The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-07-18
Born, July 18th, to Charles G.
Howell and wife, an 8-pound daugh-


The fall term of the w. Va, Uni
yersity commences Sept. 9th, and
the Public schools open Sept. 7.
CHARLIE BLAIR has recently been
clipping horses in the latest city
fashion having received pair of
clippers that are up to date.
A PARTY of Pittsburg ladies and
gentlemen who are camping near
Lock No. 9, were here recently on
their yacht the Ionic.
SEWER pipe are being strung along
Front street from the creek to corner
of Beechurst Avenue and the work
of putting down the sewer will be
commenced.
DIR. L. S. Brock has had the old
Dorsey property at the head of Main
street torn down and will at once
commence the erection of a hand
some residence on the site.
The steamer Adam Jacobs has
taken her regular run to Pittsburg
after being handsomely repainted
and thoroughly overhauled for the
summer trade.
REAL ESTATE Agent L. W. Ander-
son has rented for the owner, l. c..
White, the Hawthorne residence on
Wiley street to Prof. Thomas E..
Hodges, who will take possession
of same August 1st.
T. F. Protzman, the famous
merchant, and son Jimmie are now
in the East buying a full line of
Summer goods. Everybody is in
vited to attend the Grand Opening
of new goods at Morris X Roads,
Penn.
The first cheap excursion of the
season over the F., NJ. d P. r. r. to
Pittsburg was run Sunday. The
train passed here at $40 going and
returned at 3 a. m. Monday. Sixty
tickets were sold here and the six
coaches were crowded with people
from points above.
wv. S. MONTGOMERY, of Manning
ton, has purchased an interest in the
Morgantown Planning Mill and will
remove to Morgantown with his
family Mr.. M. and family will be
extended a warm welcome by the
citizens of the best town in West
Virginia.
TEE report that burglars gained
an entrance few nights ago to the
M. E. parsonage occupied by Rev. A.
Cameron is probably a mistake as
nothing has been missed from the
house and the intruder was proba-
bly, some person looking for a mem
Der of the family and finding no one
walked out leaving the door open.
GRANT q LINDSEY, stone contract
ors, have the contract for building
the foundation for the furnace of the
glass factory; the contract for the
furnace was let some time ago The
bids received for the contract for
the building were not satisfactory
and the letting of same has been
postponed until July oath. Work
on the furnace foundation will be
commenced at once.
The j. H. Wilson camping club,
of Wilson's Station, is camping at
Granville. The members of the club
desire to play game of baseball
with Morgantown and some of the
boys will accommodate them with a
game either this or next week. The
camp is composed of the Wilson
baseball club and the game will be
good one. They will be in camp
about six weeks
5. j. ZEARLEY who was formerly a
partner in the Morgantown Planning
Mills but who went to Scottdale in
January where he is engaged in the
same business was here over Sunday
and was accompanied to Scottdale
Monday by his family who will re-
side there in the future. Mr.. Gear
ley and family will be greatly missed.
Mr.. Zearley while here said that he
was now sorry that he had disposed
of his interests here.
SEVERAL gentlemen representing
Touring mill supply companies are
here comforting with Jefferson Ten
nant in regard to furnishing the
machinery for the new mill that he
will erect in South Morgantown, 1t
was necessary to know the amount
of machinery to be used before Civ.
ing the contract for the building and
this matter will be settled within a
day or two when the plans for the
building will be ordered. 1t will be
the largest Touring and feed mill in
this section of West Virginia.
People who have not taken walk
lately to the north end of Main street
and along Prices hill to the Union
town pike will be surprised at the
number of improvements in the way
of new streets and residences. There
is in fact a new town up on the hill.
side that was two years ago an Or
chard and pasture field. Besides the
new houses going up there of which
mention has been made are the fol-
lowing: j. w. Wiles will next week
commence the erection of residence
on the site of the old stone quarry at
the north end of Main street extern
sion. Mrs. Martha +. Wotring has
commenced the erection of a resi-
dence on Wiles street, this street
runs east from Spruce to Price street,
w. d. Shaw will soon break ground
for residence on Wiies street on
the lot adjoining Mrs. Lavara NJ
Gums new house. The residences OF
Judge Okey Johnson, Prof. L. c.
Corbett and Mrs Naret at the head
of Main street are well under way
j. W. Wiles has laid off number Of
lots and it will not be long until this
part of the town is built up solid
The view is the prettiest to be had
and the improvement of the streets
makes it most desirable residence
location.