The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-22
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Miscellaneous Notes and Comments fro
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Miscellaneous Notes and Comments fr0
BEEcHwooD, Aug. 49, For the bene-
fit OF those who don't take the county
paper and are in the habit of slandering
the absent for amusement, pastime, or
personal gain, after being harassed by
storm and flood and lack Of news, we
are still on docket"
While your valuable agans correspond
ent has engaged in retrospections on his
observations of lunar superstition, we
have been chasing bright Sirius from
horizon to horizon trying to discover the
effect of dog days on the affections or
jected Leap Year proposal. "0f all
sad words Of tongue or pen, The saddest
are these 1t might have BEEN
The river and adjacent tributaries here
were very high, and good deal of dam
age was done to those portions of our
country roads which were exposed To
the fury of the torrents.
Copperheads seemed to be plentiful at
high water mark, during and imnledi
ately after the elimination of the deluge !;
Sanford Brock has killed nine, one Of
which bad made no small progress to-
ward success in swallowing two weeks
chicken. Well not say it was as large
as stoye-pipe; gave forewarning
sound--tLe rattlesnake is gentleman
in this respect, but the copperhead is
OF, though OF the same reptile family !;
ubiquitous or even had feathers as the
fowls of the air that enabled II to clan
destinely approach its intended victim
from some castle--in--the--air retreat !,
but suffice it TO say 1t was Of the same
old notified, copper-colored, poison
singer of the fiat-headed variety so
characteristic of the confidential back
biteri
Mrs. Axle Wisman has returned from
an extended visit to relatives in Harri-
son county.
Many Of our folks who attended the
colored jubilee at Georgetown, report q
large crowd and an ENJOYABLE time a
few claim to have received an inspira-
ton from some of the songs they sung,
while others to prevent thirst, perhaps,
partook oil a peculiar potion which had
either some form of an inspiration or the
songs themselves.
Miss Della Hood, an attractive young
lady OF Louisville. was the guest OF Miss
Kate Morgan OF the west side recently.
Master Clyde Fisher, who has been
visiting his grandpar. nts, Mr.. and Mrs
s q Mo gan ~ The wesf side has "a.
turned to the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Clark Fisher, formerly of Pal
atine but now Of near Fairmont. w. Va.
Mr.. Fisher has purchased a farm at that
place.
Some OF our people attended the Cox
brothers sale OF personal property last
Saturday ut the mouth OF Little Indian
Creek pronertv went verv low we
learn
Messrs Frank Arnett and FLAMING
grock ~ near RivesviIle were calJ;n1
last Srndss among fr;ends 81 ,be wost
side
We foroot 10 say that osnv If o,r
wh ;ta and cniored snor,s calahra,ed tho
olor;ous Fourth In rovai stvle. our own
I;,,ia n,;n;ng c;tvf3l not hs;nc AHA -
furnish Iii he nyban iuxnries conoan;al
10 th.;r snort;ng na,n,as ,bev ,nLa ~ III
e. III, .ssmolv Ci,r y ar 49, ona ~ thor,
te,nad !, ssTha civ If Sm;l;ng S;n,;na
sirens ,; They If canrse as ,snsl 90 me
bach after having .hIowed in, the;r
snrnl,s ~ ,asl,
4 few ,ftbe wast s;ders at,a,aod Tho
connt, Sunday Scbnni Convention AZ
Ianrej pint az, tho lItb and Iotb Thav
,snnrt yood ,t,endance and obi,
fvin,, .x.,,..is,.s
W. yr;l, "a, In, ia. he,e,,t ~ tho MIR.
~ tln,f Ih.s,. ner,,,ns who are eIect,nn.
eer,n,, ~, ,i.,,,r,a,sl, ava;nst Tho rannhl;.
can nnni,,se Tor somm;ss;one. ~ he
Raard ~ Education have more ene,nies
in hath narties ,han The said nominee
and that these .snnshers, are not sinh,
srT J ~ Int are the vilest enemies If
M ran,osant,,;,e sha.,, - ~. Dauo,.
r rar II his CONN.,, and thev will do far
more harm than good men who count
their friends Inv the fingers Of one hand
ana their ene1iea by hundreds onvhf
n ,,f T., H.. .llnwed IN elec,ioneer for 1he
na,n,,crat;,. narty Those nersona who
NV. nscnl;ar yr,dge m satisfy and
ane,,ins ~ the ex,r,,enr If the Dsmoc-
ra'.v - ,h;s c,n,,tv had better taLa a
l,,cL scat and vail for time to work ;ts
',wn ravenges
A rennhiican said IN ma the other dav
that he ;n,ended 70 snnnort The Demo.
.,.,;e no,a;naa hefora ba;ng eIeot;,.near.
ad hr ono - rho .,nrsharsn hnt s;nce
ha no bss ' concl,,ded not n vote that wav
a;..,,., ha'.a,,s, - ~ ILL., .;,.s, h.aL.