The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-01-06

DIR. 7. NJ. Hood and Miss Dora Fore
man.
The New Years card trade was
brisk at this Office on Saturday last.
The boys all know where to get nice
things.
QUrrE number of ladies in town
kept open house on New Years. The
young gentlemen callers were quite
numerous.
A PLEASANT company assembled at
the residence Of Thomas r. Evans on
Tuesday evening. They were nicely
entertained.
Dir. MoRRIs will close his present
visit here this week and will go on
Saturday to Warrington to fill his
engagement there.
We have another chance to get
railroad For the skae of our own
name and for those who are to come
after us, let us improve it.
john II. HOFFMAN, Esq, Cashier
of the Second National Bauk, gave
an oyster supper some evenings ago
in honor of President Wilson.
HENRY c. BAKER and Mr. Hack
ney are now partners in the beef
business. We extend best wishes
for the success of the new firm.
The Boarl of County Commission
ers has been in session since Nor
d " and much work done. Proceed
ings in full will appear next week.
Mr.. FRANK SENNETT, Of Youngs-
town, Pa, formerly of this county was
presented with fine daughter on
Christmas. Congratulations Faank.
HLL's Central Hotel at Parkers-
burg is one OF the best hotels in the
State. and its proprietor one of the
most genial gentlemen we ever met.
LITTLE BILL LEwELLEN, of Gran
vile, this county, proposes to fight
any man in West Virginia for the
feather weight championship of the
State. His weight is llllbs.
WE are under obligations to Hon.
Alexander II. Boteler for a copy of
the report Of the Tariff Commission.
1t is rather elaborate document Of
100 closely printed pages.
THE public is cordially invited by
the Parthenon Literary Society to at
tend the memorial services of the late
II. Perry Morris, to be held in the
University Chapel on Friday evening
next.
PRoF. b. S. MORGAN publishes in
another column very sensible article
: containing suggestions Of benefit to
the Public Schools. We commend
.aics tostIe attention Of every one inter
estcd in school work.
OUR columns are already over
loaded with correspondence and we
have at least q score upon our table
unread. We are glad to hear from
so many of our friends and hope they
will continue in the good work.
HOUSES for rent are scarce here;
about all the desirable ones are al
ready engaged for the ensuing year
and several parties are still not sup
piled. Some new families moving
in cause the extra demand.
THE West Virginia Historical So
ciety will hold meeting in Wheeling
esI. the 18th Of this month. The meet
ing will be held in pursuance of the
call of the President, Hon. Chas. J.
Faulkner. 1t will be an interesting
session.
A LARGE number Of communica-
tions have been received since our
last issue that we can't possibly
crowd into our columns. We are al
ways glad to get them. They show
the enterprise and good will of our
friends even if we can not publish
all Of them.
PRoF. JAS. S. STEWARDS class in
the Presbyterian Sunday School
presented him with splendidly
bound copy of Burns works for
Christmas gift. The selection Of
such gift for Prof. Stewart is we'll
timed as no one appreciates good
book more than he.
The GREAT SALE has commenced
at less price than ever before. We
are overstocked. Our trade is al
most over, therefore rather than carry
wiuter goods we have cut them down
in prices, so that it will pay everyone
to buy whether they are in need or
not at Hirschman's.
The vote upon the subscription
mentioned in another column will no
doubt be ordered submitted by the
County Commissioners to-day. The
day fixed for the election by the petit
TONERS is Saturday, February 18th,
which no doubt will be approved by
the Commissioners.
Mr.. SAMUEL EVERY, of Cass dis
trict has our thanks for treat of the
finest apples we have seen for long