The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-07-20

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! OwrSG to the prevalence Of small
pox in Wheeling Fairmont is talking
Of establishing quarantine against
that city.
The county court Of Cabell re-
eoived on July l5 plans and specif-
cations for new court house to cost
from 100000 to 100000.
THE contract for the new Pres v
terrain church building was not let
last week owing to the absence of
some of the members of the commit
tee.
THE Cottage Trader is at the
wharf and the small boy is laying
violent hands on everything in the
way Of iron, from an old stoyeleg to a
steam boiler
THE clerks and teamsters will
play a great game of ball Friday af-
ternoon. Turn out and see the coun
ter jumpers and whip crackers
smash the ealfskin.
RUSSELL SAGE, of New York, makes
it rule not to loan more than $780,
900 in any given day. All right
Russy, dear boy, we'll be satisfied
and not strike you for loan for at
least six months.
Work has been commenced on the
handsome new business and residence
building of |. c. White at the corner
Of Front street and Beechurst Ave
nue.. Huston & Domain are the CON
tractors. 1t is not known who will
occupy the building.
Two young lads at Huntington in
suited Maud Jordan, aged II, but
Maud had nerve and muscle and she
trounced both the young fellows.
We need few just such girls in this
place as there are a few young lads
who need a sound thrashing for just
such tricks.
The Delaware peach crop, which
with the customary regularity was
announced to be a failure, is now
placed at 100000 baskets. That
will cancel a great many little debts
for Delaware farmers and keep the
currency in circulation among the
rest of the country.
Col. T. J. GILMORE is grading
down the University Athletic
grounds, and when the present work
is completed the grounds will be in
good condition for baseball games.
The armory building is being moved
from the North East to the South
East corner of the groun Dis.
II. II. DEBoLT has opened gas
and steam fitting and plumbing es-
tablishment in the Morris block on
Walnut street opposite Music Hall
and is prepared to fill all orders in
that line promptly. Harry has been
in the business number of years
and has acquired much skill in that
line. Work left with him will be
well done at fair prices.
The Pittsburg Chronicle Tele-
graph says "the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston railroad is to be ex-
tended up the Monongahela river
from Brownsville, through Greene
county, into the West Virginia coal
fields" Let it be extended, we have
held our arms open to receive it 10!
these many years, but let it be ex-
tended on steel rails and not as here
tofore on paper.
MISS JENNIE SMITH, the evange-
list, who had sun stroke some time
ago is in very critical condition
and all hope of her recovery has
been abandoned. Miss Jennie has
done a great work all over the land
and will be remembered by thous-
ands with gratitude. She will pass
to her reward in the great beyond
with the consciousness of having
done her life work well.
In giving a description of large
reception held in Chicago the Times
of that city says. "Miss La Zelle,
who is from Virginia, gave a bril-
liant execution of her own compost
ton, "The Archie Club Two Step
The young lady referred to is Miss
Stella l. La Zelle, daughter of the
late DR.. La Zelle, of Fairmont, and
has many relatives and friends here
who will be glad to learn of her sue
cess as composer.
The graduates of the West Vir-
ginia University never fail to come
to the front In June w. j. Holden,
of Harrison county, graduated from
the University and some days ago be
was appointed principal of the State
Normal School at Chenille. Mr..
Holden graduated in both the clas-
steal and law courses of the Univer-
sity and will fill the position of prin-
cipal with credit to himself and hon
orto the institution.
THAT business is still active in the
Mt Morris and Dolls Run oil fields
will be seen from the following item
taken from Mondays Pittsburg
Times; Forty tons of iron casing
and a number of drills were taken
up on the Adam Jacobs to Jimtown,
w. Va, yesterday afternoon. Iron
pipe and oil well supplies have
formed the principal portion of the
Morgantown packets freight for sew
eral weeks
RUFUS WEST, the electrician in
charge of the electric lighting plant
at the University, has the contract
for wiring Music Hall in the Odd
Fellows building, and will hereafter
be the general superintendent in
charge of the electric lighting in the
theater. He will commence putting
in the lights next week. The thea
ter will be brilliantly lighted and
the fact that Rufus has charge of
the work insures its being well done.
A BIG lot of hides were shipped
from here to Pittsburg a few days
ago and almost daily cars of tan
bark are shipped which naturally
calls forth the question "why don't
some person start a tannery in this
yicinity?" If business men elsewhere
can afford to pay freight on tan bark
and hides from this place to distant
points and make money, it naturally
follows that if the tannery were To-
Gated here there would be the addi-
tional profit Of all money saved on
freight. There is no better place
for the tanning business and little
hustling on the part of our business
men would secure plant.
IT IS said that the bachelors of
Morgantown will give a moonlight
picnic in the near future that will
surpass ANYTHING ever given in this