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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
The "Mhat Is itsr Pedigree.

That innocent little combination
animal hauled about the country in a
wagon and everywhere heralded as
the "What is It," the mystery of the
animal kingdom, the rare find Of a
Kentucky cave or some other out-of.
the way place, the puzzle of science
and the only living thing that was
spoiled in creation, must be getting
very weary of all this darkness regard
ing its history and its origin.
A couple of travelling showmen re-
Gently established themselves on Mil.
ler's corner and have been cleverly
arousing the curiosity of the great
gaping public. They have announced
with great flourish of trumpets that
their specimen was the only one OF
the kind on exhibition, the only living
mixture of goose and greyhound, pig
and porcupine. The truth of the
matter is that it is not "what il
it" mystery at all. 1t is very wei
known. Its geological name is
Capybara. 1t is a native OF South
America, being quite common and liv-
ing along the margin of lakes ant
rivers. The habits of the animal arr
well understood as we'll as its nature
1t is rodent being the largest living
branch of that part of the ANNA
kingdom and cousin to the common
rat. sometimes it reaches the height
Of three feet and a half In appear.
ance it resembles a genuine pig. The
common name Of the animal is water
hog. 1t is also called the Capial.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
FILTERS COMPLETED.
We Can Now Drink the Water Without
Danger.

The filters which were being built
by Col. Gilmore for the Union I'm
provement company are completed.
The water was turned in them Sat
urday night. Already the improve
ment in the quality Of the water is
wonderful. While the water is not
yet as clear and pure as it will be
the contrast with the filthy stuff we
have been drinking is very great.
The reason for the presence of dirt
now in the water is found in the fact
that the mains and pipes are not yet
cleaned out. A few days will RENE
dy this defect and we will have the
purest water supply in the state.
The system of filters is a most
complete one, and when the water
issues from it the purest crystal is
no clearer than the purified water.
A long ditch or rather two bitches
have been dug. This is between five
and six hundred feet long At the
upper end the water is allowed to
filter through sand and crushed
stone from the river. The upper end
is near the railroad crossing above
the pump station. From here the
water runs through the trenches to
a reservoir. The trenches are lined
with brick and filled with sand and
crushed stone. These trenches are
II by IA feet. The water issues in
to reservoir which is twenty feet
deep and eighteen feet square. Here
is more sand and stone. The mouths
of the suction pipes enter this reser-
voir and here the first suction is APP
piled. Gravity has done the work
before. The water on leaving this
successive filtering could not be
made purer by any known method.
Besides the river water used, the
supply of three artesian wells is also
added here. These wells are in the
solid sandstone, forty-six feet deep.
They have struck a crevice and flow
a steady stream six inches in diam
eter. The pressure is great enough
to throw the water to height of
eight feet. This water is very pure
when it issues from the wells but it
is filtered along with the rest.
The cost of the improvement is
between four and five thousand dol
lars and the work has been going on
since last June. Morgantown now
has what has been claimed for her
but what she has not had for some
time, pure and adequate water
supply. The capacity of the plant
is million GALLONS per day, which
insures an abundant supply which
years to come will not diminish nor
viii the demand likely exceed it for
long period of years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Morgantown Wins the Second Game.

Last Saturday the Morgantown
boys got sweet revenge for the drub-
bling which Kingwood gave them the
week before. The team accompanied
by managers Shank and Dawson drove
over to Kingwood in the morning and
returned in the evening after the
game. They speak in the highest terms
of the excellent treatment accorded to
them by the Kingwood people, both
the ball players and citizens general
ly. So much were the local boys i'm
pressed with this that they can hardly
give any details of the game but drift
off into eulogies of the open hearted
hospitality of the people there. J.
Slidell Brown the manager comes In
for a large share of the praise, but
"Junior" Brown is simply praised to
the skies. 'Junior" took the whole
outfit down to his house and enter
tanned them in fine style.
The game was very hotly argued
contest and abounded in much better
playing than the exhibition given on
the local grounds. The weak places
in our team had been strengthened
and the team work was superb. Base
running and batting was fine on both
sides. Both teams put up really
fine article of ball. For Kingwood,
Duke Dent did probably the best all
round work, while for Morgantown
praiseis due to all, especially Whaley,
Sykes and Shelby are worthy of men,
tion. Laughed and Sykes did the
best stick work for the home boys.
Blair pitched well until the 4th inning
when a. sore arm caused him to be
knocked out OF the box.
The score resulted in victory for
Morgantown by a score Of II to 8 A
return game will be played here soon
to settle the question of superiority.
A large crowd will turn out to see II
as all excellent game is promised.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Buseman Released.

Charles Buseman has been released
from Jail. He is under 5000 bond to
appear before the next term Of court
to answer the charge of felony. His
surety is John O'Donnell. Buseman
is the man who did the shooting which
recently occurred down on Beechurst.
He was badly injured in the fracas
which followed, being more badly
hurt than was at first thought. Sew
eral of his ribs were broken and he
suffered during his confinement very
greatly. He was released last Friday
and removed to his home where he is
still confined. The man whom he
shot is getting along finely. The
wound did not prove serious one but
mas prevented him from working at
the glass factory of which he is an en-
ploye. He has not suffered much
pain from it and has not been con-
fined to the house any. The bullet
which went through his shoulder
bears on it the marks of the texture
of the cloth which it penetrated. The
ball was mashed out of shape by the
flesh, No bones were encountered in
its course.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Died.

KIGER-Died at his home on Main
street on Friday, August 18th of ex-
IRENE age Mr.. George Kiger aged
Sc years. Deceased was of quiet
unobtrusive disposition and was not
generally known to the younger gen.
Grafton. To those older persons who
knew him well he was greatly liked.
He was quite wealthy the bulk OF
his property consisting of real es-
tate through large amount of per
sonal property was owned by him.
His wife and several sons and
daughters survive him. George, Jr.
John, Andrew and Winfield are the
surviving sons and Mrs. Eliza Jol-
life and the Misses Jennie and Eva
are the daughters. The. funeral took
place from the Kiger residence on
Main street at IN. NJ. Sunday after
noon. Rev. Roemer conducted the
services. The interment was at Oak
Grove cemetery. Mr.. Kiger was one
Of the oldest and most respected cit
izens of the county. To the bereaved
family we extend our sincerest sym
pathy,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
ADAM sHRlyER
Experiments with Essence OF Cinnamon
with Deadly Results.

The deadly essence of cinnamon has
claimed another victim. Nearly a
dozen men in West Virginia in the
last year have gone to their reward
after dallying with that perniciouS
form of alcohol. Adam Shriver. OF
Wadestown, this county, Is the latest
to test its death dealing qualities.
He found il more than equal to the
ordeal. After drinking large guam
THY of it at the end of drunken de-
bauch he died and in his sad career
and tragic death a story pathetic In
its every detail is unfolded.
For years he was a sober, honest,
hard working man. Married with a
happy home and considerable property
Heaven seemed to be smiling on him
at every turn and the future seemed
to be filled with naught but the rosiest
promises. But soon a change comes
over the happy scene. Domestic in
felicities developed and grew so great
finally that a separation is agreed
upon.
His troubles drove him to seek the
seductive solace OF the flowing bowl
which lures men to destruction and
deeper sorrow. With the fight of
years his property melted away and
he sank deeper into the mire of drunk
en- excess. Recently his wife institu-
ted proceedings for divorce. He was
in Morgantown about two weeks ago
to see about it and was then on one
of the widest debauches in his life.
1t proved to be the tlnal one as we'll.
Shortly after his return home he ran
out OF liquor and found il impossible
to obtain any more. Driven to des-
peration by the burning torrents OF
his thirst he went to neighboring
store and purchased a quantity of es-
sence OF cinnamon and lightning hot
drops. OF this he drank heavily.
Shortly afterwards he was seized with
terrible pains and his condition be.
came alarming. a doctor was sent
for but the physician was not at home.
Before medical attention could be
summoned he died in great agony in
| two hours after drinking the extract.
Two days later he was buried. He was
a brother-in-law to Elias Hennen
whose recent death under equally
tragic circumstances was detailed In
this paper. He was about 40 year.
old
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
asPut Me on at Buffalo, y

All persons who are going to Buffalo
to the National Encampment that is
to be held at that place on the 23d day
of this month, will please be at the
Morgantown wharf by 1880 o'clock A.
NJ. of the 22nd inst, Sunday next to
board the James G. Blaine for Pitts
burg. The fare for the round trip
will be $40. Fare on boat, including
four meals, $500, two meals each way,
and the fare by rail $40 and no grub.
The distance by rail from Pittsburg
to Buffalo is 270 miles. Niagara Falls
is % miles below Buffalo and the fare
is so cents by rail. Any person
wishing to know anything further in
regard to the trip will please call at
the county clerks office.
JOHN L. PRICE.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Attempt to Break Jail.

KINGwooD, W. Va, Aug. Ed
ward Howard, the alleged diamond
thief, had laid plan to escape Jail
here last night. The jailor was sus-
picious that all was not right in the
Jail, and investigation showed Two
bars of the window were sawed in
two. The prisoner was waiting
darkness to escape. Three new files
and three saws were found in the
cell. Howard halls from New York
and is accused of taking a $500 dia
mond stud from the traffic manager
of the Southern railroad. The theft
was committed in June, on fast
train, while passing through this
county. Towards wife recently Wis
tied him, and she is thought to have
given him the files.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Married.

GAY-STATLER = Married, at Tho
residence of Noah Wright, near Mt
Hermon by the Rev. Jos. B. Feather
on August Is, 1897, Mr.. w. L. Gay
and Miss Sarah M. Statler, both Of
Monongalia county.
KNELLER-DEUsENBERRY-On sat
urday, July 81, 1897, at the M. f.
Parsonage in Corning, Adams coun.
ty, Iowa, George F. Kneller and
Anna B. Deusenberry, Rev. w. o
Allen officiating The groom is 4
prominent young man OF Carl, Iowa
while the bride is a native of Monon.
gala county, w. Va. She is tho
youngest daughter of George and
Alcinda Deusenberry, of Randall
having accompanied her brother L
B.Deusenberry home when he visited
his native state about year ago. May
happiness and success attend tho
happy pair through life.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21

THE National Rifle Association had
a match at Ordway Range, Washing
ton, few days ago in which Capt.
Farrow as usual won the first cash
prize leading the next highest man by
p points. Capt. Farrow's Morgan
town friends and admirers will be
pleased to note that he is still at the
head of his class.
ONLY two marriage licenses were
issued during the month of July In
the populous county Of Monongalia,
and In each case the groom came from
outside the county. The University's
moot courts seem to have developed
moot courtships up there. charleston
Gazette
Do YOU you need suit, coat and
vest or a pair of pants? Then by al
means attend Hirschman's Clearance
Sale. You can get good serviceable
goods for very little money.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
MORE DAN COMPLICATIONS.
The Contract with James Mctarror
Cancelled.

Major Charles F. Powell. the
United States Engineer in charge of
the Allegheny and Monongahca
rivers announced Saturday that the
Secretary of War had cancelled the
contracts for the construction of the
six locks and dams in the river be-
tween here and Fairmont. This
contract had been awarded to James
McCarron, of Philadelphia, on May
22d his bid, S6l9, ls3.l4 being the
lowest of the q bids received. This
bid was considered by many compeg
tent judges at the time as being en-
tirely too low. The cancellation was
on account of failure to furnish the
necessary bond for the faithful per-
Torrance of the work
The bond required was one of
$350,000. This bond had been fur.
nished by McCarron but after an
examination by the United States
District Attorneys it was not sufli
cient for the reason that the sureties
were not considered good Part of
the security offered consisted of
claims in the hands of the suretics
now pending before the government.
OF course this kind of security
would net be considered gilt edge.
After being notified that the bond
furnished would not be accepted the
contractor was given until August
u to furnish an acceptable bond.
This he failed to do. Major Powell
then was notified of the cancellation
OF the contract by the Secretary of
War and he in turn notified Mr.. Me
Carron Of it. A copy Of the noiia-
cation was also sent to each of The
other 20 bidders.
| 1t is not known whether the con
tract will now be awarded to the
next lowest bidder or not or whpth-
er another advertisement of bids
will take place. The matter rests
with General John NJ Wilson, Chief
of the United States Engineers
Corp, who has been notified concern
ing the hitch in affairs and who will
settle the matter. OF course the
cancellation will cause some delay
in getting the work started but
Major Powell proposes to have an
other award of the contract made as
soon as possible. Had this cancel
lation not taken place work would
have begun on the improvements
within very short time. AS it is
now it may be months before the
first shovelful of dirt is thrown. The
delay is exasperating to the resi-
dents of this section and all who ar,
in any way interested in it. Nc
blame attaches to the officials in
charge who are merely determined
to have the entire matter done in
the proper way.
The next lowest bidder was the
Houston Construction Company OF
Philadelphia, whose bid was 1864,
634.42 for all six locks and dams
The third bid was that of HeldmaieI
Il New, of Chicago, 1865, 324.01. Me
Carron's bids were the lowest Offered
on each lock and dam as well as be
| ing the lowest in the aggregate.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
RestIra. at Harmony Grove.

There win be festival at Harmony
Grove Saturday night. The festival
is to be given by the ladies of the
Union church and is for the benefit OF
the church. The customary refresh
ments will be served. The public is
cordially invited to attend
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Round Trip 81.

The special train for Clarksburg
next Sunday to hear Rev. Sam Jones
will leave Morgantown at 1925, re-
turning leave Clarksburg about A P.
M. The fare for the round trip in
Guiding admission to the grounds is
$l.30, tickets good only for that day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
No MAN IS 50 RICH
That He Can Afford to Waste
Money.


And none so poor but they want the
best their money will buy, Great
values for small prices is the policy
that has made orr store so deservedly
popular. Below we offer you some
real money saving bargains:
We handle the celebrated antitrust
tin buckets Prices:
gal. 35c, q gal. 4oc, 3 gal 49,. 45c
ii at strainer milk pals. -. soc
Dinner buckets, styles. 49,. % each
Dover egg heaters. .......... loo
Knives and forks, 45c, 65c, Toe, soc,
90c and ................$l. 90 set.
Granite coffee and tea pots, . at.
Doc, qt. ,.,H.....t.. ...... 50c
Clothes boilers Csc, IS and 81 each
Croquet sets .....a 75c and 81. % set
Window shades, 12c, soc, 35 and
4.,.=.=. .....=st... .....zs.'.t tuc cucH
Brooms l5c, zoe, 25 and 30c each
Jelley tumblers ............3 0c doz.
Ladies wrappers. ...=.. soc and $l.00
Lace Ribbons the cheapest In town.
Mems and Boys shirts, overalls, etc.
We have some Bargains on our and
loo counter you cannot afford TO miss.
Yours, for Bargains,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Fertilizers.

We will again handle Zelrs Cele-
bratcd Fertilizers this fall. We have
handled these goods. for IL years and
the results grow better each year
Prices are lower this year than ever
Send us your order by Sept. lst, SC
that we may order the grade o.
goods you want. See us or write us
for Prices. Very truly
HUTCHINSON d JACOBS,
Little Falls, w. Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
Teachers, Insfifufe.

The Teachers Institute for Monon-
gala county will be held st Morgan
town, beginning 1G o'clock A. NJ. Aug.
30, 1897. ID. b. WATERS,
81 County Supt.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21

THERE has been big advance in
all kinds of carpets in the past two
weeks. With that foresight for which
they are so well known Hirschman's
bought big stock before the advance
and will sell them at the old prices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21

For the Next 80 days we will offer the
following goods at the following prices:
Mems Crash Suits we're $3.50 now 1923.
Mems Crash Suits we're $3.50 now $5.37.
Mems fine clay worsted suits $l5, now $500.
Mems Brown Cheviot suits, 5000 now 6.57
Mems Harris Cashmere suits 1850 now 6.57
Boys Clay worsted suits $1,000 now $6.37
Boys Brown Chevot suits $50 now $4.37.
Boys light color plaid suits 800 now $4.25
Children S suits at prices from 79c up. We
are agents for the celebrated NeWburg Sweet
Orr & Co. and Bull Dog working pants. Moth
ing better in the market Now is the time for
bargains. Yours respectfully,
M. II. WE'LL 6 CO.,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21

ty HSHo NV
President Polk in the white House chair,
While in Lowell was Doctor Aver;
Both were busy for human veal
One to govern and one to heal.
And, as presidents power OF will
Sometimes depends on a iiver-piii.
Mr.. Polk took Ayers Pills trov
For his liver, so years ago.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21

The dog days this year seem to
be Of the ayaller" variety.
Gro. CoBUN's new house on North
High street is well under way.
FLOUR has advanced. but Posten
still sells Gold Medal at so cents.
Lon HARTMAN is building desir-
able residence on his lot in Green
mont.
Do NOT pay CSC or roc for other
fiours when you can buy Gold Medal
Of Poster at 60c.
Jos. CLEMENS lost pocket book
last week. 1t contained 800 in cash
besides several hundreds in checks
and notes.
FALL TERM of the Mountain State
Business College, Parkersburg, w.
Va, begins September 1st. Send for
new Catalogue.
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-21
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE, Local Editor.

DR.. Mcrris, Dentist, has made his ar
engagements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait ON them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-17
Friendship In Kentucky.

When Judge Pendleton grows reminis-
cent, he is always interesting, and when
Mr.. Henry Tompkins walked in he said:
"Mr. Tompkins, your cousin, Louis
Garth. was the only bully I ever saw
who was brave man. He was the most
overbearing man ever saw. He was in
poker game i'll camp with Lieutenant
Forrest, a brother of General N. b. For
rest, and be called Forrest u liar. For
rest pulled his pistol, double barreled
weapon, and, placing it to Garths
breast. he pulled the trigger. The car
fridge failed to fire, and Garth spat out
chew of tobacco and without moving
muscle said, Lieutenant, you had
better try the other barrel" Forrest
put his weapon up and said, "Garth,
you are u brave man, and will not
shoot brave man." They were insep-
arabic friends forever afterward.
Owensboro Inquirer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-17
ATTENTION, Mr.. HICKS.

To thu Editor Of The Times: am
panied to realize that In Roanoke there is
an individual with mind so base as to
conceive the vile vituperations appearing
in your paper Friday, July 16, aud writ.
ten by base coward who conceals his
identity under the nom de-plume, "I am
Democrat
am not in any way interested in poll
tics or in the success of any particular
man who may appear in the political
arena during the approaching campaign.
write in behalf OF the "dis8runtled pol
itico-rcligious cranks' of Roanoke. /
tname," somebody will conclude when
the time of reckoning GENES, us legion,
for we are many" -ssssst e. -
It is not my purpose to mention just
now what we 'scranks'' propose to con-
tend for in the coming local contest, but
suffice it to say that the "disgrunuled
poliJico-religious cranks" and ''a lot o.
boiler than.thou politicians" will be a
unit for the right-and we will not go
into crooked and doubtful by.paths to
get our ideas of right.
The writer does not know Mr.. Hicks,
and hence refrains from making any
charges against him or questioning his
eligibility to the Office to be filled. There
AS OLlC6 W Dc liiitp duU Nc WauI ~
FILLED FULL.
From close reading of the article in
question one can but conclude that the
writer of it is close personal friend of
Mr.. Hi cks-certainly an ardent admirer.
Now, will Mr.. Hicks kindly inform the
"politico- religious cranks" and Times
readers generally if the article written
by 81 am Democrat in any way ex-
presses his sentiments ~
The fact is, the writer's intention from
the beginning has been only to demand
of Mr.. Hicks. in whose interest (O it was
written who now appears before the
public, in the light of the article of 81
am a Democrat" as the anti. "disgrun.
tied politico religious crank candidate
for the House of Delegates of the grand
"Old Dominion''-an apology for the..ar-
ticle referred to,and that he disclaims all
knowledge of same; otherwise we
"cranks" will fix the responsibility for
same on him. Besides yetwould like to
know the name of the writer who has
thus assaulted the ''cranKs." He may 90
among his fellows in the garb of gentle
man, but gentlemen in our way of think
ing, have different minds.
Thanking you in advance for your
kindness in publishing this end awaiting
Mr.. Hicks apology to the "cranks,''
Yours very truly, "a
A. A. JOHNSON.