The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-05

Saturday August 5, 1882.
QuITE number Of visitors are in
town at this time.
The Marvel Camping Club will go
into camp at Quarry Run this week.
LIVERY prices have declined slight
ly and business seems to be brisk at
all the stables.
DEMOCRATS are requested to OBJ
serve the notice of meetings printed
in another column.
The Congressional convention for
this district will be held at Keyser
on Friday of next week.
A HARVEST HOME will be held at
Mooresville, in Clay district, on Sat
urday, Aug. 18th. Every person
may consider himself invited.
WE would call the attention of
>teachers to the notice of teachers
examination to be found in another
column.
WHAT is more precious than good
lealthp You enjoy it if you will only
try sLindsey's Blood Searcher." 1t
never fails.
PoTAToEs were scarce few weeks
ago at 70 cents per peck. The mar
ket is supplied with an abundance
now at 124 cents per peck.
For the next 80 days immense re-
duction on all goods, Summer goods
below cost call early and secure
great bargins, at Hirschman's.
The county institute for this year
bids fair to be the most interesting
we have yet had. Every teacher in
the county should attend without
fail.
Mr.. CARMoDY, the contractor at
Lock No. s, on the Monongahela riv-
er, at the mouth of Dunkard. is
building house in which to remain
during the continuance of the work.
PRoF. LYON and family, Prof. ID. B.
Purinton and family, and Prof. A. l..
Purinton returned from their camp
on Cheat last week, after quite a
protrated and pleasant season of
outdoor life.
The New DOMINION will be sent to
any address from this date until
November LIST for 80 cents. Our
friends are requested to call the at
tention of their neighbors to this an
nouncement.
LUcIAN SNIDER's steam thresher,
that has been at work on Mr.. Keck' S
farm, has attracted much attention.
The farmers are much pleased with
it, as they say it is cheaper and more
satisfactory than to use horses.
WE have not the pleasure of the
acquaintance of Mr.. w. S. Hillery,
the new member of the Board of Elk
aminers, but from what we have
learned of him, we do not hesitate to
pronounce the appointment a good
one.
1t is hoped that all the teachers in
the county will attend the Institute
next week. Prof. Purinton will con
duct the exercises in music and will
use the work that has been adopted
for the school throughout the county.
HAPPY now are the clerks of the
stores whore proprietors do not be-
lieye in advertising. They can
stretch out upon the counter, place
their heads upon roll of shelf faded
calico, throw piece of bobinet over
their faces, and snore the happy hours
away.-Er.
THE Morgantown Base Ball Club
has been industriously practicing for
the past few days preparatory to
their match game with the Grafton
Club, to-day. The game is to be
played at Fairmont and is exciting
much interest among the friends OF
the respective parties.
A CAMP MEETING will be held In
the grove near Georgetown, Monon-
gala county, commencing August
18th, and lasting ten days, under the
auspices of the NJ. E. Church (col-
ored). Rev. A. C. Steptoe will have
charge of the meeting, and will be
assisted in the services by other able
ministers.
The PRESTON PUBLISHING COMPANY
will begin the work of writing the
history of Monongalia county this
week. 1t will be written by Mr.
Wiley, author of the history of Pres
ton county. 1t will be work thai
every resident of the county should
have. The work in Preston county
was great success and we see nc
reason why it should not be equally
SO here.
SEWING MAcHINEs.--The house
hold sewing machine, introduced and
sold in this county by N. S. Steele is
now SO popular that agents for Other
machines find it necessary to keeT
one in stock to draw custom and sat
isfy the demand of the people to SEE
this most excellent machine. We arr
Glad In GOO IL attre ctinc On mut.h at