The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-17
DIR. GEO. b. MORRIS will always be
found In his Office in MorgantOwn from
the goth TO the last Of every Month.

the goth TO the last OF every Month.
The Farmers Store has reduced
the price Of sugar.
Suits for large boys one dollar
for entire suit at Hirschman's 5,
kIsGwooD wants to get up a
county fair.
Rainbow teas are the very latest
capers in entertainments.
Two more fishing parties went
through here en- route for Cheat this
week.
The scarcity of girls in town for
The past two weeks has made the ice
cream business slack.
TIE school year at the University
will open three weeks from to-day,
Wednesday, September 4.
AN excursion will be run from
here to Fairmont next Sunday to
the colored camp meeting. The fare
will he 90 cents for the round trip.
THERE never has been such an
enormous yield of oats in this coun-
ty as this year. Crops of all kinds
are good, but oats are away ahead.
THERE are more people on Cheat
this season than ever before and
there have been fewer fish caught.
A fishing party these days makes
fishing the most secondary of all
considerations.
WE learn that a rig has been erect
ed on the farm of Eli White, in Bat
tclle district, and boring for oil will
be commenced at an early day. The
work is being done by the Philadel-
phia Oil Company.
REV. j. II. BURNS will preach at
Harmony Grove on Sunday, August
Is, at 1890 a. M; at No. IL school
house at p. M; at Grant school
house at p. IN. and Union at 8 pm.
All are invited to attend these meet
ings.
LARRY BLAZE became impatient at
+, the delay of the ferryman at Point
Marion one day last week and swan
four horses and an omnibus over the
Monongahcla river. Larry, as all
know, is somewhat of a dandy when
he takes a notion.
THERE is to be an Indian Medi
cine troupe here in few days. The
company is now at Mt. Morris, and
member of it, Deadwood Dick, was
here Sunday DeAdwood Is a genuine
redskin ana WAS an attraction dur
ing his short stay here.
The 3:40 train one day last week
ran over VIM. Pride's cow near the
crossing above the old poor house,
killing the animal instantly and drag
ging part of the body for several
yards. The owner has recovered no
damage and, probably, will never do
so.
THE Odd Fellows of this place,
Fairmont and Palatine, have arrang-
ed to hold picnic in the grove at
Montana, on the F., M. & p, next
Wednesday, August 81. All mem
bers of the Order everywhere are
invited to join them and participate
in the pleasures of the day.
The families of Zadoc and Frank
Clark, of Greene county, whose
names have been mentioned in con-
nection with the McCausland muir
der, have fallen heir to large for
tune. 1t is claimed that Zadoc's
wife is sister to a mau whose name
is Shrader, who died at Cincinnati,
leaving an estate of $1l, 100000.
In day or two now we will know
who is to get the contract for put
ting up the new $4,000 building
for the University. Whoever gets
it, it will be little help to Morgan
town, but if a Morgantown man is
to get it the money will all stay here.
The work is to begin now in few
days and will last for several weeks.
DURING the course of the construc-
ton of the water works the Union
Improvement company has paid out
to the workmen in town from 81 600
to 81 800 per month according to the
number of men working. Last Satur-
day was pay day and for the past
two weeks of labor 5000 was paid to
the men. There's one of the things
that's making good times here.
WHAT has become of that part of
the force of street workers that keep
the cutters and street sides clear Of
weeds? Some of the streets are in a
very slovenly condition from the
weeds. just look down the aristo-
cratic thoroughfare on which is sit
uated this office if you don't think
the above kind of work is needed.
The Morgantown Ochestra, which
has been at Mountain Lake Park,
came to Oakland Wednesday morn
ing and remained at Maple Wood
Cottage until Thursday morning,
when they started home. Their fine
music delighted the people of Mt.
Lake Park and Oakland, and it is
hoped that we may have them with
us for longer time next summer
Oakland Republican.
WE understand that the Morgan
town wheelmen are going to organ
ize bicycle club, have regular
room, library easy chairs, etcetera,
in short, place where the members
can have a nice time socially and
other ways. The idea is splendid
and we shall hope for it's material
ization. There are goodly num-
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