The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-24

vices can find him always prepared
wait on them.
DR.. w. E. STEWART, DENTS
office over Rice's store.
ONE of the 43 nourishing spea
easies in the prohibition town
Clarksburg sold $500 bottles on Il
glorious fifth.
THE weather man would not refra
from sending the customary picn
rain Friday even out of gallantry t.
ward the Rebekahs.
THE new packet line starting t
day bids fair to prove a very popul;
one as its making the entire trip {
Pittsburg in daylight is very gres
advantage. Already parties are a
ranging to make excursions to Pitt,
burg on these boats.
FREEING the Monongahela has ha
the effect Of taking 5000 in tolls fror
every acre Of coal taken down the ri,
er. This being the case when option
are given the prices should be bette
than those obtaining until this &C
vantage was secured.
THE local lodge Daughters of Re
bekah went down to Vanvoorhis on
picniclng excursion Friday. The oc
casion was very much enjoyed by tn
ladies' who numbered about twenty
Three gentlemen accompanied then
and looked after their comfort.
MANY citizens are asking why dog
n n rfra in IN, l.. 4
be muzzled. There is entirely to-
large a number of spiteful little cur
swapping at passers by to make an
ordinance compelling muzzles to b.
worn, a heaven sent boon. 1t is to b,
hoped that such an ordinance may b,
passed and vigorously enforced.
INSTITUTES are being held thi
week in Clay with w. J. Holden a!
Instructor; Greenbrier with II. A
Darnell, of Buckhannon, and i. P
Harris, of Charleston; Hancock witt
j. Walter Barnes, of Fairmont an6
Rufus Holden, Of Kingwood; Mercer
with James T. Rucker, of Lewisburg
Mingo with r. A. Riggs, of Benwood
and W. o, Mills, of Buckhannon.
Ed NARET was quite badly bitten
while in front of Judge Johnson
residence on his way home by the
Judges pug e:day last week. He
was paying no attention to the dog
which was barking at his heels when
it suddenly seized him. He paid but
little attention to the incident but
the pain steadily increasing caused
him to make an examination.
He found the wound to be bad one
and one greatly inflamed. A doctor
was visited and the bite dressed. We
hope that no bad effects will result.
THIS is the month for paying box
rent and the little slips letting people
know this fact have nearly all been
taken up. The lock box keys come
lower now than before. Formerly a
holder of lock box had to take
three keys for which he made a de-
post of $3.50 for each key. Now or
ders have been issued to retain but
80 cents for each key and Uncle Joe
has been busy giving back to people
their extra go cents. The number of
call and lock boxes here is very large,
much larger than in most towns the
size of Morgantown and the rental of
them is by no means an insignificant
part of the revenue of the office. Dur
ing the summer months there is
slight falling off in the number rented
owing to the absence of the students.
The locks Of the Monongahela
were open yesterday to every kind
of craft going both ways, for the
first time on Sunday since they were
built. The Monongahela Navigation
company always refused to keep the
locks open on Sunday except for
passenger boats and occasionally for
coal that was wanted very badly to
send out on rise. No excursion
boats, empties or fiat coal ever cot
through between midnight Saturday
and midnight Sunday. Under the
government administration, however.
all this will be changed. Empties
going up stream were admitted to
the locks as readily as loaded craft
coming down, and excursion boats
were accorded the same privilege as
mail steamers. AS rule the river
men are pleased with this arrange
ment, although neither the lockkeep-
crs nor the men VIII compose the
crews of the pool boats are not all
pleased with it. 1t means the abo-
lition, practically, of Sunday on
the pool boats.
The Examination held last week
at the College for applicants in the
public schools by the special board |
of examiners was scorcher. Prof. |
Hare was absent at Toronto and
Prof. Brand as city superintendent
and Miss Lillian Hackney conduct
ed the ordeal. The questions were
extremely difficult and patrons of
the school may be well satisfied that
those who can pass such rigid tests
are amply competent to instruct the
A great deal of dissatfac-
ton was expressed over the needless
severity of the examinations. One
teacher is said to have remarked
that il the examinations were to be
as difficult every year as this the
number Of applicants next year
would be one less. The papers are
now graded and the results will be
submitted to the board of education
as soon as they are ascertained.
The applicants are: Professor
Iarn and AT;cana .,.... cl: |