The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-11-14

alysis of the ore and give the result
"VEsTIGIA NULLA RETRoRsUM. y
THE SPIRIT OF PRoGREss-IMPRovE-
MENTs IN THE Town DURING THE PAST
YEAR.-Our neighbors have been so
long in the habit of calling us I'M
progressive that they still keep it up
though it is no longer true. Nor
gantown has improved as much, per-
haps, during the past twelve months
as any town in the State; and the in
dications are that even more worlds
will be conquered by it within the
coming year than during the past.
The New DOMINION goes to nearly
every home in town and, of course,
has an opportunity of measuring
these steps of progress. The follow
ing list includes every improvement
in the outward appearance of the
town, worthy of public mention, made
during the past year:
On Front street Geo. G. Sturgiss's
large building near the bridge has
been finished and the one now occu-
pied by David Chadwick has been
built; J. NJ. Kerns' shop has added
greatly to the appearance of Pleasant
street. New pavements have been
laid in front of E. w. S. Behring'S
and the Sturgiss property. F. H.
ST. Clair's large and substantial
barn is also great improvement to
this street, Farther up the street
Mrs. MADEIRA has built the neat
dwelling house now occupied by
VIM. Robinson. Front street itself
has been continued from Capt. Nc
Vicker's to the Vance property,
distance of $50 yards. On this con-
tinuation J. Riley Dean is building
dwelling house. Nearer-the river
Benz Smiths new house makes a
good appearance. On Long Alley
VIM. Prices capacious building has
been completed.
On Walnut street Pickenpaugh's
mammonth store rooms and DIR.
Mackey's elegant residence have
been finished within the year. Far
ther up the street the Methodist
Protestants have built a tower to
their beautiful new church. Main
street boasts of Col. James Evans
elegant new brick; DR.. Casselberry's
residence has also been finished
since the beginning of the year. On
Spruce street Mrs. Anderson has
erected stylish house and is re-
pairing an old one; Howard Sturgiss
has built a neat residence and DR..
Brock has made costly repairs. Jno.
M. Davis has built residence on
the Spruce street extension.
New pavements have been laid at
various places on Spruce street, and
on Pleasant street the pavement has
been continued past Prof. Lorentz's
and is a great convenience to resi-
dents of that quarter. The lecture
room of the M. E. church has been
re-modelled. The University build
ings have been reprinted and the in
teriors greatly improved in many
ways.
The corporation limits of the town
itself have been extended and new
streets are being laid out. A gas
well has been sunk. An experiment
has been made with a well for water
works and the derrick still stands
like a monument on the hillside.
And any fine day you can see work
men busy with hammer and trowel
on the railroad depot, which already
has it's walls nearly finished. 1t is
10S feet long and will cost $4,000 or
more. No small town ON the entire
line of the B. & 0. has a better depot
than this will be when finished
Besides all these, DR.. Mackey has
nearly completed the work of put
ting in a mammoth new roller mill.
1t will probably be completed within
the next two weeks. In business
way this is the most important pri-
vate enterprise enumerated. Its
cost will be not far from $4,000.
This is simply the machinery which
is to take the place Of what was
heretofore used in the mill. 1t is a
stroke of enterprise that indicates
new life in business, and will have a
perceptible effect upon the trade of
the place. Read this list and never
say again that Morgantown is un
progressive.
Judge Berkshire, of Morgantown,
was at the Ward House last Friday
night and went up to CIarksburg on
Saturday. He was accompanied to
the latter place by Judge j. L. Hoke,
of Kingwood, who had been in town
for some days attending the Grand
Lodge of the l. o. o. F.--SentineL