The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-17

The University dancing club thinks
of having a grand dance in the near
future.
DIR. GEO B. MoRRIs will extend his
time at Morgantown this trip until
January oath.
FIFTEEN dollars per ton is all it
costs to have freight hauled from
Fairmont now.
FAYETTE county, Pa, has lady
candidate for the office of Superin-
tendent of schools.
The first number of the West Vir-
ginia School Journal for 1885 will
be issued next week.
The Monongahela will get $48, 900
out of the next appropriation for
rivers and harbors, if the bill passes.
Mr.. J. F. WADE lately sold beef
of his own raising that weighed
2,400 lbs. gross. That is the biggest
one yet
PEOPLE who make the loudest pro-
fessions of honesty are generally the
poorest pay. We have few of that
class to deal with.
The party of Democrats from this
county who will attend the inaugu.
ration of President Cleveland prom
Uses to number more than fifty.
THE turnpike between this place
and Laurel Point is said to be al
most impossible. The stage takes
the old road by Camps.
QUITE number of the litigants in
the Morris Bowlby law suit were in
town early this week taking deposit
tions before Commissioner Brown.
THERE has been more weather to
the square inch in this section of
country during the last week than
the weather prophets knew what to
do with.
WE would request subscribers to
notice the date of expiration of their
subscriptions as printed on the mar
gin of their papers, and to renew
promptly.
WE will send the NEW DOMINION
and the New York Weekly World
one year to any address for 1920.
Send in your subscriptions and get
two papers for the price of one.
MAIL matter gets here sometimes,
but very frequently it don't. The
mail contractors we hardly think are
to blame. The great distance they
have to travel through the mud is a
sufficient excuse
THE early bird catches the bron-
chitis, and lovers of early morning
walks will find this true maxim.
If we were permitted to make a sug-
gestion, we should whisper: "Use
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
The gas well had reached depth
last night of nearly 400 feet. At a
depth of $50 feet subterranean
reservoir was tapped, and a fine ar
tesan we'll was the result. The cas-
ing was Immediately taken up and
the water allowed to escape below.
IT is just q little too exasperating
to have loafiing dead beats slyly
slip valuable exchanges from our
table. The average nuisance of
this variety is very choice in his Sc
lections. He takes nothing but the
choice ones we want for our own use.
AT the News Store on Walnut
Street you can get any kind of a
Book or any Of the popular Libraries
by the best authors, in cheap form.
They are in the reach of every one
who likes something good to read.
Books that would cost $3.50 and 50
elsewhere can be gotten there una,
bridged and in good type for 10, Is,
20 and IS cents.
WE have just heard of a man,
formerly of this county, but now OF
Illinois, who weighs the good round
weight of 500 pounds, and is so feshy
that he has to be kept in the cellar
during the summer, and who, when
he wants to read, does not have to
place the lamp on stand like other
men, but simply sets it on his stom-
ach where it is safe and secure.
THIS Office was shown recently q
color chart designed by Prof. A. L.
Wade and printed by an eastern
company. 1t represents the pris-
matte colors singly and in various
combinations, and is the most sue
cessful and perfect design of its kind
that we have ever seen. 1t is in
tended for use in schools and for
teaching chromatics generally.
In private letter from Mr. VIM.
Dunn, of Iowa, we find the following
in reference to the death of lady
who was brought up in this county
Mrs. Catharine Sencebaugh died at
her home near Rossvile on Dec. Is,
1884. She has one sister living near
Morgantown and many friends in
Cheat Neck and on the West side Of
the river. Her maiden name was
McShane and her age 68 years.
Hon. GEO. G. STURGIss has sold his
handsome residence at the corner oil
Main and Pleasant streets to Mr.. Jas
P. Donley, of Mt. Morris; considera-
ton $4,100 dollars. Mr.. Sturgiss
will not give possession until the
first Of May. Mr.. Donley is an en-