The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-15
&ts Aep Aamiaian.
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE, Local Editor


DR.. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar
engagements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time. Any one needing his ser
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
RUY your coffee and -four at Pos
tens and save money.
See the Percales, Organizes and
Dimities at Posten's.
You can still save money on flour
and other groceries at Posten's,
DR.. w. e. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
TICKETS for the Oratorical Contest
tonight are for sale at the Acme Book
Store.
Mr.. BUNNERs idea of road house
and a summer resort is a good one
and we hope will be profitable for
him as it should be.
w. l. PRoTzMAN has moved his
sewing machine office from the Lazier
building to Mrs. Mackey's property,
on Walnut street near Front.
THE gypsys who visit this section
every year have pitched their tents
again in South Morgantown and are
ready to "swap" horses with all
corners.
THE lawns about town in many
places are beautiful, the trees are
full of luxuriant foliage, the flowers
are beginning to bloom and Morgan
town to look as fresh as summer
girl.
A STRANGE state of affairs has been
discovered in Indiana where in one
town they have Knicker-b booker Hall
which is school for girls and a
Bloomer Academy where only boys are
admitted.
THE Holland property on the West
Side was sold to W. w. Keener, on
Saturday, by Special Commissioner r.
e. Fast for $1,250. The property is
now occupied by Gabe, who will
remain there.
HARRY SINE, twelve-year-old son
of H. G. Sine, of Marion county, ran
away from home with three other boys
about two weeks ago. A telegram
from North Platte, Neb., has just
been received by his relatives telling
of his death while stealing a ride on
freight train near that city.
A RANDOLPH county school, where
the big girls hug the teacher every
day, is said to have twelve hundred
and thirteen applications for the OPP
portunity to preside over it next win
ter. Several West Virginia newspa-
per men are thinking of changing
their avocation. -Ritchie Gazette.
THE announcement that there will
be no public school commencement
this year will be disappointment to
many friends of the pupils. A change
In the course of study is the reason
for it, the present senior class not hav-
ing been assigned the course early
enough to complete it. Closing exer
cises will be held Independently by
each division on June It'll.
PRICE street is being widened on
the east side the property owners
adjoining it giving the necessary
land. Sewer is being laid on it and
a side walk is to be laid on the east
= side one having been put down On
the west side some time ago. These
Improvements will aid in the deyel-
opment of that section of town very
materially.
THE Bell Telephone Company are
completing a direct long distance line
to Fairmont that gives this section Of
their territory connection with Pitts
burg and Wheeling, and saves the
trouble of a long circuit as hereto
fore. The line will reach Fairmont
In few days, coming via Morgan
town. The development of the tele
phone system In this part Of the State
is most wonderful, when it is consid
cred that the plant was first started
but about four years ago. Fairmont
Free Press.
HERE'S a marriage notice that APP
peared in an exchange: Married
at Flintstone by Rev. Windstone
Mr.. Nehemiah Milestone and Miss
Wilhelmina Sandstone, both o
Limestone" This is getting mighty
rocky and there's bound to be ;
blasting" of these stony hearts
before many ''pebbles" appear on thu
connubial beach. The grindstont
of domestic infelicity will sharper
the axe of jealousy and discord, ant
sooner or later one or the other 0
this pair will rest beneath tomb
stone. Then look out for birthstone