The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-27
Saturday, December "a. 1884.



1T new. rains but it pours.'
MosT Of the students have gone
home to spend the holidays.
EXCELLENT coffee. 124 cents per
pound, at Kitchens. Try it.
THE public school will give vaca-
ton beginning this evening and last
ing until Jan. 9th.
DIR. GEO. B. MoRRIs, Dentist, will
he in Morgantown on the 10Th OF
December and remain Is days.
ED. PRoTzMAN has the finest and
cheapest lot of Christmas presents
ever brought to town. Stop in and
see them.
slime still keeps the old reliable
Oyster stand. The very best Oys-
tiers at lowest prices. See his adver-
tisement in another column.
WE have just received another
very interesting letter on the subject
of dancing at the University which
will appear in our next issue.
The town was full Of people yester-
day and the merchants were happy.
No doubt good many other people
will be happy when the gifts are dis
tributed.
The Christmas exercises of the M.
P. Sunday School will be held in
that church on Thursday evening,
the 25th inst Exercises to begin at
$50 O'Clock P. NJ.
For rent: pleasant, nicely fur
nished room, centrally located, near
hotels and boarding houses. Terms
moderate. Apply to Joseph More
land, Real Estate Agent.
WE will send the New DOMINION
and the New York Weekly World
one year to any address for 81
Send in your subscriptions and gel
two papers for the price of one.
EVERY glorious act Of a great life
starts forward an eloquent fact, DR.
Bulls cough syrup is the glorious ac'
of life's study, and it is positive
fact that it stands without rival.
WE are requested to announce thai
there will be Centennial services held
in the M. E. Church next Sunday
evening. Interesting addresses will
be made. Everybody cordially in
vited.
AN exchange says that L. w. Nor
gan, of Coal Centre, Pa, is prime
mover in project which is on foo
for establishing telephone company
along the Monongahela Valley. Thu
idea is favorably entertained by al
concerned.
Mr.. JOSEPH MoRELAND has def
nitely concluded arrangements tt
open real estate agency here. HI
will begin active operations early il
January. Several pieces of propert.
are already in his hands. Look GU
for his announcement in the NEv
DOMINION.
THE Waynesburg gas well is dow
about LOO feet. For several day
there has been trouble with the tool
but work has been resumed. A small
flow of gas was struck at a depth .
1900 feet, which has gradually in
creased, and it is now believed Their
is sufficient to light the town.-Gen
aus
IT seems strange to us that IN
known correspondents will persist |
sending us letters without signin
their names to them. Nearly ever
week we receive letters Of this kline
If you write anything for publicatio
that is accepted, and wish to renal
incog., you may rest assured that tn
editor will not disclose your name.
The masonry at Lock No s
about finished, that the engineers in
tended laying this fall, and in goo
shape for work early in the spring
ifCongress gives us an appropriate
this session. There were about foul
teen thousand yards laid this fal
and it speaks we'll for Sam. Brown
the General Superintendent charg
Sam. is the boy.-Genius.
No PAPER NEXT WEEK.-No pape
will be issued from this Office nez
week. The New DOMINION force hs
taken no holiday for year and v
deem it but just to give them sligf
breathing spell. We contempla'
making some changes and improv
ments in the Office and with the fe
DAYS thus allowed US will have tin
to arrange them definitely. The 0
flee will be open during the week an
all business callers will be welcom
A FRIEND with mathcmatic'
turn of mind hands us the followin
little problem, though not difficult
is somewhat peculiar and perhaI
some one may like to cudgel h
brains over it little. We will pul
lish the names OF those who send |
the correct analysis within thru
weeks.
Coal is now on dock, and mo-
is running on in steady stream.
men can clear the dock in one hou
II men can do it in 20 minute
How long will it take 4 men to do i
Notes About Town.
The average small boy conside
cd IL sar, oxroaf ain Ia ralou fru a Mt la