The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-14

TENS and save money.
A LARGE crowd attended the camp
meeting services held by the colored
folks at Georgetown last Sunday.
THE summer is already far spent,
the school year opens four weeks
from to-day, September Sth
| FAIRMoNT was victorious in the
game with Uniontown last week win
ming by score of 16 to 3. None at
tended from here.
If you want to prevent Fever
and Kidney trouble drink Gray's
Mineral Water. For sale by j.
G. McVicker, Druggist.
The only thing known which a
man may have and not want more
of is twins. Possibly an exception
to this statement is found in the
possessor of triplets.
| Politics is mere incident in the
life of State Senator II. C. Locknev,
of Calhoun county He has taught
thirtysix terms of public school
and is booked for the thirty-seventh
this winter.
Mr.. GEORGE G. BAKER is having
the house belonging to him on
Spruce street which has been until
recently occupied by Capt. McViek-
er remodelled throughout. The inn
provement will make this residence
one of the handsomest on that street
of handsome residences.
Our of fifty-four applicants in
Lincoln county last week only four
certificates were granted and they
were number three. One teacher
won one but on refusing to sign
pledge of not receiving help his GER
tificate was not granted him. The
rest of them flunked ANONYMOUSLY.
The boundary line between Mary
land and West Virginia-is now be
ing run, a corps of engineers going
due North from the Fairfax stone.
Julius X. Monroe, of Kingwood, is
representing the interests of this
state in the survey. The work will
occupy some time and the data OBJ
tanned will be used in the suit be
tween the two states now pending
before the Supreme Court of the
United States.
ONE of the most pleasant outings
of the summer was that chaperoned
by Mrs. Aldrich at "the Cave" a few
days ago. There were twelve mem
bers of the party several being mem
bers of Mrs. Aldrich's Sunday
School class. The day was an ideal
one, the party congenial, delight
full drive, no mishaps, day full of
genuine innocent enjoyment, and one
that will be very pleasantly remem-
bered by every one in the party.
MEssRs. Isaac and Charles Hick-
man, of Taylortown, were in town
last week. Charles has taken quite a
raise in the baseball world since he
pitched for the W. V. U. having been
the star for Newcastle in the inter-
state league and now being on the
Boston pitching staff. The price
which he commanded, $500 shows how
he is regarded by those who are COM
petent to judge base ball ability. His
friends are glad to hear of his good
fortune and congratulate him upon it.
SPECIAL excursion trains will be
run from all directions to Clarks-
burg on Sunday August 22nd to hear
Rev. Sam Jones preach. The train
| will Oh Lao ha
morning and returning leave Clarks-
burg over the Monongahela River
Road at 8 in the evening No stops
will be made by this train between
Clarksburg and Fairmont. The
management thinks there will be at
least 10000 people present
"WHEN the frost is on the coun-
ters and the cobwebs on the shelf,
and there's seldom anybody in the
store beside yourself, and your stock
is getting shelf-woln and the gro
ceries getting stale, and bills enough
are comingi in to make banker pale;
oh, then's the time fellow is feel
in kind O blue, and is puzzled with
the idea of the proper thing to do.
But in such a situation one sure
remedy applies if you want to get
the customers you've got to adver-
tise."
Mr.. B. A. PATTERSON, of Beaver,
Pa, has been elected Teller of the f.
and M. Bank at recent meeting of
the directors of that institution. Prof.
| A. w. LoreDtz will act as cashier in
the place to be vacated by Mr. w. e.
Davis who goes to Grafton. Mr.. Pat
terson has been connected for some
time with the Farmers & Merchants
bank of Beaver and has proven to be
quite success in that position. He
will take charge of his new duties on
the 18th at the same time at which
Mr.. Davis retires. We welcome him
to our town and hope that his stay
here may be profitable and pleasant to
all concerned.
| The hum of the threshing ma
chine is heard in every direction.
Wheat is reported to be turning out
well, and the enormous amount of
hay that is now being harvested,
and to this large crop Of oats and
potatoes, with the fattering pros
poets of corn, why should the farm
ers complain if now the prices for
his produce will justify him in the
production of the same There is
no class of people who has been 50
abundantly provided for during the
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