The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-05-29

adjust spectacles at Wallace Hotel.
Morgantown, Saturday, June 9Th
only. Eyes examined free.
The B. Y. p. Z. had a special
program Sunday night consisting OF
recitations papers and addresses.
The occasion was very much enjoy
ed by all present.
FRIDAY night Miss Laura johnson
will entertain the members of the
B. Y. p. U. at her home on Spruce
street. This will be the last social
given this organization this year.
TELEPHONE connection with
Wheeling is now direct instead OF
being via Pittsburg. Those who
have occasion to use the long dis
lance phone will hail this improve
ment gladly.
The pavement on the east side of
Spruce street has been extended
from Mrs. Dering's to John Davis,
1t is the intention to extend it to
meet the portion which he's already
been built further tip the street.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co. has decided, on its spring time
card, to shorten the time an hour on
its trains from Pittsburg to Cincin-
natl, and to buffet sleeping cars on
the night trains, an Improvement
which will, no doubt, be very great.
" appreciated by the patrons of the
line.
WEST VIRGINIASs wherever found
are in the lead The latest repre-.
sentative of the state to keep up this
record is w. G. Lloyd, of Braxton
county who won first prize at North
Western University, The subject
of his thesis wssl "What should be
our missionary attitude to the re.
ligions Of China?"
The regular Sunday afternoon
lecture which was to have been de.
liyered by Prof. Armstrong was not
given owing to the Professors alb
sence. He filled several engagements
last week and still has more adj
dresses to deliver in different parts OF
the state being in greater demand
and more popular speaker than
probably any other member of the
faculty.
THE Rev. Mr.. Kildow, of Beverly,
was called into the interior of Ran.
dolph county last week to marry a
mountalneer, for which he was paid
81. In less than.an hour after the cerel
mony the bridegroom demanded the
wedding fee back, stating that he had
borrowed it from the bride, who need.
ed it to purchase snuff and tobacco
for their wedding trip Mr.. kildow
refused TO refund and was obliged to
Immediately escape.
WHILE Lawrence and Archie
Thompson, of Watson, were playing
with pitch fork last Friday eve
ming, eight year old Lawrence acct
dentally ran the pitch fork into
Archie's eye, which caused him to
lose his sight. The boys are sons OF
John Thompson and Archie is lit.
tie past three years old. Other than
the loss of his eye, Archie sustained
no injuries. 1t will be remembered
that little Archie has his fingers cut
off last summer by one of his broth
er who was chopping kindling wood.
JOB HITCHCOCK, who was sen
fenced to the penitentiary from Ty-
Ter county, last week, for sheep steal
ing, made novel plea for clemency.
He said that during the campaign
Republican orators went about the
country telling the people that sheep
were only worth 81 a head, and with
that idea in his mind took one,
thinking it would be but petit lar
ceny. The owner of the animal
proved that the sheep was worth $40,
which made the stealing grand lar
ceny, penitentiary offense. Hitch
cock alleged that he was the victim
of misplaced confidence.
One of the greatest legal fights
before the Courts of this State will
take place in Tucker county next
month. 1t is the trial of Eastman
for killing Thompson. The State
will be represented by the Hon. Jno.
j. Davis and Congressman Dayton.
The defendant by Hon. Wood Dai-
ly, Hon. G. III. Downing and the
Hon. Homer Conrad, of Virginia.
These are very best lawyers to be
obtained in the two Virginias. The
outcome of the trial will be watched
with great interest. The prominence
of the parties engaged and the SEN
sational incidents of the tragedy
lend the utmost fascination to the
proceedings.
IT is claimed by some lawyers
that all municipal ordinances in re-
gard to bicycle riding have been re-
pealed and that the only law in eff
feet is the one recently enacted by
the Legislature. This goes into effect
on the Goth and provides that bell
must be carried at all times and a
lighted lamp after shutdown. This
view can hardly be true one yet it
would not show any more freakish-
ness on the part Of the legislature
than the rest of their performances.
Its dollars to doughnuts that but
few of the statesmen composing this
body will return to Charleston the
next time a legislature assemblies.
One application is an elegant suffi-
cheney.
THE indications are that very
large crowd will attend Grand Ar
my day here next Saturday. Neigh
boring towns will send large delega-
tions many of them sending uni
formed bodies and the country peo-
pie will come in still greater num-
bers. No effort will be spared by
those having the matter in charge
to make the celebration success.
They should have the hearty co OPP
Grafton of ALL The town should be
lavishly decorated. 1t would show
the proper respect to the dead, be a
grateful compliment to the living
heroes and mute but eloquent well
come to our visitors. Let everybody
decorate and prepare to attend the
various exercises.
JAMES W. HAIR, of this place, rep
resenting j. M. Guffy and others, of
Pittsburg, bought on Monday a
tract of 1900 acres of coal land in
Garrett county, Md, adjoining a
tract of 1920 acres in Preston coun-
ty, purchased for the same people a
few months ago. These purchases