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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
WILLIAM HORN BATTLE.

Was several times a member of the
Legislature Of North Carolina; reporter
of the Supreme court decisions from
'34-'40; judge of the Superior courts for
twelve years and associate justice OF
the Supreme court from '52-'68; twice
Commissioner to revise the statutes OF
North Carolina and Professor OF law for
twenty five years. He was also editor
OF Battles Digest of the decisions of the
Supreme court and also of Battles Re
visal. He possessed a wonderful memo
ny and had the whole law at his finger
ends. He was a very pure man and
thoroughly upright judge and lawyer
honored and respected by all who knew
him. His memory for names of cases
never failed him but once ond then
never failed him but once and then
promptly gave the name to the surprist
of the court, / had cultivated recollec-
ton of the names Of pivotal cases.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
The Friday Night Storm.

The snow storm which visited this
section of the country did very little
damage locally, but in points down
the river it was very destructive. In
Pittsburg alone the damage runs over
the hundred thousand mark. Several
lives were lost and traffic was very
badly delayed. The wires were near
~ all down and the delay from this
source was very considerable Severe
electrical disturbances accompanied
the storm in places and did great
damage. Locally it merely gave us
a nice taste of winter as a fitting close
Of the old year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
A Live Sunday school.

The officers of the M. E. Sunday
school made their annual report yes
terday for the year. Secretary Arnett
reported the total attendance of schol-
airs for the year was s, $40. There was
an increase in the average attendance
of Is per cent over the year 1896, and
and increase in the average weekly
contribution of 50 cents. Mrs. e. J.
Woods class was the banner class
for the year and obtained the prize of
an Oxford Bible.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted in the selection of
the present corps of officers: Prof
w. P. Wiley, superintendent; W. E.
Arnett, secretary; G. r. Huston, treas
urer, and Mrs. w. ?. Wiley, prin-
cipal of the infant department.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
Randall.

RANDALL, Jan. 3.-Mr. Vim. ]. Cox
has been sick for several days, but is
now convalescent.
Lethe Shively is very poorly having
had stroke of paralysis sometime ago.
The sore throat that has been pre-
vailing on Scott's run has about disap-
peared.
Married, on Christmas day, Dec. 18th
at the home of the bride Miss Bertha
Boyers to Charles Vanvoorhig.
On the 18th also at the BRIDES home
Miss Effie Wells to George Bircher, Rev.
Barnes officiating. At Dolls run church
Miss Ida Barraekman to Lewis Cole.
Rev. Jobs offieiated.
There was Christmas tree at Cass-
vile on Christmas eve and one at Bat
tie Ground church on Christmas night,
Both were well attended.
Alpheus Barrackman has purchased
j. J. Wharton's interest in the Usage
mill and began to repair it but the incle-
mency of the weather has retarded the
work. We hope that Mr.. Barrackman
will put the mill in good shape and also
attach creamery to it. A creamery
would pay as well here as anywhere in
the country and could be put in the mill
at very small expense.
w. I. Ryan is visiting at Usage.
Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver nee Cole has
returned home to Lewis county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
The Turn yerein.

The Turn Verein Concordia held
meeting yesterday and elected Off
GERS for the ensuing term The
election resulted in the following be
ing chosen:
Pres, August Boiler, Vice Pres,
George Decker; Schrederen, Otto
Siegwart and Lewis Schild; Treas,
August Stenger; Trustees Nj. Flirsch
man and A. Hammer, T. 7. A. Tru-
og and j. Truog .Janitor, f. Vow
berch.
There are l05 members of the or
ganization and the initiation fee has
been raised from So TO $40 A good
singing society has been organized
and the Turner's are in splendid
shape in every way Their ball is
in process of erection and they will
occupy 1t about March Is. Many
town people belong to It although
the membership Is found for the
most part among the employees OF
Of the glass plant.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
Death of o. y. Long.

The death of o. S. Long was d
startling announcement to large
circle of acquaintance throughout
the State. He had been somewhat
prominent figure in public affairs
from his early manhood His posi-
ton as editor of the Wheeling Regis
ter brought him in contact and gave
him an extended acquaintance with
the leading men and the public af-
fairs of the state. Going from that
position to the, clerkship of the su-
preme court Of appeals, which posi-
tion he has occupied continuously
since, he has been brought into init
mate relations with the legal fratern-
ity, and thus possessed Il personal
acquaintance with almost all the
active lawyers of the state. Indeed
his death seems like a direct bereaye-
ment of the bar, so closely associated
has his life and work been with that
of the profession for many years.
Mr.. Long was man of fine intel
lectual culture, with educated liter
airy taste, with wide reading and
familiarity with the best authors,
and possessed of an aesthetic and d
keen appreciation of the best in lit
erature and art He was, in fact, an
accomplished gentleman, of courtly
manners, fine personal presence, and
entertaining social qualities.
In his position II, clerk of the
court Vi appeals he vas above criti-
cism, conducting his office with d
smoothness and accuracy highly sat
isfactory to the court ana It's patrons
Mr. Long has many years been a
prominent figure in the Masonic
fraternity, and recognized author
ity in the rituals of that order. Ills
last absence from home was on a
visit to one of the meetings of the
Grand Lodge at Wheeling He will
be missed by the members of that
organization, as well as by many APP
preciative friends throughout the
state who received the news of ehis
death with sincere regret. West Vir-
ginia Bar.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
A CARD FROM MAYOR KEcK.
He will not be Candidate for Re-
Election.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION
In justice to my friends, as we'll as
myself, deem it prudent to inform
them, through the columns of your
paper that / am not candidate for
the office of Mayor, and will not per
nit my name to be used on the tick
ct at the municipal election, Thurs
day, January 9th. 1898, under any
circumstances.
This is not written with the ex-
pectatiou Of my friends starting
petition, urging me to permit my
name to be used, as | do not con
slider myself that popular, and
scorn such an attempt at manufac-
tured popularity, and do not believe
in receptive (2) candidates.
With many thanks to those who
have interested themselves in my
behalf, and who have SO kindly prof
fered their support, and with the
most sincere wish that the ticket
that will be elected will add honor
to the present administrator and
advanced prosperity to our beautiful
town, remain your most obedient
servant, l.. v KEoK.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
A Sensational Death.

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, Jan. "a SEN
sational death occurred here at three
o'clock this morning when Charles
Nottingham was found dead in bed
in A. I Hills place on the South
Side. The coroner heard part of
the testimony this evening and adj
journed until tomorrow, as import
ant witnesses were absent He was
drinking hard yesterday and com
planned Of not being we'll
Last night in the Marietta bar
room, Will Scott shot John Hupp,
iniuring him quite seriously. Scott
is in jail here, but it is thought he
can prove it self defense, as Hupp
drew his gun first
The funeral of Mrs. John Deveny
will take place Tuesday.
A wreck at Downs last night at
IL o'clock made late trains to-day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
GAS WRECKED a HOUSE.
Inmates Hurled Across the Room and
the Building Lifted From It's
Foundations.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, Jan. 3.-An ex-
plosion of national gas wrecked the
dwelling house of Frank Blackstone,
near Gray's landing, this morning,
and badly burned his wife and him
self
Mr.. Blackstone had just turned the
gas higher in the kitchen stove, when
he was hurled across the dining room.
His face and hands were burned, and
his wife was thrown against some
furniture and injured, and was also
burned severely about the head The
windows were blown out of the din
ing room, and one side of the kitchen
blown away. The house was lifted
off It's foundation
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
The Result in the Eastman Case.

The Eastman murder, case recent
lytried in Tucker county, excited the
attention of the State.
The prosecution proved cold
blooded murder. The defense proved
that it was purely case of self
defense. The jury struck the differ
ence as near as possible, and said
manslaughter. The judge endeayor-
ed to make the manslaughter as obi
Gus as possible by straining the law
in the penalty imposed.
Thus we have one of those cases
which divides a court and divides a
community as to the degree of guilt
involved in the act which the de-
PENDANT has committed. and the pen
atty which ought TO be imposed.
We have one Of those cases in
which the prominence and popular
ity of the parties make it difficult for
the administration of Justice to pro-
coed without prejudice.
In all cases tried by court, and
especially in all cases like this, it is
just as important that justice should
appear to be done as that justice
should be actually done. No result
ought to be reached either in the
direction of mercy or yindictiyeness
which would give ground for refec-
tion upon the steady and uniform
administration of the law. When
the forms of law have been strictly
observed and the legitimate result
which the evidence warrants has thus
been reached, it ought to satisfy the
the popular judgment. and every law
abiding citizens ought to cheerfully
acquiesce, although he be convinced
that exact justice has failed to be
melted out.-The West Virginia Bar
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
KITCHENS SEEN II COLUMBUS.
Recognized There by Parkersburger
Who Met Him on the Street-Sup-
posed to Know Where His Wife Is

COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 3.-The hus-
band of Edna Kitchens who caused
the death of William Beatty, the oil
man, at Parkersburg, last summer
by throwing yitriol on him during a
quarrel, is in this city. He was re-
cognized by Parkersburger, who
met him on the street. Kitchens,
who was at one time prominent and
wealthy Morgantown, w. Va, BUSH
ness man, is now total wreck, and
the life of debauchery he has been
leading has told greatly on his one
time robust and healthy appearance.
Kitchens was thought to have been
the man who drowned himself re-
Gently at Cincinnati, and it is beliey-
ed he knows of the whereabouts Of
his wife, who made her escape soon
after committing the terrible deed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
A Little Chronology.

4 few of the events OF interest
that transpired in 1897 that are OF
much local interest may be recalled
by the following:
Jan, list; Senator Wiley retires
from Office after years of service.
e-hearing in the Musgrave ease
granted.
Jan, 10th; Kecl elected mayor in
a very quiets election. The Monon-
gala Academy burned.
Jan, 23rd; Henry Bakers store
burglarized.
Jan, 30th; Sites secured for the
Monon2ahela locks and dams b.
Hon. Geo G. Sturgiss.
Feb, 6; Augusta county bill killed
in the legislature.
Feb, 18th; Committee from the
Legislature visits the University.
"Great Scott run out of town.
Feb, Goth; Prof Reynolds resigns
the vice Presidency Of the Universe
ty
Feb, 9th; Military ball.
March 9Th; New building associa
ton organized
March 18th; Constitutional reyis
ion committee named 3Academy
Ere damages fixed by the board of
arbitrators.
March 9th; Big coal land deal in
Union district Independent school
district extended by a small MAORI
ty.
April 3rd; Frank Cox resigns as
city solicitor
April 10th Award made BY the
board Of viewers in the Monongahe-
la river dam case. Academy build
ing dynamited. Row over insurance.
April 18th; Contract let for the
obstruction of the old Academy
building. Major Powell succeeds
Major Hoxie in charge Of the river
improvements.
May LIST; The Monongahela Nav
cation company announces that it
is satisfied with the award of the
board of viewers and will not APP
peal
May Sth, Moot court trial held in
| chapel hall.
May 18th, Inter collegiate contest
won by w. Y. U.
May 22nd, Secretary Of war Alger
decides that the award of the view
ers on the Monongahela locks was
all right.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
TaE FIRST LOAD OF MATERIAL
For the Locks and Dams has arrived
The Contractor Will make this his
Headquarters.


On Saturday the first load of ma
terial to be used in the construction
of the new locks and dams on the
river arrived and is now lying at the
depot. 1t is the intention of the
contractor to make Morgantown his
headquarters during the progress of
the work This means much for the
town as it will result in throwing
the greatest part of the laborers in
this direction.
Several cars of tools have already
arrived and they will be unloaded
as soon as place can be fixed for
their reception. A store house will
be built up near the Y and the tools
and material placed up there. The
building viii begin right away The
superintendent of the work is here
looking after things and no time
will be wasted in getting down to
business.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
RHCKER BEGINS SUITS.
West Virginia Takes the Case Of Ex-
Secretary Of state Chiffon Into
Court.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 3.
Attorney General Rueker to-day in
stituJed suit in the circuit court
against ex-Secretary of State Chiffon
and A. B. Lewis, G. O. Chiffon and
r. b. Enslow, his bondsmen, for
$40, 900 to cover the amount due ON
tax on State seals and books. Suit
was also brought against Chiffon for
$25, 900, to cover the amount col
lected by him on initial tax on char
ters and which was not paid over TO
the State.
The latter is not covered BY the
secretary of states bond, and, ac-
cording To law, should have been
paid direct to the State auditor The
corporations from which this tax
has been collected number over j, 600,
and the attorney general will call
upon them to pay the amounts
charged 60 the auditor under penalty
Of FORGETTING their charters. He
expects TO have the papers sent to all
the corporations within week.
The action of the attorney general
is against the protest Of the legal
fraternity, which holds that these
fees cannot be again collected through
the process sof law, because they
were paid to the agent Of the State,
while General Rucker holds that the
secretary of state was not the agent
of the State, not being authorized by
law to receive the fees.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
Card.

To the citizens Of the Morgantown
school district:
We desire to express our gratitude
to our friends for their many express
sions OF good will, at the same time
we must adhere to our former decli-
nation of the nomination to the office
OF school commissioner heretofore
made public, and in order that there
may be no misunderstanding we say
that re Will not serve if elected.
GEO. G. STEEL,
FRANK Cox.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
WALLACE HOUSE DINNER.
Two Hundred Guests PartOok OF the
PrOffered Hospitality.--An Elegant
Repast.

The Wallace House has formally
passed from the control of James c..
Wallace to that of John Lantz. The
event was celebrated by very elabor-
ate dinner. Several hundred invita-
lions had been issued and majority
Of the local people invited attended.
Two hundred or more partoolI of the
tempting yiands. The dinner was
everything that could be asked. Not
a hitch occurred and the occasion
passed of very pleasantly The menu
was as follows:
Soups
Oyster Consomme
Plain celery Olives Cold Slaw
Lettuce Cranberry Sauce
Meats
Roast Turkey Roast Duck
Oysters fried and raw
Cold Meats
Boiled Ham Tongue Chicken Salad
Vegetables
Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes
French Peas Stewed Corn
Bread
Plain Bread Hot Fresh Roles
Cold Biscuit Rye Bread
Desert
English Plum Pudding
Wine Sauce Mince Pie
Vanilla Ice Cream Lemon Water Ice
Fancy Cakes Cheese
Fruits
Oranges Bananas
Malaga Grapes
Drinks
Coffee Milk Tea
Claret Sherry
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03

JENKINS. Died, at his home near
Clinton Furnace, on last Wednesday,
of grip, after an illness lasting nearly
a month, Joshua Jenkins, aged about
sixty years. The interment took
place on Friday at the Goshen GENE
terry. Mr.. Jenkins was,a very well
known and respected citizen and the
county loses valuable man in his
death. To the bereaved we extend
our sympathy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
THE ODD FELLOWS.
feld . 'nblic Installation Of officers.
"a Large Crowd attends.

Saturday night the Odd Fellows
held public installation of their Of
ficers. This is the first time such a
thing has been done in the town and
the attendance was very large, fully
$50 people attending.
The ceremony is very beautiful
one and the visitors were well pleased
with the entertainment. The install
lation occurred in the hall. The
officers indicted were:
Clark Hall, N. g., Will Sheets, v.
G., NJ. L. Brown, Secy., DC. Hoff-
man, Treas, Lee Gidley, o. g., Joe
Kinkaid, |. G., L. NJ. Jaco, r. s.,
S. i. Glasscock, L. S., Charles Quinn,
r. S. Y. c., Joe Watts, W., E. NJ.
Grant, Cond., w. l. Protzman Chap,
Will Boyd and Rufus West S. S.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
THE TICKET WILL STICK
Or ut Least that Part of il which is to
govern the town has Reconsidered
Their Destinations.

This paper is authorized to state
that the nominees of the citizens
meeting who resigned from the mu-
nieipal ticket have reconsidered
their destinations in so far as to
promise to serve ii elected to the POI
sitions for which they were original
" nominated. They did this after
a petition had been circulated and
had received nearly two hundred
signatures asking them to allow
them to be voted on.
The members of che school board
who declined at the same time still
refuse to go on and their places
will have to be filled by the voters
on election day The indications
are that the ticket as named by the
mass meeting for town officers will
be elected without opposition and
that means that re will have a good
set Of officials for the coming year.
The ticket is as follows:
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
FairmOnt Opera House.

The management of the Fairmont
opera house announces the first ap-
pearancc in West Virginia OF Fred
Riders Moulin Rouge company on
Friday evening. January 7. This is
a great attraction.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
Mrs. Raymond Will Receive.

Mrs. Jerome Ell. Raymond has is
sued cards to the faculty ladies for an
informal reception Friday afternoon
from three to five. The guest of nom
or will be MRS. G. A. Ellenberger.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
Vanted-TO Rent.


Four or six room house. Apply
by letter to this office giving par
ticulars and amount of rent wanted.
Tenants will want to occupy the
house permanently.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03
The Leading Floris

Mary M. Jenkins, Florist, Grafton,
w. Va. Fine cut flowers and floral
designs a speciality. Potted plantsin
variety. Grafton, w. Va. Box 221.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-03

A LOT of Heinz pickles, Keystone
dressing, Sauce etc. A. L. NYE's.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-24
%es s J(csally5;S;EEsa Z %ss J(csSsEselzsE

missed getting him. The countersign that
night was zone OF the twelve" which
we were to give only when the pistol
was pointed at our heads. This was
done I'm order 70 keep Us from shooting
each other in the darkness, for every
man who could not give that countersign.
and right quick, too, was a dead man
Twenty years afterwards General Bart
lett wrote. asking how we got Into hls
headquarters; that we had prevented
him from being made q major-generai.
as his promotion rested largely on his
ability to prevent surprises, and that he
thought II was impossible for any one 70
get into his camp. II was a night full OF
occurrences. which many people will not
believe II told TO them. The object OF
this writer In thus obtrudtng any OF his
deeds upon the public as Confederate
soldier is simply and solely for the pur-
pose of asking any and all OF the survi-
vors OF 'the twelve" to write all he
knows about that night and send II TO
me I am exceedingly anxious TO get a
full and truthful statement Of TIE occur
rcrces Of that ong-to-be-remembered
night. The sands OF life are running
fast through the glass. In a little while.
and l will be with the boys who have
gone before, and I want to leave with
my children a true statement of my life
and experiences as a soldier. l have
sons In the army OF to-day, whose places
I would gladly take. II permitted. They
are young and in the full flush OF. their
manhood. and II the fevers or the Span
iards killed me. It would make no difrer-
ence, for l can be better spared than
they. JOSEPH II. SHEPHERD.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-24
Personals and Briefs.

Miss Curtis Wilkinson, of Amelia, and
Mrs. Willie Tatum are the guests of Mrs
c. M. Lea, 10l6 east Broad street.
Rev. A. r. Stuart. D. D., of Washing
ton, ID. c.. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID
Davies, No. 301 west Grace street
Miss Sadie Booth. of Charlottesville
is in the city, paying a visit TO Mrs
Moss and family, at 200 north Twenty
fifth street.
Captain and Mrs. Andrew Pizzini. with
their daughter. Miss Estelle left Sunday
evening for New York. They will return
in about two weeks.
There will be a rehearsal of the opera
"Iolanthe' at No. a6 Harrison street to-
night at S o'clock. All who have parts
are expected to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel f. Poindexter, of
Lynchburg, Va, are in the city, visiting
Mrs. Poindexter's sister. Mrs. Horace A.
Hawkins, east Grace street.
The Hollywood Memorial Association
viii hold a general meeting at the Sc
cond Presbyterian church this afternoon
at o'clock for the election of president
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor, Of Full
ton, and party OF friends from Buffalo,
AfbNt lNNuiHtu lIDIu ~ very QeHGntful
visit from Old Point, Virginia Beach, and
Willoughby Spit
Sergeant King Corporal Rawlings. and
Private King, of Company X, Third Regi-
ment. the Fredericksburg company, dined
Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. T. f. Stone
braker, 1Ol6 east Broad street.
Mrs. W. A. Bowles. wife of Superin-
tendent Bowles, Of the Stanton Deaf
and Dumb Institute, accompanied bv her
little daughter. Marie. is the guest of the
family of Mr.. r. y. Thomas, No. 9O7 east
street.
Miss Bette Booker is expected home
about June It'll, and will on the evening
Of the 9th give a recital at the Jefferson.
Messrs. John Rose and William Bowers.
and their negro helper, were all badly
burned while at work at Belle Isle on
They were handling a large
adle of molten iron, when 1t was tilted
md the hot liquid ran out on the hands
md bodies of the men. Their injuries are
,ainful, though not serious