The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-31

Ky III wesleyan university, BLOOMING
ton, Illinois, an institution with over
300 students. He was not an ap-
plicant for the chair, but will accept
it. Prof. Waters is graduate Of the
West Va. University.
THE representatives Of Maryland
and West Virginia will meet in Oak
land on Monday, August End, and
start for the Fairfax stone when the
work of running the boundary line
between the two states will be CON-
menced. All preparations have been
completed for the survey which will
require three or four months.
ROBERT RAMSEY, of Clarksburg,
who appeared before the state board
Of medical examiners passed very
creditable examination making very
high marks. On surgery he made
100. His many friends here will be
delighted to hear of his success and
hope that it is an omen of that which
he will meet in the practice of his
profession.
THE report got started here one
day last week that Dickey Mckinney
was no more. The story was that he
had been bitten in his crippled limb
by snake and had died in great ago
ny. Saturday Dickey was in town, was
acting like the liveliest corpse seen in
town for some time. We cant spare
Dickey and hope that the snakes will
give him a wide berth.
SOME time ago the wife of E. s..
Shue was found dead in her home at
Ronceverte. w. Va. A coroner's
jury rendered verdict, death by
heart disease" Neighbors were not
satisfied. The woman's body was
exhumed and her neck was found
broken. Shue was indicted, convict
ed and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life. The principal direct evil
dence was that of Shues mother-in-
law, who testified that her daugh-
ter's spirit had come to her at a
seance and said Shue had killed her
by breaking her neck. All the 9th
er evidence was purely circumstan-
tial
II is said that Mr.. E. II. Vickers, Of
Shepherdstown, who has been in Eu-
rope the past couple of years prepar-
ing himself for such work, is slated for
position at the West Virginia Uni
versity. The regents will be wise to
make such selections as this, for the
appointment of men who are fitted by
disposition and training, as Mr.. Wick
ers is, for these positions will do more
to build up the University and make
it respected by the people than any
other course that can be pursued. 1t
will be vast improvement over the
plan of appointing politicians who
think they can qualify themselves for
important positions by taking homeo-
pathic doses of learning on certain
subjects. --Shepherdstown Register.
FAIRMoNT won the great game at
Uniontown Friday by score of 5 to
8. The accompanying crowd of root
ers was very small and no excursion
rates were given. The special train
advertised to run back after the game
did not materialize. One of the Fair
monters who had become quite sun
burned during his visit to "Old Fiat"
as well as partially paralyzed gave a
crowd of spectators at the depot Sat
urday morning a great deal of sport.
just below town he recovered slightly
from his trance and thinking he was
still at the game began to root vigor-
ously. He kept up this pleasing di-
version all during the time the team
lay here and his melodious voice was
still heard as the train crossed Deck
er's creek. Lee Lewellen and Carl
Rogers helped Uniontown get licked,
at least they played.
The Uniontown News Standard
has the following to say of party of
pleasure seekers now on the winding
Cheat:
simultaneously with the starting
of the Andree balloon expedition for
the north pole, party Of Uniontown
scientists left for Cheat river to ex-
plore the wonders of that stream and
more particularly the marvels Of
Sellers Hole. This party is com
posed of Tom Brown, F. S. Farquhar
and Harry Hayden and they will be
joined later by Clel Leonard, the pho
tographer. They will pitch their
tent near the hole and watch for the
monster which is said to inhabit
that. place and which has been i'm
mortalized in song and story. If it
dares to show it's ugly form it will
be shot both by cameras and guns,
and there will be no escape. The
explorers will also endeavor to dis
cover the bottom of the hole which
has not yet been reached and if
they succeed they will make some
views of it. If there is no bottom
they may go through to China. AT
ter doing up Sellers Hole and the
gorgon monster that inhabits it, they
will go down to the free Mononga-
hela and take some snap shots there
The Fairmont Free Press of last
week had these items which may be
of interest to our readers:
The six inch pipe line is complet
ed from Bradens Station to Downs
distance of % miles, and in use
this line will be run to Morgantown
L. V. Keck, mayor, of Morgantown
has posted a proclamation that
reads: "Drunkeness on the streets
must cease. All persons violating
this ordinance will be placed in jail
until sober, regardless of position. >
Morgantown is a prohibition town
The question is, where will the may
or put'em while they sober up!
w. H. Martin, who has been prac
ticing law at the bar of Marion
county, was at the last session of the
grand jury indicted in two cases fol
felony. One case was on the evi
dence of John A. Howard, of Wheel
ing, and lack Bartholow, of this
place. The other was on the evidences
of David Petty and his wife, Patsey
Petty, colored people of this place
Last week capias was issued fol
Martin and he was brought init
court by Sheriff Cunningham, WHERE
he was admitted to bail in the sun
of $500 for his appearance for tria
on yesterday, John Wilfong his bono
as surety. The Petty indictmen
charges Martin with fradulently
writing and reading a note, tina
Mrs. Petty says should have read TO
$40, but when the note turns up TO
payment it is for $40. Mrs. Petty
claims credit on this note for s;