The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-17
Sold by
A. w. Jones

A. w. Jones
Dealer in Wall Paper and Paint
ers' Supplies.
Two doors above Post Office.
DR.. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar.
engagements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his office open
all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
USE ClaIk's Leader Flour.
DIR. VIM. E. STEWART, Dentist, of
fees over Riee's store.
TABLE and tea spoons in sterling
silver at II. S. HAYES,
PAPER Hanging
See A, W. Jones.
SILVER-PLATED tea sets at
II. S. HAYES
EVERYBODY smokes "Nun Nicer
cigars. The best for bets. Jos. r.
MILLER, Sole Agent IT,
YIN SAIL VIZ NdludulG COIHtT
lots on easy payments. Address j.
W. Wiles, Lock Box p Sistersville,
w. Va.
BEST Western timothy seed $500
and clover $500 at Posten's. Can
you see the effect of cash? if not ask
the prices elsewhere
THE small boys are eagerly look
ing forward to the circus and their
papas are getting ready to take them
to see the animals
For SALE-A good dray horse
wagon and harness, also a good four
year old mare, weight $50 lbs. well
broken. Call on j, L. Wharton
A WELL placed advertisement in
good local paper will do a merchant
more good than will all the travelling
advertisement schemes in the coun-
try. Try them both and find the
difference.
LLOYD REED has been appointed
postmaster at Clarksburg to succeed
Lee II. Vance Mr.. Reed was post
master under the former Cleveland
administration and was one of the
best in the country.
The B. d o. shops are being re-
moved from Keyser to Cumberland,
Md. This will take $4,000 per
month out Of Keyser besides a large
number of people and is a blow that
the town will not recover from for
years to come.
The personal property of the late
John II. Hoffman at his late resi-
dence, was sold Saturday at public
sale. The household goods brought
only fair prices. The cattle, horses,
COWS, grain &c, on the farm near
town will be sold Saturday Aug. H.
"a New JERSEY man was struck
by lightning seven times without ia
tai results, " says an exchange. That's
nothing. There are men in this town
who have been struck 700 times by
Jersey lightning and are walking
around every day, and being struck
several times daily.
WHILE Prof. p. B. Reynolds was
standing near Rices store few
days ago horse hitched to . buggy
backed the vehicle up against the
Professor and injured his limb so
badly that he had to 90 home in
carriage. We are glad to state that
he is now all right again
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the
county court: Aug 6, 1895, Benia-
min F. Sine and Mrs. Sarah ].
Howard. Aug 7, John L. Colebank
and Miss Lizzie A. Shanks. Aug 10,
Asbury Wright and Miss Sina
Shutz, all of Monongalia county.
ARTHUR MCKAY young man who
is employed on the trader boat which
is lying at the wharf was arrested
Monday evening and fined $3.50 on
the charge of drunk and disorderly.
Mckay struck man on the foot
with a heavy cane and while being
taken to the lookup used extremely
vulgar language and succeeded in
drawing a crowd of about 200 people.
KINGwooD, Rowlesburg, Terra AL
ia and few more villages in that
vicinity promise to work up an en-
nifty over their base ball teams that
will be bad for all parties concerned.
If they cannot play ball without
STOPPING to personal abuse they had
better wrap the bats around a sugar
tree and toss their ball into the rag
ing Cheat where it will float on for
ever.
A FINE barn, belonging to Enos
Ashburn farmer who lives at
Reedsville, Preston county, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning. A bolt of lighting struck
the barn, setting it on fire. The barn
was new and cost about 81, 500. Con
siderable grain, hay and a buggy
were consumed. The entire loss will
foot up about $4,000. There is some
insurance on the building.
BENSON ROSE, a prisoner in the
jail at Waynesburg, Pa, hung him
self with rope made out of sheet,
and when the sheritf's wife went to
call him to supper she found him
hanging dead. A coroner's Jury re-
turned verdict of suicide Rose
was a young man of 25 years and
had been imprisoned in July for
stealing. He was not considered
sane, and had been in the poor house.
MISS JENNIE DECAMP, the operator
in fredericksburg telephone exchange,
was very severely shocked a few
days ago during a storm. People
were attracted to the Office by
sharp electrical report, a woman's
cry and loud clap Of thunder The
receiver and switchboard were burn
ed out and service had to be sus-
pended until repairs could be made
Lightning had struck a pole some
distance from the town and followed
the wires into the central Office.