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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-05-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-05-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-05-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-05-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-05-22
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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
Yulgarity and Profanity.

For some time past the Councils
Vile Courier has been making cru.
SADIE against the use of bad language.
In recent issue it says:
There are times in mans life
when, like the Hon. Peter Stirling,
nothing emphasizes the meaning quite
as well as robust oath, but those
occasions are rare.
The use of profane language is a
habit, and a senseless habit too.
Every man should try to break him.
self of it, not only because we are told
it is bad, but more especially because
1T sounds silly.
{. But the use of vulgar language on
the streets, ia the presence and hear
ing of ladies and child rem, is an Of
fence against common decency and
good morals; and it ought to be pun
ished by arrest, fine and i'm prison
ment of the offending parties until
they learn how to behave, in public
at least.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
MULES DROWNED
Hare and Jamison Lose Their
Fine Team in River.

Drive In River At the Mharf SATURDAY
Eyesfne-Struggle Under Barge
John Hare who was Driving Made
Marrow Escape Wagon Recovered
sunday Morning.
john Hare drove his team of fine
mules into the Monongahela River
at the wharf Saturday evening, to
wash them of. and both mules we're
drowned. Mr.. Hare himself made
a narrow escape with his life
1t had been the custom OF Mr..
Hare to drive his team into the riv.
er every evening and wash the mud
Off the mules after hard days work
on the streets and muddy suburban
roads, Saturday evening he drove
in as usual The river was very
high, and barge was moored at the
wharf. floating up near the shore.
The mules stumbled in the deep
water near the barge. and fell strug-
Cling under the boat The water
was so swift, and the weight OF the
wagon attached to the mules such
an impedimen. that they could not
extricate themselves, and both were
drowned.
Mr.. Hare who was in the wagon
made narrow escape by leaping in
to the barge from the:wagon when he
found he was helpless 10 rescue the
mules nom their perilous situation.
1t was about dark and nothing could
be done toward recovering the team
Saturday night
Sunday morning Mr.. Hare. Mr..
Jamison and Joe Manear went out
in boat, aud after long and fruit
less search in the cold, finally caught
the team with a grab hook by drag
ging the river bed short distance
below the wharf. A chain was at
tached to the neck ofone of the dead
mules and by the assistance OF about
fifty men who had gathered at the
wharf, and stone cable the team
was recovered thus saving the loss
OF wagon and harness.
The loss OF the mules IS q heavy
one however, as they made tine
strong team. The owners had been
offered $3.50 for them earlier in the
sea son ard they were, probably
worth about that much row.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
HALF kILLI0E DOLLARS
Involved in Suit Brought by
New Workers

Against People In This State Meyer
Rubber Company Gets Receivers APP
pointed for Otto Greek Lumber Co.
Of Tucker County.
A suit involving half million dol
lars worth OF property was started In
the United States Circuit Court 10
Clarksburg Thursday morning Judge
Nathan Goff in chambers had present
to him the bill in the suit asking for
an accounting OF the business in con-
royersy The plaintiff is the Meyer
Rubber Company OF New York. and
the defendant the Otter Creek Boom
and Lumber Company, OF Tucker
county.
After hearing argument 10 the case
Judge Goff appointed three New York
gentlemen as receivers for the COM
pany. They will take charge OF the
company's several large plants and
continue the business until the fur
ther order of the court.
The plaintiff was represented by
Messrs. Stetson, Jennings h Russell.
prominent New York attorneys, and
the defendants interests were looked
after BY attorney Lewis, Of Philadel-
phia.
The matters 10 controversy are said
to he somewhat complicated aud the
litigation is likely to be OF long dura-
ton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
nC'DERMOT7 PRESIDENT.
Union Gas and Water Co. IN
Hands Of Local People.

stock Of Pennsyiyanians Bought BY
Elkins, sturyiss and others Reor-
ganizatfon Of Company Great Inn
provements In Gas and Water Plants
Shortage Of Gas.
! A reorganization OF the Union Gas
and Water Company was effected last
week. j. W. Rowland, former presi-
dent Of the company and T. B. Greg
| DRY former secretary have sold their
stock to local citizens who now own
the business entirely. New officers
have been elected, but Mr.. K. NJ.
Grant is continued as treasurer and
manager of the business, which he so
success fully directed Under the former
Organization.
The following is given out by the
company 10 regard to the change OF
Ownership and Improvements being
| made:
The people living 10 Penna., have
sold their stock 10 the Union Gas and
Water Co., to Mofgantown people, Of
whom Senator Elkins and Hon.
George @. Sturgiss are the principals
This makes the company entirely a
local concern-Jos. H. McDermott is
the new President, Davis EIkins Vice
Pres't, Geo. Z Sturgiss Secy. and E.
NJ. Grant Treas. and Manager. The
old stock holders were very much dis
satisfied with the new franchise grant
cd the company and have been desir-
Gus OF disposing Of their stock ever
since-We can now see that the pro-
visions prohibiting meters to domes-
tic Consumers was great mistake,
for IL meters were now 10 use, there
would be enough gas saved to run two
factories like the Marilla Giassworks.
The company has added several
thousand acres of territory to its hold
ings and the coming year will see it
thoroughly tested. They have spent
$l50.000 this year In improving the
gas and water plants, but have been
much delayed and hampered by diff
Guilty In getting material Pipe,
pumps, engines, etc +, which were or
dered 10 July and promised to be de-
livered in September are only just
arriving, making everything late In
completing plans, besides adding
greatly to the cost on account OF bad
W Gather.
The purchase of this stock by local
people has preserved the gas for Nor
gantown, for If it had not been done
the plant would have been sold to
another gas company who would
naturally have taken the gas to the
highest market. Everybody should
now aid in saving gas and 1t is to
be hoped that the city fathers will
aid this by repeating the clause in the
franchise in regard to meteriDg gas to
consumers. IL is the only fair way to
sell gas.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
OFFICIAL VOTE AT LAST GIVEN
Secretary Dawson gave out Figures
Yesterday Total Vote in the State
was 19O,957.

Secretary o. State W. M. o. Daw.
son has just given out the complete
returns from the five congressional
districts If the state in the late cleo
ton. Owing to the fact that it was
impossible to hear from Fayette, Ca
bell and Monongalia counties, the
returns were not made public sooner.
According to the official returns the
republican majority in the state over
The democrats was 1888. The fol-
lowing is table Of the total vote cast
in each of the districts:
FIRST DISTRICT.
Republican l8, 1852, democratic 49,
922, populist ,467.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Republican 20, 900, democratic 49,
628, prohibition 637.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Republican 1870. democratic IL
2l5, prohibition 523.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Republican 10, 1853, democratic 49,.
98S, prohibition Ill.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Republican 20. 1874, democratic IT,.
GIT, prohibition So.
The total number OF prohibition
votes polled was l 927. The populists
pulled vote 10 but the first district
where they were comparatively strong.
The total democratic vote OF the
state was 1888 republican, 80, 223,
prohibitionist 1927, and populist
Last The total vote of the state
was 1870, 957.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
FLOYD \. RRUM.



Many Responsible Positions Held b
him In RafIrosd Engineering v q
. Graduate Of the University and n
Excellent Young man.
Mr.. Floyd N. Frum was born Sep
TENDER l6, 1871, at Bridgeport, W
Va. He lived on a farm until tbs
spring OF 1890, when be entered thu
State Normal school at Fairmont, W.
Va. by teaching In winter and at
tending school in spring and summer
be received State Normal school di.
ploma In 1895. after teaching one
term in Fairmont State Norma
school be entered the civil engineer
iug department OF the State Univer
sity in 1895 from viii d he was grad.
uated with the degree Of B.. S. G. E.
June 1899.
Two months before his graduation
he accepted position as assistant tC
the Supt. of Buildings and Grounds
OF the Pencoy6 Iron and Steel Bridge
Company at Pencoyd, Pa, Ia which
place he served until August 1899,
when be accepted position as tran
sitrnan under @. Nice. Lemley assist
ant engineer B. & D. R. R., Philippi,
w. Va This work consisted Of pre-.
liminary surveys, location and con.
struction Of the PIT, P. B. & T. v. B.
z, and Burnsville branch which was
completed 10 December 1900. He bad
charge Of the construction OF q weigh.
ing yard and Y on the Burnsvslle
branch the beginning Of 1901, after
which he made typographical sur
vey Of the G. & II. division. During
the spring OF 1902 he made-a prelimi.
nary survey from Confluence to Ohio
Pyle and conducted the location Of the
Pa, p. B. 8 T. v. r. II. from Lem
ley Junction to Buckhannon.
He accepted position as resident
engineer at ConneIlsyille, Pa, MAY
1902, where he had charge Of the con.
struction Of the Connellsville yards oil
the B. & o. R. R. until bis death
Dec. 4, 1902.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
GREAT DAMAGE.
Heavy Snow rail. FollOwed by Rain has
Caused File ods-M. 4 N. Washouts--
Deckers Creek ON Rampage.


Caused Flo ods-M. & N. Washouts-
Deckers Creek ON Rampage.
Deckers Creek is on rampage
and is causing much damage along
it's banks. The creek has overflow
ed and has washed away several OF
the sidines of the NJ. d X. railroad
and has caused great landslides
along the road. At the lime stone
crusher siding, which is a trestle
siding, the water overlooked the
track and caused car partly load
ed with limestone to leave the track
and 1t is now in Deekers Creek.
At the Elkins coal mines a new
siding was being installed and the
fill was nearly completed, but the
heavy rain and overflow of the creek
has played havoc at this point The
fill has entirely been washed away,
the mines have been flooded, and
the houses In which fhe miners live
are also flooded.
just below the Rolling Mill Com
pany's plant there is big washout,
but fortunately the plant escaped
any serious damage. The Marilla
Glass company have been put to
considerable inconvenience, however
the damage will be slight.
The M. & X. trains have all been
late on account of the floods along
this division, but the regular trains
have made the regular trips. A
large force of men were put to work
last night to make the necessary
repairs.
The loss will amount to several
thousand dollars to the Railroad
Company and to the plants.
The heavy snow fall and followed
by rain fall has caused no end of
damage all over the country, and
the people in this section, compare
lively speaking, have escaped
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
AN OLD STUDENT
Tells How Hick Got His Name :. Re
calls an old Incilent.

Tells How HEX Got His Name Re.
calls IN old Incilent.
The editor Of the Clarksbure
Mail is an old student and 10 quite
we'll known not only here bnt
throughout the state. He tells The
following story in the last issue o.
his paper:
An article in one of the Morgan
town papers reports that the medi
cal students at the University cele
bratcd the arrival of the first slick
OF the year by banquet. The ca
daver was the body of an asylum pa
tient. The subject for dissection al
Morgantown are always called
Hicks, and the dissection room II
designated as the ssHick House,
We do not know of the same word
being used at any other college and
think its use is purely local.
We were attending the Universe
ty when the first subject for the in
stitution arrived. 1t was the body
of q sailor, which had been purchas
ed In Philadelphia. 1t had beer
embalmed and was placed in one Of
the upstairs rooms in the new build
ing. or course it attracted a good
deal Of interest and all went to SEE
it. One of the professors upon
viewing the body said "Hic facet"
Dock Dancer, the old janitor, was
present and thought that he bad
spoken the dead mans name, and
always referred to the body alter.
ward as click Jacket" The BOYS
soon got hold of it and cut it te
IsOld Hick," and ever since ..Hick'
has been the name of every eadayal
brought to the college.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
Who are Considered the Best by Coach
lost.

The University of Michigan News
yesterday contained the following
article which will be of interest IL
local lovers Of foot ball:
1t is the estimate of the best play
ers on the big foot ball teams
throughout the country prepared by
Coast Yost, formerly of the West
Virginia University, now with the
University of Michigan, whose team
easily captured the western pennant
and in the estimation of many, was
the fastest football aggregation in
the world during the season just
finished. Ever since the close OF the
season lovers of the national college
game have been waiting for Coach
Yost's "All American Team" Fol
lowing is his team, generally accept
ed to be the strongest eleven ever
picked from the big college teams of
America.
Center, Hot, of Yale; guards,
Glass, of Yale, and Dewitt, OF
Princeton; tackles, Kinney and
Bowman both OF Yale; ends, Bow
ditch. of Harvard, and Redden, OF
Michigan; quartel and Captain,
Week, OF MichiQsn; half lacks.
Chadwirk, Of Val and Hestnn, of
Michigan: full t,ck. Grayiltn of
iiafyar,"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
7HE FORTNIGHTLY CLUB.


Entertained By. Prof. and mrs. Barbe
and Miss Boughner and Mrs. Howe
new Mambers Received Paper Of
the Evening by Professor Cox - nome
Delightful Singing.
The Fortnightly' Club was de
lightfully entertained last night by
Pro fessor and Mrs Barbe, Miss
Boughner and Mrs. Howe. The
meeting was held in tse pleasant
rooms of Beta Theta ri, and the
members of the fraternity hospita-
bly, aided the host and hostesses ia
making the evening memorable
one for the club. In spite of the
steady down pour of rain, forty
or more members and guests OF the
Fortnightly listened to the excellent
program Of the evening
Uuder suspension of the rules and
by general consent, the provision OF
the constitution limiting the mem
bership of the club to ninety was
modified SO as to fix the limit tor
the future at one hundred members.
New members elected were: Mrs.
w. r. Jones, Miss Charnock, Miss
Trippett, Miss WiggiD, Mr. David
Dale johnson, Prof. Cox, Prot. Cal
lahan, and Prof. Simpson.
A feature OF the evenings enter
tainment greatly appreciated by the
club was the charming singing OF
several mem bers by Miss Winaus, OF
the School of Music. Miss Winans'
voice is full and sweet and under
admirable control. Moreover she
sings with dramatic effect and fin
ish which makes her singing good
to look upon as well as to hear.
The paper Of the evening by Prof.
J. Fl. Cox was upon Emerson's criti-
cisms OF art and literature. The pa
per was an able and scholarly survey
OF Emersons's theories OF art in gen.
eral and of his critical estimate OF lit
erary art and artists In particular.
Prof. Cox set forth with great clear
ness the strength OF Emerson's posi-
OlUu uu bnC AIb iOf AIuc 5dhc cOu-
troversy and made an admirable sum-
mary Of the great philosophers canons
Of art criticism. At the same time
the limitations which Emerson's
overmastering idealsm and transcend
entalism imposed upon him were
pointed out by the Professor In nu-
merous examples with painstaking
discrimination and convincing pow
err. The great ranscendentalist' Is
utter lack of sympathy with realism
and his occasional insensibility to
facts were shownby several illustfa-
tions drawn from Emerson's literary
criticism.
After the intellectual feast OF Prof.
Cox's paper delicious refreshments
were daintily served by the hostesses
Of the evening and the club enjoyed a
pleasant ssocial hour. The next
meeting will be held January 9th
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17
CONTRACTS ALL SIGNED
For the Construction of the Lit.
tie Kanawha Extension.
The SeyeDty-One Miles From Sandy
Bend to Burnsville Let Work to
Begin at Once.

The Pargersburg Sentinal says: The
Gun tract for TIL. construction OF the
II miles OF ne Ltti., Kanawha ex-
tension fr,n Sa dy Beud to Burns
vile, WAS signed joinuy Oh Friday
night uv Rinehart, Dennis & Co. and
Macarthur & ca. Bond in the penal
ty Of $3.50, 900 was furnished with the
Citizens Trust ard Guaranty Co. as
surety, and work will begin at once
As stated in Fridays Sen tinel all
the tt rms of the contract were agreed
upon by all PARTIES concerned and the
contractors have agreed upon the d.
vision of the work.
In conversation with the contract
ors this morning the Sentinel was in
formed that they would be ready to
begin work in few days Macarthur
& Co. will contract the flrst % miles
If the road and will establish camp
at this end of the WORK and will have
an office In the city. RiLehart, Den
mis- 81 Co. will have the upper 43
miles of the work and will have their
office and headquarters at Burnsville.
The work along the line is very
heavy. including heavy grading, seven
tunnels and a number OF bridges and
will cost 10 the neighborhood OF three
millions of dollars. A large proper
ti0n Of the work will be done by the
contracting firms, but considerable Of
the work will be sub contracted for
the purpose Of completing it as soon
as possible.
Both these contracting firms have
had long experience In railroad build
| ing and have been eminently success
full along that line.
The signing of these contracts re-
moves all doubt as tothe construction
OF the road, aud is the best news
that has been beard In Parkersburg
for many day, as it means great
deal to this city, its material increase,
!, the opening Of new markets for our
merchants, the incentive for the To-
eating OF industries at this point, the
development OF the mineral resources
of the Little Kanawha valley, all OF
which will result to the benefit OF
Petersburg.