The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20
BUSINESS HOUSES
New and Old-Ssme Of the Changes and
Additions in Business Locations
That VIII Take Place This Year.


There will be several new store
rooms in Morgantown before The end
of the present year, as well as some
changes in business locations in
town this spring. There may be
others that are not herein mentioned.
If there are the knowledge has been
kept very quiet The Odd Fellows
are going to put up a fine building.
That matter has been put to the
members in open lodge and car ried.
OF course it is old news thst the so.
ciety has purchased valuable proper
ty, and it was fair to conclude that
it was the intention to tear down the
present land marks and have erected
modern and commodious edifices in
their places, but this was not posi-
lively known. 1t is now a matter of
record in the lodges minutes that
such is the intention.
The work is to begin on removing
the buildings on the Carraco prop
erty April |, or shortly thereafter.
When they are out ofthe way the work
will commence on building that
will occupy as much space on the lots
as the ones there now do. Several
thousands of dollars will be voted to
be applied to this work. just how
much Is not known as neither an es-
innate nor plan have been made.
Proper committees to cover this
work have been selected. A good
architect will submit several plans
with the probable cost of erecting
the respective building each will
represent. These will be forthcom.
ing soon. One matter that is an as
sured fact is that the block which
the Odd Fellows will build will be a
noteworthy addition to the points of
architectural beauty in town.
DR.. Morris will have some changes
made in the interior arrangements
of the present place of business of
the Second National Bank, which he
will take possession of when the
bank moves out. A storereom down
stairs and office rooms up stairs
will be arranged in the building and
be for rent.
The Second Nationals committee
on grounds and buildings" has not
merely figured in an honorary ca
pacity. They have hit upon meth
DDS and plans for removing the
present Laura Pickenpaugh house
over TO the Kiger line and for the
building of the banking house on the
south side of the dwelling. Their
lot extends down to Long Alley, and
they will throw five feet more of
their lot to add to the width of the
alley between them and Johns.
This plan is not given out as official,
but is one reasonably certain to be
followed. And speaking of impos
ing business structures, the Second
Nationals is sure to be that. Sew
eral plans for it have already been
submitted, though nothing decided
upon in that regard, but any one OF
them promises banking house OF
large and tasteful design. 1t will
not be great while before the bank
directors will come to final deter.
mination as to when to begin their
new home.
j. r. Miller has made arrange
ments to have new fronts put in the
storerooms of the present Odd Eel
lows building which under the terms
of his purchase he is TO have posses
sion of April l next. E. Shisler is
to remain in his present place of
business in the building, and La
zier's drug store will go into the
ether room This latter room is to
be otherwise improved aside from
the new front by having the floor
let down to level with the street.
John Hunt will remove his eating
house into the room in the Clark
building in which is now Lazier's
store.
Major Keener will remove his
meat market into the room now oc-
cupied by John Madagan. The
building Keener now occupies will be
torn down to make room for the new
Odd Fellows building.
1t is hinted-though the report
has failed Of confirmation by the
owners-that Brock, Reed d. Wade
will add another building on their
lot on the corner of Main and Pleas
ants streets this year.