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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

BLAcKsvILLE, w. Va, Sept. 1l-Mis.
Bessie Camden of Sutton is the guess
of Rev. G. H. Williams and Miss Bette
South of Hackney Station Pa, was Wis
iting her sister Mrs. E. v. Lantz.
Mrs. L L Thomas returned last weel
from three weeks trip along the line.
Rev. G II Williams was visiting Sut
ton and other places in that neck o.
woods recently
Several of our people attended the
Wheeling Fair.
Mr.. Thomas is excavating for large
building on Lafayette st. for a harness
shop, hardware store and business rooms
&c.
Doctor Ira E Hall will build dwell
ing in the near future.
A Emery has been making improve
ments about his front.
Mr.. L l. Thomas has made great i'm.
provement in front of his residence.
Mayor Thomas is improving and max.
ing our town attractive.
We now have two liveries and they
are doing a thriving business.
We need good Drug Store, and g
few house carpenters.
There will be number of families
locate here as soon as they can get
rooms.
Miss Jennie South will teach oul
school this term.
Ottie Sine will teach the Kings Run
school and Leander Moore will teach
the Iowa school.
Park, Thralls & Thomas are putting
up metallic circuit Telephone line from
here to Fairview.
Ralph little son of DIR. II. III. Miller
fell from the window of the second story
down, but did not receive many injuries
A. Emery has large crop OF apples
and supplies our Town with the fruit
L. L. Thomas is looking after his in
terests in the oil fields of Wetzel anc
Marshall counties.
A. M. Johnson has his new house or
Cherry Alley under roof.
Mrs. Louisa Phillips has moved into
her new cottage on Jefferson street
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
OVER IN BELLEyIEw.
What The People Are Doing On The
West Side.

BELLEvIEw, Sept. ll-.R. Bruce RosI
of Ridgedale spent two days with hi
sister Mrs Keck last week.
Mr. and Mrs. ] w Holland have re-
| turned home from Mt Lake.
Mrs. John Keener and son Paul have
returned from the Park.
Little Miss Lena Keener is quite sick
Hope she will soon recover.
j. w. Holland is having fine cut
stone laundry added to his house.
Sanford Davis is putting down vel
for Harvey Brand.
Miss Lottie Thompson gave o party
to a number of her young friends OF
Thursday evening that was greatly en-
joyed by those who were fortunate
enough to be present.
Ridgway & Boyles have started theil
beef wagon on our side and have the
best meats at very low prices.
Columbus Long has moved into hil
new house and Roma Gregg has moved
into the house he bought from Long.
The sick are all on the ment except
Mr.. Keck who gives no sign of improve.
, ment
Mr.. and Mrs. South, of Taylortown
spent yesterday with George Shean and
other friends here.
Mrs. Keck spent Saturday at the Nc
Bee-Steele reunion at RideedaIe. A
large gathering OF relatives and mem
bers Of the families were there and they
had delightful time. Not only were
all present provided for sumptuously
but all sick friends and acquaintance
were remembered.
Ben Chaplin is very sick at present
but we hope he will soon be out again.
The rains have, started up the fal
pastures and frightened things general
".
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
THE PEOPLES TELEPHONE CO.
Higher Rates But far Better Service
and More Hours.

The board OF directors of the PEG
pies Telephone Co. has issued cir
cular letter to the patrons of the
company in which number of i'm
provements are mentiond and show
ing that the ridiculously low rate
heretofore charged is insufficient to
maintain the service. This Of course
everyone knew who gave the matter
any thought, The rates hereafter
are announced to be so cents per
month ON private phones and $L00
per month on all business phones.
The service of these lines is almost
Indispensable to many people as it
is their only means of reaching the
town and the only way the town can
reach a great deal of the county. AS
a rule the service is very satisfacto-
ry and deserves enough to pay the
expense of maintaining it,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
Road ORGANIZED.
Morgantown Man Elected Pres
ident of the New Railroad.

iirE. Gesrge c. Ssnrgiss gets the Pres
idency OF the Central Railroad Of
West Virginia Route TO be Followed
by tn New Read-soi Stated when
Work will Begin--Right Of Way Se-
cured
The following in reference to the
Central Railroad Of West Virginia
has been seut out from Grafton:
The directors of the Central Rail
road Company Of West Virginia met
last night at the rooms of the gener
al office in the Whitescarver build
ing, and elected the following Off
GERS: Hon Geo. Z. Sturgiss, Nor
gantovn. president; Capt. Geo. NJ.
Whitescarvcr, Grafton. vice presi
dent; K I. Defries, Wheeling, gen
eral manager; T. E. Davis, Grafton,
secretary and treasurer; Congress
man A. G. Dayton, Philippi, attor
ney. Besides the officers, there were
present George and Andrew Harden
and Charles NJ Cornwell, all of Bar
bour county. The meeting lasted
several hours, and plans were dis
cussed for the early grading of the
road. The line of the road will run
from Morgantown to Charleston, the
right of way and survey having been
completed as far as Belington, Bar
bour county, at which point the
road will be in operation soon. The
route from Morgantown will be by
way of Reedsville, Preston county,
and will cross the B. d 0. not far
from the Hardman switch; will
again touch the B. Il o. at Thorn
ton, six miles east of Grafton from
there through the country by way OF
Nestorville and Meadowville to Bel
ington. The survey has not been
made further, but the route from
there to Charleston will pass through
the richest mineral and timber lands
in the State. Arrangements will be
made with the B. Il o. by which the
road will enter Grafton over its line
from Thornton. This will give Graf
ton a direct outlet to the southern
part of the State.
While nothing is said of the plans
of the stockholders as 10 the time
that work of construction will begin
on the new road we hope that it will
not be far in the future. The road
when completed will mean great
deal for this place The route Sc
lected is one of the best in the state
and is a natural outlet of this sec
ton of the state to the southern por
tion of the commonwealth.
The other railroad work that ii
being done over the state will slim
ulate the work on this line and will
help it along wonderfully.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
G. A. RS NEW COMMANDER.
Col. Albert ID. Shaw Was a Brave Sol
der and Has Been Hard Worker
for the Order.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Sept. 12.-Col.
Albert D. Shaw, CT this city, the
new COMMANDMENT chief OF the
Grand Army of the Republic
was among the first to enlist, as soon
as the news came that Sumter had
been fired on, in the old Fighting
Thirty fifth regiment, Of this city
He was Is years old at the time.
He was in every engagement in
which the Thirty fifth regiment par
ticipated. He fought at Arlington
Heights, Sulphur Springs, Second
Bull Run, Chantilly, South Noun
tain, Antietam and Fredericksburg,
and was in Che historic charge al
Charlottesville.
Such was his record on the field
but it is as worker for years past
in the ranks of the G. A. r. that be
has won his principal claim to the
commandership of the organization
AS department commander of this
State he has given up all his time
and energy to promote the interests
of the order, travelling day and night
to address the various posts and or
ganizing the veterans of the State as
they had never been organized be-
fore, by county battalions.
He was born in Lyme, Jefferson
county, December 81, lS4l, and was
educated in the common schools, al
Belleville Union academy, and at St
Lawrence university, at Canton, N
Y. He was the son of farmer. In
1868 he was appointed United States
consul at Toronto, Canada. In 1865
he was appointed United States con
sui at Toronto, Canada. In 1878 he
was appointed to the consulate al
Manchester England. In 1880 he
was elected a member of the Man
chester Art club, club represent
ing the highest type of English ART
and literature, and delivered lectures
before it. In 1872 Col. Shaw mar
ried Mary Sherwood Keith, of Chi
cago, Ill. They have three children
Henry L. Keith Shaw, Mabel Keith
Shaw and Minnie Scott Shaw.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
RAILROAD COMBINE.
Vast Interests Involved in a new
Trust.

Baltimore and Ohio In It--6reatest
Wheat, Copper aud the Greatest Coal
and Coke Belts OF the Country Roads
That are in the Plan and the Equip
ment That They Have.
There is plan arranged to form
a gigantic railway system which will
create trunk line consolidation
greater than any now in existence,
and it will embrace the B. 4 O.,
Pittsburg and Western, Buffalo, Ro-
chester d Pittsburg, Philadelphia Il
Reading, West Virginia & Pittsburg
and several small roads in as many
states. This gigantic enterprise will
if carried out, mean series of first
class roads reaching from Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington, New
York to Reading, Rochester and BUT
falo, and flom Baltimore to Cincin-
natl and St. Louis, with the main
line passing through Pittsburg TO
Chicago, and having excellent termi
nails here and at all the lake ports.
1t would mean also the shortest and
most direct route from Cleveland
and Chicago to Richmond. Va, and
Charleston, S. c., and the South At
lantic coast seaports. To illustrate
what it would embrace few figures
are appended:
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad 2,027
miles, 1000 engines, 10000 cars.
Baltimore d Ohio Southwestern
Railroad 92s miles, 2l0 locomotives,
5000 cars.
Philad elphia h Reading System
,096 miles, 500 locomotives, 10000
cars.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
System, Nearly 400 miles, ITO en-
gines, $500 cars.
Pittsburg d Western 360 miles
including new branches, lao engines
and 1000 cars.
West Virginia Il Pittsburg l60
miles, 25 engines and sos cars. This
would aggregate 5,0Sl miles, 2,345
locomotives and 100,755 cars. A
glgantlc TRAFFIC agreement, amount
ing almost TO consolidation, has been
perfected and all the lines above
named are prepared to work in each
others interests.
James j. Hill is behind the work
of perfecting the deal and it will be
finally consummated. Then the
grand aggregation of the roads will
control the greatest wheat belt, Tho
greatest copper region, the anthra
cite regions of Pennsylvania, the bit
luminous coal and coke regions OF
the same state and will have splen
did terminals in all the chief cities
Of the continent between the Allan
tic coast and the Missouri river.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
A FARMERS TALK.
Some Good Suggestions That Would
Bring Results.


GEORGETOWN, Sept. 1.-THE OBJ
ject of this communication is to try
to introduce the Experiment Station
of your town to the people in the
country.
Under existing conditions it is not
every body that knows what is being
done for them, and its laborers are
criticised and often unfavorable COM
ments are made, simply because said
laborers are not understood. So you
see it is "a condition and not a theory
that confronts u.s." If the Bulletins
and other publications be more ex-
tensively circulated among the people
and read by .our farmers and stock
raisers, l feel sure much benefit might
be derived, and the interest of all
parties promoted.
l would suggest, in order ito set
the machinery in motion" that our
farmers and sheep raisers send in their
names and p. o. addresses to Direc-
tor j. H. Stewart and secure the re-
suits Of some of their labor and
let us invite them to come among US
and hold meetings for day and even
ing and exchange views and get all
the benefit we can from their work.
One drawback is and has been that so
little of the results of their investi-
cations have reached the farmers, be-
cause the papers do not contain much
OF IL, and even our papers are not as
extensively patronized and read as
they ought to be.
But on the other hand we offer an
apology for our side for the conditions
existing. Farmers If they raise a
crop, care for their stock, cut the
filth and pay their taxes, do not have
much time for literature, besides this
the Inconvenience of getting their
mail to and from the p. o. is not I'M
derstood by those who have never ex-
perienced it. Think of going 8 or 4
miles to the postoffice daily-or get
ting no mail.
This is rather a potent argument
for Rural free delivery, and there is
one more plea / want to make for the
class who are the subject of many un-
complimentary remarks by those who
are dependent on the farmers contri-
buttons for much that they enjoy.
There seems to be added with each
season to the farmers burden-new
diseases come to his stock. The sea-
sons even seem more extreme and less
favorable, insects and other troubles
come upon his vegetables, and noxious
weeds and grasses upon his farm, and
we are anxious that some means of
relief may be offered.
Let us get together and try to
work for the benefit of each other.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
Behalf of the Orde,

Every train arriving In worgantown
brings delegates to swell the ranks Of
the State Council Of the Jr. O. u. A..
M, now in session here. The after
noon train from Fairmont yesterday
was filed with representative from
different parts of the State. The
great gathering of delegates shows
that the Order is numerically one of
the strongest in West Virginia.
The Finance Committee complet-
ed its labors last night, and this re-
port shows the State Council to be in
good shape financially. The other
standing committees have their re-
ports ready for presentation at the
proper time. No exceptions will like
ly be taken to any OF the reports and
it is probable that they will be adopt
ed as submitted
State Councillor Wilson appointed
the following committee on creden-
tials yesterday evening: y. o. ALI
son, J. J. Rothenberger and Geo. w.
Hand. The committee Immediately
established headquarters in the Office
of the Wallace House, and the work
OF gathering together the credentials
event merrily on until late last night.
A large number of credentials of delay
ed representatives, are yet to be listed
and reported. The State officers and
members of the several committees
seem to understand their business and
handle the big session in systematic
and business like manner. BY the
time the first session was ready to be
opened this morning each officer and
committee man was up with his part
of the work so far as it was possible
| for him to be.
National Representative G. M. Ben
nett of Chenille and Past State Coun.
cilar E. ]. Savage of Parkersburg wert
among the prominent members whit
arrived yesterday evening. Both arc
members Of long standing and will
take an active part in the meeting.
When the State Council assembled
this morning, the State Councillor
w. F. Wilson presided with the fol.
lowing officers at their station STATE
Vice Councillor, M. B. Summers; State
Secretary, Brent Shriver; Treasurer
Chas. G. Newman; Conductor, G.. d
Rhoads; Warden, l. M. Swisher; In
side Sentinel, o. B. Goodwin; Out
side Sentinel, J. M. Leasure; Chap
lain w. X. Mcdowell.
The committee on credentials hand
ed in their report and the new mem
bers were received into the Stat
Council, in accordance with the rule
Of the order. Deputy National Coun
cilor e. D. Lappert of New Martins
vile officiated at this induction 0
new members.
| During the morning session tn
hours for the meetings were fixed a
8 to IL In the forenoon and | 80 to
| o'clock in the afternoon.
The following nominations for Stat
officers for the coming year were made
State Councillor, M. B. Summers
of West Union; State Vice Councilo
Chas. Fl. Wolfes of Martinsburg; Stat
Treasurer, G. G. Newman of Mounds
vile; State Conductor, DIR. Geo. w
Waldeck of Huntington; O. o. Ali
son of New Cumberland and A. J
Bartlett Of Elkins; State Warden, J
N. Kee of Glenville; e. B. Nicholson
of Avon and o. B. Goodwin o
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

Every one returning from the
Philippines, who is free to talk
comments on the conditions there
which place in General Otis's hands
the government of military and civil
affairs. General Otis is apparently
not competent to conduct both po-
s;tions. He has never seen the fir
ing lines, and yet assumes to order
such men as General Lawton and
Macarthur to retreat or advance
when he must be absolutely igno-
nant of the conditions surrounding
them. The only ones who are de-
Tending General Otis in Manila are
those who, for financial reasons, are
profiting by his retention.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
FOOT BALL SCHEDULE.
Teams That are to be Met
This Fall.

Several Of the Games are to be in Nor
gantown-Earl Smith has Charge
Temporarily = Where the Other
Games are to be Played-Prospects
For Successful Season.
H. r. Grassland manager of the
University football team has gone &c
New York to submit to surgical
operation in Bellevue and will not
be able to take hold Of things until
later in the season During his alb
sence the team has been turned over
to Earl Smith, of Fairmont, and he
has been working it up.
The schedule has been partially
completed and other games are being
arranged for. One will take place
here on Chadwick Day but the fact
that the date for this has not yet
been definitely arranged is holding
things up and making it hard to get
date. The game however will be
good as first class team will be
brought here.
The schedule includes more games
for Morgantown than have ever been
played here in any season yet. The
dates that have been fixed upon are
as follows:
October Ia, Ohio University at
Athens, Ohio, October 20, Ohio Yves
leyan University, at Morgantown
October 2S, Marietta, at Marietta
November 4, Dickinson College, al
Martinsburg. November Is, West
minister, at Morgantown, November
Is, Washington and Jefferson, al
Washington, Pa
A game with the University Of
Cincinnati will likely be arranged fol
October 81, at Parkersburg. Or
November IL, it is hoped to have
one of the Pittsburg clubs here for q
game. This will if arranged give
Morgantown four games during the
season besides smaller ones that
may be arranged to fill in. This
will enable the rooters to see theil
team perform often.
The men will report here on the
20 of this month for preliminary
practice and they will have ten days
work before school opens in the fall
The prospects are considered very
bright for a winning team and there
will be number of new men in tc
try for places besides the old men
who will be back to help the cause
along.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

COUNTY COURT.
Matters Of Interest Disposed Of at the
Late Term.


The regular September term Of the
county court began on the 4th. All the
members Of the court we're present.
| The following were among the interest
| ing items of business transacted
| Rev. Clarence e. Berkshire OF the M.
P. church was authorized to celebrate
the rites of marriage.
| Morgantown and Kingwood R. R.
ordered to remove fill across road at
Melons Chapel and directed to build a
trestle or bridge over the road at this
point.
Part of cost OF paving street at East
end of bridge allowed.
| Permission granted to w A Park, L
L Thomas Samuel Thralls and others to
erect and maintain telephone line on
| the public roads between Blacksville
and Fairview. The company to be
known as the Blacksmith and Fairview
telephone company.
David l. Garrison appointed constable
| in Morgan district to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the failure of Bruce Wolf
| to qualify. Garrison gave bond in the
sum of $1,000 with Henry l. Cox as
surety for the faithful performance Of
his duty.
A petition from John s. Vance and
others for the discontinuance of Collins
Ferry on the Monongahela river was
granted. The reasons given were that
the ferry no longer paid enough to JUS
| tify its continuance and that its abandon
ment would cause no inconvenience to
the travelling public.
On petition OF John Shriver Justice
| of Clay District his resignation from
that Office was accepted.
Christopher l. Tenant was appointed
to fill the vacancy thus created.
An agreement was entered into be-
tween the court and Adam Bower
whereby the latter shall withdraw his
suit now pending in reference to an al
ley between his lot and the court
house square. The court paid him one
dollar and Bower renowned ali claim
on the parcel in disputs, The court
granted permission to Bower to lay q
pavement six feet wide along the strip
and to retain the use Of it for fifteen
years. Discontinuance OF the use Of Il
for the purpose Of I sidewalk ct any
time i shall revert 70 the county with
ont notice. N
Court adjourned IN
{y AZ min ~,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

For many well known reasons Nor
gantown has long enjoyed a wider &C
quaintance than the most OF towns,
The advertisement incident upon tht
Chadwick day celebration will cause
our thriving little city to be known
to hundreds OF thousands Of readers
u papers in the United States.
Orr Store Will be cIosod Thurs.
~ Dept. 18th, Hirsehman's,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

A special from Washington says
Application has been made for
the appointment of Ralph Caldwell,
son of Hon. c. T. Caldwell, of Par
kersburg, as second lieutenant in
company destined for Manila. To
this Senator Elkins is giving his
personal attention. There is one
obstacle in the way in the form OF
an expressed determination of the
President to give preference in these
appointments to those who served
against Spain. This purpose has
been adhered to in the main, and
may prevent young Caldwells APP
pointment, but the Senators are en-
deavoring to overcome the objection.
The father of the applicant served
in the Civil war with President Nc
Kinley.
Caldwell Is well known in Nor
gantown having been here under the
Goodnight regime. He was one of
the celebrated Have u chair, Doc
tor party.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
The Best Shooting.

The shooting in Iowa, Minnesota
and South Dakota this year promises
to be very good as the rainfall in all
these states was abundant. The best
localities for chicken and duck shoot
ing are on and tributary to the lines
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pau
Railway. A copy Of recent publica-
ti0n issued by the passenger depart.
ment Of that road can be had on ap.
plication to Robert G. Jones, Travel
ing Passenger Agent, ~ Carew Bldg,
Cincinnati, Ohio, and enclosing three
cents In stamps for postage.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

According to the figures Of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, this
years cotton crop is 74,S45 bales
larger than that of last year, and
the value 1884 bale less.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

After all, the Cubans cannot be
blamed for refusing to be satisfied
with anything short Of definite an
nouncement of when they are to gel
the independence promised them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
Point Marion.

Pr. MARION, Sept. 11.-OIiver Blossel
Of Cheat Haven spent Saturday in town
Alex Rich of Davistown was ia bust
ness visitor here last week.
Sam Tobin OF Emme was here Satur.
day collecting taxes for J ] M. Tobin.
Mrs. Cora Lyons, Of Cans spent Sat.
urday and Sunday with her sister, Mrs
John DeGardeyn.
d. v. Everley came in on the Setur-
day evening train, and spent Sunday
with his family.
Will T.. Stewart was a business visit
or at Smithfield Saturday.
Z. j. Conn is on the sick list. He ia
however, able to be about the house.
The steamer, Blanche Edna, left
Monday morning for Pittsburg.
VIM. Lodkard is having large barge
built to be used with his new steamer
- >Dd Everley is here from the
WesS ling the scenes Of her youth.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13

AS is well known, Senator Nor
gan of Alabama several months ago,
came out in speech demanding
the nomination of some one other
than Mr.. Bryan. To-day, Morgan
says that Bryan is the only To-
gical nominee of the Democratic
party in 1900.