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

cut in prices of all other Shoes, il
Ladies, Mems and Children's.
THE brick yard, the glass factor,
and a dwelling on Beechurst wer
struck by lightning last week durin,
a severe thunder storm. No particu
lar damage was done aside from fright
ening some people quite badly. 81
many places being struck in one storm
was never known here before.
LICENSES to wed were issued to E
Thaldeus Post, %, of Harrison
county, and Lettie c. Beale %. Wal
ter Blosser %, and Ida Nuce Is
Rev. Charles Ii. Ocheltree %, Ritchi,
county, and Catherine +. Ireland rs
James NJ. Smith %, Preston county
Miss Ella b. Carey 10. Josephui
Hoskinson 3S, and Della B. Murph,
33.
THE Isaac Mason came in Satur
day with about $50 students from
the California, Pa, Normal School
The excursionists were about tn,
best appearing crowd which evel
came to Morgantown. ON a river ex
cursion. They inspected the Uni
versity with good deal of interest
and took in the town for more thar
an hour.
The contract Tor the construction
of the new Marion county court
house has been given to James West
water IL Company, of Columbus
Ohio. The cost is to be $3.50, TAB. 1(
with several items which may be
added, footing up $4,000. The home
bidders figures were slightly in ex-
cess of these and so he failed to get
the coveted plum. This looks like
shortsighted economy.
TEACHERS and Others interested
should bear in mind that the Nation.
al Educational Association will meet
in Milwaukee, July 9th to 9th inclu-
sive. The railroads will sell tickets
from all points to Milwaukee and re-
turn at one fare for the round trip
plus 81 to pay membership fee Fol
any further information address Prof.
j. Walter Barnes, Manager for West
Virginia, Fairmont.
LAST week saw some of the hottest
weather ever experienced in this coun-
try in the month of June. The mer-
curry went far into the nineties in the
shade at many places. A large num-
Der of prostrations from the heat oc-
CURED and the suffering in the cities
was intense. Morgantownd did not get
the full benefit Of the hot wave and
while it was quite warm here for sew
eral days yet no serious inconvenience
Col. RICHARD f. FAST chairman of
the constitutional Revision commit
tee has secured a professorship in the
This, of course, will
prevent Prof. Fast attending an ex-
ira session of the legislature this
winter and at once relegates to the
rear, all this talk about special
session. We congratulate the Mon
ongalia statesman and trust he will
find his University work as pleasant
as his former services to his State
have been glorious.-1eleqram.
JUNE 1st is the time set by the law
for the report of the assessor of the
property liable for taxation for
school purposes in the Morgantown
district. He has not
yet reported This is due to several
causes. tits his first work here; the
district is greatly enlarged and the
details to be ascertained are many
and complicated. When he makes
his report which is expected shortly,
the arrangements for special cleo
ton to pass on the school bond ques-
ton will be made. This election will
be held within four weeks after the
report is made and it will then be
decided whether or not Morgantown
is to have public school building
worthy of her and of her future.
The Washington, Pa, Observer
gives three instances of poisoning
from eating the flesh of animals
which had lived on locusts. SO far
of the kind has happened in
this section although the chickens
and squirrels have been eating the
insects greedily.
William Watring who lives north
Of Washington, tells of having
shipped eggs to Pittsburg friends.
Lately these friends were taken sud
ienly i'll and an investigation re-
vealed the fact that the eggs were
The cause. Mr.. Warnings chickens
had been featings on 7-year locusts.
A lady living west of Washington
reports having cooked a chicken re-
Gently and none of the members
could eat it. The chicken was plump
but had been living on locusts.
The friends of sick man in this
county killed squirrel and pre-
pared it for him. His condition be-
came much worse and he was in
great danger. The squirrel had been
on locusts.
MISS DoRTHEA RICHARDSON, of tho
Pittsburg Dispatch was recently in
this section as a representative of
that paper. Last Sunday series of
Of articles on the different places she
visited appeared in the Dispatch.
Speaking of Morgantown and vicin-
ity she said: Morgantown, which is
Just l02 miles from Pittsburg, is the
great resort of the Monongahela Val
ley, while six miles back Of Morgan
town is the beautiful and mysterious
Cheat river country. The greater
portion of the Cheat river country
is, practically speaking, untrodden
ground, which fact invests it with a
peculiar charm for most persons who
have the good fortune to select it as
the place where they will spend their
summer vacation.
A charming resort ON the Cheat
Mountains is located at Uneva, w.
Va. Speaking of the Mont Chateau
Hotel, located at the above named
place, a last years visitor says 'sThe
Cheat river region i had heard FREE
luently mentioned, but not until
this beautiful resort was established
had | an opportunity to Judge for
myself Of it's beautiful mountain
scenery, the splendid fishing streams
The delightful air, and especially that
peculiar charm which attaches to a
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