The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-05-16

The next session of the Circuit
Court for this county will convene
on Tuesday, June 9th.
On the evening of the 7th there
was dance at the Wallace House
by the elite of the town.
You can get fresh roasted Virginia
peanuts and glass of ice cold Lem
onade at the News Store.
SOME of the people of Clarksbulg
are after the scalp Of Postmaster
Richards, of that place, and expect
to secure it.
For the best brand of Cigars, Sto-
gies and Smoking Tobacco, also fine
Florida oranges and lemons, call at
the News Store.
MORE than dozen persons came
to our office last week and subscribed
for the New DOMINION. These were
in. addition to the renewals.
CALL at the News Store and see
the latest copies of the London Neps
giving full account and cuts Of the
late war in Europe-received every
week.
WE were lately shown picture of
the handsome office just built by Dir.
J. j. Hall, at Alma, Nebraska, the
place of his adoption. We are glad
to note his prosperity.
Our correspondents from all parts
OF the county report that greater
acreage of corn will be planted this
spring than usual. A good idea on
the part of our farmers.
BOB BURDETTE says of the man
who owes subscription to newspa-
per and will instruct the postmaster
to send it back refused that "God
wasted mud when he made him."
THE B. & O's. corrected time table
will be found in another column. The
schedule shows but little change at
Fairmont, though the time between
tile East and West has been shor-
tened.
If you want a Rubber Stamp, of
any size, with ink of any color and
pads, for stamping your envelopes,
letter heads, circulars, business cards
and clothing, call at Walter Madera's
News Store.
AN exchange says: Spring bon
nets have arrived in this city and
we are happy to inform our gentle
men readers that the price remains
the same-two flowers and patch
of velvet, seventeen dollars.
The services of Prof. T. M. Baker
have been secured to fife for the
cadet corps during the Commence
ment season. That gentleman is as
famous performer on numerous
other instruments as he is on the fife.
MISS SUSIE MOORE took her botany
class out botanizing last week and
when crossing Decker's Creek near
the old paper mill one of her pupils,
Miss Nellie Moreland, fell into the
creek but was rescued by Master
Warren Pierce.
THERE were all the evidences of a
coming storm; the very air vibrated
with the odor of danger! but when
the kind father took from his pocket a
bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup then
came a calm, for the baby had the
Group and would now get we'll.
IT is suspected by some that those
people of Ritchie, Gilmcr and Cal
houn counties who have been having
their so-called gold and silver ores
analysed, are being imposed upon
by those who are protesting to dc
this analytical work.
THERE is great deal of distress
in the mountains just now. Some
charitable parties from this place
gathered lot of clothing, -four, meat
and other eatables one day Of last
week and distributed them among
the poor and needy of that locality.
We hope that this good work may
continue, and we are sure that those
to whom kind providence has kindly
provided for, will ever be ready to
help their poor neighbors in thel
need for help.
The masonry of the Buffalo bridge
was finished last Tuesday, and now
awaits the superstructure, which is
expected to arrive here daily. Until
it is put in place and the bridge is
completed no track will be laid, but
the work of repairing and ballastie
the road bed preparatory to track
laying, is being pushed forward and
the ties and rails will be put dowr
rapidly when this work shall once b.
commenced.-Inder.
Mr.. JOHN H. HOFFMAN is making
some good improvements on his
property on Spruce street. Til,
fence in front of the house he has
taken up and set it nearly eight fee
back from its former position, thu.
making a wide and handsome pave
ment. We are told that his neigh
bors will follow his example ant
move their fences back. When thi
is done that part of Spruce stree
will be superb. Mr.. Hoffman Away
takes the lead in improvements.
THERE was quite fall of snow il
the mountains on Friday morning
May 9Th, and the atmosphere il
Morgantown was very chilly. Goa
fires and overcoats were in demand
Parties who were made to believ
by few warm days that spring hat
set in in earnest, and moved thei
stoves to their summer quarters
looked very blue, and were happy t
be permitted to warm their benumb