The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-12-12

DIR. GEO. b. MORRIS, Dentist, vii
be In his Office in MOrgant0wn iron
the Goth till the last Of every month
JOHN DURR's trial will commence
Friday at Fairmont
H. f. RICE has made several i'm
provements on his residence.
The work of slate roofing the new
court house has been commenced.
A HANDSOME weather vane will b,
put on one Of the towers OF the new
court house.
A LITTLE child Of John McLaugh
lin, Of West Morgantown, has beei
very i'll for several days.
A BLIND man was in town las
week and gave an interesting talk tx
the pupils of the public school
THE river has been ON boom fol-
several days and consequently tn,
timber men have enjoyed boom.
''WHo said Hoods SarsaparillaY
Thousands of people, who know it t.
be the best blood purifier and tonic
medicine.
Do NOT forget the Bazaar to be giver
by the young people of the Presby-
terrain church Saturday afternoon
and evening.
The first six days of December the
weather was all that could have beer
expected, but on the 7th we had @
genuine snow storm.
LEwELLEN d ALLEBAUGH are paint
ing James N. Davis new residence
in handsome style. 1t will be ready
for occupancy in about four weeks.
Or. II. N. MAcKEY, assisted by DR.
w. c. Kelly, successfully performed
difficult operation on Miss Harriet
Stone, of Preston county, few days
ago
HEREAFTER the Postoffice will close
at 7:30 p. NJ. when the train due at
7:05 is on time. If the train is late
the office will not close before
o'clock.
The Victor Elevator and Mills Co.
is considered by many the most en-
terprising and successful firm in
town. Its manager is certainly a
hustler.
CHRISTMAS odors are already per
ceptible on the breeze. The little
folks and some of the older ones too
are looking forward to that season
with pleasant anticipations.
The Shakespeare Club will meet
at Mrs. George Steele's on Friday
evening next, that evening being in
lieu of Thursday. the regular meet
ing evening, on account of the lee
ture.
TAYLOR Hess who was badly in
jured by falling off his house, was
able to come to town Saturday. He
can not bear much weight on his in
jured limb, but is in fair way to re-
cover the use of it.
f. E. BAKER. Of the Office Special
ty Co., is in town. Mr.. Baker s
Company has the most varied and
best line of furniture for offices, banks
and court houses in the country He
is well known to our people and per
fectly reliable, so orders may be given
him with the assurance that they
will be filled to the letter
AT meeting of the town council
held Monday night it was ordered
that street lamp be put up at the
corner of Spruce and Prospect streets.
An order was also passed for the
publication of the notice of the next
election of town officers which will
be found in another column. No 9th
er business of public interest was
transacted.
The colored people of Kingwood
did not like the white teacher be-
cause she whipped some of the schol-
ars and run the school, in place of
the pupils running it, SO they boy
cotted her by keeping the children
out of school. At the end of the
month the trustees closed the school.
The parents are now examples of the
bad policy of cutting off the nose to
spite the face
Our esteemed brother,J Julian Elem
ing, of the New DOMINION, seems to
have forgotten that the Grafton
Standard has not existed for num-
Der of years, and gets the name of
that defnnct sheet mixed up with
that of the characterization Lea
der. We humbly ask our valued con-
temporary to pardon any such lapsis
lingui that may have occurred. 1t
was certainly unintentional on our
part.
A GENTLEMAN visiting in town and
who has attended many balls at Par
kersburg, Clarkshurg, Steubenville,
Ohio, and other near by towns, dur
ing the progress of the ball at Mu-
nicipal Hall last week said those
towns could not touch Morgantown
in getting up swell affair. "The
fact is the gentleman continued,
"Morgantown without any doubt
whatever has the finest dancers in
the State" Thanks, awfully.
The young people of the Presby
terrain church met at Miss Nellie
Moreland's one day last week and
several hours were pleasantly passed
in making fancy articles for the Ba-
Ear to be given by them at the
church Saturday afternoon and eve
ming. All Of the little folks espe-
cially will be delighted by this en-
terlainment and Santa Claus will no
doubt replenish MS stock of pretty
dolls from the booths. Tempting re-
freshmenis will be served. Doors
open at in the afternoon.
THE Royal Blue line Of coaches
the B. d 0. has just put on between
New York and St. Lolis are beauties.
On the outside they are finished to
correspond with the Pullman sleep
ers, in dark blue and gold. Inside
they are furnished like the sleepers
in blue cherry wood. They have
every modern convenience and com
fort and are regular beauties. They
are lighted by gas, heated by steam,
vestibuled from the mail coach to
the last sleeper. These are said to
be the finest trains in the world.
Two OF our very prettiest young
misses were walking up Walnut
street yesterday industriously chew
ing gum and discussing the relative
merits Of their dude friends when one
Of them suddenly gave pretty lit
fla oorAon ord said 90 I never