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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
CuRFEW LAW.
Council is Face to Face With q
New Law.

Morgantown Citizens Want the streets
Kept Clear Of Children at Night-Six.
teen Years is TO be the Limit-Nine
O'clock In Summer and Eight In
Winter is the Limit.
Council held its regular meeting on
Monday evening but-the only thing
that came before it was proposed
curfew ordinance submitted by a
great many of the citizens of Nor
gantown and outlying districts. 1t
is aimed at the running at large OF
small children at night and win re-
suit in many of them being kept of
the streets where they learn more
than is good for them.
The ordinance was read and advanc-
ed to the second reading. 1t requires
three meeting nights before 1t can be
passed unless there is suspension Of
rules by unanimous consent. 1t is
not thought that it will be taken uI
until the regular time comes around.
The ordinance provides that all
children under sixteen years Of age
must get off the street at nine O'Clock
from the first of April to the first of
October and at eight during the rest
of the year. The penalty for the first
offense after due warning has beer
given is one dollar, for the second two
dollars and after that five dollars fol
each offense.
Exception is made In the case o.
emergency when written statement
by parent or guardian dated on tn,
day on which the child is found out
is to be taken by the police.
In case the present police force II
not sufficient the council is petitionet
to place more officers on the force IL
order to see that the provisions Of tn,
municipal law are carried out.
1t is further provided that a curfew
bell be rung each evening fifteen min
utes before the time when the small
boy shall get of the earth.
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Grant District Institute.

Teachers Institute 10 be held at Lau.
rel Point Grant District, Nov. IS. begin
ming at one O'Clock p. m.
Devotional exercises, Elroy Henry.
Twenty-Five Rotations each day and
how to arrange them, Stephen Mason.
My greatest difficulty, to be discussed
by teachers.
Glass Rotations for primary pupils,
Elroy Henry, and T. l.. Brand.
How to promote regularity OF attend
ance, Frank Brand, and s. r. Fisher.
Manual training, II. L. Brookover,
and Harley Thompson.
NIGHT SESSION p. m.
Devotional exercises, John Henry.
The Public School of to-day and TWEEN
ty years ago, John Henry and Geo.
Bircher.
Standard OF Education apd how to
raise it, c. r. Morris and Jessie Henry
Address by Stephen Mason.
Relation Of the parent TO the teacher.
DR.. E. M. Henry and L. w. Conway. !.
The advantage OF a central graded
school of Grant District, S. J. Kennedy,
and Harley Thompson.
Debate, Resolved, that the salary OF
the teacher should not be regulated ac-
cording to the certificate. To affirm, G..
r. Morris and T, l.. Brand To deny
Jessie Henry, s. s. Hall.
REGULATIONS by scholars of the respec-
tive Schools. This program will be in
terspersed with music.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Died.

SHEAN-Mrs. Elizabeth Shean died
at her home just North of town on
October 31st., 1899, aged so years.
Deceased was the widow of James
Shean who lived In Greene County on
the Monongahela about twelve miles
from here. She leaves two sons.
The remains were buried in the Wolf
burying ground near her early home
where her husband sleeps and near
where they both lived SO long.
WALLAoE-Rev. William Wallace
died at his home in Waynesburg on
Wednesday, Nov. Sth aged rs years.
Mr.. Wallace was minister of note
of the M. p. church and was an ex-
cellent man. For some years his
health had been failing and his de-
mise was not unexpected. Mr.. j. G.
Wallace Of this place who was his
brother was with him when the end
came. He leaves no family his wife
having preceded him to the grave
some years. The funeral occurred
at Wayneaburg on Thursday after
noon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Vertical Writina Copy Books
FAIRMoNr NOTES.
Worth Jollifle Home-Editor Dnnning-
ton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF New
Hospital.


Hospital.
The following items are from the
West VirginiaD:
Worth Jolliffe, of Smithtown, re-
turned home last week from Porto
Rico, where he was engaged in the
postal service In few days he will
resume his run In the postal railway
service between Grafton and Balti-
more.
George A. Huntington, of the
Wheeling Intelligencer, is In town,
having been brought here yesterday
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. 9.
Huntington, and with whom he will
stay until he fully recuperates. He
is fast recovering his health, but it
will be some time before he is able for
active duty again. His recovery thus
far has been very gratifying to his
physician and friends.
At the meeting Of the Miners Hos
pital Board, the plans submitted by
Architect Harrison Albright, of Char
lesion, were accepted. Mr.. Elmer f.
Jacobs, of Morgantown. will be the
supervising architect. The Board
will advertise for bids al once for the
construction of the building, and as
soon as the work be contracted for its
erection will be begun. 1t will be
quite an imposing structure, as It's
Dimensions will be "a by 66 feet and
two stories high. Two wings Of one
story each are to be erected, the d.
mansions of which will be rs by 112
feet. The main building will be the
business department, the wings to be
for the patients. The laundry and
heating apparatus will be in the base
ment. The hospital will be thorough
in point of equipment and taken all
in all will be valuable acquisition to
the city of Fairmont.
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Useless Competition.

The Grafton Sentinel states that
there will be three daily newspapers
established in that place shortly.
This will be suicide pure and sim
pie for two of them and it will be a
very expensive undertaking. A town
of the size of Grafton will never sup
port even one small daily like it
should. 1t is very expensive I'M
dertaking to make even one paper
go and in Morgantown it has never
paid expenses. The cost is a great
deal more than any one who has not
tried it can imagine and the returns
are discouragingly small. The field
ought TO be occupied by one good
one and every one work to make il
support itself.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
THE FORTNIGHTLY.
A Pleasant Meeting-Old Officers Re.
Elected For The Current Year.
Ero,,, Cotrrdax,ic Dailxr

A Pleasant Meeting-Old Officers Re.
Elected For The Current Year.
From Saturdays Daily.
The Fortnightly Club met last even
ing with Prof. and Mrs. Hopkins,
Mrs. Google and Mrs. Casteele at the
Wallace Cottage.
This being the Annual meeting,
election of officers and reports of the
various committees took the place of
the usual program.
The Secretary's report was in Miss
Brooks most happy vein aud there
fore enjoyable. 1t covered the work
of the year. Mrs. Hoffman's report
was extremely gratifying, showing
that eighty one had paid dues and
that there Is money In the Treasury.
The President made an earnest plea
for sincerity of speech within the
club. After the reading of reports
the club proceeded to elect its officers
for the coming year.
Jerome II. Raymond was reelected
President, and Judge Okey Johnson
was elected Vice President. Miss
Brock and Mrs. Hoffman were re-elect-
ed Secretary and Treasurer respective
ly.
The following committees were APP
pointed by the President:
Committee on Membership, Mrs. L..
S. Brock, Prof. r. e. Fast, Mrs. l. g..
Lazelle.
Committee on Program, jerome II.
Raymond, Mrs. Brooke, Prof. L. g.
Corbett.
Committee on Meeting Places, Prof.
c. H. Patterson, Miss Coyle. Mrs.
Whitehill. At the close of the BUSH
ness meeting dainty lunch was serv-
ed by our hostesses.
The next meeting will be held 10
the Music School and Mr.. Waitman
Barbe will read paper on Sidney
Lanier, Prof. Armstrong and Mrs.
Patterson will discuss the author.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Epworth League Special Service.

The Epworth League services drew a
fine audience Sunday evening at the M.
E. church. Miss Ida Van Glider pre-
sided and made an expository address.
A quartette entitled II am Pilgrim. !"
was sung by Misses Hayes and Gregg
and Messrs. John Gregg and d. W..
Ohern. Remarks were made by Mr..
Barnitz, Mr.. Carney and Mr.. Meredith.
The church was full at both preaching
services. Miss Sitter teacher Of violin
music at the University gave violin
solo at the Sunday school morning
session, with Miss Wood as piano ac-
companiest. Two ladies Mrs. Olive
Hundley and Mrs. Jessie Smith Car
ney united with the church at the
morning service.
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Surprised the Minister.

The Lutheran minister Rev. Ira M.
Wallace was very pleasantly surprised
IN Friday when Messrs Jesse and Jos.
NJ. Baker of Morris Cross Roads ar
rived here with wagon load of pro-
visions which had been sent up by
the Lutheran congregation from that
section. The charge holds Mr.. Wal
lace in high esteem and they took
this method of showing this esteem.
He was very deeply gratitied at this
token of their appreciation of his
services.
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THE only new line Of sorosis Shoes

| THE only new line OF Sorosis Shoes
iD the city at Waters.
BoRN-On Wednesday November
Sth to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harner
son.
EVERY one wants park aud the
move towards that end will enlist the
sympathy Of every citizen of the town.
WE want another glass plant
Now will we pay to get it? That's
the question.
A PENSION has been granted to L.
Carey of Vanvoorhis of this county.
He gets six dollars a month from
the government.
The story about Waynesburg will
be decidedly different the next time
they are met. They will get team
this time that can win,
The business men are to be bene-
fited from a new glass factory and
they will put up the small amounts
asked in order to get it here.
WE will not get the glass plant
unless we pay for it. This is GER
tainty. We can get it if we pay for
it. That is another certainty.
MoRGANTowN has long led the
smaller towns of the state when it
came to matter of local develop
ment and we intend to stay in that
position.
DIR. HARDMAN, the celebrated eye
specialist, will fit spectacles at the
Wallace House, Friday and Satur-
day, Dec. 1st and I'd only Consul
alton free.
WITH everything in our favor it
viii be disgrace to the town If we
all to take in the new glass plant
nat wants to come here in. prefer
nee to any other place.
PUBLIC spirited business men arc
me hope of Morgantown. Their
seryices are DOW needed in landing
another large industry. They will
10 what is expected OF them
The result of the election in Fay
cite county in which Ewing was de-
ieated and Umble elected is received
With satisfaction everywhere. The
personal uppopularity Of the Ew-
ings have made it possible for rep.
fesentative of the family to be the
only one on the ticket who failed to
and.
Mr.. T. PIoKENPAUGH has some
what changed the big building oc-
cupied by his store on Walnut street.
By an ingenious plan he has added
almost enough space on the second
floor to make good sized room. A
slate roof is also being put on. This
has always been one of the largest
business establishments of the town
and is in one of the best locations.
"a COMMENTED Woman" like all of
Mr.. Hoyt's plays, satirizes some
thing, and the something this time
is the much talked of "New Woman
who thinks in politics she is able
to cope successfully with the sterner
sex. How she goes to work, and the
success of her attempt, is brought
out with the keen wit and native hu-
NOR which distinguishes all the
work of Americas greatest writer
of farce comedy. This play will be
given at the opera house on the
18th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Invitations Issued.

Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Stone of Fairmont an
nouncing the marriage of their daugh-
ter Martha Burdette to Mr.. Thomas
Morton Gathright Jr., on November
% in the First Baptist church. The
event will be one of the society events
of the season in Fairmont. Mr.. Gath
right is one of the officials of the Mon
ongah railroad and Miss Stone is a
member of one of the most prominent
families in the city. They are both
well known in Morgantown.
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MORE ABOUT IT.
Methods of the Robbers Given
in Detail.
Left Their Victims Bound and Gagged
at Cheat Haven-Mrs. Gem Releases
Herself BY Means Of Her Teeth-Rob-
bers Thought to be from West Virgin.
ia-No Arrests as Yet.

at Cheat Haven-Mrs. Gem Releases
Herself BY Means Of Her Teeth-Rob-
bers Thought to be from West Virgin.
ia-Ne Arrests as Yet.
In telling about the robbery at
Cheat Haven the News Standard at
ter relating how the robbers Sc
cured the money and how it was
continues the interesting story thus:
They were not satisfied that this
was all the money in the house, and
one of them got razor and drew it
gently across Mr.. Conn's throat,
threatening what would be done if
he did not surrender the rest of the
money. The helpless victim said
they might kill him if they wanted
to, but that was all the money there
was in the house Mr.. Conn saws
the razor was the coolest steel he
ever felt.
The Williams finally concluded
there was no more cash in the house
and after getting Mrs Conn's we'd
ding ring, which she had cherished
for years, they departed, assuring
Mr.. Conn that they would be back
to see him again sometime
WHO WERE THE ROBBERS?
A little before daylight Mrs. Conn
succeeded by means of her teeth in
untieing the ropes and strings that
bound her, and then she Embossed
her husband, and going upstairs
they released young Bixler, the rob
bers having carried him back up to
his bed before they left.
The alarm was then sounded, the
neighbors began to arrive and soon
great crowd had collected from the
neighborhood to hear Mr.. and Mrs.
Conn's recital of the terrible outrage
practiced on them. "Who were
they?" were the words that were in
the mouths of everybody. The vic
tins could give no clue to their
identity, The men were white,
young and rather small in size. They
displayed knowledge of the Conn
family and premises and knew Mr..
Gem had recently sold his coal.
But their faces were completely OBJ
secured by the masks and there was
no way Of recognizing them. The
night was dark and raining and few
people were out travelling. Mr.. Conn
lives near the state line and the
probability is that the robbers came
across from the West Virginia side
and escaped back, all without being
seen by anybody but the Conn fam.
lily; though some think the perpetra-
tors live on the Fayette county side.
No trace of them could be found in
the mud as they appeared or lett the
house
Mr.. Conn is respected farmer of
Bunker Hill, is aged about 60 years,
and this diabolical outrage has
stirred the community to its depths.
Shot guns and revolvers are being
FURNISHED up and it will not be
healthy for marauders to attempt
another feat of this kind hereabouts
very soon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Wayuesburp Wants Another tame.

Waynesburg wants another game
and they are doing all that they. can
to get it. They offer $S5 for game
at Waynesburg and the management
may give it to them. In case the
game is played, there are few people
who think that the University team
can win on the grounds of their OPP
ponents. 1t may be small money
maker for the organization but it will
be a humiliation to our pride to be
beaten by a small team like the
Greene county aggregation.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15

The plans for the Miners hospital
at Fairmont will be prepared by
Harrison Albright, of Charleston,
and Elmer F. Jacobs of this city will
be consulting architect. He will
have charge of the construction of
the building at a handsome salary.
The appointment is avery desirable
one and we congratulate Mr.. Jacobs
on having secured it. No architect
in the state stands higher than he
does in his profession.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
T. B. WILLIAMS SELLS OUT.
George Parfltt Buys His Residence on
Front Street-POssessiO to be Given
January First.

George Parfltt Buys His Residence on
Front Street-Possessi to be Given
January First.
Mr.. r. B. Williams has sold his
property on Front street to George
Parfltt and will give possession of the
property on the first of the year. Mr..
Williams intends to locate IN Fair
mont for the purpose Of manufactur-
ing brick He has bought lot of
clay at Colfax and will locate his new
works there in case the proposition Of
the Fairmont people for the establish
ment of shale plant is not taken up.
They want him to stay right in the
town and start up shale plant and
he may accept the offer il the right
kind of an agreement can be made
between them. There is very great
demand for this kind of building
material and it will get greater in the
next few months on account of the
work that is to be done in that sec
tion by the state and government in
the way Of hospital building and the
depots at Grafton, Fairmont and
Wheeling that are to be built soon.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. Williams
from Morgantown and hope that he
may meet with the share Of success in
his new home that his merits entitle
him to.
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Laurel Iron Works.

LAUREL IRON WoRKs, Nov. l3.-Rev.
Morrison is engaged in series of meet
ings at Calvary.
Miss Bessie Bowers has returned from
Pittsburg where she has been for some
time.
Our schools are all progressing finely.
Some of the farmers are shipping
their apples at 81 90 per barrel on ac-
count of them not keeping we'll
A fine factory is being built near Ices
Ferry, which will give employment to
many of our boys.
Harry Baker will go with four teams
on the railroad at Smithfeld.
writing.
Mrs. John Baker is visiting friends ut
Pittsburg Wheeling and other points.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
CANE PRESENTED.
Rev. Thomas L. Winecoff is Remember
ed by His Congregation in Very
Elegant Tribute.


ed by HIS Congregation In very
Elegant Tribute.
The Rev. Thomas E. Winecoff late
Warden of the Enisconal Hail. left on
the 3.12 train for his new field of work
AZ 81. Lnke,s Parish. Tacoma. wash
inoton ST. I,uke,s il one Of the most
prominent, Parishes in the west. He
was called nv taleoram as soon as IT,
was learned that, he had resigned here.
since Accounting the above charge he
has received a number of calls to
nrominent churches some of them he
inc as far anart as Maine and Manila.
He has been snendinp a few DAYS
here with members of his church and
early last evening members Of the CON
orecatior began dronninr in nresuma.
blv to saw pood-bve. Init this continu-
cd until the commodious parlors of
Judoa Jobnson,s hosnitahle home were
crowded Emily ree-fourths Of the
CONGREGATION were present. almost
every home being represented. Such
evidence of the Congregations regard
1luSu now OVCn 3 A0ViA Ah6 w WV ~
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
MAY MAKE A THOUSAND.
Rufus Bell Number Comes in at Three
Hundred Barrels A Day-Will 60 to
One Thousand When The Drill is
Sent Deeper.

McDermott and Co., have another
big we'll in this county added to the
list that they already have produc-
ing the greasy fluid. 1t is located on
the Rufus Bell farm in Battelle dis
trict and it is the first one on the
farm to reach that pay. The well
started off at three hundred barrels
and it will reach one thousand when
the drill is sent deeper.
The strike is half way between the
Sarah E. Eddy farm and the Lantz
farm on both Of which are very large
producers. 1t does not open up any
new territory but it shows that all of
the land between the two farms may
be expected to yield good producers
when the drill is sent into it as it will
be soon.
Three hundred barrel wells will pay
very handsomely to the lucky owners
but when ever this will go very much
higher it is a bonanza. The Com
pany is composed of Morgantown peo-
pie and they have the congratulations
of everyone on the new find.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Boiler Here.

The boiler to furnish the heat for
The new postoffice building is in town
and is being placed in position by Mr..
Murdorf. 1t was ordered to be de-
iivered in July 1913. The heaters will
be supplied from the boiler which sets
in a house built for it In the rear of
The building and outside of the build
ing. This was built because the
space inside was too valuable to waste
on boiler room.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
BRACED UP.

Football Team is Feeling Better and
will Finish The Season In Good
shape.
The football team expects to finish
the season and they expect also to be
in better shape for the remainder of
the time than they have been up to
date. The number OF candidates ex-
pected to be out this afternoon will
approximate forty and the team will
be given the hardest kind Of work to
get them into the best of shape for
playing any games that may be secur-
ed for them by the manager.
1t was thought that they would
quit and disband as there were no
more games on the schedule and sew
eral of the players were crippled up
but they have pulled together and are
full of confidence that they will have
a good team during the rest of the
year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Send Them a Box.

Even those who have no relatives
in the army at Manila would do a
kindly act by sending Christmas
box to- some soldier boy. II delivered
to the superintendent Of transports at
San Francisco before November 20
they will be forwarded on govern
ment transport free of charge. A box
should not weigh more than twenty
pounds. The Morgantown boys ought
to be kindly remembered.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
GAME AT WHEELING.
Local Football Boys May 60 to the
First City to Play on Thanksgiving.

The local football enthusiasts are
trying to get up football team to
go to Wheeling to play the team at
that place on Thanksgiving They
are now in correspondence with the
manager of that team who is Mr..
John Wallace relative to a game
there The Wheeling people think
that our request for two hundred
and fifty dollars with the privilege
of so per cent of the gate money is
two high and they have made an offer
which is very much below that fig
ure. The game may not be ar
ranged in conseq uence of the fail
ure to get together.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Mr.. MoRELAsD SELLS OUT.


Friday evening contract was
closed between Mr.. Joseph Moreland
and Messrs. Henry l.. Cox, Frank Cox.
w. E. Glasscock and Aaron Carlow by
which the four latter become owners of
the Moreland property. The price
paid was $40, 900 possession to be Civ
en- January 1st. The property fronts
103 feet on Pleasant street and "a on
Main. Mr.. Moreland has not yet
made arrangements for the future ex-
cept that he will continue to be a
citizen of Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Same Thing Again.

At the meeting of the Epworth
League on Sunday night young lady
fainted for want OF fresh air. The
yentilation was as usual at all of the
meeting places in this place defective.
There is hardly any attention what
ever paid to this matter and people
have to sit in closely confined space
for hours with NJ fresh air coming in.
People should pay more attention to
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15
Ministers Favored.

A new ruling has been made by the
General Passenger Agents Associa-
ton that will be of interest to min
listers. A new style Of certificate is
to be prepared for gentleman OF the
cloth which will cost one dollar and
will entitle them to half fare rate
over .1fty seven railroads in this coun-
fry