's at Palatine returning
yesterday
On last Monday saw-log rolled over
J. N. Cordray, OF Stewards Run, and
hurt him very badly, and the surprise
is, considering the facts, that he escaped
as well as he did. He is improving slow
ly
Nancy Catharine, daughter of James
Riggs died at her home on Indian Creek
Clay district, last Thursday. Mr.. r. has
lost his wife and 8 or daughters in the
last few years and the afflicted family
deserve much sympathy.
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Reward for any case of Catarrh that
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
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blood and mucus surfaces of the
system. Price, 75c per bottle.
"Sold by all Druggists.