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

8 AAE C1tAORhs
From all parts Of the country
comes intelligence Of Frightening
4 prospect for the growing crops.
The late frost, the cold winds, and
the drouth OF the early spring had
made farmers gloomy, and there were
but faint hopes that any change Of
weather could repair the damage
which vegetation had suffered.
But contrary to all expectations
both fruits and grain have so far rail-
lied as to promise a productive sea
son The small fruits, it is true,
were blasted, but the trees are bend
ing with apples, and everybody is
specializing about what would have
happened if some of the apple buds
had not been killed The wheat is
already garnered, and we hear not a
note Of complaint as to the size of
the crop. The oats are coming on
finely, and the promise is so good
that they are now quoted at % cents
in the Western markets. The corn,
which was damaged by the frosts,
and in some localities had tG be re-
planted, now promises more than an
average crop. Even the meadows
are doing their best to make up for
an untayorable spring. But the hay
crop is always the one to suffer most
from late spring. In some parts
of the country it has not suffered,
and in others it will be light This
is true even ia different sections of
this county. 1t is reported that on
the West side the meadows were
never better. On the East side they
are nearly all light, yet improving
under the present seasonable wealth
er. The outlook is for a fairly good
yield. 1t is quite certain that hay
will be lower than it is now. The
price has been advanced to an I'M
warranted figure by reason of the
unfayorable conditions, but it will
come down to fair average when
the crop is harvested.
Altogether the farmers have no
special reason to complain. They
will have enough, and some to spare,
when the seasons accounts are made
up.
THE McKees Rock Fishing Club
is camping at the mouth of Dunk
ard.
CHARLIE MERRYFIELD is janitor of
the Odd Fellows building and Mu-
sic Hall.
IT IS said that a big excursion will
be here Saturday evening from PIT.
Marion by boat.
A MARRIAGE license was issued to
Robert d. Sine and Rebecea Flowers
on the 18th inst.
j. L. CANS has purchased and tax
en- possession of the hotel property
at Morris Y Roads.
WHEELING will hold a celebration
in Mozart Park July 23d, in honor
of her centennial year.
EVERYBODY is hustling to get the
town taxes paid before August LIST
when the delinquent list will be
made out.
Mrs DoUGHERTY will go to Point
Marion to day with a stock of Bee
Hive store goods and open there for
few weeks. She has some bargains.
Word from the Morgantown ex-
cursionists who are in Colorado and
other parts of the West indicate that
they are having very delightful
trip.
THE foundation for John NJ.
Gregg's new residence on Bumbo
Lane is about completed The house
will be handsome two story six
room cottage.
WE understand that the owners
of the "show lot" in South Morgan
town will soon put stop to ball
playing there and presume it is to
be laid off into town lots.
PROF. JOHN l. HARVEY will put up
a handsome residence on Spruce st,
on the lot just back of his former
residence which he sold to Bishop
Peterkin to he used as a dormitory.
The contract has not yet been let
but will be in a few days.
Mrs. JOE L. BURDETT and Mrs.
Jaco, of Grafton, and Mrs Swiger,
of Shinston, accompanied by Mr.,
Burdett and Mr.. Swiger arrived
Tuesday and at night instituted a
Rebekah Degree Lodge of the Odd
Fellows. Harmony Lodge No. 81
was organized with over 20 members
and officers elected
FAIRMoNT is agitating the build
ing of a street railway. What Fair
mont needs is an incline railway
from the depot to Main street. 1t
is only question of time however
until she gets street cars as the town
is spreading over considerable por-
ton of the earth and people need
a way to get to the COW pastures in
various parts of the corporation.
EVERYTHING is very quiet in Nor
gantown social circles owing to the
absence from town of so many of her
citizens. The lawn festival once so
popular has gone GU, of style, it
seems, and indoor church affairs are
out of the question. Our people who
are at home are simply keeping cool
and waiting for the gayetes that al
ways come with cool weather in the
fall.
ABOUT $50 people loafed about the
wharf for several hours Saturday
night waiting for the excursion from
Pt. Marion to come in, but it was
like that letter, it never came. About
three hundred people started for
Morgantown from that place but the
machinery of the boat broke down
at lock No. 8 and she could not get
it repaired in time to come through
to this place
WHILE Thomas Cans, of Morris
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