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


FULL line of Maryln's crackers and
cakes at A. L. Nye's.
LADIES' Jackets and Capes. All
styles, all prices. Hirschman's.
PosTEN's Cash Store is headquar-
tiers for Preston Co. buckwheat -four.
j. M. TRAVIS has been appointed
postmaster at Anita, Marion coun-
ty.
FARMERS report that a great many
hogs around here are dying Of chole-
ra
]. c. McVicker has a nice line
of Dressing Cases and Manicure
Sets for Christmas Presents.
A PENSION was granted to Mrs.
Margaret j. Deits of this place as a
soldiers widow.
Mr.. JusTUs SOUTH has purchased a
lot on Sunnyside and will build at
once fine dwelling house for rent.
THE State encapment G. A. r. Will
be held in Wheeling some time next
April and will be the largest ever held
in the state.
SPEcTAcLEs fitted by w. A. Denny,
the optician, are easy on the eyes. Ex-
animation free at Franklin House,
Morgantown, Wednesday, Dec. 9th.
The largest, finest and cheapest
line of China and other fine holiday
goods in town will be shown at Pos
tens. You will make mistake if
you buy before seeing this line.
In the Jake's Run district Monon-
gala county, the South Penn Oil Com
pany has completed its Ne. II on the
]. w. Wright farm and has a very
small producer, not good for more than
ten barrels a day.
The following is going the rounds
of the state press: Judge Hoke, who
will soon step down and off the bench
is spoken of as Dean of the law
school at the State University, or
one of the Law Professors of that in
stitution.
A NEW high pressure gas line has
been laid from Beeehuf'st to the of
flee Of the Union Improvement Com
pany and regulator will be put in
there. This will help to give us
more gas and a better pressure all
over town.
SEVERAL cases of diphtheria have
recently developed at the Soldiers
Orphan School at Jumonville near
Uniontown and one death has result
ed from it. 1t is not very virulent
type however and is not expected to
become at all prevalent in heschool.
TIE cold snap last week caused the
gas line to contract so much that it
parted just above Stumptown. AS a
consequence the gas was shut off for
several hours Saturday morning but as
the weather had become very much
warmer but little discomfort was caus-
ed by it. The housewives who were
hindered in their Saturday baking did
some tall talking about the gas COM
pany.
For some time there has been I'M
usually heavy shipments of cattle
from here to the markets the bulk
Of it going to Pittsburg. The cattle
raised around in this section are very
fine and command good prices com
paratiyely.- Last Saturday eight car
loads were sent to Pittsburg, five of
them taken by Conway and Stout
and three by Major Keener, who is
travelling for a large Pittsburg firm
in which he is interested.
Col. r. E. FAST is in Parkers-
burg attending meeting of the Board
of Officers of the National Guard of
the State. The meeting is held for
the purpose of compiling a suitable
military code for presentation to the
next legislature. The present code is
cumbersome and unsatisfactory and
should be replaced as soon as possible
by one adapted to the needs of the
guard. The brigade, regimental and
battalion commanders are all on the
Board.
RICHARD CUNNINGHAM, of Man
nington district, was in town last
Friday and received decidedly harsh
treatment at the hands and likewise
the feet of persons unknown. Just
after dark he was taken into the
alley between Main and Washington
streets and knocked down, kicked
and beaten into insensibility. They
were after his money, nothing more.
They went through the most of his
pockets, but hip pocket containing
$l05 they failed to find. Mr.. Gun
ningham made his treatment known
to the police, but was unable to give
them such information as would aid
them in hunting down his assail-
Fdirmont Republican,
COUNTRY editors, as rule, says an
exchange, do not readily fall into poe
try on the subject of overdue subscrip-
tions, yet here is the sad appeal of one
whose mind is evidently oppressed by
a long list Of delinquents: 'gThe mel
ancholy days are here, the saddest of
our time:the chilly blasts begin to blow
from far off northern climes. The
wood saw sings, the coal bin groans,
UtiC ulCC dOtii uiOuH WIN oOfIOWs ttlt
sun shines bright and warm to-day,
might snow like --- tomorrow. We
gladly think of the time to come, when
we can swiftly soar through
mincc pies skinned and nightmare
drives and stomach aches galore. Sub
scrlbers who are two years back
should to the sanctum stroll and soft
en- times which sorely try the editorial
soul.
LAST July Prof. A. L. Wade read a
very interesting and instructive paper
before the West Virginia Educational
Society In Charleston on ssBetter En-
glish for Our Boys and Girls" This
paper received favorable comment at
the time and copy being brought to
the attention OF the j. b. Lippincott
Company, OF Philadelphia, they were
very much struck with the pertinence
Of the paper and Immediately had 10,-
900 copies OF it printed in neat book
Ilet for free distribution. This is a
well deserved compliment to our learn
ed and painstaking fellow townsman
who has been so long and intimately
connected with our schools and who
has labored 80 diligently for their up
building. Pref. Wade is a power In
the educational circles Of the State and
his worth has but received another
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