The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-07-20
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MORGANTOWN, w. VA
Saturday, July 20, 1889.
DIR. GEO. b. MORRIS will always be
found in his Office In MOrgantown from
the Goth to the last Of every Month.

DIR. GEO. b. NORRIS Will always be
found In his Office In Morgantown from
the Goth to the last Of every Month.
The Institute will close next week.
The Farmers Store wants some
first class butter at IL cents.
CHOICE country side meat at G.
w. John & Co.
HEADQUARTERS for -four, fruit jars,
sugar, harvesting tools at present
are located at Hutchinson d Jacobs.
THEB. d. o. will resume their sum
mer excursions to the seaside resorts,
the first one being announced for
Thursday the 18th.
The colored folks will hold fes-
tival and also have watch contest
at their church on the evenings of
the 18th and 10Th.
LADY's pocket book was found on
Main street on Friday last and left
at this office. The owner can have
it by calling and paying for this
notice.
THE rain comes easily this summer
and Unexpectedly. And yet after
the run of scorching hot days it was
needed and will probably do more
good than harm.
CRoQUET parties on the University
campus are ruling rage with young
society people just at present, but
Indian club swinging by the ladies
is also popular fad.
The idea that flies would cease
from troubling where natural gas is
used is fallacy that has been ex-
ploded. Flies never were more
troublesome than this year.
The steamer Adam Jacobs is now
designated as "Pittsburg, Browns
vile, Geneva, and Morgantown
Packet" the first of the through line
to add the name Morgantown.
TWENTY drops of carbolic acid
evaporated from hot shovel will
90 far to Danish flies from a room,
while piece of campbor gum the
size of walnut, held over lamp
till it is consumed, will answer the
same purpose.
JOHN PAsToRIUs, who handles the
reins for Mr.. Wallace on the Crows
Ferry hack, is one of the best and
most popular drivers hereabouts.
He sometimes has as many as ten
passengers and always gets them
through on time.
HUTCHINSON q JACOBS have bought
heavier than ever before of the Zell's
Dis. Bone Phosphate and Calvert
Guano, and you will do well to get
their special prices before buying
elsewhere. Their Fertilizers need
no recommendation
The Pennsylvania Board of Par
dons did not take any action in the
case of George Clark, of Greene coun-
ty, who stands convicted as one of
the murderers of Drover McCaus-
land, and he. will doubtless pay the
penalty of his crime on the gallows.
THE chicken thief has been getting
in his work at several coops recently
we understand. The laws of this
State do not require that the thief
shall be implored to let up, warned
to leave or asked to reform, but all
such scoundrels shot down and kill
ed on the spot.
LEvE DoRToN's personal organ
gave the information to its readers
last week that a new court house is
to be built in this county and gave
the same dimensions which the New
DOMINION gave three months ago.
Good fresh On news of that kind is
appreciated by the general reader.
THE NJ. E. Sunday school will go
to Little Falls on Saturday next
(the goth picnicing. The railroad
fare will be 30 cents, children Is
cents. The company will not be
limited to members of the school.
Besides the friends of the members,
the public generally is invited.
There no doubt will be a large at.
tendance.
A PROMINENT citizen wants to
know why many of the good people
of Monongalia county go to other
counties to do their trading, and
adds that he saw several wagons
only last Saturday coming from Ma
rion to this county loaded with ag-
ricultural implements and other
merchandise to the value of several
hundred dollars. We give it up.
THIS summer has come and will
expire before we will have slack
water connections through to Pitts
burg, but, dear reader, remember
that this is the very last summer
that such will be the case. The
regular Pittsburg packets will be
running to Morgantown by October
Is. Please paste this date in your
hat and see if nail was ever hit
seuarer ON the head.
A NEWPORT story, a "Co-Ed. +"
story, an Army story, Paris Expo
sition story, Story of"Two Jacks, !"
Story of Two Pilgrims, are some
of the attractions of Demorests
Monthly Magazine for August, which
makes itj just such number as every
body wants in the hot summer
months The articles are of timely
interest, including an account of the
Paris Exposition, giving view of
the whole grounds.
ONE of the leading cattle shippers
o. this county said to the New Do
MINIoN: Cattle brought our farm
ers more this time last year than
they now retail at in New York city.
l have many cattle bought now that
pay one to one and a quarter cents
less for than l paid the same men
for their cattle last year. We are
constrained to inquire whether these
are the good times our farmers were
to have when Harrison was elected
THE oil lease of the land of Miss
Louise J. Morris, adjoining the land
of Lewis Lemley, was sold at public
sale here on Saturday last to Thos
Lone, who represents j. C. Thyng &
Co, of New York Boring is to com
mence on this tract, according to the
contract, inside of 30 days, and Miss
Morris to receive a one eighth roy
atty. The lady is of unsound mind
and her interests are looked after by
Messrs. A. Brown Price and j. Cal
vim Morris.
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