The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-14
JUSTIN M. KUNKLE, Local Editor

vices can lind him always prepared 3
wait on them.
Go TO Hirschman's for bargains il
everything.
DR.. w. e. STEWART, dentist
office over Rice's store.
If any Man, Woman or Chill,
wants anything in the Shoe line g
to Waters d Wilmington
THE State Sunday School Associa
tion at their recent meeting at Park
ersburg, selected Clarksburg as thei
next meeting place.
FALL TERM of the Mountain Stat,
Business College, Parkersburg, w
Va, begins September 1st. Send TO
q new Catalogue.
A. G. SINE, Pres.
If you want to prevent Fever
and Kidney trouble drink Gray,
Mineral Water. For sale by j
c. McYicker, Druggist.
The festival at Granville Saturda,
night which was given by the ladies o
the M. e. Church proved to be quit,
successful. Seyenty-five dollars wa.
netted as result Of the venture.
THE Pile Remedy advertised in an
other column is said by those whit
have used it to be wonderful. TIL,
medicine is bieng introduced by Geo
w. Dean, who is native of this
county.
The condition of the nationa
banks of West Virginia, as reported
to the comptroller of the currency
shows all increase in average re
serves, discounts, value of securities
and deposits.
THREE thousand persons in WOOD
county are delinquent in their taxes
One hundred and sixty is Monongalia.
list of dead beats. This may afford {
means of forming an estimate of tn,
merits Of the two counties as to pro
gressiveness.
THE coal trains continue to q
through in great numbers the nigh
usually being taken in order that they
may not interfere with other traffic
The traffic over this branch during
the strike has been probably the great
est in its history.
WEST VIRGINIA has over $500
Sunday schools, divided denomina
tionally as follows: Baptist 500
Presbyterian, $50; Methodist, 700
Methodist South, 465; Methodist
Protestant, 240; United Brethren
240; others 200.
THE latest recipient of pardon
from the governor is r. L. Lowery, {
forger. He had two trials and was
twice before the supreme court of ap
peals. Perhaps George Wesley better
understands the merits of the cas-,
than these four trials revealed them
THE following marriage lcence.
have been issued since our last re
port: James E. McBane, of Fayettt
county, age 80 and Elsie B. Gray, ag,
20. Elmer Smith, age 81, and Laur;
e. Holland, age 25. Johnson S. Nc
Ginnis, age %, and AIDA Shauffer
age 23. Elmer Taught, age 81, an(
Louie G. Devine, age Is. Albert A
Lemons, age Al, and Sarah A. Burns
age %.
ONE of the most dangerous counter
felt coins yet seen has been reported
to the authorities. 1t is silver fit,
cent piece, with the letter S under the
eagle, which would indicate in goot
coin that it was made at the Sar
Francisco mint. Only the most care
full tests revealed its spurious charac
ter. 1t was slightly under weight
but had the correct ring, and is evi
IDENTIFY, of not quite standard in fine
ness of it's silver.
Nor very many people get the cor
rect pronunciation of the name of the
river. Nearly as many different ways
are heard as there are people trying
to pronounce it. The form which We
now have is corruption. 1t used t.
be the proper thing to call it Mo-non
gi-hi-lah and that was the only way
to sound the combination but that il
out OF date now. To be strictly cor
rect nowadays one must pronounce
the word Mo-non-ga -hee-lah. 1t sound,
much prettier that way than any 9th
er any how.
- A MASS meeting of the country adj
jacent to Waynesburg was held las
week. 1t was called together to dis
cuss ways and means for building {
railroad through to Wheeling o.
Moundsville by way of Uniontown
A number of people from the north
ern end Of this country are interest
ed in the scheme. The road will
likely be built in the near future ant
will result in great development o
the section through which it is t.
pass. Local capitalists are to fur
nish the entire amount to be uset
in it's construction.
WE call the attention of our teach
ers to the fact that Stase Superin
tendent, Trotter, has prepared
new form of teachers contract il
which the boards of education ant
trustees are required to have speci
flea that every one employed to teacl
holds certificate showing five day
attendance at some institute in tn,
state, after the first day of June, o
the same year, or an excuse for non
attendance, properly signed by tn,
Board of Examiners. This is re
quired in addition to a teachers Ger
tificate, teachers should observe thi
requirement very closely or som
who contemplate teaching may a
last be lett ont of employment dur
ing the winter.
CHARLES 0. ScuLL, the forme
general passenger agent of the Bal
timorc Il Ohio railroad, who is no,
serving in similar capacity on tn
Pittsburg q Western railroad, ha
been appointed general traffic mana
ger of the New York Central rail
road. 1t is new position and i
will put Mr.. Scull in control of tn
entire passenger business of tina
important railroad 1t is stated un
officially that the salary will be SIS
600 per year. Mr.. Scull during hi
connection with the b. a 0. made
legion Of friends who rejoice to heaj
Of his well meritcd recognition a
the hands Of what is perhaps til
finest railroad on earth.