The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-12-05
DIR. GEO. b. NORRIS, Dentist, will
be In his ONCE In MOrgantown from
the Goth till the last Of every month.


the Goth till the last Of every month.
WALNUT street between Front and
the wharf is being macadamized.
BORN, recently, to Mr.. and Mrs
John Coda, near Vaudeville, son.
A GREAT many of the students
spent Thanksgiving at their homes.
GRANT PARKHURsT has we under
stand bought lot near the Univer-
sity on which he will erect resi-
dence.
DIR. MILLER's lecture on Thursday
of next week will be Of unusual pow
er. He will be greeted by crowd
ed house.
JOSIAH RANDALL entertained
number of hunters on Thanksgiving.
AS a mountain resort Josiah's place
is right in the swim.
THE pay car was here Wednesday
and gave the employees of the F., M.
.& P. r. r. the wherewithall to be
thankful for, and procure fat tur
keys.
Our young friend w. F. Holt, of
fCass district. is quite success as a
stock raiser. A few days ago he
butchered pig nine months old that
weighed net $50 pounds.
Our colored society people gave
an elegant dance in Evans Hall
Thanksgiving evening which was
largely attended. An enjoyable time
was had by those present
CAPT. j. r. MILLER received fine
parrot a few days ago from Cleveland.
He is warranted to hold his own
with jack tar in speaking regular
United States as "she should be
spoke"
The Washington and Jefferson
boys and W. V. U. boys were mu-
tually pleased at their meeting here
last week. The visitors were delight
ed at the courtesies rendered them
by the home team.
A YOUNG man in the medical class
at the University, and there are sew
eral young ladies in the class, was
asked by the professor, HAS a wo
man as many ribs as a man?" His
answer brought not few bushes, it
was, 81 have not counted them"
RELATIVES of Nye Kiger whose lit
tile son was so brutally treated at
Washington, Pa, an account of which
appears on our first page, have re-
'ceived letters from him stating that
his child has recovered and although
not so badly treated as the account
indicated was very i'll for some time.
Mrs. GRUMPY says that two South
Morgantown bellies and two we'll
known employees of the Standard Oil
Company will unite their fortunes at
an early day. The old dame also
intimates something fthe same kind
about prominent professional man
Of Morgantown and lady whose
home is in Pennsylvania.
CONTRACTOR MAYERs, of the new
court house, gave his employees
Thanksgiving oyster dinner at Shines
restaurant which was elegantly got
ten up and greatly enjoyed. 1t is
needless to state that the winds that
whistle about the tower of the build
ing are productive of A l appetites,
and all did full Justice to the spread.
WILL JOSEPH, Phil A. Shafer, Fred
Dering, Harry Deholt and Dorsey
Slime came in from Josiah RandalPs
Monday. The party brought home
seven turkey but mary" deer. The
gentlemen report fine time but say
that hereafter they will go to the
back counties when looking for deer
as they have about all been run out
of this section by the Pittsburg
hunters.
SINCE the weather signal flags have
been put up on the Municipal Build
ing great many persons have won
dered why weather-yane is not put
on the tower. When the storm sig
nal is displayed people naturally de-
sire to know from what direction it
is coming. A weather.vane could be
put up at n very little outlay of cash
and would he not only a thing of
beauty but o: utility. We all like
to know which way the wind is blow {
ing.
THE lecture of Mrs N R. c. Nor
row before the Normal Lyceum last
Friday night was largely attended
and much enjoyed by those present.
1t was more Of talk than set lee
ture, for it was very entertaining
and instructive description of the
speakers travels in Europe last year.
Mrs. Morrow is very pleasant talk
er and her descriptive powers are ,
fine, and we have heard her effort of
Friday night very highly compliment
ted-FdiYmont Inder
The negro and Swede who stole two
umbrellas from Woods store, were
on Thanksgiving day, escorted to the
top of the hill on the Uniontown
pike by Policeman Turner and told
to make tracks for Fairchance. The ,
men were going to that place to work {
on the railroad, were out of money |
and the crime was condoned owing to {
their condition and the fact that the
Swede WAS a new conner to this coun
try and could speak but little Eng
lish, it was thought hest to give them ,
another chance as Mr.. Wood did not
wish to prosecute.
JOHN DURR left town yesterday
morning between nine and ten o clock
without saying good bye to anybody.
Not wishing to remain in Fairmont
any longer, he picked up short iron
poker, raised up section of the new
steel plate floor, crawled down
through an old hole into an unoccu-
pied room below, the door of which
was unlocked, and quietly hied him
self away to more congenial chimes.
-F'atrmom Vest Virginian. John
turned up at Morgantown next day
and while watching game of foot
ball in South Morgantown was ar
rested by Constable Steenrod Hess.
He took his arrest very coolly and
said that he was not trying to escape
but simply wished to come down to
see the people.
A MEMBER the Board of Regents
of the University said to New Do
MINIoN reporter that the public
should be disabused Of the false