The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-04


ton county, is building himseifa nice
residence in that place.
QUITE q number Of Arnettsyille
people came down from there Satur
day to see the game of ball.
TIE West Virginia State Fair will
be held, at Wheeling, from the 10th
to the 18th of September inclusive.
A VERY elaborate article by Prof.
White, on the Geology of West Vir-
ginia appeared in the last issue of
the Virginids.
CRoQUET playing seems to have
been revived this summer, and every
day our young people may be seen
swinging the mallet
QUITE O number of summer ex-
cursion parties have visited our town
lately and invariably they are pleased
and promise to return.
PRoF. JNo. Nj. BIRCH, who was re-
Gently elected Principal of the Fair
mont Normal School, has declined to
accept the appointment
ALARGE number Of our people ex-
pect to take in the game Of ball at
Waynesburg next Saturday. The
club leaves Friday afternoon.
Mrs. HART, the unfortunate insane
wemen, who has been confined in Jail
here for some time, was taken to the
Asylum on Monday by Sheriff Nc
Wicker and Tailor Merrifield.
DIVINE to the report that the yell
low fever Is in and near Old Point
Comfort, some of our people who in
tended going there this week, have
abandoned The idea and will sojourn
at some mountain resort.
A WELL known character, full of
benzine, tried to disturb the peaceful
quiet Of our town last Sunday, but
Mayor Hayes promptly appeared on
the scene and started the gent to-
ward his villa in the suburbs.
We have received q copy of the cat
alogue Of the Pittsburgh Exposition,
which is beautiful gem in its make
up and general character. This years
Exposition promises to excel all 9th
ers ever held in previous years. 1t
opens September 9th and continues
to October 18th.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIvERsITY.-Th
next session begins September 9Th.
ut is located in an intelligent orderly
community. 1t has ample buildings
upon a picturesque spot. command
ing noble prospect. There. is no
finer site anywhere for an institution
of learning" Wheeling IateHigen-
Ger.
WALTER MADEIRA will deliver to
subscribers in town any daily paper
published at publishers rates. He
also receives subscriptions for all the
standard weeklies, monthlies and
quarterlies. He can supply you with
any book or periodical published,
cheaper than you can get it yourself.
Persons would do we'll to consult him
before sending their orders. All
business entrusted to him promptly
transacted
THE Blacksmith correspondent Of
the Waynesburg Independent says:
Our town had to stand the racket Of
an old Virginia wedding from Days
run again on Saturday night. These
wedding parties are the noisiest.
crowds ever let loose and the con-
duct perfectly ridiculous in a CIV
ilized community. The contract
ing parties were DAILY Rodgers and
Miss Eva McCord, both of Day'srun.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the New York Ledger, the best liter
airy paper published. tits beginning
the popular story, "The Hidden
Hand" by Mrs. Southworth. This
thrilling and interesting story is we'll
worth the subscription price, besides
it contains other interesting stories
from the pens of the best writers, and
then it's editorial and other matter is
of the best. Send to Robert Bonner,
corner Of William and Spruce Sts.,
New York, and secure the Ledger.
IT is encouraging to read that the
potato bug has found an enemy which
will drive him to other grounds or
kill him on sight. An exchange says
that the army with vermillion colors
is being driven towards the northeast
before the advance guard of the tiger
beetles, band Of lively warriors re-
sembling the old fashioned pumpkin
bug. The beetle is spotted like a
tiger, and is as ferocious, according
its capacity, as a tiger. But it
does not destroy vegetation. Its prey
is bug and all insect life. 1t goes
around lively and darts at potato
bug or any other luckless creature
of the kind, and in less time than it
takes to write this line the beetle is
engaged in its feast, and the victims
are ended.-Ex.
A CoNcHRr 10 to be given Friday
evening, August Sd, at Seminary