The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-06-05


the University.
The train that left Morgantown
Saturday morning landed 400 pass
engcrs in Grafton.
Mkt Monday night Senator Will
ley will lecture at the University
before the law class.
The Regents prize contest for the
best defamation will probably be
largely attended next Friday night
at the University.
A NEW lot of blank deeds lust
printed and for sale at this office;
also a lot Of Justices blanks Of all
kinds.
WE have tried Miller's smokes"
again and again and heartily recon-
mend them to all who use "the
weed"
The parties concerned in the ia
nous lawsuit about a portion of the
Bowlby estate, have been in town for
two or three days past taking depo-
sitions.
The steamer Harry that has piled
between Greensboro and this place
for a number of years has been sold
to some Pittsburg parties and will
be taken to that city.
PLEASANT street is still improving.
A new shoe-shop is being built be-
tween the New DOMINION office and
Ed. C. Protzman's gallery. 1t will
be occupied by Uriah Moore.
FISHER Bros, the butchers, have
the best refrigerator in their beef
shop that was ever in the place. 1t
will hold several beeves and keeps
the meat nice and solid all the time.
We now have two trains per day
but our mail facilities are in a bad
shape. We don't get the Wheeling
papers until 9:10 o'clock at night,
and they cannot be opened until the
following morning. A change of
some kind is badly needed.
COUNTY CoURT convened Monday
at noon with all the Commissioners
present, Squire Laishley in the chair.
Tine time so far has has been devot-
ed to routine work making levies,
&c. Proceedings in full will be pub
lished next week.
WE are informed that there are at
this time 81 new houses going up in
and about Morgantown. This ex-
presses in brief the spirit Of enter
prise and improvement which pos
sesses the town. Let the new houses
be built and the good work go on.
The Presidents of the various
Boards of Education in the county
met in Morgantown Tuesday, June
LIST, and elected Miss Laura V. Price,
of Clay district, and w. J. Eddy, of
Battelle, to assist County Superin-
tendent Vandervort in holding
tie achers' examinations.
j. r. MILLER (Tobacconist) has
more than 40 different brands of to-
bacco, fine cigars that can't be
beaten, cigarettes, smokers supplies,
pipes, DC. Give Joe call and you
will be of the opinion that he has a
line of goods that sErpasses anything
that was ever seen in town,
WHILE returning from a days
sport shooting squirrels a few days
ago, Mr.. VIM. Camp accidentally
dropped his gun, which was dis
charged. the bullet going entirely
through his horses foot At first
he thought the horse, which was
a very fine one, was ruined, but he
tells us now that he hopes for his
complete recovery.
The very freshest and best beef
and meats of all kinds of all kinds
can be gotten at w. G. Fishers, on
Main street, near the Wallace House.
He keeps all his meaes in Patent
Cooler-the only one in town-fies
and insects cannot get to them.
Meats kept cold in the hottest
weather. Try him and you will be-
come regular customer
WE now have two daily trains
over the F., M. Il p. The schedule
is as follows: Leaves Morgantown
at $50 A. NJ, arrives at Fairmont at
IA. NJ; leaves Fairmont at A. M.
and arrives at Morgantown at 1890
A. NJ; leaves Morgantown at 2:15 P.
NJ. and arrives at Fairmont at 4:45
P. NJ; leaves Fairmont at TAO P. M.
and arrives at Morgantown at 9:1O
p. NJ
WE regret to hear of the very SER
ious accident that befell Mr.. Jno. T.
Fleming, of Cassville, few days
ago. He fell from the second story
of the house that "Dick" Brand is
building, to the ground, falling be-
tween the joists of the second floor
and striking his back and side on
the joists of the lower floor. He was
rendered unconscious for consider
able time and is still suffering very
much. We trust he may soon re-
cover
''CLEL" BRIGHT came down from
Fairmont last Saturday evening, ac-
companied by Miss Cox, whom he
fully expected to make his lawful
wife before the dawning of the morn
ing. Mr.. Bright was not of age, and
when he went to procure his license
it was found that his guardian had
some objections, and they had to re-
turn disconsolate and almost broken
hearted. This is the private his
tory" of another campaign that
failed"
The l4th annual Commencement
of the Fairmont Normal School will
take place tomorrow, June Sd. The
graduating class numbers ten, viz:
Matte Fitzgerald G. j. Allen, d. H.
Hamrick, Charlie w. Robinson,
Blain w. Taylor, J. n. Anglin, S. c.
Higgins, I. f. Maxwell, II. b. Scran-
age and s. j. SNYDER These exer-
cises are always interesting and
promise to be unusually so this year.
Now that we have travelling facili-
ties it is to he hoped that good
many of our people will go up to-
morrow, and in return we cordially
invite the Fairmont people to be
present at the Commandments avor