The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-09


DR.. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar.
engagements to remain permanently ut
home hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time. Any one needing HIS SER
vices can lind him always prepared to
wait on them.
Bur Sugar and Flour at Posten's.
DR.. W. E. STEWART, dentist,
Office over Rice's store.
TWENTY new Bibles at the Acme
to-eay.
SMOKE the choice cent Chico Cigar,
the best smoke in the market, to be had
ut j. M. Reeds.
TIE News says at least twenty
i've new buildings will be constructed
In the live and hustling town of Pen
psboro this year.
THE next annual convention of the
American Protective Association Of
West Virginia will be held In Man
nington. The recent convention was
held In Clarksburg.
Four of the teachers in the Fair,
mont Normal School will attend the
University during the summer quar-
Their, yiz., Mr. Standiford, Mr.. Knut-
ii, Mr.. Roster and Mr.. Tough.
FRANK LYON is visiting his old
home at Newburg, having come all
the way from British Columbia in
a hack drawn by four mules. He
and his family were thirteen months
on the road.
A report has gained currency here
that DIR. Morris is suffering from a
!, stroke Of paralysis. We are glad to
say the report is untrue although the
Doctor is quite i'll.
Saturday morning the horse belong
ling to the Finnell of Grandville who
4ells produce OF all description in town
dropped dead on the West Side
What allied the animal is not known
but he laid down in the road and
died in few minutes. The loss is
"A heavy one on the owner.
IN Webster county five year old
son OF VIM. G. Mace got possession Of
u dynamite cap, and filling it with
powder set it on the hearth and put
live cole on it, The cap exploded,
Websterion youth and necessitating
the amputation of the thumb and two
fingers.
THF Woman's Purity Band is the
Bame of new organization at Fair |
mont, which has for its object the
general betterment Of the morals of |
the town. They hold regular meet
ings at which given topics bearing
on their work are discussed, the last
being. "What constitutes evidence
before court. 2"
MEssRs. Brock, Courtney and
White will build two story frame
with double store room in it on
their lot in the.rear of the f. q. M.
Bank. The burning now on the LOT |
will be torn down. Architect Jacobs
will at once prepare the plans and |
the building will be erected as soon
as it can be done.
A PUZZLE which is constructed |
much on the same principle as "Pigs |,
In Clover" that was so famous few I
years ago is being distributed over town
by Waters & Wilmington. 1t is an
ing its brain over the problem pre-
sented and but few have been able to
solve it as yet.
A NUMBER of ice houses have been
filed with bountiful supply of cool
ness for the heated months, which I
will soon be here. All those on the +
creek were filed and the people of
town can get plenty of good cheap ice
next summer The labor incident to
putting the ice up was not as severe
on the men as 1t usually is as the
weather moderated when the ice got
thick enough to be cut.
THREE persons were baptized at
the, Baptist church last night being
the fruits of the recent revival They
were Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Brand /
and Miss Jessie Wilson. The church
was crowded to witness the rite In
all there were IA accessions to the
church as a result of the meetings.
This is very gratifying to the mem
bers of the church and to the pas
tor
o. A. PETTY has been appointed
as postmaster at Charleston and
Mrs. Kenna will have to vacate. The
appointment has been held up for
several months by Senator Faulkner
although her term of Office had ex-
pired. She has made very fine
record in the position and has been
among the most efficient in the coun-
try. Her successor will have to
hustle to equal her record
THE West Virginia Republican
Association of Washington is perpar-
ing for an extensive reunion, banquet
rally and jollflcation to be held about
the nth of February. This year the
gathering will be different from those
of former years, in that the ladies of /
the West Virginia contingent at the
capital will be envited to be present.
Heretofore the meeting has been a
stag party, at which the banquet,
with the accompanying toasts, were
the principal features.
NEXT to being the editor of a
newspaper we know of no man who
comes in for as much fervid abuse
as the city marshal in small town.
A marshal can't please everybody;
neither can an editor. The man who
wants to make a success at either
will best serve his country by going
right along and doing the best he
knows how. The man who lies awake
nights thinking over the abuse
heaped upon him by others will new
er amount to much.
Rev. CAMERON gave some good adj
vice to young man Sunday night in
his sermon on how to get on in the
world Too many young men try
to follow in the foot steps of those
who can afford to be extravagant !
and as a consequence never accumu-
late anything. The secret of getting
rich is not SO much in making money
as in saving it, The Bible is not
opposed to riches by themselves but
on the other hand riches are prom
ised to those who keep the COM
mandments laid down by the Lord
There was much food for reflection
in his remarks and those who heard |
them would do well to govern them
selves by the advice given.
IT'S jingle but it seems to be