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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
THE BALLOON WENT UP
And the Prestonians Bought all the
Lots at AlbrightsyiIle.

Seventy one lots were sold at
AlbrightsVille, Preston county Sat
urday, for about $4,000. The lowest
price paid for lot was $40 and the
highest price was $ll5. The average
price wac about S57.
There was large crowd of people
at the sale, and the lots sold rapidly.
The crowd was attracted by the fact
that a woman fair of face and figure
ted in the latest abbreviated Partisan
costume was to make a balloon as
cension, and daring leap with a
parachute. The ascension and leap
were made without accident, and
then the visitors settled down to the
serious business of buying lots.
The land sold belonged to A..
Bliss McCrum aud Mr. Hall. 1t
was sold by Frank Bannister and
Guy Brown, and the profits shared
equally. A. w. Cummins, of Wash
ipgton Pa, was the auctionecr. The
promoters cleaned up a handsome
profit on the sale.
Smithlield, Pa, is the next point
at which sale win be held. Messrs
Brown and Bannister are managing
this. The balloon feature will not
be missing. Saturday August %,
is the date set for this sale. 1t will
be much larger than any previously
held.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS
Will Engage the Attention of
Teachers this Afternoon.

Much Debate Expected Resolutions
Contain Important Recommended
tions-Disfricts Organize for Winter
Institutes Session viii Close this
Afternoon.
From Fridays Daily.
The Teachers Institute of Mon
ongalia county, which has been in
session all week, under the able in
structions of Miss Grisnold and
Prof John III. Cox will adjourn this
evening after very profitable week
The last act Of the teachers will
be the adoption OF a set of resolu-
tons, prepared with much thought
and labor on the part of the commit
tee. These resolutions will suggest
some important legislation, and will
contain some criticism of the uni.
form examination law, salaries, and
similar matters. NJ. III. Steele
Chairman of the committee on reso
lutions, said this morning, that b,
did not believe the set prepared
would be adopted without a grea
deal OF discussion, and not a few
amendments. For that reason the,
were presented at an early hour thi
afternoon IN order to give all
chance to express opinions. Tn
resolutions as adopted will be pub
lshed in these columns tomorrow
The Round Table discussions 0
Thursday afternoon were resnssed a
he session this morning in the form
of questions by members Of the in
stitute, which brought out man,
new features.
The teachers of each district me
and organized for the Institutes i
the several districts.
Grant District officers: Elro,
Henry for president and Mr. Brook
over for vice president Miss Duesen
berry as secretary and Mr.. Bran,
for assistant secretary.
First meeting Mt Georgetown tim
second Saturday and SATURDAY.
night in November
Union and the Independent Dis
trict will work toge, her this winter
Miss Sarah f Griswold took vi
the subject of Elementary Geogra
ply.
After recess, Prof. J Ii. Cox tool
up the subject of literature for thu
the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
HIGH PRICES
For Right of Way Being Offered
in This County.

E. L. Morris, b. q n. Right Of Way
Man In Western Part of Monongalia
Offers $500 an Acre for surface on
DHnkard Creek-AIlows Owners to
Reserve Buildings.
News comes here today that the
Wabash right Of way man Mr.. @. Il.
Morris has been ia the western part
Of this county for several days past
trying to secure options on right Of
way for the Buckhannon and North
ern railroad.
Mr.. Morris has been frequently
mentioned in connection with the
securing Of right of way for the Buck
harmon and Northern through Marion
County, and is the same man who was
reported to have made a record run
to Minnesota, beating his competitor,
the B. and 0. man, both Of whom
were anxious TO purchase the same
piece of land in Marion County. The
owner of the property lived in Mime
sofa.
Several COPS OF railroad surveyors
are working about Mooresgiile. Some
are reported to be working for the b.
and 0. and some for the Wabash.
The people in that section are SC
cautious, that none Of them would
option or sell 10 Mr.. Morris being
afraid he was working for the B. and
o.
Mr.. p. NJ. Johnson OF Pentress was
in town today and it is reported that
he said he had been offered 5000 an
acre for 60 acres Of his land lying on
Dunkard Creek. Mr.. Morris is said
TO have offered the heirs of G. e.
johnson, 5000 an acre for the surface
of their farm. allowing them TO reserve
the buildings and about Is acres sur
rounding them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
UNIFORM EXAMINATIONS.
Figures Given by State superintendent
Miller, and Some Explanations.

The August number of the West
Virginia School journal contains
the following article about the recent
uniform state examination, which is
supposed to be State Superintendent
Thomas c. Miller's explanation of
the action of the grading board in
issuing SO few No. l certificates:
cat the June examination under the
new system there were 1853 appli
cants for teachers certificates, and
of this number 725 had never taught.
About 200 of the applicants received
first grade certificates, $50 second
grade, and 800 third grade. There
were nearly 400 who failed to make
the percentage required for number
three grade, these nearly all being
young men and young women who
had never taught. The small num-
Der of first grade certificates issued
can be accounted for from the fact
that there are great many teachers
in the state who hold four-year GER
tificates not yet expired. These, of
course, sre all number one grade.
Then. too, many waited for the sec
ond examination in order that they
might review their studies some
what. From present reckoning
about 1000 took the second ex-
animation on July % and "a !"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
Armour Fertilizers.

We are agents for the above named
Fertilizers and can furnish them at
the following prices viz.
Cereal Phosphate Is. G. Rock $1,000
per Ton.
Star Phosphate IS. c. Rock) 400
per Ton.
Phosphate and potash 1900
Wheat Corn s. Oats Special 1900
Wheat Special 1000
We are also agents for Improved
Process Lime Fertilizer. This fertil-
izer can he put into the ground with
Fertilizer Drill, or can be sown on
top of the ground. We can furnish
Lime Fertilizer for $l2 per Ton.
Please send US your orders early for
any of the above named Fertilizers;
then we can have it for you when you
are ready for it.
THE w. H. BAILEY HARDWARE Co
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Duqucsne Contractor Meets
death in River at Point Marion.
Was out with Friends in skifl-sank
and rose no more-Boat upset Pur-
posely-0ther News Items from Glass
City.


City.
Pr MARION, Aug 10. 1908
Z. M. Stoner. a CONTRACTOR and plas-
terer from Duquesne, was drowned in
the MonoDgahela river at Camp Cagey
near Lock No. 3 Saturday. He and
number Of pther. nf tbs camp were
out in the river with a skif and were
bathing. They had been jumping
from the skiI Into the river and they
concluded 10 Sink tie skiff, and 10 do
ing so, it seems Stoner went down and
did not come up again.
The body was recovered and under
taker e. j. Conn was sent for and
brought the body to his undertaking
rooms here where it was prepared to
be shipped to Duquesne Sunday morn
ing. We understand he leaves wife
and one child.
Scarcely summer passes without
some camper being drowned in the
Monongahela.
Milt Stone is rapidly pushing the
work on his new house on Highland
avenue.
j. K. Conn opened up in his new
store last Friday and Saturday.
Several of the young people from
here took in the picnic and festival
at Cans Saturday.
Garfield Frankinberry OF Councils
vile, aud S. D. Frankinberry and
Clarke Chisholm Of Uniontown, Sun
dayed with friends here
Rumor has it that J. b. johnson
sold his hotel and fixtures TO some I'M
known parties last week.
Several persons from this place went
to Pittsburg on the Sunday excursion
over the B. s. o. for the purpose Of
Visiting the parks and the 200.
Mrs. Alice Conn of Stewartstown
was the guest of her sister, Mrs A.
L. Miller Sunday
Mrs. Carrie L. Cans and daughter
Lillian visited Mrs. A. A. Brooks at
Outerop last week.
The Sabbath schools CT this place
have decided to hold their annual pic
mic on Saturday, August 20, but have
not decided on the place where they
will have it,
VIM Harris Of New Geneva gave
our town a short call last Saturday.
He does not seem to grow any older.
On last Friday, a game of ball was
played On the grounds here between
the married men and the single men,
resulting in a victory for the single
men by score OF 10 to 9. Aud on
Saturday the regular team crossed bats
with the team from East Liberty, in
which the home team lost their scalps
by a score of to !. The battery for
the home team was Crul and Young.
Grover Haughs and Garrett Titus
have returned from their visit to Nj
agara and other points of interest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

The Board Of Regents Of the West
Virginia University will receive bids
10 TO l. O'Clock. noon, OF August s5,
1909, for the erection Of 4 Presidents
house. according to plaus and speei1l.
cations prepared py Architect j. c.
Gault, Morgantown. After August
plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of j. c. Gault, Morgan
town; w. j. W C0wden, Wheeling,
c. L. Haworth, Huntington; ]. Il.
Finley, Parkersburg; d. c. Gallagher,
Charleston, ands ii. w, Harmer,
ClarksbGrg. All bids should be adj
dressed to President d. n. Purinton,
Morgantown, W, Va, aud should be
plainly marked on the envelope: "Pro-
posals for Presidents House. The
Board OF Regents reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
w. ]. W. CowDEN,
President Board of Regents.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS
Sang the Assembled Soldiers when the
Y. M. &. A. Tent Blew Down.


The Parkersburg Sentinel tells OF
the demolition Of the big Y NJ. G. A.
tent at Camp Elkins in which a Nor
gantown gentleman figured:
One amusing incident happened last
evening in connection with the acct
dent to the Y. NJ. q. A. tent. Just
before the tent came down DR.. A M.
Buchanan, chaplain of the First regi-
ment, who was assisting in the ser.
vices, suggested that the hymn
"Showers Of BLESSING be sung. The
first verse bad just been completed
when the top OF the tent split open
from the weight occasioned by the
pool CT water which was lying on top
Of 1t, and many Of those in the tent
received heavy shower Of water.
DR.. Buchanan, who happened to be
close to the side of the tent, made a
hasty exit and at a late hour today
had not returned to the storm center.
DR.. Walker, chaplain Of the Second
regiment, was less fortunate and was
compelled 80 lie in his quarters for
some time this morning while his
clothing was drying in the sun,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
Wilson to Marry.

The engagement of Miss Lucy La
tame Baylor and Mr.. William Wilson
has been announced. The wedding
will occur In November. Miss Bay
Tor is the>daughter of Richard Baylor,
a capitalist of Norfolk, and is of a
prominent Virginian descent. Mr..
Wilson is son of Postmaster Gen.
eral Wilson, is an attorney and author.
He resides at Charles Town, w. Va.
Mr.. Wilson was introduced to Miss Bay
Tor at Stanton, Va, two years ago.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
First Bonds Paid on.

The first OF the $4,000 school
bonds issued by Morgan Independ-
ent district was paid off the first of
the month. The bonds were issued
in 1898, and the first five were
payable August |, 1908. The bonds
are each Of the $500 denomination
and bear 5 per cent. interest. They
are payable to the Seaboard
National bank, New York. The
bonds will be paid off now at the
rate of 5 each year until the 80 are
paid.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
DANIEL BOONE
Named Cheat River Years ago from lis
many Peculiarities.

The following explanation of how
Cheat river got its name is taken from
the Nicholas Chronicles;
The theory has been advanced that
Daniel Boone In crossing Cheat noun
tain found stream ripping along the
top OF the mountain instead of flow
ing peacefully at its base, as | gener-
ally the custom OF rivers in this and
every other Christian country. The
water also ran 10 an opposite dire ;tion
from the waters OF the Greenbrier at
the foot OF the mountain. Uncle Dan
iel was somewhat turned about in his
calculations and being fooled by the
clearness of the water, got wet nearly
to the waist when he only bargained
for enough water TO reach his knees,
and he forthwith decreed that the
river that flowed along the top of the
mountain. IN the wrong direction, aud
whose waters were so clear as to fool
an old woodsnan as himself should
thenceforth and forever bear the name
of Cheat.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
CAN LAY THE GHOST.
Easton, Pennsylvania Elan Says lie
Has Practiced the Art for the Last
Twenty Years-Wants to Try His
Hand on Library Ghost-Strange
Letter Received by Mr. Hoffman,

The last chapter in the story of
the Library ghost is not yet written.
AT the present rate it is difficult to
predict when it will be. 1t is be-
having very much like an avalanche,
gaining magnitude and momentum
as it goes. The latest installment
is a letter received by night-watch.
man Hoffman. The writer is an
Easton, Pennsylvania man, who
wants to "lay the ghost He is in
The business and regards the rest.
less spirit of Jean Mareschall as a
great opportunity for supreme
trial of his powers.
His letter is as follows, spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation be.
ing faithfully reproduced:
august 5, 1908.
My friend saw your spooks AID
vcrticement in the World and teut
i write to .you and let you no that
Can get rid OF them for you the man
Amos Bowers l Can get rid o. All
the ghosts ever seen and write TO
me and let me know all about the
ghosts and then i Can tell you that
i Can 90 for you so good by writ
soon
Amos Bowers :.
Musthonney st
south side
castor pa
door 364
to get rid of them ghosts is mistry
OF mine for the last 30 yers''
Mr. Hoffman turned the letter
over to the New DOMINION, and
unless the gnost INDUCES in some
new and strange antics and persists
in too frequent visits, will not call
upon the resources of the man from
Easton.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
SHIyEKS OF DELIGHT
Agitate the Spinal Columns of Local
Elks, Over Prospects of Tomorrow's
Baseball Game.

The local Elks, are getting in shape
for the contest with the members Of
the Antlered order from Fairmont to-
morrow. The prospects of the slaugh-
ter are filling them with delight, and
they gloat over the sweet revenge that
is only day off are frequent. Billy
Bowman is confidently expected TO be
here to pitch the game. A big crowd
will be out to witness the contest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
Joined the Army.

Edwin Shay OF Morgantown and
Fred L. Reynolds of cayenne have
enlisted in the regular army. They
joined ct Fairmont. Reynolds used
to be buglcr in Company 81" and
asked to be discharged SO that he
could be taken into the army. They
joined the cavalry branch of the
service and have been sent to st.
Louis.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
Big Fake Story.

St.Clairsville people and residents
of Belmont county, Ohio, are highly
indignant at the two Wheeling
morning papers and the Wheeling
correspondents of Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati and Columbus papers, who
sent out the od-curdling fake
story Friday morning about high
ly respected woman being criminally
assaulted by negro lawyer, fol
whose life moi of''the best citizens
of the county were thirsting There
was not the slightest foundation fol
the story.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
At Weston Over the Capture of Uakey
TAYLOR.

WESTON, w. Va, Aug. l0--Hard
pressed by pursuing posse and
seeing that he was located in wood
from (WHICH escape was impossible
Oakley Taylor, the murderer OF
Tub furr, was forced to surrender
himself late SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
lie had sworn never to be taken by
his pursuers. and he managed to get
to the home of a farmer and placed
himself in his hands. He was taken
to the jail at Glenyille. He was cap.
tured near Cedarville. after having
been detected making desperate
effort to get out OF the county.
At Chenille there is intense ex.
citement, and both his friends and
foes demand heavy guard for the
jail, the former declaring that a
lynching is intended and the latter
fearing an effort to release Taylor
by force.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
Hom,s This.

Society is i, a whirl over the com
ing of a baby show, which promises
TO eclipse anything OF the character
vet attempted at Morgantown. The
Friday Conversational Club, well
known along the Monongahela river
has charge of the affair. 1t is the
intention to hold the show on the
lawn OF the clubs domain recently
purchased and will be open to all
the babies OF the town. Prizes will
be given to the leaders OF three
Glasses and will be presented by
we'll known bachelors of the town.
-Connellsville Courier.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

Life cannot contain many sorrows
for people who will walk six miles
before six o'clock Sunday morning
for the purpose Of going on an excur-
sion to Pittsburg and consider 1t
pleasure. Many days of similar
"pleasure' are at their disposal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
Ran Away From Kingwood.

4 small colored boy Of Kingwood
became weary of life as it is IN that
city few days ago, and ran away,
coming to Morgantown. The change
was too much for him, and the strenu-
osity paled on his appitite for sensa-
ton He had heard of that place
called ''Fairmont", and inasmuch as
the trains went in that direction, be-
took himself thither. The police have
been notified and are now looking for
him there. No one blames him for
running away from Kingwoo1, but his
going to Fairmont can only be ex-
cused on the ground OF ignorance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
The Delineator for september.

The September Delineator is an at
tractive number and presents charm
ing and up-to-date display of Autumn
fashions. Letters from the foreign,
fashion centres, and Illustrations of
the newest fabris, latest millinery
and novelties in trimmings and Access
series are valuable contributions in
this all important month in the
realm Of style. A special feature is
Collection of Rare Samplers, an IL
Illustrated article showing many pre-
cious bits Of needlework that is in
cluded in number of choice COL
lections.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

1t is feared that some OF the
schools of the county may not start
because of the scarcity of teachers.
Until the teachers receives adequate
compensation the schools ought to be
com PEELED to quit But at the same
time the teachers should be equipped
to do the work.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
More Paving For Dean.

Fred +. Dean has taken the con-
tract Tor paving the streets Of the
Homewood Addition at Warrington.
The addition is controlled by the
Warrington Realty Company which
is composed of some of the leading
citizens of that city. The contract
is about $2500 job. Mr.. Dean will
send some men and teams to that
CITY next TUESDAY.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
WILEs Hill WANTS WATER
A Thousand inhabitants Petition Ciiy
For Modern Improvements.

The inhabitants OF Wiics alll
want water, They also want some
new board walks and street cars. a
bio petition for the board walks
was presented to council last Mon
DAY. Another petition just IS big
is being circulated asking for waite.
One of tae petitioners writes to The
New DOMINION as follows:
"With two or three hundred houses
on Wiles Hill and nearly thousand
Inhabitants, it is au outrage, not TO
have the city water on the Mi. a
large petition asking for new side
walks was presented to the council
last Monday night and the city
fathers would do well to order the
water mains up the hill also. 1t
would seem that it would be pay
inc investment tor the Union Utility
Co. TO run nat only IT'S water into
North Morgantown, but also It's
street car tracks.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

Monongalia lawyers have about
decided that things do not move
along as they should when they are
all out of business for month. The
(. Annual vacation" which is about
over. shows that if the lawyer is an
evil, he is a very necessary one, and
he is greatly missed, even in the dul
months of summer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

Mr.. HUI Maxwell, of the Acme
Publishing Company, his brother Z.
j. Maxwell, Coffman, Texas, and
Mr.. George Selby, of North Fork,
California, started for walk up
Cheat river today. They started on
the river at Ices Ferry and intend to
follow the stream to St George a
distance Of so miles.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
No More Rural Delivery Routes Yet.

Nothing has been heard from rural
route agent A. B. Smith Tor nearly a
month. He went to Washington
with his report of the new routes laid
out in Marion county in July. He
had written to the local post office
that he expected to be here in a few
days to establish number of new
routes in this county. 1t is supposed
that onaccount of the general shaking
up in the post office department his
orders have been changed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

1t is stated On authority OF Mayor
McGYew that there are but six cases
of fever in Morgantown Or vicinity.
The population $4,000. The per
centage of fever is hardly as high
as Alex McVeigh Miller would like
to see.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

1t is seldom that TOO much adver
Using" can be assigned as the cause
of failure. but that is what caused
the interruption of some of the big
gest coek-fghts ever planned in this
community,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
In Camp on Cheat.

Glenn d. Beam, formerly Of Pitts
burg, but now real estate broker in
this city, will leave next week for
Pittsburg, where he will join party
Of about tfty ladies and gentlemen en-
route for Monongalia county, where
they will go into camp along the pic
turesque Cheat River.
Mr. Beam and other parties own a
tract OF thirty acres of land, where
the party has gone into camp for a
number Of years, The resort is one of
the finest, and is surrounded by many
historic and interesting features. Mr..
Beam will return to this city in about
one month. Wheeling Register.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12
cattle Shi pments soon Srart.

Garrison Mcclure says that he will
ship 200 head Of cattle to New York
next week. He has large bunch OF
cattle this season and they are in very
fine condition. He has been very snc-
cessful in former years and his friends
hope that he will do as we'll this time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

The widow of former President
Of Guatemala was arrested in New
York the other day for intoxicatlon
If this had happened to the lady at
home she would doubtless have con
sidered il sufficient provocation for
revolution.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

The United States is not making
much progress towards building the
Panama cana, but the salaries are
going on all the time so that some
neonle are entirely satisfied.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-08-12

The soldiers boys from Morgan
town are adding to the reputation
the town and they are doing it IN
the best possible manner They
deserve all sorts OF boquets for their
conduct.