The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-06

Morgantown ''left in the shade"
READ Vennor's predictions for the
month of August in another column.
THERE were several cases of drunk
enness in town last Saturday and
Sunday.
The Academy is being scrubbed
out and cleaned-up generally. A
good idea.
CAMP MEETINGS are not as popular
in this county now as they were two
weeks ago.
ANOTHER comet is to put in an APP
pearance in August, SO the telescope
man reports.
We desire to call special attention
to the Commissioners Notice found
in another column.
LAST Monday was exceedingly dull
for the first day of Court, not many
people being in town.
A SISTER of the Rev. George Miller,
of the Baptist Church, this place, died
recently in the Third District.
The ''Katydid'' has put in an APP
pearance. According to the old say
ing, we will have frost in six weeks.
The invalid finds in "Dr. Lindsey's
Blood Searchcr" Natures great re-
storer. 1t is wonderful. Sold by all
druggists.
LESS than one month until oyster
time will be here. We learn that
Slime and Debolt will both have oys-
tiers during the fair.
DEBoLT's Ice Cream Saloon in
creases in popularity as it gets older
1t is now considered, the "old relia-
blc." Lazicr's building, up stairs.
THE Teachers Institute for this
county will be held in Morgantown,
beginning August 22d. See notice
by County Superintendent keenan, in
another column.
MoRGANTowN will be well repre-
scented in Fairmont to morrow. They
all go to see the animals. This is
all right, but we hope the snakes will
not get in their boots.
HoN. JlaaIEs s. WATSON has our
thanks for late valuable documents.
Within the past six months that gen
tleman has frequently placed us I'M
der obligations for the same kind of
favors.
WE called the attention of the
authorities last winter to an ugly
mud hole in the road near Chestnut
Ridge school house. The road there
is still almost impossible, and should
: be attended to before bad weather
sets in again.
Taken tip.
BY WIN. NJ. Arnett, Oak Grove
House, near Arnettsville, dark bay
horse, deficient in one eye, when
fouhd had back-strap and halter
on. The owner can have the same
by proving property and paying
charges.
Ice CREAM.-This delicacy can
he found at Debolt's handsome par
Tors over Lazear's store, every even
ing. They keep nothing but the
best of cream. We know whereof we
speak when we say this. II you
don't believe this 60 judge for your
self.
WHENEVER a Beaver county man
gets tired of staying in Jail he sim
ply walks out. That is much better
than, the way the inmate of the Nor
gantown Jail did the OTHER day, who
not only left the institution, but took
the key with him, so that the jailor
could not get in.-Pitts6urg Leader.
A SLIGHT MISTAKE w. Nc
Coy, Esq, while attempting to alight
from moving train at Burton Sta
ton, on Saturday of last week, lost
his centre of gravity and fell upon
the platform. He now wears few
patches of court. plaster on his face,
which cover all the wounds he sus-
tained.-West Viyyininn.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKETS. j
Prices last week for beef cattle ranged
as follows: Best beeves, 81 and Ga
cents; that generally rated first quail
ity, A and 81 cents; medium or good
fair quality, 81 and Al cents; ordinary
thin steers, oxen and cows, p and 81
cents. Most Of the sales were made
at from to cents.
The SANE OLD SToRY.-We know
of a man in this county who does not
believe in newspapers-has not tax
en- one for some time, and who, il he
could have his way, would starve
them out Of existence. Ofcourse he |
is not posted on anything. The 9th
Ell day he sold bunch of'cattle for
$50 less than the market price. That
same $50 would have paid for the |
Republican for fifty -four years.
Philippi Republican. !