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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22
New Brownsville.

New BROWNSVILLE, Dec Cove learn
our enterprisfng citizen, D. c. Core and
G. G. Brown, received another thorough
bred hog last week. Glad indeed to see
them making move in the right direc-
ton by improving the stock.
The teachers institute held at the
Olive church was a grand success, and
those teachers who were absent missed
great many things that would undoubt.
eddy have been great benefit to them
VIM. l. Reed, of Charlotte, was visit.
ing friends and attending the institute
here last week.
Geo. Core, OF Pedlar, was visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. johnson, the last oil
the week.
Our new board walk is being built
and it will not be many days until we
are above mud.
Clark Tennant, of Mooresyille, was
attending the institute Saturday night
and remained until Sunday morning.
Clark says it was "Sweet" institute.
"Col." Clark is not as weekly" as
he has been in the past.
The Sunday School children are striv-
ing to make their entertainment enjoy.
able to all who may attend Friday even.
ing.
Our county superintendent, D, b
Waters, has been visiting our schools
and was in attendance at the institute
We are always glad to see him and
hope he will call again soon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22
WHAT THEY THINK
or Rutter's Band In UniontOwn-A
CrOMaed House.

Arrangements are being made fol
the Rutter Band to give a concert
here at any early day. A short time
ago the band gave an entertainment
at home and the News Standard gives
the following account OF it:
Rutter's band concert, which has
been looked forward to as the musical
event of the season, was given as
scheduled in the Grand Opera House
Tuesday night. The house was
crowded, Notwithstanding the in
clement weather, and every one
present seemed TO enjoy the sweet
strains of music immensely, judging
by their applause.
The program was well selected and
elegantly rendered. 1t opened with
Sousas march, 1.-THE Stars and Stripes
Forever, and it is safe to say, had
the author been here himself and
heard it rendered by Uniontown's ele-
CANT band he would have said, ''Tnere
is another band besides my own who
can play my music.
The saxaphone solo, entitled, ''Scenes
That are Brightest by George Z. Pill
grim, was feature and deserves
special mention. He made the in.
strument almost speak the words.
He responded to an encore.
The program concluded with a de.
scriptive selection entitled 'sLife on
the Mississippi, in which the band
initiated steamboat whistling, plan
tation bell ringing, bell ring for CT
gines to stop, boat hands singing, etc.
The audience remained long enough
in their seats to applaud the selection
before they started to leave the house,
something that had not occurred here
for several years. The sextett, com.
posed of Rutter, Lewellen, Price, Alt.
man, Vincent and Heyser, rendered 9
double selection, the first part emit.
tied, "Serenade," and the second part
''Sleep Well Sweet Angel"
Rutter's band is known all over
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. II
is considered by all critics to be one OF
the best amateur bands in the coun-
try. 1t has been great card to the
town, and the people expressed theil
thanks in substantial way by theil
liberal patronage of the concert on {
most inclement night.
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DaybrOOk and Vicinity.

CLAY DISTRICT, Dec. 1S.-There has
been protracted meeting at the Point
for two weeks past conducted by Bro
Beard of Ohio, and Bro. Rice, OF this
place. Bro Beard is a second Sam
Jones for eloquence and is better ex-
FOUNDER of Scriptures. Bro. Rice is also
a profound thinker and reasoner, and
his sermons we're very highly apprecia-
ted. Much good was done for the cause
OF the Master, and the church was
strengthened very much. The house
was crowded nearly every night and
good order and attention prevailed up
till the last night when some toughs
came from distance and disturbed the
meeting very much. But tits not much
wonder that evil doors are getting bold
er every day.
Grand juries have lost their terror and
wien one is caught and brought up be-
fore the bar OF justice they are discharg.
ed. They don't fear the law nor those
executing it.
G. ]. Ammons was in Warrington
last week.
Clark Tenant, of Wadestown, was
visiting friends in this section recently.
J.. S. Youst and Lewis Youst have
just returned from ten days trip to
Doddridge county.
The schools about here are all pro-
crossing nicely.
What is the matter with Battelle dis
trict teachers; they are not having any
Institutes. Blacksville is now corpor.
ated town and is putting on city airs.
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what We should Do.

Either brick paving is cheaper
than the mud pike plan, Or it is not
If it is, then we are burying our
town revenues in unremunerative
mud, and it ought to be stopped
1t is very easy to determine wheth-
er it is cheaper or not, and town
council which has not energy, enter
prize or ability to satisfactorily de-.
ternine that question ought not to
be elected.
Other towns in West Virginia
have fully tested the matter--not
by theorizing-but by practical ex-
periments, and it is no longer a
question of doubt or dispute.
If money can be saved to a town,
while at the same time. better
streets can be secured by brick paw
ing, it is simply matter of business
necessity, of c mmon sense economy
of good horse s-nse, to quit wasting
the revenues in mud and begin per-
manent improvements.
In fact it is simply question of
elementary arithmetic. Any school
boy with the given data can solve
the problem 1t scarcely needs any
data more than the Ordinary ooser-
ystion of the policy of temporarily
patching our streets, to demonstrate
to any business man that permanent
improyements-or in other words
any hard pavement at a cost of 81
per square yard, including a guaran-
ty of maintenance by the contractor
for five years, would be cheaper than
the mud machine plan.
Our streets are the worst thing
about the town. They are not as good
as the country roads. They contradict
our character for enterprise. thrift
and business sagacity. They de-
tract from the beauty and decency
of every kind of property.
We do not advocate piling up
debt, going wholesale into street
paving. We maintain simply that
brick paving should be begnn. That
wherever repairs are needed they
should be made permanent with
brick instead of temporary with
sandstone. The cost of the improve.
ment ought to be shared lay those
who will enjoy it in the future, and
therefore the work ought to go ON
gradually and he paid for easily in
future instruments, just like all per-
manent improvements should be.
We can do this and get out of the
mud. We can do this and save mon
ey. We can do it and not hurt any
body We can do it and immensely
beautify the town and increase the
comfort of living.
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10. O. y.

At the regular meeting of the Or.
phan's Friend Encampment, No IA
l. 0. 0. f., December 20, the follow
ing named patriarchs were elected for
the ensuing term: G. B. Hall, G. P;
w. j. White, H. p; r. Fl. Picken-
paugh, S. W.; w. I. Protzman, Scribe;
w. f. Sennett, Treasurer; A. J. Hare,
j. w. After the election the. usual
feast of oysters was enjoyed at St.
Clair's cafe. This branch of Odd Eel
lowship is in a flourishing condition
financially and every other way.
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The Way it Don't Work.

Speaking of the effort of the
School Board to get heating appa-
ratus for the new building that will
ventilate it a gentleman said the 9th
er day:
''They will never get heating APP
paratus that will do that thing.
That is, they will wait for some in
vention that does not now exist, il
they do"
"a heating apparatus that will Of
itself properly ventilate public
building, is nice theory, and the
agents for such can demonstrate its
practicability to a certainty, but il
don't work In practice"
at has been tried several times
in this town. 1t has been tried at
the University, at the courthouse
at the Presbyterian church, and ev-
erybody acquainted with those
buildings knows that it is com
plete failure. The thing works but
the air in the rooms is sitting all
the same. Nobody would want school
children to breathe such an atmos-
phere all day and every day."
There is just one certain way
said he, ito ventilate room, and
that is to have holes enough in it, to
admit the free ingress and egress of
fresh air in sufficient quantities to
supply it when fully occupied. If
these holes are SO pLsced, near the
ceiling and floors, as to avoid drafts
directly on the occupants, it is the
easy, natural and effective way to
keep the the air of room fresh
and the only way yet devised, that
is a success
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Blacksville.

BLACKSMITH, ". VA, Dec. 20.-Sam
Thralls, Grant Dean and Geo. l.. Wroe
had organs placed in their parlors re-
Gently. Two-thirds OF the families in
our town have either an organ or piano,
including the two church organs.
There will be a SUNDAY School treat
at the NJ. E. church Christmas eve
with music and recitations included,
hoping to interest those present, espec.
tally the young.
The Baptists have called Rev. A. ]
Adams, of McKeesport, to preach fol
them.
Rev. Geo. H. Williams is holding his
first series of meetings at Miracle Run
church, with good success.
Merrill Chapel's protracted meeting
is in progress with good results.
Our school is progressing nicely
Miss Strosnider, our school miss, will
spend Xmas and holidays at her home
in Waynesburg, Pa. She is now a
Waynesburg lady but once Blacksville
school girl.
The S. & E. Telephone Co. have re,
ceived permit to extend their line into
our town and have its Office at the Cen.
trail Telephone office at Samuel Thralls'
We noticed that our county seat spoke
of its telephone superiority, but we are
considered, not only by ourselves, but
by visitors or all who see the way in
which our wires and central Office are
kept and the science of our operator
that we are not excelled by any.
Our town election is advertised,
Samuel j. s. Hoskinson and A,
p. Minor the commissioners.
Our bridge is being put up rapidly
and will, if nothing prevents, be finish
ed tomorrow. G. F. Strosnider is the
contractor for putting up three, at Wor.
ley, Strosnider's and here.
Jas. f. Marshall contemplates going
to Wheeling to spend the holidays.
John Strosnider and Inghram Jones
are carrying the mails for Eli Rice. We
have sympathy for the boys for the next
four months.
George and Myrtle Stephens visited
their sister, Joanna, who is teaching on
the head of Jake's run, Saturday and
Sunday.
Jas. L. Chaplin is working at the
carpenter trade at Higbee, Pa. =.
A, G. johnson is saw-milling on the
price farm on Jake's run.
Our street commissioner, ELAN Hos
kinson, has repaired our walks SO they
are not dangerous to travel.
We are glad to hear Laurel Point has
q walk along Main street, but remem.
Der, friends, when you try for charter
the court will be thronged with such
people as the Sanhedrim court were.
Eli Rice bought the mail route of John
Spitsnagle and: began carrying it the
first OF this month, starting from here,
which gives us daily mail to the coun-
ty seat. Mr.. Rice purchased the route
from here to Burton of Henry Headlee
and commenced carrying it at the be-
ginning of the second quarter, which
makes rim eighty two miles OF mai
route day, counting the round trips.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22
THE NOVELTY cos.
BHRGhIN SRLE
Christmas Opening,
Will Be Continued This Week

You cannot afford to miss this sale
Our full line OF Shirts, Overalls, etc
all go regardless of cost.
All Laundried negligee shirts go al
35cts, worth from so to 75cts.
Shirts with detachable collars and
cuffs, 39cts, worth rs. All LaundrieC
White end Colored Bosom Shirts go al
39cts, worth 10. Mems heavy WORK
Shirts all go at from II to 37cts
Boys Shirts II to 23cts.
Mems Heavy Overalls with and
without aprons, all go at37cts, worth
scots. Boys Overalls at 15cts.
Odds and ends in Underwear all e
regardless of cost. Mems Cantor
Flannel Drawers II and 22cts, worth
double.
TINwARE DEPARTMENT: Extra
Heavy 10 at. Tin Bucket, the best
made, 20cts. Cheaper ones at 10 and
5cts. qt. Coffee Pots IL cts, worth
10 Extra heavy IA at. Dish Pan 2(
cents.
Graniteware, the best that's made,
A at Coffee pots, 40cts. 10 at. Granite
Water pals Scots.
GLASSWARE: Large Covered Berry
Dish, 20cts, worth 35ct. Cake Stands
10, Is and 25cts. A large Assortment
Of Glass Dishes at and 10cts, worth
double. A nice Lamp, complete, with
chimney, wick and burner, 2Octs
Larger ones at 25, 80, 35 and 40cts.
Christmas Goods Of all kinds. Fan
cy Chinaware, Bisque Figures, Vases
Child's Plate Sets, Bread and Milk
Sets, Fancy Glassware, Water sets,
etc. Work Boxes, Toilet Gases
Albums, Dolls, Jewelry of al
kinds. Solid Gold band Rings 81
and up. Solid Gold Set Rings 81 and
up. Baby Rings, solid gold, soc and
up. Gold Filled Rings 15c to SOC
Lots of other things we haven't space
to mention. Come and see for your
self. The cheapest store in town,
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DISMISSED.
The Case Against Alexander
and Cunningham Dropped.

No One Appeared against them and the
Judge Ordered II dropped-Martin
had pulled ont with the papers
pie here Gratified-A Piece Of Spite
work.
Saturday morning the case which
was being tried at Fairmont involv-
ing the integrity of the prosecuting
attorney and the sheriff of Marion
county was dismissed by Judge Ma
son. The action is a very agreeable
one to the people here as the accus-
ed men have many friends here who
were loath to believe that there was
anything in the case but an attempt
to bluff and intimidate. People who
know George Alexander as the peo-
pie here know him know that he
would not be guilty of the offense
which was charged against him.
The charges were brought by a
speak-easy proprietor who was be-
ing prosecuted for his nefarious
traffic. He preferred the charges al
leging that money had been paid the
sheriff, Cunningham, and the prose
cutor, Alexander, and the agree
ment entered into that no prosecu-
tions were to be made The addi-
tional charge was made that money
had been paid the same men not to
disturb the immoral houses of the
town.
Saturday WIS set for the trial II
was found impossible to secure a
lawyer to take the case. Martin
who had originally had it was under
two indictments for felony and was
debarred from practice. He skipped
last week from the town and carried
all the papers in the case with
him. So when it was called ON Sat
urday there was no lawyer present
to represent the prosecution and all
the papers had been carried of,
The Judge at once directed that il
be dismissed and we will hear nc
more of it.
A. T. Hill who brought the charges
will now be attended to and salty
dose administered for his gall in
trying to escape his well merited
punishment in the way he selected
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22
The TRANSFERS MADE.
The Property Needed in the
Bridge Acquired.
Ollie is Paid $1,0OO-Tse Creamery
is paid $3.50 Damages-Unfayorable
Comments on the Work not Being
Commenced = Preliminaries should
be Arranged at Once.

be Arranged at Once.
The deeds have been recorded,
transferring the required amount
of ground fer the bridgS which is to
span Deeker's creek. The amount
paid to c. B. Ollie for the property
used from his lot in getting up on
Foundry street cost $1,000. The
purchase was arranged with but lit
tie delay. At the same time the
Creamery people were seen and their
damages were adjusted. Their dam
age was agreed upon at $3.50. So
the amount of expense attached to
putting the structure through was
not as great as first anticipated.
The only thing which stands in
the way of the immediate beginning
of the work on the bridge is the at
titude of the county court. That
body says that it will not let the
contract for the piers until some
time in March and that work will
not begin until April LIST. This has
been the cause of much comment as
there are many people who do not
see why the contract can not with
better advantage be let right away
and all the preliminaries be arrang-
ed at once.
1t will take considerable time to
let the contract and after that is
done there will remain tho work of
getting ready which will take still
longer. There is no good reason APP
parent why this all can't be done as
well in the winter as any other time
at least month will be taken up with
this sort of thing and it should be
done when nothing else can be done.
The delays on the beginning of the
bridge are becoming monotonous.
The people want to see something
definite toward its construction
done.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

By virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court of Monongalia county, West Vir
ginia, made ON the 10th day Of October
1897, in the chancery cause pending In
said court, in which Joseph Moreland
trustee, is plaintiff and Samuel Hack
ney and others are defendants, l will on
Monday, the Bird day of January, 1898,
next, on the public grounds in front o.
the front door of the court house OF saic
county, In Morgantown, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, the rea
estate mentioned and described in thu
bill and proceedings in said cause, con
sisting of the following pieces OF proper
ty, namely:
First-All that valuable tract of land
known as said Hackney's "Rogers
Farm situate on Decker's Creek, a
short distance east of Morgantown and
extending up near to said town, con.
tanning about 1913 acres Of land.
Second-The tract of % acres and
poles known as said Hackney's Erich
Woods Land" adjoining the fist tract
mentioned.
Third-The residence property of sale
Hackney including the mansion house
where said Hackney resided, situate OIL
the old Kingwood road, near to the
borough of Morgantown, consisting o.
the commodious two-story dwelling
house and other outbuiIdines, situate on
fine large lot of ground, affordine
yard, garden, etc.
The whole of said property is in the
immediate suburbs of Morgantown, one
of the promising and growing cities in
the country, and is easily accessible.
This city is rapidly spreading and Is
now contiguous to same. 1t is well To-
Gated for town lots and has been plated
and will be offered in lots and parcels
with roads, streets and rig hit of-way t
render each parcel accessible, and will
be sold in lots or parcels or all together,
in whichever way it will net the most
money. The whole is underlaid with
The Upper Freeport Vein of Coal
and in part with smaller vein.
The terms of sale are easy and a
splendid opportunity is offered persons
desiring to acquire cheap homes or to
make profitable investments. Lots suit
able for building, lots suitable for pas
ture, lots suitable for dairy farming or
gardening. Plat of same may be seen at
my Office in MorgAntown. Call and see
plat and examine the property.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-f fifth OF the
purchase money of each parcel sold
shall be cash in hand. and the residue
on credit OF 6, II, IS and "a months
from date OF sale, the purchaser in each
case giving notes or bonds with approved
personal security for the deferred pay
ments, and retaining the legal title as
further security.
JOSEPH MoRELAND,
Special Commissioner.
Morgantown, W. Va, Dec. |, 1897.
Bond with security has been given
by the above special commissioner as
required by the law and decree OF court.
WM. Z. GLAssooK, Clerk.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

That issue of the Washington
fost was carelessly edited in which
the encouragement of Havana mer-
chants over the outlook for peace,
reported by the Associated Press,
was allowed to appear In column
adjoining the rose colored letter from
a ''staf correspondent" purporting
to tell Of the rapid progress made
by Gen. Blanco towards the pacifi-
cation Of Cuba.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

The Democratic party at large en-
dorses the action taken by the Dem
ocratic members of the House, in
caucus assembled, in behalf of the
Cubans, and will endorse any effort
made in either branch of Congress
to help Cuba.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

The incongruous elements which
were brought together by fright and
the use of millions Of dollars, and
kept together long enough to elect a
President, are now widely separated.
Not single recommendation made
by their President has the support
of all the Republicans in either
House or Senate.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

The Virginia senate by good ma
jority defeated the bill making it a
crime to play foot ball in the state.
The society young ladies Of Richmond
led the opposition to the bill. This
defeat kills the last freak bill in the
south on the subject.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

1t must be very agreeable to man
to have himself unanimously elected
to the senate of the United States.
That unusual experience was enjoyed
by Senator Daniel, of Virginia, few
days ago. The few Populists and Re-
publicans in the legislature voted with
the Democrats to elect him and he re-
ceived every vote of that body.
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South Morrantovn.

Souri, MoRcANrowN, Dec. 21.-Rev
Geo. W. Morris, of Pittsburg, is visiting
his father, Jno. j. Morris.
Mrs. L. P. Holland, of Clinton dis.
trict, is quite ill. Her sister, Mrs. Anna
Winger is with her.
Miss Addie Phillips was recently
quite i'll.
Lee Lawhead has rented the new
house lately built by Mr.. Phillips.
Harry Debolt is still quite sick.
Richard Laishley has gone to Penn.
sylvania to work for the Standard Oil
Company.
William Morris and daughter, Of
Morris X Roads, were recentl;;I visiting
friends here.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

Gen. Weyler is now engaged in ex-
planning how he would have suppress
ed the revolution had he been per,
United to remain in Cuba. Weyler
possesses all the qualifications fol-
membership in the explanation de-
partment.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-22

The anxiety Of Attorney General
McKenna to postpone the foreclosure
sale of the Kansas Pacific to February
Is may have been superinduced by a
keen desire to first run the senatorial
gauntlet on his way to the Supreme
Court and then let the Senate do
what it pleases about the road.
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GEORGE G. STEELE.

A FULL line of fresh canned goods
at A. L. Nye's.
sPooLs machine cotton or cakes
of good toilet soap for l0c at the Lea
der Store.