The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-16


Gas lights in the church are need
ed. All our churches are lacking i
good lights.
A PAVEMENT down Walnut stree
from Front to the wharf is one of tn
urgent necessities now.
THE work of putting up the tow
scales on Walnut street adjoining tn
Academy campus began Saturday
The surveys have been made 70
the extension of Spruce street to tn
: Price property and the street is t.
be opened to the public at once.
WE WOULD rise to inquire of Ser
geant Bricker if he is aware Of tn
existence of COW ordinance? TIL
many cows at large on the street
don't seem much afraid of it.
CHEAT was on a big high las
week and part of this and it wal
with difficulty that the daily maili
from Fairchance reached this place
Did any one say bridge was need
ed at Ices ferry?
A. c. WooD is having the founda
ton made for the new residence h,
proposes to build on the lot he re
Gently purchased of Thos. r. Eyani
east and adjoining the Presbyterian
manse.
The Reyman Brewing Company
has bought the large building di
rectly south of the depot at Fair
mont, which will be used as a BEEF
storchouse to supply the trade ada.
to that place, which includes Nor
gantown.
ID. L. DoNLEY, on whose 400 acre
farm most of the paying wells in the
Mt. Morris field were brought in
holds leases on 1000 acres of good
territory in the Warrington, w. Va.
field. He secured leases on 1000
acres in that field, but recently dis.
posed of 5000 acres.
The Union Improvement Company
will occupy the northern of the two
store rooms in the new Hayes block
The two upper stories will be nsed
by the Wallace House and and the
total rental will be $3.50 per annum
not including the room to be occu,
pied by Hayes store.
THE second day the boats began
to run here there was more freight
to go down the river than could be
taken at one trip. Besides other
lots of freight, j. M. Jacobs had
three car loads Of dry lumber to &C
to Brownsville and it could not all
be taken. That is starting out first
rate.
PARK REED, charged with burglary
Sam Thompson, for wife beating
and VIM. Weaver, for rape, will be
held in limbo till the next term be
fore their causes will be heard in
court. The above trio sing revival
hymns in manner that would dc
justice to colored camp meeting and
can be heard several squares from
the luxurious interior of the cooler
If ANY man who has a little mon.
ey to invest in a manner to enhance
the business interests of the town
and yield him a good safe interest
besides, he should subscribe to the
planning mill, foundry and machine
shop project We never give advice
to our citizens unless we regard it
in the light of a benefit. This pa
per never inveigled worthy citizen
into a delusion.
The NJ. E. Mite Society held its
last meeting at the residence of Rev.
S. Kitchens. 1t was one of the most
enjoyable meetings ever held by the
society. A program was previously
arranged by Mrs. Kitchens that adj
ded greatly to enjoyment of the
evening. Mrs. Kitchens is charm
ing hostess and entertains her
friends elegantly, not only on such
occasions as the above but at all
times.
The Hukill No. 2, on the d. L.
Donley farm in this county, about
three miles this side of Mt. Morris
reached the pay streak last week and
flowed 100 barrels in "a hours. The
bit just tapped the sand and as there
is to be more drilling done it is
expected the production will increase
That beats Warrington about sc
barrels, but the Wheeling papers
don't hooray about wells in this
county.
The man who "takes more papers
than he can read has been found
by careful investigation in three out
of every five cases to borrow his
home paper. So you see we are get
ting "onto YOU. And the fellow
whose eyes are failing him is also
quite numerous. Not long since a
man of this class was asked to sub
scribe for local paper. He declin-
ell because his eyes were so bad
Ia Il short time he forgot himself
and told the newspaper man he could
shoot a squirrels head off at dis
lance of. 100 yards with a rifle.
l.
or scarlatina has not altogether
abated here, though the cases are
few. No town wants scourge OF
that disease among it's little ones
1t rarely proves fatal itself, but if a
case of it is not well attended it runs
into scarlet fever, which is, as every
one knows, dangerous in the extreme
and to its ravages have succambe6
some of the brightest and dearest
children here in the past year. Par
ents must either take warning or bt
compelled not to allow their children
to so expose themselves as to be in
danger Of contracting it.
AS THE indictments standing
against Hundredmark in this county
charge misdemeanors only, his es
cape from the Clarksburg Jail free;
him effectually from all danger O
the law taking its course againsf
him, as he will simply go to his
Greene county home, if he has no
already gone, and can smile serene
", impertinently and with complete
ilnpunity at the West Virginia offic
ers. No requisition from governor
can be secured on misdemeanor cases
hence the safety of the ex-illicit wits
key vendor But there is now tn,
assurance that Monongalia soil will
not again be desecrated by his ne
farious trafficinp. The only iok,