The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-21


A FRESH stock of groceries, candy
and canned goods just received at
Dawson & Greggs.
A NEW residence owned by Johf
d. Ruby in Uniontown was wrecked
by natural gas explosion Friday.
THE comptroller of the currency
has authorized the First National
Bank of Sistersville, w. Va, To be
gin business; capital, $4,000.
Buy your groceries, Christmas can
dies, canned goods. ham, flour and
everything usually found in a first
class grocery at Dawson d Greggs.
SHERIFF LEROY SHAW, of Preston
county, has rendered his resignation
as sheriff to the county court owing
to the uncertain condition of his
health.
THE Jos. S. Protzman land con-
sisting of SO acres was sold at pub.
lie sale Saturday by Special Com
missioner 5. F. Glasseock to James
Hare for $791.
A MAN and his wife in Washing
ton, Pa, we're fined $3.50 for washing
their clothes on Sunday. Cleanliness,
it seems, is not next to Godliness
over there, at least on Sunday.
A SUIT for the possession of piece
of land worth S25 was tried in Park
ersbnrg last week The suit was
brought in 1891 and the costs nov
exclusive of lawyers fees is $500
POSTMASTER General VIM. L. Will
son has accepted the invitation of
the faculty of the Vanderbilt Uni
yersity, at Nashville, Tenn, to deliv-
er the commencement address in
1896.
WILLIAM BoYD and j. II. Strosny-
der, wanted in Wheeling w. Va, for
buneoing Henry Beeler of Waynes-
burg, Pa, out of $1,000 have been
arrested in Cleveland and will be re-
turned to Wheeling for trial.
Mr. C. c. SHowALTER, formerly
uperntendent of the Reform School,
met with painful accident at
Clarkshurg, recently. While cross
ing between two freight cars at the
depot the engine Jared back and
Mr.. Showalter's foot was badly
squeezed between the bumpers.
The Kingwood journal says:
Charley Dering has made a hand
some musical instrument which he
calls a mandolina. 1t is larger than
mandolin and smaller than gut
tar. The work upon it is very fine
and credit to Mr. Behring'S work
manship, Black walnut and white
maple is the wood of which it is
made. 1t has very sweet tone.
THE Waynesburg, Pa, Independ-
ent says: Next Monday W. f.
Spragg will leave for Gettysburg to
locate and place the base of a monu-
ment to mark the position of the 18th
w. Va. Infantry during the battle of
Gettysburg. Qaite a number of
Greene CONTAINS served in this not
ed regiment during the civil war.
The regiment saw as much hard ser
vice and was in as many battles as
any other regiment in the war. The
monument will cost about 81 600.
FAIRMoNT is keeping right up with
the procession. On Monday a prize
fight took place short distance out
the Barrackville road. In the neigh
borhood of fifty of our citizens drove
out to witness it. The combatants
were Charles Radcliff and Stanley
Lloyd. The fight was of short dura-
ton, and for that reason was not
very greatly enjoyed by the lockers
on. In the third and last round Rad
cliff put the other fellow to Sleep
Vest Vtrginiaa.
AN interesting meeting of the
graduates of the West Virginia Uni
versity who reside in Charleston was
held recently at the office Of James
F. Brown, Esq The meeting was
called by Waitman Barbe, field agent
of the University for the purpose of
organizing local alumni associa
ton. Such an association was form
ed and will be known as the Charles
ton Alumni Association of the West
Virginia University. Hon. James F.
Brown was elected president and
Col. j. Talman Waters secretary.
THE best assortment of Christmas
toys and candies in town at Rice's.
ALL kinds of candies and grocer
les also leading magazines and chill
dren's books, at Rice's.