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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
REV. ]. b. FEATHER.
A Brief Biographical Sketch ofthe Vet.
eran Minister.
From the Conference Daily.

From the Conference Daily.
Rev. j. B. Feather is native of
Preston county, w. Va, and is now
in the sixtieth year of his age, and
the fortieth year of his ministry. He
was admitted into the Conference in
1854 but had travelled one year be-
fore under the Presiding Elder. Dur
ing part of this first year he preach
ed in Henry VOLTS carpenter shop
in Grafton, there being at that time
no church nor any other public
building in the place. Brother
Feather is still in the active work
and as full of life and energy as a
young man, and bids fair to have
many happy years Of faithful service
for the Master He is of joyial dis
position, looking on the bright side
of everything and never gets the
blues, but is always "happy on the
way" He has been very successful
in revival work and has taken nearly
two thousand persons into the
church during the forty years of his
ministry. He is warm personal
friend of the writer, having been pas
tor of a church in the community
where we were raised, and we learn
ed to love him when boy and our
appreciation has not diminished as
the years of manhood has come to
us
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
Half Rate to the Worlds Fair.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co., will run series of special excur-
sions to the Worlds Fair for which
excursion tickets to Chicago will be
sold at rate of one fare for the
round trip from Baltimore and all
stations west of there as far as the
Ohio river. The next dates selected
are October 4th, October 10th Oct.
18th and Oath. The special trains
will consist of first class vestibuled
day coaches, equipped with lavator.
les and other toilet conveniences and
an experienced Tourist Agent and a
train porter will accompany each
train, to look after the comfort OF
passengers. Stops for meals will be
made at meal stations en- route. The
tickets will be valid for the outward
journey on the special trains only
excepting that from way points they
will be honored on local trains to the
nearest station at which the special
trains are scheduled to stop. They
will be valid for return journey in
day coaches on all trains leaving
Chicago within ten days, including
date of sale. The rate from Morgan
town is 1880, from Fairmont $13
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
Col. Ben. Wilson Has Returned.

The following is taken from the
Littleton Independent of Colorado:
"Col. Bejamin Wilson of Clarks-
burg, w. Va, who has been here the
past month caring for his daughter,
Mrs. Wozencraft, left for his home
Tuesday evening. 1t was our pleas
ure to meet Col. Wilson during his
sojourn in our beautiful city, and we
found him to be a most agreeable
gentleman. He was courteous
and obliging to all and made friends
in our city who will not soon forget
him. Business matters at home de-
manded his immediate attention,
else he would not have returned so
soon. He disliked the idea of leav.
ing his sick daughter so far from
home, but he left her in the midst
of a large number of kind and loving
friends who will be unceasing in
their attentions toward her. We
hope to again meet Col. Wilson some
time in the future.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
A Splendid Orchestra.

The M. f. Sunday School Orches
ira was fortified last Sunday by the
addition of the Farrow family. In
fact the Farrow family constitutes a
whole orchestra itself On last Sun
day there were four of them playing
headed by Captain Farrow himself.
That they make good music will be
granted by hearing it. Capt. Far
row ought to be proud of his musical
family, and doubtless he is. The
Orchestra is equally proud of them.
This is one of the best Orchestras
we have ever had in Morgantown.
1t is great attraction at the NJ. E.
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing. 1t makes things cheerful and
inspiring. And now with the addi-
ton of the Farrow family the Or
chestra promises to gain more than
a local fame. When it, is once fully
organized it will beat the State, Go
and hear it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
OURS THE BEST.
West Virginia Has the Best state Coal
Exhibit at Chicago.

Maj. D. c. Boyee. Of Quiunimont
the coal and iron expert at the Col
umbian Exposition, says that West
Virginia's coal exhibit at the expo
sition is the best of all the State ex
hibits here, and that the Kentucky
exhibit is the next best. Maj. Boyce
is endeavoring to have an analysis
made of each specimen of coal sent
to the exposition and a statement
furnished each exhibitor, so that
each will be able to accurately rate
his coal.
The coal exhibit at the fair is very
full. There are specimens from
mines covering every State and ter
ritory in the Union. The thing thai
has attracted the greatest attention
in the coal exhibit probably is The
glass map made under the direction
of Maj. Boyee showing the coal de
posits in the United States, the mum
Der and thickness ofveins, etc. Thi;
map is placed in the gallery of the
mining building and a crowd of Wis
itors can always be found about il
studying the coal deposits. West
Virginia shows up well on the maj
as it does by its specimens among
the State exhibits, and it is attract
ing considerable attention from th,
visitors to the Fair.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
A Thumb Sawed on.

Mr.. Ell. Hoult,of Houlttown, call
ed at our Office on Monday, and was
carrying his right arm in sling, we
soon learned that he had met with
a serious accident. On Friday last
he was working in his saw and plan
ing mill, and while using a small cir
cular rip-saw. lost thumb, the ac-
cident happening, he says, almost In
twinkling. He sent to this place
for DR.. Jesse A. Jamison, who soon
reached him and dressed the wound.
Mr.. Hoult says the thumb was
thrown from the saw so quickly that
he did not see where it went, and it
could not be found that day. On
Sunday he looked for it again and
finally found it back of the saw a
considerable distance in some rub
bish. His wound is very painful,
but he thinks he is doing as well as
could be expected.-Fatrmon Vest
HirQtnidn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
TRAIN ROBBERS NEAR HOME.
A Reported Attempt to Hold up Is. Il
o. Express in Fayette County.

CoNNELLsvfLLE, September EFT
is rumored here today that an at
tempt was made last night to hold
UP the midnight express on the Bal
timore d Ohio railroad shortly after
the train left MeKeesport. The ru-
NOR is denied by the officials of the
company here, but there was consid.
cradle excitement on the train when
it arrived here last night about half
an hour late. One passenger said
that soon after the train had pulled
out Of McKeesport and had attained
a pretty fair speed it was suddenly
stopped. The trainmen all rushed
to the front and kept the passengers
back in the cars. 1t is supposed that
part of the band of train robbers
failed to carry out their part in the
work and the ones who stopped the
train made good their escape. The
train last night was heavy one and
filed mostly with passengers return
ing from Chicago In the express
car was $62, 900 in cash. 1t is seldom
that so large sum of money is car
ried on this train. During the palmy
days OF the Cooley gang plans we're
laid by them to hold up the same
train but were foiled by the railroad
company. That night the express
messenger had in charge $7l 900.
There is another rumor current here
at noon that last nights plans of the
train robbers were also foiled by the
railroad officials They got word
yesterday afternoon of the scheme to
hold up the train at Ellrod Station.
When the time came for the train to
leave freight No. SS was sent out as
the first section of the express. Ten
or twelve officers were on board
heavily armed AT Ellrod the train
was stopped and de-tracked. A
gang of strange men were there, hav-
ing loafed about all evening. In some
way they got an inkling Of the pres
enee of the officers and left before the
arrival of the express. The intention
of the robbers seems to have been to
flag the engineer, board the engine
and compel him to run about mile
above Ellrod, where confederates
would have been in waiting and were
to rob the mail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
The Oldest Members of the Conference

OF the original organizers of the
West Virginia M. E. Conference only
five charter members are now living,
four of whom are still in the Confer
ence. They are DR.. Gideon Martin,
DR.. j. L. Clark, Dr. A. J. LYDIA and
Rev. Benjamin Ison all of whom are
in attendance at the Conference now
in session here, and Rev. j. j. Dolli-
yer who has for several years past
been living in the west. DR.. j. L,
Clark and Gideon Martin are the
oldest men in the Conference the
former being 80 and the latter 70
years of age. DR.. Martin has beer
in the ministery Sc years having
been admitted in 1887 into the Pitts
burg Conference and DR.. Clark has
been minister for 50 years having
been admitted into the same Confer
ence in lS41.
Rev. Ison was admitted to the
Pittsburg Conference in 1S45 and ha;
therefore been in the ministry As
years. These four distinguished
ministers were all members of the
first West Virginia Conference ant
the only charter members now living
except Rev. Dolliver, of Iowa.-Graf
ton Sentinel.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
The Casselberry Wedding

The marriage of Rev. L. A. Linde-
muth and Miss Mary Casselberry
was announced in these columns
last week but before the interesting
event took place. A representative
of the Wheeling Intelligencer was
here and telegraphed his paper the
subjoined notice of it on the 9th !:
One of the most brilliant weddings
Morgantown has seen for a long
time took place at high noon at the
home of DR.. Casselberry to-day. II
was the marriage Of his daughter
Mary to Rev. L. A. Lindemuth, an
old Wheeling boy, but now of Moosic,
Pa. The bride was charmingly
dressed, and was given away by hel
father. The ceremony, which was
conducted by DR.. A. M. Buchanan, OF
Morgantown, and assisted by the
Rev j. L. Roemer, of Cleveland, O..
was performed beneath an artistically
constructed bell of smilax and roses
suspended from the middle Of the
room. The attendants were Misses
Madge A. Brown, Edna Hough
Lille Hagans, and Maud McVicker
The bride is one Of Morgantown' 4
most accomplished young ladies, and
the groom who is well-known il
Wheeling, is a graduate Of the Yves
Virginia University and later o
Princeton theological seminary Th'
many friends Of the happy coupl,
wish them much happiness in thei
new home, where Mr.. Lindemuth ha,
charge of a prosperous Presbyterian
church. The couple left on tn
evening train for Philadelphia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
LAMPS of any kind one could de-
sire at McVicker's drug store. The
prices are remarkably low.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable Real
Estate.

BY virtue of deed of trust, dated ON
the 9th day of May 1892, executed by
Elijah Rockwell to the undersigned,
Joseph Morelsnd rs trustee to secure TO
James II. Rogers the sum of Eight
Hundred and forty eight dollars due 10y
writing obligatory bearing the same
date as said trust, and made payable in
twelve months after said date, with in
terest from said date, which trust deed
is OF record In the office of the Clerk of
the County Court of Monongalia County
West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book No
4, at page as; willon
Saturday the ith day of November 1898,
beginning at one o'clock p M. of said
day, on the Public Ground In front of
the Court House of Monongalia County,
In Morgantown W. Va. sell to the high
est bidder the real estate mentioned and
described in said trust deed, the same
being the tract of62 ACRES OF LAND
situate ON the east side of the Monon-
gahela River in Union District, Monon-
gala County, West Virginia adjoining
lands of John II. Houston and others,
and being the same land conveyed to
the said Elijah Rockwell by LeeRoy
Kramer and David II. Chadwick and
their wives by deed dated on the lth
day of September 1879, recorded In the
said county clerks Office in Deed Book
No 10, New Series at page 32i.
Said land is more particularly describ-
ed by metes and bounds in the deed of
trust aforesaid, to which reference Is
made.
TERMS OF SALE:
One third of the purchase money will
he cash in hand. One third thereof
With interest in one year, and the resi-
due thereof with interest, in two years
from the day of sale, taking from the
purchaser his notes, with good security,
for the deferred payments, and retaining
the legal title as further security,
JOSEPH MoRELAND, trustee.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
Reedsyille.

REKpsvrLrE, w. Va, Sept. 80, 1895
The box supper and ice cream festival
given by the ladies OF the NJ. Il. church.
was well attended and proved quite q
success both socially and financially,
Rev. Mr.. Skidmore and wife returned
home from Grafton Wednesday where
they were attending the NJ L. Confer
ence.
We welcome Bro. skidmore back to
remain another year with us.
Rev. Mr.. Bennett, of the Baptist
church, delivered an able sermon on
Sunday last at Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. II. II. Reed who has been quite
sick for several days is slowly improy-
ing.
Miss Helen Fairfax who has been dan
gerously ill of typhoid fever for some
weeks, is thought to be improving some
what.
Miss 0levia Fairfax and.E. Simms at
tended the funeral of DIR. John d. Hall,
at Morgantown Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. linn returned home
from Grafton Tuesday, after spending a
few days visiting and attending confer
ence at that place.
Mrs. J. s. Loar returned from visiting
friends and relatives in Fetterman and
Grafton last week accompanied by her
brother William Freburn, OF Nebraska,
who came TO visit Mrs. Loar and other
relatives and friends here.
| Miss Florence Shafer of Gladesville
was the guest of Miss Annie linn q
couple OF days last week.
Mrs. John w. Guseman and Mrs
Keck are visiting at Halleck this week
Mrs. Jane Brown, of Kingwood, il
visiting friends near here.
The Epworth League at this place il
in fourishing condition.
Mrs. S. r. Guseman, Of Tunnelton
has been spending some time witt
friends here.i
Mr.. Charlie Yeager, of Randall, wal
calling on his best girl here last Sunday
Jack Frost came little too soon ant
on the night OF the 2Sth nipped some o
the corn on low ground that was not il
shock.
! Farmers are all busily engaged cutting
corn and preparing in general for winter
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
Little Falls Locals.

LITTLE FAILS, Oct. Jesse Shuttles-
worth loaded a car of sheep and cattle
here last week. He took them to Gath
ersburg, Md.
Chas. F. Summers and Mack Malone
start to the Worlds Fair Oct. 4th and
J. M. Jacobs goes east tonight to buy
goods.
Holland & Haigh are the champion
threshers in this section. They started
in July and are still threshing.
start to Martins Ferry, Ohio, to-day tc
be gone about week.
VIM. J. Summers who has been haul
ing walnut logs for Harvey Fisher for
the past two weeks is at home again.
Ed. Jacobs paid Fairmont a flying
visit Saturday and yesterday.
j. w. Maddox loaded up fine car Of
export lumber here last week. The lum
Der was delivered here by the Musgrave
Bros.
Mrs. Malinda Yost, of Fairview, Mar
ion county, is visiting her brothers r
H. and j. ii. Jones'.
II. G. Blaney and wife attended the
M. L. conference at Grafton last week
and Mrs. T. V. Steele was visiting nea
MaluSVlile tne past week.
The county roads are in the finest con
dition we ever saw them. Good weather
good overseers and the road machines
the cause.
The new school houses at Uffingtor
and at Grant will soon be completed
and we trust that ere many days tn,
long needed one here will be under goot
Roadway.
Our people are already talking Bar
NUNS show. Set back your houses anC
make room for the biggest crowd Nor
gantown ever saw. There should be tw'
extra trains that day, one in the morn
ing and one to leave Morgantown ate
the night show.
The Singing school at Pisgah ant
Frum's school closed yesterday with
nice treat each for all the young people
Miss Lucy Donley, of Morgantown
has been visiting Misses Grace and Alic
Frum since our last writing. Also Mis-
Minnie Hood, of Louisville, was visiting
Mrs. Hugh Hood the past week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
The b. & O's Coming Report.

The indications are that the Bal
timore & Ohio report at the Septem-
Der meeting will be very favorable. 1t
is well known that the company has
effected a remarkable reduction in
expenses, and that heavy increase
in Chicago travel has Offset the
shrinkage in freight receipts suffered
by the B. d o. in common with other
roads. Its stock has advanced with
the market and is now firm.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
Highest of all in Leavening Power-LatestU s Govt Report
Re! R Rsxs:s1
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Laurel Point.

LAUREL PORN, Oct. Jack Frost has
been regular visitor here for week
past.
Corn is all in shock and wheat nearly
all sown. The next will be the winters
supply Of coal. Apple picking will be OF
short duration this year.
Josiah Mercer and his force OF hands
will begin the erection of new school
house near l. c. Rich in few days.
Clark Baker has been at John Cor
dray's on Stewards Run doing some tin
roofing.
DIR. Dawson, of Cameron, with his wife
and babe were guests of DR.. Henry re-
Gently.
Charley Baker, of Bakers Ridge, was
among his Laurel Point friends Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. John Stevens was visiting her
sons at Fairmont last week.
Miss Anna Camp was recently visiting
Mrs. L, NJ. Potter.
John Youst's new house is almost
completed.
Charley and Maud Jones were at Fair
mont yesterday visiting their sister Mrs.
Stevens,
There is considerable sickness near
here. VIM. Hess is lying quite low with
complication OF diseases and four OF
J. X. Halls family are sick.
Rev. ID. A. Friend preached here yes
terday and took five new members into
the church.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
Death or DR.. J. D. Hall.
The Delphi Indiana Journal.


Death claimed manly man when
it laid it's hand upon Dr.J.D. Hall, of
Camden, at midnight, Sunday night.
For five weeks, typhoid fever, that
implacable and insidious foe, kept
up an unwavering attack, and it
found it's victim brave and heroic
man, but the time came when ex-
hausted nature could no longer keep
up the fight and the conqeror of all
reigned supreme.
DR. Hall came to Camden from his
old home in West Virginia, about
eight years ago and his geniality,
honesty and integrity soon won for
him foremost place in the commun-
ity in which he lived. He was al
ways open-hearted, frank and honor
able; possessed of quick sympathies
and generous impulses and it is hard
to think that his familiar figure will
never be seen on our streets again.
He was almost a giant in stature
but his heart was as tender as lit
tie child's. Ifhe had one enemy the
Journal never heard his name
DR.. Hall was a graduate of the
Louisville Medical College and dur
ing the four years of the Harrison
administration was a member of the
Pension board of this county. His
heart was always inclined to the
wounded and diseased veterans
and he shared equally with his asso-
ciates on the board the friendship
and high regard of the members of
the Grand Army. He was one of the
originators of the Carol County
Fair Association and for several
years acted as it's secretary.
In politics he was republican, a
stalwart, aggressive republican, and
no mans counsel was ever given
more weight by the party than was
his. He was fearless, courageous
and loyal to his political convictions
always respected alike by friend
and foe. For years he was mem
Der of the County Central Commit
tee, and in all that time he never
missed meeting.
In 1875 DIR. Hall was united in
marriage to Miss Rebecca Fairfax
To them one child was born, a brigh,
and winsome child, and when disease
touched it and it died light went
out of that home that never returned
Mrs. Hall, now bereft of both hus
band and child, will return to hel
home in West Virginia for future
residence, whittier the remains OF
DR.. Hall we're conveyed for inter
ment Monday. DR.. Jesse Hall broth
er of the deceased, who was with hin
during his entire illness, accompan
led the grief stricken wife on hel
sorrowful journey.
The Journal feels personal sor
row in the death of DR.. Hall. HI
was always q welcome guest at thi,
office, and he seldom came to DELPHI
that he did not stop to let US know
that the "mountain is still moving,
as he once put it. Always true
brave and faithful he goes hence, hi
name untarnished and his integ
rity unspotted. He is now at res
near the place of his birth. Hi
friends here will long cherish hi
memory, and as they think ofhi
grave in the mountains ofWest Vir
ginia, they will hope that the rail
may fall on it lightly, and that tn
winds Of winter may touch 1t gently
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-10-07
The Sick List.

Miss Rebecca Evans who has been
i'll for several weeks is steadily i'm
proving.
The members Of III. F. Rice's fam
lily who have been suffering from fever
are all recovering.
Ed. Shank is quite ILL., His dis.
ease is pronounced fever.
Biggs and Lorentz Danser, sons Of
VIM. Danser, are quite i'll. Both are
reported better.
Ex-Sheriff B. M. Jones is very i'll
of typhoid fever.
A little son of George Smith who
lives near the foot of Walnut street
is sick.
Nellie White and Charlie Steele
who were reported to have diphther
ia are both well.
Two cases of scarlatina are repor
ted: little daughter of DIR. Fitcl
and little daughter of VIM E. Price
Mrs. Uriah Moore is quite low bu
is reported better.
Rumors of fever and other malig
nant diseases prevailing are wild ant
untruthful. The above list includes
about all who are i'll in this vicinity