The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-11-21

STREET Commissioner Vance has
been going the rounds notifying all
business people to refrain from
sweeping trash or burning same on
the streets. This order emanated
from the Mayor and is a very COM
mendable one. The time has passed
that such things are strictly au fait in
Morgantown and the Mayor is to be
congratulated at having put stop
to it.
THE sidewalk on the lower end of
Walnut street which has been torn
up for some time in order to widen
it, is being laid This, when com
pleted, will add very materially to
the appearance of things on that
street, and when the grading and
other improvements there are COM
pleted it will be one Of the hand
soonest streets in town.
SAID a lady this week: II noticed
in your last week s paper the CONVEX
sation your Reporter overheard be-
tween several ladies in regard to
sending away for their wraps, and l
fully indorse what the one said about
Hirschman's stock and prices, and
will add this-that anyone who needs
wrap can go there and find the
very latest styles at much less than
city prices. / have tried it."
A KANSAS editor says that when
merchants of his own town, and 9th
er fellows want a little advertising,
or job work done, they 90 around
and solicit bids for the same, and the
lowest bidder gets the work. The
editor is now ready to receive sealed
bids for a sack of flour, a pair of
pants, hat and cord of wood and
the FALLING Of an aching tooth-also
a pair of brogans for 6 months old
baby.
THE Intelligencer of Tuesday con-
tanned the notice of the following wells
which may interest part of our read
ers: In the Dolls run district, Mon.
ongalia county, the South Penn Oil
Company has completed its No. 10 on
the Sanford Barrackman farm, and
has twenty five barrel pumper. In
Wetzel county the same company has
completed twenty-barrel on the
James Wade farm. On the l. d. Nor
gan farm the South Penn company has
also drilled in its No. 8 and will have
a 100 barrel producer
Mrs. ELIZA CHADWICK passed her
eightieth birthday last Thursday,
November 18th. In honor of the
event her friends called and paid
their respects, among them Mrs.
Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans, S. G.
Chadwick her son and only child,
and many others. A number of pres
ents were received from friends in
Wheeling. Mrs. Chadwick is strik-
ing example of one who has spent
her life doing good and who has the
love of all in her age.
A GOOD story is told on clerk in
one of our mercantile establish
ments. A country damsel came into
the store in which the clerk was at
work. She carried some live chick
ems with their feet tied and placed
them on the counter. The clerk who
waited upon her is noted for his po-
lite manners, but he is not always
grammatical and he smilingly
asked Are you sure they will lay
there?' "Oh, no, SIR" she blushing-
iy answered, they are all roosters."
Warrington Ne,cs.
THE shower of shooting stars set for
last week did not materialize or If it
did IL was not visible owing to a dense
mass OF clouds obscuring the sky.
These showers are due every Novem-
Der and at certain periods are very
much finer than at others. The per-
iods Of greatest intensity occur every
33 years. Fortunately it was Thought
to presage the end Of the world and
ignorant and superstitious people were
very much frightened by 1T but now
IT is known to be caused by the frag-
ments OF disorganized comet. The
display this year where the sky
was not obscured, was very fine. Next
year IL will be much finer and 1t will
improve every year until 1900 when
the grandest display will take place.
However we would advise no one to
lose any sleep waiting for 1t until the
time comes.