The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-29
ED. G. PRoTzMAS is having a new
mt under his residence


ing, Morgantown.
SEMINARY Commencement at the
Presbyterian church, Thursday even
ing, June Bird at s o'clock.
PRoTzMAN has taken recently some
of the best photographs ever produc-
ed in Morgantown. Look at his
show cases.
ANOTHER side track has been laid
near the station, and the coaches
will henceforth be left there while
the engine turns at the Y.
FIX up your houses for Commence
ment. You can get beautiful oil
paintings and steel engravings cheap
at Protzman's Art Gollery.
THIS office has turned out an I'M
usual amount of job work during
the present month and is still
crowded with orders. People like
the cheapest and best.
Ar G. w. JOHN IL Co.'S, the largest
and handsomest Stock of Carpets,
Oil Cloth, Straw Mattings, Window
Shades and Curtains, Cretonnes and
Screens, at lowest prices.
A WEDDING cermony will be per.
formed in town next Saturday even
ing, and that ceremony will be &C
cording to the Episcopal service
Come around and we'll tell you the
rest
M. G. MARTIN fell from the roof
of Prof Willcy's new house last Fri
day, breaking a rib and bruising
one arm considerably. He will not
be able to work for some time, and
has the sympathy of all.
The report started by Pittsburg
paper few days ago that oil had
been struck at Mt. Morris was en-
tirely without foundation. Mr. j.
p. Donley informs us that at this
time there are no signs of oil what
ever.
MoRGANTowN has the promise of
another railroad. Now let every
body along the line show the enter
prise some substantial encourage
ment. 1t will never be regretted.
There will be another meeting of the
directors of the road ON the 9th of
June.
The new schedule on the railroad
is announced to take effect on Mon
day next. The first train will leave
Morgantown at $50 A. M. and return
about IL. In the afternoon a trip
will be made leaving here about 2
o'clock and returning at 9. We will
give the table exactly in our next
Issue.
The exploration of dismal, muddy,
damp and remote caves is agitated
by some of our brave hearted adven-
turers, just at this season. Last
season they knocked the bottom out
of the Cheat, and this year they in
tend to make Vesuvius out of the
great mountain west of the Beaver
Hole.-King,oood Journal
The Monongalia county Teachers
Institute will be conducted by Prof.
Thos. c. Miller, of Fairmont. The
date has not been fixed The Pea
body Institute at Fairmont will
commence June 2Sth and will be
conducted by Prof w. Fl. Payne and
DR.. E. f. White. The Kingwood
Institute will be conducted by Prof.
U. S. Fleming and will begin August
23rd.
ARRANGEMENTS for excursion tick
cts to Commencement have been
made with the B. & o. r. r. Per-
sons desiring to attend commence
ment, will write to President 4. M.
Turner, Morgantown w. Va. for GER
tificates for excursion rates, by pre-
senting which at any station on the
road, excursion tickets at 2 cents
mile each way will be issued from
June 9th to 9th inclusive and good
to return until June 18th. Persons
writing for certificates will please
inclose u 2 cent stamp for return
postage.
The first meeting of the new Town
Council was held last Monday night.
The new Councilmen were sworn in.
Sergeant Slime furnished acceptable
bond, and was instructed to collect
the back taxes at once. Arrange
ments were made to improve Wiley
street from Prof. Purinton's to Main
street. James Wallace was granted
certificate to the County Commits
sioners to obtain license to sell in
toxicating liquors. William Moor
head was empowered to issue tobac-
co licenses, and various committees
were appointed.
LAST Thursday morning Judge
Band Mr.. Aforementioned that
that was the day on which they
were to take some dispositions at
Mt. Morris and they started over in
buggy. Down about Bowlby's mill
they accidentally met their client
who asked them what they were
doing so far out of their bailiwick.
They replied that they were GO
ing down to take those dispositions.
He told them to look at their docu-
ments. They did SO and found that
they were a day too soon. All that
was left to be done was to wheel
about and return to Morgantown.
They wouldn't have the joke men
toned in the papers for the world.
TIE Morgantown Brass Band will
go to Grafton next Saturday in full
force, having twenty pieces. The
following are the names of the play
ers and their instruments: Russell
Huston, Piccolo; j. q. Samsel, Clar-
onct; JAS H. Winger, Leader; Sim
con McLane, End Eb. Cornet; Bert
Fl. Hite, LIST BIB. Cornet; JAS d.
Frankcnbcrry, 2nd BIB. Cornet; NJ.
NJ. Crow, Solo Alto; Jordan Morris,
LIST Eb. Alto; Marshall Bowers, End
Eb. Alto; II. A. Christy, 3rd Eb.
Alto; Grant MADEIRA, Solo Tenor;
Charley Hoyt, LIST BIB. Tenor; Ed.
Wiedman, End Bb Tenor; L. A.
Fleming, Trombone; G.. A. Hopkins,
BIB. Bass; Julian S. Patterson, Eb.
Bass; Charlie Blair, Bass Drum;
John Gregg, Tenor Drum; w. r.
Basnett. Cymbals, and B. G. Wilson,
Drum Major.
The EXCURSION TO GRAFToN.-On
Saturday number of our people
will excurt to Grafton to attend the