The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-07

Mrs. J. Webb Davis who is with
her parents in Piedmont and who
has been ill for so long is improving
in health very nicely and will short
ly be completely recovered. Her
many friends here will be glad to
learn of this.
Col. r. E. FAsT's big dog is no
more. 1t died suddenly one day last
week after acting queerly. 1t is sup
posed to be another case of the gen.
tlemanly and accomplished dog poi
soner. There is grief among the
younger generation who were very
much attached to him.
TRAMPs have become so numerous
and impudent down about Connells-
vile that all through trains on the
b. & 0. are guarded by men with
Winchesters as a precaution against
hold ups. Have no patience with the
average hobo but make him vamoose
at once when he comes around.
IT is a good thing these days to
examine closely the quarter dollars
that may perchance fall into your
possession. A great number of coun-
terfeit coins of this denomination
are on the market now, and many
have found circulation in this sec
ton. The spurious coin is very
poor imitation and can easily be de-
tected. The metal is very light in
weight and is poorly engraved.
A SLICK individual, representing
himself as an agent for Baltimore
hardware firm, has been swindling
country blacksmiths in adjoining
counties He took orders from them
for goods, giving half-price rates,
and discount of 10 per cent for
cash, agreeing to pay freight on or
ders when payment was made at the
time the orders were taken. He is
said to be doing a land-office bust
ness. Keep an eye open and club
ready for him.
THE following sentence, said to be
taken verbation from a law recently
passed by the Nebraska Legislature,
has a very strange and alarming
sound. Perhaps a proposition has
dropped out of the last phrase, sit
shall be unlawful for any one to fire
or discharge any pistol, revolver, shot
gun, rifle, or any firearms whatsoever
on any public road or highway in any
county in the State of Nebraska, or
within sixty yards of such road or
highway, except to destroy some wild,
ferocious and dangerous beast, or an
officer in discharge of his duty"
A SPECIAL grand jury will meet.
Monday to take up the case of Col.
r. w. Eastman, of Davis, w. Va,
who killed Frank E. Thompson. A
special panel of the petit jury is
called for the following day to try
the case. Sheriff Riley Harper is
said to have allowed Col Eastman
privileges which called forth a rep
rimand from Judge j. Homer Holt.
Col Eastman was allowed the use of
the woman's apartment and was per-
mitted to receive a number Of jugs
of applejaclS sent him by Virginia
friends
A GREAT many business men who
are compelled to remain in Morgan
town to attend to their affairs dur
ing the day go over to Cheat to
spend the night The bracing air
over there speedily removes any
fatigue engendered during the day
and the nights sleep puts new life
into one. The plan is becoming more
popular all the time. The road over
is one of the best in the country and
it takes but a short time to drive it
while wheel can go in few min
utes. Most of the town people who
go over spend the night at one of the
various camps.
The U. S. surveying corps, now
engaged in making the survey of the
Monongahela river for the purpose
of selecting the location of the dams
between Morgantown and Fairmont,
have instructions to survey to Graf
ton, with view to ascertain the fall
of the Valley river from here to
Fairmont 1t is claimed by many
that it is practicable to open the
Tygart Valley river for boats as far
up as this point. 1t would be a
great blessing to Grafton if such an
improvement to the river should be
made Grafton Sentinel.
THIS is too good to be lost. The
hobo who comes in the office and
calls for exchanges has new expla-
nation for the use of them. When
asked if he wanted the old paper in
order to read the society notes or to
find the location of the bath house
Nav" replied he, ode side door
sleepcrs on desc railroads are so dirty
that we want'em to put on the floor
to keep our clothes clean, see?
Give us Republican sheets if you
got any there.> Dere softer, the ar
guments amt so solid and de facts
amt de cold cold kind wat knock
you silly, and de points don't stick
out enough to hurt, see? 1t is just
like settin' on pneumatic bed,
dare's so much wind about it.
On the proposition to enlarge the
independent district some of the
Morgan district men outside of the
proposed boundaries raised big
kick. They alleged that the tax
would be greatly increased if the
district was enlarged. The friends
of the measure protested that moth
ing of the sort was to happen but
their arguments were repulsed with
scorn. Now the levy is laid. 1t is
34cents on the 500. This is four cents
lower than it was last year. The in
dependent district has been extend
ed. Now may not the opponents of
the bond issue be equally misinform-
ed as to the merits of the case? In
vestigate fully and vote intelligent
ly.
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