The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-10-12
DIR. GEO. b. NORRIS will always be
found In his oiIice In Morgant0wn from
The 20th To the last III every Month.

The Presbyterian church is being
fitted to use gas for heating purposes.
Mr.. A. L. Nye heads the movement.
JAMES A. MAYFIELD, an old yeter-
an Of this county was granted a
pension the past week through J. s..
Watson's pension agency.
The personal property of the late
Joseph Smell will be offered for sale
by II. f. Smell and Edison Hare, cx-
ccntors, gu Thursday the 18th.
Did you know that the Farm
cr's Store at Morgantown and
Laurel Point is paying II cents
per dozen for eggs?
MORE than five hundred people at
tended the reunion Of the Conn
family at Woodbridgetown, Septem-
Der %. TWAS notable gathering.
j. G. PAINTER Il Bro, have sold
their steam saw mill that has been
at work near here during the past
summer, to Bolyard q Rutherford, of
Fellowsville,
Gov. WILL CUMBAcK will "come
back" from an eastern visit via Nor
gantown and deliver his celebrated
lecture on THE Invisible Some Peo-
pie" Thursday night the 10th, at 8
p. m.
Our sprightly contemporary, the
Athendeum, grows in popularity.
We hear it spoken of in the highest
terms by some Of our college people.
The next number will be issued to-
morrow morning.
THOSE enterprising young men,
Smyth Bros, the furniture makers
and undertakers, of Vaudeville, have
added new member, Allison Hous-
ton, to their firm and it is now known
as Smith Bros. d CO.
Mr.. MCDONALD, the gentlemanly
contractor for Dam No. s, informed
New DOMINION representative that
he would have the lock ready to
pass boats in two weeks from this
date, or on October %.
"THE invisible Some People may
be distinctly heard from the lips of
the talented Ex-Governor of Indiana,
Thursday night, in Morgantown.
Please give the eloquent ex-Congress-
man an attentive ear. Wit well
worded.
IT IS reported that the postofiice
at Morris X Roads was recently
broken open but nothing was stolen.
One version of the story is that a
neighbor wanted his mail in the alb
sence of the post master and that he
went in to get it.
THE regular report of the condi-
ton Of the Second National Bank
of this place, appears in another col
umn. 1t make rather remarkable
showing. The deposits reach al
most 100000. That is figure sell
dom reached by our banks.
Our neighbors down the river as
far as Pittsburg are preparing for a
grand excursion to Morgantown and
a general Jubilation when the slack
water improvement is completed.
Let Morgantown rise up as one man
and extend to them a royal welcome
Our contemporary, the Fairmont
Inder announces with lugubrious
air that it is not yet settled whether
that town will get natural gas this
winter. We are sorry if this is true.
We like to see our neighbors enjoy
some of the good things Of this
world.
The first native colored school
teacher in Morgantown is Allie
Smith, son of Aaron Smith. Allie
now teaches the colored school of
this district. He has always been
regarded as good boy and always
led his classes when he was a stu
dent himself.
The growth in the membership OF
Athens lodge, Knights of Pythias
steadily increases and the Knights
here are proud to know that the in
terest in the order is now so great
as it is. There will be work in the
Page and Esquire ranks next Fri
day night. All be there.
A WOMAN gathered basket Of
tomatoes from tomato patch on
Peasants street, right in the center
Of town, less than a block off Main
street, and one square removed from
the Post Office and the Merchant
Bank. And yet some people are
complaining that we are trying to be
a city!
MEssRs Gus BARKER and Kay Jen
kins unloaded their new steam saw
mill at this place, Monday. 1t took
two railroad cars to haul the fine big
boiler and rig. The mill will be 10
Gated about five miles out on the
pike towards Reedsville, and will
saw oak lumber principally.-King
rood Journal.
WHEN paper of this State comes
out boldly and asserts that its town
has more pretty girls than any
of the others limited to the narrow
confines Of this commonwealth they
step on our toes, for Morgantowl
laid claim to that distinction years
ago and has tried to impress that
fact ever since. We still hold thu
belt without fear of turning it owe
to any place.
THE fire laddies have temporar,
place of meeting now in the base
ment of the old court house, one par
of the room being used to keep tn,
hose carriage, &C., and the other TO
the use of members in meeting t,
transact business. There will likel,
be new building erected by tn
company, the down stairs for the fir
apparatus, upstairs for parlor, ant
hose tower,at the back to drain tn
hose of water
WE are too busy opening and maj
king goods to tell you what we have
But below please find a hurried out
line of prices:
Good style calicoes at A cent
per yard.
Henrietta cloths at cents.
All wool tricots at As cents.
Mems hats from 25 cents to $500
Mems suits from $500 TO $1,000.
Overcoats, ladies wraps, jewellery
stationery, notions and Groceries i
large assortments and at low prices
call early.
Very Respectfully
HUTCHINSON q JACOBS,