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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
DUG 1T OUT.
Railroad Hands Dig Up the Sewer al
Night

Exaggerated reports of the diff
Guilty between the town authorities
and the railroad in reference to the
sewer that empties into the river at
the mouth of Decker's Creek have
been sent to the Pittsburg and 9th
err papers. These reports would in
dictate that there was war but The
fact is everything is quiet and there
will likely be no more trouble. For
several months the town has been
waiting to secure the right of way
for the sewer under the railroad
bridge at the mouth of Decker's
Creek, but never received any at
tention Last week a force of work
men put in the sewer through Foun-
dry street and run straight over the
bank and into the river at the mouth
of the creek. On FRIDAY night about
| o'clock car load of section hands
were brought up the railroad and be-
fore it became known they had dug
up the sewer, thrown out the tile
and filled up the trench, and then
left as quietly as they came. The
railroad claims that the sewer will
contaminate their water supply as it
is too near the pump house, and
above it, but offer the right of way
if the town will place it so that it
can empty into the river near the
wharf. The town thinks the expense
too great to build this extra distance
and refuses to do so. In all proba-
bility the matter will be amicably
settled and the sewer be put in un-
der the bridge where it was first
laid. There are no threats to con
demn the bridge over Walnut street,
but it is possible to compel the com
pany to remove part of the trest-
ling from that street.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
THAT SCHOOL BOARD ORDER.
Pupils from Other Districts not to be
Admitted.

The school board Of the Morgan
town Independent district recently
passed an order that is causing con
siderable comment in the suburbs.
The order excludes all pupils from
the school who reside outside Of the
district. A member of the board ex-
planned to the New DOMINION that
the move was necessary for the rea-
son that the school was overcrowd
ed. There are nearly six hundred
children of school age in 'he district
and in three of the rooms lilo enroll
ment is So each. The attendance
ACREAGE over IS to each room.
There have been IS from neighbor-
ing districts attending the school and
it is claimed the teachers are over
worked and are unable to do justice
to the pupils The influx of outsiders
has depleted several other schools,
the one at Chestnut Ridge having
been closed entirely. The board
would hire an additional teacher and
continue to receive these pupils but
there is no room in which another
teacher can be put An exception
was made this time in favor of mem
bers of the graduating class. We
learn there are five members Of the
senior class who live outside who
will be allowed to graduate as the
High School is less crowded than
any other department. The board
has increased the levy little to
raise funds to enlarge the school
building that all may have the ben
eft of the school when it is possible.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Love Makes a Man Bold.

A man in love, with few opportu
mites, doesn't care how many people
are watching him Under a tree on
the show grounds at Fairmont the
other day there sat a girl with a
pink dress trimmed in blue ribbons
and a young man who felt very awk
ward in his best clothes Their love
story was evidently new, as they
didn't see a thing going on around
them, and within the space of 40
minutes had kissed each other 81
times by actual count Fully so
people kept tally. They we're first
seen under the tree at 9 o'clock in
the morning, and were still there
long after milking time They had
nothing to eat or drink all day, but
looked contented and happy. The
balloon passed right over their heads
but they didn't see it. We wonder
if they are still there, and if they
know that it rained.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
superintendent ScraffOrd Gone.

H.. L. Scratford the genial Super
intendent of the Eureka Pipe Lines
will move his family to Pittsburg TO-
day. For several days workmen
have been boxing their household
goods and they will be loaded in cars
oday for shipment. For two or
three years Mr.. Scrafford had his
headquarters here as division super
intendent, but his ability brought to
him the appointment of general su-
perintendent which necessitated his
removal to Pittsburg. None are more
popular than Mr.. Serafford and his
family. The social functions given
at their home have been delightful
occasions for Morgantown society
people All regret their departure.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Time for Working Roads.

We have been asked to give our
opinion through the columns of the
New DOMINION on the late act of the
legislature in reference to when the
"two days work. on the roads shall
be done. The act reads as follows
Every surveyor of roads shall keep
an exact account of the number of
days work done on the roads in his
precinct by each person liable to
work thereon, two days of which la
Dor shall be performed by the first
day of June in each year, and shall,
if required, make report thereof to
the county court at any time during
the year."
While the law says 1.-TWO days of
which labor shall be performed by
the first day of June in each year,
yet it is like great deal of our law,
simply directory, and failure to
perform two days labor before June
lst would exonerate no one. The
road surveyors are simply advised
that it is better for the roads that at
least two days labor be performed
on them before June LIST, but if they
fail to comply with the law there is
no penalty attached, and no person
required to work on the roads is re-
lieved thereby.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Louisville Locals.

LOUISVILLE, August 20.-A number Of
people attended the Sunday school pic
ME at Royal Chapel
Jacob Watkins, of Fairmont, is split
ting stone for John Hood preparatory to
making some substantial improvements
on his mill foundations
Farrell 4 Vincent on last Thursday
threshed for G. D. Robey 50 bushels Of
wheat from II dozens The wheat was
grown ON what is known as the "Fisher
place" and was OF the Red Clawson va
riety. Nj. Robey wants to hear from
that Clinton man.
Mrs. A Wisman and Alfred Hood
each of whom had the misfortune to
have broken arms from falling are do
ing we'll
Mrs. Dow Watson who is sick at Gus
tavus Lows is convalescing under the
treatment Of DR.. Few
Miss Knight, Of Rivesyille, is visiting
her cousin Miss Flora Hood.
.. il. Hood and wife who have been
on an extended visit at Webster Springs
have returned.
Miss Belle Wells, OF Fairmont, has re :
turned home after a visit OF two week s
at j H. Hoods.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
He Wanted a "sampIe, Copy.

A loosely built, unripe looking in
dividual with SLOUGH hat and car
rying hickory stick ambled into
the New DOMINION office yesterday
and asked compositor if he had
any Sample" copies of last week s
New DOMINION. He was told that
we had no sample copies but plen-
ty of the regular full sized kind with
the usual variety of local news and
general matter such as any well con
Quoted country paper should have,
and when asked if he desired copy OF
that kind he hesitated and stammer-
ed and finally it became apparent
that he thought sample" copies
were free. When asked what be
wanted the sample copy for he ex-
planned that be wanted to see the
report of the teachers examination.
He further said he was from Preston
county and was not at the institute,
but that some other Preston teach
ers did attend and he wanted to see
their reports. When he found be
could not get paper without pay.
ing the customary nickel he ambled
out and is no doubt still trying in
what he is pleased to call his mind
to find out how his fellow teachers
"made it" in the examination. II
that is the kind Of stuff that teach
es the young idea how to shoot in
Preston county, the young idea is
greatly to be pitied.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31

Your Town.

If you have made up your mind
to live in town then stand up for
it, say all the good things you can
about it, and if you know positively
no good, then silence in regard to
its merits is considered golden. Do
what you can to help along every
man who is engaged in legitimate
business. Don't send away for ev-
erything nice you want and then
expect the home men to keep a stock
to suit the within of one or two pos
sible customers. The success of
your fellow townsmen will be your
success. No man liyeth to himself,
no man dieth to himself, and no man
does business independent of his
fellow business men. Take your
home paper. Don't imagine that
big dailies fill up all the space; there
are many little crevices of good
cheer, social sunshine, personal men
tion in home paper that the big
dailies do not care for and do not
print. Don't abuse your neighbor
the main difference in the number OF
his faults and your own is that you
see his through magnifying glass
as criticism. and yours in glass
darkly. The ill-omened bird. the
croaker, can do a town more harm
in minute than two good citizens
can repair in month.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
East MOrgantown Notes.

EAST MoR0ANTowN, Aug 27.-Misses
Jessie Reay, Georgia and Ida Harner
John Hackney, Abe Tenant, Mrs. Rob
ert Powell and son Roy and others were
at Usage Saturday,
Miss Hughes, of Rowlesburg, was re
Gently the guest of Miss Jennie Gidley
Miss Lola Harner is visiting relative:
at Taylortown
Mrs. Maggie Perdue and two children
of Grafton, and Miss Salie O'Neal, Of
Centre, were lately the guests OF John
eennett and family.
Miss Elite Cobun has returned home
from Bakers Ridge where she has spent
several days visiting friends.
Miss Emma Watts has returned from
a visit up Decker's creek.
Miss Ida Harner was in attendance at
the 0sier-Fleming wedding.
Geo. W. Harner threshed Monday
and the threshers say his grain turned
out the best OF any threshed this year
Miss Annie Hickman, of Uniontown,
is the guest of her uncle Geo. Uarner.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
The Art of Advertising,

Advertising seems to be an art yet
to be discovered by some people. OBJ
serves the Beatrice, Nebraska, Dem
ocrat. That is, the practical part of
it, A constant stream Of water from
one or more fire engines will soon ex
tinguish or get under control very
large fire, while a few buckets Of wa
ter, dashed on here and there, have
little or no effect The modern fire
department is practical, and has out
grown the old bucket system; and
so with modern plenty
of it, used in practical, common
sense, and judicious manner, pays.
If you want to catch q certain kind
of fish you use a certain kind of
bait; not all fish bite at all kinds of
bait. Not all people respond to ey-
cry advertisement. The newspaper
is a medium Indispensable to the
majority of advertisers, because of
its wide and repeating circulation.
AS promoter of trade and profit
newspaper advertising is no longer
an open question; that is, when done
in practical and intelligent man
ner, and pays because of its effec-
tiveness and cheapness.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Laurel Iron Works.

LAUREL fRoN WoBKs, Aug. 26.--Miss
Cora Calvert is visiting her sister Mrs
Rev. Arbuthnot, OF Oakland, Nd.
Miss Moselle Donaldson returns to-
day to Uniontown after an extended
visit to her home in this place.
Clarence Lyons is visiting his father
at Mt Braddock, Pa.
Rev. Peter Conway will preach at
Calvary Saturday evening, August 3lst,
and Sunday, at 10 80 Sept. LIST,
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Donaldson enter
tanned some of their friends on the even.
ing of the 23rd, A party Of musicians
from Pittsburg was present and render
ed excellent music
Miss Mary Costello will attend the In
stitute at Weston this week Our schools
will be taught the coming term by the
following persons Jennewine No. by
Chas Bayles Oak Grove, No. ., by Law
renee Hildebrand Wood Grove, No. 3,
by ]. II. Holt New school No. 4 by
Mary Costello.
Born, unto Mr. and Mrs Walter Kus-
sart on the 18th, son.
Born, unto Charles Bayles and wife
on the 22d, son.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Miss f. FoRDYoE
The Farmers and Merchants Bank.

The stockholders of the new
Farmers and Merchants Bank"
met in the Court House on Saturday
at one o'clock P. NJ, and after effect
ing an organization proceeded to
adopt code of bylaws for The gov
eminent of the new corporation
These bylaws provide, among many
Others things, that the board of
directors shall be composed of nine
stockholders elected at the annual
meeting which shall be held on the
second Tuesday in June of each
year. They further provide that the
cashier, who is to be elected by the
directors, shall give bond in the
penalty of at least $25, 100000, and
the other officers of said bank shall
give bond as required, if at all, by
the directors.
The stockholders accepted the
proposition of the owners of the old
Monongahela Valley Bank building
to rent their building for one year
with the privilege of five, at rent
of $4,000 per year. DIR. Morris
agreed to rent them1his building for
one year with the privilege of TWEEN
ty at rent of $4,000 per year. Dr.
Morris building is the old Second
National Bank" building.
The directors elected for the en-
suing year are E. M. Grant, A. B.
Price, l. c. White, j. c. Barrack-
man, D. E. Cordray, Geo. c. Steele,
l. A. Morris, "A. j. Carlow, and DR.
D. H. Courtney. They held their
first meeting on Saturday night, and
after electing l. G. Lazzell, ESQ.,,
counsel for the ensuing year, ad-
journed until Wednesday, Septem
Der 4th, 1895, at 1:30 o'clock P. NJ.
The new bank will be opened
ready for business about Septem-
Der 18th
1t is a matter of speculation as to
who will be cashier.
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS.
R. A. Armstrong, Geo. NJ. Break
iron, Greenberry Barrickman, Jno.
c. Barrickman, Ann M. Barrickman,
A. j. Corrother, Frank Cox, H. L..
Cox, D. II. Courtney, D. E. Cordray,
D. c. Core, Jason Clark, A. L. De
moss, E. j. Eddy, E. c. Frame, J. E..
Fleming, d. L. Garrison, L. NJ.
Grant, w. E. Glasscock, Jno. NJ.
Gregg, A. j. Carlow, Eva C. Carlow,
NJ. S. Garrison, Norman Garrison,
S. W. Hare, j. M. Hagans, G. L.
Hare, G. B. Hall, A. Henderson, S.
d. Hlrschman, w. E. Jolliffe, j. l..
Johnston, w. c. Kelley, 1. C. Lazzell,
A. L. Lowrie, W. B. Long, r. F. Lag
zell, G. L. Lazzell, Geo. B. Morris,
j. W. Meminger, II. M. Morgan, j.
A. Myers, M. G. Michael, Louverna
B. Morris, l. A, Morris, J. c. Nc
Wicker, S. McGara, Julia McGrew
Jno. E. Price, A. B. Price, Elizabeth
A. Price, Frank L. Richardson, Mil
ton Rinehart, Alpheus Tenant, Geo.
G. Sturgiss, J. L. Smith, Geo. G.
Steele, j. S. Stewart, Robert A.
Vance, George S.Vance, Joseph Var.
ner, S. S. Wade, Frank d. Wood, ].
G. White, j. c. Wallace, James S,
Watson, George Wright, Michael
Wright, Emanuel Wright and viii
liam j. Wright
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Lest Another Harse,

Frank Pride the expressman was
unfortunate enough to have another
horst killed a few days ago An ex
press wagon to which was hitebed
two of his best horses was LETT stand
ing in front of Capt. Cochranc's resi-
dence Oh the North Side while the
driver went after some trunks. BY
some means they got started down
the hill and by the time they reach
ed Thos. r. Evans were in mad
gallop They dashed across his
yard carrying the fence away on
two sides of it, from here they head
ed for Main street and almost ran
into Henry Dorsey's residence. On
down Main they tore on the sidewalk
until in front of the residence of the
Misses Hough one of the horses, a
fine bay, collided with tree and the
momentum was such that he was
turned end of over end and killed
instantly. The wagon was de
molished. The loss is considerable
and some people have set about
showing their sympathy for Frank
in very subtantial way
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Big Timber.

The Morris X Roads correspond
ent of the Uniontown Standard has
the following to say of the immense
timber that is being hauled by T.
Pickenpaugh;
"Pickenpaugh's teams have been
engaged in hauling some very large
timber into Cheat river at Ira Key.
ser's. The largest stick contained
1923 cubic feet. Estimated at 70
pounds to the cubic foot, 22,960
pounds or almost III tons. In pla-
ces Is horses were used in drawing
it. One day was spent in drawing
it two miles. Abandoning the idea
of drawing more more miles in one
stick it was cut, making two logs
and loaded on two wagons. The
stick grew on lands now owned by
Samuel a. Conn, better known as the
Phil Morgan tract. A larger tree
than this was blown down last
winter on lands of Mrs. Mary p. Iy.
ons, noted at the time as being the
largest tree in Springhill township
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
A Ghost Over in aFiat. y

"a ghost can be seen in the hol.
low leading from this place to the
farm of William Musser. 1t has
been seen by several persons noted
for bravery and whose word cannot
be doubted. 1t appears in different
forms. When first seen it appeared
In the form of a coffin as if slowly
falling from in the air and when il
reached the ground it suddenly dis
appeared from human vision. When
seen again it appeared in the form of
human being, with long white
mantle spread over it and running
as if in confusion until it disappear.
ed. Several persons have declared
they will make a thorough search.
Some of the old denizens claim that
1T is token and that some great ac-
cident will happen soon.- Union
tom NeacS Standard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
John Gump's Bad Runaway.

John Gump, cattle dealer of Mt
Morris, Greene county, after making
sale of his stock at Uniontown pur
chased S45 buekb board and set of
harness and hitched his horse in his
new rig and started for home. Near
the Tent church, on the Morgantown
road, his horse got away from him,
entirely demolishlng the buggy and
harness. A party who viewed the
wreck says it was the most complete
job of breaking to atoms he ever saw
from runaway. Gump has been
making regular trips down with
stock for several years and usually
returns several sheets in the wind.
His son Frank always accompanies
him and is sober, nice young man
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
Mountain State Business College
PARKERSBURG, W. VA.

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Excellent board and all home com.
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Prof. Rane Has Resigned.

DR. F. VIM. Rane has resigned bis
chair as Professor Of Agriculture in
the University and Horticulturist
at the Experiment Station to accept
more lucrative position in the Ag-
ricutural College Of New Hampshire.
The announcement was quite sur
prise as no one knew he coDtempla-
ted change His departure will be
regretted by both students and citi-
zens as he was very efficient and
popular man The resignation will
take effect September LIST or as soon
thereafter rs his work can be left in
satisfactory condition.
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4 State Line Driller Hurt.

MoRRIs X ROADS, Aug. 26.-Ar
accident happened at the State Line
Oil and Gas Co.'S well on Saturday
by which one of the drillers sustain.
ed very severe injuries that may re
suit in the loss of his hand. The
tools were hoisted to the surface fol
some purpose and they were, as the
operators thought, going to lower
them into the hole, as the signal was
given for this purpose. The engine
had not reversed and instead of low
ering it raised them, carrying the
driller up through the derrick 30 it.
or more, his hand having caught in
the fixtures in some way so that he
could not extricate himself. He was
at once brought to Cheat Haven and
went by rail to PIT. Marion to have
his hand dressed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-31
COMMISSIONER SALE
Of Valuable Farming and Coal
Lands.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county, West Yir-
gihia, rendered on the 18th of June,
! 1885, IN the chaneery cause therein
pending, ia which Micheal Shively's
administrator is plaintiff and Michael
Shively's widow and heirs and others
are defendants, the undersigned, APP
pointed special commissioner for the
purpose, will on
Monday, the I'd day of September, 1895,
commencing at one o'clock p. NJ, OF
said day, on the public grounds in front
/ of the court house OF said county, sell to
the highest bidder at public auction that
magnificent farm of about 203 acres,
situate in Grant district, in said County
of Monongalia, known as the Michael
Shively home farm, where Shively liv-
ed prior to his death
This farm is composed OF splendid
| farming land, is well watered, well cul
/ tivated and almost wholly underlain
with 3 veins Of coal, the Pittsburg #.
Redstone 3 or f. and SewiclSly feet,
with out.crop to facilitate mining, and
within convenient distance ofslack wat
er on the Monongahela river. This farm
is also we'll located as to school house
and churches, etc, making il desira-
BILE residence. A rare opportunity is Of
fered for profitable investment Of cap
| ital
TERMS OF SALE-One-fifth of the
purchase money to be cash in hand, and
the residue in four equal payments with
interest from day of sale, made payable
in 8 Il, 8 and "a months after date OF
sale, the purchaser or purchasers to eX-
ecute bonds or notes for the deferred
payments with approved personal Sc
curity, retaining rs further security the
legal title. Growing crops of grain and
| vegetables will be reserved.
Said property will be offered in two
or more parcels but not knocked down
until offered as a whole and will be sold
altogether or in parcels, whichever way
will net the most money,
JOSEPH MoRELAND,
Special Com'r.
hereby certify that bond with secur-
ity and conditioned according to law has
been given by the above special COM
missioner. Given under my hand this
oath day Of July. 1895.
w. e. GLAssCoCK,
Clerk Circuit Court Monongalia county,
w. Va.
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FERTILIZERS.

The Cleveland Dryer Co.'S distribu
ting agent, W. II. Brand, will deliver
all grades Of their Fertilizers at theil
wareroom in South Morgantown
near cattle pens, on Tuesday, Thurs
day end Saturday, and at his ware
room at Laurel Point, on Monday
Wednesday and Friday of each week
beginning July 81, 1896, and con.
tinue until the close OF the season,
A full supply always on hand and
will be sold on short profit. Glover
and Timothy for sale at both houses
July %, 1895 w. H. BRAND.
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Wall Paper
Ready Mixed Paints.

In order to make room for
our iall stock of Paper Hang
ings, we have decided to close
out our entire stock of Wall
Paper at cost. These are
unusual bargains.
We arc now handling the
celebrated brand of Ready
Mixed Paints manufactured
by Armstrong & McKelvy
which is made of strictly pure
white lead and oil and guaran-
teed.