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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
MAN FOUND AT PIT. MARION
WAS ELMER STRICKLER.
Body Found on Martin Hope Farm at
Last Identified.

Pr. Marion. Oct. ga letter re-
ceived by A. d. Frankenberry from
l. N. Moore, at Charleroi, Pa, gives
information that will establish the
identity of the man whose remains
were found Oct. 4th on the farm of
Marion Hope. Mr.. Moore says his
name was Elmer Stricken his home
at New Market, w. Va; age 81
years that he had at Millsboro talk
ed of suicide, and had bought poison
to accomplish that end; that Mrs.
Moore got hold of the poison and
hid it, that the man lett there about
July Asst, and that the published
description agreed III every particu-
lar except that the young man did
wear vest, but as matter of fact
no vest was found with the remains.
No word has as yet been received
from New York Market, West Va.
There is no other clue whatever as
to the identity Of the remains.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
GOT THEIR NAN.
opeikska coons catch Alleged
Robber in Fairmont.

Shet at Him Ten Times without Avail,
when a Policeman Arrested all three
Of them-Fines for shooting and
Heavy BaiIed for Accused Negro.
A special from Fairmont says:
George Payne, colored, was shot
at ten times in the Fairmont rail.
road yards Saturday afternoon by
Pail Burroughs and William Bur
roughs, colored, who accuse him OF
taking their money to the amount OF
800.
As told in these columns Mon
day the Burroughs, who are broth
ers, claimed that a negro had touch
ed them up at Opekiska for cen
fury roll while they were at work,
They tracked the colored thief to
Fairmont and here notified the pc
lice.
The Burroughs were not going 70
go unarmed with the country full oil
thieves, so they provided themselves
with a couple of cheap revolvers and
an ample supply Of ammunition and
went out in the railroad yards &c
watch for the fellow who had taken
their coin.
At five o'clock the two waiting
brothers were rewarded by seeing
the negrowhom they accused com,
ing up the track. They yelled halt
in a tone of voice calculated to scare
man to death, but Payne picked
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
MANY MRN HURT
Westminster Players Injured in
game Saturday.
Varsity scored Four Tonchdowns in
35 Minutes Of Play tame Stretched
Over two Hours Tenant was Game
Fine Work Of Nalton-Subs did
Well

well,
In thirty five minutes Of actual play,
though the game stretched over two
hours West Virginia scored four touch
downs aud one goal against Westmins-
ter Saturday. The contest was fast
eneugh, in fact too fast for the Penn
sylyanians, when play was 10 progress,
but time was taken out after nearly
every down for a Westminster player
TO get over his hurts aud get back into
the line up. The visitors had four
men completely knocked ont, and a
9th injured badly eaough to get out
OF the game. In the number OF men
hurt, the contest was record breaker
West Virginia did not have to use a
single substitute.
Westminster came-up here with
crippled team, and went home with
team worse crippled. The Varsity
did not play any rougher than usual,
but the visitors were not used to
gridiron as hard as brick pavement
They used all the subs they had, and
Tenant, the little half-back, had to
60 back into the game after be had
been knocked out, Ia order to make
up the eleven. He was the best play
er the visitors had, and was heartily
applauded by the crowd for his nerve
and staying qualities.
Elliott, the full back, he of the red
cap, also played good game, and was
about the only man who was not hurt.
West Virginia kicked off to West
minister, who lost the ball on downs
after few plays BY series Of line
plunges, and close end runs, the Var
sity sent Mutton ever for the first
touchdown few minutes after play
started. Mutton missed goal Mar
tin scored the second touchdown in
the first half which ended with the
ball 10 West Virginia's possession, In
| Westminster's territory.
The second half was only fifteen
minutes in length, on account OF the
delapidated condition of the visitors.
| Martin and Mutton carried the oval
across, and Want kicked one goal.
The principal gains made by the
Varsity were through the opposing
line. though, Martin and Simmons
occasionally got from 5 to 10 yards
around the end. The visitors could
not get yard through the line, and
acknowledgement, Tenant made
on brilliant end runs, The visitors
ends were the best that have been here
this year.
Mutton played star game and made
big gains through the opposing line
whenever he carried the ball. He i:
a great player, and good enough fol
any company.
Simmons recovery of quarter back
kick, which went deepinto Westmins'
ter's territory, was one Of the brilliant
plays of the game, and resulted in q
touchdown a moment later, wher
Martin carried the oval over, behind
a beautiful interference. Martin was
good for big gains every time lie tool
the ball. Kortright's line plunge'
were very effective. Mcdonald played
good game at end, in place Of Ludes
Morgan showed considerable strength
in Cores place.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR.
Presbyterian Church Has Been
deliberately Decorated.

oake Ufcen anu DUH Inc t0Iofs Dscu-
Plastic Relief Work of Renaissance
Period = Floral Festoons-- Hand
some sunday School Room Hand
Frescoing.
Members OF the Presbyterian
church who have not watched
the progress of the inside decoration
during the past week or two, will be
@urprised when they 60 to services
sunday morning to see how greatly
it has been beautified.
Geo. w. Siegfried, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, has been at work on the walls
and ceiling, and with the assistance
Of Low Morgan, Chas. Koontz and
Chas. Selby, has succeeded in work
ing wonderful transformation on
the interior. The walls had become
disfigured in~places by water, and
were never pretty enough to har-
monte with the stained glass win
dows and handsome wood work.
The color scheme used in redec-
Grating the walls is sage green, with
its Complementary shade of buff.
The green is used around the win
dows and angles, while buff is
thrown into the more open places,
each color thus admirably relieving
the other.
The manner in which these colors
are made to blend into each other at
the borders of each is highly artis-
tic. The effect is to intensity the
curved lines of the arches. Add
tional curves in scroll form also add
to this effect.
The plastic relief work is of the
early Renaissance style, floral fes-
toons in soft cream color being
chiefly used The dado border is
more conventionalized, mica and
gold being the shades used.
In the Sunday School room, fine
effect has been obtained by the ad-
dition of terra Gotta to the green and
buff. The ceiling in this room is Of
the same material that composes the
walls, and hence could be included
in the scheme of decoration. The
blending Of the terra Gotta and
buff in this room is exceptionally
effective.
The colors harmonic admirably
with the tiuts of the memorial win
dows Of the church, and with the
coloring If the pipes of the big
organ-the most prominent object
in the main room of the building.
Sage green was selected by the ladies
of the church aud buff by the con.
tractor, as its complementary.
The back parlor of the church is
the last room finished. 1t presents
a fine specimen of modern hand
frcscoing. Siegfried has the con
tract for decorating the new M. K
church at Baltimore, Ohio, and the
United Presbyterian church at New
Concord, Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
$4,000 LOT SALE
Cold Weather Made People Shy
of Home Acres.
Did very well Considering Conditions
So Lots Sold-Acres Brought SAC
Boyers Home Sold-Anderson Farm
Offered--WflI Sell Remaining Lots.

"The lot sale was not the success
we had anticipated, but considering
the cold damp weather, we think we
did very well" said member of the
Keystone Industrial Company this
morning when asked about the sale
of lots at Home Acres Saturday.
Eighty six lots in all were sold.
This includes a dozen or more that
we're disposed of at private sale, pre-
vious to the auction Saturday
Forty seven of them were acre lots
in the Anderson farm and the re
naming 80 were the 100x40 foot lots
in the Randall addition.
The sale amounted to twenty foul
or twenty five thousand dollars.
The highest price paid for an acre
lot in the Anderson farm was $40
The lowest was 1925 fer lot con.
tanning less than an acre. No acre
lot sold for less than $500. The
company had expected to get not
less than $500 for each acre.
The Boyer's homestead, was sold
for $4,000. The Anderson homestead
was also offered for sale, including
the house and five acres Of land sur.
sounding. The best bid for it was
$500. This was refused and the
company expects to get more money
for it.
The free lot was won by Frank
Shriver, who held the lucky number
He is not member OF the company
and did not purchase a lot.
The sale was well advertised. Col
Morrow was the auctioneer, anC
worked hard to stir up the enthu
siasm of the crowd which followed
him. Free transportation was fur
nished from the city, and severa
hundred people took advantage of it
The Company still owns the bull
of the land, and will offer the lotl
for sale.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
Gold Miner Coming.

Wayne Blue, of Grafton, son of
Postna raster Blue will enter the
University to take an engineering
course. He has been in Alaska
where he has been engaged in gold
mining and wants to fit himself for
the development of that section of
the country which he regards as a
conner He will g. to school here
during the winters and will go back
to Alaska every summer to dig gold.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
McCLELLAND GUILTY
Of Assault and Battery-yerdict Of
Jury in PelusO Case.

The jury this morning found
Robert McClelland, a glassworker,
guilty of assault and battery. The
offense was committed on the third
day of September, Jolliffe was the
victim, and was pretty badly beaten
up. According to the evidence,
McClelland kicked Jolliffe after
Harry Stevens had knocked him
down. The court has not yet passed
sentence,
Pasquale Peluso, charged with ma
liciously ASSEMBLING Dominica Mar
cellini, was found guilty of unlawful
assault yesterday evening. He is
thought lucky to get off so easily.
Mr.. Theodorof defended him and
his speech to the jury was an ex-
ceptionally fine effort. Peluso has
not been sentenced.
court adjourned at noon until
Tuesday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
FOOTBALL TEAM
Told Hazing Story to Reporter
in Parkersburg-
HOW the News got on 10 the Shooting
scrape in observation-disclosures
Mr.. herman of Telling it-Some Com
ments by the News.


The Parkersburg News 10 its last
issue aas some comments about the
Berman having story and the state
ment OF Mr.. Berman to a newspaper
man here. The comments are as
follows:
The story published 10 an issue of
The News LAST week about the at
tempted bazing OF Oscar Berman,
Parkersburg student, and telling how
Berman frightened of his tormentors
by firing pistol at them, has stirred
UP considerable trouble among the
student body at the University and
the Morgantown papers have publish
ed the story as 1t appeared in The
News, together with statement from
young Berman. The young man
doesn't relish the predicament that
the publication Of the story has placed
him in. he is unjnstly accused by
some Of the students with inspiring
the story, all of which is totally false.
Mr.. Berman's story is straightfor-
ward, manly truthful statement, such
as anybody who knows the young man
would expect him to make. The
story published by The News was
written in this Office by one of the
regular reporters. 1t was based on
information given out broadcast in
this city by the University football
payers when on their visit to this
city a week ago last Friday. The
members OF that team are well aware
that they gave out the story in this
city themselves and it is dirty piece
of business for some of those selfsame
persons to now charge that Mr.. Ber-
man gave out the story, himself. They
know such charge to be malicious,
cowardly lie, spun for the purpose of
injurlng young man Ia the eyes of
his fellow-stuient and the Morgan
town public, who, is their equal in
character aud mentality, II not, In
deed, the superior OF his detractors.
Mr.. Berman is not a correspondent
Of The News, either at Morgantown or
anywhere else. Mr.. Kunkle is our
correspondent In that city. But Mr..
Kunkle did not send that story to this
paper. Mr.. Berman was, last summer
on the regular staff Of The News and
while serving In that capacity render
ed efficient services to his employers.
Furthermore, If Mr.. Berman stood
his ground against crowd of skulk-
ing towards, who decoyed him sut Ia
the night with the intention OF
fassaulting him, and put them TO flight,
he is to be commended for 50 doing.
The only regret that his Petersburg
friends have over the occurrence Is
that he didn't prove better marks
man.
Mr.. Berman is quiet, unassuming
young man OF fine mental equipment.
He was graduated with honors from
the Parkersburg High school aud dur
ing his studies there repeatedly won
prizes and honors by his studious ap.
plication and superior mental ability
He has the 'sstuffn In him to make q
student of distinction at the Univer-
sity and The News predicts that he
will soon so rank there-Editor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

up his ears and took down the track
like harvest hand who had met
with a hornets nest. The two Bur
roughs opened fire on the fleeing
man with their new guns, but did
not hit him. Lieutenant Watson OF
the railroad detective force, who
had been Watching them all, now
interfered and arrested the three
men.
This morning Justice Bennington
fined the Burroughs $25 and costs
each for carrying guns and held
Payne for the next grand jury.
OpekislSa is not in Marion county.
Payne's bond was fixed at $500. He
had no money when caught.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
Snyder Wanted to be Seen.

, a story is going the rounds of the
papers at present to the effect that
Senator Jawcup Snyder of Wheeling
has been trying to get both Scott and
Schmulback to see him. He had a
note for five thousand In bank and it
is alleged that he offered to vote for
the man who would take IL up for him.
This is fatty denied by Snyder who
has, his back up aud says he intends
to raise cain about the story.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
WRECK AT DUNBAR.
Young Lady Imprisoned in Ruins of
Depot by Bad Freight Wreck.

A bad wreck occurred the other
day at Dunbar. A runaway coke
train crashed into a freight and
almost demolished the depot. Miss
Nellie Cans, of Point Marion, was
caught in the depot and imprisoned
for some time. She was badly
scared but not seriously injured
Miss Cans is daughter of Prof A.
j. Cans. The railroad was blocked
for some time by the wreck.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Superintendent T. G. Miller has
issued call for contributions to the
educational exhibit which is to be
sent to St. Louis. Morgantown will
be well represented in this exhibit
which will serve to show people out
side OF the state that educational
matters are by no means neglected
in West Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
The line up was as follows:
HOME TESTIMONY.
Can any be Stronger, Carry Mere
Weight or be More Convincing Than
Morgant0wn Testimony?

Can any be Stronger, Carry Mere
Weight or be More Convincing Than
Morgantown Testimony!
Make mental note of it;
This man is well known 10 Morgan
town;
His veracity is unQuestioned,
You are reading local evidence,
Investigating home testimony,
Morgantown news for Morgantown
people.
It's not from Maine or Montana;
Suspicion can't Turk around it;
Honesty is its best characteristic;
Home Endorsements it's salient point.
A. A. Werner, merchant of the firm
of Werner Fortney & Co. on Main St.
Forest ave. says: cit is all
of three years since l first used Doan's
Kidney Pills. My back had given me
annoyance for some time
previous to my acquaintance with the
remedy and as the dull miserable ach-
ing across the loins did not disappear
just as mysterlously as it came look
ed around for some means to check
it. Ascertaining from experience
that Doan's Kidney Pills could be de-
pended upon, since then when have
noticed symptoms Of recurrence of the
trouble l appeal to the preparation,
and up to date have never appealed
10 vain. Anyone in Morgantown or
this vicinity ANNOYED with backache
or kidney complaint in any form need
not have the slightest hesitation in
going to j. M. Reed & Co.'S. drug store
for Doan's Kidney Pills. That remedy
stops backache.''
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Company Buff
falo. N. Y. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
Leaves Made Track SIippery.

Car Number s ran away on the
Falling Run hill yesterday afternoon
and jumped the track. Leaves had
fallen and covered the rails. They
made the track as slick as grease
and the brakes would not work. The
car jumped the track but hurt no
one. The service was disarranged
for some time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

The disturbances caused by the
suspension of the Baltimore and
Pittsburg banks which recently
went out of business, have subsidized
and no further trouble is anticipat-
ed. The country is all right and il
will not go TO the bow-wows just at
present.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

The fight between the B. d o. and
the Wabash at Fairmont will be a
warm one. Every one wants the
Wabash to come as it means much
to this section of the state. That 1t
will come is believed universally. It
has too much at stake to be bluffed
or beaten at this stage of the game
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

The Parsons Advocate is very
much mistaken about the young
Peck whom it mentioned last week
The young man mentionsd would
never have been guilty Of any I'M
manly or mean act.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Senator Snyder Indignantly repels
the insinuatiou that he would vote
for any one tor U. S. Senator simply
because the great and good man had
paid off note for $4,000 which the
rotund senator had placed in bank.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Fully. half of the coke ovens in the
Connellsville region are expected to
be put out of blast. This is alleged
TO be the first sign OF the passing of
that region as the greatest coke pro
Queer on earth. Monongalia has
some coal which may he used when
ever it is needed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Outrages by negro workmen in
the vicitity of Wheeling have arous-
cd the people OF. West Virginia and
Ohio in the infected district to come
to the lynching point and there will
probably be something doing if the
scoundrels don't simmer pretty
soon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Many mean things have been said
about Romeo Freer by his associates
on the state administration but the
limit has been Preached whenit is as
serted that he outvoted the other
four members of the Board of Public
Works and forced that body to let
the railroad assessments fall to
practically nothing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Oil workers and their sympa
thizers are making big row in the
upper end of this county and in
Marion. The South Penn usually
has summary method in dealing
with trouble breeders.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Snow is liable to Become lami-
liar sight at any time now. The
air has been full OF flying Snow
fakes several times and it has been
cold enough for a good snow many
times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

William Hayes is to stretch hemp
at Uniontown on Thursday. He is
making all sorts Of religious claims
now but if he had secured some re-
ligion in the first place he would not
be where he is now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
PHI ri ALPHaS
Hold Initiation and Banquet-Three
New Members.

The Phi Pi Alphas held an initia-
ton and banquet last. Friday even
ing and three new members were
taken into the sorority. The init
ates were Miss Glover, Miss Mary
Turner and Miss Bessie Hartigan.
The initiation was held in the meet
ing hall in the new Dering building,
and later the young ladies enjoyed
an elaborate spread of good things
at the home of Miss Beulah Hubbard.
Miss Grace Dering as toast mistress
presided over the post-parandial
program. Miss Nella Martin re-
sponded to sour Initiates" and Miss
Elizabeth Clayton to "Our Fraterni.
ty." A number of impromptu toasts
were given.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Every one is glad to see the win
dow houses start and they would be
equally glad to have the tumbler
factories resume operations. The
town is losing lots of money by the
suspension.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

The Dispatch says there will be
no stoppage IL. the construction OF
the Wabash through Greene county
although he work is not going as
fast as many people would like
The Goulds have to build the road
to protect themselves. They have
too many scattered lines which will
be of no account to them until they
are connected with the main system
and with each other
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

The Canadians say that England
REGARDS the friendship of the
United States as pearl beyond
price, provided Canada has to pay
for It,"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Recent kilograms from Fairmont
are to the effect that the reports of
the tarring and feathering of oil
men in the Bula and Shamrock
field were greatly exagg Grated.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

W. NJ. 0. Dawson has been in
Washington where he made formal
announcement of bis candidacy for
governor. The Charleston Gazette
remarks in this direction that while
Mr.. Dawson might carry Washing
ton by a good vote in the face of
that fact he might still lose West
Virginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

One of the %, Mr.. J. J. Coniff of
Wheeling, appeared as chairman of
the meeting which was addressed by
Gov. White on Saturday night.
Has he seen some new light.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Parkersburg is beginning to feel
good over the report that the b. d
O. shops are to be removed from
Grafton TO that place but the city
will feel better after they are moved.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
Kappa AIphas BANQUET.

The Kappa Alpha fraternity Friday
evening initiated Bob Mcfarland and
cap" Bayliss into the mysteries OF
their order. After the candidates had
got all that was coming to them, the
Greeks adjourned to Newman's res
taurant where banquet was served.
Prof. Thos. E. Hodges acted as toast
masterand kept things lively with his
timely sallies. Prof. Armstrong gave
some very interesting "Reminiscences of
bis student Gays. James Moreand,
Harry Hiteshew and one II the initi-
ates responded TO toasts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28
TURNED LIGHTS OFF.
Reply to Gov. White Was Not Deliver
ed at Wheeling Saturday Night.

When Gov. White finished his
speech at Wheeling on Saturday
night, J. B.Sommerville arose to reply
to him. The corporation attorney
had barely gotten started when the
lights were turned off by the janitor
and about fifty people who had re-
manned to hear the reply were left
in darkness,