The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-23
DIR. W. e. STEWART, dentist
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SMOKE the choice B cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke in the market, tobe had
at J.. NJ. Reeds.
FAIRMoNT is to have lSf[ching racks.
We never can have a good tSirg that
they don't want.
a NEW postofijce has been establish
ed at Ringold, this county, and Elias
Ring has been named as postmaster.
CLARKsBURG wants foot ball
game next fall and guarantees large
attendance. She should have it il
possible.
Our Millinery Stores are display.
ling some tempting headgear for the
sladies. Many OF their selections
ARE very handsome.
+. J. MALONE has been appointed
commercial agent of the Ohio River
railroad, with headquarters at Chat
stanooga, Tennessee, vice /. K. Dye,
resigned.
A HAPPY idea Of the principal OF
the Fairment normal school is the
excursion arranged for his pupils tc
Washington. The entire school will
go over about April /.
CHARTERS were issued to some
towns now in West Virginia as fol-
low: Martinsburg, 1878; Romney,
1852; Morgantown 1885; w. Liberty,
1887: Wheeling, 1893.
MANY people think that the first
twelve miles OF the Cheat River
Railroad will be completed this
summer. If so it will add greatly
to the prosperity this county is n
jcying.
A MARRIAGE license has been is
sued to Francis b. Core 81 and AL
berta Bolyard 81 Both are resi-
dents of the county. This is the
ninth license To be issued this
month
THE West Virginia reform school
board have purchased 53.acre farm
Including brick residence, for the
use of colored boys. The new pur-
chase adjoins the present property and
part of it is underlaid with coal.
STATE Auditor La Toilette is send
ing out the personal property books
and tax schedules to the assessors OF
the State. so that they can begin
their annual assessment on the first
of April. The land books were sent
to the county clerk some time ago.
The work of excavating for the
handsome new building on the old
bank lot will no doubt begin to-mor-
row. 1t would have been commenced
this morning but for the rain. The
building will be hurried to compile.
tion with all possible speed.
TILMER county will this year, by
general instructions, present to the
convention of the fourth senatorial
districts, the name of Robert f..
Kidd, and ask his unanimous nomi-
nation. Mr.. Kidd was one of the
most popular members of the house
in the legislature of 1895.
BUILDERS are all busy and Their e
is employment for every mechanic
in the place. And there is plenty
employment for those working
men, who arc always looking for
work but manage to never find it.
The latter are the kind no one has
any patience with.
GALLANT Captain Sigsbee, of the
Inflated Maine, has MANY admiring
acquaintance around Harper's Ferry,
this State, where, with his wife and
three children, he spent the summer,
Mht1a no
Captain proved himself almost as de-
voted disciple of Isaac Walton as
the ex-president. He married the
daughter of General Lockwood, of
the regular army, and superintendent
of the armory at Harper's Ferry, and
for whom it is said the Hotel Lock
wood is named.
THE first '9S Rambler arrived this
morning and can he seen at this of
flee until further notice. The wheel
riding public is invited to come
around and see the best bicycle
built
FAIRMoNT is holding her town
election to-day and and if any
unusual sounds are heard in that di-
rection you can know what is caus-
ing them.
A TELEGRAM from A. p. .Romine
who was called home by the illness
of his mother announces that she
died at IL O'Clock Friday morning
of pneumonia. This will be very
sad intelligence for the large number
of friends which Alex. has here.
They sympathize fully and deeply
with him in this bereavement. 1t is
understood that there is some prob
ability that he may not be able to
return to school but every one hopes
that the way may be fixed in some
manner. No man in school is more
popular than Romine and the entire
student body would regret the ne
cessity that compelled him to leave
school
Up at Grove City, Pa, there is a
war on between the faculty of the
college, assisted by the various min
listers of the town, and the young
people of the city. These young PEG
pie insist on waltz and two-step
occasionally, a practice known as
dancing but styled by nomencla-
ture entirely different when spoken
of by the opposing faction The
other night they (the young people,
not the college faculty. had dance
and the college president came to the
door and demanded admittance in
tones about the same as Ethan Allan
demanded the surrender of Ticon
deroga. The Waterman refused as
the president had no invitation, and
said the committee must have over
looked his name.
THE new observation cars, Sun
dine" and 'sBianca, on trains Nos.
AMI 6, the New York and Chicago
limited trains on the Baltimore &
Ohio, are the latest cars of this pat
tern from the Pullman shops. They
are magniticently furnished with
splendidly equipped buffet, parIor,
state room and observation end The
observation platform is a special fea-
ture. 1t is six feet deep with ex-
tended roof, the sides being protected
by large plate glass windows. Pas
sengers can enjoy the magnificent
scenery on all sides with perfect com
fort. The buffet is ever ready to sup
ply light refreshments, and dining
cars enroute serve full meals. The
cars are the handsomest ever built by
the Pullman company, and will be
run daily between Baltimore and
Pittsburg on the trains mentioned.