The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-07-17

DOC Days began yesterday and
last for six weeks ending on August
"a.
Buy sugar, coffee and flour at Pos
TENS and save money.
EVERYTHING is ready for work to
begin on the foundation of Mr.. Frank
Bannister's new house on Main street
next the Hough property The build
ing will be completed as rapidly as
possible and will be one Of the hand
soonest residences in town.
THE double residence on Main street
occupied by Hon. Geo. G. Sturgiss and
James A. Davis has received a fresh
coat of paint which adds very mater
tally to its appearance.
THE members of the bar here have
been discussing the advisability OF
having three weeks vacation. An
agreement to this effect has been in
circulation for several days and has
received the signature Of all lawyers
in town with one exception. If he
gives his consent the vacation will be
taken, if not the grind will have to
keep up. The matter may not be en-
tirely settled for some days yet.
The Weston Independent has the
following to say of the assignment
of former Monongalian who was
engaged in the lumber business at
that place; 1.-THE assignment of j.
p. Cole, long an energetic business
man of this place, is announced.
His liabilities are probably $25, 900.
Mr.. Cole has been a good man for
this COMMUNICATING long given
employment to numerous men who
needed it. We are indeed sorry
that these reverses have come to
him."
DURING the month of June, West
Virginia paid the United States Gov
eminent $21, 900 for the privilege of
chewing tobacco; $13, 300 for the priv
ilege of drinking beer and $500 for the
privilege of drinking whisky. These
amounts are paid simply for the OPP
portunity to get to do these things.
They also paid dealers in addition to
these amounts the values of the goods
consumed.
In the widest and most picturesque
section of Writ county, near Ceston,
a huge rock known as "Devils Tea
Table," hangs over the river high
above the valley. The Rev. John
Bennett, an eccentric mountain evan
gelist, announced that he would preach
from this rock. Last Sunday the
backwoodsmen and their families
gathered at the foot of the rock, and
by II O'Clock over l 1000 persons await
ed the advent of the preacher, who
soon appeared on the edge of the rock
and delivered his sermon from pulpit
260 feet above his congregation, his
text being, son this Rock l Build my
Church"
INSTITUTES are being held this
week in six counties, Brooke, Put
nam, Mason, Mcdowell, Ohio and
Wayne. At Wellsburg for Brooke,
by Prof. Chas. M. Evans, of Fair
mont, and Prof. Rufus Holden, of
Kingwood; Point Pleasant for Ma
son, with Prof. r. w. Douthat, of
the University, and w. S. Powell, of
St. Mary's; WEIGH for Mcdowell,
with Prof. James M. Lee, of the
Lewisburg Military Academy, and
Prof W. o. Mills, of the United
Brethren Academy, Buchannon; Elm
Grove for Ohio, with W. H. Ander-
son, of Wheeling, and Geo. M. Ford,
of Benwood, as conductors; Winfield
for Putnam, with L. j. Corbly, of
Huntington, and Jos. Roster, of
Chenille, as teachers; and at Wayne
G. III. for Wayne, with r. A. Riggs,
of Benwood, and F. p. Harris, of
Charleston, in charge.
AN exchange says that for %
years chicken has been regularly
served for dinner at the Bailey House
Weston, this State, and travelling
men call it the Chicken House and
ministers vote it model inn. Few
persons, however, are aware of the
fact that a condition in the will
which passed the title 10 the proper
ty quarter of a century ago re
quired the heirs to daily serve chick
en- for dinner so long as the proper
ty was used for hotel purposes, and
that the chanticleer merely serves to
keep the title clear, to speak.
If you want to prevent Fever
and Kidney trouble drink Gray's
Mineral Water. For sale by j.
c. McVicker, Druggist.
THE following four lite ms are
taken from the Index:
Hearl j. McElfresh has declined
the appointment as teacher of the
Fleming school. Hal Hall will prob
ably be appointed in his stead.
Lightning struck Curt Miller, a
son of Ben Miller, of near Arnetts-
vile, Monday evening. 1t struck
his head and went clear through h is
body tearing off SHOE The stra nge
part of the affair is that he was not
injured and walked home after the
accident. This statement is made
on the word of the attending physi-
clan.
Joe Shellhaus, of the Morgantown
glass works, was in the city last
Friday en- route to Cumberland
where his parents reside. Mrs.
Shellhaus, who is we'll known here
has been i'll for some time and her
son goes to pay her visit Joe re-
ports good work at the glass house
in Morgantown, and says they will
take no vacation.
For some cause or other the usual
crowd of visitors from the country
did not materialize Saturday the
streets being almost deserted. The
heat and the fact that the harvest
is in full blast are probably the
causes of this occurrence.
RECOGNIZING the arduous nature
of the labors of Rev. A. Cameron the
board of trustees have granted him
vacation which will last until
September. There will be but one
more regular service in the NJ, E.
church until the expiration of this
vacation which ends in September.
The sermon next Sunday will be
preached by Presiding Elder Ash
who on this occasion visits Morgan
town for the last time in his present
official capacity. Rev. Cameron has
proven himself tircless worker In
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