The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-01-26
moRGANTowN. W. VA.

JUSTIN M. hOAhLE, Local Editor.
DR. Morris, Dentist, has made his ar
engagements to remain permanently at
home hereafter and keep his ofiice opeL
all the time. any one needing his SER
vices can find him always prepared to
wait on them.
Buy Sugar and Flour at Posten's.
THE cheapest line of books in town
ut Postens's.
DR.. w. E. STEWART, dentist,
Office over Rice's store.
TWENTY new Bibles at the Acme
to-day.
The wills of Asa Lemley and N !.
Nj. Smith have been probated
BORN, January 10Th. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leopold Sigwart, daughter.
SMOKE the choice cent cigar, the
best smoke in the market, 10 be had at
j. M Reeds.
THE engagement Of William Bowen
formerly of the Pedlar Run oil field,
and Miss l. E.. Stoner, of Sistersville,
has been announced.
DR. HARDMAN will adjust specta-
Giles and fit artificial eyes at the Wal
lace House, Monday, February, only.
Eyes examined free.
DIR. Arthur LAzIER will move in
to one Of S. A. Posten's store rooms
on the first Of April and will CON
duet his drug store there.
THE stone for the foundation Of
the new house to be built for Prof.
Hodges on North Main street has
been put iD place and the work on
the foundation will begin at once.
THE engineers will compass on
Wednesday and Thursday. We hope
that they will act on the ''level'' in
their ''meanderings" about town. II
not the s'chain gang" awaits them.
SENATOR ELRINs has introduced
bill to pay the Methodist Episcopal
church, Of Point Pleasant, 81, 010 for
the occupation of their building by
United States troops during the
war.
BERT FLEMING has begun the cree
ton of store and dwelling house
on Wiles' addition He will run the
: store and will live in the rest Of the
house. This is the first store to as
cend the heights.
c. w. MAY who was some years
ago well known as student here
has married Miss Mand Baker Of
Lincoln county. Mr. May is prose
cutting attorney of his county and is
succeeding admirably in his profess
sion. We extend congratulations
A LETTER from subscriber says
among other things: think your
paper is steadily improving. Am
very much interested in the Sunny
side annexation matter and in the
new glass house Whoop it up for
all there is in it.
IN the recent session of the inter-
mediate court held at Fairment the
following capiases were issued against
parties in this and Marion county:
Ambrose Sine, w. S. Hitch
ems, Ord Gallihue, Mart Simpson, Geo.
Jenkins, Van Gallihue, Pat Lamlin,
Ike Stevens and Thad Galliher.
THE Boone Democrat says: "There
is no other county in the State that
has such vast deposits of coal. II
is about time the hand of progress
would touch Boone and give TO its
dominant wealth, an outlet. A rail-
road up Pond Fork would be the
browning glory of Boone.
GAS will be piped from the War
field gass wells, in Wayne, to the
towns along the Ohio river. The
pipe line will be laid down the
Big Sandy valley OF the West Virgin
la side. AT Louisa, KY. pipe line
will be laid across the river to supply
that town.
r. G.. STILES & Bro. of Parkers-
burg, have purchased from Special
Receiver A. X. Leonard the Laurel
Fork and Sand Hill railroad, extend
ing from Volcano, Junction en- the
2 B. & O., to Volcano, distance of
three miles. The purchasers will
operate the road. The purchase
price was 20, 1870.
Ar the last annual meeting of
Hoffman Post No. SO, G A. r., the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: j. S. Watson, re-
elected Commander; S. V. c.; J. L.
Summers, j. V. c.; H. b. Lazier, Sur
geon; o. p. Jolliffe, Chaplain, Geo.
Barb, Adjutant; w. l. Protzman, @.
NJ; S. R. Irwin, o. D.; A. j. Koontz,
0. G.
j. BENTLEY HENDERSON, will give
Hypnotic and Mind Reading en-
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urday evening. He will put his
subject to sleep in DeBerry's show
window at Pollock P. NJ The young
man who will be put to sleep will
be here on Friday morning and ac-
company Henderson, to the Point
He has created a great deal of inter
est in Hypnotism here. and will in
terest all who go to see him there.
In speaking of his attitude toward
street paving a day or so since a ciSi
zen of the town said he was in favol
of it but wanted to see the streets
macadamized first as the soft mu6
would not support the paving without
that being done. When he said that
ne did not stop to think how paving
Is laid or he was in ignorance of the
method used. The very objection he
made is met by the manner of paving.
Before single brick is laid a founda.
tion of crushed stone is placed in pc,
sition. This in turn is covered with
sand and the bricks are laid on this
No matter what the character of the
dirt under it is, the preliminary worl
all = pAn1- l. e.