The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-14
DIR. GEO. b. NORRIS will always be
found In his Office In Morgantewn from
the Path N the last Of every Month.

PROGRESSIVE conversation to-mor-
row night.
Bur your holiday jewelry at the
Farmers Store.
Ho, YE weather prophets, will it
be screen Christmas?"
The Farmers Store has 1000
pounds Of candy for the holiday
trade.
EVERY Thursday night Company
I. meets and next Thursday evening
the uniforms are to be given out.
SEE here: when you visit print
ing Office don't lean on the cases and
talk foolish twaddle to the compost
tors.
THERE are some special holiday
bargains in lot Of silver ware at ii.
S. Hayes If you think of purchas
ing go and see them.
MIXED and stick candy for 10 cts
per pound, in lots Of 5 pounds and
over at the Farmers Store at Nor
gantown and Laurel Point.
PUBLIC drinking fountains, for
man and beast, at Court square
would be as proper a caper as could
be capped. What's the matter with
that scheme2
One Of the finest new show cases
10 the city is the one.received on Mon
day by the thrifty firm of Geo. C.
Hayes d Co., in which they make
magnificent jewelry exhibit.
Mel. c. COURTNEY has profited by
the civil service of the present ad-
ministration to the extent of getting
the appointment to the Randall post
office, vice d. ..Weidman. removed.
A CITIZEN who recently was com
PEELED to drive through portion of
this county declares that any one
who could run pole down through
our roads to the bottom would strike
oil.
THURSDAY night ofnext week every
thing near Academy Hall will be
Among the Breakers" Those wish
ing to see something really fine in
the amateur dramatic line can do so
by attending this performance.
DIpHTHERIA is terrible and most
difficult to eradicate from commun-
sty when once it's poisonous fangs
are fastened. Once more we caution
parents to use every safeguard and
preventive against it.
The trial of Capt. Abrams for the
murder of Capt. J. M. Bowel in
Bellevernor, few weeks ago, has
been postponed until March. The
cause is the absence of two import
ant witnesses, one Of them being I'M
known to the authorities.
LAST Saturday when starting from
tbe sale at the late residence of Jack
son Smith, deceased, the horse of
Benjamin Long, residing near Union
church, this county, became fright
'ened. we learn, and threw Mr.. Long,
breaking his shoulder and injuring
him severely.
Do you want to kill yourself and
your business? Send abroad for
your job printing, don't advertise in
your own paper; if you do don't pay
for It. Patronize other papers to
the exclusion of your own, and then
condemn them for not being as good
as city papers.
The Pittsburg improvement Com
M oil hnf
Grafton and Webster at once Lum-
Der, ETC., is on the ground. The
same company will soon commence
to bore for oil at Vaudeville, this
county. We learn there will be two
or three other testers put down at
Vaudeville.
TOMORROW Thursday evening
one of the most pleasant church af-
fairs ever given here will take place,
namely, the progressive conversation
party at Mrs. Moorehead's The
price to talk or be talked to is but
10 cents and there should be people
sufficient to swell the gross amount
for the church way up. Fun will be
let loose on this occasion.
THIS is the time for our merchants
10 place their advertisements of holt
day goods. Times are easy here
abonts and the tradesman who does
not do large business may blame
himself for it. Send us your order
for good sized advertisement; tell
the people what you have and there
is little doubt that they will accept
your invitation to trade with you.
ONE of the mantels in Front
street residence ignited from the gas
fire few days ago and threatened
to soon consume the whole place.
Mr.. L. w. Anderson, who had in
sured the property was sent for and
he promptly adjusted the loss. While
looking around he discovered anoth-
er mante in the same house burn
ing. This suggests that our people
ought 10 haze their CRATES Examined
at once.
Or THE six trains which daily
come into and go out of Morgantown,
five carry mail, the one exception
being the train leaving here at $50
a. m. That is to say that by rail
we get three mails a day. Jno w.
MADEIRA thinks of having his Pitts
burgh papers to come here hereafter
on the 7;25 evening train. Some
times we get the Philadelphia and
Baltimore papers on that train, but
not at all times.
Ar THE last meeting of Golf
Camp No 81, Sons of Veterans, the
following officers were elected for
the year beginning Jan, l, 1890:
Captain, Arthur NJ Lazier; LIST
Lieutenant, G. N. Bayles: 2 nd Lieu
tenant, Jno. d. Lewellen. The camp
consists of 80 members, sons of boys
in blue, and its object is to perpetu-
ate the memories of the braves who
saved the union. All sons of sol
diers are eligible.
The M. E. church, which is now
under repairs, was the scene of
slight accident Saturday morning
which might have been serious.
There had been scaffold erected in
the upstairs room to be used in fres
Going the ceiling. which suddenly
gave way and the entire thing fell
to the floor. George Kincaid, one of