The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-10-22
Random Notes.
BY OUR GEORGE.

oil the military department during
Major Lees absence.
Mrs. Sears will remain at the
bridge until January first
Boarding houses here charge
from ten to twenty per cent more now
than at this time last year.
Twenty five indictments for sell
ing whiskey were found by the grand
jury last week. They were not all
against residents Of Morgantown.
r.. +. Sheeran, agent for Miles
Orton's big show, called and fixed
up" matters with the papers here,
consequently the show is big thing.
Will Porter, will, we learn, take
position in store at Fairchance
in a few days.
If that fellow up street makes
any more fence on Sunday, we will
eall his name right out loud.
Those big oysters George De
bolt brought from Baltimore are
monsters. They weigh less than two
pounds each.
p. j. Wright has severed his
connection with Laishley Viewers
grocery.
The steam mills are still crowd
ed to their utmost capacity, and will
be as long as the dry weather con-
times.
The drought does not affect the
SANDER and gossip mill. 1t contin-
ues to turn out grists Of lies and SUR
misses with undiminished regularity
and capacity. People who have no
business of their own--if they had
they would not attend to thrust
look after the interests of their neigh
bors.
Why don't our delinquents pay
up what they owe and year in adj
vance? They would feel much bet
ter and we would be very much ben
Gifted.
The public schools arc getting
along famously under the new adj
ministration. Pupils, parents and
all are satisfied.
CART Reay has about recovered
from the effects of the accident men
toned in these columns two weeks
since.
N. S. Steele, r. C. Huntington
&c Cos. agent, is driving a lively
trade in sewing machines. They be-
lieve in printers ink, consequently
will succeed.
-Lonny Keck has been entering
chancery orders for Clerk Raymond
during the present term of court.
Rev. Snodgrass expects to start
for his new home, Parkersburg, to-
day. Rev. T. b. Hughes, his sue
ccssor, will reach this place this week.
Sol Frum took fifteen or twenty
head of cattle to Uniontown on Sat
urday, hoping to get better prices
than are offered here.
Geo. c. Galliher, of Preston
county, and Miss Alice Gwynn, of
this county, were married at the St.
Clair house on the 10th.
Frank Sennett has sold his prop
erty at Evansville and removed to
LemoDt Furnace, Pa. Good luck to
him.
We would be glad to hear from
our correspondents at Laurel Point,
Arnettsville, Clinton, Cassville and
Cheat Neck. So far as we are advis-
ed none Of them have died or left the
country.
IF we had all the money promis-
ed us, we would be comparatively
rich; but if we had all the "lickins'
we have been promised, there would
mt be enough of US left to spend the
first copper.
Goods for this place are now
hauled in Wagons from Fairchancc.
Truly, we are progressing backward.
--Jno. w. MADEIRA has finished
making out the Assessors books for
the county. They are now being
compared at the Clerks office and
will be ready for delivery to the Sher-
IIaif in a few days.
"A fight occurred on Walnut st.
few mornings since in which poor
old Mike, as usual, came out second
best. 1t cost the other fellow 500.
If our patent outside exchanges
would favor us with whole paper
occasionally, it would be appreca-
ted.
Mrs. Fannie Sharks, who has been
quite low for some time with typhoid
fever, we learn is recovering. 1t is
said her pulse at one time was l40.
DR.. John treated the case.
--Hallow zen comes on apace.
Dark plots are being concocted
against the cabbage bed of the in
dustrious citizen.
1t is almost impossible to get
mail forwarded properly through
small offices in the county. The
postmasters are too careless and don't
understand their business. We trust
the day is not far distant when some
of the abuses referred to can be cor
rected.
DIR. Morris was in town on Sun
day and Monday
"A fellow saluted us with the que
ry: is Dr. Clark Holyfield married?'
Don't know. We never asked him.
We will try and find out and let you
know.
DIR. c. C. Jacobs, formerly of
Arnettsville, has located at Frostburg
Md. The Doctor was quite popular