Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-05-06
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CouYrERrElrlSc.-Mr. Lane, up at Com
mercial Buildings, has fitted up his appara-
tns for counterfeiling the" human face
dirine;" and i, lis said that his counterfeits
SO resemble the genuine as to be difficult Of
detection. Then should you wish faithful
Dasuerreotype of yourself or "next FRIEND"
call at once a, the Room over ELEPHANTS
Iron Store. Mr.. Lane may not tarry long,
and it is not every day that we have The op.
porunity 10 patronize an artist Of his attain
ments in the Daguerrean art.
CLEANING UP.-A corps Of workmen, un-
der command Of our excellent Town Ser
gsant, James Prolzman, has been diligently
applyingrhe I" shovel and the hoe nto the
deposites Of dirt and filth, accommodating for
some time IN our streets. Hereafter pedes.
trians Of the mos, delicate suscep,ibili,ies
may promenade the sidewalks without dan.
ger 10 the polish of their understandings at
the crossings; and those fine carriages we
see at Fairchild 6 I.aughead's and al Kern's
manufactures will have clear sailing.
Pos7scRrpT.-The man whose researches
in Astronomy lmayhap) were broush to SO
unceremonious conclusion the other night
by tumble over one Of those " hay cocks !"
ought not 10 have indnlsed in such terms Of
pnmeasured condemnation Of the work in its
present unfinished aspect! -
REvlvrSc.-The wet and gloomy weather
which hangs on so tenaciously to the skirts
Of oldwinler has not been without its train
Of pleasurabls and profitable events after
all. Those two excellent boats the Monon.
gahela Belle and Gen. La=ear, have given us
{. a horn a, regular intervals 10 keep up our
spirits, and given an animated air to BUSH
ness and the boys in the neighborhood of the
wharf! Long live Watkins and Anawslt-
may the shadows Of your crafts never be
less, nor their bauls less musical, cheering,
or welcome (Drauk standing,i you please.
The BRIDGE lin embryo).-Notwithstand.
ing. 1.-THE unpropi,ious weather and bad roads
Of the Spring, the enterprizing contractors
Of the mason-work ofthe contemplated river
Bridge have made good progress in their ell
gagement. The Eastern abutment andtow-
ers are rapidly approaching completion, and
the finishing touch 10 the towers on the West
side will be comprized in about tive MY feet
more solid slone.work. The contractors
(Messrs. Kenne. and Kelly are men Of unit
ring energy, and are erecting an enduring
monument 10 their mechanical skill.
"Goop FRESH MAcKEREL can be had at
Rogers and Fos.s's for l2s cents per dozen"
Yes; that's the way their advertisement, reads
and you eau easily test the matter by calling
al the red corner. In order to satisfy our
creduli,y in the matter 1--WE expect we look
ed ,nertdulou, when we read the advertise.
ment in wriling) they sent us dozen Of
those same, and we must say that they full.
filed our bes, expectations. They have all
the form and rom.liness Of No. 1 Mackerel,
and when properly prepared,
They mike first.rate dish,
For those who're fond Of fish,
,hati is really not to be sneezed at consider.
ing the amount Of capital invested in the
enlerprize. Call and try them before they
are all gone.
v LAST WEEK our Local tepor ter entire.
| Is overlooked the attempted Bank robbery,
so that by this time tits Thompson's ne,rs 10
many Of our readers. However, as the bur.
slsr failed to extrac, any Of "the root Of al!
evil from lis place Of deposit, he will be the
mote readily excused, That enlerpiize didn't
pay first cost, for instead Of the 'slittering
gold thai, alured the villains vision, he was
encountered by the grim spectre Of thief
proof safe, and the cold comfor, Of empty
drawers. He must have felt small on taking
his leave under cover Of murky sky.
nryTwo thousand German emisnnts
| 1850 =, nt,payn nj the lnipst dats waiting