The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-06
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MoRGANTowN, w VA
Saturday, April 6, 1889.
,sDR. GEO. b. MORRIS will always be
found in his Office In MorgantOwn from
the Goth to the last OF every Month.

DRAM the roads and fill up the
had holes
Why not set out shade trees all
along the streets?
TRY the r. & NJ. Store for dry
goods, notions and shoes.
The straw hat is on hand, like
wise the sun bonnet, the shovel and
the hoe.
SMALL profits and plenty of them
is Protzman's motto while he is max
ing six cabinet photos for dollar.
Now is the time to get bargain. 1t
A REGIMENT of soldiers with gat-
ling guns should be sent after those
lends in Fayette, and the guns
should be well loaded and in the
hands Of resolute men.
A WELL dressed man is the one who
sends his orders to the Muskingum
Laundry through Adam Bower, the
agent here. All who patronize this
laundry have snow white linen.
THE state press is giving the Nor
NAL Institute well deserved notices.
All the papers will be serving the
interests of their readers by explain
ing the scope and work of the Insti-
tutc.
The winter of 1889 is said by
those who know to have been very
much like that of 1886, and the
summer of the centennial it will be
recollected was a remarkably hot
one The inference is, that we
may look for hot summer.
THE following unique birth notice
appeared among the Irondale items
in the Preston County journal:
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. AID. Rowe,
on the 9Th, daughter. No doctor
in attendance. and the mother up
cooking and sewing all day on the
l1th."
Mr.. /. G.. LAzzELL publishes a
very attractive insurance card in
this issue. He represents some of
the oldest and best companies of the
United States and all who have him
write their policies may rely upon it
being promptly, safely and satisfac-
torily done.
CLEAN up your fence rows and
brush heaps along the railroads or
the spark of the locomotive will like
ly do it for you about this time of
tie year, and it is sometimes more
energetic than desirable. The pa
pers contain accounts of destructive
fires from this cause.
old Bet" the faithful steed
which had propelled John Edwards
water wagon for years and years and
years, died on Sunday last We
sympathize with Uncle John in his
loss, and if some kind friend would
start subscription for his benefit
it would be the righteous act.
WHITE q GUTHRIE have sold the
West Virginia Farmer to w. Scott
Garner who will move it to Tunnel
ton and consolidate it with Gamers
Cleaner. The present proprietor
will aim to make the consolidated
journal high class family and farm
paper. The price will be $1.00 per
annum.
CoNsTABLEs slime and Grow
brought Jim Shaffer in town and
lodged him in the cooler Monday,
arresting him on warrant sworn out
by Sanford Dunn charging Shaffer
with stealing Dunn's stock of bacon.
These parties live up the creek sew
eral miles, Shaffer being known for
his powers as a pugilist and being
generally tuff.
ANOTHER peaceful and quiet Sat
urday night. Is any argument fur
Their needed in favor of anti-license?
We want to state right here posi-
lively that we are against licensing
the liquor traffic and we are able
and willing to argue that way with
any man who will come boldly out
and argue on the other side. The
holes in the wall have stopped here.
AND now is the time when the
frisky house fly begins to crawl out
of his warm crevice near the stove
pipe, and brushing the winters dust
from his clothes, starts to buzz at the
window nearest the sun, but it is
said that tiles will not stay in room
heated by natural gas, which will be
welcome news to every housewife in
Morgantown who puts much time in
the kitchen.
The glorious Fourth of July will
be celebrated at Morgantown in a
manner best calculated to interest
and please her people, namely, the
formal opening of our water works
That day will be celebrated here as
it never was celebrated. before, as
next to the blessings of liberty and
independence which originated on
that day we will give the cheers and
drink lovely red lemonade in honor
of our best improvement-water
works
AMONG the changes that took
place April l, none were made with
more regret than that by the score
of gentlemen who have so long made
Mrs. Dawson's house their boarding
place Always kind and good to all
the good lady and her daughters
soon won the esteem of all with whom
they came in contact, and one seldom
left without being requested to do
so. Though all admit the propriety
of the step taken by Mrs. d. the
boarders especially regret that it is
so.
AN anxious Main street mother
asked NEW DOMINION reporter
Monday the best receipt for keep
ing her 17-year- olive branch off
the streets at night. We told her
there were several. The boys spinal
column might be broken with an
axe; he could be nailed to the floor
with red hot railroad spike driven
through his abdomen; he could be
forced to pour over the History OF
Monongalia county or the acts of the
last Legislature (both are dry
enough) but the easiest and most
effectual way is to compel him tc
wear newly half-soled pants with a
short coat.
FROM DIR. Jos. A. McLane we learn
that Miss Ross the aged lady who
was SO brutally maltreated and rob
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