The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-01
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE, Local Editor.
DR.. Norris, Dentist, has made his ar
rangements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his Office open
al the time. Any one needing his SER
Vices can find him always prepared to
wait ON them.


all the time. Any one needing his ser
Vices can find him always prepared t.
wait on them.
= Buy Sugar and Flour at Posten' S
DIR. w. E. STEWART, dentist
office over Rice's store.
SEE the holiday goods at Postens-.
the cheapest you ever knew them.
HUSTON & DEMAIN are building
ware house on their lot in rear O
the Baptist church.
Mrs. 4. SHIsL Err will entertain th
Sigma Chi fraternity on Wednesda,
night in honor of her sou John VIII
is member of the society.
The types made us say that tn
pulpit for the Baptist church wa
built by A. L. Weaver. 1t SHOULD
have read j. A. Weaver
PROF. Jones and Rufus West to
gether with party of mechanical en-
gineering students spent their Thanks
giving vacation in the city Of Pitts
burg They attended the official tesi
OF the Allegheny pumping stations al
Montrose and were later escorted
through the Homestead steel work!
by T. d. Lynch, 81.
PRoF. AND Mrs ALpRIcH enter
tanned afew friends at dinner Thanks
giving afternoon in their usual ex
quisite manner. The dinner was
superb and the generous hospitality
shown charmed the guests. PROBES
sor and Mrs. Aldrich arepeople who
\ would endear themselves to any
community.
MARRIAGE licenses have been is
sued to Ephraim + johnson 40 and
Hester Mendel As andto John Riggs
80 and Ida Wright IS, all of this
county. The first couple have both
been married before. These licenses
, bring up the number for this month
to fifteen which is the same as
was issued last month.
The Monongahela packets are do
ing good business this fall. Con.
trary to expectations, there seems tC
be plenty of freight for both the
Morgantown lines. The competition
which has resulted from the estab-
lishment of the Hudson line and the
consequent improvement in the ser
vice has made the river more popular
than ever as shipping route
-Pittsburg News.
Mrs. ALBERT CAMERON has re
ceiYed a telegram stating that Dr.
Cameron's mother, Mrs Elizabeth
Cameron has experienced stroke O
appoplexy and is dying. She is al
her daughters, in North Adams
Mass. DIR. Cameron's father dice
only short ime ago and he has the
sincerest sympathy of the entire
community in his threatened be
reavement.
DENNIS is at liberty. He had nj
hearing and did not have any chanc,
to keep himself comfortably fixed in
Jail. Sheriff Garrison opened the
doors Wednesday and unfeelingly pu
Dennis out on the cold charity of an
unfeeliDg world. The prisoner made
q vigorous kick but it did not go
He thinks of appealing the matter Il
the mayor as he is not at all DESTROYS
Of spending the winter out of hi
accustomed quarters.
YESTERDAY while DIR. A. M. Laziel
was cleaning out an old showcase, ht
- found newspaper behind one of the
81 mirrors in the rear of the case. II
4 was a New York Sunday Mercury
\ ard had been published in 1865
shortly after President Lincoln
! death. The paper had evidently beef
snugly ensconced in its hiding plac,
ever since that time. 1t was full O
war time echoes and was certainly az
object of curiosity. How it cam,
there of course the Doctor does no
know
MANY literary socities have beef
started in the rural districts of tn
county, and to all we wish abundan
success. Their meetings are no
occasions of much social amusement
but are of much value to the young
Many an accomplished orator re
ceived his first inspiration in
country debating society. We wisl
all the literary organizations of tb
county iourishing season, and 70
all the orators may there be fount
the laurel wreath of forensic victory
eMY friends" exclaimed the elo
quent minister, were the average maj
to turn and look himself squarely il
the eyes, and ask himself what h
really needed most, what would b
the first reply suggested to the mind?
ga rubber neck!" shouted precoc
ious urchin in the rear of the room
and, in the confusion which followed
the good man lost his place in hi
manuscript, and began over again.
The Warrington News yields u
these two items.
Miss Edna Holland, of Morgantown
was the guest OF Mrs. William Elem
ing the first part of the week.
Our county officials did themselve
ssproud" few days ago, when the
drove two colored men out of tn
county into Monongalia because the
desired to engage in fstic contest
1t must have been bluff for tina
gang to get out of Fairmont, as W
are Informed that number of ther
lost their hard earned cash on the re
suit. Now gentlemen we can Civ
the names of most of you but pleas
remember that on this occasion it wa
more dreadful affair than the on
which was stopped by the sheriff a
the Opera house lately. Right
right and give it to us.
JOHN A. Radabaugh, of Valley dil
trict, was In town this week and r,
NAMED over night with Peter 1
Smith, the first time he ever honore
the town by remaining in the corpo
alton over night in his life. He wa
deeply involved in the meshes Of til
law while here and had quite an e.
tensive consultation with Junit
Brown In Captain Godwin's Office an
1t is reported that he is going into tn
law business with Junior. This
the same gentleman who, sewers
years ago, got up a petition and g
1t extensively signed, asking tt
county court to hang him by the nee
Till dead. 1t was all owing TO his ne
Icing familiar with legal document
and he Is determined to make no mi
take like this hereafter, hence h
thirst for legal knowledge Argus,