The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-09-19

sion free.
A GREAT many OF our people at
tended the Wheeling fair last week.
HARVEY FISHER left yesterday for
Jersey City with several hundred
sheep and cattle.
The First Regiment band furnish
cd music for the Reunion at Fair
mont Friday last.
Areyo coming to the show?
If SO 60 to Shines Restaurant
and get a square meal for IS
cents.
REV. Mr. DAY, Of the M. 4. church
preached sermon to students on
Sunday evening that was full Of wis
dom and reached many of those for
whom it was intended.
The colored people of Fairmont,
will celebrate Emancipation Day
Sept. 22d in grand style. The most
OF our colored people will attend and
participate in the exercises.
MATT CALLAHAN has sold his bar
Der shop, under the Commercial Ho-
tel, to Allie Smith and Chas. Biggs
who have had it reprinted, papered
and fitted up in handsome style.
OK Thursday of next week John
Robinson's great show will pitch it's
tents in Morgantown. Many people
are looking forward to its appearance
with a great deal of expectation.
JonN WILSON, of Marion County,
was brought down Monday by Sher-
if II. r. Linn and constable r. Z.
Morgan to serve sentence oftw enty
days in Jail for the larceny of a
revolver.
I. d. LYNCH is making survey
of Maiden Alley and the lots be-
tween Front street and Riverton
Avenue. As soon as finished the
work of grading the alley will be
commenced
A MEMBER of VIM. Hogue's family
few days ago turned on the gas
in the stove and then threw in a
match, result stove lids flew through
the air, no one hurt but several bad
ly scared.
READ the advertisement in this is
sue of the "Fall Of Pompeii'' now on
Exhibition in Allegheny City. This
is an interesting exhibit and our
readers should see it while at the
Exposition.
Our University correspondent re-
sumes his reports for the year this
week. His letters will continue dur
ing the year and will contain every
thing of interest that occurs about
the University.
A SERIES of letters from Rev. L. A.
Core entitled "a month among the
Himalayas' will appear in the New
DOMINION, the first one this week.
They are descriptive of his life in
India and are full of interest.
The foot race at Taylortown. Pa,
last week between Henry Beeler, of
Waynesburg, and Chas. Leonard,
of Taylortown, for purse of 81 200
a side was won by Beeler; distance
100 yards, time l04 seconds. Beeler
is the well known ball player and
Splinter.
ALLIE SMITH and Charlie Biggs,
those two popular tonsorial artists,
now have charge of the barber shop
under the Commercial Hotel and
have reduced the price of hair cut
ting to Is cents. Shop reftted and
furnished in handsome style. Give
them call. IT,
STUDENTS would do well to call at
L. j. Hollands laundry and examine
the work being done before sending
their laundry to the city Laundry
is called for and delivered the next
day. Besides saving weeks time
the work is guaranteed to be equal
to any city work. Call and see for
yourself Laundry, rear of Wallace
House.
BETHUEL DoLToN was severely in
jured by an OK team on Monday. The
team became frightened and stamped
ed BOLTON fell from the cart, his
leg was caught in the running gear
and he was dragged for consider
able distance. His head was badly
cut and he was severely bruised gen
orally. DIR. Wade dressed his wounds
and he will recover.
CAPT. HENRY CLAY HAGANs, one of
Preston county's business men, died
at his home in Brandonville last
Wednesday morning. He had been
afflicted for years with catarrh of the
bowels, which terminated in hemor-
rhages He was in the late war, be-
ing Captain of Company M, Third
West Virginia Infantry. He was a
brother of Judge Hagans.
THERE will be union Sunday
School picnic at Round Bottom Farm
Saturday, September 10, 1891. Sen
ator w. I. Wiley has promised to
be present as also have Prof. P. B.
Reynolds, c. B. Ollie, Esq, Rev.
Hough Houston and M. d. Post to
address the audience. Vocal and in
strumental music will be furnished
by some of our best musicians and
the public is cordially invited TO par
ticipate in the festivities of the day.
Mr.. HoLBRooK, Superintendent of
the Pittsburg division Of the B. & O..
in conversation with reporter at
Connellsville, said: II do not know
when work ON the State Line road
will be commenced, hut it will be
built ere very long. Both the Davis
Elkins and the Camden systems are
anxious to get connection with Pitts
burg. Think they will both connect
with our State Line road, and that
will bring large amount of traffic
this way"
The school hoard on the advice of
the Board of Health Monday morn
ing decided as precautionary meas
ure to postpoae the opening of the
public school for two weeks longer.
One or two cases of scarlet fever are
reported to have been in town dur
ing the past two weeks and the au-
thorities are determined to take NO
risk in allowing the spread of the
disease. The school children were
up bright and early and assembled
at the school house but when dis
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