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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
CONTEST ABANDONED.
Womans League Believes In Paying
Old Debts before Making New
Ones.

The contestants for the Woman's
League Defamation prizes have an
nounced their intention of abandon
ing the contest, and OF devoting the
money offered for the prizes to re
ducing the Indebtedness OF the
League. This indebtedness, amount
ing TO about 5000, is being carried
by, two of last years members of the
League, and several schemes have
been under the consideration of the
directors by which to pay it off, but
none of them have proved feasible.
This action of the contestants is
very praiseworthy, and shows a
most commendable desire to pay off
old debts before assuming new obi
cations. An entertainment will be
substituted for the contest on June
10Th of which further particulars
will appear later.
1t is hoped that the proceeds from
the plays next Monday night will be
sufficient to materially reduce the
amount of the debt; course tickets
of the Woman's League will be good
for admission, to both entertain
ments.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
nlea.

COPY Miss Kate Cody, daughter,
of John B. Cody, died at the resi-
dencc of jackson Martin in Cass dis
trict on Saturday, May 9th of ~
phoid fever aged l6 years. The re-
mains were Inferred at Vaudeville
on Sunday afternoon. The death of
the young lady is deeply regretted
by her friends.
STEVENS Died at his home near
Laurel Point on Tuesday May .23d Of
the weakness due 10 advanced age
Mr.. Greenwood Stevens aged about
seventy six years. Mr.. Stevens had
been in bad health for a long time and
his death was not unexpected. He
was very upright and honorable man
and everyone who knew him respected
and esteemed him. A wife and two
children survive him. The children
are Sanford, who lives in Colorado and
who visited his old home last winter
and Mrs Lee Cooper. The funeral
was held on Wednesday afternoon and
was conducted by Rev. Nj. Bumgard-
ner OF the West Side. Interment
was In Dak Grove cemetry.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
Clinton District Sunday school
Convention.

Program for Sunday School Conven-
ton Of Clinton District to be held at
Bethel Church June II, 1893.
10 a. NJ. Devotional exercises by Rev.
NJ. II. Steele.
i0:l5 Welcome address by Willie
Guynn, Response by President A. 4.
Price, with the subject, How TO enjoy
this convention
10 40 Rev. Ocheltree, sAre orr local
Sunday Schools benefited by District
Conventions Continued by II. /. King.
IL 20 Rev E. Fellers, 1.-THE adult in
McBee
IL: 40 Roll call Of Delegates.
~ Noon Recess.
/ 80 p. IN. Solo by Rev. and Mrs. Fell
.lers.
AS Rev. Morrison, 1.-The worst enc
my Of our Sunday School, Continued
by E. G. stansberry, and B. III. Brown
2 80 Rev. j. D. Williams, The whole
church in the Sunday School" General
Discussion.
STOW. E. Watson, "How to enjoy
the Sunday School" General Discussion.
3:45 Rev. NJ. III. Steele, "A District
Sunday School Superintendent
400 Election OF offers.
NIGHT SESSION
Solo by Rev. and Mrs. Fellers. Instru
mental Accomplishment.
Paper by f. w. Griffith, 1.-THE Sab
bath School the Pioneer of the Church >
Declarations, by Willie Ashcraft,
Claud Holland, George W. Price, Jud
McBee, and Mack Austin.
REGULATIONS by Lille Robe, Elsie
Jones', Ruth Price, Maud Reppert. and
winifred Cox. The program will be
interpreted with excellent music, both
instrumental and vocal. All Sunday
Schools in the District are expected TO
send two delegates with report OF the
standing of their schools.
A. X. PRIcE, Pres.
A. L. DRMoss Secty.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
ANNIVERSARY BANQTET.
Morgantown Lodge Of Elks are Work
ing on Very Elaborate Affair for
Next Month.

The Morgantown lodge of Elks
will give one Of the finest banquets
ever given in town on the evening OF
June sixteenth. The lodge acted on
the matter at their meeting on Fri
day night and appointed commit
tee to have the affair in chai ge.
The committee consists of M.
Hirschman, 10. L. Keener, Ernest
Hayes, w j. White and F. B. Ban
Mister.
The banquet will be served at the
Wallace House. Before it a social
session will be held at the lodge
rooms and very fine program will
be rendered. This will consist OF
vocal and instrumental music by
home talent and several visitors
from Uniontown will take part.
The lodge is one of the most pop
ular in town and is rapidly growing.
Its members are among the best OF
the young men of the town and they
have taken high rank among the
fraternities represented here. They
will leave no stone unturned to
cause their guests on the occasion
of their banquet to enjoy them selves
to the limit and success is bound to
crown their efforts
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
ELECTS A MANAGER.
Track Athletics is Placed ia Capable
Hands-Field Day Set-Duai Meet
Proposed.

The Athletic Association Of the
University had meeting recently and
elected G. r. Whitman manager Of
the track athletics Of the institution.
They also set aside June 21st as field
day and on that day the annual con-
tests in field sports will take place.
Whitman is very good man for the
place. He is a conscientious, hard
working athlete and will get every
thing out of the men under his charge
that it is possible to get
The field day will arouse much in
terest among the boys and some very
spirited contests may be. expected.
Arrangements are being made for a
meet with Bethany College. This in
stitution is the only one of any size
in the state outside Of the local insti-
tuition and there is every reason why
the two should have dual meet. If
this can be arranged it will add very
much to the pleasure of Commence
ment week.
The formation OF the league be-
tween the colleges of the Oratorical
Association which has been proposed
is looked on with favor and this will
be step towards concentrating it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES.
Local Post q. A. r. and Junior Order
Hear Sermon-Graves Decorated
Monday.

Local Post q. A. r. and Junior Order
Hear Sermon-6raves Decorated
Monday.
Rev. John Beddow Of Cameron oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Baptist
church on Sunday and preached the
memorial Sermon to the Junior Order
and the Grand Army of the Republic.
The organizations met in the lodge
room in the Poster building and
marched to the church lead by the
Morgantown band. The sermon was
heard by a large audience and it was
very fine one The preacher is well
known here having formerly been in
charge OF the circuit on the west side
of the river and he preached with un-
usual fervor.
The entire day was spent by the
Post here in various exercises. At 2
o'clock the members assembled at
their hall and marched from there to
Oak Grove cemetery hating at the
grave Of Lieut.. N. N. Hoffman where
they held services. After a prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Beddow they decorated the
graves of deceased members In the
following order: DR.. Fl. B. Lazier,
Lieut.. JDo. e. Hoffman, Col. james
Evans, Albert MADEIRA, VIM. Carroll
Chas. II. MADEIRA, Edgar w. Murphy
Waitman s. Murphy, d. 3. Holmes
Harvey Stagers, Nimrod Protzman
Barton NJ. Jones, VIM. Hogue, J. W
Carraco, DR.. Mackey, Dale Grant
and. Christopher Core.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
GEORGETOWN.

GEoRG Grown. May 30.-The improv-
ed condition of our roads makes travel
more pleasant, and many OF our people
are enjoying outings on their bikes and
otherwise, for there was show at Fair
mont last week and this week we have
Decoration day etc.
On Saturday evening the ladies had a
festival at the Parsonage at Arnettsyille
with cake ice cream ETC., and had very
ENJOYABLE time. 1t was held for the
PASTORS benefit realized about twenty
dollars.
The auction at Arnettsvile still goes
on and is we'll attended each Saturday.
I. ID. Michael tore down one part OF
his dwelling last week and will have
an new one constructed very soon.
Georgetown will be the point OF in
terest to day, because of the sitting OF
court in the case OF Nelly ct al. vs. Wild
man and Stewart.
Among those in our midst from else
where we notice Carson and Lee Stew
art OF Avon, Doddridge Co.. at their
grandma's, Mrs. Youst.
Mrs. Sarah Baker was very sick again
last week and her case is considered a
very serious one.
G. Ross Michael, OF Hagans, is also
sick, being threatened with quincy.
! G. g. Michael is thought to be i'm
proving slowly.
Kate Craig and Absolom Neptune, OF
Rich Hill, Mo-. started for West Va,
one week ago tonight. and will visit
their relatives and friends in Marion
and Monongalia counties. Miss Kate
is granddaughter of Mrs. Thirza w.
Barker. Mr.. Neptune formerly resided
in this county but has been resident
OF Missoui for 80 years.
Wool buyers were around IN numbers
last week but the prices offered were
hardly up to the promises made US I'M
der the improved conditions of our
country's progress. :.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY
And How it Was Spent in This
Place.

Great Variety Of Exercises and Dr.
yersions-A Number Attended Dec
Grafton Ceremonies Others 90 Pic
nicfIg Ball flames and Dances In
Evidence.
Memorial day was very appropriate
ly observed in some quarters while in
Others its meaning was perverted.
Here and there were held gatherings
10 perpetuate the memories of the
men who fell in the sixties fighting
for the preservation of the union.
The principle they fought for was
freedom and the declaration that one
race should not Cypress and dominate
another and an inferior one.
To celebrate this, Memorial day
was established and for years was APP
propriately observed. Unfortunately
it is now widely regarded as day for
revelry and generally for light amuse-
ments.
Yesterday the weather was all that
could be asked. In the morning the
cadet corps formed and under Colonel
Fast headed by brass band organ
lied by Jesse Turner marched to the
depot to go to Grafton where they had
promised to take part in the ceremon-
les annually held at the national GEM
etry in that place. After wait OF
an hour or more for the special train
that had been advertised it was learn
ed that through some oversight no
train had been provided so the trip
was abandoned and the corps dismiss
ed. A goodly number of the mem
beers preferred to stay at home anyway
so little Disappointment was expert
enced on that score. Quite large crowd
assembled at the station to accompany
the boys and nearly four hundred dol
lars worth of tickets were sold but the
money was all returned to ticket hold
ers when it was found there would be
no train.
The banks were closed all day this
being legal holiday and at noon
practically all the other business
houses closed and their employees went
to seek pleasure and entertainment as
their inclinations desired. Some of
them went picnicing, scores Of them
going to Cheat while great number
attended the ball game at the Uniyer-
sity athletic grounds to root for the
home team. This was labor lost as
the visitors beat our boys four to
The ladies and mems glee clubs and
"A number of members of the Choral
Union spent the day picnicing on
Cheat and are reported TO have spent
a very pleasant day.
A number of towns folk and visit
ors went to Mt. Chateau in the even
ing where big dance was given last
night.
The festivities of the day were con-
cluded with grand ball at the Wal
lace House given by one of the college
fraternities to which number of Wis.,
itors were invited and which was a
very brilliant affair.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
Ridgedale.

RIDGEDALE, May, 30.-Farmers
who have wool to sell are at a
loss to know what to do with it, as no
buyers have yet appeared.
We welcome, Beechwood and Ufling-
ton to the columns of our valuable pa
per and continue to give us the news
from their native towns.
Pete MCGEE is visiting his father near
Browns church.
Our Children's day at Mt. Calvary
will be on June 18th. Every body is en-
vited to attend and help make it an
ideal success.
Willie Price and Laurence Steele were
recently calling on Fairmont friends.
Rev. Williams filled his appointment
at Goshen on Sunday.
Weddings near Ridgedale are very
scarce thing at the present but if all re-
ports are true we are to have one very
soon. Watch for it boys, and won't we
serenade them?
Sanford McBee and Jasper Steele
came home Friday and took in the ex-
ercises at Goshen.
Our good and Efficient road supervisor
Clark Price is putting our road in excel
lent condition and il the timber teams
keep off we will have the best roads for
many years.
A. H. BcBee who has been working
for Sarah McBee the past two months
has returned to his home near Gum
Springs.
John Waters OF near Grant is here
now assisting Frum and Kinsley get
out timber.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
Jakes Rum Items.

JAKEs Rus May. so Mrs. H. r,
Umburn is visiting friends in Pennsyl-
vauia.
Mr.. Grant Arnett, the contractor will
move his family from here to Amos in
the near future.
The new NJ. f. church is now com
pleted and will be dedicated June 18th.
Rev ]. Engle Of Fairmont will preach
the Dedicatory Sermon. Everybody is
cordially invited.
Reason Tenant has sold his fine
match horses to his brother Presley
OF Pennsylvania.
Rev. w. D. Reed preached here last
Sunday. He announced that owing to
the non arrival of seats for the new
church that the date OF dedication
would be June llth instead of June 4th
as formerly announced
Mr. ID. L. Tenant Of Amos was cal.
ling ON friends here one day last week.
Road working is the order Of the day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
A Deed to the Railroad.

A deed from G. c. Sturgiss and J.
A. Martin to the Morgantown and
Kingwood Railroad Co. has just been
filed in the office Of the Clerk of the
County Court, conveying all the rights
of way, maps, plats, surveys, and all
other property owned by the West
Virginia Railroad, sold and conveyed
under decree of Court in the suit
against that Railroad Co. This deed
gives to the new Railroad Co. all the
interest purchased or owned by Geo.
C. Sturgiss in said suit or acquired
since then by ]. A. Martin, without
reservation of any lien, and In consid-
GRAFTON Of common stock, the amount
to be hereafter fixed by arbitration, If
the parties can't agree as to same, and
only with one reservation, viz: that
the $4,000 of District subscription
shall be voted. If voted the deed is
valid and is to be recorded. II sub
scription is voted down the deed is to
be null and void. 1t is open for in
spection and examination by all who
care to see it. This should remove
one imaginary objection, viz. that
any enc wants to ssgobble up" the
road, or sell 1t out on account Of any
imaginary lien.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
Grant District sunday School Conven-
ton.

The following is the program of tho
Sunday School convention of Grant Dis
trict to be held at Arnettsville June IL,
1899, beginning at 10 a. m.
Devotional Service conducted by Rev
F. NJ. Kaine.
Opening remarks by A. r. Wilcox.
Hindrance to the work of the Sunday
School L. S. Wildman, and Sylvester
Arnett.
Deficient Home encouragement, w.
t. Tough and A. j. Arnett.
Incentives to faithful Sunday School
Study, f. l.. Parker and Daniel Break
iron, General Discussion.
Adjournment until ] 80 p. m.
Devotional--W. n. Stewart.
Non progressive Teachers and pupils
Zimri Ammons.
The power Of Prayer w. A. Loar.
Presence Of Church members, l.. G
Snyder.
Ii has developed Christian Character
and usefulness SAMSON Laugh. Gener-
al. Discussion.
Adjournment until $50.
Devotional service, conducted by l.
c. Snyder.
Is the Sunday School nursery for
the church, Charles Wilfong.
Recitation, Blanch Michael,
Is one half of the scriptured injunc-
tons in regard TO the training OF child.
rem, and keeping the Sabbath observed
by the church OF to-day? w. N. Stew.
art.
The result of Sunday School Work
Rev. +. M. Kaine.
The above exercises Will be inter
spersed with music. All who are inter
ested in Sunday School Work are cordi
ally invited to be present and assist II
making the convention success.
ELRoY HENRY, Pres.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
Professor Armstrong; Lecture.

Professor Robert A. Armstrong de-
liyered the fourth and last lecture of
his series on 1.-THE Bible as Litera-
turen at Commencement Hall on Sun
day at 3 o'clock A fair audience
was assembled. The merits of the
address on. "The Ideals of the Bible"
entitled the cultured professor to a
congregation of far greater magni-
tude.
AS usual the town people sustained
the lecture and but a few students
were in attendance. These four lee
lures would have been of priceless
worth to the great body OF students
and the members OF the faculty.
On Sunday Professor Armstrong
discussed the ideals of the bible as to
the character of God showing the di-
vine majesty from the standpoints of
his natural attributes and moral per-
fections. In eloquent sentences he
pictured the bible representations of
true manhood, especially mans origi-
nal moral likeness to God, his mag
niflcent endowments and earthly pos
sibilities and the future splendor of
his Immortality of beatitude. He dis
cussed the ideals of the bible in rela-
tion to the seige of universal peace
among nations, its high standard of
individual rights, the glory of the
Jewish republic before Christ was
born, the humanity of its laws, and
the benevolence of its communities to
the poor and the oppressed. The con-
clusion of the lecture was an impressive
portrayal of the life and character
of Jesus Christ, the solitary faultless
and perfect ideal of true manhood,
and worthy of imitation by all from
the standpoint of his lofty human
virtues, and beside whom the worlds
noblest historical meh appear as I'M
worthy of comparison. Professor
Armstrong deserves the gratitude of
the public for these four able and
instructive addresses.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31

AN important conference Is going
on to-day in Morgantown about rail-
road matters. Capt. G. M. Whites
carver of Grafton and r. L. Devries
of Wheeling, both experienced rail-
road men, and having connections
with large contracting and construc-
tion firm of New York, and interested
in the Morgantown s. Kingwood Rail-
road have just put to record the char
ter OF the Central Railroad OF West
Virginia" This company proposes
TO build railroad from Morgantown
to Charleston, adopting the Morgan
town s. Kingwood road as Its connec-
tion near Reedsville. and going thence
south through Preston, Taylor, Bar
hour Upshur and Braxton to the Elk
river and thence to Charleston. Vote
for the Railroad subscription, and
make thf road sure.
Lxnorsr line Of Meu's nerIIsrl
sklfle n ~ qlky a lifsekma1
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
EVERYTHING MOVING.
Commencement Ball is Being Gotten In
Shape For Grand Success be
Held at The Wallace House.

The committees in charge OF the
Military and Commencement ball
have gotten down to hard work and
they expect to leave no stone unturned
in the effort to make it the great
society event OF the towns history.
They want to make 1t a Military ball
and az the same time it will take the
place of the Commencement ball for
merly given In the University build
ings during the week OF the closing Of
the big school,
Last year there was some opposi-
ton and the students did not give the
ball This year the board OF regents
expressed their disapproval of the
plan Of having University dances and
the students decided to hold the bali
down town.
They have made arrangements to
have 1t at the Wallace House and that
means that the affair will be a sac
cess as far as that part OF II goes. A
very ane orchestra will be secured and
people are expected from all over the
state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31

BLAcKsvILLE, w. Va. May 3d.
Orilla Stephens is dangerously i'll.
Leander Moore was attracted with
throat trouble and hoarseness so badly
that he had to close his school one week.
We are having an interesting Literary
Society, and will give an entertainment
at the close OF school.
Mr.. M. L. Clovis, our new miller does
not only carry his interest in the mill !;
but assirts in the interest OF the society
OF our town and is esteemed by our best
girls.
G. B. Blair is running his father
farm in partnership with his brother
Dock in Blacks Run; yet he is
very punctural in looking after his in
terest in Blacksmith.
Rein Strosnider Of Waynesburg was
visiting his brother A. |. last week and
Phil Amos OF Fairview was among
friends here recently.
Geo. H. Howard and wife and Geo.
l.. Wroe and wife attended the show at
Fairmont the Goth.
g. w. Belford's show will be On ex-
ibition ut our Town on the 18th OF June.
Our poetoffico is now made money
order Office which is very convenient
for it's patrons.
|, The Marshall we'll was l,ored in lasl
week and proved to be dry much to oul
disappointment.
|. MIR. g, T. Emery went to Morgan
town to day to join the Grafton excur
sionists but there being no special train
he stopped at tho county seat
Mrs. NJ. L. Phillips will build fin'
cottage on Jefferson Street.
Miss Minnie Chaplin Of the West Sid
was the guest OF relatives here last weel
| and J. Il. Chaplin Of Morgantown VA
here visiting and looking after his prop
erty.
j. w. Stroenider graduate OF the Gin
cinnati Medical College i A. home en-
| his many friends congratulate him o.
the profession be has chosen.
Dr. George Miller d with hie brothe
Lr. I. b Miller d THU place.
II il I'D onoooh for boy % run
bors6 az abuse Il but lor + minIatof I
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-31
Addition To Factory.

J. J. Wharton has taken the con-
tract for an addition to the factory OF
Price Brothers on Front street. The
addition is to be two stories in height
and to be forty by forty feet. 1t will
be completed in thirty days. The
work will begin in day or so and it
will be rushed with all possible speed.
The addition was necessitated by the
large increase in the business of this
enterprising firm.