'Jht Tj^tw ^pominton
MORGANTOWN, W. VA.
Julian E. Fleming.
PUBLISH Eli AND PROPRIETOR.
Saturday, May 25, 1889.
There is a very strong disposition
abroad to take the “ex” off Grover
Cleveland’s name in ’92.
When the fourth class post offices
have been divided up, we wonder
whether life will be worth living?
So far there has been only one
change in the presidential postoffiees
in West Virginia, that being at
Wheeling.
We would like to see that Summer
Hotel under way. It’s a shame to
turn off enough visitors every sum
mer to run a hotel.
The man who don’t like to be
waked up these mornings by a bird
toner rt is the fellow who is reputed
to be fond of “treason, stategems and
spoils.”
The Standard Oil Company is
about to build the largest oil refin
try in the world out in Indiana and
take charge of the politics of the
State.
The public debt has been reduced
$100,148,880 since July 1, 1888, and
this decrease secures a permanent
reduction in the annual interest
charge of $4,370,222.
The committee which has to read
depositions all summer to determine
who is Governor of West Virginia
will probably think, with Gov. Pier
point, that the game isn’t worth the
candle.
The Montana Constitutional Con
vention will be Democratic by five
majority. The next Congress will
be represented by two Representa
tives and two Senators from that
State, all Democrats. Help matters
for 1802, wont it?
W. Ilcavner has been appointed
postmaster at Buckhaunon. This
ends one of the biggest fights for of
fice in the State, the rival candi
dates having been A. If. Clark, edi
tor of the Delta, and Col. Eathain,
who in 1880 was Census Commis
sioner.
Allen Thorndyke Rice, editor of
the North American Jteview, and
recently appointed Minister to Rus
sia. died at New York last Thursday
with choking quinsy. He had only
been ill a few days. His death re
moves the youngest literateur of
great fame in the country, his age
being -36.
The Tvler Democrat says that—
“Twelve illegal voters for Gen. Goff
have been proven up in this county,
with proof as strong as the Holy
writ itself, and more could lie proved
if we had time to do it in. The
Reps, voted idiots, paupers, minors
and everything they could make
walk to the polls.”
Immigration is falling off some
what this year, owing it is thought
to the fact that more accurate infor
mation is spreading in Europe as to
the struggle that immigrants have
to go through on their arrival here.
During ^he first four months of 1889
the arrivals at New York were only
86,963, against 113,366 for the same
period of 1888.
The miners of the Scranton coal
lields are just now having a beauti
ful object lesson on the tariff pre
sented to them. For the past six
months, or ever since the high tariff
policy was successful at the polls
they have not averaged $10 a month,
and they are now reduced to the
verge of starvation. “Protection
tills the dinner pail 1’
The latest journalistic venture in
the State is the Ty yurt's Valley
Star, published at Philippi with M.
Peek and J. II. Knapp as editors.
It is a bright, newsy paper and re
flects much credit on its editors for
the spicy manner in which events
are handled. It deserves support.
Mr. Peck is an alumnus of the law
school of the University.
Two young men at Somerset, Pa.,
deliberately strangled their father
to death in order that they might
the more quickly come into their in
heritance. Some newspapers are
disposed to make this the subject
of pretended horror, but we do not
see why much else should be expect
ed from a State that produces Cam
eron, Quay and 80,000 Republican
majority.
Mr. Cleveland refused to give his
nephew in Cleveland an olliee worth
$3,000 a year because he did not be
lieve in nepotism. With him “pub
lie office was a public trust.” Mr.
Harrison has appointed his brother
to a U. S. Marshalship, his son’s
father in law to a nice, fat job, and
bis son is a sort of office broker in'
the Northwest. With Harrison pub
lic office is a private family snap.
Hon. Jno. T. McGraw has resign
cd as Collector of Internal Revenue.
He will be succeeded by A. H. White,
editor of the State Journal, a bitter
partisan paper at Parkersburg. Of
Mr. McGraw’s efficiency we all know;
in fact, it has been the subject of
many a newspaper item and a topic
in political conversations of men of
all parties. .Mr. McGraw was very
ably <|ualitied for the place and we
hope his successor will conduct the
business of the office on as good a
plan. Mr. White is a well-known
politician and has the ability to run
it about right.
McKeesport, Pa., is experiencing
some of the good times we were to
have if Harrison was elected. On
Friday 1,500 men employed by the
National Tube Works went out on a
strike and will be joined by 600 more.
The inen quit because they do not
receive an advance of ten per cent
they claim was promised. Thccom
pany claims that trade is dull, and
prices are at the lowest notch. They
also say they have one million dol
1 irs worth of pipe on hand made last
winter for which there is no demand.
This is some of the “good times” we
were promised.
The Boomvm of Oar Local
Boom.
The New Dominion has been per
sistently maintaining that our local
pros|)Ccts have never been so prom*
ising in a business sense than at the
present time.
This we have argued from many
grounds, chief among which has
been the liberal spirit manifested in
our local administration, and the ac
quisitions of gas and water and oth
er attractions which serve to bring
our town into favorable notice.
But there are fresh evidences of
coming prosperity arising every day.
We arc evidently in the line of luck.
Things arc tending this way, and
we are even more than ever confident
that we arc on the eve of a magnifi
cent boom.
The fresh evidences to which we
refer are, first, the very fair prospect
of the immediate extension of the
F., M. <fc F. Railroad to Uniontown.
We are aware that this prediction
will he received with a good deal of
incredulity. Our people arc a little
disposed to question the genuine
ness of any railroad boom that may
be agitated in our midst. Rut they
questioned the building of the F.,
M. P. up to the very time when it
was ready for the lirst engine. Prob
ably we will be as much surprised
to see a force of men at work on the
extension to Uniontown as we were
to see the work being done between
here and Fairmont.
But the statement has recently
come from three of the highest offi
cials of the B. O. Co. that the F.,
M. P. would certainly be extend
ed, and two of them have said that
the extension would lie made this
year. Senator Camden has also said
that he proposes to see that the R.
O. make this extension at once;
that it is part of their agreement
with the company that is building
the road between Clarksburg and
Fairmont; that the R. <fc O. lias
promised them this road as a means
of reaching the Pittsburg market.
There seems to us therefore, no
doubt whatever that the immediate
extension of the F., M. P. is con
templated by the R. O. Co.
Secondly, there is a fresh pros
pect of a boom, in the approaching
development of the Uemley oil field
in this county. There can be no
doubt but that this v^i 11 bring a large
amount of capital and cause a large
expenditure of money iu this county
during the present summer. If our
people do not make the most of it, it
is their fault. We think it altogether
probable that this oil boom will de
velop to surprising proportions in
this county.
Thirdly, we still adhere to the pre
diction heretofore made, that we will
have a Summer Hotel in Morgantown
that will give us a more profitable
boom than anything else that has
been projected or that we are likely
to gel in the next decade. This ho
tel will be commenced at an early
day and will be in operation by next
season at Curt icst. It will lie of a
size and style that will be a credit
to the town, and it will be strictly
first class in all its appointments.
We venture to predict that it will
register not less than three hundred
guests the first season, and will ex
pend not less than from one thous
and to fifteen hundred dollars a week
right in this town. It will bring to the
town a better class of people, who
will spend more money, and have
more money to spend, and advertise
the town better than any other enter
prise we could have.
These three things we mention as
evidences of our approaching boom,
which we feel sure we are about to
realize beyond any reasonable per
adventure. There are many moves
that might be named, but we invite
the readers of the New Dominion
for the present to look a leetle out”
in the directions we have indicated.
We ANk the Name in VI o n o n
Kalita.
The Wnynesburg Democrat has
the following on a subject that we
don’t propose to let grow cold:—
“What about our country roads?
Some of them are in a terrible con
dition. Four horses cannot pull a
two horse load over them. Is it
economy to keep our roads in such
a situation? It is expensive to those
who do hauling. Double teams are
necessary and thus double expense
is incurred. It is bad on vehicles.
Wagons and buggies are damaged
more by 10 miles of travel over such
roads than by 100 miles over good
roads. Travel is dangerous. Horses
are bruised and Btrained, and every
man, woman and child who ventures
out runs the risk of being thrown
out and injured. Much time is lost
by every person who is forced to
travel. Ten miles should be gone
over while five arc being passed. In
many places even horse back travel
ing is dangerous after dark. Public
convenience, public necessity, public
safety and public" economy all de
rnand better roads. Moreover the
lact that portions of the roads have
been lately put in first class condi
tion makes it evident that the re
mainder may be. What about it?”
An Object Le«Mon.
The leading protectionist paper in
New York city has a dispatch from
Fall River, Mass., the scene of the
recent strike of thousands of cotton
spinners, which announces that
“manufacturers expect that the pres
ent year will be the most profitable
ever known in the history of this
city.” During the past quarter,
“thirty two corporations, with a to
tal capital of 117,0311,000 have been
paid out in dividends to stockhold
ers 1487,560, an average of 2 71 100
per cent, on the entire capital,” or
10.81 percent, a year.
i his is a good showing for the
protected cotton-mill owners. The
47 per cent, tariff, which gives them
a practical monopoly of the business
of furnishing cotton cloth to the pco
pie of this country, secures to them
a rich bounty.
Hut how about the workingmenV
The weavers in Fall River recently
asked for a fairer share in the pros
perity of the mills which they help
to operate. Their wages had been
reduced-20 per cent, since 1884. and
but half of the cut had been restored.
They at&ed, as a matter of justice,
anti as their benefit from the “great
protection victory," that the wage
rate of 1884 be restored.
The weavers were receiving an av
erage of $8.36 per week for 60 hours’
work—a lest turn, considering the
amount of cloth produced, than the
same kind of work commanded in
Kngland.
What was the answer of the mill
owners? They arrogantly refused
even to receive a delegation of the
strikers-—falling back on their fat
accumulations and deliberately wait
ing for the strikers to “starve out."
They did starve out and went back
to work at the old wages in the “most
profitable year ever known in the
history of Kali River.”
And this is how protection pro
tects. The locked out steel rail
workers at Duquesne have had a
taste of the same medicine. The
mill has a duty of $17 a ton on steel
rails and $28 a ton on steel beams to
proteet it from fori ign competition.
That is its share of protection.
What is labor’s? Deputy sheriffs by
the score to keep the strikers in or
der while foreign contract labor is
marched into the mills to work un
der something very like servile eon
tracts. That is labor’s share of pro
tection.
Sonic time, perhaps, but years
hence, the working people will learn
that the profession >I politician is a
professional liar, ami then they will
begin to study economic problems
for themselves. So long as the la
boring man accepts for truth the
theories gilded with high wages and
constant work that a protective tar
iff is the choicest of blessings, just
that long will he be the companion
of poverty and w mt. A pathetic
and earnest appeal has recently been
issued by the Knights of Labor of
Wilkcsbarre, Penna., for aid for the
impoverished and suffering coal min
ers of that region who are in abject
and real suffering. In the circular
sent out is the following sentence:
“People bordering on starvation,
and heads of families who worked
only five days on an average for the
last four months; no credit to he
had anywhere; nine or ten families
have had no incut since Christmas,
and bread is scarce in many homes.”
Could any other tariff system,
could the rankest free trade, bring
about a worse condition? It must
not be forgotten, however, that the
poverty of the cot sumer creates an
equal loss for the producer to bear.
The farmers, storekeepers, the huck
sters, and all whose business and
livelihood rely upon the consump
tion of the laboring tnan and his
family, find their business brought
to a standstill by l he inability of the
consumer to pay tor what he eats
and wears. The consumer (the la
borer) cannot buy for he has nothing
to pay with; the roduecr (the far
mer, <fec.,) cannot pay his debts be
cause he cannot roll his products.
And thus it goes from one branch
of business to anot her, creating bard
times, poverty, sheriff’s sales and
bankruptcy.—Parkersburg Sentinel.
The decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the famous Shar
on case has at last settled one of the
most disreputable legal contests ever
witnessed in America. Sarah Vltbea
Hill, a San Francisco adventuress,
not content with h r position as mis
tress of the California millionaire,
determined to have herself acknowl
edged as his wife, and as such ap
plied for a divorce in the courts of
San Francisco. She exhibited a
forged marriage certificate and on
account of the money involved in the
case found no difficulty in purchasing
witnesses to confirm her version of
the story. The Senator defended the
suit. The best legal talent was en
gaged on both sides, and the amount
of perjury, as proved by the volum
inous testimony, has probably never
been surpassed in any contest. For
years and years the trial has been
in progress, and the fair, but unsa
vory Sarah married her counsel,
Judge Terry in the meantime. The
decision shows that no marriage
with Senator Sharon ever took place.
More money was spent on this case
than any, probably, ever tried in
the country.
Pittsburg capitalists have pur
chased an immense tiact of timber
land in Braxton and adjoining conn
ties of this State and propose to de
velop it immediately. The land is
along the line of the proposed rail
road from Weston to Braxton C. H.,
and the timber will be easily mar
keted. This is but one of a series of
enterprises that contemplate the de
velopment of the central counties of
the State. That portion of West
ginia is beginning to feel the impulse
of business life, as it never has be
fore. New railroads and new indus
tries along their lines will work a
transformation. With unlimited
coal supply, vast forests of the best
woods and the finest iron ore in the
world. Centra- West Virginia needs
only the touch of sound business
enterprise. The day is not far off
when it will lie one of the richest
manufacturing sections of the coun
try.
The date of the Ohio Republican
Convention has been fixed lor June
25 and 26, and is to be held at Co
lumbus. “Military Glitter” Foraker
controls the whole business and
knocks the Shermanites out, so that
either Forakertr one of his friends
will get the nomination for Governor.
That man Foraker will have to be
taken dow n a notch or two. and that
will be accomplished by the election
of a Democrat.
Although much <>C-the news from
Oklahoma has been doctored, the
truth is gradually coming out regard
ing the rascality of President Harri
son's olHcials in that territory. Two
United States Marshals, Jones and
Needles, with fifty deputies each,
United Slates land officers, court
commissioners, a United States
judge, a loyal editor, and a lot of
smaller fry, got in twelve hours in
advance of the common herd and
staked oil the choicest portions of
Guthrie, Oklahoma's metropolis.
And yet no inquiry is ma de into this
violation of the President's procla
mation, opening the territory for
settlement.
COLLECTOR M’URAW RESIGNS
Hitt Office, to Take Effect on Jane 20—
A Manly Letter.
Washington, May 18.—The fol
lowing letter has been received by
President Harrison:
Ghakton, W. Va., May 15,1889.
To the President:
I respectfully tender my resigna
tion, as the Collector of Internal
Revenue for the District of West
Virginia, to take effect after business
hours on the 20th proximo.
The above date concludes the pres
ent fiscal year, and is indicated by
me as the most agreeable and con
venient period for the adjustment of
my final accounts; as well as being
correspondingly advantageous to the
new Collector, in enabling him to
open his records with the beginning
of a new year.
In thus voluntarily retiring from
the office to which I succeeded in the
early months of Mr. Cleveland’s ad
ministration, I think it proper to
say that I do so for the purpose of
enabling the present administration
to place an incumbent of its choice
in this office, free and unembarrass
ed by any act or desire of mine. I
insisted upon this as the true theory
and proper policy in relation to
offices of such grade and character
as that of Collector of Internal Rev
enue four years ago, and I have nev
er altered that opinion.
In conclusion, sir, I beg to say
that whoever you may see fit to des
ignate as my successor will receive
from me, and my subordinates, all
the assistance within the range of our
ability to extend to him.
Very respectfully your obedient
servant. John T. McGraw.
FRANKIE’S MAMMA WEDS.
Mrs. Emma C. Folsom Is Married to a
IlnlTalo Merchant.
Jackson, Mich., May 20 —A very
perceptible flutter of excitement ran
through this city yesterday when it
became known early in the after
noon, that Mrs. Emma C. Folsom,
mother of Mrs. Grover Cleveland,
was about to wed Ilenry E. Perrine,
a merchant of Buffalo, N. V., and
that Mrs. Cleveland would be pres
ent at the ceremony. Hardly had
the rumor found credence befo,c cor
roborating testimony came in the
person of Mrs. Cleveland herself,
who arrived on the fast express at
4:50, and was immediately driven to
the residence of her aunt, Mrs. John
W. adman, on Francis street, where
the ceremony was to take place.
Extraordinary precautions had
been taken to keep the affair quiet
and reporters were unable to procure
more than the simplest details.—
■Mrs. Folsom arrived here on the 8tb,
to be with her relatives and to es
cape the publicity which might at
tach at the east in an event of such
interest. Air. Perrine came on, and
remained quietly at the Hibbard
House since Wednesday last.
The wedding was solemnized at 9
o’clock this vening. Rev. R. B. Bal
com. of St Paul’s Episcopal Church,
officiating. Mr. amt Mrs. Perrine
left on the night train for liicago
aud the West for a trip before re
turning to Buffalo to reside.
Mrs. Cleveland will remain for a
few days the guest of Mrs. Cadmau
before leaving for home.
The groom is about fifteen years
the senior of the bride, who is a well
preserved woman of forty-five.
Literary Note from the Century Co.
The June number of The Century
Muyuzit c will contain an apprecia
tive paper by Margaret J. Preston,
the Southern poetess, on “Genera!
Lee After the War.” She says,
“Nothing could exceed the venera
tion and love, the trust and abso
lute loyalty, which people and sol
diery alike had manifested towards
him throughout the struggle. But
it was after the war had closed that
the affection of the people seemed
more than ever a concentrated one.”
The writer lived near General Lee
from 18G5 until his death in 1870,
and she relates many interesting
and heretofore unpublished anec
dotes of his life during that period.
Congress ought to get after the
trusts. Instead of being allowed to
force up the prices of the necessaries
of life they ought to be forced up
with a vigor and suddenness that
would take the breath clear out of
them. But a republican administra
tion will not disturb them.
Georgia is thoroughly aroused on
the road question and is determined
to have better ones. The movement
has taken shape, and a congress con
venes at Atlanta next Wednesday
to devise ways and means to bring
about the much needed reform in
the public highways of that StnteJ
Georgia is not the only State whose
highways need improving, and the
success of the movement there might
serve as an incentive to betterments
in the direction of Monongalia coun
ty. The Jimtown road should be
the first one tackled.
The editor of the New York Times,
Mr. C. R. Miller, in a closing lec
ture before the Dartmouth Alumni
Tuesday on the |“Art of Alaking a
Newspaper,” said among other
things:
“The art of making a newspaper,
like any other art, demands of him
who would practice it a special skill
and some information. The vulgar
error that the newspaper art de
mand no special training, but may
be taken up at a moment’s notice
and a generous salary by any manor
woman temporarily out of work or
unacquainted with any kind of work,
is traceable to an obvious source.
Young men are admitted to the
practie of the law, they are gradua
ted in medicine, and they are ordain
ed or appointed ministers of the
Gospel, in each case after a fixed
term of study has elapsed and an as
certained degree of professional
knowledge has been acquired. Of
him who asks for work in a newspa
per office no degree, license, or cer
tificate is exacted. Yet my concern
tion is that the training which fits
one successfully to practice the art
of making a newspaper is no less
arunous, is usually rather moicpro
longed, and yields no smaller volume
of attainment than the special stud
ies preparatory to the practice of
law. of medicine, of engineering, or
architecture, or the instruction of
ingenuous youth.”
tlreat Tumble In Prices of Flour.
Victor Mills Co. will deliver (lour
at the following prices:
Good Holler,Newark (n $2.50 per 100
Choice Roller New ark $2.75
Besi Holler Newark @$2.85
He t tin hr Domestic $3.00
The Newark grades are equal to
and cheaper than the best grades of
roller Hour ollered by any other
dealer in Morgantown.
Hlrsehman’s are agents for the larg
est merchant tailoring concern in New
York. They show over 1,000 samples,
lit guarranteed in every case. Drop in
and leave your measure. They only do
the llnest work.
Tint F. <Jr M. store lias the bargains
iu shoes.
Seeing ©nrselres m Others See 11.
Cumberland, May 18.
Dear Dominion:—My short stay
in your town is remembered with so
much pleasure that 1 cannot retrain
from sending back for ywnr perusal
a few rambling discursive thoughts
concerning it. "The Modern Athens”
in my mind is noted for its pictures
que situation, i-ts pretty women and
State University. A new comer at
once perceives that Nature has done
a great deal for the place and man—
not quite so much.
The streets, with the exception of
three are too narrow and the gutters
are choked with dirt and debris. The
houses are substantial looking and
some are tasteful and handsome, but
1 many of them are much in need of
paint and pencil. They are frequent
ly set flush with, the pavement in
stead of being put back some dis
tance from the street which would
lend a more pleasing appearance and
at the same time give tenants and
promenaders a privacy they cannot
have by the present arrangement.
By-the-way! did you ever make
a memorandum of the disjointed lit
tie tid bits of gossip that come float
ing up to you wheD seated at the
window of those curbstone houses?
I caught the following "on the fly”
one day. “Oh, well; he just lied
about that potato business then and
that's why they won't take his word
now”—“and he just reached out and
let him have it his level best, but”—
"1 expect you'd look unutterable
things would you? well! just go
ahead and look at them, so I can see
what they look like”—"now, the
meanest thing was for Hartigan to
get back here on Friday, and then
call a recitation on us and”—‘I mean
to have the front drapery very plain
and the side”—"I just shuddered
when he let fly at him, through the
window with that stone and”—
“Where is she at?” The last part
of the last sentence is peculiar
to Maryland and West Virginia I
think.
A pretty feature of the town is the
large number of trees surrounding
the houses and scattered through
the grounds and a charming feature
of the trees is the great number of
birds that fly from branch to branch
and greet the morning sun with a
glad gush of song. There are the
rapturous notes of the mountain
mocker, the clear bell like whistle of
the red bird; the honest, earnest,
trilling of the robin, homely but
without any nonsense about it; and
several others whose songs I hear but
whose names I am unable to call.
One in particular utters a succession
of silvery rapturous notes, that fairly
sparkle in their flute like sweetness.
Any town so fortunate us to still be
able to command a feathered orches
tra should use everv endeavor to
protect it, as the native singers arc
fast disappearing before the en
croachments of the brazen British
sparrow, and the merciless small
boy and his shot gun. The English
sparrow is like the poor, it is always
with us and like an evil spirit it is
everywhere present. In many places
it has been found necessary to place
a price upon their heads in order to
thin them out as they increase with
amazing rapidity and are proven to
be grain and fruit eaters instead of
insect destroyers as was once sup
posed.
Morgantown is notably courteou
to strangers. All new comers found
worthy are treated with polite at
tention and soon made to feel at
home. The punctilios of etiquette
are more carefully observed there
than in many larger places.
in looking around at church or
lecture one is impressed with the
generally cultured look of the audi
ence. All appear alert, intelligent,
and interested; and yet the people
are hardly living up to the full meas
ure of their opportunities for I have
been unable to hear of the existence
of a Lecture Bureau, a Society for
Ethical Culture, a Shakespeare club
or even a Chautauqua Circle among
the residents and yet there are ex
ceptional opportunities there for
making Bitch organizations specially
interesting.
The suburban surroundings of the
town are very picturesque. No
where have I ever seen more lovely
short distance views than from the
college campus, or the bluff near the
mouth of Decker’s creek. The bil
lowy green hills crowned with their
comfortable looking homes are grand
ly outlined against the soft opales
cence of the sky. The majestic Mo
nongahela sweeps in graceful curves
along the mighty bed. its restless ac
tion has been carving out for ages
past. And giving the last touch of
color and perfection to the lovely
picture is caught a glimpse of a dis
tant mountain chain “deeplv darkly
beautifully blue” where it rears its
turquoise tinted turrets to the skies.
When I found three thickly set
tled graveyards in the town I would
have concluded that the place was
unhealthy or had been visited with
fatal epidemics had I not remember
ed that the centennial of its settle
ment had been celebrated some t ears
ago. A great many people can die
natural deaths in the course of 100
years, but it is a pity the town can
not have the sites of two of those
cemeteries recovered for the good of
the living. They would make pretty
parks, and something of that kind is
needed in Morgantown. There are
many young men who find their
rooms too warm for comfort, in the
evening an 1 they are almost forced
to congregate on the sidewalks and
corners which always gives a place
a loaferish look and makes it un
pleasant for ladies in passing along.
A park, a public reading room, or
gymnasium, or all three are very es
sential in a University town.
The Morgantown girls favorite
dish—a stew— I mean a stu dent, at
least I heard one of them say: "The
girls here won’t, look at a home bov
when there is a student in sight, I
tell you what they’re just no where
when we’re on deck,” all of which I
should consider very- consoling to
the students but very galling to the
home product of the place.
If a student stays long enough at
the University in your town, he al
ways gets a wife, and sometimes a
diploma I believe.
Since I have seen the girls I can
not blame him much for considering
first the most desirable. There are
a great many pretty girls in the
place. The dark, the fair, the tall,
the short, the sylph like, the roly
poly, the Imby-faced and the statues
que types are all represented. One
o'your ministers has a wife whose
features are fairly classical in their
clear-cut cameo-like outlines. One
young lady resembles Mrs. Cleveland j
in features though not in expression. J
and anigher reminds me of Nellie!
Hazclton, the famous St, Louis belle i
who was crowned Queen of Beauty j
at White Sulphur Springs some years j
ago, but best of all they ail seem j
modest in manner and correct in 1
character.
1 have heard your town spoken of
hh ?i summer resort. hut- tin* wav I
‘'boiled and bubbled’’ there |In* see
ond week ol* HmilinLr M make*
tnh (Vel like e.-dlin^r it simmer re
sort. With worm reeolleetious. 1
um yours 11 ufy, M v
I*. S. PhriM* sen! me :l I .■•re
of the Dominion I (Irmly belie e
that there's not n better paper pub
lished in the United States in «»n\
town of four times the sign of Mor j
gantown. M
nfTERESTIJMi ISCIDESTS.
A Brief Synopsis of Haps and Mishaps
Ocrorrinr in Onr State.
Aut Scissor! Aul Xihil.
A tariff reform club with a large
membership is one of the features of
Clarksburg polities.
One of the new West Virginia
postal clerks is under indictment for
illegal voting. Put the rascals in.
The rains of last week let out of
Guyan river one of the biggest runs
of timber for years. 250 rafts came
out. The dealers and mill men are
happy.
The contract of the Webster wag
on company for the hire of convicts
at the penitentiary has expired, and
the company has moved its machin
ery to Michigan.
The parties who went from Jack
son county toOklahoma have return
ed. A little of tliat country went a
long ways with them, anyhow they
soon found they had enough.
Mrs L. I). Corrick of Tucker coun
ty died last week a zed 82 years.
The battle of Corrick's Ford was
fought at her house, and when Gen.
Garnett was killed his body was
taken there.
Miss .lane Woods, a young lady
who lives in Wetzel county, has com
pleted a nice quilt containing 22,140
pieces. She commenced it when
seven years old. having worked at it
for fourteen years.
Wm. Blankenship's wife was carry
ing her eight months old child
across the railroad bridge over Poca
river and let it fall, it passed be
ween the ties and struck the ground
30 feet below and was killed.
Sometime ago A. J. Wetherell, of
Huntington, stepped on a tack, which
penetrated his foot. After awhile a
sore grew and blood poison set in and
the physician amputated the foot,
but it is thought he cannot recover.
A C lay county preacher has been
indicted on four accounts for gam
bling at cards. The failure of his
Hock to ante promply in the Sunday
“pot” is, no doubt the cause of the
minister's efforts to replenish his
purse by a little game of draw.
Constable Carwithen this morn
ing arrested William Mills, who
murdered his wife in Mercer conn
tv on the 24th of last June. He has
been a fugitive from justice ever
since, but was finally located in this
city about a week ago, and Justice
Young, of Mercer county, who is
here attending United States court,
swore out a warrant for his arrest
yesterday. He will be taken back
to Mercer county tomorrow.—Char
lesion Slur.
W II. Hogg and Hon. has. Beale
of Mason county are both rich farm
era and fend of fine stock. Each
raises race horses, llogg owns a
horse called “Flight,” and “Long
boy” was the property of Beale. A
controversy arose as to the speed of
the horses, and they were matched
for a race Inst. week, one horse being
wagered against the other. The
race was run at Gallipolis and
Flight won, and Mr. Hogg is now
the owner of both horses.
lions. II. G. Davis and S. B. El
kins, accompanied by Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. Elkins, were at Elkins a
few days the first of the week. Mr.
Elkins selected the location for his
residence and men are now at wo;k
cleaning off the ground preparatory
to building His residence will be
built on a knoll, east of the pike.
Men are also at work cleaning up
t he park, and the streets of that cm
loyotic city are being drained and
marked In corner stones. A night
force will lie put on the Hinkle cut
for the purpose of completing it by
•lull 4th, in order to have a grand
blowout at that time to celebrate the
completion of the road.—Randolph
Enterprise.
The family of P, B. Carr lives, or
did live, in a thinly settled portion
of Braxton county, fifteen miles from
Weston Last Sunday week Carr,
his wife and two children started to
visit a neighbor. They had to cross
a mountain stream, which was swot
b n out of its banks. Carr put his
family in a canoe, and half way over
the frail craft capsized. The woman
and one ol the children sank inane
diately. Carr, who is an expert
swimmer, seized the other child and
succeeded in catching hold of the
upturned boat, and clung to it while
they floated down the stream a dis
tance of i mile. There they caught
some overhanging brush, to which
they clung until help arrived. The
body of Mrs. Carr and child have
not been recovered.
On Saturday morning last a big
black bear, weighing about two hun
died pounds, was chased out of the
mountains above Hedgesvillc, Berke
ley county. West Virginia, by sonic
hunters, and crossed over to Wil
liamsport, Maryland, where it creat
ed a big excitement and had a large
number of hunters in pursuit of the
animal. Bruin escaped the hunters
and hounds, skirted around Hagers
town, and was next seen near Green
castle. Pa., on Sunday morning.
About twenty five men started after
him. but the big fellow escaped. He
next turned up at Quincy, on the
North Mountain, and the whole
neighborhood turned out en masse
with guns and all kinds of weapons.
The Bear was finally found in a
field near Quincy, and was shot by
George C. Rock. It showed fight
and was an ugly customer to handle.
Point .Marion.
Point Marion, May 20.—Married, at
the residence of Mrs. Johnson by Geo.
Bowers, Ksq., Saturday evening, May
1H, Mr. Alpha Miller to Emma J. Mc
Clain, both of this place.
Quarterly meeting will he held in the
M. E. Church, May 25 and 26. Services
will be conducted by Rev. Silbaugh, of
Carmichaels. All are invited.
Mrs J. F. Gardner, of McKeesport,
has returned home after a pleasant visit
with friends here. She was accompa
nied by her mother, Mrs. Mary Conn,
who was called to the bedside of her
daughter, Mrs. J. P. Taylor, of Monon
gahela City, who is lying very low.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of TTniontown,
are visiting Mr. D. Hough.
Ella Dickinson and sister are visiting
Frank Dietrich.
Children’s Day at the M. E. Church,
June 16th. Quite an interesting pro
gram has been prepared, and it will be
a day of pleasure to all who come.
Call and see Miss Lizzie Conn’s mil
linery goods before going elsewhere. She
can furnish you in all the latest styles at
the lowest prices.
Mrs. Will. Lockard has been visiting
her parents at Davistown.
Elisha Snider has been appointed post
master at this place.
Miss May Clark will leave Saturday
for Uniontown, where she will spend
the summer with her aunt, Mrs. D. Chis
holm
Mr. Joe Young has gone to Rowles
burg, W. Ya.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Conn, of Lock
No. 6, spent Sunday in town.
Fillmore McClain opened his icecream
saloon and will furnish cream in first
class style.
Miss Mollie Burchinal and mother
have moved to Fairchance.
Jordon Morris, of Uniontown, moved
into the house vacated by Mrs. Bur
chinal and daughter,
An Old Frieml in Iowa.
Rosbvillk, Iowa, May 17.—I send you
two cakes of Iowa maple sugar. [This
sugar was white and clear, and among
the best specimens we ever saw.]
1 like the New Dominion very much.
11 is very dear on politics.
The past winter and spring were the
nicest I ever saw in Iowa. It has been
somewhat dry, but there was rain
enough to make things grow.
The price of grain is very low wheat.
75 to 80 cents, corn 25, rye 30, oats 20.
Our Republican farmers are very
i much outdone about the high tariff on
binding twine I tell them it would hv
I serving them right if it were twice as
high. It might cause them to open
i their eyes and see how to vote right next
time. I think the farmers of low a are
the worst fools I ever saw. They wont
do anything for their own interest.—
They are of all nationalities, being from
Norway, Sweden. Ireland, Germany,
Italy, Denmark, France and England.
They are clanish and stick together.
I Nearly all of them, except the Irish and
j about half the Germans, vote the Re
publican ticket. William Dvxx.
Happenings ut llallcck.
H alle< k, May 20.—Most of the far
mers have finished planting corn. A
number are late as there is quite an
amount of clearing l>eing done.
•I. Marsh Jacobs was through this
community last week engaging wool,
ottering quite an advance over the price
of last year.
The sick of this community, Thomas
McBee, Sr., and Mrs. Coleman Trickett,
are both better at this writing.
Ross Duncan is spending some time
j at Dunbar, Pa., visiting his uncle.
Thos. A. Haldeman and daughter, of
the Flats, were visiting at Joseph Hal
deman’s Sunday.
Charley Howell spent Saturday and
Sunday with Ins friends at llalleek.
The third quarterly meeting on this
charge was held Saturday and Sunday
at South Point Rev. Chenoweth was
present. The next quarterly meeting
will he held at llalleek.
Children’s Day services will he held
at this place June lfi.
Quite a number of the young folks of
this community attended the baptising
at Ilaigh’s Sunday. There were six
baptized.
Born unto D. A. Williams and wife,
April 21), a 12*B pound son.
Horn unto Thornton Austin and wife,
April 28. a boy.
Dorsey’s School House.
Dousky’k School Horan, M«y 20.—
John Morris expects to leave this week
i for Jefferson county, Pa.
Mrs. Weaver, who has spent consider
able time with her daughter, Mrs. F. M.
Bunner, contemplates visiting friends in
Fayette county and Pittsburg soon.
Mrs. ('has. Dorsey and Mrs. S. If.
Morris were visiting Thursday last at
John Morris’s.
Patrick Kyan is again domiciled with
Henry Dorsey, after an absence of about
four weeks in Morgantown.
Dick Patton left Thursday last for his
home in Dayton, Ohio. He carries sev
eral pounds of extra flush attributable
to the salutary effect of West Virginia
air and exercise and good living.
Farmers are beginning to wash their
flocks, preparatory to clipping the wool.
Henry Dorsey was the first to shear in
this community.
Rev. J. D. Corbin spent Thursday last
in this community.
The w ind is beginning to get lodged
in the top of the wheat, giving to it that
sea-like appearance that is so much ad
mired. The appearance of the wheat in
this vicinity is fine.
’Squire Hayes is repairing the unoccu
pied tenant house on his farm. James
Wright is «loing the work. Mr. Hayes
i has made his farm look better by
the many improvements he has made to
to it. In fact, he can’t he heat as a line
farmer.
j John Anderson was the first to take
his cattle to the mountain. There will
be fewer cattle grazed in the mountain
I from here than usual.
The attendance at the communion ser
vice at McClure’s Chapel was good and
j the service enjoyable at the quarterly
j meeting Saturday. John Ridgway, of
Maidsville, and Geo. M. Reay, of Mor
gantown, were placed in nomination as
candidates to the Annual Conference
that convenes in August.
Laurel Iron Works.
Lai rkl Iron Works, May 20.—-C. E
Donaldson, our competent road super
visor, is having the roads put in fine
condition.
Postmaster E. P. Lyons went to Mayor,
Pa., Saturday on business and will re
turn to-day.
Little Ida Dickinson is spending a few
days at Point Marion.
Charley Stewart and sister, Vallie, of
Stewartstown, were stopping with rela
tives here recently.
(.’barley Dickinson made a business
trip to Scottdale last week.
Some dogs made a raid on John Cole’s
i Hock of sheep last week and killed six of
the finest ones.
John Jenkins purchased a cow of John
Bowers, jr., for $28; also Fairchild Har
ner drove two fine cows through this
place which he had bought of Liston
Hill
Henry Dickinson sold his fine bay horse
to Dr. Silas New man, of Scottdale, Pa.,
for $lf>().
T. F. Prutzman and family were visit
ing at James Donaldson’s Sunday.
Miss Hattie Reed, a pleasant young
lady of Masontown, is spending a few
days with friends here.
The Best Laundry Work.
Merit always wins in the long run.
Hence it is that the Muskingum
Steam Laundry's customers are rap
idly increasing in number. Its work
is its best advertisement. Mr. Wa
ters. the proprietor, is constantly
adding improvements and conven
iences, the help employed i3 all ex
1 perienced. and the work turned out
i is first class in every respect. No
chemicals used in washing to injure
i the finest linen. Mr. A. Bowers,
agent in Morgantown for the Mus
kingum Steam Laundry, will for
ward all laundry. Take your hum
t dry work to the barber shop.
Absolutely Pure
This powder never varies A marvel of purit)
strength, and whelesomeness. More economics
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in coin
petition with the multitude of low test,short weight
alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans.
Royal Bakng Powder Co., to6 Wall street, N. Y.
6. n. \t shits
AM)
G. A. R. HATS
In all sizes and qualities.
OLD SOLDIRRS
Should begin now to prepare for
the grand
DEMONSTRATION ON MEM
ORIAL DAY,
And all goods needed by them
have just been received at
HIRSCHMAN'S.
SPORTING AND FANCY
SHOES
—A full line constantly on hand at
HIRSCHMAN’S.
I860 -NOT THE-1889.
Largest But The Best.
THE
Washington Life Insurance Co.,
OF NEW YORK.
W. A. BREWER, Jr., President.
ASSETS, #HUMMUMM>.
The Washington issues all <lesirnhle
forms of Life and Endowment Insur
ance, including its |>npular Semi-En
dowment, which is letter than a “Semi
Tontine," by as much as a definite is
always tatter than an indefinite con
tract. The Washington’s Semi-Endow
ments guarantee Letter results than
Semi-Tontines.
The Combination Policy of The
Washington guarantees to the holder of
a $1,000 policy $1,500 at maturity. A
policy for $5,000 is a contract for $7,500.
A policy for $10,000 is a contract for
$15,000.
Say the amount of the policy is $30,
000, tin* insured is guaranteed at matur
ity $30,000 CASH and a paid up Life
Policy for $15,000; total, $45,000, togeth
er with all accumulated and unused
dividends.
The Combination Policy of The Wash
ington is better than any form of Tontine
or Deferred Dividends. Dividends an
nually. Strong guarantees are embodied
in the policy contract.
The Combination Policy secures under
a single contract
I Protection for a term <*f years.
II. The Savings of an Endowment.
III. A Permanent Estate.
A strong, simple an inexpensive pro
vision. guaranteeing INSURANCE, a
CAPITAL SUM and AN ESTATE.
The Policies of The Washington by
their terms are incontestable, residence
and travel unrestricted.
There are no fine print restrictions in
The Washington’s policy form. Every
policy provides for a definite amount of
paid up insurance after three years. In
its provision for the voluntary applica
tion for all dividends to prevent forfeit
ure in case of lapse. “The Washing
ton’s" contract has always been supe
rior to that of any other company.
The Washington pays claims immedi
ately on receipt of proper proofs, For
further particulars, address
C. E. JOLUFFE, Special Agt.,
Morgantown, W. Y'a.
C. B. BRISCOE, Gen. Agt.,
Wheeling, W. Va.
Clinton Poultry Yards.
Kggs from the Clinton Poultry yards
for breeders miiy be had on very reason
able terms through H. P. Rice the gro
cer.
The breeds of chickens comprise
Langhans, Wyandotts, Hull Cochins,
Light Bramahs and Houdans.
Leave orders for number and variety
of eggs wanted at Rice’s grocery, Main
street. 9-1
NEW
WHITE GOODS,
EMBROIDERIES,
eiTOW CE3
o:
Seed Potatoes
—AND—
GARDENSEEDS
o:
Canned Corn, Peaches
and Tomatoes.
Tomatoes 3 Cans for 25
Cents at
CHADWICK’S.
General Insurance Agency.
I.GK LAZZELL,
Morgantown, W. Va.,
Writes Policies of Insurance in the
following companies:
FIRE INSURANCE.
UNION, of San Francisco, Cal. Cash I
assets, $1,319,003.28.
NIAGARA, of New York. Cash as
sets. 12,360,185.37.
INSURANCE CO. OK NORTH
AMERICA, Philadelphia, Pa. Organ
ized A. I). 1794. Cash assets, $8,896,
956.56.
All reliable and First Class Com
panies.
LIKE INSURANCE.
THE ..ETNA of Hartford, Conn.
Cash assets, $33,819,034.97.
All kinds of policies issued at lowest!
rates. The financial standing of this
company has never been questioned.
TarF. Fislfl and farm.
OFFICE OF PUBLICATION
AMERICAN STUD BOOK
-AND—
Chester’s Complete Trotting and Pacing
A WEEKLY REVIEW AND CHRONICLE
-—OF
Turf. Field, Aquatic and Kindred
Events.
Agriculture, \rt, Science, Lit
eriituro, ('hen*, Draughts, Milliards,
Veterinary, Shooting, Fishing, Trap
ping. Athletic Pastimes, Natural
History. Musitfaud the Drama.
For sale by Newsdealers. Send stamp
for catalogue of books.
Turf, Field and Farm Association,
251 Broadway, New York.
SHOP BY MAIL.
We have a thoroughly organiz
ed Mail Order Bureau, and send
samples with prices upon request.
You get the same goods at the
same prices that we sell our Wash
ington patrons. If you want any
thing in the Dry Goods and Fancy
Goods line write us, and we will
fill your order subject to your ap
proval, which means we will refund
the money if you desire it upon
the return of the goods.
GAUZE SHIRTS.
ioo dozen men’s white gauze
shirts at the low price of 21 cents.
Both long and short sleeves, in all
sizes from 34 to 41.
ladies’ vests.
Swiss ribbed vests of cotton, bal
briggan, lisle thread and silk.
Every grade represents the best we
can possibly secure to sell at the
several prices. Our highest aim
is to make the exchange the most
favorable to you.
Swiss ribbed cotton vests 15, 20,
25, 35 and 50 cents each.
Swiss ribbed lisle thread vests
62 >j. 75c and Si each.
Swiss ribbed silk vests 75c, 1,00,
1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00, 2.25, 3.00,
3.75 and $4 each.
Ladies gauze vests, 25, 35 and
50c each.
Ladies gauze pants 50c, Bal
briggan pants 50, 75c and S2.
Children’s vests and pants, in
gauze and other grades, 25c and
upward.
I1ARGAINS IN WHITE GOODS.
We offer 5,000 yards of white
sheer quality of lace striped, lace
checked, and plaid lawns, in more
than a dozen attractive patterns at
the low price of 12 and 15c per
yard.
This was a most opportune pur
chase, as some of these lawns sold
last season at 25c. They are the
best bargain we have yet offered in
white goods.
ALLENDALE COUNTERPANES.
More commonly called dimity
bed spreads. The name matters
little, but it is acknowledged to be
the lightest in weight, most dura
ble, easiest laundried, coolest and
most inexpensive of all the summer
bed coverings. Four sizes, single,
three-quarter, double bed and "ex
tra large" size, 65, 90c 1 and
Si.25 each.
NEW EMBROIDERIES.
The lots now coming in may be
termed bargain lots, being bought
under first of-the seasons prices,
and are consequently sold for less
than usual.
1 lot of 7 inch cambric embroid
eries, at l2’/ic per yard.
1 lot of 12 inch cambric embroid
eries nt 25c per yard.
1 lot of 22 inch cambric embroid
eries at 50c per yard.
Kxtraordinory values are being
offered in the beautiful hand-hem
stitched embroideries, edgings, in
sertings, flouncings, etc.
Excellent all over embroideries.
DRESS GOODS REDUCTIONS.
Here’s a drop in the choicest of
all the spring and summer dress
fabrics. 1 he balance of our line of
40 inch striped mohair brilliantinc
is offered at the reduced price of
61 '/Zc per yard. For summer trav
eling dresses and seaside walking
dresses it has no superior. Stylish,
attractive, serviceable and cheap.
Don’t expect it to be here long.
Special—40 inch cream all-wool
albatross, of a.superior quality, only
50c per yard.
Every desirable weave in cream
wool goods is here.
LINEN TABLE DAMASK.
We do not mean to frighten you
into buying table damask at this
time, but we consider it our duty
to apprise you of the fact that
there is every indication of an early
advance in price of at least ten per
cent. For the benefit of those who
wish to take advantage of the pres
ent low prices we quote as follows:
64 inch cream German linen
table damasks in a wide variety of
patterns only 50c per yard.
Special—72 inch bleached fine
grade German linen table damasks,
soft heavy quality, and in a variety
of very attractive original patterns,
only 90c per yard.
SPECIAL VALUE IN NAPKINS.
5-8 heavy grade bleached Ger
man linen damask napkins, in a
varied dwui linenl of vor^--)ir,-^crive
patterns, only Si per dozen.
UNDERWEAR SALE,
The sale of underwear is gather
ing strength and crowds every day.
Here are a few recent additions
that help to make an already at
tractive sale more attractive. We
never offered better bargains in un
derwear than are now being dis
tributed—just when you want them
most.
200 dozen fine cambric corset
covers, high neck, finished seams,
pearl buttons, neck trimmed with
Hamburg. Only 25c each.
100 dozen lonsdalc cambric hub
bard gowns, yoke of four Valencien
nes lace insertings, with fine tucks
between, neck and sleeves trimmed
with lace. Only £1.25 each.
We shall also offer 300 dozen
muslin corset covers, high and low
neck, finished seams, buttons and
buttonholes complete. Only-1234
cents each.
Nightgown of good muslin, V
yoke of two torchon lace insertions
and fine tucks, full torchon lace
ruffle around the neck, sleeves and
down the front. Onlygi. A bar
gain.
Good muslin walking skirts, with
tucked cambric ruffle and tucks
above only 55c.
Good muslin gowns, hubbard
yoke of six Hamburg insertings,
neck and sleeves trimmed with
Hamburg, only 75c each.
Now is the time to lay ir. your
supply of summer underwear.
children’s underwear.
Children’s muslin drawers, sizes
1 and 2, only I2^c. Better mus
lin and larger sizes, 15, 18, 21, 25,
28 to 45c.
Children’s muslin Mother Hub
bard Gowns, 31, 35, 40 and 45c.
Children's muslin shirts, 62^,
71, 75 and 80c.
SUMMER CORSETS.
100 dozen white canvas cloth
corsets for summer wear, side
steels, nice fitting and shapely.
Sizes 18 to 30, only 50c per pair.
WOODWARD LOTHROP,
Washington D. C.