The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-14

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gans.
THE West Virginia NJ. P. Confer
ence meets at Harrisville on the 25tt
Of this month.
ORvILLE PHILLIPS and Helen Hol
comb, both Of Statler's run, obtained
license to wed in Oakland last week
ED MAYERs, of Fairmont, has the
contract for wiring the Baptist
church and is engaged on the work
The residence belonging to Rev.
A. NJ. Buchanan on Wiley street il
being painted adding very much to
its appearance.
A GREAT many people here are ar.
ranging to go to Clarksburg on the
22d TO hear Sam Jones. Train will
leave here about $50 A. NJ.
A UNIoNTowN youth looked into a
gun barrel TO see why it didn't &c
off and Immediately sacrificed his eye
on the altar Of scientific investigation.
MoNoSGALIAs institute will begin
on August 30 and have for its in
structors d. I. Williams, of Mounds
vile and Frank V. Irish, of Colum-
bus, 0. Neither of these gentlemen
have ever served in this capacity in
this county before but they are said
to be very able men.
The postoffice department at
Washington, ID. c., has issued an
order that all mail matter must be
legibly stamped at both the sending
and receiving offices, The difficulty
in deciphering postmarks has been
Of much annoyance, particularly to
business men, who are often, by rea-
son of the carelessness of the writer
compelled to depend upon the post
mark to determine whence letter
came
Our in Oregon they have fixed on
new plan to check drinking. They
require every man who desires to
drink whisky to take license fol-
which he has to pay IS, and every
time he enters saloon he must pro
duce his license before he will be
given drink. The names of every
one who takes out license of this
kind are published in the papers ev-
cry month, so that the public may
know every man that drinks intoxi-
eating liquors.
A GAS explosion enlivened things
around at Frank Pride's Livery
stable on Long Alley recently. There
had been a leak in gas pipe under
the stable for some time but it had
been neglected. Several persons
were smoking when one of them threw
down lighted match. The gas ex-
ploded with considerable force and
set the floor of the stable ON fire.
The small hose used about the place
was turned ON the blaze and it was
soon extinguishcd. The gas was
shut off as soon as possible and the
leak was attended to- 1t is fortu-
nate that no worse consequences en-
sued than did.
For the month of July the Inter
nal Revenue collections in the Dis
trict of West Virginia were as fol-
lows: Beer, $40, 1880; cigars, $l7-
260.55; tobacco, Sl4,309.5S; spirits,
$13. 59l. 80; licenses, 81, 541. "A; fines,
penalties, ETC., $3.50; total 500, 461. 70
The collections for the same month
last year were $67, 221.36, showing
gain this year of $32, 24O.43. For the
month of June, 1897, the collections
amount to 1913, 1921. The tremen-
dous increase of last month is due
to the great sale of beer stamps
which manufacturers purchased in
hope of saving the y per cent dis
count, which, by the recent tariff,
was abolished.
NEWSPAPER men who run a job of
flee in connection with their paper.
have been having pretty difficult
time in competing with the govern
ment in printing envelopes. Bust
ness men who have heen in the hab-
it Of using government stamped en-
velopes will note the fact that so
soon as the present contract for
printing runs out you can get en-
yelopes printed at your home office
only as the government will nc
longer stay in the business of prir.t-
ing return cards on envelopes. Alio,
by a recent ruling your letters will
be held thirty days unless you have
printed on the envelope the time you
wish it held.
BUcKHANNoN may be behind in
certain things but, according to the
following from the Delta, they are
on the right track. The Delta says;
Balls and chains have been ordered
to be worn by prisoners in Jail, who
have been fined for misdemeanors.
etc, and are unable to pay them.
Prisoners of this kind are allowed
$l.0O day, 80 cents of which pays
their board and so cents a day is APP
piled toward the payment of their
fines. Three eligibles are now in
Jail and will be placed to work on
the road. This will cause being in
the county Jail to be more than a
soft snap as it is now regarded by
many old time offenders"
INSTITUTES are being held this
week at West Union, Doddridge
county, with Prof. T. C. Miller, of
Morgantown, and J. S. Cornwell of
Grafton. as instructors; at Fayettes-
vile, Fayette county with George
F. Laidley, of Charleston, and R. NJ.
Cavendish, at Sutton; at Romney,
Hampshire county, with Prof. Thos.
E. Hodges, of Morgantown; Prof. G.
F. Hahn, of Piedmont; at Berkeley
Springs, Morgan county, with f. B.
Trotter, Of Buckhannon and AIDE
laide V. Finch, of Lewiston, Me-,
at Marlinton, Pocahontas county,
with Major j. M. Lee, of Lewisburg,
and r. +. Lowe, of Hinton; at Ad-
olson, Webster county, with M. p.
Shawkey, of Charleston, and w. B.
Outright, of Morgantown; at Eliza
beth, Writ county, with O. B. Kiser,
of Jackson c. H., and S. S. Jacob,
Jr., of West Liberty.
A. M. MCLAUGHLIN, successful
sheep raiser of Greenbrier county,
makes public some statistics regard
ing the business which may prove of
interest and profit to others. He
let 10 ewes out on shares last winter.
The wool and increase have been
sold for $l4l.21, although there was
the unusual loss of five lambs. The