The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-03-09
DIR. GEO. B. NORRIS VIII always be
foeAd In HIS once In MorgaRtOwn from
tie Goth to the last or every Month.
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HurCHIHsoN 4 JACOBS are still spe-
cial agents for Zclls Dis. Bone Phos
and Calvert Guano. Call on or wiite
them FOL. prices at Little Fails.
Din. j. NJ. REED has received the
finest soda water fountain ever put
up in the county and will dispense
the flzzy fizz during the heated term.
The plumbers are all crowded
with orders and many people will be
compelled to wait for several weeks
on that account before they can use
gas.
We learn that inquiries are being
made already for seats at the enter
tainment to be given by the Moss
family on Friday evening Of next
week
JACOB H. HART, another old vet
Gran Of the late war, was granted a
liberal increase of pension the past
week, through J. S. Watson's pension
agency.
Gel. CAKRAco will remove his liy-
cry stock to his niw stable Friday
and continue the business there. He
has the wishes of all for abundant
success.
COOPER & Hess, the enterprising
meat men, will have a big supply of
fresh fish on Friday next, and will
keep them regularly during the
spring months.
A SLEEK sharper victimized some
Of the verdant residents of Fairmont
few days ago and then decamped.
Among others it is said he borrowed
dollar from the editor Of the In
dex.
PRoP. WILLEY's lecture drew a
larger audience and made more clear
money for the committee than any
other one of the course SO far. That
shows how we appreciate home
talent.
THERE was no new moon in the
month of February just closed. On
January 81, the moon "newed" and
>again on March /. This has not oc-
Cured before for 35 years and will
not occur again for many years.
Mrs. ST.. CLAIR is going out of the
hotel business in few weeks. The
Stellar house has been popular
hostelry for many years and its old
patrons will regret to learn of the
lady's decision. However, it is val
liable hotel property and should new
or be allowed to remain idle.
SHOULD you need a cook stove,
pillow of any kind, sewing machine,
doors, windows, dressed lumber, etc,
get prices of Hutchinson Il Jacobs.
Also leave your special orders for
clothing, hats or fine shoes in odd
sizes or extra quality and we will gil
with pleasure while in eastern mar
kets.
A LARGE audience was present at
the musical entertainment given in
the Opera House last night by the
Moss Family. The entertainment
was one of the finest of the kind ever
given here, and the frequent applause
given the performers showed the APP
probation of the audience.-Ohio
State Journal. These famous mu-
sicians will appear in Morgantown
ON Friday evening, March Is, under
the auspices of Mestrezat's Or
chestra
Last week a stranger representing
himself to be an elocutionist, en-
gagged board at boarding house in
Fairmont, and in day or two skip
ped for parts unknown taking with
him the valuables of fellow board
er whose room he plundered. He is
evidently professional boarding
house thief, and had been here to
give an entertainment, but soon
found that the people of this pro-
gressive place don't take kindly to
unknown elocutionists.
For the quarter ending March l
there were So inmates of the county
iniirmary, one having died and two
discharged, making an even so now
there. It should be qualification
to every Morgantowner to know that
from this place there is not single
inmate and has not been for years.
Clinton district takes the lead in
the number of representatives.
Squire Barker is still at the head of
the institution and his administra-
tion was heartily commended by the
overseers in their report to the coun-
ty court Monday.
IRIS with pleasure that we note
. the exceptional prosperity of our
Normal School thus far this year.
The winter term closes to-day with
an enrolment greater than that of
any corresponding term in its histo-
ry, The spring term will begin on
Tuesday next. New rooms will be
prepared for the crowds of students
who will be here and additional
teachers will be employed. Miss
Rose NJ. Sweeney, of Broaddus Col
lege, will have charge of the music
and art departments. Persons wish
ing to accommodate students should
inform the Principal and statewheth-
er they wish boarders or roomers,
and whether they prefer ladies or gen.
t.emen.--Inder.
THE work of getting out the tim
her and stone for Lock No. s was be-
gun last week. The people below
say that the work will be finished by
Aug. this year, and those same
people are even more anxious for the
work to be finished than we are, one
reason being that it will connect
them with US by navigable water,
but the main reason being that they
are confident that when the slack
water improvement is-completed that
it will force both the Pennsylvania
and B. & o. roads to build through
to Pittsburg We hope the good
folks down there guess Alright on
this matter. We want the boats and
we want the roads and the getting of
the one is simply the sure forerun-
ner of the others.
LAST fall there was a big 'hooray"
about new pavements and our people
lived in blissful anticipation of dry
feet for the winter, but disappoint-
ment being natural heritage it is
no exception as far as the pavements
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