The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-23
UsTIN NJ. KUNKLE. Local Editor


Vices caa find him always prepared +"
walt 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 Ciga
the best smoke in the market, to be had
sat j. NJ. Reeds.
! Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Gil
bert, on February II, va nine pound
| girl.
BORN, on Febr. airy II, to Mr. and
Mrs. d. G st. Clair, twelve pound
boy.
A VERY nice writing table has been
placed in the Wallace House Office for
the benefit of the travelling public.
A PENSION increase has been granted
to John Howard, Of Blacksville. He
gets twelve, dollars a month instead
of eight.
THE contractors, builders aud
dealers of Parkersburg have formed
an organization to be known as the
Parkersburg Builders Exchange.
DIR. DANIEL JOHNSON, one of
| Parkersburg's young professional men,
has been appointed surgeon of the
Ohio River railroad by DR.. 9. b.
Blubaugh, chief surgeon of the road
The lawyers at the University are
through with their examinations and
are feeling jublant over that fact.
The examinations were quite severe
this time but the class has been doing
better work than common.
IT comes high but they mast have
1t at Elkins, and although it has been
only few days SINGS the town coun-
Gil put tax on saloons of $500 zach,
applications have already been made
for license at that figure.
AN unknown assassin shot Henry
Noe. farmer living near Parkers-
burg. Noe laid several hours uncon-
scipus, and after recovery crawled
half a mile to the house of il neigh
boF. Physicians have failed TO find
the bullet which penetrated his
skull
THE-deep mud at the depot has
been removed and dumped over the
bank. Now if some way can be
found to prevent any more from
washing down from above on the
level near the platform all concerned
will be very glad to put it into OPP
GRAFTON.
THE weather man says that we are
to have bad weather for some
days as the present storm is due TO
the combination of two storms-ene
from the gulf of Mexico and the other
rs from the Northwest. The pros
Pect is not encouraging but we must
I'VE all sorts Of weather to make a
inter-
SEVERAL small boys fooled with
cash drawer in Waters q Whit
Ating ton's store the other night and
when the proprietors investigated
the drawer they found that it could
not be opened. The boys did not
try to take any money but were
merely trying to get the drawer open
in spite of the combination.
BlGAMY is punished in a peculiar
manner in Hungary. The man who
has been foolish enough to marry
1.-TWO wives is compelled by law to
live with them both in the same
horse. 1t is serious question
whether this scheme might not oper-
y ate as preventive of bigamy in this
country.
CAPTAIN REUBEN N. THOMAS,
boiler inspector of the Wheeling dis
trict, has resigned, the reason given
, being physical disability. Captain
Thomas, who is democrat has filled
the position with credit fer Fifteen
years, having passed his first exami-
nation with a result of 100 per cent.
A civil service examination will be
held next week TO fill the vacancy.
The State appropriation being too
s meagre to allow the regular annual
encampment this summer, the brig
ade officers are considering practice
marches, which have worked well in
other States, as the best substitute
available. The men will be equipped
as If for actual army service, and will
S march over the country for from four
to five days as the matter may be de-
cided by superior officers.
MARRIAGE licenses have been
granted to Robert r. Wood % and
Nellie Walls 81; Frank Pride and
Lulu Pickenpaugh; Enos Moore "a
and Lettie Henderson 10; Benjamin
f. Clovis l9 and Jennie f. Renner
Is. Ali the parties are residents of
this county. This brings the num-