The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-13
The railroad proposition will q
this time sure

HE railroad proposition VIII go
this time sure.
Now is the time to renew your sub
scription for 1888.
NoTIcE the report of the Second
National Bank printed iii another
column.
THERE will be dance at Waverley
Hall this evening. The number of
invitations are limited.
DR. MORRIS AND HALL and the Doc
tors man Friday, (Alfred) left on
Monday for Pennington.
PRESBYTERIAN Mite Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. S. Shis-
Ter next Thursday evening Jan. 18th.
Come all.
NOTICE the sale of stock, household
furniture &cs by Josiah Haldeman,
advertised in this issue. A bargain
awaits some stock man.
1T is rumored that another hard
ware store will be opened in this
place in the spring by Mr. Eliza Rep
pert, now of Scottdale, Pa.
THE Philippi Platndealer says:
Mrs. Samuel Woods has been under
the care of physician this week.
She had symptoms of pneumonia.
WE learn that Mr.. II. J. Boyers
and family, of Randall, will remove
to Philadelphia next Spring. We re-
greet to lose them from this county.
A NUMBER of our State exchanges
are running two lads" for firm that
calls itself Osgoodby & Co. From
what we can learn they will do it for
nothing.
We would be glad to hear from our
correspondents upon the railroad
question. Let some one from each
district give us the sentiment of the
people of his section.
The County Court was in session
all last week and transacted a great
amount of business. A very salts
factory report Of the proceedings will
be found in another column.
w. p. BARKER, of Grant district,
has been appointed Superintendent
of the County Infirmary at Cassville,
to begin April 1st We have no
doubt Mr.. Barker will make good
man for the position.
LEWIS BAKER Co. have sent us
number of their excellent maps and
we can now furnish them to sub
scribers, at this office. This is good
time to subscribe We will send the
New DoMININ, the Register aud map
all for 1896.
THE following Directors for the
Second National were elected on
Tuesday to serve for the ensuing year:
Il. Shisler, r. G.. Berkeley, Jno. H.
Hoffman, VIM. Moorhead, VIM. l.
Nandervort, Dr. Geo. b. Morris and
VIM. B. Long.
EVERY one SAYS the pending rail
road proposition is good one and
will be ratified on election day. If
all the friends of the railroad enter
prise will go to work industrously,
it will have very little opposition by
the 18th of February.
In another column we publish the
order of the counqy court authorizing
vote to be taken upon the PROPOSE
ton of the county subscribing 800
600 to the railroad up the Valley and
100000 to the Blacksmith and Nor
gantownnarrow gauge road.
DWELLING houses are more in de-
mand here than usual, caused by the
prospect of railroad work beginning
next simmer. The actual beginning
Of the work will quadruple the de
mand for every thing and create a
market for almost everything that is
offered for sale. A hint to the wise
is sufficient.
FROM our latest reports, it seems
probable that j. r. Donehoo, State
Senator, from the Panhandle district,
and formerly editor of the Constitu-
ton, will be elected President of the
Senate. He is very scholarly man,
and good parliamentarian and will
make an excellent presiding officer.
We hope he is the man.
SENATOR DAWSON has our thanks
for copy of the Preston County His
tory. We appreciate the work very
highly indeed. 1t preserves matters
Of local history that no doubt would
soon become lost 1t is certainly a
credit to its publishers, bat is not as
complete and elaborate work as the
Monongalia History will be.
THE directors of the l. V. d. M.
r. r. held business meeting in the
office of President McGrew, one day
last week. We are glad to learn as
we do from the President that con-
tracts will be let and the work GER
tainly commenced on this road in
March. The osecution of this
work will act as stimulus to our
other railroad enterprises.
New VoTINe PLAcEs.-Upon petit
ton of numerous voters of the respec-