The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-24
Saturday February "a. 1888.
Court convened again on Monday.

iate AGRICULTURAL reports.
Now gentlemen stand aside and
give Cass and Grant an opportunity.
WELL, some way, it seems to us
the anti-railroaders came out on top.
Court adjourned from Friday I'M
til Monday on account Of the K. X.
election.
The time fixed by law for the adj
journment of the Legislature will ex
pire this week.
A CONSIDERABLE amount of sick
ness is reported from various parts
of the county.
About as contemplate but pitable
n specimen of humanity as you can
find, is the habitual liar.
The railroad question is settled
now. Monongalians may just as well
be resigned to their fate.
WE learn that Mr. Penn. Radcliff
lost between $50 and 200 sticks of
timber by thelast freshet.
Look out for volley of abuse from
the State Press. We dislike to hear
it, but we cant blame them much.
OBITUARIES will hereafter be pub
lished in these columns only upon
the payment of half advertising rates.
\ SHOOTING affray occurred on the
street in Buckhannon on Saturday
night, in which Chas. f. Melius was
badly wounded by two men named
Smith.
THERE is grim satisfaction, says
an exchange in believing that If the
ground hog really saw his shadow
and returned to his hole that he is
drowned.
THURSDAY Will be Washington
birth day. The cadets will not fire
National salute as heretofore an
nounced. on account of the scarcity
of ammunition.
WIN. G. Brown & Son are having
their new law office over the Bank
fixed up preparatory to occupying 1t.
1t will he an e2viable office when fin
ished.
SOME Of our republican friends
swear by the great horn spoon that
this railroad question is not done
with yet. They declare that a mum
Der of gaping little political graves
are waiting to be filled, and will in
due time be occupied by the deserv
ing parties.
TooTH ache, collie, neuralgia and
numerous other similar ailments pre-
vailed to 3 great extent in town on
Sunday last when the returns from
the election were received. DIR. g.
w. was very bad with some of them,
We couldn't learn which; and the
Farmer seemed to have 'em all at one
attack. 1t WAS very distressing
Mr. A. c. WooD, teacher of the
Easton school, has begun the COM
mendable work of laying the founda
ton for library lie has already
procured number Of volumes. If
every teacher in the county would add
a few books each term, the schools
of the county would soon be provided
with q very respectable library.
THE public school at Cassville,
Monongalia county, has a library,
which was procured by soliciting
donations from the friends of cduca-
ton in that vicinity. We think this
good idea, and if proper efforts
were made respectable library could
be procured for almost every school
in the county.-Kingwood Journal.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold Fair, Festival and
Supper in the basement of the Church
next Thursday evening, Feb. 22nd.
Admission 10 cents. The ladies are
endeavoring to raise money to help
pay off the debt on the Church, and
should be encouraged in their enter
prise. Go all and help good cause.
GEO. P. SARGENT "CANED. The
officials of the House of Delegates
presented Col. Geo. p. Sargent with
gold headed cane a few evenings
ago in recognition of his efficient SER
vices. Col. Peyton made the pre-
sentation speech. Sargent's rejoinder
was equal TO the occasion. We would
have been glad to assist in the mat
ter.
The eighth annual report of the
President and Directors of the
Waynesburg and Washington rail
road is upon our table. 1t shows the
road to be in a healthy and pros
porous condition. 1t also gives some
interesting points relative to the
growth and development of Waynes-
burg and the country traversed by the
road.
SOME inaccuracies occurred in the
obituary of w. S. Jingle, that lately
appeared in these columns. They
were due the author and not the
printers. Miss Mary Eakin desires