The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-19

cakes at A. L. Nye's.
LADIES Jackets and Capes. All
styles, all prices. Hlrschman's.
PosTEN's Cash Store is headquar-
tiers for Preston Co. buckwheat -four.
Good mixed candy
only 7C per pound at
MADEIRA Bros.
SINCE last January until the pres
ent time $4,000 has been spent in
running Fayette county and the end
is not yet
A MOVEMENT is ON foot to establish
branch of the order Patriots of
America here. The object is to adj
vance the cause of bimetallism.
A NEW drum corps is to be started
on Greenmont and at any minute we
may be assailed by the concord of
sweet sounds which will result from
their first few practices.
A MISSOURI editor, in response to
the question, ''Do hogs pay?" said
"A great many do not. They will
take the paper several years, and then
some day, the paper will be sent back
marked Refused.
ED BLAIR sat down On the sleeps
leading to Hon. Geo. G.. Sturgiss law
office and went to sleep Sunday af-
ternoon. As a consequence he fell
off and sustained a severe blow on
the forehead cutting a large cash in
it.
DoNT forget the public meeting
to be held ON Saturday at | o'clock
to discuss the location of Dam No.10.
Major Hoxie will be here to explain
his position and to hear all those
who have any objection to his loca-
ton.
r. E. FAST was in Kin gwood last
week ON legal business where he was
appointed a receiver of the West
Virginia Gas Coal Co. whose assests
amount to about 100000. 1t is need
less to say the bushes of the com
pany is in capable and safe hands.
THERE is much activity in the
leasing and purchasing of coal lands
in the great Monongahela Valley, both
in Greene and Fayette counties, stim-
ulated by the knowledge that the
Monongahela river will soon Ego I'M
yexed with tolls toward the sea-"
MIR. WAIrMAN BARBE's new book
'sIn the Virginias" a volume of short
stories in prose, about which SO much
has been said is out and is for sale at
MADEIRA Bros. The price is $1.O0.
The work is meritorious and is very
favorably mentioned 10y distinguished
critics.
THE secret service bureau of the
treasury department. gives notice of
new counterfeit So national bank note
ON the National Bank Of Commerce,
New York, series of 1892, check letter
G., charter No. 933, bank No. 1858,
portrait of Garfield, Photographic re-
production. 1t is clever piece of
work and is worth watching for.
THE board of directors of the West
Virginia Historical and Antiquarian
Society have arranged to have the
ancient mounds at Gauley. PIT. Pleas
ant and Ravenswood explored for rel
les, and also the old, prehistoric fort
on Loup creek. The sum of $500 was
voted by the board for that purpose at
a meeting held on yesterday. The
next annual meeting of the Society
will be held in the hall of the house of
delegates on the 10Th of January next.
WHILE the workmen on repairs of
Lock No. s were moving "a boat
load Of stone down to the dam, the
lines gave way and the boat was
drawn by the swift current over
the dam, completely wrecking the
boat which soon sank. At the time
of the accident five men were on the
boat and went over with it, but were
rescued before sinking. The loss of
the boat, which belonged to the Ber-
tie Boat Co., of Point Marion, will
fall on the government.
The outside work on Fred Der
ing's new building has been finished
for some time and the front boarded
up. Work is now going on in the
inside and if the weather is at all
favorable the building will be ready
for occupancy about the first of the
New Year. 1t is Behring'S intention
to live on the second floor and he
will probably rent the third for off
ces and other purposes. The Sigma
Chi fraternity will occupy two rooms
on the third floor as meeting place.
MISSES LIZZIE and NELLIE MORE
LAND spent several days here this
week in the interest of the Women's
Edition of the Morgantown New
DOMINION, which will be issued dur
ing the holidays for the benefit Of
the Presbyterian Church at that
place. A number of our business
men will be represented in it's adj
vertising columns. The Misses More
land were the guests Of the Misses
Blackstone during their stay.-Con-
nelisusUe Courier.
DIR. TALMAGE in a recent address
on the country newspapers, spoke
thus: "a newspaper whose columns
overflow with advertisements Of bus
mess men has more influence in at
tracing attention to and building
up city or town than any other
agency that can be employed. Peo-
pie go where there is business. Cap
ital and labor will locate where there
is an enterprising community. No
power on earth is SO strong to build
up town as newspaper well pat
ronized, and thepower should be APP
preciated."
THE board OF officers Of the Nation
al Guard have completed the task of
revising the military code to be pre-
sented to tho Legislature. The new
bill calls for complete revision of the
code and several features which were
declared unconstitutional by Judge
jackson two years ago were amended.
1t provides for reorganization of the
guard after the fashion Of the United
States army and further provides for
the pay Of the members when In the
regular yearly encampment, The
board is composed Of the brigade, reg
mental and battalion commanders
and all were present except Col. Fast
who was prevented by Ill health from