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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-04-01

Shun no toll to make yourself re-
markable by some Ii talent. Yet do
not devote yourself to one branch ex-
clusively. Strive to get clear notions
about all. Give up no science entirely.
for all b. ence is oue.-Seneca.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-04-01

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE
of Nevada. In and for Churcl ill County.
The state of Nevada sends to the NEVADA
tom, Greeting: You are Hereby required TO
appear in an action commenced against you as
defendant by CHARLES BELL as plaintif ii
the District Court of the State OF Nevada. in
and for the the County OF Churc Ill. and answer
the Complaint therein within ten days after the
sersice on you Of this Summon exclusive OF
the day OF service, il served in said County
or twenty days II served out OF said county. but
within said District, aud in al other cases
forty days; or judgement by default will be
taken against you according 10 the prayer OF
said Complaint. The action i b uU ght to re-
cover judgement against You 1Or the sun of four
hundred and SiXty-tifr dOlurS anu sixty cents.
tSl65. 60l, the amount alleged to b. duo TIT
plaintiff upon an express contract foi the erect
payment of money, witch said account is more
fully set forth 10 The complaint uereto II, ached
and to which you are $ ~)tciully referred
All of which viii more fully apTear from the
Complaint, which h is on file in the Office of the
Clerk OF said Court. at Saltwater in said Coun-
ty, and to which you are especially referred.
And you are further roiiied tGat II you fail to
appear aud answer Spid Complaint, the said
plaintiff will take judgement against YOU for
the sum Of Si65 10 and costs ot suit
IN TESTIMONY WI EREOF, l have here
unto set my hand aad a1iXed the seal o said
Court, ut saltwater, this Fourth Cay oil Febru-
airy, A. ID. 1895.
-. IF RGUSON,
Cte h Of District Nourt Of the
SEAL state of Nhoain in and for
Ohurc-iI C0G-tg,
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-04-01
Coos . Long Way.

Borax-My wife makes a little mon
ey go a long way these times.
Henpekt-So does mine unfortunate
ly. She's always subscribing for mis-
sions in Africa and Polynesia.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Among the Churches.

The services at Rock Forge last
Sunday conducted by Rev. Eli Jones
of the M. E. Church were largely at.
tended. Eighteen persons were ia
ken into the church and seventeen
were baptized.
Rev. Eli Mcknight, pastor of the
A. M. Church, colored, of Morgan
town, is conducting camp meeting
at Dorsey's Grove, near Mt. Morris
Services commenced Saturday, July
18th and will continue for 1f
days. These meetings are generally
known as sixteen days in the Will
derness."
Quarterly meeting, conducted by
Presiding Elder Ash Of the M. E
Church, will be held at Zion Saturday
and Sunday, July Is and 10Th. The
first service will be quarterly con-
ference at 2:30 p. m, followed by
preaching. On Sunday the usual
services will be held commencing al
a. M, followed by communion ser
vices. Preaching also at p. m.
The Fourth quarterly meeting fol
Monongalia Circuit, Methodist Epis
copal church, will be held at Laurel
Point, on Saturday and Sunday, July
18th and Goth, 1896. The first ser
vice will be quarterly conference al
200 p. Nj, followed by preaching al
$3.50 p. M. and the usual service or
Sunday. Presiding Elder Ash will
have chargeof the meeting. All are
|cordially invited. Respectfully,
d. A. FRIEND, Pastor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Public School Teachers Elected.

The Board of Education of Nor
gantown Independent School Dis
trict met on July 9th, 1896, and
elected the following teachers FOR the
ensuing year in the Morgantowr
schools: Principal, Prof. Harvey
Brand; Assistant in High School, OF
which the Principal is in charge
Prof. L. M. aJco: Grammar School
Miss SADIE Coil; Second Intermedi
ate, Miss Laura Shisler; First Inter
mediate, Miss Emma Boughner
First Primary, Miss Ella Simpson
Chart room, Miss Tida Bailey; mu
sic, Miss Elizabeth Craig.
The only change from last year in
the make up of the faculty is the
election of Miss Simpson in place OF
Miss Jessie Reay who was recently
married and was not an applicant.
Prof. Allie Smith, colored, was re
elected Principal of the Morgantown
Colored Schools.
All of the appointments, of course,
meet with the approval of the public
as the teachers are experienced and
known to everybody.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
DIR. PurintOn.

DR.. d. B. Purinton, President of
Denison University, Granville, Ohio,
has returned home after spending a
short time here the guest of Prof.
Lorentz. DR.. Purinton was educated
in the West Virginia University and
for years was one of its professors
and Vice President. He was prom
inently spoken of at one time for
President but before any action was
taken Ohio men induced him to go
to that state by offering a much
larger salary than was paid in West
Virginia. Denison University has
prospered greatly under his direc-
ton the attendance in its several de-
partments being from six to seven
hundred. We, with great many
Others much regret that DIR. Purin-
ton is not still resident of West
Virginia. His services are very val
liable to any state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18

TAKES HER OWN LIFE.
A Marion County Woman jumps from
a Bridge and is Drowned.
Eairmont Tndey
tairmont indie,

Mrs. Maria j. Rodgers, wife of
Samuel Rodgers, jumped off the
bridge at GAINESVILLE some time last
night, where her body was found this
morning. She had been in i'll health
for about year, and had said to a
woman who lived in the same house
that she thought she was closing her
mind" No attention was paid to
this, however, and they thought she
said this in her dependency and
meant nothing serious.
Last night Mrs. Rodgers went to
bed early and she sat up in bed till
about II, saying she wanted to wait
till she ''got sleepy" About 2 or 3
A. NJ. her husband woke up and dis
covered she had left the house but
that her clothing was still where
she had left it. He at once began a
search, but failed to find her.
A conductor on an early train this
morning noticed something about 80
feet below the bridge and called T.
Frank Wilson's attention to the OBJ
ject. Upon Wilson approaching he
found it was the body of Mrs. Rod
gers. Squire Fisher held an inquest
a little later and the jury decided
she had jumped off the bridge and
been drowned in Buffalo creek while
mentally wrong.
The deceased was about 80 years
old and had been married 5 or
years, but had no children. She was
raised near Bingamon but had made
her home at Fairmont for several
years before marrying Rogers. Her
maiden name was Maria J. Rodgers
and she had been employed as hir-
ed girl in many homes in this city
before marrying Mr.. Rodgers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
LETTER FROM OLD FRIENDS.
Morgan LeMasters and Whether
Life in the West.

Some days ago the editor of the
New DOMINION received a private
letter from Morgan Lem asters por
ton of which we take the liberty te
append knowing that Mr.. and Mrs
LeMasters have great many friends
in this county who will be glad te
hear from them:
"We left Morgantown in July '9s
for Elmwood, Neb., where we took
charge of the Elmwood schools, with
salary of $50 and $40 per month
The next year we got SIS and $45
and remained two years at those fig.
ures.
1--WE were elected to Ashland
school for the coming year at $Ss
and $50 per month. Mrs. LeMasters
Miss Gertie Thompson) is assistant
principal.
"Times have been hard since VIC
came here but by hard work and
economy we have never complained
Of democratic times Ashland is q
very pretty town of about two thou
sand inhabitants at the crossing o.
the b. & O. and Chicago and Alton
r. R., twenty miles from Springfield
II graduated in the law class o.
1913 at the w. V. u, but times have
been SO hard found teaching more
remunerative and have not engaged
in the work for which prepared.
"The New DOMINION keeps us in
touch with Monongalia and its peo
pie and among the many papers
which come to our home it is ths
only one which we both read at once
or the same time. Remember us tt
all friends" Very truly,
MORGAN LEM AsTERs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Flickersville Flashes.

FLIcKERsvILLE, July 13.-The nomi-
nation OF William Jennings Bryan, Of
Nebraska, by the silver men has made
the issue one between gold and silver
and not between the two great parties.
The South and West have combined
against the northeast and gold. If they
vote solidly as most politicians think
they will irrespective of party Mr.. Bryan
who is only thirty-six will be the next
President of the United States even
though the Democrats of the East
take the advice of the press and vote
and work for Mckinley. Can the Uni
ted States open its mints and receive
the silver of the world for coinage? If
it can we want Bryan. Ii not give us
solid and sound money, gold.
Misses Myrtle and Ivy McElroy spent
Saturday at Laurel Point where their
cousin Frank Stephens, Of Colorado, is
stopping with his grandfather, Green
wood Stephens.
Mr.. VIM. Conway's residence is near
ing completion. Mercer Bros. are the
contractors.
Mr.. Andrew Long who has been
working for Mr.. Malone of the B. 4 O..
has resigned.
Mr.. Grover Chisler who has been at
Uniontown since April LIST has returned
and is with his grandfather VIM. McEl-
roy.
Among those who went to Uniontown
during the centennial were: Gertie ard
Frank Coombs, Hugh Rich, Bertha Nor
ris, A. K. Long, r, E. L. Long and
Newton Chisler.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT.
Several Cases Disposed OLE. J. Evans
Agrees to the Sale Of His Prop.
erty and Is Liberated.

Pursuant to an order OF adjournment
made June "a, the circuit court conven-
ed Monday, July s, 1896, and transacted
the following business;
cHANcERY.
Madge A. Stoetzer and husband VS..
VIM. 6, Morley, guardian. ct al. This
cause is dismissed, the decree heretofore
rendered having been fully satisfied.
John G. Myers ct al VS. Minerva Hart
ct al. Silas w. Hare, sheriff, on appli-
cation of adult plaintiffs was appointed
special receiver to receive rents, issues
and profits of the 22I acres of land other
than the dwellings and gardens thereon
until Oct. 10, 1896.
Geo. w. Snider VS. Louie TAFT ct al.
Report Of commissioners to make parti-
ton of lands confirmed.
Farmers & Merchants Bank, ETC., VS.
Enoch J. Evans ct al. BY consent OF all
parties il is ordered that Geo. G. Stur-
giss, |. G. Lazzell and Geo. G.. Baker be
appointed commissioners for the pur-
pose OF selling the real estate OF Z. j..
Evans. Purnell w. Dean was appoint
ed commissioner to harvest and sell the
crops on said land. Said e. j. Evans
In open court delivered up all the notes
in his possession or under his control
and George @. sturgiss was appointed
commissioner to collect same. BY con-
sent of the plaintiff it Is ordered that
Enoeh ]. Evans be discharged from Gus
tody under the order OF arrest issued out
of the clerks office on the sth day of
February 1896.
Town of Morgantown VS. Mary r.
A. Kiger ct al. Report Of commissioners
confirmed and ordered that defendants
are entitled to 5000 for land taken for
street on Bumbo Lane.
State VS. George Reay. Misdemeanor
Released ON giving bond in penalty Of
5000 for appearance at next term Of
court.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Morgantown at the State Educational
Association.

From reports of the State Educa-
tional Association last week we clip
the following referring to Prof. A. L.
Wade and others well known in Nor
gantown:
Prof. A. L. Wade, of Morgantown,
will address the members of the
Young Mems Christian Association
at 4:30P. NJ All men are cordially
invited.
The afternoon session was opened
with music, after which Prof A. l..
Wade read paper, HBetter English
for our Boys and Girls" The arti.
Gle was fraught with useful sugges-
tions to the teachers and among 9th
er things, the professor brought out
the truths that our teachers neglect
the all important medication of how
to write correctly for the press of our
State He further showed that some
of our teachers do not even know
how to properly endorse bank checks
in order to draw their wages when
paid in checks by the sheriffs. In
other words he urged practical edu
cation in all our schools.
The GROWING social event of the
association was the reception ten
dered the teachers last night by Gov
MacCorkle, which was largely at
tended and highly enjoyed.
The Governor and his sister, Miss
May, Prof. Virgil A. Lewis and Mrs.
B. N. Ruby and DIR. j. L. Good
knight and Mrs. w. A. Delaplaine,
composed the reception committee,
assisted by Mrs. Hanna and Mrs.
Hoyle, who invited the guests into
the dining room; Misses Hattie
Thayer, Maria Putney and Mrs. A.
d. MacCorkle assisted in the dining
room. Miss Mary Lou Laidley serv-
ed lemonade, and Misses Mamie
Grub, Florence Grayum, Cora Hen
ry and Helen Davis did the futter-
ing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Miss Laura Shisler Is the New Member
of the Board.

At meeting of the Presidents Of
the various Boards of Education Of
the public schools of Monongalia
county for the purpose of electing q
member of the Board of examiners
the following Presidents were pres
emit: Jas. S. Watson, L. B. Williams
W. F. Cox, d. E. Cordray, c. E.
Donaldson and John A. Thompson
Jas. S. Watson was elected president
and John A. Thompson secretary OF
the meeting.
There were several applicants for
the position and after considerable
discussion Miss Laura Shisler,
teacher in the Morgantown school
was elected. The Board of examiners
is now made up of the following
members: County Superintendent
d. B. Waters, Percy G. McBee and
Miss Laura Shisler.
Mrs. Rosa Riggs who was a mem
Der of the Board last year was not q
candidate for reelection. The cleo.
tion of Miss Shisler will give general
satisfaction as she is one of the lead.
ing teachers in this part of the state
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
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ARSErrsvTLLE, June !4.-The weather
man is certainly favoring us very highly,
very seasonable. Vegetation doing fine.
Corn got good shaking up on the 9th
inst, by very strong wind, doing much
damage breaking it off and blowing ii
down.
A great many of our farmers are very
highly gratifed with the nominations at
Chicago, while many of our republicans
are cast down and very much disap-
pointed, as they were so positive there
would be split in the democratic par
ty, realizing that il the convention did
unite on silver man, that VIM. McKin-
ley would never be president of the Uni
ted States. 1t is to be hoped that the
large class of fence riders will now get
down on the side OF America, and the
side of freedom and not vote to be the
serfs of England.
When we vote for single gold stand
ard we virtually vote for England's
prosperity and our downfall as a nation.
England owns very large amount of
our bonds. We are paying her about
$500, 100000 annually in gold as interest
on bonds, besides our exports. To do
this we must give up about $400, 000, 900
worth OF property annually since the de-
age OF gold our silver dollar in England
is worth only about so cents. We re-
gard this demonstration of silver as
one OF the greatest crimes perpetrated
by an American Congress. II has made
thousands of paupers, caused the con-
| tiscation of millions of dollars worth of
| property. 1t has brought hunger and
want TO widows and orphans. Look at
the strikes it brought on; look at the
millionaires already it has created. A
crime because it destroyed one of the
foundation stones of a prosperous gov
eminent.
We say give us free coinage of silver
as that OF gold. Let them go hand in
hand dollar in silver to be worth a
dollar in gold or paper. Gold is not cir
culating now on parity with silver; it
| is at premium. 1t is the rich man
money and is by him being boarded
away to speculate on probably in the
purchasing of bonds as did Mr.. Morgan
OF New York.
John G.. Hogue sold his farm of 212
acres at SOS an acre, the coal having
been sold previously.
| S, g. Hess sold his farm of S5 acres at
sS5 per acre, retaining the coal at $500,
in bulk from purchase price. All sold
to Simeon Tenant, OF Marion county,
who was fortunate in the oil belt.
DR.. j. e. Clayton, of Chenille, Gilmer
county, is visiting friends here.
Miss Rachel Thorn, of Newark, Ohio
is visiting her sister at S. G. Stewards.
We are anxious. to know who will
be our nominee for sheriff. We surely
have plenty of good timber. There is
Robert Hare, S, c. Stewart, Samuel
Hackney, A. T. Hess, Smith Wisman,
E. j. Eddy and many others might
name, all good men and would make
good sheriffs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Married.

Neutrality-suspicious. at
Miracle Run, July l, 1896, by Rev.
John Beddow, Enos p. Tenant and
Miss Clara B. Micheal, both of Mo-
mongolia county.
INeHRAM- SPITsNAGLE- Married
July 30, 1896, by Rev. S. E. Jones at
the parsonage in Morgantown, Da-
vid W. Inghram and Miss Christina
Spitsnagle, both of Monongalia
county.
Observation-Disclosures, at the
home of the brides father, VIM.
Evans, near Little Falls, July IL,
1896, Rev. III. F. Watts officiating,
David F. Watson and Miss Kettle J.
Evans, both of this county.
ALLENDER-FRUsH-Hermann AL
lender, second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Allender, of Baltimore, form
eriy of Morgantown, and Miss Jen-
ME Frush, an accomplished young
lady of near Oakland, Md, were re-
Gently married at the home of the
brides parents. The groom is a
young business man of ability and is
connected with his father.in-la in
operating large Touring mill.
CRIss-REAY- Married, on the I'd
day of July, 1896, at the home of the
groom's brother in Palatine, by Rev.
E. j. Wilson, Mr.. /. j. Criss, an oil
operator of Tyler county, and
Miss Jessie F. Reay, of Morgantown.
A few days were spent in Palatine
by the happy couple after which they
went to Tyler county, Mr.. Crisis
place of business. Miss Reay has
been for several years a popular
teacher in the public schools and is
universally loved and esteemed Her
many friends here extend best wish
es to the bride and groom.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Deaths.

SNYDER-Died, Monday July Is,
1896, Forrest, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Hervey Snyder, of West Morgan
town, after brief illness of gastric
fever, aged about 20 months. The re-
mains were inferred Tuesday after
noon in Mt. Union Cemetery.
EvANs.-The remains of Mrs Allie
Evans who died at Urichsville, o.,
were brought here Saturday and
buried Sunday in Martins church
burying grounds. Mrs. Evans was
born and raised near Rosedale, Pa,
and went to Urichsville 20 years ago
where she resided with her two sons.
She was distant relative of the ate
DR.. Geo. W. John, Of Morgantown.
WELLs-Died at his home, on the
Kingwood pike l mile from Morgan
town, at $50 Saturday, July IL,
1896, William johnson Wells, aged
n years. The death of Mr.. Wells
removes from our midst successful
business man as we'll as a kind
neighbor and man whose word was
as good as his bond. Mr.. Wells
was born and passed the most of his
life near Brownsville, Pa, until
about 25 years ago when he came to
Morgantown and purchased the De
main farm on which he has since re-
sided. Besides farming he engaged
extensively in sheep raising and in
cattle, he was a shrewd but always
honorable dealer and enjoyed the es-
TEEN of everyone with whom he
came in contact. Up to about two
years ago he attended to his bust
ness and his mind was as clear as il
ever was, but the decay incident to
age and disease deprived him of the
strength and ability to longer en-
gage in business. Besides his wife
he leaves one son, John g.; and two
daughters, Mrs. Jefferson Smith and
Mrs. Frank LETTERS to mourn his
demise. Mr.. Wells was one of the
Argonauts to California in 1S49
and accumulated considerable mon.
ey in the gold fields. In going to
California he was ship wrecked and
with many others suffered great pri-
walton before being rescued from the
rocks along the coast on which they
took refuge. The remains were laid
to rest Monday morning in Oak
Grove Cemetery where they were
followed by a large number of
friends.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
1T COST his LIFE.
Drowned While Attempting to Commit
A Petty Burglary.

Friday morning people living in
South Morgantown saw a man pry
board off small shanty, that
stands on the river bank, and is &C.
cupied by railroad hands, and enter.
An alarm was given and sever
al men ran to the shanty to catch
the thief but he escaped to the river
shore among the thick underbrush
and to avoid being captured plunged
into the river and after wading
about two-thirds of the way across
went down four or five times and
then was seen nc more until his life
less body was fished up by Brady
Walton at 3 p. N. The body was
identified as Lawrence Corbin, of
California, Pa, who was about four
years ago brakeman on the F., NJ.
d PR. r. and who boarded in South
Morgantown where he had his arm
broken while at work. Several weeks
ago Corbin came back to this vicin-
ity and was working with men up
Decker's Creek who were getting
out cross ties. He came to town
with load of ties Friday morning
and about 5 o'clock fed the horses
and the owners of the team did not
see him again until his dead body
was laid on the wharf where a big
crowd viewed it. The only articles
found in his pockets were a loaded
revolver and penknife, both of
which were identified by the occu-
pants of the shanty as having been
among numerous articles stolen
from the shanty just three weeks to
the day previous to the second rob-
berry. A shirt that the dead man
wore was also identified as one of
seven that had been taken. There
were no boats near where Corbin en-
tered the river and the dozen or
more people who saw him go down
could render no aid.
The rigid condition of the body,
legs and arms proved conclusively
that the man was seized with cramps,
otherwise he, no doubt, would have
reached shore. His friends were no
titled of his death and ordered the
body buried here. The remains
were placed in a neat casket by un-
dertaker F. A. Hennen and inferred
in the County Home Cemetery.