The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-07-21

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n. P. Church.
The General Conference of the II.
p. Church will meet in FairnoAt
in May next
SAND papered heads seem to be
fashionable now and are the delight
Of the festive fiy.
WE welcome to our table the Alder
son Statesman edited by our old
friend John II. Furgesou.
A PARTY of nearly twetty persons
from Pittsburgh are chartered at
John Dietrich's for the season.
A NUMBER of persons from this
place will spend the major part of
next month at Mountain Lake.
Now would be the time to mako
contracts for fall advertisements.
Who is the first to be heard from?
The average dry goods clerk hasn't
much to do but fan himself and fight
the flies, business being at a stand
still.
AMARRIAGE license was issued for
VIM. H. West and Ellen Cole, both
OF Union district this county on
Tuesday.
SMDER's steam thresher has been
at work threshing Mr.. Keck's wheat
crop on the hill opposite town, for two
days past.
THERE are, it is said, more summer
guests at Deer Park, Oakland and
Mountain Lake than ever before at
this early date.
The Kanawha Gazette announces
that General Grant, General Sherman
and ex-Secretary Evarts have en-
gagged rooms at the White Sulphur.
IT 10 probable the colered M. +.
Church will hold camp meeting at
Oak Grove, near Ainettsville, COM
mencing about the middle of August.
ALLENDER's mill is under roof and
10 rapidly approaching completion.
The machinery has been on the river
for two weeks past, detained on &C
count of low water.
THREE certificates good for four
years were issued by the Board of
Examiners of this county last week
to three lady teachers, viz: Misses
SADIE Coil, Laura Shisler and Anna
Campbell.
THE bad feeling that is being STIR
red up concerning thd University
will certainly result in no good to the
Institution and we hope will be cor
rected before the opening Of the next
school year.
The Fairmont Inde1 appeared last
week enlarged and improved. We
are gratifed to observe the steady
growth of our agreeable contempt
rary and wish It the success it 80
. richly merits.
IT is said there are nearly one hun
dred parties camped on the Monon-
Rahela and Cheat rivers between this
place and Pittsburgh. Camping is
getting to be popular way Of spend
ing the hot months.
FISHER Il SHKAS's big refrigerator
u great improvement. Two whole
beeves, beside quantity Of smaller
meat can be stored in it at once. They
can keep supply Of meat on hand
At all times by its nse.
LOCAL crop reports are very salts
factory. The wheat lie all harvested
and is good. Work in the meadows
has commenced and the crop is above
the average while oats and corn
promise an abundant yield.
TEE Merchants National Bank of
birthplace has put massive new door
to its vault; one Of the best and
strongest made. The door is fitted
with time lock and affords absolute
protection against burglars.
The Uniontown papers do not
speak in very complimentary terms
Of the Rough and Ready B. B. Club
in,contrast with the Lafayettes. Con-
sidcring the circumstances the boys
should not be too harsh in their criti-
cisms.
"A LETTER received from our young
friend Samuel McC. linn, Of Vincen-
nes, Indiana, informs US that he il
prospering nicely at that city and
likes the Hoosier State very much.
We will try to find room for the let |
ter in our next.
THERE is already some talk of form
ing new building association here.
The stock Of the present one is up to
nearly 80 and it has been so we'll
managed and so successful that it |
will be an easy matter to form an
other of 500 or 600 shares.
The School Commissioners of the |
Independent district at their meet |
ing on Friday evening last, elected
Miss Eta Boyers to the position
made vacant by Miss Philips resig-
nation, and chose Miss Dora Dorsey |
TO ill the former lady's place.