The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-03-13

w. II. BRIoKER is having sho,
shop built on Front street.
THE Weston asylum boards il
Republican from start to finish.
LEONARD SMITH has moved into
his new beef shop at the head o,
Main street.
The diphtheria is SO prevalent il
Kingwood that they are talking o
quarantining the town on account Of
it.
IT is reported that the A. M. 4
church is TO be sold for debt if tn,
amount against it is not paid within
thirty days.
EVERYONE should hear the cours,
of lectures which DR.. Reynolds il
giving in Commencement Hall OF
Sunday afternoons.
A SUNNYsIDE man recently drank
pint of yeast by mistake thinking
it was buttermilk. He rose tire,
hours earlier the next morning.
THERE are five young ladies in tn,
graduating class of the Universit,
this year. They are Misses Ethe
Reynolds, Winnie South, Till,
Bernhard, Josie Kunkle and Lyds
Vangilder.
JESSE L. TURNER, The Tailor will
open March 22nd in the rooms OF
Main street, opposite MADEIRA Bros
There you can buy the cheapest ant
most stylish Springs Suits you evel
bought.
ANY one needing any kind of gar
den seeds can secure them by send.
ing his name to Congressman Day
ton. There is garden sass to burn
down at Washington and Uncle Sam
is so glad to get rid of it that he'll
pay the freight.
GOVERNOR MAcCoRKLE issued par.
dons last Wednesday to Geo. H. and
Henry Higgins who were sentenced
to the penitentiary for five years
from Wetzel county, for the murder
of Friend Garner. They had served
two years.
MoRGANTowN is a better town
than it ever was before. In a month
it will be a better town than it evel
was before. Any time in the future
at which you may inquire you will
find the same state of affairs. Dc
you tumble?
A YOUNG man was calling on his
best girl Sunday night and a favora-
BILE opportunity presenting itself he
stole kiss. She Immediately sat
on him but he did not mind it. In
deed he didn't have to reach so far
the next time he wished to kiss her.
The back county journals of the
state are still enthusiastically max.
ing the surprising discovery that the
preparatory department of the Uni
versity has been abolished. It's the
first time that some of them evel
heard of the school so of course theil
ignorance of the true state of affairs
can be excused.
Or course all Democrats in West
Virginia institutions will be ousted
That is Republican. We trust that
Republicans put in their places will
look after their duties as well the
Democrats have Should they moi
however, the people will look after
them four years hence. We have al
gidea they will do that any how, and
make change again. Wait and see
Mr.. E. M. GRANT, the gentleman
to whom Morgantown owes much O.
her modern development and many
of her modern conveniences, passed
his 44th anniversary recently. He en-
tertained a number of his friends or
that evening, assisted by Mrs. Grant
who served delicious refreshments
Morgantown ought to be proud 0
their "little giant" for he has don,
lots for Morgantown.
The public School authorities
have at last succeeded on securing
suitable quarters in which to con
tinue the school term which was in
terrupted by the burning of tn,
High School building. The trus
tees of the Methodist Protestant
church have given their consent K
the nse of their Church by the Higl
School proper, while the primary
grades have rooms in the Farmers
and Merchants Bank Building
School work was resumed Monday
| The search for the body of youns
Tate whose sad drowning was tolt
in our last issue is still going on. AL
except his father and brother hav,
abandoned the undertaking but hop
ing against hope they are persevere
ing in it. The reward of $50 for tn
recovery is still standing and for tn
sake of the sorrowing relatives w
hope that it may shortly be claimed
The drowning was in itself a yer,
sad event and the non-recovery Q
/, the body adds very greatly to it
distressing circumstances.
THERE is no let up in the demand
for houses and Morgantown seem
determined not to wait ON the res
of the procession but to have a littl
prosperity on the side by itseli
Many new houses are under wa
and more will shortly be built
!, There is not single vacant hous
and rents are unusually good ye