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The National tribune., 1893-01-19
Eyesight
SAVED.

My boy had Scarlet Fe-
yer when 4 years old, Ieay-
Ing him very weak and
with blood poisoned with
canker. His eyes became
infiamed, his sufferings were
Intense, and for Z weeks lie
could not even open his
! yes ] began giving him
QHOOD'S SARSAPARIL-
LA, which soon cured him.
l know ID saved his sight,
ABBIE +. BLACKMAN. 1883
The National tribune., 1893-01-19
THE DEATH SPIDER,
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Frank Sheets, of Easton, Instantly
Killed on the z. r. Z.

Albert Sheets, living near Easton,
this county, received telegram last
Thursday stating that his son Frank
had been killed by the cars near
Derry Station, Pa. Mr.. Sheets at
once went to the scene of the acct
dent and brought the remains home
for interment.
Frank Sheets went from his home
some time ago and secured a posi-
tion as brakeman on a freight train
running from Fairchance TO Green's
burg. He went out on duty early
Thursday morning and was crossing
the train on the tops of the cars. In
attempting to step from enc car to
another he made fatal misstep. In.
stead of his foot reaching the car in
front it reached only space. He
went down between the cars and they
ran over him, mangling his body
terribly.
The train was stopped and his
railroad comrades gathered up the
remains and had them placed in a
casket. Next day they were brought
to his old home and on Friday in
TERED in Mt. Union Cemetery, fol-
lowed to their last resting place by
a large concourse of his former
friends and neighbors. Deceased
was ~ years old, and single.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
Laurel Point Local Items.

LAUREL POINT, Oct. 30.--D. w. Morris
was in Maryland last week buying stock
cattle. He brought home 80 head.
John Hare and Charley Hess are en-
gagipg turkeys for the Thanksgiving
market, at 6 cents. There are plenty OF
| them here.
Josiah Mercer and w. G. Scott finish
ed the new school house in the Bend
Saturday. 1t is good one.
Ed. Brown will work at the gun fac
tory when they begin operations.
s. W. Fleming has sold his fine Hol-
stein COW and invested in Jersey
Walter Rice will move TO his new
home in Marion county about the 18th
of November.
VIM. Brand will begin housekeeping
where Walter now lives.
John A. Thompson was visiting his
sister in Braxton county last week.
Eliza Snider, OF Washington county,
Pa, was shaking hands with his Laurel
Point friends last week.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Brewer is visiting
her daughter Mrs. Harry Jones at Davis
CITY.
Robt. Williams, of Preston county, was
here this week on business.
Mrs. Jarrett Linch has returned home
after an extended visit in the West.
May Hall is improving slowly
Owen Hawker, VIM. Brand and Elroy
Henry are ON the sick list.
T. NJ. Baker closed his music teaching
here last week for the winter. He will
teach in Barbour county this winter. He
taught two terms here and has given
perfect satisfaction. We can recommend
him to his new field as an excellent
teacher.
Ezekiel Morris was married last
Thursday to a Miss Shively, daughter
of Michael Shively.
Below is list OF the school teachers
in the vicinity of Laurel Point: Joe
Conway, Sugar Grove Sanford Fisher,
Louisville; Russell Ice, No. IL; Lou
Fetty, Coal Spring Jessie Henry, Union !;
Elroy and Willie Henry, Laurel Point !;
Luther Brand, Story Point.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
4 FoRazR AND FOOL.
He Makes A Clumsy EfEert to Play De-
tective-Catches a Monongalia
Girl fer s25.

A few days agoa man calling him
self Charles Lassen made q trip
through portions Of this county play
ing the dead beat. So far he only
succeeded in raising $25. and he got
that from a woman.
He came to this county from
Moundsville-to which place he will
return-and started to make a tour
of the more remote districts. The
first heard of him was in Clay dis
trict near Morley. He introduced
himself to Squire Tenant as a
wonderful detective, displaying de-
tective's badge, brace Of revolvers,
handouts, a contract alleged to be
signed by Sheriff Franzheim, of Ohio
county, in which it was stipulated
he was to receive 100000 for the ar
rest of murderer whose trail be was
now following, check for $25. sign
ed by Franzheim, and numerous other
evidences of his genuineness. Squire
Tenant was deceived by the rascal
and told the young woman it would
be all right to cash his check. The
same trick was tried on others in
that vicinity but did not succeed.
Sheriff Franzheim was notified of
the fellows movements and at once
came to this county on the hunt of
him. The Sheriff thinks he knows
the man and wants him to answer
for this and several other crimes, but
up to date has not been able to catch
him.
1t is thought the tough is the same
party who went to Wheeling last
spring and claimed to have been rob-
bed at hotel and was kept there in
Jail for two months to be used as
witness in the trial of the parties ac-
cused of robbing him. While in
Jail there he became quite chummy
with cheap forger who was then
awaiting trial and it is thought got
his ideas from him.
His ignorance and the clumsy
manner in which he does his tricks
will prevent him from quilting very
many people and lead to his arrest
soon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
Will Get on its Feet Again.

Speaking of the failure of the glass
company there, the Fairmont Inder
says:
The necessity for putting the con
Germ into the hands of receiver is
to be deplored, but it is gratifying
to know that it was occasioned Meth
er by lack of orders nor fair profits
on the manufacturers. In fact, under
economical management and careful
looking after the details of the bust
ness it would have made big money
last year, but many little leaks and
few bad contracts, which could
easily have been avoided, left no al
tentative but to put it in the hands
of a different management to save
the creditors harmless, and put it in
shape to get on its feet in the future
The assets of the concern will ag-
gregate more than its Indebtedness,
and we fully expect to see the CON
Germ pay every dollar of its indebted
ness and continue right along in
business. Its last years business
has demonstrated that it will pay
big money if properly managed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04

Begun the New Pine Line.

Many teams are now at work haul
ing the big 6 inch pipe to Cheat for
the new pipe line from here east.
The work of laying the pipe has be.
gun, that is, the preliminary part.
Laborers need not look around for
something to do. They can get
work on the pipe line for the asking.
Foremen and others who will be,
engaged on the line have been COM
ing into town for the past few days
laying in supplies for a winters job
in the mountains. Morgantown will
be headquarters till the line proceeds
to point where it is too inconven-
lent to come here for needed supplies.
The capacity of the pump station
will be increased in accordance with
the doubling of the carrying facili-
ties of the pipe line, which means
that after its completion double
force of station men will be located
here.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
Trinity Church Completed.

The first service for several weeks
in Trinity Protestant Episcopal
church was held on Sunday morning,
when Rev, DIR. Forrest, rector ofthe P.
E.Church at Clarksburg delivered the
sermon initiatory of the now compile
ted house of worship. Aside from
the sermon there was special festi-
val of song appropriately common
orative of the event.
Several weeks ago the church YES
try, for reasons of marked growth in
the number of communicates, made
arrangements for such changes to
the church as would double the seat
ing capacity Of their church. A
transcept was built, which is in shape
OF wings to the sides, making the
church in the form of a cross, the
altar in the rear, the former auditor
ium in front and the transcript sides
completing this effect. A basement
was also built, in which are located
the furnaces for furnishing hot air
heat. Electric lights were also put
in. The repairs and additions amount
to $1,000. The church was newly
painted throughout, and it's general
makes it quite beau.
tiful one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
TESTING BOTTOM.
Col. Golay DriIlers Find Coal Below
the River.

tue RIVER
For some time past Col. Golay
has had workmen drilling on the
river bottom near the old poor house
as a test for laying the foundation
of dam No. 10 of the extension of
the slackwater improvement in the
river. The test has been completed.
and he will send his report in to the
proper authorities at Washington,
who, if the report be accepted, will
order a beginning of the work on
the dam. They can only order a
beginning as there is but $4,000
left of the Monongahela improve
ment fund, but if beginning is
made it is reasonable to suppose
that additional appropriations to
complete the entire work of Stacking
the river from here to Fairmont
would be made.
The test drilling was made to a
depth of 40 feet. The object was to
find perfectly solid stone bottom,
but strictly speaking this was not
done. Coal and shale were encoun-
tered the entire distance at every
one of the many test holes made.
These are sufficiently solid, however,
at that depth to allow the building
of dam, it is thought The reply
to the reports will probably decide
whether this is true or not. These
tests being made where they were
show that the next dam will be 10
Gated somewhere between the mouth
of Coburn's Greek andsthe old Kerns
Mill.
Testing the bottom at other
places farther up. for the location of
the other dams necessary has not
been ordered. These tests do not
mean that the slackwater improve
ment is to at once be pushed TO com
pletion, and more's the pity,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04

C. B. CARNEY, one of the best
known and one of the leading citi-
zens Of Fairmont, gave the contract
for building house to Parkers-
burg man named Corder. The lat
ter did small part Of the work, and
on one pretext and another managed
to get 81, 525 from Mr.. Carney and
then left. Mr.. Carney had him ar
rested on Saturday last charging
him with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Mr.. Carney may re-
cover his money as we hope he will.
HlRscHMAS's have mems ovcrcoats
as low as $500. No use Of any body
freezing.
HIRscHMAN's are up to the times on
all the new styles Of Double Breas-
ted suits in chcviots and cassimeree.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04

4
Hon. George G. Stnrgiss vent te
Chicago last week to witness the
closing scenes at the Fair.
Capt. Miner Crawford, of Greens
boro, was business visitor here
last week.
Editor Burchinai, Of the Mounds
vile Herald, was here last week on
his way to Fayette County TO visit
his old home.
Will Joseph, Charlie Allebaugh
and Alvin Barthlow left Monday
morning for the wilds Of Webster
County, where they will hunt bear
and other big game for a week OF
ten days.
Miss Olive Dawson, who had been
visiting Mrs. Al. d. HelmicS at
Chenille, has returned, accompanied
by her niece, Sarah Helmick.
Albert Sloan has returned to his
home at Brownsville.
C. A. Hayes. j. F. Byrne, D. III.
Courtney VIM. Moorehead, Bernie
Morgan, George John, Adam Bower
and Arth Dorsey will leave to-mor-
row for the Muse neighborhood of
the high hills between here and
Kingwood to exterminate all the
varmints that the natives don't seem
to mind very much. The number
of dogs and other appurtenances
will be adequate to the undertaking.
DR.. Courtney has returned from a
trip to Richie county and the Bel
mont Oil field.
Miss Ella Copeman and George
W. Watson, of Kinewood, were visit
ing friends here last week.
DIR. j. Z. Hawthorne will some
time soon go to Ashyille, N. c., to
remain during the winter. In fact,
he is likely TO become a permanent
citizen of that famous health resort.
S. Fuller Glasscock will leave the
latter part of this week for Osceola,
Nevada, where be will take the posi-
tion ofprincipal of the public schools
of that place At the end of the
school year he will engage in the
practice of law at that place. Last
June Mr.. Glasscock graduated from
the law department of the Universe
ty. Before and since that time he
has been deputy clerk of the Circuit
Court He has an older brother liv-
ing in Osceola. He has the best
wishes of all that his life in the west
may prove pleasant and prosperous.
II. F. Rice has so far regained his
strength as to be able to be at his
place of business. The other men,
bers of his family are all improving.
L. p. Reay, who had been on an
extended official tour, is at bis Gran
vile home for few DAYS. Mr..
Reay's last work was in Pittsburg,
where he was busy for a month. He
has an office there in the government
building, as he has also in all the
cities where his business in the in
ternal revenue department calls him.
He is well and joyial as ever.
Mrs. Nalet, has returned from a
visit of month to her former home
in Putnam county
Mrs. Jane Lazier went to Wheeling
Tuesday, having been summoned by
a telegram announcing the serious
illness of Capt. John Mcclure.
Prof. Wiley left yesterday, to at
tend a meeting of the Board of Visi-
tors of the Women's College at Bal
timore, of which he is member.
Mrs. Jas. A. Comley and two sis
tiers, and Mrs. NJ. M. Conway, all
of Cass district, were among the la
dies who frightened the New DoMIN-
ION office yesterday for time by
their presence. Glad to see them
all.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
"Heroes and Heroism. -

BY his unmistakable sincerity in
his theme, DR.. James Hedley is one
of the heroes he spoke of in his lie
ture Thursday night, that is, be gave
evidence that he himself is a manly
man, and of such are the heroes in
this world was the idea which be
conveyed to large audience of de
lighted hearers.
His was the opening lecture of the
Banner Lecture Course. 1t goes far
to insure the Courses success. DIR.
Hedley captivated the people. He
came as most agreeable surprise.
His fame was known; the surprise
was the use he made of his subject.
1t was an eloquent, illogical, too)
condemnation of the thin tinsel and
veneer people who are too often wor-
shipped as heroes. He pointed to
homely examples for his heroes
there are true, good, honest, fair, up.
right men and women, they who un-
selfshly take time to infuse their
abundant supply of the milk of hu-
man kindness into others; men who
love their neighbors, they whose de-
yotion to duty is the aim of life
they are DIR. Hedley's heroes. His
audience agreed with him. He was
not dry nor monotonous. Interspers-
ed were anecdotes which took away
any semblance there could possibly
be of the entirely too serious, though
there was none of it where the Incl
dental stories were omitted.
Messrs. Dorsey and budding have
been observers, readers and students
for sufficient period to know the
first class from the inferior, by repu-
tation, at least, of the lecturers before
the people to-day. They will secure
none but the first class. The first
lecture was splendid, grand. They
knew it would be. They know the
Others to follow will be. Don't miss
a single one of the attractions these
young men will go to the trouble and
expense Of procuring.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
A Special Term.

Before the adjournment of court
on Thursday the famous case of Rice
and Others against Watts-the liv-
cry stable case-was called, and
there was not evidently due prepare
tion on either side to enter into the
trial. Thereupon Judge Hagans an
nounced that between Nov. Is and
20, there would be special session
of the circuit court to hear this
cause. This gives time for both
sides to present evidence, which they
had so far not done, and the court
could not, therefore, have decided
it at the recent session.
At the special November session
there is no doubt that the case will
be decided. The court is anxious to
decide it as either side is to have it
decided. The question is whether
or not William A. Watts is to be al
lowed TO build ard maintain livery
stable on his lot corner Spruce street
and Bumbo Lane. TO this there Ia
considerable objection by people liv-
ing contiguous to the site of the
projected establishment, claiming it
would be a nuisance, hence the le-
gel action.
The court stated that livery sta
Bile in itself is not nuisance, nor
does It make locality unhealthful,
but that by the manner in which
it is conducted it could readi.
ly be made nuisance. On this line
then the arguments pro and con
must be made.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04

Nor a squirt nor a sputter is in
the gas now, since the general re
pairs on the line.
New postmasters at nearby towns
are Hugh B. McCracken at Man
nington, and David H. Loar, at Reeds
vile.
THERE is but one company now in
the cadet corps. Formerly there
were three, but the number has been
reduced on account of so few cadets
this year. 1t is strange, that while
there are more students than ever
before, there are fewer cadets.
DUPLICATE whist, as played by the
Kalamazoo method, is becoming
quite popular here. 1t is not the
most enjoyable whist diversion, but
its method being new insures it's in
terest to not wane and its continuance
as pastime for a few months. at
any rate.
The services of Sergeant Bennett
are required at the postoffice during
the time the night mail is being
opened. The surging mass of mail
expectors mot intended for another
construction are now held in some
sort of check and the postal work
proceeds without the exasperating
Interruptions Of the time when Tim
was not there.
The fashionable mackintoshes for
the coming winter can be heard for
a mile. The plain black is relocated
by the strictly ultra, and the larger
the stripes and bars and greater con
trast ia colors will be nearer lust the
proper thing. This is an important
piece of news which affects all the
graver interests of the country and
will tend to increase Monongalia's
Republican majority.
DoNLEY's tobies continue to grow
IN favor among smokers and their
trade steadily grows, both wholes ale
and retail. Donley's do not confine
their stock TO tobies by any means
they have full line OF cigars that
retail at prices ranging from two to
fifty cents and great variety of to-
bacco. They also have fine stock
of smokers goods, including a line of
the famous Demuth pipes, than
which no better aremade. Give them
a call.
The first Of the series of hops to
be given under the auspices of the
Fortnightly Club took place at the
Council building Monday evening.
The Club.is composed of the greater
number Of young society people of
town, and almost the fall member
ship was present If the dances to
be given every two weeks bv the
Club are as delightful as the first
one, there is in store a great deal of
enjoyment for the members this
winter.
For three days last week the gas
line from here to the supply wells
was being overhauled, the first gen
eral repair of the line since it had
been laid in the spring of 1889, and
II is thought that this precaution
will serve to hinder breaks at times
when to be without gas is more of
an Inconvenience and discomfort than
this week, while the weather was
bad. No one complained Of being
without gas few hours each day Of
the three last week when II was con
sidered that It was done to prevent
being without II during the Finter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
Miss Halls Marriage.

The report of the duplicity of the
man who married Miss Mamie Hall,
a we'll known lady of Fairmont, is
doubted, and it is in all probability
sensational yarn Matched up by
some irresponsible correspondent.
The index in it's last issue con
cludes an item about the marriage
this wav:
There is no doubt about the mar
rage. The parties met in Chicago,
and Potter started to accompany
Miss Hall home, but they conclud-
ed to stop off at Tiffin and be mar
ried. But we do not credit the state
ment as to the character of the
groom. As soon as the ceremony
was performed Miss Hall advised
her father of the fact, and at last &C
counts both Mr.. and Mrs. Potter
were with Mr.. Hall in Chicago. If it
was true that a reward had been
offered for Potter's arrest, there
should be no difficulty in finding
him. We would advise the many
friends of the bride here to form
their opinions slowly and wait for
more information before making up
their judgments, for this is simply a
hasty marriage, many of (which have
turned out very happily.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
MaidsyiIle.

VAUDEVILLE, Oct 30.-The school at
this place will begin next week with
John Laird as teacher Most of the
schools Of Cass will begin at the same
time. There is likely to be an increased
interest taken in schoolwor during the
coming winter by teachers, pupils and
parents.
Eta Ridgway, and Messrs. Charles
Ridgway, Harry Sanders and Clyde
Sanders returned last week from the
Worlds Fair.
Another death from typhoid fever oc-
CURED some days ago near this place,
that OF VIM. F. Holt who was well known
in this county. He was about 40 years
old and unmarried. He leaves an aged
mother, three sisters and brother to
mourn his death.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-04
The Letter That Never Came.

Some time ago Col. Goiay sent a
letter, in which was embossed postal
note for certain amount, to Rose
dale, addressed to man to whom
the money was due. Time went by
and the Rosedale citizen failed to re,
ceive the expected remittance. In
about month some one went be
hind the store in which the Maids
vile post-office is kept and picked
up letter that had never been
opened. 1t was the Rosedale mans
letter that he longed for, but never
came. 1t was sent on.
Friday Postoffice Inspector Hooten,
of Grafton, and George Hogue, of the
Office here went down to Vaudeville
to look into the matter. They found
that there had been no attempt to ri
file the letter. The detention of the
letter was accidental, and due to not
an over abundance of care being ia
ken to see what became of all the
contents of mail bag.
There is box on the floor in
which all mail that is to be sent
farther is thrown. This letter
had been aimed at the box, but
missed it and had gone ON the floor.
The boy who swept out next morn
ing did not notice it and it was swept
out with the accumulated admix-
ture of matter of which all store
floors should be removed at least
once day. This was the theory
agreed upon, and now the Colonel
and the Rosedale man both breathe
freer, though the condition of the
Vaudeville postmaster respiratory
organs was not ascertained.