The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-19


all the time. Any one needing his ser
Vices can find him always prepared +
wait on them.
DR.. w. E. STEWART, dentist
office over Rice's store.
THE number Of witnesses befor
the grand jury did not appear a
large as usual. If Trey were her
they kept pretty well on. cf sight.
As WAS expected Warrington
troubled breast was not soothed whel
1t heard that the lowest bid on Fair
mont's new court house was owe
$780, 900.
AT serenade in Harrison count,
last week, gun burst in the hands
OF a serenader and piece of it flew
through window, striking the
bride, indicting what is thought t.
be fatal wound.
A REWARD of $500 has been offer
ed for the apprehension of the rob
bers who so cruelty maltreated al
aged man near Bridgeport recently
The reward is offered by the sheriff
of Harrison county.
SINCE the establishment of the Uni
versity up to and including this yeal
there have been in all department,
sos graduates. But few of these are
dead. The majority are the leading
men of the communities in which
they live.
THE Supreme Court is in session al
Wheeling. Many new cases are
being submitted and few old ones
are being decided 1t is not thought
that the long looked for Musgravt
decision will be handed down thi;
term. The court convenes again il
September.
The W. and j. football schedule
just published shows that on No
vember 6 game with w. V. U. is tt
be played at Washington but its
dollars to doughnuts that some pre-
text or other will be taken by the
Pennsylvania lads for craw fish.
The English sparrow is busy now.
adays showing that he is at least
good for one thing. They are de
stroying thousands of the seventeen
year locusts. But one summer OF
usefulness for sixteen summers OF
deyilishness may be about the cor
rect ratio but it wont do.
In the circuit court on Monday
William Walls confessed to stealing
Stephen Gapen's horse last fall and
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary. Walls is not very
bright boy and it seems, hardly
realized the enormity of his crime.
There is considerable sympathy for
him.
LAST Monday was ''flag day. but it
was not generally observed about
town. Just 120 years ago on June IA
the Continental Congress, Resolved,
That the flag Of the thirteen States be
thirteen stripes, alternate red and
white; that the union be 13 stars,
white in blue field, representing a
new constellation
The small number of delinquents
in the recently published list for
this county is causing our sheriff
and people to receive many compli-
lnents from the people of the state
on the business like way in which
such things are settled with u.s. The
list is probably the smallest in the
state and is certainly the smallest
when compared with the total num-
Der OF taxpayers in the county.
The standing of the editor is new
er appreciated until his spirit has
winged it's flight to realms of endless
space. This is clearly evidenced in
the following letter of coincidence,
sent by lawyer to the widow of an
editor out in Kansas: II cannot tell
how panied / was to hear of the
death Of your husband. He is in
Heaven. We were bosom friends,
but, alas we can never meet again. y
The Fairmont normal commence
ment last Thursday was great sue
cess. 1t was witnessed by very
large crowd many of our commence
ment visitors stopping over for it.
The school has prospered immense
ly the last year and the graduating
exercises were in every way in keep
ing with the record made. Governor
Atkinson and that gorgeous array
of gold lace also participated in the
festivities.
THESE items are taken from the
Free Press:
Mrs. J. Webb Davis, who has been
i'll for some time, was able last Sun
day to be removed to her fathers
home in Piedmont. She is improv-
ing slowly.
The Italy Cornet Band, of Jakes
Run, Monongalia county ARE making
preparations for a grand celebration
on July Sd. They have arranged a
100 gun salute at sunrise, at ten o.
clock a grand military and civic
parade. AT 2 a game of ball be-
tween Italy and Ponetown, band
contest, races, etc, promise a big
days sport The band will greet all
visitors cordially, and all will be
made welcome.
On their return from the big
Western trip, Messrs. w. G. Brown
and L. L. White stopped off at Lin
coin, Nebraska. and called on Hon.
w. J. Bryan. They hardly expect
ed to find him at home, but as their
train had to lay there an hour OF
two, they concluded to call anyhow
and SO took carriage and drove
out to the Bryan residence, a very
pretty home in the suburbs. When
they drove up to the gate they
found William j. out in the yard in
his shirt sleeves directing some men
who were at work there. He greet
cd them cordially and took them in
to the house and presented them to
his wife. Mr.. Bryan remembered
Mr.. Brown, as the latter was with
him part OF the time on his trip
through this State. The callers
spent an hour very pleasantly, and
recall the visit as bright spot in
the memory OF their travels through
the West, The gentlemen are en-
thusiastie in their praise or Mrs.
Bsysn also, md consider her one Of
tbe snartest women they over lnets-