The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-02-24

bloom and is admired by all passers-
by. Dir. Miller cultivated the plant
at his home and Tuesday, when the
bloom was magnificent, put it the
store.
The Pittsburg house movers are
now at work at DIR. Fitch's. His
house is being moved back sufficient
ly far on the lot to leave room for
the elegant dwelling to be erected on
the site. DIR. Fitch and fahsily will
continue to reside in The house being
moved until their new home is com
pleted.
Ed. G. PRoTzMAs has closed the
contract with the Mountain Lake
Park authorities and the band of
this place will furnish the music
during the Assembly at the Park.
The new orchestra which has recent
ly been organized may also go. The
band boys have already begun to
practice on various concert programs
to be used during their outing en-
gagement.
ONE of the largest audiences that
has assembled here this season was
that which listened to DR.. Hartigan's
lecture last Thursday night, which
disproyes the statement that the
best drawing attractions are always
secured away from home. Were DR..
Hartigan to lecture again in the
present course as large an assemblage
as that Of Thursday night would
hear him.
A MAN counted the pedestrians
who went up the pump station walk,
Standard Way, Sunday afternoon,
There were sos of them. The day
was of that peculiar and delightful
kind indicative Of balmy emergence
from wild winters winds and the
procession of bright colors and be-
coming bonnets was like unto Eas
terrible. Standard Way is the most
popular promenade hereabouts.
THREE weeks ago the Clark Core
farm in Clay was leased for oil and
gas for $500 by Lowry, McDermott
& Courtney. Since then a well on
each side of the farm has come in.
The men who leased it last Wednes-
day refused $4,000 for their bargain.
An example like this is the kind
that shows that there is more oil
business, both of the excitement and
development, in store for Mononga-
liza,
WHEN people talk about there be-
ing better state than West Virgin
ia, every potato slightly winks its
eye, every cabbage shakes its head,
every beet gets red in the face, every
onion feels stronger, every oat field
is shocked, rye strokes its beard,
corn sticks up its ears, and every
foot of land kicks. The horses even
denounce the statement with neigh
and the printers grab their shooting
sticks.
THE Monongahela Bank people
seem to he considering the project
of having their present building
moved over to adjoin Rice's store
somewhat seriously. 1t may never
be moved, but the bankers are delib
Grating on the matter. and therefore
it may be. You can't always tell
what's going to be done. The scheme
of moving old buildings to make
room for new ones is fayorite one
here now, and the bank in question
may join the procession.
J. G. AND NJ. r. LANTz, who last
week purchased the Wallace House,
are to get possession March l. The
new proprietors will make several
needed interior changes and i'm
provements directly after assuming
control. They have not decided as
to changing the name of the hostel
ry, but this will probably not be
done, as the travelling public has so
long and savorably known the Wal
lace House. Mr.. Wallace will on
April l remove to his dwelling house
on Wiley street.
ONE member of the new council
has already suggested that the room
for holding the meetings be extend
ed so as to be made sufficiently com
modious to comfortably hold the
council and few spectators who oft
en- would attend the deliberations of
the aldermanic board were a com
Portable room provided. The pres
llA In
larger without any great expense.
1t is too small People like to go to
council meetings but they don't
like to be huddled in a small cubby
like sheep.
The present session of court has
been one Of many lessons. Particu-
larly is this true Of the too common
and cowardly practice of carrying
concealed weapons. Ellis Marshall,
of Clay, was shown to be young
man who was in the habit of carry
ing a revolver all the time and max
ing scarry flashes of it often between
times; that he was once before con-
victed of the offense and that he had
never paid any penalty therefor.
He was sentenced to six months in
Jail. This shows that the oftrepeat-
ed statement that nothing is ever
done with man for carrying a re
volver is not wholly to be taken in
good faith.
PROF. WILEY made the announce
ment, when introducing DIR. Harti
gan Thursday night, that the APP
pearance of the Ariel Ladies Quartet
which is on the lecture course pro
gram for Feb. %, has been postpon-
ed to a date yet to be fixed. The
lecture which was missed on account
of the illness Of the lecturer at the
date advertised, that Of John Tenn
pie Graves, will de delivered March
IA This will therefore be the next
oratorical attraction provided by
the lecture course. The season
tickets will admit holders to it,
"The Reign of the Demsgogue" is
the lecture which was prominent
factor in making John Temple
Gravs nationally famous That will
be his subject here.
THERE is no power on earth that
can keep the county court from max
ing levies to pay off court house or
ders, and therefore there is no need
for anybody to get excited about the
matter of the court house debt. The
court house cost $4,000. 1t was
hnilt ut an a cf al lnaa To tho onn