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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-31
NOTICE.

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that the partnership heretofore
exlstlng between Simon Levin, Myer S. Levin aud
NJ l.. Levin, under the firm name and title of Levin
brothers, has been dissolved, and the business " Il
hereafter be continued by Myer 8. Levin who is
authorized 20 collect all monies due the firm of
Levin brothers, and will pay all bills heretofore
contracted by the firm.
Dated at the City of Barre, Washington County,
W. on this 18th day of August, A. d. 1899.
Signed,
LEVIN,
NJ. S. LEVIN,
M. l.. LEVIN.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
TRAMP PROBLEM.
Uniontown Authorities having a merry
War over the Question.

UNloNTowN, March 6.-The local
and county authorities are engaged
in heated dispute over the question
of sending 'hoboes'' to Jail to be kept
at the expense of the county. Some
of the justices of the county, it seems,
have over done the business. it is al
legged, for the fees there is in it. The
county commissioners have notified
the sheriff not to receive any more
tramps, as they will not pay for their
board wilhelm Jail. Sheriff McCor-
mick contends that he has no discre
ton in the matter, but must receive
all prisoners duly committed by
proper magistrates. In defense of
their position the justices point to
the act Of 1876, which imposes a fine
on all officers who neglect their duty
in permitting tramps to run at large.
Thus the dispute stands, and all
sides are busy hunting up law to
justify their course.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
JEALOUSY IN THE POISON CASE.
Two Men are Under Suspicion of hay.
ing Killed Bnrdette.

The Grafton authorities are ac-
cumulating evidence in regard to the
death of Fred G. Burdette which will
enable them to make two or more ar
rests Immediately after the opinion
of poisoning, entertained by the
physicians, are verified by the anal
ysis of the stomach. The case re
sembles the Molineaux- Cornish
Adams affair in New York. Two
men are under suspicion, and jeal
ousy, love and revenge are the al
legged prime factors.
Burdette was a jolly and popular
bachelor, about 81 years old. Out
side of few politicians, who became
embittered during the recent cam
paign, neither of whom would have
done him personal injury, he is not
known to have had an enemy on
earth.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
FREE BRIDGE.
Generally Believed that the
Present Term of Court Will
See il.

Several days may eIapse before the
court takes mp the matter-Large
amount Of routine business to be
transacted Members are thoroughly
informed on the sssbject and they will
do the right thing Last chance but
II will most probably be taken advan-
tage of.
The county court is holding the
regular March term. All the mem
bers are present and the usual
amount of business is 10 he disposed
ofat the present term. They are now
hard at work on the grind and il
may be several days .before they get
through and ready to take up the
most important matter for the en-
tire county that will occupy any
share OF their attention this court.
This is the free bridge matter.
They have had this up several
times and have never yet taken any
definite action but they promised at
their last adjournment last month
that they would decide one way or
another at the present term.
1t is generally understood that
they will buy the bridge. just when
they will act on the matter is not
known but it may be several days
yet. They have come TO the con
clusion that the best interests OF the
public demand it and the members
are public spirited enough to give
the people what they want.
The members of the court have
made no public announcement as to
what they intend to do but no other
conclusion can be reached by them
after they have gone over the ground
as thoroughly as they have done re-
peatedly and they will do what they
see is incumbent on them to do.
This has put everyone in good
humor and the people who are inter-
ested are very much delighted at see
ing az they think the end of the pres
ent onerous tolls and the establish
ment of a free bridge over the river
here.
This will be the last chance to buy
the property in case it is not taken
but no one is considering this alterna-
tive SO strong are they in the convic-
tion that the court will do what is
expected of them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
"Uncle Josh Spruceby !"

Wheeling News of Sd inst
A drama of rural New England life
is g Uncle Josh Spruceby,n opened a
half weeks engagement to crowded
house at the Grand last night. 1t
tells an Interesting story Of the city
and country, exposing the dangerous
glamor which the one possesses for
the ambitious resident of the other.
Its characters are taken from real
life, and are not overdrawn. It con-
talns many pathetic scenes, but it
is essentially a comedy, inasmuch as
the laughs are much more frequent
than the tears The company is cap
able and well balanced. It includes
a number of talented actors and ac-
tresses who enliven the production by
speciaities introduced during the ac-
tion of the play and which were last
night received with tremendous APP
plause. The company's own brass
band and orchestra rendered concert
selecJions on the streets, and gave
very pleasing renditions of popular
selections between the acts. "Uncle
Josh Spruceby' will remain on the
boards for three more performances.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
SUDDEN DEATH.
Fish Law yiolator Loses His HeadIn
Preston County.

The terrible death of Lloyd Miller,
OF Amboy, who was instantly killed
last Friday evening on Cheat River
above Rowlesburg while dynamiting
fish, is another awful warning to pe0-
pie who will persist in handling dam
gerous explosives in careless manner.
We are informed that he was lighting
the fuse Of a dynamite cartridge BY
holding it up in his hands and light
ing it from his pipe, while smoking
same. This was criminal carelessness
as might have been expected the fool
ish man got his head blown of. In
addition TO his criminal carelessness,
he was violating the law also and his
death is sad blow to his wife and q
house full of children Argus
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
A STRANGE INCIDENT.
John Keener sees the Mechanical Hall
on fire half an honr before the alarm
is given.

A peculiar incident in connection
with the fire which destroyed Mechan-
ical hall is the fact reported by John
Keener of the West Side about the
time that the alarm was given. He
says that he saw it half hour before
the whistle blew.
His wife was awakened by the light
from the burning building and called
to him that his mothers house was on
fire. He jumped up and ran TO the
window when he saw that it was the
Mechanical hail. The fire was in the
lower part in the corner next the river
and was not near the smoke stack
where it seemingly had started when
the firemen got there.
He thought that the alarm had been
given in town and kept waiting for
them to begin work on the fire when
he saw that no one knew about the
blaze. Then the alarm was given by
the electric light plant
This goes to show that the fire did
not start where it was thought to
have originated and that had the fire.
men been called out when it was first
seen a greater part Of the building
might have been saved.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
ANOTHER TANGLE.
Council and Berry again take
the center of the stage.

Unable to come to any agreement
They fall out over several items
Each side makes propositions which
are rejected Berry may come to
terms rs the council has made him
some liberal concessions may
finish the paying-The other routine
business taken up.
The regular session of council was
held on Monday night and some
business transacted OF general inter
est An ordinance in regard to avn
ings was the first to be taken up
There has been considerable com
plant from low awnings over town
and it was made compulsory on all
putting up awnings to have them at
least seven feet from the sidewalk.
All awnings already up that are not
that high from the walk are to be
raised to that heighth.
Building permits were granted to
Mrs E S. Barthlew to build an adj
dition to her house on Beechurst, to
Miss Lou Dean to build a residence
on Prico street and permission was
given to FL. f. Rice to remodel his
stable on Bumbo Lane and make it
into residence.
Contractor Berry was here last
night and met with the council in
the effort 20 arrive at some settlement
OF the claims he has against the town
nd that the town has against him. No
definite settlement was made but a
proposition was made him by the
council which he may accept and the
work may be resumed when the
good weather sets ill.,
He wanted to go ahead and finish
the work on Main street and fix up
the places where the pavement has
sunk along the curb and finish the
curbing according to contract. He
agreed to do this in case the town
would pay him the thirty per cent
of the contract price which has been
held back on him BY them. To this
the council would not agree.
They disagreed on the prize to be
paid for paving Front street which
was abandoned by Berry last fall and
the town had to take it and finish it.
The cost was made very much more
in consequence of this and Berry will
have to pay it. He is kicking and
the matter is still in dispute. The
town made several offers of compro-
mise and the two parties came near
getting together on this before the
adjournment of council.
Nothing final was done and the
matter stands where it stood before.
Berry is still here and he may finally
come TO terms with the members of
the council In case he gets the rest
! of the paving he will have to agree to
finish it by the FIRST of August.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
THE MONTH OF GREAT MEN.
Some Eminent Americans Who We're
Born in February.

February is the shortest month of
the year, having only % days except
in leap year, when it has 49, The
last year in which it had 30 days
was 1896, and this will not occur
again until 1904. All years divisi-
BILE by four are leap years except
the centennial years, and these have
to be divisfble by 400. AS 100,
1900 and 1900 are not divisible by
400, they are not leap years, and the
next centennial leap year will be
1000.
Though containing the fewesu
days of any month in the year, Feb
ruary exceeds any other month in
its number of birthdays Of eminent
Americans. Here are a few of them:
Feb. 3, 1911, Horace Greeley.
Feb. s, 1920, Gen. w. I. Sherman.
Feb. 9, 1773, Gen. VIM. Henry
Harrison.
Feb. 8, 1926, Gen. John Al. Logan.
Feb. IL, 1735, Daniel Boone.
Feb. ii. 1912, Alexander HI.
Stephens.
Feb. IL, 1847, Thos. A. Edison.
Feb. IL, 1909, Abraham Lincoln.
Feb. IL, 1871, Peter Cooper.
Feb. 16, 1912, Henry Wilson.
Feb. 90, 1920, Joseph jefferson.
Feb. %, 1882, George Washing
ton.
Feb. "a, 1924, George William
Curtis.
Feb. 81, 1907, Henry W. Long
fellow.
No month could be made more in
teresting and profitable in the mat
ter Of birthday celebrations in the
public schools than February.
Among great literary men of Eng
land born in February are: Charles
Dickens, Feb. Z, 1912, John Ruskin,
Feb. s, 1919, Charles Lamb, Feb. 1S,
Its.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
N0rcress Released Oh Bail.

UNroNrowN, Pa, March Karl
Norcross, who was arrested three
weeks ago charged with attempting
to poison his 7-year-old brother, Al
len, to get his estate of $4,000, was
released from Jail under $4,000 bail,
after habeas corpus hearing. His
release was made contingent on
good behavior, Norcross promising
to renounce his former associates,
who are alleged to have led him in
to evil ways.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
The Only Road to Safety.

The motto for the social reformer
of this day is equal opportunity for
all, no prescription for capital OF
for labor, no monopoly, no favori-
tism, no social privileges to the few
for which the many must pay On
this road there is safety, and it leads
to success-even, perhaps in a more
fortunate age when the spirit Of hui
man brotherhood shall prevail, to
the ideal society in which none
shall be idle and therefore none un-
happy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
A NEW BRIDGE.
New Mechanical Hall Will Rise
From The Ashes of
-..1 Cd.
~A1N-d.

Plans are Being Prepared for the new
One-Pr0f. Aldrich is Consulting Ar
chitects i'm the East about Plans-A
Special Meeting Of the Board Will be
Held IN April Building May be
Ready to Occupy on October First
Theoretical Work now Under Way
Plans for the Wood working Depart
ments-Other Notes.
The plans for the rebuilding of the
Mechanical Hall are now being work
ed out. Mr.. Sturgiss was asked in
relation to the matter this morning
and he stated that before fall another
and a better building would take the
place Of the one which was burned on
last Saturday morning.
He stated that neither he nor the
board of regents had any legislative
right to take the step but that needs
to the students were SO imperative
that they were impelled to go ahead.
In consequence Prof. Aldrich who
went east on Saturday night has been
instructed to consult number OF arch
fleets in regard to the plans for the
new building.
These are to be ready for the con-
sideration of the board by the fifteenth
of next month when it is the inten-
ton to call special meeting TO take
the matter up and decide what should
be done in the premises. Of course
no one can speak for the board but
they are likely to get right down to
business and prepare to have the
building ready for occupancy at the
earliest possible moment.
The new building will probably be
on the same place as the old one.
There will be twenty eight thousand
dollars available TO put the building
up. This will erect very much
better one than the old one. All this
will be put into the new edifice. In
it will be found room for all the en-
gineering departments: that under
Prof. Aldrich, Prof. Emory, Prof.
Johnson and Assistants Jones and
Morris. This will give more room in
the Science Hall and help things in
that direction.
The work OF the department has
been resumed without hitch. The
students of course are being taken
care of in their theory part of the
work. In the other directions they
are doing nothing. However arrange
ments will be made for part of this.
The wood working students will be
afforded place to work in the base
ments of the other buildings. Bench
es and tools will be procured and they
will be put in there to take up this
work again. Very little time will be
lost and the new building is expected
to be ready for occupancy by the first
of next October.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
Death of Ex-Sheriff Linn.

FAIRMoNT, w. Va. March S-The
death yesterday OF Hugh r. Linn, for
merly sheriff of the county, removes
one of its most exemplary citizens.
For several months he has been very
much afflicted. He retained his con-
nection in the directory Of the Peo-
pies bank until the first of the year
when he declined a reelection. He
has lived in the county all his life,
and held many positions of trust.
He was about sixty years of age.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
TWO CENTS
THE COAL DEAL.
The Big Transaction IS now an
Accomplished Fact.

Money Has Been Paid Over And the
Deeds Made for the Coal--Largest
Transaction OF the Kind ever Made In
the Stated. Mountaineering repre-
SCENTS the Parties Making the Sale
Small Quantity OF Detail Made Pub
lic-a Very Interesting Prediction.
The big coal deal is now an ac-
tuality. The plans Of those who have
been working so long and so hard on
the deal have been crowned with
success and they are feeling very
jubilant over the outcome.
This is the first official publica
tion of the fact that the sale has
been made and was authorized to-
day by the gentlemen who have ar
ranged the deal They do not wish
to have their names made public nor
TO publish the names OF the pur-
ehasers. The latter are eastern cap
italists who have taken up the idea
that this state is the coming state
for coal operations.
The property which has changed
hands amounts to between seventeen
and twenty thousand acres. This
lies on the west. side of the river and
takes in practically all the land on
that side of the river. 1t fronts on
the river for eight miles and at all
places Is easily worked and easy to
get out either by rail or water.
It is the largest purchase of coal
land ever made in the state and the
amount of money brought into the
county BY means of it is very large
but just how large the agents will
not state. rhe farmers who have
received this will put great deal OF
it into circulation aud the resultant
stir in money circles is bound to do
us all good.
A. Howard Fleming of Fairmont
has acted as the attorney of the To-
cal and Fairmont men who have had
control of the option and arranged
the sale He went East afew days
ago and consunnated the sale. lie
money has been paid over and tne
deeds delivered
1t is the snpposition that the
tract will be developed and that at
no distant day but nothing definite
10 known along this line. However
wide awake business men would
hardly put their money into the
ground to lie there very long idle.
When the development does come
there will be the iivliest times
that this country has ever seen.
In this connection the prediction
of a gentleman who has been on the
inside Of the deal may be interest
ing He says that in two years the
west side Of the river will be lined
with coke ovens and that there will
be a railroad in operation over there.
We hope that he may know what he
is talking about.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
A Nose for News.

"We want the news, F." declares the
Gibson (Ga.) Banner" editorially.
'sIf your wife whips you, let us know
it, and we will put you right before
the world. Ii you have company, tell
us-if you are not ashmed of your
visitor.
II you have a party or gathering
OF any kind, bring around the cake, I
or pies and side of ham not neces-
sarily to eat, but just to show your
friendship and appreciation. You
needn't mind inviting US, as it may
be too cool for our wardrobe. We
want the news that's all.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
Epworth League last night.

After the devotional exercises at
the Epworth League last evening a
literary programme was rendered.
Miss Mary Gregg sang very sweetly
the ballad cit is Jesus" DR.. Leech
gave twenty minutes essay on my
Ten days in London. Mrs. Hartigan
and Miss Douthat rendered piano
duet with great credit tol themselves.
Mr.. s. r. Bentley gave two Rotations
that were received with applause.
The attendance was large.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
BeaH Gets Home.
UniOntown Democrat

1t looked for time as though Beall
would die at third, but owing to a
passed ball by Catcher Ewing, Clar-
ence stole home, scored and won the
game, with two men out and Sturgis
still at the bat with two strikes. Rev.
Bird and Charles Conner were inter-
ested spectators at the closing scenes
of the game.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
Lettuce for Sale.

The Experiment station has fine'
lot of lettuce in the green house that
is ready for the market. 1t is sold at
a moderate figure and is Of excellent
quality.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
Groceries and Canned goods.

invite q careful comparison OF my
stock and prices, and hope to make
you my friend and the patron OF my
store. Very truly yours.
a. L. NTE.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
The Weather.

The following is the forecast sent
out from Parkersburg for the ensu-
ing "a hours:
Fair and continued cold tonight.
Fair Wednesday with rising temper
ature.n
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07
For Rent.

Two of the best Office rooms in town
for rent in the ;Posten building. Ap-
ply to s. A. Posten.s4
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07

The best dinner for the money to
be had at s. ". Thompson's restaurant.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07

The "Elks' have secured them at
immense cost and don't fail to see
them.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-07

LADIES Wraps just one third former
Prices at Hirschmans.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-16
SUGAR REFINERS
... WILL CONSOLIDATE
Indications of an Early Union of Sew
eral Great Interests.

Indications OF an Early Union of Sew
eral Great Interests.
CHICAGO, June 6.-The Record to-
morrow will say: That negotiations
are in progress looking toward a NAM
moth sugar consolidation is now ad-
mitted by one of the men most inter-
ested. These stories have been circu-
lated at various times, remote and re-
cent, but nothing cOnfifmatory has
been obtainable. 1t Is now asserted
that the deal on hand at present Is In
tangible shape, but 1t is real enough to
have necessitated conferences In New
York and the plans are now under con-
sideration by the executives concerned
From the widely different sources to-
day came reports of an independent
union of the American Sugar Refining
Company with the Glucose Sugar Re
filming Company. with the subsequent
absorption. by purchase of otherwise
of the plants offered by the Arbucklt
| interests and the Doscher refineries
with perhaps other competing plants
Il can say nothing definite at this
time" said one OF the head men of the
recent conferences. II am in con
fdential position with reference to the
matter. But am at liberty to sa!
there is a good deal more In the re
ports of consolidation Of sugar inter
ests than Is generally credited. Nego
tiations are in progress on the genera
lines indicated. but cannot speal
more specifically"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-16
Aool,. Dsua, easy to take, easy to buy
AAVVNS . ] su1S easy 70 operate. &c.

The natives will not go back to the
rural districts, unless driven by hun
ger, or by the attractions Of a country
life which they are now powerless to
create. Their kulianas were valuable
only as they were supplied with water
These have been largely absorbed by
the plantations, and were isolated.
Only the selection Of the best quail
ity of land, by kindly hands, Who were
willing to lay out districts in which
the natives could settle, and an abun-
dance Of water supplied by philan-
thropic capital, could meet the crisis
caused by the crowding races. This
has not been done.
Although the great opportunity fol
restoring the native race passed away
in the sale of that isolated tract Of
land, ideal for the purpose, on the Isl
and of Molokai, it is still possible tt
gather together in several spots few
small native communities, place then
within the right environment and pre-
vent their further decline. But it can
not be done by treating the native a!
IL he was the descendant Of the Puri
tan, and instead of giving him amuse
ments, examining him with dry theo
logical literature which even now thu
later children Of the Puritans rejec
with disgust. .......
A beneficent despot, In the year.
gone by, would have gathered the ma
tives together, as they decreased II
numbers, into groups In the valley.
where the environment was most IA
vorable, and the friction OF the strong
er races was the least, and, above a.
things, forbidden the young men AM
women from tasting the. city life; thu
city life which Is the sore spot, con
fessedly, in European and American
civilization, and which has been, ant
Is now, rank poison to the natives.
When the famous school at Law
renceville, New Jersey, was founded
few years ago, by the John c. Greer
trust, 1t was determined before al
things that 1t should not be place.
near any city or town, because the ex
perience OF all educators has been tina
the influences of cities and towns wer
demoralizing to young students. 1
such be the fact with the hardy An
glo- Saxon race. then the same condi
lions with the native Tace must worl
greater injury to 1t. That they hav
is unQue5tionably true.