The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-16

asnme hereafter and keep his Office open
all the time. Any one needing his ser
ytces caB Ind him always prepared IA
wait ON them.
DR.. w. E.. STEWART, dentist.
office over Rice's store.
TWENTY new Bibles at the Acme
to-day.
SMOKE the choice cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke in the market, to be bad
at J. M. Reeds,
THE Mayor and the rest Of the
town administration have given Or
ders that the crossings are to be
kept clean if nothing else is done
about the town.
ELKrNs voted last Monday on the
question of issuing $50, 900 worth Of
bonds for the purpose Of putting in
Il system of water works. The prop.
osition carried by handsome ma
jorjty.
A SHED has been built on the real
of Posters lot on Walnut street and
will be used by the stone cutters
who will soon begin to cut the stone
ito be used in the construction of the
building which he is to erect.
MARRIAGE licenses have been is
sued to John r. Hoard % and Alice
sConwell IS; William b. Reeves %, OF
Brooke county, and Olive Pool "a.
This makes five licenses which have
been issued this month.
THE members of the Mingo club
<sgave one of their celebrated onion
parties to Edwin Baldwin and ID. r.
Tappan Friday night at the club
rooms The occasion was very high
.ly enjoyed by all who were present.
Or Of The incorporators of the
Brunswick Asphalt company which
has recently been granted by the
! Secretary of State with capital
stock Of three hundred thousand dol
lars is I. d. b. Stewart, a son oil
Major D. B. Stewart
BESIDES a Congressman and State
Senator, each county in West Virgin
ia will elect this fall member of the
House Of Delegates, member of the
County Court and County Super
intendent of Free Schools; and each
District President of the Board OF
Education and one Commissioners
A MARRIAGE license has been
granted to William f. Weltner 33
and Annie j. Ley 81. Both are res
iidents of this county. This is the
second license to be issued this
month which up to date is a better
showing than the month of January
made for the same time.
DURING the examination of wit
ness at this term of court the lawyer
asked him if he were a married man.
The witness answered that he was
and then as if to palliate the offence
pas much .aas possible he hurriedly
added, "but | haven't been very
long" The whole court joined in
the laugh that followed.
Two hics have been ordered for the
medical department SO the medical
students say and they are getting
ready for the usual sweet scented
siege of carving. The cadavers are
expected to arrive shortly and the
boys are hoping for a cold snap
which would render The time more
endurable.
FIVE privates of Company E. West
Virginia National Guards, were
~ourtmartialed for non attendance
upon the drills p. A. Shaffer, Lieu
tenant Colonel of the First Regi-
ment, who is going the rounds of the
companies, held the court. The pen
:alty is from one to five dollars fine,
or Imprisonment in the county jail
from one to five days
IKE WEAVER has bought steam
holster at cost of several hundred
dollars and will soon have it here
and in position. 1t will be used or
the foundation which he is building
at the University. Work on this as
well as on the other foundations
about town has deem stopped by the
cold weather and will not be resumed
until the weather moderates.
The sign of the Athens cigar
store is an attractive one and the es
tablishment itself is the prettiest il
town. You ought to go in and see
what nice place the proprietors
have made of it. The manager B. H
MADEIRA has host of friends anC
they all want to see him succeed in
his new venture as his merits de-
serve.
On Thursday evening Prof. ant
Mrs. f. L. Emory entertained a mum
Der of friends at dinner in honor Of
DR.. and Mrs. Raymond. The occa-
sion was very elegant affair. Din
ner was served at 6 O'Clock Thu
guests were DR.. and Mrs. Raymond
Prof. and Mrs. Aldrich, Director anC
Mrs. Stewart, DR.. and Mrs. l. G.
White, Miss McMurphy, Commandel
Brown, Mrs. Ollie, and Mr.. G. B
bile.
TUESDAY afternoon the ttentior
of everybody was directed to the
large number of crows that were pas
sing overhead. They came from
the northeast and went to the south
west. There were thousands 0
them and they were at a grea
height No one remembers sect n,
SC many crows at this time of tht
year and the phenomenon was tho
cause of much comment.
AMONG the court visitors in tow
at the Franklin were Nelson Shafer
Stewartstown; Greenberry Barrack
man, Mooresville; Mr.. and Mrs. M
w. Coombs, Harmony; w. P. Bar
ker. Charlotte; Charles Martin, Lau
rel Point; E. H. Ridgway, Laure
Iron Works; Govey Trippett aud W
n. Guthrie, Little Falls; Marion
Tenant, Jakes Run; A. r Price
Ellington; G. A. Powell, White Day
j. S. Watson, Ellington; Harye
Fisher, Little Falls; w. A. Brand
Laurel Point; George E. Kramer
Shutdown; S. G, Lazzelle, Maids
vile; b. Jenkins and c. Beatty, Lau
rel Point; o. G. johnson, Clinic
Furnace; J. G. Price, Ellington.
The strange man who ''stood o
the bridge at midnight" at Morgan
town, soaring the natives OF ths
village half out of their senses, as
wore fur cape, straw hat and Ca
ried q club, has been caught. He
Door, half-starved German, VIII