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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
=. WAYLAND PRESTON. .AUCTIONEER
AUCTION SALE

OF the bankrup. stock OF j. D. Armstrong on
Tuesday, Feb. 2Sth, 1899, at o'clock p. M, and
Wednesday evening, March LIST, at O'Clock p.
m, consisting in part as follows: meat wag-
ons, suitable for or 2 horses; 3 meat sleighs, 2
robes, refrigerator cart, Concord buggies, top
6uggies, horse blankets, driving harness, pair
double harness, single harness, cart harness,
iron names harness, bbls salt, grindstone FIX
lures of the market and office, such as meat
benches, marble-top counter, scales of all kinds,
including our computing scale and platform
scales. knives. steeles, saws measures, dried
beef cutter, tramway fixtures and hooks, water
motor and shafting, fans and hangers, ofice fur
ntture, one desk, revolving chair, safe The
2Sth, at O'Clock p. M, at Reuben Cohvers s
barn on Gold-st. One building lot ON Furnace
avenue, 80 IT. front, 100 it, deep. Large variety
OF pickles and canned goods, such as salmon,
CLANS, sardines, beans, peachess, peas, Worces-
tershire sauce, salads, etc. They are in un-
opened cases and broken lots, and will be sold
quantities to suit The pickles, canned good, as
above, and the building lot and anything left
over the Tuesday sale win be sold on Wednes-
day evening at o'clock, March 1st, at the meal
store of e. c. Dennis on Main-st.
E. c. DENNIS, Trustee.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

Some of the authorizations found in
beer are cocculus indicus, capsicum,
ginger, quassia, NORWOOD. oalamui
root, caraway and coriander seeds, cop.
peras, sulphurio acid, cream of tartar,
alum, carbonate of potash, ground oys.
ter shells. nux vomica, piertoum and
strychnine
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

NJ. Loubet, the president OF the Senate
has been elected president of the French
republic to succeed the late M. Faure.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

The Hamburg liner, Bull
garia, with 1O1 persons on board, is be-
lieved to have gone down. Four sailors
who have been picked up say the steamer
was sinking when they left it.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

The new ambassador to England, jos
eph H.. Choate, sailed from New York
yesterday on the American steamer St.
Paul
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

A T Court of Probate holden at Toll
"A land, within and for the district of Holland,
n the e0d day OF February, A. D. 1899.
Present, WIN. ID, HOLMAN, Judge.
On motion OF j. B. Ward. administrator ON the
interstate estate of Emily Grover, late of T0hand,
within said district, deceased.
This court doth decree that six months be al.
lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate
to exhibit their claims against the same to the
administrator, and directs that public notice be
given OF this order by advertising the same once
In some newspaper having circulation In said
district. and by posting a copy thereof on the
nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
Certified from record,
WIN. D. HOLMAN, Judge.
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Resolutions, obituaries or cards Of thanks in
serted at one-half advertising rates. Births,
marriages and deaths inserted free. Commune
cations received without signature always COM
mttted to the waste basket without attention.
This paper is mailed regularly to its subscrib
ers until definite order to discontinue is re-
ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant
semi-weekly) furnished for SAILS per year.
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"Oh! it's only little cough" how Of
ten you hear it,-but right here the dan
ger lies,-in delay. Many happy mothers
delight in telling how Williams New
England Cough Remedy has saved theil
loved ones. Ali dealers sell it. CSC a
bottle
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
COUNTY COURT.
Minutes Of the Special Term That
Closed On Saturday,

The special session OF the County
Court held last week was adjourned be-
fore noon Saturday, having transacted
the following:
s. T. Hall was qualified as Notary
Public at Blacksyille. He was appoint
ed by the Governor, with E. Benton
| Hall as surety.
James O. Frazer appointed Notary
Public, Lazzelle and Stewart as sure
| ties.
III M Urey granted license to keep
drug store in Blacksmith.
Road surveyors were appointed II
the whole county. Below we give the
names by Districts and precincts:
BATTELLE DIsTRIcT-Precinct No /,
VIM F Staggers No 2, Jasper Shrivei
Nos John & White. No 4, John Snyder
No 5, Alex Hennen. No 6, J w
Hawkins. No z, Isaac Price No 8,
Jerry Dixon. No 8, w f Core. No TO-
| Alpheus Tenant. No II VIM Taught
No IL, Columbus Steele No 10, J M
Taught. No IA, Joseph Estel. No Is,
Albert Talkington. No Is, George
Kennedy. No l7,ssWilson Taught.
CLAY DIsTRIcT.-PIecinct No |, s A
Litman. No 2, G w Copeland. No 3,
Jacob Minor. No A. Saul Thomas. Nc
5, Miner M Tenant. No 6, L ] Piles.
No 7, Elroy Yost. Nos, A S Kennedy.
No 9, P Moore. No 10, Calvin Morris
No IL, J q Core. No II, Michael
Myers. No 10, Joseph Stull No IA,
B G Berry. No 10, Willie F Moore. Nc
l6, Solomon Myers. No II, j r Moore
No Is, Nell Clark, No 10, Eliza Piles
CAss DIsTRIcT.-Precinct No l, L
Moore. No 2, James Sanders. No g.,
w B Baremore No 4, 7 J Keenan,.
No 5, w A Ramsey. No 6, M l. Core.
MOI, George Sutton. No s, Zimri Am
mons-No 8, M G Bowlby.
GRANT DIsTRIcr. Precinct, No |, Vim
Frum. No2, W H Teagardner. Nos, +
M Lynch. Nod. A j Arnett. No 5,
w G Eddy. No 6, John Ballah. No 4
P r Lowe. No 8, Samuel McElroy. Nc
8, Govey Trippett No 10, Geo W Sny-
der, jr. No II. Isaac McGallagher. Nc
u, James NJ Wells. No 10, Frank
Brand.
UNION DlsTRIoT.-Precinct No. l,
George C Hail. Mop, Willard st. Clair
No 3, George w Houston. No 4, Leon
ard Selby. No 5, James Pickenpaugh.
Noe, J I Phillips. No 7, Sylvester
Ridgeway.
MORGAN DIsTRIoT.-Precinct No l, ]
n Mcmillan. No 2, j o Hall. No 8,
Capel Holland. No A, Sampson Pool.
No 5, j s Hess. Noe, A J Blaney. No
7, Jos Jacobs.
CLINTON DIsTRIcT.-Precinct No l.,
Samuel Swisher. No 2, @ Heston. No
8, VIM T Frum. No 4, Thomas Price.
No 5, J M Price. No6. Caleb McBee.
No 4, Elmus Holland. No s, John
Howell. No 9,---.No 10.
James Clear. No IL, G G Stephens.
No IL Benz G Dorsey.
Most of the other business was the
settlements with the Overseers of the
poor, and issuing orders in payment of
the charges on this account, and many
others that are always presented at the
last term of Court in each year. The
Court convened Monday with all three
of the Commissioners present, and the
weeks session was busy one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
ANOTHER Big FACTORY.
One With Pay Roll of Five
Thousand Week,

1t is Hunting L0catiOn-M0rgaHtOw
is Preferred-Two Weeks Wages and
Five Acres of Ground Wanted-Im
mense Concern-It is with the PEG
pie Of the Town to Act.
Another big factory is hunting a
location in Morgantown. The prop.
osition was received here on Satur-
day afternoon and was sent to E.
M. Grant as head of the B. q l.
Company. The company is now
running plant but wants to move
and would like to locate in Morgan
town on account of the many advan-
tages afforded by this place in the
way of excellent fuel and transpor.
tation which we can give them.
They want five acres of ground for
a site and bonus of ten thousand
dollars.
They will employ from 200 to 225
men and will have payroll of $10,-
600 every two weeks. This will be
the largest plant in the town if OBJ
tanned. 1t is as large as the plant
now being built at Point Marion.
The Improvement Company hasn't
any ground left in Seneca as all that
it has has been given away to plants
that have already been secured.
The proposition is hereby sub
mitted to the people of the town for
their decision. 1t is urged that they
take some action in the matter. We
can with very little effort get plant
that will paw out over quarter of a
million dollars year and that will
add more to the development OF the
town than any thing that we have
yet landed.
There ought to be plenty of places
around here that will afford site
and the money should be raised
without any trouble. The pay roll
will include only men. No boys will
be employed in the factory and the
wages paid in consequence will av-
erage higher than usual in the glass
factory.
MOrgantOwn has another chance to
show what there is in her and what
she will do when the occasion arises.
1t is with the people who are most
interested to get move on them.
The chance should be improved.
1t will mean the addition of thou
sand souls to the population of the
town and will add more to our wealth
than anything that we have ever got
ten here.
The names of the gentlemen max
ing the proposition as well as the pres
ent location of the plant are Withheld
for obvious reasons.
What action will we take?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
WILL CONE HERE.
sJoe" Devine Will Visit Nor
gantswn Soon.

Wants to See the Many Changes--Old
Places to be Looked up and Old As.
sociations Renewed Progress Of an
Old University Student Has Been very
Satisfactory.
A personal letter was received on
Tuesday morning by Mr.. j. E. FIem-
ing from Gov. j. NJ. Devine of North
Dakota who's at present in Wheeling.
He is on his way to Washington to
attend to number Of things in that
city and states that on his return from
the capital city he wishes to spend a
day in the shadow of the old College
buildings and to note the changes that
have taken place. Continuing, his let
ter is as follows: 81 hear so much OF
the wonderful growth of the old Berg,
that have natural curiosity to see
If can locate McGrew's corner, the
court house, and well, lots OF places
that do not need to numerate. ]
expect | will be lonely, but am going
to chance it. il am not kept at
Washington too long.
trust that you are well, even il
you do not believe 10 expansion, etc.
! certainly trust you win be in the
city when / may make my visit"
Governor Devine will be remember.
ed by many OF the older people as q
student at the University, They will
be very glad TO see him and will make
him feel that although the old place
looks differently there is the samt
welcome for him that there has Away,
been In the hearts of his friends.
Since leaving the University he ha.
risen rapidly and has occupied a mum
Der of positions of honor and trust
At present he is Governor of Nortf
Dakota.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
Booming Business Conditions.

Eastern and central West Virginia
are showing up well in their remarka-
BILE activities in coal, coke and rail
road construction, evidencing on all
sides the influences of the prosperity
that is visiting every portion of the
country. The coal and coke business
along the line of the West Virginia
Central is increasing with marked
rapidity. The Davis company will
soon begin the erection of over 100
houses at Thomas and Coketon for
their workmen, forty new coke ovens
are under construction, new mine
is being opened and everything points
to continuance of the unprecedented
demand for coal and coke. The
record for last month shows 10000
tons more of coal and 5000 tons more
of coke shipped from the West Vir-
ginia Central region than during the
corresponding month of 1898,
In this connection very impor-
tant transaction is In progress in this
region in the consolidation of the vast
interests Of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Central Railway and
the Davis Coal and Coke Company.
Senator Elkins and ex-senator Henry
G. Davis are making provisions for
the building Of branch road from or
near Elkins, in Randolph county, to
the forks of the Greenbrier river.
Colonel Thomas b. Davis, in an in
terview in the Cumberland Indepen-
dent, stated that this road would GER
tainly be build IN the near future, so
as to connect the West Virginia Cen
trail with the Chesapeake & Ohio.
He also said that his company had
virtually decided to build road from
Belington, in Barbour county, toward
Clarksburg, to meet the new Short
Line railroad now building from that
place to New Martinsville, on the
Ohio river. The Short Line people
have given assurance that they will
meet the West Virginia Central some
where east of Clarksburg.
This link will enable the "Davis
road" to get its coal and timber to
the Ohio river by short and direct
route, and from there by water to all
parts of the world. AS this company
ships much coal and coke to Mexico
and the Pacific coast this link will be
an important one to it. The West
Virginia Central also expects soon to
extend its line fromHuttonsville South
and finally have direct line to Char
lesion Colonel Davis is also convinc-
ed that the Pennsylvania railroad will
shortly build line up the Mononga-
hela river as far as Clarksburg, and
that West Virginia will soon be a
network of railroads. 1t is the in
tention of the management of the
Davis interests to make Elkins rail-
road centre. Wheeling Intelligencer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
ANOTHER CIRCULAR.


The commissioner of internal rev.
enue has issued a circular amending
regulations as to cancellation of doc
umentary and proprietary stamps,
providing that ssIn all cases where a
documentary stamp Of the denomina-
tion OF 10 cents or any larger demon
ination shall be used for denoting any
tax imposed by the act Of June ID,
1899, the person using or affixing the
same shall, in addition TO writing or
stamping thereon with ink the initials
o his. name and the date when afflx-
ed, mutilate said stamp, by cutting
three parallel incisIons lengthwise
through the stamp, beginning not
more than one-fourth Of an inch from
one end thereof ana extending to
within one-fourth Of an inch OF the
other end. Where such stamp Is can
cel;ed BY cutting or perforating In any
manner authorized by existing regu.
lations as aforesaid, the mutilati0li
herein provided will not be required
This provision shall take effect and
Fbe In force on and after December l5,"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
MILLION DOLLAR DEAL.
Monongalia County the Scene
off Gigantic Sale.

More Than Million TO be Paid our
Farmers Within Two Months-AH
the Coal North OF SCOTS Run Sold
Local People Share in the Prospect.
tJ-Tremendous Development ahead
Of us.
The largest coal sale ever made in
the county has been closed. The
money has not yet been paid over
but it will be in the pockets of the
land owners within sixty days.
They will get approximately 800
an acre for their coal and the tract
taken runs from SCOTS Run north
to Dunkard and four miles back in
to the county from the river. Prac-
tically all of the coal is taken in
these limits
A few small blocks are left in
this section but they will more than
likely be turned over to the same
purchasers. The people making the
purchase are the New York Title
and Trust Company. They have
bought between 10000 and 1900
acres in this county and an equal
amount in Greene joining their pur-
chase at the northern end.
The sale was made through Afnett
and CO., of Fairmont and the land
conveyed is that optioned tor so
many years by John M. Davis of
this place. Part oft is optioucd by
Alexander Kicks of Davistown Pa.
A number of these options have
expired but they have been extend
ed for sixty days in which time the
surveys are to be made, the titles
distracted and the money paid over
for the territory
The surveys have been started
and they will be completed as fast
as possible.
| The coal lies on Robinson's and
Scottsruns in this county and along
these runs it will be taken out. A
railroad bridge is to be built across
the river either at Jimtown or Maids
vile landing. The location has not
yet been decided upon but an cngi-
neer has been ordered to make the
location and report
A draw bridge will be built. The
elevation necessary to put it over
vessels would cause the bridge to I've
too long and it will be made nova
BILE.
This will be built right away ard
/
will be completed before Spring. The
road will run back into the country
to bring out the coal.
The company buying is deter.
mined to develop the property and
has not bought for the mere invest.
ment They win start develop.
ment that will eclipse anything even
seen in this state. 1t will be great.
er than the Southern Fayette devel-
opment that has seemed to be so re
markable.
| The principal offices locally will be
in Morgantown and the officials will
live in this place. New towns of con
siderable magnitude will of course
spring up down the river but this
place will be the main distributing
point for their supplies.
There is a great future for Morgan
town and Monongalia county. 1t is
not very far in the future but we can
see and taste the benefits right now.
The rejoicing locally over this an.
nouncement should be greater than
over any piece of news ever published
in the town.
1t will make many people rich.
Among them John Davis Of this place
who has worked for so many years
will at last receive the reward for bis
patience.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Case From this County is Re-
versed and dismissed.

Coombs VS. ~hisIer the Que Passed upen
What TIM Case involved
Decisions Made at the Same Session
Judge Hagans Makes Pine Re-
cord.
The Supreme court has handed
down a decision of interest locally
and it's announcement has been a
very pleasant one to several gentle
men. The style of the suit was
Coombs VS. Shisler The parties to
it were DR. i. II. Coombs general
receiver for the court and Messrs f.
Shisler, William Moorhead, George
NJ. John and George w. johnson.
The latter being il solvent was not
liable and left the first named gen
tlemen to bear the brunt of the suit.
The suit was brought to recover the
amount lett unaccounted for by
John H. Hoffman who was short
this much as general receiver of the
court and the parties against whom
it was brought had been his sure
ties.
The amount involved would ap-
Fortunate ten thousand d ollars. The
contention of the defendants was
that the bond not having been re
newed within two years after it had
been made was worthless. This view
seems to have been upheld by the su-
preme court.
The circuit court was reversed
and the case dismissed The opin-
ion was by Brannon. Whether or
not the suit can be brought in some
other manner is not known. 1t may
have been dismissed because it was
brought in the wrong way and che
decision may rest on the merits OF
the case.
Other decisions from this judicial
district were also handed down. All
but one of them were reversals OF
the circuit court. However out of q
total OF nine cases decided at this
term of the supreme court from this
district six of them have sus
tain the decisions OF Judge Hag-
ans. But seven of the nine were de
cisions of Hagans. This is very
much above the average among the
decisions Of the supreme court
The other decisions of interest to
the people of this place were as fol
lows.
Hester VS.. Alexander, from Har-
rison county, opinion by English,
judgment of circuit court affirmed
HAYWOOD vs.. Gideon d. Camden
and others, from Harrison county
opinion by Dent, judgment of cir
cult court reversed and case re.
manded.
Harriet l.. Shaver vs.. Thos. b
Edgell from Harrison county, writ
| of error awarded: bond $500.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
". c. 7. U.
Monthly Meeting Held at Mrs.
w. H. Cookies Thursday.

Paper on ''The Social Conscience
Public School Library Taken up and
GENERALLY DiscHssed-Book social
Representatives, Suggestion ReIa.
tive to the Chadwick Fund.
An unusually interesting monthly
meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was held on
Thursday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. W. III. Cooke, High street.
The paper OF the afternoon was on
"The Social Conscience" and was
highly entertaining, instructive and
profitable. and was spoken of in
terms of great appreciation by all
who discussed it. Refreshments
we're served in very attractive and
hospitable manner by the hostess.
who knows so well how to entertain
and make agreeable the stay of her
guests
Incidentally, the subject of the Ii
brary for the public school was made
a matter of consideration, and, while
there was some difference of opinion
as to methods to be pursued, all
agreed that no work had been under
taken for many years that was so well
calculated to promote the welfare
and morals of the school children OF
the Town, as the propositions to es-
tablish library and reading room
in the new school building. 1t wa.
suggested that 'book social should
be held at an early date, to which all
should be invited, and to contribute
books of appropriate character to be
added to the library. Some have
thought that this might result in q
collection of miscellaneous books
some OF which would be obiectiona-
BILE and improper to be placed in the
hands of the children, but we think
it hardly possible that anyone who
desired TO contribute to so worthy g
cause would make the mistake OF
| giving an inappropriate or improper
book; hut, If such a thing should oc-
cur, a proper committee, having the
matter of the selection OF the books
in hand, would not hesitate to return
the donation with the suggestion
that it was inappropriate or objec.
tionable. The opinion was very gen
orally expressed by the membe Is
that no more appropriate use cou d
be made of the $500 that remain Of
the Chadwick Sword Fund than tc
donate it for the purposes of the Ii
brary, and it was suggested tina,
such donation might be accompanied
with the condition that the money
should be expended in the purchase
of books and periodicals, under the
supervision and to be selected
| by, either the trustees of the school,
or Prof Gallup, the Superintendent
and committee of teachers or 9th
ers to be appointed by the trustees
In this connection, we want to say
that no movement we can conceive Of
could be half SO beneficial to oul
young people as the establishment
and maintenance of we'll selected
library and reading room to be placed
under the supervision OF the trustees
of the public school and to be housed
and cared for by properly selected
or appointed officers. 1t should b,
distinctively "public school libra
ry,' one which the pupils of the pub
lie school could feel free to enjoy
and know was their own. 1t would
appeal strongly and not in vain, tc
our most public-spirited and libe ra
citizens for aid in its support anc
maintenance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
Handkerchief.

Both Silk an d
Linen Handkel--
chiefs have be-
come one of rec
ognized Christ
mas presents OF
the present day.
From our large
and varied stock
it IS easy to select
something that
you know will
pl e a S e your
friend.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13
Rage For Country DaiIies.

A number of country daily news
papers have budded and will bloom
out in short time in some Of the lar
ger villages OF the state. Clarksburg
has three buds. The Morgantown
Post is preparing to issue daily edi-
tion. 1t is understood that Grafton
and Fairmont have thrown off their
widows weeds and will come out In a
full daily winter dress. The funeral
announcements will come later
Moundsyille Echo.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-13

AS USUAL Miss Mary Jenkins, the
Grafton Florist, sells about all the
flowers used here. They are unus-
ually rich now and unlike nearly ev
erything else have not been ad
vanced in price. When you buy
from her you know who you are
dealing with and are sure to get what
you pay for.