The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-05
NOTICE.
Hirschman's store will be
closed Sept. 10th and 10Th.

THERE are still seven men confined
in jail here two insane, and five
State prisoners.
THERE were about three hundred
visitors at Protzman's gallery last
week admiring the beauties.
HIRsoHMAN's new goods are arriv-
ing by the wagon load. 1t is won
der to us what becomes of all the
stuff he gets.
PRoTzMAN, the photographer, pho
tographed the Institute in the Acad-
envy yard and also the M. p. Confer.
ence in a body in front of their new
church.
PERSONS having rooms to let to
students with or without board, and
those desiring TO board students will
please notify President Turner, stat
ing terms, DC.
The engine and other machinery
from the water well is being removed
TO the Dunkard oil field, where it
will be used to bore an oil well. We
hope the parties concerned may
strike it rich.
In Clinton and Union districts the
Centennial committees have been at
work and are arranging to do their
partt oward making the celebration an
immense affair. 1t should be made
memorable occasion.
"HrsToRIEs make men wise, Poets
witty" But what in the world does a
man want with either when he has
sprained his ankle. No sir, not
these, not these! Give him but one
bottle of Salvation Oil The great
est cure on earth for pain.
DR. MAcKEY publishes a notice in
another column requesting those who
owe him to settle. The Doctor is in
vesting several thousand dollars in
his new roller mill, and we are pretty
certain that he needs money, needs
it bad, and q good deal of it,
AT meeting of the school board
of the independent district held on
Monday evening Miss Ollie Lawhead
was unanimously elected to succeed
Miss Elite Boyers. The selection
we believe is well made and will be
acceptable to the patrons of the
school.
PERSONS from various parts Of this
State and many from the west are
sending us inquiries about our cen
tennial. We can say little beyond
what is indicated in the programme.
All may make their arrangements to
attend, however, as our people are
working away upon plan that will
soon be perfected.
A SELECT ball was given at the
Grafton B. q o. Hotel which is re-
ported as very enjoyable affair
The Sentinel says of it: The occas-
ion was notable on account of the
representative character of those
present, the beauty of the ladies and
the elegance of costume, most OF the
ladies and number of their escorts
appearing in full dress.
A LATE stroke of enterprise on the
part of the Wheeling Register is the
publication of Talmage's sermons or
the day after they are delivered il
Europe, that eminent divine being
now making a tour on the continent
That paper still maintains its popu
larity here and will equal in circula
ton pretty nearly all other dailes
combined when the railroad is opened
and it can reach us promptly.
The board of trustees of Washing
ton and Lee University last weel
elected Rev. John p. Strider, D. d.
professor of moral philosophy anC
bellies lettres, vice Rev. j. L. Kirk
patrick, d. d., deceased.-FreeP Press
DIR. Strider was voted for by severa
members of the Board of Regents o
the West Virginia University 70
President and is said to be gentle
man of scholarly attainments.
LAST Friday J. j. Duncan, Gu,
Barker, w. L. Bland and three femal
attendants from the Asylum came t.
this place and removed Mrs. Brown
Melvina Riddle, Kate Harker ant
Fannie Reynolds to Weston. Thes
unfortunate women have been con
fined in the jail here for a long tim
awaiting room at the Asylum. Their
are still two insane men here, sever
illness preventing their removal a
this time.
The State Superintendent inform
us that competitive examinations TO
one Peabody Scholarship from tn
State at large and one each from tn
Third and Fourth Congressiona
Districts, will be held at the follow
ing times and places: For the Stat
at large Saturday September 12tl
at Wheeling, for the Third Congress
ional District, the same time, at Chal
lesion, for the Fourth Congressions
District, Thursday, September 10tl
at Point Pleasant.
A QUIET wedding took place i
Durbannah on Tuesday mornin!
1t was the marriage of Ed. R. d.
main and Miss Anna Campbell
The groom is son of Mr.. Fran
Domain and was always considere
one of the model young men of tt
place. He is now member of I'll
U. S. Signal Corps and is statone
at Prescott, Arizona. The bride
one of our best young ladies. F.
years she has been teacher in I'll
Morgantown school and has been
general favorite. Immediately att
the ceremony which was performt
at 81 o'clock by the Rev. Mr.. Finnt
the happy couple departed for Pre-
colt, the recipients of blessings n
only from immediate friends b
from every body who knew thel
The New DOMINION heaves the tt
ditional old shoe after them with
hearty bon voyage.
THE REV. j. F .CowAN, of Pit
burgh, who was in attendance at t
NJ P. Conference, by request del
cred his lecture entitled "Six Hu
bred Miles Through Canada on
Bicycle" at Academy Hall. on 81
urday evening. The audience W
fair in numbers and above the av'
noe in intelligence. The net Dl