The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-01-20

/ FILLS MARSHALL mas Deeu cap
tured and put in Jail, on an old in
dictment. He halls from Clay dis
trict.
MAX WATERS has charge of the
feed store in South Morgantown
which was recently purchased from
T. R. Evans by Ridgway d Waters,
of Vaudeville.
The b. & 0. proposes to put in
effect an order that no employee in
the transportation department can
hold his job and drink whisky at
the same time.
AFTER to-day mail matter will be
collected from the street boxes at s
o'clock A. NJ. The afternoon collec-
ton will be made at the same hour
as at present, 3 o'clock.
THE b. d o. has not yet signified
any intention to locate station at
Lock No. 9, but it is still hoped by
the good people down there, and
below there, that it will be done
JAMES NJ. JAMESON has purchased
lot of DR.. Reynolds on Sunnyside,
where he will have built a fine resi-
dence; beginning having already
been made on the foundation.
A FIRE at Connellsvile recently
entirely destroyed the stock of goods
owned by Campbell Nelson, formerly
with F. X. O'Kelly here, who was in
the merchant tailoring business in
the building burned.
THE shooting match has engaged
more attention this winter than it
has for long time. Sial Meeks
disposed of Is turkeys by a match
last week, realizing considerably
more than the market price.
WONDER what's the matter with
Stuart Reed, he of the Clarksburg
Telegram? He is the father of this:
even the most experienced bag
gage master must call on the pbysi-
clan when be wants his grip check
ed"
This paper was not criticising the
fire company. 1t was and will con
tinue to criticise the really idiotic
practice of sounding an alarm when
there is no fire. Some members say
the company is not to blame for that
wrong and foolish alarm.
IT has been announced by the
heirs of the late DIR. McLane that
the homestead mansion now oc-
cupied by Col. Golay will be offered
for sale some time during the next
few months, as well as other real
estate in Morgantown of which he
died possessed
LAST Saturday the deal was made
whereby George NJ. John became the
owner of the lot on the corner of
Main street and Bumbo Lane pur-
chasing it of John Madagan. Not
long since Mr.. Madagan bought the
lot of Mrs. Anna Richards. The
price paid is not matter of public
information.
IT IS reasonable to suppose that
the victors in the late election will
qualify and begin to run the munic-
ipal machine, but the peculiar cir
cumstances OF the case make it
barely possible that they will not
They have till Feb. l to make up
their minds on this matter, and by
that time they will be made up.
AT the satisfactory brisk rate
which the Indebtedness of the estate
of the late Sheriff Jones is being re
duced it is plain to be seen that when
all taxes are collected that are now
outstanding the estate will pay out
nicely. In great deal of the dis
cussion of this business were cases
of where people jumped at concu
sions.
JUDGE BERKsHIREs remodeled
dwelling is now almost completed.
The Judge has now ceased from the
practice of his profession, and his
life of retirement from active bust
ness affairs will be spent in a beau
tiful home at one of the most beau
tiful sites in town, with an unsur-
passed view of the beauties of nature
from the windows and piazzas.
WHICH locality in the county Is
going to take away the honor of
holding the first county road debat-
ing society? Along about the last
term of court, when the people from
all sections mingled together in the
broad lobby of the court house there
was considerable talk about these
road institutes, but as yet it has not
become known that one has been
held
J. HONOR DAVIS has resigned his
position as Capt. of Company X. In
almost every company in the State
National Guard there has been Sc
we're trouble about fines, etc. Every
year it seems their membership de-
creases about one third, and by
another year, there will not be
enough soldier boys" to make re
spectacle looking company.-Clarks-
burg Neps.
THEY had rush at suiciding in
Palatine last Saturday night that
didn't pan out as the principals had
anticipated. Rumor says that one
went to physician and wanted ar,
senic. The M. D. suspecting some
thing was wrong gave him aqua pu-
ra, and labelled the vial poison"
This was drained to the dregs and
the suicide lay down expecting to
wake on the other shore. The other
went to the druggist and wanted
poison, and he was served with a
big dose of Rochelle salts.
tn EsGuf fey coal interests are re-
ported to be preparing to invade the
west side, toward the Greene county
line. Forty dollars an acre for the
coal under the land is being offered
and it is very probable that this
price will be taken. The Guffeys
will have a chance to spend great
deal of money in Monongalia, for the
coal is here, and on the west side
This company never buys without a
chance for development. Their pros
pecting look favorable to the build
ing of that much talked of railroad
from Brownsville.
In the death of sMrs. Wallace not
only her family, but the whole COM
munity suffers an irreparable loss.
Mrs. Wallace was lady of remark
ably even temper, practical, care
full, kind hearted woman; one
whose benefactions were many and
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