The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-15
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JUSTIN NJ. KUNKLE, Local Editor


DIR. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar
rangements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time, ANY one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
Buy Sugar and Flour at Posten's.
THE cheapest line of books in town
at Postens's.
DR.. w. e. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
SEE the holiday goods at Postens-s
the cheapest you ever knew them,
The Coming Flour, the best IN the
world for health and economy, at
A. l. Nye's.
THE stationery at McVlckers is Of
the very best and can be had in any
style you want. See it before buying.
Jrs1 ask Sam Newman who found
bis horse and buggy the other night
tho next time you see him.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mr. Charles
Laughead on Wednesday, Decem
Der 5th, a daughter.
An l. o. o. +. lodge will be insti-
tuted at Addison next week. 1t will
start out with more than forty mem
bers
HARRY, the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. George F. Carroll, of Fairmont,
died at the home of his parents yes
terday morning of consumption in
the 2Sth year of his age.
The man who invented the com
mon fire cracker is certainly desery
ing of hot time in the hereafter
and we hope that he will not be
cheated out of his deserts.
A PAVEMENT is being laid on the
east side of Long Alley from the
Geo. Hayes corner north 1t will go
only short distance as there are
but few people to use it on that side
of the street.
Z. M. SHowALTER, Of Fairmont,
will enter ON the discharge of his
duties some time in January. 1t
will be remembered that he was APP
pointed assistant u. S District at
torney some time ago
The Williamson, West Virginian
states 'sthough Williamson may have
had at one time reputation abroad
that she could not very well be proud
of, she now deserves the name of
one of the most peaceable towns in
West Virginia"
THE income from fines under the
administration of Mayor Keck is
much larger than under any mayor
Morgantown ever had. 1t amounts
to several hundred dollars. In one
previous year there was less than
twenty dollars taken in.
JIG. McVIcKER has Santa Claus
in his window The old fellow is
just coming out of a chimney with
his bag of presents for the young
folks. The ad is a most attractive
one and is continually surrounded
by a bevy of delighted children
AN Individual with jag terroriz-
ed Beechurst last night for con-
siderable while. He threatened to
shoot several persons and just took
the addition for an hour or more.
He had been released from Jail a
day or so before after spending sew
eral days there on account Of drunk
enness.
MoRGANTowN has been pretty free
from petty thieving but recently
Messrs. Hirschman and Somehow
suffered from one. The contents of
an ice box setting on the porch were
carried off The thief was scared
away before he recovered all the
booty Housekeepers would do well
to watch for him.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of Mr.. William Ropp,
to Miss Sue Lamon, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. VIM. Lamon, at the home
nf the bride Mulberry Hail." near
Hedgesville in Berkeley County, Dec
ember IS, 1897. Mr.. Ropp was form
ely student of the University.
BENTLEY HENDERsHoTT who went
of with Boone the hypnotist has
been summarily called home by his
father and is now in Parkersburg.
He has apparently learned nothing
by his experience and says that he
intends going back on the road as
soon as he can get chance. Among
the places where he was put to sleep
was Fairmont There he was put in
Yeager's window for few hours.
The young ladies of the Baptist
church are busy preparing for the
Bazaar which they are to hold on
the 10Th of this month. The occa-
sion bids fair to prove very sue
cessful one and every one is glad of
that fact. The Baptists have had
an uphill fight for their church and
have accomplished what would have
been deemed impossible before the
attempt was made.
THE meanest sneak thief on rec
ord has been discovered He went
into the Baptist church a few nights
ago and stole the Wellsbach burners
which had been placed in there in
order that the men doing the fresco-
ing might be able to work after
night No clue to the thief has been
found. This is the second case of
thievery which has happened in
town recently
WHEN William Henry Butler died
: at his home in TerraAlta, last spring,
his friends presumed that his sons
who lived with him, and had cared
for him during his illness were his
only heirs. But a chancery suit
brought by the administrator to set
tie the estate developed three wives
and three sets of heirs to the prop
erty he had accumulated These
marital escapades of the late de
ceased were unsupported, and the
disclosures have created quite SEN
sation in that little mountain town.
PROF. THos. 4. HODGES, who has
temporary charge of the cadet corps,
has designated Cadet Captain G. E.
Mccoy to act as commandant until
Captain Ayers reports for duty. Cap
tain Ayers is expected in a few days
and will at once enter on the dis
charge OF his duties. Every one
speaks in the highest terms of him
and he is assured of warm welcome
when he arrives here. The national
guard officers, who were associated
with him at Charleston during the
school of instruction were very much
taken with him and with his ability