The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-23

more you can get at the Methods
church Thanksgiving evening.
i TIE Presbyterian's supper las
Tuesday evening Melted $40, tn
proceeds to 60 to church repairs.
| All kinds oftobacco, cigars and
cigarettes at Jno. w. Madera's
News and Confectionery Empor
| ium on Walnut street.
!, A FESTIVAL will be held at thu
colored M. E. church on Long Alley
Tuesday evening, the 26th inst
| A debate will be one of the features
of the evening.
| WIN. F. STAGGERs, of Battelle, wal
recently appointed Notary Public
by Gov. Wilson. He has fled his
bond and is now an official ready to
transact any business in his line.
/ The Knights of Pythias of this
place have secured q dispensation,
which allows the three ranks to be
conferred for $40. That will be the
rate of the limitations for three
months.
A. w. CANS has purchased the
Hall House at Morris Cross Roads
for 81, 900. He assumes control April
LIST next. The Hall House was in
former days a popular resort with
many Morgantown people.
MoRGANTowN has hunters and
hunters and each claims to have
killed more than the other. A dis
pute of that kind was settled in
Masontown last week by choosing
up sides and securing the fields.
That would be good scheme for our
Nimrods.
DAvY STUcHEL's barn, out on the
Morgantown bike, was burnt down
last Monday week, together with
all its contents except his horses.
Some boys who were playing in it
set it on fire with parlor matches.
We are sorry to hear of Davy's bad
luck, as he is an industrious man.
Kanvcood Journal.
Mr.. WIN. ELLINGHAM, of Wheeling,
recently sent to his friend d. H.
Slime, Of this place, a beautiful pho
tograph of himself. Mr.. Ellingham
is one of the species who takes a
splendid picture--one that looks life
like. Mr.. Slime appreciates this one
very highly. 1t will adorn the first
page of his album.
TIE Good Templars start off well
and we hope that success will at all
times attend them in their noble
work of doing good. Young man, a
good plan to keep from drinking Is
to keep out of temptation and in
joining this society you are thrown
in company other than that Of the
tippler. Send in your application.
The pavement ordinance is reviv-
ing, much to the satisfaction of pc
destriahs. The new walk in front
hf the Clark property is truly bless
ing Many of our people who have
SO far refused to lay them for them
selves will have it done by the town
and bill sent in for the work. This
is to be done before cold weather,
too.
The rains are badly damaging the
new railroad from Fairmont to
Clarksburg, and it is possible that
track-laying on the upper end of the
road will have to be suspended for
time. 1t is scarcely possible that
the road will be completed to Clarks.
burg before next spring. The in
tention was to have the road finish
ed by Dec. l.
HAS the Chamber of Commerce
dissolvedp The business men who
have worked 30 faithfully for the
new factory seem to be separate
and distinct Organization from that
of the high sounding title. The
Chamber was organized for a pur-
pose which hes never been accom-
plished nor never will at the present
rate of procedure.
DESPITE the efforts of so-called
Pittsburg experts" residents from
the vicinity of the Cheat, and mill
men who have ha6 practical expert
ence as iron ore miners, express
great confidence in the iron ore de-
post of the Cheat mountains. The
other mineral wealth of coal, lime
stone and fire clay is remarkable
Uniontoaon Standard.
WILL our council appropriate one
half of the amount necessary to build
substantial pavement from Durham
nah bridge to Main street if the
South Morgantown council will come
to time with the other half? What
miserable trudge it is from that
town to this in bad weather. It
should not be miserable and we hope
to see the projected walk laid i'm
mediately.
THERE are many people living at
points down the river who never had
convenient ways of coming to Nor
gantown. Now nearly every boat
has an excursion party who come up
'Just to see the place, as we've heard
so much about it." OF course this
will wear off in time, but we hope to
see them coming for months and
months yet. Strangers are always
treated we'll by our modern Atheni-
ans.
j. x. DURR suffered loss of about
$500 by fire last Sunday night. His
hotel in Pittsburg is adjoined by a
notion store. This latter building
caught fire and was almost destroy
ed, the fire igniting the cigar store
and bar Of Mr.. Durr. His damage
was mostly by water from the de-
partment engines in extinguishing
the flames. The report here at
first was that his entire building
was destroyed, but we are glad to
state that his damages can easily be
repaired.
ELIAS RING is one of the most
successful chicken raisers in the
county. Last Friday, he brought
pair of Hambnrgs to this place,
which he sold for $3.50. The Ham
bnrg is said to be the best breed for
laying yet known. Mr.. Ring is ex-
tensively engaged in the poultry
business and makes it pay. This is
suggestion to persons who wish to
utilize in payiny manner small
plats of ground. The Pittsburg
market is now open for poultry and
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