The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-11

NC optiA Shist CofftcpOnUcHto VI TUE
Standard tells this story on a gentle
men well known here: Thomas F.
Protzrnan, the genial merchant Of this
place, has been the victim Of another
practical joke. On last Thursday
night some evil disposed person or
persons barricaded his store with
boxes, carried his scales OF and hid
them over the hill, also put barrel
Of lime in his we'll. tom" said the
only thing he hated was the boarders
q. Halls laughing at him when he
cleared the debris away. He ought
to think Of the joke he played on some
fishermen two years ago and how
they returned it by the "old oak tree"
w. /. BOreman Esq, Of the Tyler
county Bar, was in town town last
week on legal business.
We find the following paragraph
in the Frostburg, Md, Mining Jour
nal Of Aug. 4th: Since our last re-
port the following ladies and gentle
men have arrived at Mrs. Richard
Bealrs residences: Mrs. John NJ.
Sweeney and Mrs. A. T. Garden,
Wheeling, w. Va, Col. James Exams
and wife, Moreantown, w. Va; Miss
Anna Dawson, Uniontown, Pa. Miss
es Annie w. and Florence J.. Michel
son, Baltimore.
Mr.. w. p. Wiley is at Mountain
Lake, where he will remain for few
weeks. We hope Mr.. Wiley will
come from that place to Morgantown,
Major Tom Brown, the modern
Nimrod, caught a FIVE pound eel in
the river here this morning. lis on
exhibition at the Robinson House.
Since writing the above he brought
in five pound turtle, and is now on
the lookout for ,chale. Things be-
gin to look little suspicious as cells
and whales are as rare in this river
as the conviction of a Republican
thief is in Washington. However, as
Perry Thompson was a witness, the
eel story is believed to be truc.-Bar-
boar Jefersonian.
Mrs. Geo. d. Purinton and Miss
Emma Fordyce returned from Green
vile, ). c. some time since and are
visiting their father Daniel Fordyce,
ESQ.,, at Sunny Side. Mrs. Purinton
we learn is much pleased with her
Southern home. Prot. Purinton will
probably make short visit here in
few weeks.
Denny Smith one Of our popular
clerks has given up his position in
Mrs. Rinehart's store and gone to
Connellsville, where he takes SINH
lar position. Denny's many friends
here regret to lose him.
Miss Ella Fordyce was at home
last week from Fairchance, where she
has been teaching music.
w. Houston and family returned
from Ohio on Saturday.
Mr.. S. w. Hall of Fairmont passed
through town on Monday on his way
home from Uniontown.
A little son OFF. G. Jolliff, the Den
tist Of Palatine, fell on last Saturday
and broke one of his ribs. DIR. Sterl-
ing attended to the injury, aud the
child is running about.-lnder.
Rev. G. A. Gibbons and family left
yesterday for months sojourn in
Eastern Virginia. We wish them a
pleasant time. Mr.. Gibbons has been
in poor health for some months past,
and goes for rest and to get Whit
Of sea air. We hope he may return
much improved and strengthened
Fdirmont linden.
We learn that Mr.. Lee p. Watson,
of Fairmont has lately been sorely
afflicted with rheumatism.
A MIR. O'Neil, of Keyser, was here
on Monday, and we learn, will, at an
early day open an agency for tne
Singer Sewing Machine Company.
Mr.. Jas. R. Boyd, of Gslva, Illinois,
has been visiting Mr. Jas. Rogers,
Jos. Morcland and other relatives in
this place Tor several days past. Mr..
Boyd is brother Of Thos. Boyd,
well known mere.
Prof Brooke and family are visit
ing their former home, Charlcstown,
w. Va,
Mr.. M. L. Snyder was at his old
home in Grant District a day or two
last week. He returned to Pittsburgh
on Friday.
Mrs. r. M. Wood, Of Scottdale, Pa,
has been visiting friends here and at
Stewartstown for about two weeks
past.
Our venerable friend Mr.. Elisha
Snider, Of Grant District made us
pleasant call on Saturday last.
Mr.. Jno. c. Capehart left on Mon
day to attend to some of his business
interests in Cincinnati. He will re-
turn thence to his home in the Ka-
nawha valley.
Our good friend Isaac A. Powell
made the New DcMfNrex a call on
Saturday and brought US a subscrip-
ton.
Mrs. w. ]. Richards, of Los An
geles, Cal, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Protzman in this
place.
We acknowledge favors within the
past few days from DR.. Geo. w.
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