The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-10-19

vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
Use Clark's Leader Flour.
DIR. VIM. E. STEWART, Dentist, of
fees over Rices store.
If you want the best flour to be
had, get Clark's Leader 1t is the
best.
LARGE variety of Brussels and>1n-
grain carpets at Hirschman's They
will save YOU 2596 on all purchases.
WHIST has death grip on the So
ciety people of Parkersburg. Pro
gressive euchre is no longer fin de
seicle.
A SMALL house greeted the Silver
Lake Qhartette Friday night but
those present highly appreciated the
entertainment.
AN oil well pumper living at Sis
tersville tire a cup full of suphurie
acid in the face of his wife burning
her face in horrible manner. Jeal-
ousy was the cause. Turner es-
capped.
The base ball season being over
Morgantown sports are now betting
on whether Durant, on trial for mLr-
der in San Francisco, will be hung
or sent to the penitentiary. Yes, we
have plenty of game sports"
The best theatrical company that
has been here this season will be at
the Opera House Friday and Satur-
day nights. Presenting on Friday
night the scenic production, "a
Struggle for Life and on Saturday
night grand revival of Monte
Cristo." Everybody should go.
LICENSES to marry have been is
sued to the following persons by the
clerk of the county court: Oct. 18th
Christie Wright and Miss Margaret
Z. Eddy. Oct. 18th Donley Dusen-
berry, of Greene county, Pa, and
Miss Lizzie Higgins of this county.
Oct. l4th Joseph l. Steele and Miss
Margaret j. Tenant.
The Mountain State Business Col
lege can do more towards giving
young men and women start in the
world than any other school in West
!. Virginia. No vacation. Boarding,
$3.50 per week. Club boarding, So
per month. Individual instruction.
Catalogue free. A. G. Sine, Presi
dent, Parkersburg, w. Va.
The date for the laying of the
! Corner Stone of the Soldiers Mon
ument to be erected in the Court
House Square here, has been fixed
for Thursday, October 81, 1895 A
large attendance is expected and the
Committee is arranging a program,
to include some prominent speakers
for the occasion. The Masonic Fra
Eternity will have charge of the cere-
monies.-King,oood argus
THE repairs (?) going forward on
Spruce street don't indicate that
this Town Council have any notion
of permanent repairs in the form of
brick paving, and they are making
the job more difficult for their sue
cessors when they undertake paw
ing They are pounding up sand
stoEe and increasing the grade where,
betere many winters fan enterpris-
-ring administration viii dig it up and
haul it away.
Work will be commenced this
week on the telephone line between
here and Uniontown, Pa. A large
force of workmen will be put on at
both ends of the line and it is ex-
pected to have the line in working
order within six weeks. A number
of teams are now hauling poles from
here and stringing them along the
line. Morgantown patrons will not
have free use of this line as it will
be toll line for every one desiring
= to use it.
COLLECTOR E. M. Gikeson, of Par
kersburg, Tuesday, made the first
repayment of the improperly collect
ed income tax in this State About
thousand dollars was collected in
4 West Virginia and until Tuesday
none of it had been refunded About
half of the amount has been sent tc
the collector from Washington to be
refunded, and it is supposed the res,
will be received in few days. The
money now in the hands of the col
lector will be distributed among
those who are entitled to receive il
as fast as they call for it.
WHY should not the two tower
clocks be run together? We assum,
that they both were put up for ad
vising the local population of the
correct time. But they can't boil
be corret when they strike the same
hour five or ten minutes apart. On
or the other of them has lied and dis
turbed and disconnected the entire
population. There is no excuse fol
this. If the court house clock re
quires man to turn it forward ant
back to keep it within gun shot o
the right time he ought to be more
punctual in the job, or blacksmith
ought to be employed to regulate it
A-REUNIoN of the Brown family
descendants of Thomas Brown VIII
settled in Preston county in 1906
was held at Brown sMills near Reeds
willie, Preston county, October 9Th
Prof. Samuel b. Brown, Of Morgan
town, delivered splendid addres
as also did several others Over 10
were present and J. Slidell Brown 0
the Argus had to be lead from til
table after eating an Is pound tur
key and side dishes in proportion
There were members of the famil
present from four counties, Marion
Monongalia, Taylor and Preston, an
one young lady, Miss Annie Lanhan
from Stanton, Indiana. Next yea
it is expected that at least two hun
bred will be in attendance, and fror
far and near. OF course the crow
could be much larger, only no on
but members and descendants of thi
one family Of Browns and those cen
nected by marriage, are invited G
eligible for membership in the Asst
citation.