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


Daniel L. McElroy as postmaster a
Georgetown this county.
BORN, July sth, to Mr.. and Mrs
George Watson, OF South Morgan
town. son.
IN addition to the large wheat crol
reports indicate that the hay ane
oats crops will be unusually fine il
this State and the corn crop aboy'
the average
A VERY ungallant description of
young lady was that any one wht
courts her would have his arms full
and any one who marries her will
have his hands full.
Six handsome dwellings are well un-
der way at the north end of Main st.,
viz: those Of T. B. Bannister, |. c.
White, L. NJ. Jaco, Leonard Smith.
r.. T.. L. Allen and J. NJ. Dusenberry
JAMES EVANS, Dale Grant and Nal.
lie Rogers returned Saturday evening
from a trip to Oakland They trav.
eled in wagon and camped out in the
most approved gypsy style. The trip
was enjoyed immensely by them all.
| THE members Of the bar with one
exception have made an agreement to
transact no law business whatever
from this time until August 7th. So
any of our people who think they need
law will be able to find very little un-
til after that date.
COLLECTOR WHITE has named J.
IL. Knapp as deputy for the second
division composed of the counties of
Monongalia, Marion, Taylor, Pres
ton, Harrison, Barbour, Lewis, Up
shur, Braxton, Webster and Ran
dolph with headquarters at Philippi.
THE mail sack was not placed on
the train Sunday afternoon through
an oversight on the part Of the per-
sons having the matter in charge.
Each of these failures costs the party
upon whom the fault is placed eight
dollars which is retained from his sal
airy.
NJ. r. GoRMAN has been elected
principal Of the Upper Benwood
schools the position held last year
by G. f. Carrigan. Carrigan has
accepted a similar position in Lower
Benwood taking the place vacated
by Geo. NJ. Ford. Our congratula-
tons are rendered Mr.. German up
on his good fortune.
The pop corn man who locates
nightly near Miller's cigar store is
doing land office business. After
he begins operations each evening
everyone you meet has a bag of the
stuff and munches it with great
gusto. To the young idea the pop
per is a godsend and the older peo-
pie seem to enjoy it just as much.
A SON of Mr.. Urias Shriver, of
Wadestown, was bitten some time
ago by a dog. Mr.. Shriver was
afraid that the animal was mad and
moved by his fears took the lad to
New York where he is at present un-
dergoing treatment at the Pasteur
Institute. We hope that the danger
may be escaped and no bad effects
come of the bite
CONGRESSMAN DAYTON has an
bounced that he will not decide the |
Fairmont postofIice contest until fall |
and until then the faithful will re-
main in ignorance as to who the dis |
penser of stamps will be- 1t may be
that this is another case where Mr..
Dayton don't have as robust say so
as he might desire about the matter.
We have it on excellent authority that
he told an applicant, Mr.. Fleming, in
terms that he should be
appointed. Should this not be done
however Mr.. Fleming can console him
self with the reflection that it will not
be the first nor the last time that a
promise was broken.
IT is such weather as we have re-
Gently been experiencing that causes
people who have neglected it to
wish that they had set out shade
,rees around their residences. Moth
ng adds so much to the appearance
md comfort of town as plenty of
lice shade trees. Quick growing
rees casting a fine shade can be OBJ.
aimed at little exnanse and tho
pleasure derived from tbem will ho
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