The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-15
DIR. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar
engagements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his ONCE open
all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait nm them

NIL Tic tlmts Any 0uc utculuB HIS scr
vices can find him always prepared ia
wait on them.
DIR. w. e. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
The Clarksburg fair will be held
Sept. 1st, End, and Sd. Harrison
county always has creditable fair
The weather of late ought to
make the ice man happy. The gas
and coal men will have their innings
later.
DUKE DENT is pitching famous bali
for the Kingwood team now. He is
said TO be the best twirler in Preston
county.
The recent wet weather has dam
aged the oats throughout this coun-
ty considerably by causing it to
sprout in the stack.
SOME one asked little colored
newsboy yesterday "are.you for gold
or silver?' Use for watermelon
on ice j est at present.
SUNNYsIDE is to have another store.
A gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania will erect store room and
dwelling on lot recently purchased
from DIR. Reynolds.
DEwING Il Sons, the saw mill men
of Point Marion, Pa, have recovered
10000 runaway logs between Pitts
burg and Parkersburg, w. Va, and
1000 between Point Marion and
Brownsville.
In an Indiana town there is man
named Archibald Hammer. Ham
mer has three sons whose names are
Trip Hammer, Tack Hammer, and
Sledge Hammer. If the fourth is a
girl, what will they name her?
WANTED :-Corresponding agent
in every town, to report on parties
regarding opening or reftting Sa-
looms, by the largest Saloon Manu-
facturers in the world. Good man
can make $4,000. Rothschild's, TAT
Broadway, N. Y.
The largest lock in the world has
been recently opened at Sault Ste
Marie, Michigan. 1t is 800 feet in
length, between the gates, 100 feet
in length over all, 43 feet high, 100
feet wide and will accommodate boats
drawing 81 feet of water.
THREE interesting letters from
Europe are printed in the New Do
MINIoN to-day. The writer's of two
of them, DR.. Day and Mr.. Yickers
are well known to Monongalia read
ers. The third was written by
lady who is travelling in Europe
Mr.. HI. C. SHowALTER and little
daughter, Of Harrisville, gave very
enjoyable entertainment in Academy
Hall, before the teachers institute
Mr.. Showalters lecture was good
and the musical numbers rendered
by himself and daughter were ex-
cellent.
MARRIAGE licenses have been is
sued to the following persons within
the past few days: Price Piles and
Mary Mason. Andrew MADEIRA and
Clarinda Walker. George c. Wright
and Belle West. Abraham M cCoy
land Anna Youst. George F. Oar
ing and Mary E. Fowler. Sylvest er
Wilson and Eliza Wilson.
The Preston County Journal is
entitled to the belt for telling the
biggest snake story of the season.
1t says a citizen of Preston, one
Barnie Christopher, killed spotted
reptile near Reedsville, that was Is
feet long and about the size of an
ordinary stovepipe. Leve Dorton
will have to hustle to beat that one.
The building boom that will soon
be on here should cause our planning
mill men and builders to prepare for
the extraordinary demands that will
be made on them. Several builders
from other places have been here
looking over the ground and without
some hustling by our own men they
will likely secure considerable
part of the work.
A VERY painful accident occurred
to Mr.. John Quinn, of Carmichaels,
Pa, at the Mt. Chateau Hotel one
day last week. Mr.. Quinn was hand
ling shot gun which was in some
way discharged, the contents shat
tering his foot. DIR. Richards. of
Smithfield, and DIR. Laidley, of Car
michaels, amputated the toe and he
was taken to his home.
Az excursion party of two hun
bred people came here from Mt.
Pleasant, Scottdale, Uniontown and
other places in Pennsylvania and
spent Sunday. They came to Point
Marion on the railroad and there
embarked on the steamer Mason and
were brought to Morgantown. About
one hundred of them took dinner at
the Wallace House. A very excel
lent band Of twenty pieces accompa-
MED them. The party was composed
of very genteel people.
A FEW days ago L. l.. Minor, of
Jefferson, found the face of what
seems to be metal button, while at
" VI N Vh hiS Adi HI ftiOunu ~ art Id
circles containing letter or letters
that correspond to the initials of the
3 original states. Inside Of this, in
a circle, are the words Long live
the President" in the centre Of
which are the letters SC. W." 1t is
about the size of half dollar and is
evidently Washington BUTTON
Waynesburg Independent.
A WEATHER sharp gives us the fol-
lowing for the balance of this month:
The new moon came the Sth, and
the temperature rises until that time
and storms will follow about the IL,
which will, however, be succeeded by
cooler weather. From the 18th to
the 10Th there will be heat and
storms and then little pleasant
weather will be sandwiched in until
about the 23d, when there will be
more storms and various drops to
cool weather. About the 28th the
weather will be cold and damp,