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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
LADY MAGeABEES.
Officers are Installed for this Orgaui-
cation on Saturday Night.

Officers were Installed by the lady
Maceabees onss Saturday night. They
will serve during the coming year.
The lodge is in very prosperous con-
dition and has bright future before
it. This lodge Is one OF the few
among the ladies Of the town and
numbers among its members some of
the best people OF the town. The Of
ficers installed were as follows: Mrs.
Ella Dusenberry, Commander; Mrs.
Elizabeth Bower, Lieutenant Com
mander; Mrs. Anna Miller. Past Com
mander; Miss Minnie Wotring, Fin
ance Keeper; Miss Elite Miller, Record
Keeper; Miss Daisy Fleming, Sergeant;
Mrs. Sarah Ryan, Chaplain; Mrs.
Virginia Clark, Sentinel; Mrs. Lizzie
Rich, Picket: Mrs. Alice Jones, Mis-
tress-at- Arms.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
COAL LANDS.
Important Transactions Made In Pres
ton County.

The coal business is very brisk
now and everybody seems to be
wanting an option or lease on coal
lands and many sales on made out
right says the Argus. Henry C..
Flythe, of this place has been buy
ing some coal property for Secretary
of State Dawson, Last week he pur-
chased quite block of small tracts
lying on the west side of Cheat Riv-
er and south of Morgan's Run be-
tween the Snyder Settlement and
the river. They purchased 70 acres
outright surface and all of Enos
Wolfe and the coal on $50 acres of
Ira Martin, Ito acres of Thomas
Braham, IS acres of Wash Wilson
and 81 acres of Ira Huffman The
price averaged about $40 per acre
and as this land lies close to the riv-
er, it looks like the parties buying
it expected the Cheat River Railroad
to be built before long, as part of it
is hardly accessible in any other
way Vincent Cooke has also been
buying some land in the vicinity of
TOWNSVILLE and is thought that he is
buying for Mr.. f. c. Todd and the
Pennsylvania Company that he rep
presents
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
GREATER MORGANTOWN.
What the Papers are Saying about the
Movement That we Have
Inaugurated

A well-detined movement is on foot
for greater Morgantown. The town
has grown somewhat beyond the uni
yersity grounds within the past few
years and can't be blamed for having
aspirations. Greater Morgantown
ought to win easily. Wheeling News.
An organized effort is being made
at Washington, Pa, to have the out
lying communities come into one cor
poration before the census is taken.
The same proposition is being agitated
at Morgantown so that the town will
get all the credit accruing from the
increased population. We believe it
would be good thing for both Wells
burg and LaZearyille to act in the
same way. II anything is to be done
by citizens Of Lazearville it should be
done promptly Doubtless council
would consider overtures at their next
meeting Tuesday evening should
there be any.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
PHYSICIANS
Cannot Sell Liquor on Their Own Pre-.
scriptiOn Without License.

The internal revenue commission
er has directed Collector White, at
Petersburg, to notify DR.. Sivey,
of Tunnelton' that he cannot supply
spirituous liquors to his patients on
his own prescription without first
taking out United States license
as retail dealer DR. Sivey is drug
gist, as well as physician. In the
latter capacity, it is understood, he
prescribed brandy or whisky to pa
tients under his care, when occasion
required, and the prescription would
then be filled at his drug store. The
law requires all druggists to take
out special tax stamp before dis
pensing liquors, but it is understood
DR.. Sivey, through lack of informa-
ton had believed he could prescribe
spirits and supply them to patients
without the license
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
TWO CENTS
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Seneca Stockholders Hold An
nual Election Saturday

Directors Chosen Leopold SigWart
Takes f. h. Isannister's Place or
ileers Chosen by Directors same
Ones With Exception Of Secretary
and Treasurer Charles r. B0ehler
aud Frank Capies Elected.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Seneca Glass factory
was held on Saturday afternoon !.
Directors and officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
The directors chosen were August
Boehler, A. kammerer, Otto Sig
wart, Leopold Sigwart and Frank
Smitiger. All of these were re-eleet-
ed except Leopold Sigwart was elect
ed in the place Of + b. Bannister
who recently resigned as secretary ef
the company and was not eligible to
reelection.
The officers elected to have charge
OF affairs for the next year were.
August Boehler, president and man
ager reelected, A kammerer, VICE
president reelected, Charles f. Boeh
Ter, secretary elected 60 fill vacancy
made bv retirement Of Il b. Bannis
ter and Frank Caples chosen as
treasurer to take the place formerly
held by w. II. Bannister who receht-
~ retired to take charge Of the Nor
gantown Glass Company which IS
building a factory here.
The affairs of the company were
found to be in excellent condition
and the outlook for the coming year
is very bright one The business
done last year was very satisfactory
and the directors and management
are well pleased with the record
made.
The factory will take even more
aggressive methods in introducing
their stock into the various markets
OF the world than they have been
taking and they expect to do d much
larger business than they have done
heretofore. The Seneca factory is
one Of the most prosperous glass fac
tories in the country and it will
maintain that record.
The announcement was recently
made in the Wheeling News that
the factory was in the trust but this
is an error. 1t is not there and will
not 60 into the combine.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15

JOHNSON Joseph T. Johnson, a
we'll known citizen Of Morgan district,
died at his home up Decker's creek on
Friday evening January 18th, in his
10Th year. He had been Ill for seyer-
al months aud his death was not un-
expected. Some years ago he met
with an accident by which several OF
his ribs were broken and complica-
lions arising from that tnally caused
his death. Deceased had been a MEM
Der of the NJ. T. church fer many
years. The funeral took place On
Sunday afternoon at Rock Forge the
sermon being preached by Rev, |. A..
Barnes who was assisted in the SER
vices by Rev. A. w. Ownhy. De.
ceased was the father of Joseph John
son Of Hirschman's store.
WATSON Theodore Ferme Watson
who for more than I years has been
connected with the Chemical Depart
ment of the West Virginia Agfcul-
tural Experiment Station, died at his
home on Main street Sunday evening
at $50, after prolonged attack Of
typhoid pneumonia, from which It
had been hoped for several days he
might recover. Mr. Watson was born
March 81, 1875 at Mobile, Alabama.
II . graduated very young at the state
University of Mississippi, with the
degree of NJ. S., his father having
been for many years a professor in
that institution. He has been con-
nected with the Experiment Station as
long as any other member OF the staff
His work has always been OF the very
highest character and although he has
made many Thousand analyses in the
long years that he has been connected
with the chemical department not
one OF them was ever shown to be in
correct--a record OF which any chem
ist might Justly be proud. Being a
young man OF generous and noble i'm
pulses and Of that genial social nature
so characteristic Of the sunny South
where he was born and of the grand
old families with which he WAS SO
we'll connected he was universally
loved by The people of the University
and town. Funeral service was
held at the Episcopal church at 4
O'Clock to-day (Menday) and accom-
panied by representatives of his cell
lege fraternity, his remains will leave
on the 1850 train for his old home in
Mobile.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
Casteel Serving as Surgeon.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. IA
letter received in this city from Col.
ID. T. X. Casteel, who is now cap
tain in the 9TH volunteers, in the Phil
ippines says that he is now in command
Of two companies Of the second battal-
ion OF that regiment, which are doing
outpost duty about twenty-four miles
from Manila. He says that large
number Of the men ia his little com
mand are sick, and that as he has no
surgeon he is acting as surgeon him.
self. Colonel Casteel was a practic-
ing physician at Morgantown before
he became assistant adjutant general.
The letter is dated Manila.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
MAY REMOVE.
Prospects that Fairm0nt viii Lose One
CT Her Glass Factories.

FAIRMoNT, w. Va, January 10
+. B. Bannister, f. Hentzy, A. Fon-
tenelle and t. Poupart owners of the
Venetian Glass Works, have received
number of letters from different
towns throughout the State Morgan
town, Wheeling Clarksburg etc, -
urging them TO locate In their respec-
tive towns and Offering them great in
ducements. If the works leave here
1t will doubtless be removed to Nor
santown, as Mr.. Bannister is Nor
gantown man. The stockholders have
been given but little inducement to
operate their factory here. 1t is one
among the four factories OF the kind
ia this country.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
Surprise Party.

About thirty OF the young friends
Of Miss Villa Brand gaze her sur
prise party on Saturday evening at
her home on Peasants street. The
affair was one of the most pleasant
that has taken place in town for some
time. The evening was passed with
games and other kinds OF amusements.
Elegant refreshments were served dur
ing the course Of the evening. Miss
Brand is one OF the most popular
young ladies in town and was at her
best as hostress on this occasion.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
OVER A CENTURY OLD.
Death Of Well Known Colored Won
an in Winchester.

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 15-"Aunt
Betsey" Hartgrove one Of the Oldest
and best known colored women in
this section, died here late last night
after long Illness. She was l02
years old, having been born In 1898.
Despite her age Aunt Betsey retained
her mental faculties and vigor until
short time ago. Her memory of peo-
pie aud events was remarkable. aud
as a narrator of local and national
history she was entertaining aud cor
rect as to dates and faces. She was
born in Martinsburg, w. Va, when
that place was founded aad she oc-
eupied the first house built there.
She was then owned by Colonel Stevens
son Of Gen. Adam Stevens, who laid
cut Martinshurg. She was afterward
sold 20 DR.. Dennis Murphy, who then
hired her out to Garland Butler, Of
Jefferson county, West Virginia. She
then passed into the hands of George
Dougherty of Whitehall, Va, and
was sold again to Colonel Harmon, of
the Fifth Virginia Infantry, from
whom she procured her free
dom. She has been living here for
the past the 80 years: her life covers
period Of every President from Wash
ington to Mckinley. Aunt Betsey
was very Intelligent and by thrift ac-
cumulated considerable money. She
was the mother Of fifteen children.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
PUSH IT ALONG.
That is What a Prominent Bus
mess Man Wants.
Greater MorgantoWm is lstsirable in
Every WaY-The Stand that this PA.
per has Taken is Highly Commended
Everyone is Urged 10 Work for the
Up Building OF the Town.

Up DuiiutHS Oi the sURhs
/ Keep up the fight ter the Greater
Morgantown, was the way one OF
the leading business men of town sa-
luted representative of this paper
this morning. You have exactly
the right idea about it and it should
be carried ont. This town has been
held back for years and years by the
fact that it is made up of number
of small towns instead of one large
one.
"A few miles down the river in
the towns below us they think that
we are in the same relative position
that we were in forty years ago.
This impression hurts the town and
keeps away many people who would
come here and help us develop and
build it up
The commercial reports are of the
same tenor and this has hurt the
town more than the ordinary citizen
thinks. OF course here in town we
know how the matter stands and we
know what kind of place this is
but the impression is abroad that
Morgantown is much smaller place
than it really is
I'VE want to get rid OF this and
we want to get advantage of every.
thing that we have in our faver. We
can do nothing that will help the
town along as rapidly as consoli-
dation. There does not seem to be
any reason why the matter should
not be carried out at once and for
one want to see this done.
I'VE have fooled along loag enough
with a half dozen small towns with
all OF the drawbacks that so many
municipal governments entail and
we cannot get rid Of the system too
soon. Whoop it up and do all you
can to place the matter before the
people so that they will act without
further delay
"You have the support of every
right minded man in this town and
the outlying suburbs and they will
see to it that the suggestion made
by you is carried out. All it needs
is for the people to find out the mer-
its of the case and this can be done
better through your paper than
through any othersmedium. =
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
START APRIL FIRST.
Work on University Buildings
to Begin Then.
Contracts are Not Yet Signed-Douht
about Money Matters Has Delayed
This-The Authorities Want to Know
inst How Much They Can Depend
Upon Before Work is Started.

The old Methodist graveyard that
has been purchased by the University
for the purpose of using it as build
ing site is being cleaned off and the
building which has been located on
1T will shortly be started towards COM
pletion. The work on the building
is expected to begin about the first of
April unless something happens Go
prevent 1T.
The contracts on the buildings
have not heen signed yet and
they will not be signed until it is
known definitely what can be done by
the board of regents in the way of
finances for the buildings They ex-
pect to get more money than they
have now available for the buildings
This is expected to come from out
side sources but as yet nothing def
mite can be given out about it and the
management does not want very
much discussion about the matter for
fear Of defeating the very ends aimed
at They will let the contracts for
all the money they have on the first
of April and the work will then be-
gin at once.
1t couldn't start earlier with much
prospect of being kept going and
neither party to it wants to see itdrag
along after it is started The con-
tractor will put large forces of men to
work and will complete as much of
the buildings as are contracted for as
raDidlv as DoSsible.
The Armory will be completed this
summer and the Mechanical Hall will
also be finished as soon as possible.
The Library will be several years in
building and will be by far the most
pretentious building at the University.
A few days ago DR.. Raymond was
asked about the buildings and he
stated that future legislatures were
expected to help out on the Library
and that when it was completed it
would be an ornament TO the state
and to the University.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
AGCUMULaTING AND GIVING.
"If There We're no Grett Fortune there
Could BE no Great Benefa ctions.s
From tbs Boston Globe.

Charles L. Yerkes, who has ainass-
ed Sl5,000,0O0 in fifteen years, re-
Gently declared before meeting Of
commercial teachers in Chicago.
"Great wealth does not bring hap
piness.' Mr.. Carnegie was SO CON
vinced of this fact that he determin-
ed never to die rich, and it locks as
if he might succeed in living up to
his resolution.
There was always vogue theory
among rich men that wealth could
not buy much, and that men are
hardly more than the stewards OF
wealth. If we are to judge of what
was bestowed in ~benefactions last
year for education and charity, it
really looks as though the rich are
beginning to take it seriously aud to
practice it.
Last years benefactions exceed
all previous records. They amount
to the surprising total of $40, 749, 056.
as compared with $23. 949, 300 in
1888, $33,612,Sl4 in 1897. s52, 670,-
129 in 1865, and $l9,567, 11G in IS
"a. In the preparation OF these sta
fists no record has been kept OF do
nations or requests of less than
81 ,O00.
OF the total amount for 1899 there
was given to educational institutions
the extraordinary sum Of $55, 1851,
SIT, to. charities $l3,206, 676, to-
churches $2,992,593 to. museums
and art galleries S2,6S6, 500, and to
libraries $5,0I2, 400.
Looking at the situation from one
noteworthy point Of view, If there
were no great fortunes there could
be no great benefactions. III acc um-
nlations had been forbidden BY stat
ute beyond certain sum, there would
have been 20 Drexel Institute IN
Philadelphia, Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn, Cooper Union, Girard Col
lege, Leland Stanford University.
Vanderbilt University, Clark Uni
versity at Worcester, University Of
Chicago, or Colby University, as
they exist to-day.
Accumulation is in itself not !
bad thing. Some men are born with
a special genius for it, and others
have little or no aptitude for II. II
is benefaction that brings the bless
ing. Last years long list Of bread
casters looks as though many Of
the erich were beginning to realize
| it
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
ATHLETIC FEE.
University Students Want this Laid on
the Student BOdy-Fine Prospects
of SunnnSc

University Students Want this Laid on
the Student B0dy-Fine Prospects
of Success.
A number of the University stu
dents are getting signatures to pc
titions asking that the board of re-
gents levy quarterly fee on all stu
dents for the benefit of athletics,
this fee to be about fifty cents
quarter. The plan is meeting with
high favor on the part of the stu
dents and will probably be success
tul.
With the amount of money that
can be raised from this source and
with the encouragement that it
would give the students they then
can have first class teams in all de
partments of sport AS it is they
have to worry along with no certain
ty of what they can do and the re
suit is that some years they have
good teams and the next year the
teams are rotten.
The matter will be laid before the
board of regents at their next meet
ing if there are signatures enough
obtained to make it 60 and from
present indications that will be done
easily.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
Blown OFF a Bridge.

UNIoNTowN, Pa. Jan. Is. David
Linderman was crossing a foot log
over the Youghiogheny river yester-
day with his arms full OF tools when
the high wind blew him off the inn
provised bridge and his brains were
dashed out on the rocks below. He
was employed by lumber company
at Indian creek and leaves wife and
five children.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
WITH THE CHURCHES.
Special Services Held al the Baptist
and Methodist Churches.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
A Sunday School rally was held at
the Baptist church on Sunday night.
in the work of the Sunday School
among the church members. The at
tendance was very good and the cx-
ercises were unusually interesting.
Addresses were made on different
phases of the work by Dr. Reynolds,
Judge Johnson and Mr.. Bayles. A
solo was sung by Miss Mabel Reynolds
and the choir rendered some special
music. AS a result of the meeting a
renewed interest is felt among the
members and great deal of good will
be accomplished.
NJ. E. CHURCH.
The aisles, pews and galleries were
dill occupied in the M. e. Church last
night by vast congregation. DR..
Leech preached on ''The Sin God
Never Forgiyes. a large audience
was present in the morning also. At
the Epworth League service last even
ing Thos. Coleman, the President,
resigned by letter his position as he is
sick at his fathers home at Muses.
Bottom, W. Va, and will not return
to Morgantown until the next Uniyer-
sity term. Appropriate resolutions Of
sympathy and respect were adopted
and Professor L. L. Friend was unan-
imously elected President. At 1890
next Sunday night memorial service
in memory Of Dwight l.. Moody will
be held by the League instead of the
regular church service, Addresses
will be delivered by Mr. w. w. Smith,
Professor Armstrong. Professor Douth-
at and DR.. Leech and the choir will
furnish appropriate special music.
REVIVAL SERVICES.
There will be revival services to-
night at Jones NJ. E. Chapel. The
pastor Rev. sGhas. G. Cummings will
preach on the subject "Forsaken by
the Holy Ghost. All are invited to
these services.
The meeting at the A. NJ. r. church
is growing in interest. Sister White
is doing a great work among the
yonng people. Come tonight and
hear her
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
Eucher Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Glasscock entertained
a number Of their friends at an eucher
party on Saturday evening. The
evening was delightful one. Those
who attended enjoyed it to the ut
most.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
Another Citizen.

Jos. f. Weaver has sold his property
on Spruce street To j. Il. Echart OF
Tnion district. The consideration
was $4,000. Possession will be given
on the first Of April and Mr.. Echart
will then move TO town. Mr.. Weaver
will build elsewhere In town as soon
as satisfactory arrangements can be
made.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
Should Now Keep Quiet.

An official opinian has been rem
dered at Washington that this TWEEN
tieth century begins January l.,
1901. Disputants will please paste
it in their hats and keep quiet.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
REVIVAL SERVICES.
For Rent.

A large airy, well lighted room,
on first floor in central part to town.
Rates reasonable. Inquire at this
office.