The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-28
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE, Local Editor
DR.. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar.
engagements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his ONCE open
all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
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all the time. Any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
Buy Sugar and Flour at Posten's.
Go TO Hirschman's for bargains in
everything.
DR.. w. E. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
If any Man, Woman or Child
wants anything in the Shoe line go
to Waters q Wilmington.
Do NOT pay Csc or roc for other
flours when you can buy Gold Medal
of Poster at Coo.
FALL TERM of the Mountain State
Business College, Parkersburg, w.
Va, begins September 1st Send for
new Catalogue.
A. G. SINE, Pres
THERE were three hundred appli-
cations for the position as army
chaplain. AS usual a West Virginian
got the plum. A Martinsburg minis
ter received the appointment.
FAIRMoNT officers have recently ar
rested several men for passing hand
bills on the streets. This seems to be
little severe but there is nothing
like enforcing law vigorously if it is
to be enforced at all.
THE festival at Usage Saturday
night attracted large crowd and
proved to be very gratifying success
financially. Taylor Martins martial
band furnished the music. Several
people from Mt Morris and vicinity
attended.
THE river packets are all doing a
big freight business. The passenger
traffic has been enormous and still is
very heavy. The beauties of this val
ley are becoming better known and are
consequently drawing more and more
sightseers.
The farmers of Harrison county,
will indulge in an old-tashioned all
day barbecue August 81 at West
Milford. Not political or money
making affair, but yoemen's cele-
bration and jubilee. The fatted OK
will be slain abundantly.
UNIoNTowN is to have brewery.
A joint stock company has been Or
ganized and $780, 900 worth of stock
subscribed for. The citizens of that
borough are entitled to sympathy if
the product is to be no better than
that sent out by Connellsville.
The "Just- FORUM" club composed
of town boys and their friends have
broken camp after delightful four
weeks stay on the banks of Cheat.
Every year the delightful outings of
this club grow in popularity and
the club grows in membership.
IT is well known fact that Harri-
son county furnishes more students to
the University and to all first class
schools in central West Virginia than
any other county except the one coun-
ty in which each of those respective
institutions happens to be located
Telegram.
IT is quite evident that being and
associating with scientific chemists
will bring the required results. Our
own has been there and taken lessons
and knows just how it is DONE The
finest effects in Photography are being
made at Protzmans, the up to date
Photographer.
WHILE on his way to Georgetown
yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff
William H. Brand, of Laurel Point,
had run away. 1t occurred in the
pike near Laurel Point. No damage
was done and not very much time
was lost on account of it. 1t was
caused by changing brides on the
horse.
The monograph owned by Capt.
j. r. Miller has been the source of
much pleasure to many of the citi-
zens. The selections are excel
lent and the instrument performs
better than any other ever heard
here. Placed on the porch in front
of his residence it can be distinctly
heard down in the street and late in
the evenings large crowd often
collects there to hear it.
THE ladies of church in Iowa
advertised that they would wear
boomers while serving supper, re-
Gently. The whole town turned out,
including men who had not been in
church since they had been wheeled
in baby cabs. The women kept their
word, but the boomers were large
red roses pinned in the usual place.
Some one was wise enough to make
all attendants pay at the door, and
the proceeds were enormous.
A HoosIER farmer while at work
in corn field was approached by
two confidence men. After listening
to their propositions few minutes,
indicating all the time that he was
the sucker they were looking for, he
excused himself to go to the house
to get his pocket book, returning,
however with his shotgun. The con-
fidence chaps fed. 1t was afterwards
discovered that the farmer takes the
local paper and therefore learns the
ways of the world.
A NEW convenience for travelling
men, campers and all who are likely
to be away from the comforts of mod
ern life has appeared in the
stores about town. 1t IS a little book
WuO5t LEAVES dIc maui Vi soap. l1GSc
leaves are very thin but contain
enough soap for common bath. They
are securely bound and can be carried
in the vest pocket. II the small con-
yeniences continue to multiply at the
rate they have it wont be long until
man will need dray to carry around
every thing he needs.
The result Of the state competi-
tive examination to award the seven
Peabody scholarships which fall to
West Virginia, has been announced.
The examination was held in the
Clarksburg city school building
about two weeks ago, Regent Harvey
w. Harmer conducting it. The fort
innate ones are: Misses Hortense and
Beatrice Morris, daughters of Hon.
Presley w. Morris, OF the Richie
Gazette; II. H. Deitz, Huntington;
Mary Slcetz, Charleston; Martha
Copeman, Kingwood; Olive Hodges,
Harrisyille; and w. II. Mcmillan,
Good Hone.