The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-09-12
SHAFFER has a great scheme for
supplying clubs. Try him.

LIE uOOr OF JHc approaches I'd Tue
suspension bridge and the foot walk
have been relaid.
DURING the first of the encamp-
ment several of the boys sent urgent
messenger home for provender.
AN out building on Long Alley
has become nuisance and council
should lose no time in so declaring
it.
SEVERAL of our young gentlemen
are making arrangements for hop
to be given at Armory Hall Thurs
day evening.
Go to Shines restaurant for
lemonade, pop, milkshake and
hot coffee.
The work of putting on the man
sard roof of the Building and Invest
ment Company's apartment block
has been commenced.
The new University building is a
roofess monument, it seems, to the
ignorance or at least the stupidity
of the architect who planned it.
N. E. SHAFFER, the popular grocer,
has arranged to offer the best terms
for supplying students clubs for the
year, and requests a call for prices.
THE month of roses has been left
in the shade by September which is
looming up with an almost unpre-
cedented number of marriages in this
vicinity.
COUNTY COURT convened Monday
morning but nothing outside of the
regular routine, making allowances,
&C., has been done. The minutes
will appear in our next issue
The festival Saturday night at
Granville was well attended despite
the inclemency Of the weather, which
kept away great many, who had
made arrangements to be present.
MATT CALLAHAN took one of his
barber chairs to Gypsy Grove and
remained during the Encampment.
Matt is first class tonsorial artist
and coined the sheckles while with
the soldier boys.
JOHN H. SMITH was sometime since
told to not further improve his prop
erty corner of Court alley and Front
street which means that the alley
will be widened between Front and
Main streets
THE steamer Jolly Brothers brought
up a party of excursionists from
Coal Centre Friday. The excur-
sionists spent several hours in town
leaving for home at 3 p. NJ, well
pleased with their trip.
SHAFFFR, the Front street grocer,
will furnish students clubs with ev-
erything they need. Goods delivered
promptly and orders received daily.
Prices satisfactory. See him before
your contracts.
GEORGE ROBE a few days since
while saving lumber at Prices fur
niture factory had part of his left
thumb taken off by accidentally
placing it upon buzz saw. Doctor
Wade dressed the wound.
SHERIFF. JONES publishes in anoth-
err column notice of all the places he
has appointed for receiving taxes
this fall. The excuse from the tax
payer that he had received no notice
of the place will not be accepted
hereafter
WE are indebted to our excellent
young friend Mr.. j. L. Stoneking
for the report of the M. ?. Conference
which appears on our first page:
Mr.. Stoneking was elected lay del
egate to the General Conference
which metts next May.
THE r. and RS. will cross bats
Saturday with the Bartletts, of Man
nington, on the latter's grounds. Re
duced rates have been secured
and large crowd of base ball en-
thusiasts will accompany the boys
and witness the funeral of the oil
drillers.
GEORGE HoGUE, member of the 1st
Regiment Band, came home Monday
from the Encampment and reports
that the members of the band and
Company 1, are having a splendid
time in camp and that there has not
been scarcity of rations in camp
as reported.
Mrs. r. j. TREGo, of Delaware, O.,
a well known lecturer and evangelist
of the w. G. T. u, will speak at a
union service at the Methodist
church next Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings, Sept. 18th and 10th.
She is highly, recommended, and is
spoken of as lady of refinement and
capability.
Go to Shines restaurant for
cove oysters, sardines, canned
salmon, and soups of all kinds,
A LARGE crowd of young people
too k advantage Saturday night of
the opportunity of again participa-
ting in the pleasures of roller skating
offered by 7. R. Evans at his grain
house. An enjoyable time was had
by the young ladies and gentlemen
who attended There was no dane
ing as the musicians failed to put in
an appearance.
THE drain on the west side of Main
street from Court alley to Walnut
street is damned full of stone and
mud andevery time it rains merchants
"along the line" can be seen with
their little hoes and scrapers trying
to assist nature in allowing the
deluge of filthy water to find a pas
sage to the river. Is there a street
commissioner? and if so, where is be
when it rains?
The new steamer Ocean Wave,
made her first trip to Morgantown,
Friday, arriving at 1870 M She
was Immediately loaded with fruit
and produce and departed for Pitts
burg at l o'clock p NJ The Ocean
Wave was built expressly for the
produce and freight trade between
here and Pittsburg and will make
one trip week bringing up freight
and carrying back all stuff bought
by her agent here.
A SAD accident occurred at Mount
Morris Friday, in which Wilbur
Han, telegraph operator in the oil