The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-03
Do you want house or lot?
Wiles has both. His locations,
price and payments will suit
you. $40 per month pays for
lot on Spruce or North Main
SITS. IS per month for a lot in
Sunnyside.

ON Monday a large maltese cat be-
longing to Prof. Harvey caught one of
the large norway rats that infest the
town. The capture was made success
fully but when the victim was releas-
ed for the inevitable play that pre-
cedes execution he showed fight. Sc
pluckily did he uphold his end of the
argument that the cat was soon forced
to beat hasty retreat. The victor
ious rodent was then dispatched by
John Harvey.
To ONE standing on the hill above
the addition the sight of the town
and river is beautiful one. The
river sweeps in long graceful curve
around Keck's Hill forming crescent
along which is clustered for nearly
three miles houses, mills and work
shops. In short while when there
are the houses on Beechurst that
that time is sure to bring the town
now but city then will merit the
name of The Crescent City.
A LARGE stalk Of some strange
plant in front of d. Chadwick's crea-
ted quite lot of comment yesterday.
The wise ones kept making knowing
guesses as to what it was and Mr..
Chadwick was kept busy answering
questions about it. Among the CUES
SEES were broom corn and cane. 1t
proved to be neither but specimen
Of Arundo Douax, an ornamental
plant, growing to the height of fifteen
feet. 1t was beauty and no mis-
take.
A b. & 0. COLLISION at Rowlesburg
last Friday resulted in the death of
one man and the perhaps fatal scald-
ing of two others. A helper was stand
ing on the track and fast train dash
ed into it wrecking both and delaying
traffic for six hours. Engineer Hun
ter was instantly killed and Engineer
VIM. Frazier and Firemen Markiss
were badly scalded. Mr.. Frazier is a
resident Of Cumberland and is the
father-in-law of James Hogue of South
MOrgantown.
RICHARD LoAR, of Preston county,
was in town the first of the week
He says that one of the most de-.
structive storms that has visited his
section of the country for forty years
was experienced there last week
Hundreds of bushels of apples were
blown down and spoiled while the
buckwheat in shock was blown over
and ruined. Trees were uprooted
and fences demolished and hun
dreds of dollars of damage done.
AT one time last week there was
but one available freight locomotive
in the Baltimore s. Ohio round house
at Grafton, all others being out on the
road. The freight rush is almost I'M
precedented in the history of the road,
and 1t Is equally true of the other d.
visions. The train crews are being
worked hard, especially the engineers
and flremen, some Of whom will get
almost double pay this month. The
Baltimore & Ohio has intimated that
it will put repair shops at Keyser that
will employ 100 men, II the town will
put up $40, 900 for the enterprise. The
people say they will do it.
AT the opening performance Of the
New York Theatre Co., last Monday
night Miss Lizzie N. Wilson, COM
pletely captivated her large audience
by her natural acting and clever por-
trayal OF a rough western girl in the
title role of "Reddy's Luck" That
Miss Wilson is great favorite here
was demonstrated by the rousing re-
ception she received on her first ap-
pearance and the repeated encores to
which she was compelled to respond.
The supporting company IL one Of the
best ever seen here. The comedian,
Mr.. Thos. d. Miles, made a very fay
orable impression and caught the au-
dience with his budget OF funny songs
and par0dies.