The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-09

rangements to remain permanently al
home hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time. Any one needing his ser
vices can find him always prepared "a
wait on them.
PRoTzMAN's BAND rendered several
fine selections in front of the Hotel
Peabody on the occasion of the open
ing of the hotel to the public.
JURY commissioners Thompson
and Frum filled the wheel with 800
names on Monday who will be drawn
to serve as Jurors during the year.
The many friends of Mrs DUR,
widow of "Uncle" Johnny DUR, de-
ceased, will be sorry to learn that
she is suffering from mental trouble.
The Wheeling Intelligencer makes
very vigorous attack on the man
agement of the penitentiary. Wheth-
or its statements are generally true
remains to be seen.
OUR clever friend Jesse Shuttles
worth is regaining his usual health.
He has been sick for several weeks.
His restoration will be matter of
qualification to his may friends
H. T. JAoo was held for court by
Alderman Gripp, of Pittsburg, on a
charge of false pretense. Provins
and Smith charged by Jaco 9th
selling liquor without license were
also held.
A LARGE force of hands are at
work on the Bumbo Lane sewer
which will be completed this week.
Work will be commenced at once on
the Spruce street sewer to connect
with that on Bumbo.
In addition to being a splendid
workman as a decorator, paper hang
er and hard wood finisher, Albert
Jones is a square man, reliable in
everything. When he gives prom
Use you can depend on it.
ONE of our local contemporaries
announces that this is the season
for the seventeen year locusts. Guess
every season is the year for them
here; at least we always have pla.
CUES of some kind-generally worse
than locusts.
Two HORSES belonging to A. l.
Strosnider were sold at public auc-
ton before the court house Monday
by Deputy Sheriff Barrickman. One,
fine young animal, brought $40,
and the other, a broken down old
horse. was knocked down at SIG.
WE understand from good author
ity that Mr.. j. Nelson Wisner is
quite willing to run for Congress
from this district against Mr.. Will
son. How many lickings does it
take to satisfy Mr.. Wisner, anyhow?
Shepherdsto,on Register.-Bro. Sny-
der; you place your anatomy in great
jeopardy by talking this way.
ALFRED YEAGER, Esq, is making
heroic efforts to have a depot built
on the ground donated by him to the
F., NJ. & P. r. R. with the under
standing that it was to be used for
depot purposes. Trains now stop
near Mr.. Y's residence when tagged,
but it is evident that depot is need
ed from the number of passengers
who get on and off at this point.
EVIDENCE is being taken at R. E.
Fast's law office in the divorce case
of Solomon Howell against Kate
Howell, his wife. The evidence so
far has been rich, rare and racy and
when the case comes up for trial in
court it will attract big crowd of
people who love to hear scandal
aired, especially when they are not
themselves acting as the principals.
AN exciting game of baseball was
played on the University grounds
between the University team and
members of Protzman's Band.
Eleven innings were played and re-
suited in victory for the Universe
ty by score of IL to 10. The Band
boys are practising in order to have
their hands in when they go to Mt.
Lake Park as they intend to chal-
lenge all clubs in that vicinity.
BLESSED are they who scorn to
borrow their neighbours paper, says
an exchange, but come to the sane
um, and laying down the price of a
years subscription on the desk, say
ing in cheerful tones: "Put me down
on your list; like the paper very
much" Yea, verify they are happier,
their family is happier, the publish
er is happier-such as they are en-
titled to front seat next to the
band.
APPLICATIONS for rooms during
Commencement have been pouring
in upon our hotels and the indica-
tions are for the largest crowd in the
history of the University. Some of
the leading hostelries have refused
to engage rooms to applicants and
adopted the plan of, first come first
served. There will be big attend
ance, but Morgantown is always able
to accommodate all strangers within
her gates.
THE Connellsville Courier says
that, "the Cheat river is becoming
a favorite resort with Connellsville
people who like to spend Sunday out
of town" IL always has been ia
vorite resort with Morgantown PEG
pie who have had to pay a livery
hill of from two to five dollars for the
pleasure of "resorting," and we had
built our hopes on ''going over Cheat
at 80 cents "a co. but the schedule
man of the F., M. d P. r. r. with
malice aforethought put down oul
only North bound Sunday train al
3:50P.M.
ACCORDING to the Kingwood Jour
nal, q big cave has been discovered
near Herring, Preston county, thai
contains rooms 40 feet high and has
a stream flowing through it, Along
the stream were found tracks 81
inches across, and as they do moi
lead to the mouth of the cave they
are supposed to have been made by
some kind of water animal of an I'M
known species. For the benefit O
the Journal we will give the name O
the animal which is very common
with cave discoveries, viz, snakes
in boots, or as more commonly known
Jim jams. /: is not water animal
but on the contrary dies when KEEP
on constant diet Of acqua pura.
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