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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26

According to an exchange, the aban-
doned farms in the east are being grad
ually taken up again. and it is suggested
that not merely can their fertility be re-
stored by means of stock, but that the
latter might be 50 improved and devel-
oped as to take the place now held by
England as the home of pure bred stock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26

JOhN H. GEAR IL years OF age De
came resident of Burlington. He had no
money and very little education, but he was
as Industrious and ambitious as he was
poor and uneducated. The only opening
before him was clerkship which paid $50
a year and gave him his board and washing
as well.
For about six years there was very little
besides board and clothes in life for Mr.
Gear, but finally he earned an interest in a
Burlington grocery house and established a
very successful wholesale business. Early
in life he took an interest in politics and in
1863 became the-frst Republican mayor of
Burlington. He was elected member Of
the fourteenth general assembly and after
a desperate deadlock in 1878 was chosen
speaker of the legislature. He gave the
state one of the shortest and most business
like sessions in its history and was again
elected speaker in 1874.
BY this time he was a shrewd, self edu-
Gated business man, and his reputation rs
a politician had made him one of the prom
inent men in Iowa. In 1877 he was nom
mated for governor on the Republican tick
ct and although there were four different
party nominations he was elected, but by a
minority vote. Two years later he was re-
elected by a plurality of 10000 Mr.. Geal
gave his approval to number of prohibi
ton measures and showed such executive
ability that he won the sobriquet "Old
Business" He has been elected congress
man thrice and was assistant secretary Of
the treasury under President Harrison. Mrs
Gear is a bright brainy woman, aud hel
husband asserts that her superior as poll
tician is not to be found in Iowa.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26
A Light Frame Building With Shed Roo
For Two Breeds.

EXTERIOR VIEW OF POULTRY HOUSE.
lowest cost serviceable poultry house
that can be devised. 1t has "shed"
roof, but the usual stiffness of that sort
of construction is relieved by neat fin
ish around the top. The frame may be
comparatively light, as the up and down
boarding assists greatly in supporting
the roof The sides and floor are of
matched boarding, and if the tongues
and grooves are covered with white lead
when the boards are laid an increase of
warmth will be secured. The sides
should be neatly covered inside with
tarred or the red, resinous paper used by
builders, and kept in place by the big
headed tacks that are made for use with
such paper. Laths used for this purpose
harbor vermin.
The interior arrangement needs expla-
nation. The platforms extend under the
roosts from the ends of the building to
either side of the hall. Directly under
the platforms and accessible for gather
ing eggs from the hall are the nests-a
double row of them. This gives great
convenience and also affords shade for
the nests, which fowls desire The water
fountain, accessible from both pens, can
be filled from the hall
Windows are provided only on the
south side. A mistake is often made in
having too much window space, letting
in too much heat i'll summer and let
ting out too much heat by radiation in
winter, especially at night A barrel
should be kept under each platform aud
the droppings frequently scraped from
them into the barrels. If the bottom of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26

ress of affairs. Ev-
cry b Cd V recog
nizes him as a per
son Of omniscient
wisdom and vast
influence. and he
himself modest
ly admits that
the government
would 20 to t e
bowwows if it
were not for his
careful guidance
and watchful SUI
pervision. You see
him everywhere,
-. lls
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26

has been honored
with TIE highest
Offices The Repub-
licanSof the com
monwealth had at
their disposal. Mr..
Gears life story
reads much like
that of every other
American who has
risen from a very
humble position to
the pinnacle of
I success. He was
born in Ithaca, n.
Y, 6S years ago,
and when only
- r
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26

each pen is covered to a depth of four or
five inches with dry loan or road dust,
a shovelful may then be dipped up and
scattered over the platforms and over the
droppings in the barrels.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26
sJWA's NEW SENATOR.
John Gear Is Called "OId Business" and
Is n Self Made Man.

IL n Self Made Man.
While it would be hardly dignifled to say
that the house of representatives is the kin
dergarten of the United States senate, there
would be considerable foundation for the
idea in the multitude of eminent senators
who have stepped from the lower into the
upper branch of congress. The latest con-
gressm"1 to be elected senator is John H.
Gear, " 40 has just been chosen to succeed
in Washington.
For 40 years Mr.. Gear has lived in large,
old fashioned mansion on North Fourth
street. Burlington, and during this time he
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-01-26
cARLlsLE'A PRIVATE SECRETARY.

Mr.. Van Sender Is One of Many Successful
Newspaper Men In Washington.
The newspaper man is very mucI ii CT
dence at the national capital, where he di
vdes his time between coaching statesmen
and keeping the public posted on the prog
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
At Georgetown-General News and
Notes.

GEORGETOWN, March II, 1S94.-We
have quite serious accident to chroni-
Gle.
this place, was coming home from
church at Cold Spring Thursday night
in company with other young men,
when he fell into hole where some
rock had been quarried, and was badly
hurt, He was carried by his comrades
to house and taken home in convey
moned, but finding him badly injured
had DR.. Brock sent for and together
they rendered such medical and surgical
young man will recover from his injur-
les in due course of time.
The new store of Barker Brothers
will open here during the week.
Schools will soon close-some have
closed already.
The Stewards Run school will close
Friday with an Entertainment at night
Papers will likely be sent on for a
change of mail route and new postof-
fee or two. 1t will either be a new
route from Arnettsville or Georgetown
via Stewards Run to Shuman Heights,
or change in the route to Hagans.
G. w. Roby has sold his property
where he lives to E. ]. Michael and will
move next week to the farm of Garrett
Conn.
A, wedding was reported near here
last Wednesday night, Mr. j. Fisher and
Miss Anna Arnett being the twain
made happy.
Miss Anna Camp is visiting friends in
this vicinity now.
Mrs. Helen Michael and James II
Cordray and others Of his family have
been sick lately.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Mysterious Shooting.
Fairmont Index.

Last Tuesday night Miss Ethel
Rymer, an employe of the Continen-
tai Hotel, in this place, was passing
along the rear hall, in the second
story of that building, when a man
deliberately fired a shot at her from
small revolver. The ball passed
very near her body and went out a
rear window, breaking the glass. 1t
was about eight O'Clock when the
shooting occurred, and the light in
the hall was turned down so low that
she could not recognize her assail-
ant. Fortunately the lady escaped
injury. The shot was heard by a
number of the boarders who room on
that floor, There are various theo-
ries advanced about this shooting,
none of them may he correct, but it
is believed about the hotel that it
was an effort to intimidate Miss Ry
mer, who is an important witness in
a certain prosecution now pending
in the Circuit Court for larceny.
Who did the shooting is not known
but if the theory of the people is cor
rect he had been so bold lately that
his identity is sure to be discovered.
He should be found out and severely
punished
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

The town, by an officer, now lights
and extinguishes the street gas fam
beaux, according to the prefer made
by council Of $40 month additional
pay for doing the work. The gas
com Dany reduces the lighting bill
SIS month for the town doing this
work, and the town is a saver by IS
a month. Officer Joseph attends to
this part of the work. He and Ser
geant Bennett made another division
of time in guarding the peace, begin
ming Saturday night, by which Ben
nett is on all day from 6 to 6 and
Joseph all night from 6 to 6, so that
Joseph is on during the hours Of
both lighting and putting out, and
he therefore gets the benefit of the
recently established perquisite.
The impression got abroad from
the report in this paper of councils
action on the gas companv's lighting
proposition that by the reduction of
paying for eight lights less that
meant a reduction in the number on
the street. That is wrong. There
are 70 lights. OF these the town will
pay for but 65, private parties pay
ing for some and each church getting
free, making eight in all which
the streets are benefited by but
which the town treasury is not liable
for.
The officers are needing the words
of warning from the council regard
ing a rigid enforcement of the COW
ordinance, and it would seem that
these words are also needed by COW
owners. Bovines wandering on the
streets are few and what there are
are driven to the pound, and there is
a tariff of 81 placed upon each ones
release. Disregard for this ordinance,
born of long indulgence, had sprung
up, but it has now sprung the other
way.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Coming Nuptials.

The social lassitude incident to
the period transporting is to be dis
PEELED by a wedding, on the 21st
inst, considerable and widespread
interest, the general favor and popu-
larity of the bride to be and the large
acquaintanceship of the groem-elect
centering in the coming nuptials an
unusual share of attention. The
finely executed invitations which
have been sent to friends generally
contain the following self-explanato-
ry form:
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Brown
request your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Margaret Anna
to
Mr.. Herman q. Stoetzer,
Wed'y afternoon, March twenty-frst,
eighteen hundred and ninetyfour
at one O'Clock.
South Morgantown,
West Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Greene and Monongalia Will be Deyel-
Oped Together.

the following from the Waynes-
burg Republican tells of some pro-
posed oil developments, and the same
field mentioned is the ne extending
into Monongalia
The attention Of oil operators
seems TO be centered on Greene eoun-
ty at present and the indications are
that the county will be pretty thor
oughly tested for oil the coming sum
mer. Guffey d Queen are having
three wells drilled in the western
part Of the county. The Carnegie
Company is drilling well in Nor
gan township on the northern border,
Guffey d Queen, the South Penn
Company, w. T. Mellon and the Bat.
telle Company, will all drill wells in
Wayne township, which is south of
Waynesburg, and f. NJ. Hukill and
several other companies will operate
along Dnnkard creek in the south
eastern part of the county. Greene
county lies between the West Virgin
ia and Washington county oil fields
and the general opinion prevails that
several good pools Of the greasy aaid
will be found in this county"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
THE FAMOUS PEARRE CASE.
Again before the Public-George wants
the Bail He Paid for His Brother
Returned.

Many people here are familiar
with the history of the case Of j. G.
Pearre who was found guilty of Grim
nal assault on a lady in Baltimore
some years ago, the defendant hav-
ing been in Morgantown great deal
in his younger days. Pearre was
found guilty and the judgment was
affirmed by the court of appeals
Pearre failed to appear on the day
set for sentence and his bond of So
900 was declared forfeited. His
brother Geo. A. Pearre, now mem
Der of the Mary land state senate and
some other gentlemen were the
bondsmen; the former promptly
paid over the money to the Sheriff Of
Baltimore county.
A few days ago bill was intro
duced in the general assembly of
Maryland to return Mr.. Pearre the
money, the amount of the forfeited
bond and bill passed to its record
reading
Upon a cursory examination, how
ever, of the records of the State
treasuryno itemized record was found
of the receipt of the amount of the
recognizance The treasury officials
did not have the date Of the payment
of the bond, which added to the in
definiteness of the examination.
Senator Pearre then left Annapolis
and went to Baltimore 30 secure the
official record of the date of pay
ment. He was given a certified copy
of the record by Mr.. Hiram G. bud
ley, clerk of the Criminal Court,
showing that the sum of $4,000 had
been paid by Senator Pearre to ex
Sheriff Henry G. Fledderman on
May 81, 1886.
An act of the Legislature empow
ers the sheriff of Baltimore to deduct
from the amount Of fines and forfeit
ures received certain expenses of the
sherif's office. The recognizance
forfeited in the Pearre case may have
been turned in, together with other
forfeitures and the fines, with these
certain expenses deducted, and,
while there may be no itemized re-
cord of its receipt on the books of
the treasury department, it may
have been received there with its
identity concealed in sum total of
other moneys turned over at the
same time. This is the explanation
given by officials Of the Criminal
Court Senator Pearre and ex- sher-
itf Fledderman will go to Annapolis
to make further investigation.
1t seems they have a rather loose
way of doing business in Baltimore
county. But it is probable George
will be BILE to get his money back
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Point Marion News Notes.

PoINT MARION, Penna. March 12-Who
ever saw as much beautiful weather in
March?
Business in our town is good consid-
ering the hard times elsewhere.
We have some houses building that
will be ready to occupy April /.
Our new borough lookup will soon be
finished and ready for business.
Dewing & Sons mill started last week
working about 40 men. They have
enough logs to run two months, and
ten million feet of saw logs in Cheat be-
low Rowlesburg on the way here,
making in all "a ,000,0 feet that will
have to come out ON the first big rise in
Cheat.
Mr.. Dewing was here last week. He
reports business in Kalamazoo. Michi-
gan very dull
Everything promises a good business
this summer in this community with the
prospect of the p. r. K. coming up on
the Green county side OF the river.
Elder W. w. Winbigler is holding a
protracted meeting at the Disciple S
church. One accession so far with a
good attendance. One hundred and
sixty-one members have been added to
the Disciples church in Uniontown
within the past few weeks and still the
meeting goes on. Also quite a large
number OF converts have been added to
the other church in this section OF the
county.
G. X. Sadler has gained his suit in
the Uniontown courts with Spraig the
bunco man, for $40, 900. The jury, after
hearing the evidence decided the case
in Is minutes in Sadler's favor.
The b. 4 O. depot here is being finish
ed in good STYLE and will be ready for
business in few days.
1t surely will not be long until trains
will be running through regularly. The
switch from the bridge to Dewing's mill
will soon be finished.
The Point Marion brick works will
soon be ready for operation. The COM
pany expects to push the work along as
fast as possible to get brick ready fol
the spring trade. We have fine clay
here for the purpose.
The coal works near Cheat Haven are
being opened in readiness to ship coal
They are located on the b & O.. at the
head Of slackwater on Cheat, so they
can ship by rail on boat.
I. j. Keiser has started up new dry
goods and notion store. Also a good
line of carpets, stoves and house goods
Mr.. Stone has rented the Keiser, Hol
bert 4 Co. grist mill for the next year
ALI. is full of business and will make i
go.
Mr.. T. f. Wright and family, of Chi
cago, are here on visit. They will G,
into the hotel business in Uniontown
April LIST.
Mrs. John Shroyer, an aged lady i
quite sick at this time. Mrs. Frank Ii
vim is also quite low with consumption
The sugar season is over for the pres
ent.
| John A. Clark's mill runs regularl
with plenty Of logs on hand,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Lectures Before the Law Glass.

The University Law class of "a is
not only the largest, having register
ed 81 members, but it is the most
progressive class the University has
ever had. Some of its leading mem
bers having recognized the fact that
every specially of the law cannot be
completely covered by the two Pro
fessors in the law department in the
short space of nine months, agitated
the question of inviting the leading
lawyers and jurists of the state to
deliver lectures on their specialties
before the class during the next
three months. A committee compos
ed of Messrs Davenport, May, Hart
meyer and McWhorter, were appoin-
ted for that purpose. The committee
extended invitations to, among 9TH
ers, Hon. Jno. A. Howard, Governor
MacCorkle, Judge Daniel B. Lucas,
Judge Jno. j. Jackson and Geo. c.
Sturgiss, most of whom have favor
ably responded.
The first lecture of the series will
be given at Commencement Hall on
the evening of March 22nd, by Hon.
Jno. A. Howard, Prosecuting Attor-
nev of Ohio county, on the subject
of "Criminal law and Procedure y
The lecture will be free to all. the
committee desiring that every one
might have an opportunity of hear
ing this interesting lecturer
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
School Report.

Following is true report for the
Iowa school for the term beginning Nov.
6 and ending;
Per cent Of daily attendance for each
month and for the term, LIST month,
boys So, girls ~, total, 81 2nd. month,
boys SO, girls 81, total s6l3. 3rd month
boys 81, girls s6, total s4le For term,
boys Sc, girls IS. total 81 ;. Average
daily attendance, boys ID, girls o, total
%. Average age of boys -, girls IL,
general average II. Those that were
neither absent nor tardy were Anna
Tenant, Edna Foley, and Ida Martin,
Jacob l.. Tenant, Arley Walls, James
l.. Tenant, Thomas Foley, and Earl
Shriver. | am greatly thankful to
Trustees Parents and others for their
influence for the good OF the school, and
also am | thankful to the people of the
vicinity for the excellent manner in
which they have treated me during the
past winter
Respectfully,
DAVID e. Clark teacher
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17

Jere Joseph and family will re-
move in short time from the mil
ler's house near the Decker's Greek
Mills to his residence on his farm
near Chestnut ridge His time will
be devoted in future to agriculture.
His home has been thoroughly over
hauled and repaired and has the lux
urious comfort and convenience Of
natural gas. He will prosper, and
now, may he live long.
John G. Anderson and family left
to-day to visit his brother, Rev. w.
f. Anderson, at Kingston, n. Y.
Their visit viii be for two weeks.
Mrs. Z. d. Clear and her sister-in
law Mrs. Addison returned from
Monongahela City ON Monday &C
companied by Miss Susie Dewalt
and Miss Ida Teeple, two very
bright, pretty young ladies of that
place, who will visit Mrs. Clear for a
time.
Mrs. S. NJ. Jacobs, of Palatine, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. NJ. Bennett.
A. B. Boughner and Geo. NJ.
John are in Pittsburg on a business
and pleasure trip. They intend to
show Pittsburghers the advantages
they will gain by trading with West
Virginia.
Major J. C. Anderson, of Charles
ton, was here yesterday on business.
The Major has long been the lead
ing insurance man of this state.
He is very excellent gentleman.
Mrs. Casandra Patton, of Dayton,
Ohio, is visiting the family of her
brother, w Henry Dorsey.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Watson has returned
from trip to Pittsburg.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
News Notes From smithtown.

SMlrHrowN, W Va. March y, 1891
Messrs. Weaver, Gonso q Cantner, of
Chambersburg Pa, are putting in the
roller mill for Thos NJ. Jolliife.
Thos. +. Watson is now preparing
stocks for the purpose OF dehorning his
yearling and two year old cattle.
w. w. Jolliffe, whose foot was badly
mashed in the mill. has discarded
crutches and cane and is able to lobble
about.
Mary Ann Jenkins (eolored) is still
very sick Mrs. Lucy Rumble and
daughter Donna, of Uniontown, and
Harrison Berry are with her in her ILL
ness.
Francis Stansberry, who has been
ailing for some time is again at work.
A son Of Emery Haun, OF Catawba,
fell last Monday and broke his arm and
dislocated the elbow.
David O. Morgan, of Harrison Co.,
brought his daughter Fanny down for
an extended visit to relations in this
vicinity. Mr.. Morgan returned home
Friday.
Miss Annie Mortified, of Mt Har-
mony, Marion Co., was visiting relations
here last week
Mrs. Eliza Smith OF Morgantown was
at G. ID. Malone's few days the past
week.
Miss Ora Powell OF Frisco, Marion Co.
is now staying at Thos. NJ. Jolliife's.
Creed A. Powell is travelling through
the country selling phosphate, and
meeting with good success.
The school at Mt. Harmony Marion
Co., closed last Tuesday and on We'd
nesday the teacher, Mr.. Bruce Hill,
moved his family from this place to his
| fathers near Winfield.
! Messrs. Hill and Holt have several
teams hauling lumber from their mill
near Anita to Catawba where it is load
ed for shipment.
The protracted meeting at Opekiska
school house, held by Rev. Holt, is pro
crossing finely and is well attended, es
pecially from here.
Rev Foster of the =. +. church
preached here last Monday night.
Malone's Comedy company is again
at home.
Our literary society is progressing un
der the presidency Of f. l.. Conway.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-17
Girls, take Lessons in Prof. Aldrick S
Department.
Boston Herald

A young woman who has recently
taken the degree of electrical engin
eer is now employed by the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company of Pittsburg. Both she
and her brother are employed in the
mathematical department of this es-
tablishment, and both display phe-
nomenal mathematical abilities. The
sister and brother are very highly
esteemed by the heads of the com
pany and regarded as valuable en-
ployes, but it has been noticed that
college education has impaired grace
and polish to the girl, while her
brother remains somewhat rustic,
though bright and thoroughly like
able young man. This is only an
other indication of feminine adapta-
bility, and gives added proof that a
clever woman has wider, brighter
future than a clever man,of the same
education and under the same con
ditions.