The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26

Ill The tlmes ANY one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
DR.. w. e. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
A FORCE Of workmen are engaged
in laying a sewer on Spruce street
south of Walnut.
CLARK SANDERS school at Stump
town closed Friday being one of the
last schools in the county to finish
the school term.
WHILE positive arrangements have
not yet been made, it is likely that all
the business houses in town will
close Saturday July 3. Next week
we will announce the matter definite
".
The Supreme Court has again adj
journed without any decision in the
Musgraye case being given out. Mus
grave is pleased as he wishes the de-
cision to be postponed as long as
possible as in either event he has
more to gain by continuance than
by an early settlement. Court meets
again in September.
IF any proof were wanted of the
benefit of good roads it comes from
Massachusetts, where it is computed
that property in the immediate vicin-
ity of improved roads has improved to
the extent of Sc per acre. This is a
clear gain to the landholder, the cost
of the roads being money saved many
~
cling over them.
JOHN EyERLY assaulted young
man named Simpkins on Sunday. The
cause for the scrap was that Simpkins
had been a damaging witness against
Everly who was sent to Jail for short
time mainly through his testimony
Simpkins made no resistance being
completely surprised by the sudden
ness of the attack. The fracas oc-
CURED near Bald Hill just after chill
drens day exercises there had been
concluded.
The name of Mr.. a. Ii. Holy, of
this city, was pressed upon the
Board of Regents of the West Vir-
ginia University at Morgantown for
the chair of Instructor in Modern
Languages at that institution Mr..
Holy is grad uate of some of the
best schools of his native German
home and would fill the position in
the University, we believe, to the
entire satisfaction of all concerned.
--Gaafton Sentinel
A YOUNG woman called at the post
office recently and bashfully inquired
if there was letter for her. 'Busi-
ness or love letter? jolxingly inquired
the clerk. Business" was the re-
ply, accompanied by blush of the
deepest crimson. AS there was no
such letter to be found the young
lady took her departure She came
back, however, after little while
and said in faltering accents: Please,
would you mind looking among the
love letters"
LAST week near Bellaire, Ohio,
four young women were returning
from church duringa thundes storm.
The party was struck by bolt of
lightning and three of them killed.
A curious coincidence was found in
the fact that each of the three wore
corset while the fourth who es-
capped with being stunned for few
moments did not have this article of
feminine apparel on 1t is believed
that the steel in the corsets attract
ed the lightning.
A NUMBER of housewives who have
used the mixture recommended in
this paper some time ago say that it
will rid house of the water bugs in
short order. These insects are a |
great pest and get into everything.
No cover seems tight enough to pre-
vent their investigating the contents
OF any jar they take fancy to ex-
anime. The mixture is composed of
sugar and pulverized borax. Just
put it where bugs abound and in
very short time the premises will be
bugless. Its cheap and very effective.
Try it.
THE following items are from the
Preston County Journal:
VIM. HagaH, Esq, of Morgantown,
home and friends at Brandonville last
week. He stopped off here, the guest
OF Hon. James G. McGrew.
There was small cyclone on Sun
day afternoon out in the neighborhood |
of Herring. A barn belonging to Jo-
siah Calvert was blown down, hun
dreds of trees were leveled to the |
ground and the wind played havoc
generally, making quite wreck in
some of the timber The roads were
blockaded In some places by trees.
WHEAT continues in excellent con-
dition, says this weeks crop report
The greater part Of the crop is now
heading and at present the yield prom
ises to be heavy one. There are
very few complaints of poor stand |
or injury by insects. Oats, grass and |
pastures have made improvements and |
their condition is generally good. In |
most counties an abundant hay crop
is expected. Apples do not appear
to be falling as badly as during last |
week, Most correspondents say that |
the crop is light, and Others that the
trees are fairly well laden with young
AtAtU. I5tli ito orc itDti ttd ulluo- |
ually abundant and small fruits fairly
plentiful.
A TERRIBLE crime was committed |
near WEIGH, Mcdowell county, few
days ago. Five little children were
crenated by fiends who set fire to
house for revenge. Mr. and Mas. J.
D. White, respectable people, went
out for the evening, leaving their
five children alone in the house in
charge Of the oldest, who was IL
years Of age. Before the parents re-
turned the house was set on fire by
q man or men supposed to be an en-
envy OF the Whites. The house was
burned to the ground and the five
children were burned to death. The
youngest was but two years Of age.
The news o. the awful crime spread /
with great rapidly and hasty
search WAS made for the human
brutes Later blood hounds were
procured torun them doxn.