The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-15

ternoon but will make up for it Fri
day.
THE foundation has been begun
on Sanford Dusenberry's residence
corner of Wiley and Spruce streets.
WORK is progressing rapidly on
the cellar for j. L. Smith new house
near the present head of Main
street.
HUSTON & DEMAfN have the con-
tract to build fine house on Main
street adjoining the residence of w.
II. Dorsey, for DR.. /. G. White.
ALREADY announcements are made
from many portions Of the state of
students who are making preparations
to attend the University next year.
THE penitentiary at Moundsyille is
rapidly filling and the management
says they are greatly in need of the
two hundred new cells soon to be
added.
PROF /. G. WHITE is having the
frame house next to the university
remodeled. 1t adds very much to the
appearance and desirability of the
house.
Mr.. WLGUs' billiard room is grow
ing into very favoritc place. 1t is
crowded every evening. The secret is
the excellent management given it by
Mr.. Wilgus.
THE committee of arrangement
makes official announcement of the
exercises for Memorial Day in another
column. Everything now is in readi-
ness for the event.
THE Mccormick show that will ex-
hibit here on Saturday gives balloon
ascension every day. That is one
feature that may be seen free by all.
Admission to the show is but 25 cents.
The Traders Hotel at Clarksburg
has again changed management
having been leased by G. w. Leg
gett, of that place and Thos. B.
Sedley, who has for twenty years
been manager of the B. d o. hotel
system. j. F. Shore is to be the
chief clerk and assistant manager.
| Work was commenced yesterday on
the Improvements to be made on the
Farmers and Merchants bank build
ing. The change includes a very hand
some plate glass front, with colored
arches, very fine entrance, and a
plate glass front in Mr.. Wiles' office
on the corner. The pavement will be
widened, part next the building
taken up and little grass plats suhsti-
tuted. The design as given by the
architect makes a very handsome
building.
A PROMINENT gold Democrat the
other day was berating the Republi-
can congress in unmeasured terms
'sThey're fools and should they persist
in their folly the whole earth will go
Populist at the next election" BY
their folly we mean the carrying out
of their plain platform promises, and
: by Populist he meant the regular
Democratic organization. There are
other people who think the same
things as this gentleman, and they
are not all Democrats either.
THE small boy has developed an
other fad which means that he has
discovered another way to make him.
self disagreeable. The wardrobe of
no thoroughly up to date gammin is
complete unless he has mirror about
him. 1t is not meant that he wishes
to admire himself that he carries it,.
No, he wishes to bedevil other people.
He carefully directs the SUMS rays into
. lfhn of wi
This interesting process is continued
until war is declared when the latest
approved Greek tactics are used. He
skedaddles to escape commendable
licking. The rapid disuse of shingles
is not an altogether unmixed blessing.
GEO. HoER one Of Charles Broad
way Rouss' confidential clerks was
brought to Charleston few days age
+ by a deputy United States Marshal
and taken before Judge Jackson for
contempt. Mr.. Hoer had been sum-
| moned to appear in Charleston as a
witness in case against a postmaster
! who had been purloining stamps and
E making false reports to the depart
; ment. Many of these stamps were
sent to Mr.. Rouss in payment for
: goods and had to pass through Mr..
Hoer's hands. Under all the circum.
stences Judge Jackson declined tc
fine the New Yorker and he went
| home happy. The postmaster was
l sent to the pen.
MCCORMICK Bros, Silver Plate
Show that will exhibit here next