The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-07-18
The suspension bridge is receiving
a new coat Of paint.

LIE suspension DriuSe ID receiving
a new coat of paint.
FLOYD UTTERBAcK has moved into
the new residence on Peasants street
adjoining Davis d Illusions bust
ness house.
The West Morgantown Brick COM
pany has received a large barge
which will be used for shipping
brick TO points down the river.
The Monongahela Navigation com
pany will commence the repairs on
their locks and dams as soon as the
stage of the water will permit.
MARION county now has twenty
open saloons, three having recently
been ad led to the original seventeen.
That is saloon to each thousand
inhabitants.
IF our re assessment commission
ers should raise the value Of some
property hereabouts to half the ask
ing price, wouldn't there be lots OF
discordant music?
AT meeting of the Council Mon
day evening Jos. Moreland and II.
N. Ogden were granted permission
to construct sewer from their resi-
dences to connect with the Front
street sewer leading to the river.
LICENSE to wed was issued July
8, 1891, to Benjamin f. Carpenter
and Miss Susan V. Robinson, both
of Monongalia county; and to Geo.
Adams, of Fayette county, Pa, and
Laura H. Mayfield, of this county.
THOMAS p. COURTNEY carpenter
in Clayton d Co.'S planning mill at
Fairmont was ripping small board,
Saturday, on a circular saw. 1t
flew back and struck him in the
stomach. He died Sunday from
the injuries.
A DROP q cent in the slot and get
your correct weight machine has been
placed in the gentlemen's waiting
room at the depot. Brain fag will
will be probably be the fate of the
small boys who are trying to get up
scheme to beat the machine.
AT THE sale of lots in the Arnett
addition to Fairmont 70 lots were
sold at prices ranging from 800. to
$685.. A sale of lots at Morgantown
would not only be a paying scheme
but afford our working classes an
opportunity of securing home.
THERE are three camping parties
on 0. II. Dille's farm Just below
town. The river between Morgantown
and Pittsburg is lined with camps
and the season for outing parties has
just opened. There will be several
more parties near town this month
Mrs. PERRY ST. CLAIR while picking
cherries lost her balance and fell to
the ground receiving what was al
first thought to be fatal injuries. DR.
Jas. p. Fitch was called and under
his skillful treatment Mrs. Stellar
has about recovered from her injur.
les.
EXCUSE me, George, but when
saw you "a year ago, your face was
covered with pimples; it seems to be
all right now" "Yes, sir; that's be-
cause / stuck to Ayers Sarsaparilla
the greatest blood medicine in the
world | was never so well in my
life as l am now"
LLYoD GRIFFIN and Charles Linn
under indictment for larceny al
Fairmont broke Jail last week. The
Marion County Jail is regular old
mud pile with few bricks stuck il
the sides and an old case knife OIL
pewter spoon gives the Jail bird q
free pass to liberty.
COMMISSIONERS Lee p. Watson, Of
= Fairmont, and John Basel, oil
Clarksburg, sold the bennington Goa
Mines and land at Pennington, Fay
lor county, last week at public auc
ton. DR.. d. P. Fitch was the pur-
chaser at $40, 800. The property is
said to be worth near $4,000.
EDGAR WELLS wears the belt al
champion apple raiser. He luxuria
ted on rich apple dumplings a weel
ago made Of apples grown on tret
grated fourteen months ago. This
is regarded as rather remarkable
. However, Ed. generally beats every
one else at whatever be undertakes
The PostofIicc at Gray's Flat
Marion county was robbed of SIG
in stamps and 81 90 in money few
days ago. The Office is kept in tn,
residence of the Postmaster whit
with his family vas absent from
home when the robbery. occurred
The offense is very grave one ant
insures the Imprisonment Of tn
thief if caught
A GENTLEMAN recently made gooc
suggestion, viz: that the title, "clerl
of the court should be changed t.
Prothonotary. To say that a gen
tleman is clerk of the circuit o
county court conveys the idea tina
he is simply employed in an office a
copyist. A more dignified nam
should be used and there is nothin!
better than Prothonotary.
The young folks of Avery churcl
will give festival in Hon. Jane
Hare's grove on Saturday the lSt
inst. The object is to raise none.
for the church. A more beautiful
place for such an occasion would b
difficult to find and the reputation c
these folks for elegant entertainment
is so well known that large humble
of people will he attracted there
All are invited.
PRoF. L. NJ. JACKSON has made
proposition to the council Of Cratic
to put in water works for that cit
if they will take twenty six plugs a
fifty dollars each A short time ag
the citizens of Grafton voted dow
a proposition to issue bonds for th
construction Of water works, but tn
council is now trying to induce
private company to make the in
provement. It's said that they wi
accept Prof. Jackson's offer.
A GENTLEMAN who has journeye
pretty much all over Europe said t
the New DOMINION that the railroa
scenery of Europe does not compar
with that of our own B. 40 nor do tn
famous mountain resorts of Europ
compare favorabIy with those With
n very short ride Of this place. |
fact in point of comfort and CONVEX
fence ours are far superior. 1t woul
be we'll to see our own country b.