The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08

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BY our Special Correspondent
FAIRNoNr, May 3.-Rev. L. l..
Stewart, of Moundsville, was circu-
lating among his host of Fairmont
friends on Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week.
A. f. Wilmoth, of Randolph coun-
ty, and a graduate Of the Normal
School, was in this city last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Matt Christie and John II.
Hough left last week for Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, where they will spend the
summer with relatives.
Mrs. A. J. Stone and children re-
turned last Wednesday from a
visit among friends and relatives at
Pruntytown.
Misses Mary Wade Laura Dun
nington, Hattie Burk, Jennie Pride
and Amanda Fleming, teachers in
our public schools, went to Grafton
Wednesday to visit the schools of
that place. Principal Miller went
to Wheeling on business the same
day.
Mr.. J. n. Cunningham will sell
his personal effects ON the Sth prox.,
preparatory to moving to Dakota.
Messrs, King, Davis & Co, put
well down ON the site of DIR. Ogden's
proposed new building on the corner
IF Main and Nol,.n,, .t,natn
stream of excellent water flowing at
the rate of ten gallons an hour, was
found at a depth of twenty-four
feet.
Mr. Harrison Clayton, of Arnetts-
vile, was in our town one day last
week. He is travelling agent for
King d Son, hardware firm of Bal
timore
Penn RadclHf returned Monday
from Rice's Landing. He has nine
teen RATS of timber there and two
more to run yet. II is pronounced |
the finest lot of timber that has
gone down the Monongahela this
spring,
Mr.. c. B. Fleming commenced
work last week on the foundation of |
his new dwelling house on Barney
street.
The dwelling house and barn on
the Blackshire farm, and the store
of HezelSiah Hawkins, both of this
county, were burned last week. Both
fires are believed TO have been the
work of ineendiaries.
About 32 years ago Mr. Samuel
Cramer, a resident of this place left
for the wild West to seek out for
tune, intending to return in due
course of time and happily and com
Portable end his days with his wife,
who had been left behind to count
the days and nights until his return.
He first went TO Kansas, afterward
to California, then to Oregon. Much
to the surprise of the whole commun-
ity on Tuesday last he returned
without warning. He hunted up
nephew who took him around and
introduced him to the wife Of his
days and the probabilities
are that he will remain here.
G. r. Van Allen, of New York,
was in town last week on legal bust
ness connected with the West Fair
mont mines.
The coal business still booms.
About twelve hundred tons per day
are shipped.
The w. c. Il. U. has rented the
old Odd Fellows building, and will
use it for their headquarters.
Judge Morrow was in Warrington
last week.
Judge A. B. Fleming went to
Wheeling Saturday on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hurry. of
Bridgeport, have been visiting the
ALTERS parents, Mr. Silas Wisman,
n Monongalia county since last Fri {
lay. They returned to their home
,o-day.
Frank Haymaker, Of Clarksburg,
vas circulating among his friends /,
here Saturday.
II. N. Ogden made business trips {
% Philippi and Warrington last
week.
Jas. A. Haggerty, Esq, was in
Warrington Saturday. =
c. f. Hutchinson was in Preston
county Saturday, on business.
DIR. Geo. b. Morris and Geo. Keen
II came up on the f., NJ. d p. this t
morning. @
A young man by the name of Nc
Kinney got two fingers on his left :
land badly mashed this morning
While coupling cars together at the +
lepot. a