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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
ONLY ONE GAS COMPANY.
Fairmont and Grafton Gas Co.
Sells Out.

To the Local Company in Fairmont--
Increase In Rates Already Announ-
ced-The New Company Takes Pos
session September LIST.
FAIRMoNT Aug 27.-The tlnal de-
tails of the purchase OF the holdings
OF the Fairmont and Grafton Gas
Company, by the local Fairmont Gas
and Light Company, were closed today
and the announcement of the trans.
action made public. BY this purchase
the Fairmont and Grafton Gas Com
pany relinquishes its franchise and
lines in this city. and will retire from
the business OF furnishing natural
gas TO consumers 10 Fairmont.
The Failmont Gas and Light Com.
pany. composed entirely OF Fairmont
stockholders, was organized last win
ter, and acquired valuable and extern
sive gas territory ia this county. The
company was preparing TO pipe gas TO
Fairmont and had secured franchise
permitting the laying OF new mains
throughout the city. The acquisition
OF the lines and franchises of the old
company does away with the necessity
of tearing up the streets Of Fairmunt,
and laying new mains.
The purchase OF the Fairmont was
Grafton Gas company holdings and
for cash, but the figures have not been
given out. The purchase includes all
the property of the old company, the
pipe lines, rights of way, and fran
oh In. Ia trr Der IL II.
Pennington. 1t does not include the
holdings Of the old company 10 Graf
ton, Shinnston and other towns not
named. 1t is supposed that they will
continue to supply gas to these diner
places. The Fairmont and Grafton
Gas company had been purchasing its
supply Of gas from the South Penn
Oil Company, not owning wells.
The new company will take charge
of its new possessions and privileges
on the first OF September, at which
time the company will be preparedsto
furnish gas TO all consumers Ia this
city. The connections are now being
completed. The rate will be 10 cents
net, or gross rate of IL cents, for
domestic purposes, with discount OF
two cents per thousand upon all bills
paid before the 10th OF each month.
Meters will OF course be read at the
end of each month, with the same
discount.
The acquisition Of the holdings Of
the old company by the new, is an
important transaction to the people
OF this city. The new company Is
composed entirely OF home capital,
and the officers, directors and stock
holders are well known Fairmont
business men whose interests are pri-
marily the interests OF the city as a
whole
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
IMMENSE SALE.
Big Piece of Reality is Changing
Hands.


City Hospital and Watts Property Be-
Ing Sold -Thirty-fiye Thousand Dol.
lars the Price Agreed upon Trust
Company Said to be Buyers.
This afternoon a Zig real estate deal
is being consummated. 1t is the larg-
est made in the town for a long time
and the price per front foot is the
largest ever recorded.
The property lies 90 High street
and includes the City Hospital build
Ing and the Watts property! 1t fronts
for I79 feet and extends back 100 feet.
The price to be paid is $35, 000
IG is said that the Federal Savings
and Trust company are the purchas-
ers. q. w. Finnell is making the
sale.
The property is owned Ivy Col. j. IL.
McDermott, Huston and Domain, e.
Shisler and William Watts.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
MCKINNEY ACCEPTED.
Letter Sent to Democratic Chairman
Accepting Congressional Nomina-
tiOn.

FAIRMoNT, Aug. 27-Hon. o. S.
Mckinney, of this city, returned
last night from Deer Park, and i'm
mediately dictated the following let
ter to Secretary w. j. Bremen, OF
the Democratic Congressional Con.
vention
w. j. Bremen, Esq, Secretary
Democratic Congressional Conven
ton.
First District of West Virginia
Dear Sir.-Your official notitica
tion of the action of the Democratic
Congressional convention. held in
New Martinsville, on July Both, has
been received. A press of business
has compelled careful and deliberate
consideration before announcing my
determination as to the acceptance
or declination of the nomination.
appreciate in very high degree the
confidence and the compliment in
volved in a nomination so generous
ly and unanimously rendered by a
representative convention of the
Democratic party, especially when
such action was neither sought nor
expected by me; for | have no per
sonal ambitions which can possibly
be subserved by aspirations for OF
election to at public office, aud mad
my wishes been consulted, the nom
ination would have been given to
one of the many deserving and cap
able Democrats In the district whose
merits and services entitle them to
the honor of leading the present
fight on behalf of the people OF the
district and State in efforts to reform
and purify political conditions in
West Virginia.
But / cannot ignore the call TO duty
of a practically unanimous voice of
the Democratic party, reinforced as
such call has been by expressions of
many Republicans of standing and
character who profess to see 10 my
candidacy an opportunity to rebuke
machine methods politicians, who
have seized their party organization
TO use it for the advancement OF self
ish ends without regard TO public in
terests.
l have therefore decided TO accept
the nomination, and will rely upon the
honest judgement and patriotic mo.
tives of the voters OF the First Con.
gressional District as expressed at the
polls In November to justify my action
in resolving to make the race in their
interests and to them and the con-
sentative business interests of the
district | confidently appeal
Very truly yours,
O. S. MCKINNEY.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
CONTRACT LET
For Matchmaking Kingw God
Pike and Prairie Avenue.
Work Already Begun Fred Dean has
the Contract -Decker's Greek Stone
and Sand Go. Furnishes Limestone.

Work Already Begun Fred Dean has
the Contract -Decker's Greek Stone
and Sand Go. Furnishes Limestone
Contract for matchmaking Prairie
Avenue and Kingwood pike has been
let to Mr.. Fred Dean who began on
the work this morning. 1t will be
rapidly pushed to completion.
About 100 yards OF macadamized
street will be made. 1t will be six
teen feet wide aud the broken lime
stone will be about six inches deep.
Crushed stone for the work will be
gotten FROM the Decker's Creek Stone
and Sand company from their quarry
and cruSher up the NJ. & K. railroad
The company will begin shipping
stone Monday and will furnish two
car loads per day.
Mr.. Dean has begun the work on
Prairie avenue first where about five
hundred square yards will be graded
and macadamized Soon as that is
done he will begin on kingwood pike
at Bridge street and work south as far
as the money available will do the
work
Seventeen hundred dollars are APP
propriated for the improvement on
Kingwood pike and three hundred
dollars for Prairie avenue.
The cost Of the work has not yet
been determined but it will be an adj
vance upon the contract price made
with Gilmore u Snyder, Very little
If any matchmaking has ever beer
done here, and the contractors do not
know how to estimate the cost. I'm
Til now there was no stone crusher
aud the problem Of getting limestone
was difficult one.
The people of first ward will be
very much gratitied at the early com
pletion of these two sections of street
building. They have been waiting a
long time for the improvement.
Mr.. Dean is hustler and the con
tracts will not likely be delayed in his
hands.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Mr.Garrison Sells ont.

On June 30th last soh 10 Mr.. W.
S. Taylor my undertaking business.
Mr.. Taylor has had years OF expert
ence and will continue 10 conduct the
business at my old stand opposite the
M. E. church, Peasants and Chest
nut streets. He has retained the
services OF my embalmer Mr.. Arch M.
Rice who holds State License and is
a competent embalmer and | feel IL
my duty to state to the public that
under the new management the very
best of service will be given when
called upon. i disposed OF the above
business on account of my III health.
Very respectfully,
NJ. S. GARRISON.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
MAJOR e. G. BROOKE
Still Hale and Hearty Though Well in
the Eighties-He Started West 81
Years Ago but Has Never Forgotten
the Friends of Early Days.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION:
WHITE HALL, Montana, Aug. %
Enclosed find money TO credit or
my subscription to the New DoMIN
TON which is the only source | have
to receive news from dear old Nor
gantown.
The above date reminds me that
on August 23d, 1S4I, | made my
first break for the then wild anG
woolly West Sixty one years have
passed since then and alas we have
no wild West AS then. Please re
member me kindly to all old friends
expect to visit the St. Louis
Fair in 1904 and if so will return by
Morgantown. My health continues
good as you will see by the enclosed
clipping.
The clipping referred to is iron
the Helena Record and is appended
Among the most interested of the
audience at the dedication OF the
capitol yesterday was Major f. G
Brooke of Whitehall, the octegen.
erian pioneer who has always unit
this year ridden horseback to Hele
ma whenever be had occasion tt
come here. He was standing in the
crowd gathered around the speak
ers' stand when governor Toole spi
ed him and beckoned him forward
to seat on the stand where Senator
Clark was speaking.
The Senator's speech was no soon
er ended than the Major became the
center of an admlring group O
friends. Many of them were gray
but none could boast such snow,
locks as his. though he is hale and
hearty.
Did you come on horseback? p
the Record asked him.
81 started o, he answered, "bu,
my children were afraid / would
catch cold, so they pulled me off the
horse and made me come by train
| have never done it before, hut
did it this time to CRAFTY my chill
dren. | am glad | came, for have
met so many of my old friends
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
MOTHER AND SISTERS
UNITED AFTER go YEARS.
Strange Occurrence in The Life of
Myrtle Miller, Who at one Time Re-
sided In C0nnellsyille-Meeti of
Sisters Was Pathetic.

Myrtle Miller, Who at one Time Re.
sided In C0nnellsyille-Meeting OF
Sisters Was Pathetic.
After 81 years of separation, Mrs.
N. B. Lane, of 1891 Parker street,
Pittsburg, met and recognized her sis
ter, Myrtle Miller, who, until short
time ago lived with her father, Fred
Luker, of Scottdale, says the Pitts
burg Press. At the time of the separ-
alton the girls parents were divorced,
Mrs. Lane going with her mother,
while Myrtle, then only two years old,
was taken by her father, who moved
to Connellsville where he married a
woman named Miller.
Myrtle, until IL years of age was
kept in ignorance OF the fact that her
mother was alive and, until lately did
not know that she had sister. Since
then she has many times longed 10 see
her mother. Until three years age
she had very good home and never
thought of searching for her lost moth
er and unknown sister, But ill-for-
tune seemed TO follow Myrtle, and her
step mother, Mrs. Miller, died, and as
her father remarked Myrtle was fore
ed out into the world to gain her own
livelihood. She resolved to go to East
Liverpool and keep house for an &C.
Quaintance Of hers who offered her a
position. This was the beginning 0f
the end Of many strange incidents
that happened during those 81 years
| of separation.
One day last week, Mrs. Lane, who
has been married for Is years and has
three children, being fatigued by the
| duties OF a house wife and by the
many worries that were brought OF
| her, decided t6 take days outing by
attending picnic at Rock Springs,
thinking the ride might benefit her.
Across the river from Rock Springs
is East Liverpool, and like hundreds
OF other curious picnickers, she lm'k a
trolley ride to East Liverpaol She
had no more than arrived t'lrf- When
she met Myrtle, and with TIL nc lrr
of her sisters face impressed npa aer
! she recognized her. The sccur II
the meeting was pathetic and LARGE
crowd was gathered by the actions ol
the happy pair. Mrs. Lane easily per.
suaded her long-lost sister TO accom-.
pany her to her home in this city.
| When she arrived here Mrs. Lane
took Myrtle to her mother, and the
unexpected meeting of the pair almost
threw the now happy mother Int a
nervous collapse.
When interviewed by a Press re-
porter, Mrs. Bishop, who resumed heI
maiden name after being divorced.
| stated between tears OF JOY that heI
heart was almost broken on account
OF being unable to see her child and
to see her two daughters together fol
the first time in 81 years was indeed
the most delightful event OF her life.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
CREDITORS MEET.
Proposition Made to Settle at
Half of Liability

ny W. De JOHNSON representing mayor
j. l.. Keener-M Meeting Held today
at Cox Il Bakers Office to Consider
the Proposition -Sentiment in Fay-
or of Demanding More.
To-day was set for conference with
the West Virginia creditors and the
attorney of Major J. L. Keener. A
meeting was held in the Office OF Cox
& Baker.
Mr.. Baker is the attorney for a
number of the creditors and Hon.
VIM. G. Morley of Kingwood is attor-
ney for several others.
Mr.. w. J. Johnson of the law firm
of Lindsay & johnson, Of Uniontown,
was here representing Keener. He pro-
posed on behalf OF his client to settle
With all the creditors at 80 cents on
the dollar and take the matter out of
court. The creditors when this was
proposed refused to accept this half
payment of long standing debts. They
insisted upon payment 10 full and all
the costs 10 the case.
Mr. Johnson who represents Mr..
Keener questioned the ability OF the
former cattle king to pay more than
SO cents on the dollar, II he can pay
that much. 1t seems difficult to ascer-
tain just how much property Keener
has.
Some of his former friends here are
ia favor OF giving him the full benefit
OF the law for his misdeeds regardless
of whether he pays his creditors off,
or never pays them cent. They
contend that he has committed a
great offence against his neighbors
and the laws of the state and that he
should be punished for it.
The conference adjoined at with
out reaching an agreement. 1t is I'M
derstood however that a better offer
than so per cent was made by John
son before the meeting ended
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Camp Meeting at Spring Park.

The A. M. E. church will hold
camp meeting services at Spring Park
on Sunday August 81 and Sunday
September 7. Special trains will be
run on the M. & X. railroad for these
meetings. Admission to the grounds
will be 10 cents and the fare for the
roqnd trip will be forty cents. Prof.
j. III. Lewis with company of jubi-
lee singers will be present and parti-
cipate 10 the exercises. A cordial in
vitation is extended to the public to
attend the services and make them a
success. j. j. NORRIS, pastor.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Big Returns ON Investments.

No portion of town offers such ex-
ceptional advantages as the addition
owned by J. L. Smith at the south
end of the First Ward. The lots
face beautiful view, they are well
located, have every modern eonven
fence in the way of water, gas and
sewerage. The trolley line runs
through the addition. The Wire
Glass factory and Pump Station adj
join it. Residences to accommodate
the employees of these plants are in
great demand The lots are sold on
easy terms making it possible for
every one to purchase one or more
of them. No addition in town will
prove more profitable to investors
Be sure to call before buying real
estate in the city.
j. L. SMITH,
Real Estate Dealer
Room "a p. O. Bldg.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
ROOSEVELT HISTORIC
President Slept in Room Made
Famous by Great
Statesman.
HIS ENUNCIATIONS OF THE DAY
Not too Great to Renew His Acquain-
tance with a Cow Puncher on His
Neutrality-suspicious. Among His
New England Hosts Were Congress.
man LittIefieId and Governor Hill.

Augusta, Me-, August 27.-President
Roosevelt yesterday passed through
three states. delivered eight speeches
At Hayerhill, Mass, the crowds over
rode the police and surrounded the
Presidents carriage, making it difficult
for it to advance. AS the president
was about to board his car at South
Lawrence, Mass, the leader of the
oand stepped up and made himself
known to him. He said his name was
ranan, a former COW puncher, and
barber at Medura, N. d., where the
Presidents ranch is located. The pres
ident Immediately recognized him and
greeted him as an old friend The
man said to him: You said to me to
get married and settle down and
him Jointly with w. Arnett, an In
amusement
Conspicuous among those who
bearded the train at Old Orchard to
extend welcome to the president was
Congressman Littlefield, of Rockland.
His visit was brief, and the CONVEX
sation turned on other subjects than
trusts.
The day was particularly hard one
on the president, but he gave slight
signs of fatigue. Last night he was
the guest of Governor Hill. The Gov
ernor's house has become historic be
cause of the fact that 1t was the home
CT James c. Blaine, and the president
fnd act fnh h0
room used by that statesman.
Sacramento, Cal, August 27.-The
Republican state convention yesterday
adopted platform deploring the death
of President Mckinley. The admin
istration of President Roosevelt was
endorsed and he was especially
thanked for his support of measures
peculiarly beneficial to the interests
of the Pacific coast, such as the re-
clamation of arid lands, the exclus-
ion of Chinese and the Isthmian canal
legislation.
The convention endorsed the firm
but enlightened policy pursued in the
Philippines, which has secured peace
in the islands," and urged that Con
tention over our policy in the Philip
pines should now cease, and the ben
el.cent plans of the civil government
be given the united and cordial sup
port of all the people"
The convention recommends that
liberal pension provisions be made for
the soldiers and widows of the late
civil war, and of the war with Spain.
On trusts the convention expresses
itself as follows: I'VE condemn all
crnspiracies and combines to restrict
business, to create monopolies, to linn
1t production. or to control prices, and
slvor such legislation as will effectual-
ly restrain and prevent all such
abuses, protect and promote competi.
ton and secure the rights of produc.
ers. laborers and all who are engaged
In industry and commerce, and we
:pprove and commend the efforts of
President Roosevelt to enforce the
laws against illegal combinations in
restraint of trade and pledge him our
hearty support in all his efforts to
protect the people from all oppressive
combinations of capital"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27

The steaks we will sell are juicy,
tender and nice. You can always de-
pend upon getting them so, to.
That's because there's man In charge
here who knows his business who
isn't contented with good enough. =
High grade home killed meat Is hard
to get in these days CT refrigerated
stuff, but every pound of our meat
comes from our own slaughtery.
PLEAsANTs STREET MEAT MARKET.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Save Your Money.

The Bank of the Monongahela
Valley has added savings depart
ment to its business and will receive
savings deposits on which interest
will be paid. Deposits of ST. 90 and
upwards will be received. Interest
compounded semi annually. Saw
lngs deposits can be made at any time
during banking hours and the bank
wi also be open from 6 to s O'clock
III saturday evenings, for the &C
'.oninodation of such depositors.
For further information call at the
sank,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
CAPITAL BOMBARDED.
Columbian Warship Shells the City
of Ciudad Bolivar and Many
Persons Killed and Wounded.

Caracas, Venezuela. August IL
Ciudad Bolivar, capital of the state OF
bolivar, has been bombarded by a
Columbian government warship, and
many persons were killed a wounded
The place had a large British popu
iation, and the British subjects have
requested that warship of Great Brit
ain be sent for their protection. II
is alleged that atrocities have been
committed at Ciudad Bolivar by both
the government troops and the revo
lutionists.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Thought Friend Was a HOG.

Allentown, Pa, August 27.-Charles
Ballet was accidentally shot and
killed on Lehigh mountain last even
ing by ex-Councilman Charles A.
Bachman while hunting hedgehogs
Ballet was lying in thicket unknown
to Bachman. Bachman called but Bal
lets hearing being impaired. he failed
to heed the warning. Bachman fired
striking Ballet in the head. Ballet
was 80 years old.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Aunt and Niece Asphyxiated

New York, August 27.--Mrs. Jos.
ephine vollmer, 81 years old, and her
l2-year-old niece, Mary Miller, were
found dead In bed at their home yes.
terday. They had been asphyxiated
by Illuminating gas. A coroner said
the case was one of homicide and sui.
eide Relatives of the dead woman
believe that she was demented.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
sam Had Mo Excuse.

Brattleboro. VT, August 27-The
collapse of the Rev. Sam Small, the
convened in Association hall this
was to speak for the mo License.
Local Option party" here last night,
by Rev. Mr.. SmalIs own admission
was due to intoxication. Mr. Small
says: II was drunk. | have no ex.
ouse to offer"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
kIondike Stock Wanna.

Washington, August 27.-The golden
star Of the Klondlke is on the wane.
The state department states that the
total yield Of the Klondike last year
was $24, 900. 900. and that the produc-
ton Of the coming year will not err
reed $4,000, 900. No new discoveries
have been made for over a year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
The town councillors at Dover. Emo

The town councillors at Dover, Eng
land, deprecated petition from in
tiuential townspeople requesting the
council to ask Andrew Carnegie for
money to establish a public library
Twenty-three Italians, supposed to
be anarchists. in connection with an
alleged plot to derail the train bear
ing King Victor Emmanuel to Der
n, were arrested at Geneva. Switzer
land, yesterday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Poor Relation Made Rich.

Findlay, O., August 27.-Thomas
Walters, for years poor clerk here
returned here late last night from Cal.
ifornia. where he went to try to prove
his relationship to the dead million.
aire. Christian Westenfeld. He will
receive $4,000 from the estate, to.
gether with his mother, Mrs. Lucy
Walters, of Circleville.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
More improvements at Bowers.

Adam Bower is always looking after
the comfort OF his patrons. His bus
mess has been growing very rapidly
and be has been adding to his force
constantly. He now has six first
class BARRIERS and there is no need for
long waits. An elegant bath room Is
run in connection with the shop.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
Ten Jail Occupants.

10 day there are ten occupants
OF the county jail, the greatest num-
Der that have been in the Monon-
gaia county Jail for year. The
last man ncarcerated this morning
was j. w. Moore, who is charged
with kidnapping a Is year old girl
at PIT. Marion.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-27
STILL PLAYING AT WAR.
Army Of Defense BristIes Itself Over
Approach Of Imaginary Foe.

Newport, r. l., August 27.-The
warming up exercises of the army of
the defense of this vicinity became
quite brisk yesterday, with almost
continuous target practice from day
light to dark and general alarm over
an imaginary foe this evening.
Last night, shortly before s o'clock.
came the roll Of the drum and the
scurry of troops to the parapets.
Searchlight practice was kept up for
some time after. The little flying
squadron of torpedo boats arrived
early this morning from the eastward