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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
TWO CENTS
MT. MORRIS FIRE.
Loss of $4,000 or $4,000 by
Blaze Saturday Afternoon.

Peter Uameron's Rouse Burned Prop
erty of Strosnider, Denley and Arri-
son Damaged-FIre Cansed Great
ExcItement-M York of Bucket Brig
ade-How ii Started.
Mount Morris Pa, was visited by
destructive fire Saturday which it
was feared for time would send the
town up in smoke. Indeed the news
was phoned to Morgantown that
Mount Morris was being swept by
an awful conhagration.
A house occupied by Peter Cam
eron and family was discovered IN
flames about three o'clock Saturday
afternoon The fire had such
start, and spread so rapidly that IL
was impossible to enter the building
and its contents were all destroyed.
No rain had fallen in that vicinity
in long time, there was siignt
wind. and it looked bad for Mount
Morris. There was very little water
in town to begin with, but bucket
brigades were organized, and made
the best use possible of that at
hand.
A big picnic was in progress ON
Dolls run. several miles away, amp
"hurry up CALI was sent to the
pleasure seekers to come and heip
fight the fire. The picnickers bur
ried to town by scores.
The work done by the bucket
brigade was little less than heroic.
Men toiled like demons, climbed TO
dangerous positions and held them
in heat that was almost flame. As
it was, with their best efforts,
small house belonging g i. +. Don.
ley was destroyed, and the one IN
which be lived was badly soorehed-
George Arrison's house waa badly
damaged by the heat, and Lee
Strosnider's suffered likewise. The
loss in all will amount to 5000 or
$4,000.
Cameron Is the heaviest loser.
His property was valued at 70, 900
or $4,000. 1t was totally destroyed.
His loss is partly covered by insur-
ance. The fire is thought to have
started from leaking gas jet.
In Mount Morris every man IS
his own plumber Though there is
lots of money there, the natives don't
care to give it up in large punches
to plumbers, whose prices arc some
what startling. When a man wants
his plumbing done, he does it him
SELF and it occasionally happens
that it is not perfect. This IS per
haps case in point
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
CHICKEN FARM

Will be Established at Round Bottom
Above Town-Pennsylvania Men In
terested.
Messrs. Smith and Stockdale have
bought % acres of ground at Round
Bottom between the railroad and
the river and has started a poultry
and truck farm. They will raise
chickens for market and will make
a speciality of thoroughbreds OF
every description.
Truck OF every kind will be raised
also. The gentlemen came from
Monessen and realize that they
have a SPLENDID market for their
products in this section.
They are getting ready to begin
an active campaign in meeting the
demand for chickens, eggs and pro-
duce of every kind.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
"SEBBIN-LEBBIN"
Combination Worked off on
Uniontown Elks.
Exciting Base Ball Contest Saturday
Varsity Players Wear the Antlers-
Some Rich "Finds"- Gr0nniger on
the Rubber-The Visitors.

VARSITY Itdg CTS wear the AutteIS-
Some Rich "Finds"- Gronniger on
the Rubber-The Visitors.
The local Elks worked a 9sebbin-
iebbin" combination on their Union
town brothers Saturday, and sent
them home before daylight.
Sunday very much crestfallen Elks
or no Elks, the visitors had team Of
baseball uplayers, and considering
what they were up against, they put
up game fight
Morgant0wn had an aggregation
that was hard to beat. They proved
this last spring. Gronniger was on
the rubber, and had the visitors prac-
tlcally at his mercy. "Reddy" Wiles
caught him, and did it like a veteran.
He is a real find and will be yalu-
able to the Varsity next spring. Blacks
who played left field is another player
who will rejoice the hearts of the
Old Gold and Blue rooters some of
these days. He is base ball player
every inch, and will be in school two
years.
Notwithstanding that Core Cole,
Purintou and some others were handi-
capped by wearing the antlers for the
first time, they played a good game,
and except for some loose fielding and
wild throws, that gave the visitors
their runs, there was no fault to find.
Sutherland played good game at
first, and Llewellyn, at short, was
responsible for the first run, when
with two'men out, hesmashed three
Dagger to left-feld, and scored on
Cores single, which bounded over
Wilhelm's head All Of the locals
batted well, and put Powell out of
the business in the seventh. Patter-
son Jared little better in his three
innings.
Uniontown led for three innings b.
a to 1sand for three more by to 3.
Then the herd stampeded, and didn't
stop until the locals got runs. After
that, it was plain sailing. The locals
got total of II runs and the visitors
I. There was only one dispute to mar
the pleasure of the contest and that
was amicably settled
sDunk" johnson did the umpiring,
and made no bad blunders, except
when he got the girdiron boundaries
mixed up with the foul lines. His
decisions were eminently satisfactory
in most cases. Manager Mills is try
ing to make good a deflcic of $25 or
$50.
The Unlontown men here for the
game were Frank Cooper, M B. Mil
Ter, Joseph Patterson, Edgar Powell,
Ha Try Wilhelm, Henry Brooke, Harry
Ewing, Dale Titus, R. j. Tine, VIM.
McClelland, Schiffbauer aud Elliot.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Rummage Sale.

The Ladies OF Trinity Church Guild,
will hold sale of secondhand cloth
ing, Of every description, including
suits, over coats, hats, caps and shoes
for men. Dresses, shirt-waists and
stylishly trimmed hats for the women
and children-also household goods.
This sale will take place this week,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, after
noon and evening, in the store recent
ly damaged by fire, on Peasants street,
East of Methodist church.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
President Roosevelt and Family
Leave Sycamore Hill
for the Season.
CABINET To MEET ON TUESDAY
sohn Mitchell, President of Mine
Workers, to Be Guest at Luncheon
Tuesday Evening-MllIer case May
Be Discussed With other Matters.

Oyster Bay, Sept 28.-President
Roosevelt passed the last day of his
summer vacation quietly at Sycamore
Hill He and Mrs Roosevelt, accom-
panied by two of their children, at.
tended the morning services at Christ
Episcopal church. The president and
Mrs. Roosevelt and their children now
at home, Ethel, Archie and Quentin,
Secretary and Mrs. Loeb and the mem
bers of the executive staff left this
morning for Washington, expecting to
arrive there at 4:10 D. m.
A meeting of the cabinet will be
held on Tuesday at II o'clock, but
nothing of special importance is likely
to be developed at the meeting; In
deed. some of the members of the cab
met will not be in attendance. On
Tuesday afternoon the president will
have as a guest at luncheon John
Mitchell, president of the Mine Work
ers' Union of America. Several months
ago the president invited Mr.. Mitchell
to dine with him when he next came
to Washington. The mine workers
pres mt is in Washington now and
will ] there until Tuesday evening
It is announced that the arrangement
for the luncheon was made prior to
the latest developments in the case
Of w. H Miller, the foreman book
binder in the government printing Of
fee, and no special significance is to
be attached to the fact that the presi-
dent and Mr. Mitchell meet at this
time. It is quite probable that the
Miller case. among other matters. will
be discussed, but the meeting at
luncheon will not take the fornfsof a
conference on that subject
In view of statements recently pub
lished that the president on his re-
turn to Washington would hold con-
ference on the Miller case with promi-
nent officials representing organized
labor, it is announced that the presi-
dent has no intention of comforting
with any body regarding that case.
His position. it is pointed out, was
defined clearly in his published letters
to Secretary Cortelyou. The principle
enunciated in those letters was
framed in accordance with the stat
utes Of the United States and on it
the president expects to stand If a
hearing on the merits of the Miller
case is desired by those who are en-
deayoring to have the man dismissed
from the government service the pres
ident may grant it precisely as he
might hearing to any other body of
citizens on a question of public inter-
est or Importance, but it is not the
presidents purpose to enter upon a
discussion of the principle already
laid down.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Reception to New Students by
Y. M. and Y. w. c. AS.

UniYsrsity-Large Attendance 0cca-
sion Greatly Enjoyed Hiss Hayes
will Entertain her Guest airs. VIII
son-DinRer for Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
Dance Saturday.
The annual fall reception to new
students by the Y W. G. A. and he
Y. Nj. C. A of the University was
given in the Armory Saturday night
from eight to eleven. The attend
ance was unusually large, and the
evening was greatly enjoy ed The
new students we're given an oppor
tunity to meet their instructors in
social way, and of becoming ae-
quainted with one another and with
those who have been here. The old
students were here in large numbers
and enjoyed an exchange of greet
ings immensively.
The receiving line was headed by
n. r. Dougherty, president of the Y.
NJ. G. A., DR.. Purinton, president of
the University, Hon. w. j. w. Cow.
den, president of the Board of Re-
gents, Mr.. Cowden, and MRS. c.
Edmund Neil.
Miss Flora Hayes has issued a
number of invitations to whist
party at her home on High street
Tuesday evening. The affair is in
honor of her guest, Mrs. Harry Will
son, of Parkersburg, who arrived
Saturday. About forty ladies are
invited.
Mrs. B. H. Hite will entertain
small party of ladies at her home on
Wiley street this evening, also IN
honor of Mrs. Wilson. Duplicate
whist is to be the disyersion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Dean and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo c. Steele were
guests of Prof and Mrs r. L. Nor
ris for six o'clock dinner Saturday
evening. Later in the evening, the
party saw Robert Downing in the
'.Hon. John North at Swishers
Theatre. The affair was a farewell
to the Deans, who left today for
Elkins for the winter.
The leading social event Of the
week will be the first dance Of the
year under the auspices OF the cadet
corps in the Armory Saturday night.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Meeting of b. and 0. Counsel

Hon. Joseph Moreland has gone t.
attend meeting Of the counsel of the
Brltimore and Ohio railroad company
The gathering will include some very
prominent attorneys OF this and ad-
joining states. They will be the
guests of Col Randolph Stalnaker Of
Wheeling and Of Judge U. l. Bond
general attorney for the B. and O.
road at Baltimore, who will entertain
them for several days at the Hamp.
shire Club, which has large tract OF
land pear Rumney in Hampshire
county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
High Dive Creates Sensation.

While the basel ball game between
The Unontown and Morgantown Elks
was being played on Saturday, man
with jag was escorted to the steps
leading from the grounds. He was
then released and told 30 go, He felt
so good that he attempted to fly and
lit at the foot of the steps on his head
which resembled waffle after he
struck. He suffered no serious injury
by the dive which created a sensation
and attracted all OF the spectators
to that quarter OF the grounds.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Four Free Tickets to "Busy Ivy.

The person who can write "Busy
lzzy'' the most times on postal card
Will be given four free tickets to the
performance Thursday night. These
tickets will be the best ST. in the
house. The second contestant VIII be
given SO Waterman Fountain Pen.
There are no rules governing the con-
test except that "Busy Izzy" be writ.
ten so that it can be read,and on one
side of the card. Address your cards
tn Manager Swisher not later than
Wednesday, September 80.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
CHOIR STRENGTHENED.
Mrs. Gordon a Member of Presby
terrain Choir.

Mrs. Bryan Gordon sang a solo
at the evening service, Presbyterian
church, Sunday. The large congre-
CATION was thoroughly delighted
with her singing, as well as with
the beautiful anthem which was
rendered. The choir has been
greatly strengthened, among the
new members being Mrs. Gordon,
who will sing regularly.
On account of the decoration of
the walls of the church, the Wednes-
day night prayer meeting will be
held at the home of Judge Ollie.
There will be no service Sunday
night on account of the memorial
exercises at Commencement Hall.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Of. For Harvard.

Dan Dawson left this afternoon
for Cambridge, Mass, to enter Har-
ward University. Phil Shaffer will
join him at Martinsburg, c. w.
Waddell at Baltimore aud Frank
Cushwa at New York. Jack Dow
ney lett Saturday afternoon for
Cambridge Other W. V. U. men
in Harvard this year are Herbert
Peck, Simeon C. Smith and f. d.
Turner.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Industrial Plant pestroved.

Bridgeton N. j., Sept. 28.-The
plant of the Ferracute Machine CON-
pany was destroyed by fire. Loss
100000 partially covered by insur.
anee The company manufactured
among other things fine dies for coins
and medals. etc. Two hundred per-
sons are thrown out Of work This is
the third large industrial concern in
This city to be destroyed by fire within
the last few weeks.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
ANOTHER SUCCESS.
Brown Il Bannister do Well at Union
Town Last SATURDAY..

On Saturday Brown q Bannister
had another lot sale at Uniontown.
They disposed of Is lots for $4,000
Mr.. Cummings was auctioneer
Miss Pearl Matheson, aged Is, drew
the free lot. There were 2,250 peo-
pie on the grounds who went out in
carriages furnished by promoters Of
the sale
This week they are inConnellsville
where they have a sale on Saturday
at Scissor Park.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Destructive Hall Storm.

West Chester, Pa, Sept 2S-At
least $4,000 damage was done here
by hail storm the stones in some
instances being two inches in diane
ter. All the school buildings, churches,
court house, depots and the cars on
both steam and trolley lines were
damaged. Several people were badly
bruised and cut by the hail One nurs-
cry had $4,000 panes of glass de-
stroyed, while the Pennsylvania Rail-
road company had the windows of 40
cars broken.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Duke Of Richmond Dead.

London. Sept. 2S.--The duke OF
Richmond, Lennox and Gordon, Is
dead at Gordon castle, Fochabere,
Banffshire, as the result of chill
contracted Thursday last. Deceased
was the sixth duke of Richmond. He
was born Feb. 81, 1918, and succeeded
his father in 1860 He held at various
times the government positions OF
president of the board of trade, lord
president of the council and secretary
for Scotland. He will be succeeded
by his eldest son, the earl of Marsh.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Excursion to Pittsburg.

On next Saturday night, October
3rd, an excursion will be run To
Pittsburg from Clarksburg by way
of Morgantown. The train goes
through here at IL o'clock on Sat
urday night and the rate will be
Sl.5O tor The round trip. This will
more than likely be the last excur-
sion to Pittsburg this year.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Circus Cars Consumed.

Lancaster. Pa, Sept. 28.-Fire de-
stroyed two sleeping cars of the Welsh
Brothers circus at Gordonville, where
The show is in winter quarters. Colonel
NJ. H. Welsh, General Manager Gin,
ton Newton and several attaches were
asleep in the car when the flames
broke out. All escaped but lost their
personal effects. Loss $4,000 The
cause of the fire is not known
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
LOOKING own I'M
inspection Party Visits the Trolley
Line on the West Side.

This afternoon party has been
over looking at the progress of the
trolley line on the West Side. In
the party were Mr. Sturgiss, DR..
White, Mr. Grant Prof. Morris and
Mr.. Sweitzer,
Laying of rails was begun several
days ago and lot of the track has
been laid. The rest Of the work has
been going nicely and the party
were well pleased with the way that
every thing had been going.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Speed Increased.

The schedule of the local street
car line has been shortened and the
cars now make the "trip around the
loop in twenty minutes. Up to this
time they have been taking "a min
utes for the trips. There is just
five minutes between switches for
them to make.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
VIII move 10 Washington

b. S. Morgan OF Charleston expects
to remove from that place to Wash
ington where he has business interests.
He will live there year or SC when it
is his intention to go back to Charles
ton. Mr.. Morgan is native OF this
county.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Rewared Increased.

Rewards aggregating $4,000 are
offered from the apprehension of the
murder of Contractor Furgusoa in
Washington county. $4,000 of this
is offered by his brothers and the
rest by the county authorities.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
An Opportunity to buy Cheap Jeuelry.

John II. MADEIRA is closing out a
great part of his Jewelry stock at
much less than the current price.
He has beautiful line of watches,
clocks and jewelry thai he wants to
turn into money. A handsome lot
Of brooches are among the goods to
be sacrificed. The jewelry includes
everything in the jewelry line.
He has dainty lot Of it, 1t will
pay to see all the articles. Call
whether you want to buy or not
John II. MADEIRA, 223 Walnut street
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Cows Arrested.

A herd Of COWS belonging to a
dairy near town were run in this
morning. Ten cows were captured
and fine of Sl5 was imposed 1t
was charged that the cows had been
creating havoc IN gardens on Wiles
hill
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28

Swindler got a year.

Joseph King CT Pittsburg who was
arrested in Fayette county and charg-
ed with having swindled members OF
the Junior Order out Of fees by repre-
senting himself as a collector has been
given year in the pen. He confessed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
ROAD Nan GONE.
Model Road is To BE Built Near
Natural Bridge Under His Super

vision.
E. w. Sheets~has gone TO Virginia
where be will superintend the con
struction OF model road near the
Natural Bridge. He has been here
for some time and has made MANI
friends who wish for him every
success in his new home. The road
will be built by Richmond con-
tractor under governmental super
vision and specifications.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
REVIEWED YEARS. WORK.
DR.. Compton Read Interesting
Report Sunday Night.
Nearly $50 Accensions to Church-Re-
markable Progress Along ALI Lines.
Social Life In the Church-Dr. Comp
ton Goes TO conference.


ton Goes TO conference.
DIR. IA. F. Compton read his re-
port of the years work of he Meth
odist Episcopal church at the regu-
lar meeting Sunday night. The
church was crowded and the review
of the work of the year was listened
to with pardonable pride on the part
of the mbers, and with approba-
ton by those who had no part in it.
The report was necessarily a long
one, and it required forty minutes
to read it. Plenty Of statistics were
given, but the report was anything
but dry. The pastor presented the
facts in most interesting manner,
and gave an excellent idea Of what
had been accomplished by making a
comparison between his own and a
former pastorate.
The fact of greatest Importance
that might be mentioned is the
growth in membership. During the
past year Is persons have united
with the church by letter and ~ by
profession. This is within five OF
the number who joined the church
during the four years of DIR. Leach s
passionate. Twenty members have
been lost during the year by death.
Another fact that might serve to
allay President Roosevelt's fears re-
garding race suicide is that while
DIR. Leech married only II couples
during his first year here, DR.. Comp
ton married %
The report showed progress and
healthy growth along all lines, and
was too elaborate to admit of even a
brief mention of all its features.
DIR. Compton said among other
things that many of the women of
his church were leaders Ia society
Their efforts in social line, howey-
er, took largely the form of card
parties. The members of the church
who did not engage in this pastime
we're left out in the cold. He then
pictured what the social life of the
church might be if the ladies who
possessed so many graees would
bend their efforts in this direction.
Following the reading of this re-
port, DR.. Compton called all the
members of the Official Board of the
church to the front oil the pulpit,
and the congregation passed around
that way, shaking hands with them.
Dir. Compton left at noon today
for Wheeling to attend the confer
ence, which opens tomorrow. He
goes day early to assist in the ex-
animation of candidates for admis-
sion to the ministry.
1t was stated in the NEW DoMIN-
ION Saturday that Mrs. j. A. Stew.
art was the first woman of the
church to subscribe 81 900 towards
the new church fund. This state
ment was given out by Il member of
the Official Board of the church, but
was incorrect, nevertheless. Mrs.
Sturgiss was the first to give 81 900,
which she afterwards increased to
$1,000 Miss Lilly Hagans was the
second lady to donate 81 900 and
MRS. Stewart was the third. Mr..
oturgiss has given $1,000 towards
the support of old ministers of the
church, and $3.50 has been added to
this by a general collection.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
cot Nine Months.

Omer Stewart, of Fairchance, who
killed Mark Ward in fight some
time ago and was acquitted OF the
charge of murder has been given nine
months in the work house ON charges
growing out OF the fight. He vas
fined $50 and costs additional.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Killed by Electric Lloht Wire

Niagara Falls, Sept 2S.--Loran T.
Wilmer, while searching in his cellar
for the cause of trouble with the cleo
trio light wires, received a shock OF
1000 volts He was instantly killed
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-28
Elkins at Home.

Senator Elkins has reached Ell
kins where be will remain for sew
eral days and will then come to
Fairment and Morgantown. He is
expected here on the first of Octo-
her.