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

HALLS circus will no doubt attract
quite crowd on Friday. Our gay
seasons come close together.
COUNTY court met in regular SEES
sion Monday. The full proceedings
will be published in our next issue
THE irrepressible merry go-round
is with US again, and the cry OF
"pap gime nickle" is heard in the
land.
IT is reported that J. X. DUR, oil
Pittsburg, formerly of Morgantown,
was recently married to Miss Jessie
Jarrett Of that city.
TUESDAY was pay day for the
hands on the sewer work and con
siderable OF the needful was distrib-
uted by the town.
THERE will be no services in any
of the churches Sunday morning as
every one will desire to hear the
Baccalaureate sermon.
THE wide brick pavements just
: put down on the University campus
from the gates to the various build
ings is a great improvement.
ALL of the fire plugs were tested
yesterday and the water allowed to
run for some time in order to clear
the mains of accumulated sediment.
DURING a quarrel over local cleo
tion held at Elk City, Kanawha
county, on the 3D., instant, Gus Hig-
ginbotham shot and killed William
Mills.
LICENSE to marry was issued by
the Clerk Of the county court June
1st., to Abraham NJ. Moran and Miss
Rhetta Kern, both Of Monongalia
county.
The trial of the 81 strikers charged
with the murder of Chief Engineer
Paddock was commenced at Union
town yesterday. There are over 100
witnesses.
THE law, medical and other class
es of the University had their pic
lures taken last week and distribut-
ed them among the girls they'll leave
behind them.
The old fence and stone wall
around the Bank of the Monongahe-
la Valley lot on Peasants street has
been torn down and adds greatly to
the appearance of the property.
FRENoH's New Sensation show
boat is expected next week. Mr..
French gives clean and good enter
tainment, and merits the popularity
he has gained all along the river.
1t is "A surprise no doubt but it is
true, Hirschman's are Offering young
mems suits, all wool, fashionable and
styIishly made and trimmed at $5.25
These very same suits were made 10
retail at SO. We would be glad if
you would look at them.
THERE seems to be little doubt
that we are to have system of sew
erage on some terms. The better and
cheaper plan will be to vote for it
and have it complete while we are
at it.
KING q JENKINS, the Grafton flo
rists, will have flowers for sale dur
ing the commencement season at
Mrs. Brands on Front street. Orders
left there will receive prompt atten-
ton.
HENRY W. MARTIN has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Opekiska,
vice Mary Heston removed. Mr..
Martin is prominent merchant and
the appointment gives general salts
faction,
THE last issue of the B. & o. Field
is filled chiefly with matter showing
the advantages West Virginia offers
to settlers as place of residence and
business. The Field evidently knows
good thing when it sees it.
Halls circus will exhibit here on
Friday. The hard times are against
shows this summer and this one has
put the price of everything to low
notch thus hoping to attract patron
age. The show is said to be very
good one.
The Alumni Association of the
University will give its annual ban
quet in the old chapel hall on the
18th inst. A great number of invi-
tations have been issued and some
distinguished sons of the institution
will be present.
THE report sent out that the tip
pie at the Monongah mines was
burned Sunday, and that no coal
could be shipped for several days
was greatly exaggerated. The wash
room was damaged slightly by fire,
but shipping was not stopped at all.
Mr.. E. M. SHowALTER has been
chosen chairman, and j. M. Satter
field, secretary, of the Republican
Executive Committee of this county.
To insure Republican success these
gentlemen have a job to do, the mag
nitude of which they have no con-
ception. Fdirmont IndeI.
The only business of any public
Importance transacted at the meeting
of council held Monday night, was
the passing of the ordinance submit
ting to a vote Of the people the ques
tion of issuing bonds to the amount
of $11 900 for the construction of a
complete system of sewerage. The
vote will be taken on June %.
ISAAC HURST and G. III. Hatfield,
two prominent citizens of Uniontown,
were recently arrested charged with
numbering a slav in the recent riots
in that region. The gentlemen were
in the discharge of their duty in
command of squad of deputies when
the unfortunate affair occurred and
the slav was shot by some of their
men. The community does not re-
gard either man as guilty.
Col T. M. JACKSON had narrow
escape from being asphyxiated by
artificial gas at his home in Clarks-
burg Sunday night. The metre in
the cellar burst and he went in to
turn off the gas and was barely able
to escape by way of the window. AS
lights were burning in the upper
rooms of the house the discovery of
the escaping gas averted fearful
accident.
The sealed proposals for the build
ing of the new Odd Fellows Hall
were opened last week, but the con
tract will not be let until the latter
part of this week. John Ehrlinger
& Co., of Pittsburg, were the lowest
bidders and the contract will be
closed as soon as the committee
meets. The contract price of the
building, although not as yet made