The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-07-21
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oADu parry Dhu0aJ AiOL otSSbohOiS
and intermediate points.
THE Uniontown ball club and a
number of Uniontown people spent
Sunday with the campers from that
city.
A NEW postage stamp win soon be
issued. 1t will bear the picture OF
"old glory instead of the emblem
now used.
A NUMBER of stone masons from a
distance are here TO work on the Odd
Fellows building. They will com
mence work this week.
THE foundation for the new addi-
tion to the Mechanical Hall at the
University is completed and the
walls are going up rapidly.
FoR a thorough education at the
least cost, go to Franklin College,
New Athens, o. Board, room and
books, So per week. Catalogue
! free.
THE trial of F. M. Russell and
wife for the murder of Mrs. Welsh in
Barbour county has been concluded
and a verdict of not guilty was rem
dered.
The young boys who are bathing
every day in the Monongahela at the
West end of the suspension bridge
are laying themselves liable to a
heavy fine.
Col. GoLAY's yacht, Albatross, has
been oveihauled and reprinted and
is now beautiful as swan as she
moves noiselessly on,,the bosom of the
placid Monongahela.
The sick folks of the community
are all convalescent. The Flumm
family who have been suffering from
fever are recovering as are also Mrs.
Joseph and her little daughter.
WILLIAM ScoTT son of w. B. Scott
of Morris X Roads. Pa, was struck
by a train while sitting on the track
at Redstone Junction and his thigh
was broken in two places. He is
not thought to be fatally injured.
WEsr KAlanoNT voted to issue
81 900 in box Is for the purpose of
improving the streets. There were
SO votes for and q against. We
need some of that kind of get up
and get" instilled into few of our
citizens.
L. B. WILLIAMS, of the Morgan
town Brick Company, made contracts
on Monday to supply seven hundred
thousand brick to Grafton builders.
With the contracts already on hand
this will make quite a volume of
business for a time.
A CITIZEN who looked as cool and
fresh as mountain breeze gazed at
thermometer and found it was 81
in the shade. Five minutes after
ward he walked down street with his
.swesket" unbuttoned, his hat in his
left hand and was mopping his face
with a red bandanna.
DEwING q Sons is the name of
the new tow boat built and owned
by Dewing & Sons, the PIT. Marion
mill men, The machinery of the
old Horace was placed on the new
boat which will be used at the mill.
She made her first trip to Morgan
town few days ago.
II is one of the idiosyncracies of
litigation that a girl can usually get
heavier damages for q broken limb
than for a shattered heart.-Con-
nellSUiUe Courier. Well she cant
travel on broken limb, but she can
get around man at 2:40 gate
when her heart is shattered" and
the pieces scattered around in sever
al mountain and seaside resorts.
A NEwsY letter from Beechwood
and other matters of interest will be
found on our fourth page today. On
our first page is the official division
of the county into election precincts
a matter in which every voter in the
county is interested. Every one
should preserve copy of this issue.
Single copies will be mailed to any
address for cents.
WE call your attention to the new
advertisement of w. L. Douglass
$500 Shoe which appears in our is
sue to-day. We have every assur-
ance from the manufacturer that the
recent improvements in style and
quality will give more satisfaction
than ever to the wearer Of these pop
ular shoes. They are for sale by
George W. John & Co.
To DUN ones customers is unpleas-
ant both for the debtor and the
creditor. Will you save both of us
that trouble by paying without fur
Their notice? We still wish to sup
ply you with hay, corn, feed, meal,
chop, oats, bran and flour, but as we
don't own bank, we can't carry
your account longer, nor keep up our
stock without you pay.
VICToR MILLS Co.
The Palatine correspondent of the
Index says: at is reported on very
good authority that Mr.. Harry Nc
Elfresh, of the dry goods firm of
Leonard q McElfresh, will be mar
ried on the 18th of this month, to
Miss Bertha Patterson, at Muncie,
Ind. Mr.. McElfresh will attend the
Cleveland Christian Endeavor Con
vention, at Cleveland, this week, and
will go from there to Muneie, and
when he returns he will be accom-
panied by Mrs. McElfresh." Mr..
McElfresh was formerly postal clerk
on the F., M. & p. r. r. and will re-
ceive the congratulations of his
many friends here.
The Index says: "Not long since
+. P. Conner, of the upper end of
Pawpaw district, was indicted for
felony and was convicted on last
Monday and sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary. The penalty
for this offense is from two to ten
years, and the Court was merciful
in fixing the time at four years, as
there was no question as to the guilt
Of the party. The offense was forg-
ing an order for five dollars. The
five was rubbed out and "twelve''
inserted, and the gain was seven dol
lars. For which he will serve three
years and four months in the peni-
tertiary, making the usual reduction
for good behavior. Surely the way
of the transgressor is hard
A PIrTsBURe gentleman who is