The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-09

Or. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar
rangements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his Office open
oil the time. ANY one needing his ser
Vices can find him always prepared tn
wait on them.
SALMON and Sardines at Nye's.
You can still save money on flour
and other groceries at Posten's,
DR.. w. E. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
Mr.. SAMUEL HACKNEY is erecting
an elegant residence on Greenmont.
THANKS to that clever young man
Lowry Smith, of Vaudeville, for re
cent fayors.
Mr.. ORA o. MAPLE. of Statlers
Kun, bad a patent recently granted
him on an ingenious puzzle.
ONE enterprise that is thriving
around here is the matrimonial mar
ket as glance at our coIumnss will
show.
The residents of north Spruce st.
are having great scrap with the
large accumulations of mud on the
sidewalks up there.
TELEPHONE and electric light wires
have been extended up north Main
street to supply the houses recently
built up there.
The people who were happy
Christmas are to be envied, but those
who got gay are now having peck
of trouble.
= DENNIS CLARK has again taken up
his abode in Castle Hare as he can
not stand winters icy blast except
at the expense of the county.
AUNT ABBEY McCRAY died at Bar
racksville last week at the age of 80
years. She had been in bad health
for some time
MAN wants heap while here be-
low, and wants that heap pretty
strong; he wants his fellow man to
know that all but him are wrong.
Four Weston boys, sons of good
families, started on Christmas to
fight for Cuba. They were caught
at West Milford, Harrison county,
and taken back home, where we hope
the war like spirit was properly
spanked out of them.
WHILE Kentucky was under Dem
ocratic rule lynching down there
caused great many people to froth
violently at the mouth but last week
under Governor Bradley who was
elected with a pledge to suppress il,
there were six lynchings in six days
and you could have cut the silence
of these former ranters with knife.
= CONSIDERABLE counterfeit money
OF the half and one dollar silver de-
nominations, is now making its APP
pearance in Huntington and in
neighboring towns. TheUnitedState
officials are now working on the case
and some important developments
are expected soon. 1t is believed that
a gang of counterfeiters are coming
the article in the suburbs of the city.
GRAFTON policemen have brought a
ptfsh cart into requisition when they
find Il "drunk' ON the street too bad
~ disabled to walk. The night be-
fore Christmas several victims to
over Indulgence were carted to the
Bastile where they were given time
to sober up and reflect on the follies
OF the human appetite and nurse a
hQrribl headache.
M. w. H. BROKER, of Front
fro
Christmas day by the death of his
brother John who was killed by an
engine there the day before. A pc
cu}iar coincidence is found in the
IA that only short time before
another brother was killed in a sim
liar manner at Meyer. Mr.. Brieker
has the sympathy of the entire com
munity in his double bereavement.
The occurrence was rendered doubly
sad by the joyous season in which
it happened.
A PETITION is being circulated in
Grafton and the towns interested.
looking toward the consolidation of
Grafton, West Grafton and Fetter-
man into one town. If the petition
meets with proper encouragement, it
is the intention to introduce bill
into the next Legislature, providing
for the annexation of the towns. If
the bill become law, Grafton will
be a city of 5000 inhabitants, in
stead of being rated at about $500,
and will be fourth in size in the
State instead of twelfth.
TWENTY women were elected at
the last election in Kansas as county
clerks. This is about one-fifth Of
the number of county clerks in the
State. Besides these. two cities
have women MAYORS. city clerks no.
lice judges, and members Of the city