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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
COMPLETED.
Eew Reservoir is Ready for the
Water Supply.

Some Of II Was Turned In ON Friday
Night esting 1t for Leaks-lm-
mense storage Place for Water
New Pumps. New Filters aud I'M
proYements in Every Line Being
Made.
The new reservoir is completed and
Is now ready for the water to be turn
Ell into it The last of the cement
work is done and nothing remains now
but the dodding of the embankment
aud this will be done right away.
Mcdonald and Fogle have done the
cementing work. They are the same
people who are building the dams on
the river between this place and Fair
mont.
The reservoir will hold over a mil
lion gallons of water and it will afford
enough for all the needs of the town
for a long time TO come. The huge
affair has been built on the hill to the
south of town and is fifty-fve feet
higher than the old tanks. The wa
ter pressure 10 consequence will be
better than the old regime when il
was enough for all practical purposes.
A trip to the location OF the reservoir
will pay anyone who makes 1t.
The water was turned in on Friday
night and everyday little more will
be added in order to test it and
lind where if ia any place it leaks
1t is hoped that it will leak at nc
place at all 1t cannot be told just
when the thing will be ready to ust
permanently but it will depend en-
tirely on circumstances. 1t will be
as soon as it can be gotten ready
The feed pipes from the reservoir
will be run over to town across tht
ravine and strike the water pipes al
the lower end of Main street. Al
eight inch line leaves the source an6
comes for some distance when II runi
into a SIX inch one. This will Civ
plenty of water and pressure.
Improvements are being made ii
every department of the water supply
A new pump has been put in with 9
capacity of one thousand barrels al
hour. New iilterers have arrived tina
will filter this as ii goes into the pipe
but they are not ready to use yet
They have been set up and will b.
started soon. Morgantown is now
assured of an abundant and pur
water supply and that without having
to wait very long for it. 1t is some
thing that has been needed here eve
since the town got too big for tn
Tibbs Run supply several years ago.
The old tanks will be left as thel
are and used as reserves in case o
emergency. Later it is expected t,
put another reservoir on the hills tx
the east of town and at the same leve
as the one to the south.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
DOMESTIC WOE.
Troubles of Preston County
Couple Aired Here.

Major Fields Yearns After His Wife
And The Things That She Took With
Her-People Are Held All Day And
Then ReIeased-The Msjo- Gets The
Best End Of The Bargain.
]. W. johnson, Mrs. John Spar
and Mrs. MAJOR Fields of Pittsburg
who were being held by The police here
on Saturday were released and left for
home on the afternoon train. They
had been arrested by Harry Pride on
complaint from Major Fields at King
wood.
He claimed that the woman had
taken lot of his property when she
left there and that he would be over
here to appear against them. She was
held as long as the police thought fit
and as Fields did not come she and
the rest of the party were released
Fields got here after night fall having
waited until eleven that morning to
start.
The man and women from Pitts
burg told great story OF how they
had been taken in by Fields. They
stated that he had told down there
that he was farmer having large
farm besides livery stable and a large
butcher shop in Kingwood. As a
matter of fact he did have a small
place covered with stones, few brok-
en- down horses and killed a beef or
hog occasionally and peddled it over
town.
He induced John Spar brother-in-
law to leave good job In Pittsburg
and go to Kingwood to locate as
plumber. There was absolutely moth
ing to do in that line and Spar had
to leave as he was starved out. He
mistreated his wife and the couple
agreed to separate. They had divided
the stuff that they had and she had
started home with her father and her
sister.
When they reached here they were
arrested. They stated that they had
nothing belonging to Fields but that
he had great deal that had been his
wife's property but that they were so
glad to get away that they wanted no
further trouble over it. johnson also
claimed that Fields had swindled him
out considerable sum Of money
which he had obtained under false
pretense
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Will Start Somewhere Down the River
and Run Across Country to Fairmont.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, November
2S.-The Secretary of State has issued
a certificate of Incorporation to the
Fayette & Marion Railroad, which
proposes to construct and operate a
railroad, beginning at or near point
ON the Fairmont, Morgantown &
Pittsburg Railroad, where that rail-
road crosses the line between the
States OF Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia, in Monongalia county, and run
ming thence, crossing the Monongahe-
la river by the most practicable route,
on the west side of that river to a
point at or near Fairmont, in Marion
county. The principal Office of the
company is to be at Fairmcnt. The
incorporators are A. Plummer Austin,
John S. Christy, Thomas H. Hudson,
Horatio S. Dumbauld and Isaac Hunt,
all of UniOntOwn, Pa.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
SYNDICATE BROKEN UP.
Thousands of People Swindled
by a New York Concern.

A Number Of MOrgantOwn PEOPLE Bite
at the Plain Robbery-They Expect
to Get Ten Per cent. Week Out of
Their m0ney-The Plan an Old one
But il Gets the Results.
Morgantown people have another
example of the folly of following with
any scheme which promises more than
ordinary interest on the investment.
For several months several people here
have been following with an ''invest-
ment' syndicate in New York that
was one of the richest things that
ever came down the pike. 1t claimed
to pay ten per cent? week
This was about fifty times what
any business should be expected TO
pay and the suckers who wanted to
shove their good money under the
door fell over each other to get their
coin into the hands of the swindler
who engineered the deals They
would not listen to anyone on the
subject and put in all The spare mon
ey they could raise.
The end came on Saturday as was
expected. The police of New Yook
pulled the main Offices of the syndi-
cate and stopped the swindlers. 1t is
estimated that three millions of dol
lars have been forwarded to the scoun-
drels in the past few months. Fiji
teen thousand came in on Saturday.
There were forty employees to answer
correspondents.
The way that the interest was paid
to the first depositors was to take it
out of the money that came in after
wards. The amounts kept growing
each week and as long as the receipts
were larger than the payments the
money could be paid and the head of
the schemes make plenty of money.
1t was only question of time until
it broke up.
The swindler claimed to have inside
information and to work Wall street.
The fact that he didn't get more
suckers in town is not due to the lack
Of effort on his part but TO the fact
the people of Morgantown do not bite
very extensively on any gold brick
plan that is as plain as this one was.
There are people in other cities SIM
liar to the New York one and they
are sending advertising matter into
this town and county. 1t would be
well to remember that no one is going
to give away snap at which he can
make very much money. He will bor-
row the coin and make it all for him.
self. Don't bite on the other fellows
pama
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
RATENTS

Procured in the United States and For
eign Countries on easy terms. For
tunes are made from simple inventions
at which most people smile. Don't
throw your ideas away because they
are simple; write us and we will advise
you free of charge. List of 100 Money
Making Ideas sent free upon request.
Advise free.
Reilly Bldg, Wheeling, w Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

A WELL known gentleman OF Fair
mont Is very careful to attend CHURCH
regularly but he never remembers the
text and bis wife often made fun of
him. One SundayNthe text was, "An
Angel came down from Heaven. took
live coal and laid it on The altar. y
He kept this In lis mind and went
home. His wife said well, forgot the
text, ] reckon, He said, oh no, I'm
too fast for you this time. She asked
him to repeat it. He eaid; ssAn In
dian Came down fr5b, New Haven,
LOOK live colt BY the tail and jcrked
him out Of the halter. =
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
The Fifth Year of "Harper's Magazine.

With the December number HARP
ER's MAGAZINE begins its hundfedth
volume, and enters upon the last six
months of its fiftieth year. Half a
century ago HARPER's MAGAZINE, as
the announcement of the four Harper
Brothers reads, twas projected and
commenced in the belief that it might
be made the means of bringing within
the reach of the great mass of the
American people an immense amount
of useful and entertaining reading
matter, to which, on account of the
great number and expense of the books
and periodicals in which it originally
appears, they have hitherto had no
access" The original plan of the
publishers then was to make the new
periodical simply literary digest, and
for the first six months its pages were
filled entirely with matter reprinted
from English magazines and from cur.
rent books. The success of the Mag
azine so surpassed the expectations of
the publishers, that at the beginning
OF the second volume they felt them
selves in position to institute new
feature. During the second year, in
each number appeared at least one
original article. This innova ton
proved so acceptable to the Magazi mes
readers that it was continued and
developed, and in few years the per-
iodical consisted entirely of original
matter. Half century makes vast
difference both In magazines and the
tastes they supply-a difference which
could only be understood by compar-
ison of the first number Of HARPER's
with the elaborate Christmas number
which has Just been received, and
which, as has been said, opens the
hundredth volume. This Christmas
number, by-the-way, ought to be re-
membered for a long time, II for only
one thing, that is Mark Twain's short
story, 1.-THE Man that Corrupted Had
leyburg." The majority of readers
will probably consider this the best
tale Mark twain has ever written; in
any case, whoever fails to read "The
Man that Corrupted Hadleyburgv will
have missed one Of the things that
make life worth living.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
A FAKE.
News Standard Says That the JOubert
story Is a Bald Headed Fake.

1t may not be generally known but
it is a fact that General Joubert com.
mander OF the Boer forces In South
Afric, is native of Uniontown, Pa,
having been born and raised in Fay.
cite county. News.
No, it is mot generally known, Z
and it is not "a fact" This harmless
fake has been going the rounds Of the
country for some months, and has
been exploded often enough to entItle
1t to rest. Joubert never saw Fay
cite county nor any other county ID
the United States. News Standard,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Morgantown will remain the head
of slackwater navigation for years to
come. Fairmont will have the dams
built up to her doors but the traffic
will only be local for long time.
1t will help both towns but this one
will get the greatest good out of it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

is Here

And so is our Fall and
Winter stock of Goods
here, which is larger by
several hundred dollars
than we have ever before
brought to Little Falls.
Our stock consists of
Dry Goods, Notions, Mems
Hats and Caps, Ladies' and
Misses Hats, Jackets and
Capes; Boots and Shoes,
Rubber and Felt Goods,
Queensware and Glassware,
Hardware, Jewelry, Station
cry, Wall Paper, Furniture
and Groceries of all kinds.
We have not space to
quote you prices, but as
sure you that they are
ch e ap enough. This
stock was bought from
the best eastern markets
and bought for spetcash,
and we can and will sell
them on as close a mar
gain as anybody doing a
legitimate business. Come
early while the stock is
full and secure some of
the many bargains in
store for you. Our store
is crowded with new
goods from the floor to
to the ceiling. Come in
and see US and we assure
you the best Of treatment.
Hutchinson & Jacobs,
Little Falls, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Dewey IS panied that the people
should object to his giving his wife
a home But no one wanted him to
give her deed for the gift of the
nation to himself.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
SERIOUS BLAZE.
New England Bakery is Burn
ed on Sunday Night.

Narrow Escape of Mr.. aud Mrs. Dill
linger-Fire almost Cuts off their Re-
treat-Building Is Insured-NO In
surance on StOck-Fire Started from
a Gas Jet Burned Several Hours be-
fore Breaking Out.
From Mondays Daily.
The New England Bakery was visi-
ted by fire on Sunday night and the
place is wreck to-day. The fire
started in the bake shop from a gas
Jet that had been pushed around
against the wall by some means. 1t
is thought that in closing the dooI
going out of the shop that the jet was
caught by towel on the door and
pushed around towards the wall
The shop was left about $3.50. The
fire was discovered at S:15 by William
Dillinger one of the proprietors who
was in the front room up stairs and
was going to bed when the fire broke
through the door leading up the stairs
coming out the front of the building.
He had been smelling smoke and had
told his wife about it but she was
Joking him about the discovery when
the blaze broke through the door.
She tainted and had to be carried
out together with the baby. They
saved none of their clothing having
barely time to get out in their night
clothes. The alarm was given at
once and the water was turned on in
few minutes.
The firemen had the fire out in a
short time The fire had worked uL
inside of the walls into the upstairs in
the rear and had Quilted the building
in that part before it broke out. The
bake shop was ruined as was nearly
every part of the building.
There was 700 dollars insurance on
the building which was owned by
Charles Stephan who formerly run a
bakery there. Not cents insurance
was carried by the Bakery people.
They had decided to take it out on
Monday morning.
The household effects were nearly a
total loss. A considerable amount OF
the stock was saved. Thieves carried
off all the money on the place amount
ing to about 800. The money draw
er was stolen bodily. What the fire
did not ruin about the house the wa
ter spoiled. The Bakery will be start
ed up again as soon as possible. Mike
Stole another of the owners was in
Belaire Ohio in attendance on Bak-
er's Convention. He has been wired
to come home and is expected thi.
afternoon.
The young men had gotten very
good start in the business and they
have the sympathy Of everyone in
their misfortune. They will not lose
any time getting under way again.
Some very amusing incidents in
connection with the fire took place.
The various congregations were soon
on the scene. When the fire alarm
was given they in some cases got up
and left without ceremony. In 9TH
ers they were dismissed and in one
case the minister tried to get them to
stay and hear the service out. They
couldn't stand the pressure and de-
camped.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
--e --
Union District Institute.


Program of Institute to be held at
Sunnyside, December 10th, 1899, COM
mencing at o'clock P. NJ:
Devotional exercises, by Rev. II. A.
st. Clair.
Incentives to study, by Alice Bailey,
5. X. Hildebrand and Earl st. Clair.
Duties of the trustees, by Charley
Hunter, j. P. Ross and L. NJ Stewart.
The teacher as questioner, by James
German and Stephen Mason.
Should the teacher furnish the neces-
sary repairs in case the trustees fail to
do so by E.W. St Clair,J. G. Morris and
w. H. Shroyer.
Child training, by Rev. U. W. Morri-
son.
The public school as a factor in the
suppression of national evil. by B. Rex
road and P. j. Colebank.
Importance OF Grammar and how to
teach it, by j. L. Colebank and Emma
Vangilder.
Queries.
Night session, O'Clock.
Quotations by teachers and pupils.
Aim of the Language Lesson, by CO.
lumbia Simpson and Cans Ross.
Purpose of an education, by H. A..
St. Clair.
Should Psychology be branch of
study in the common schools, by Van
A. Barrackman.
What interest should the parents
manifest in the school by j. w. Fowler
and E. w. st. Clair.
Importance of Little Things, by Cora
Colebank and Miss CASTOR
This program will be interspersed
with music and recitations.
Everybody is invited to be present and
help to make this institutute a success.
BY order of the committee.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

The worst thing about the recent
election 10 this State is that it has
set Kansas to making fun of us.
Anyway, Kansas popped first-Ne-
braska SState-Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

A well known author must have
had Aguinaldo in mind when he
wrote of that "Artful Dodger." The
little rascal will be caught yet, how
ever.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
An Interesting One Too.

One Of the rules Of the gymnasium
is that no one Is allowed In the build
Ing but the instructor and the class
when the young ladies are In possess
sion. And thereby hangs tale.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Dewey is the latest convert to
Adams theory for escaping the con
sequ ences Of mistakes made.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

1t don't surprise Morgantown peo-
pie to find out that we have the best
hotels in the state.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

If the English keep on licking the
Beers at the rate they are going
now Johnny Bull will soon be pushed
clear off the South African map.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

The whole country joins in ex-
tending coincidence to the bereaved
relatives of Vice President Hobart.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

The Uniontown people may want
to build a railroad but we are not
goine to get very much excited over
it until they start the work.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

A FEW wild ducks have been seen
on the river in the past few days but
this season has been one of the poor
est ever known here for these game
birds. For some reason or other
they have not been migrating like
fhey usually do at this season Of the
year. The probable reason for this
scarcity may be the cpenness Of the
season thus far.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

The Morgantown Glass Company
made up their mind to hustle quick
er than the Morgantown people did.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

1t has not been announced wheth-
er Mr.. Roberts domestic trinity will
accompany him to Washington when
congress opens.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Some more distressing questions
are being asked over the state about
some contracts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

The only thing that resigns the
small boy to measles is that when
he has the disease he don't have to
90 to school.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

If you are poor and want to econo-
mize; II you are rich and want some
thing costly and fine; II you are hard
10 please and want big assert pent
q Christmas goods TO select FROM 60
70 Smiths dry goods store, - Stop.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

If the rage for railroads keeps up
in this county we will soon have
nothing left Of our farms but rights
OF ways.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

AT last accounts Mrs. Aguinaldo
was looking for redress, but had not
found it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

The accounts of British victories
when sifted usually turn out to be
Dutch success. It's hard to down
the Dutch.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Aguinaldo has more followers in
the American Army than he has in
his own since the last foot race be
gan.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

For many years the public credit
of England and the United States
has been about on a par. The way
the United States has been spread
ing out of late and the promptness
with which she has met all her obi
cations has given her first place. 1t
is a proud saying that American Sc
curities are gilt edged the world over.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
No MATTER where the boycott

No MATTER where the boycott Of
the i'll ventilated places in town Il
TO start one thing is certain. And
that is if the people who want thd
public to turn out to everything tho(
is going don't ventilate better th<
crowds will begin to thin cut Ped
lie will not subject themselves "
The foul i'll smelling places int
which they are invited. SomethioI
must Be done to remedy this cryinI
viii
Try our want ads.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Bro. Slidell Brown, of the King
wood Argus, has just put in his of
flee splendid new Campbell cylin-
der press and a great amount of
new type and other material. Bro.
Brown publishes one of the spiciest
and most prosperous papers in the
state He deserves to prosper and
has our congratulations.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29

Otis and White have fellow feel
ing for each other.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-29
THURSTON
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