The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-16
Bohs to Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Gregg

town on the goth. See his adyer-
tisemeht in another column.
OWING to the Continuation Of the
union revival meetings at FairmonG,
the presentation of the cosmorama by
Mr.. Gerls at that place, has been
postponed until May.
THE fist straw hats of the season
appeared Thursday The wearers
were rather conspicuous and the fad
is not likely TO be followed very ex-
tensiyely.
NOTHING to compare with our
stock Of Shoes for Men and Women's
wear Nobby and Up-to-date styles,
all shades and prices Call and see
them at Hirschman's.
CHARLESTON is not a Democratic
city but that party swept everything
in the city election on Monday by a
majority Of $50 Every councilman
was elected. B. S. Morgan was one
Of the successful men.
THE disciplinary committee on the
part Of the faculty of the University
are making some of the sporty stud
ents feel very uneasy and a lot OF them
have been summoned before the fac
ulty for yarioas offences.
THE pretty weathef has made the
house wives anxious TO get their gar
den sass planted and a plumber Of
gardens have been plowed. 1t is safe
to say however that the sass had bet
ter not get too sassy for some time
to come
| BENSON JACOBS, Of Hutchinson &
Jacobs, Little Falls, has just been east
and bought bigger and handsomer
stock than ever. Mr.. Jacobs says he
bought for cash and got all the adj
santages the cash buyer always com
mands and will give their customers
the benefit of his bargains.
THE drying up of the streets has
brought out many wheels and
the owners of the others are busy
getting them into condition for rid
ing. The riding is pretty good in
many places and if there is no rain
for few days there will be lots of
it.
The branch of the West Virginia
Sunday School association for the
counties of Marion, Monongalia,
Preston and Taylor will be held on
March l6 at Fairmont, Notice to
this effect has been issued by Rev
L. +. Peters, president, and L. A.
| Secretary
! We may perhaps have our election
on the same day that Seneca holds
hers as the council are anxious to do
whatever there is to do at once. The
voters will have plenty of time to
consider the matter and the most of
them are determined on what they
will do so there is no use wasting
any more time than is absolutely
necessary.
TIE first games of base ball have
begun and the prospects are excellent
for the best team we have ever had
at The University. 1t is said that
the second team this year will be
better than the first team was last
year. All the deyotees of the sport
will be glad to hear this will pull for
the longest and most glorious string
of victories that we have ever had.
THE local lodge Of JUNIOR Mechan-
les is doing very well. When they
started they had only twenty men,
bers. This is now doubled and new
applications come in every meeting
limitations ALSO take place every time
they meet and there is nothing lack
ing to make it prosperous and grow
ing lodge.
NORMAN WHARTON lost a fine horse
last week. Another horse kicked
him breaking a leg and the ANNA
had to be shot. Some time ago the
other persons interested in the absence
of Norman were about to kill the
animal which caused this accident
and Norman returned just in time to
prevent them. He does not feel so
very jubilant over the rescue.
THE Keyser Tribune, published a
letter from Hon. VIM. L. Wilson,
now president of the Washington
Lee University, in which Mr.. Wilson
says: my home is a very agreeable
one and my position entirely to my
liking, and while it will call for hard
and patient work. it will, | believe,
so completely fill my ambition that l
shall never again cast a longing eye
toward the political arena
THE street on the Peasants street
side of the Brock, Reed d Wade
building was scraped on Thursday
with a road scraper and the result
is that it is in splendid shape. 9th
er business men of the town should
follow the example and the streets
would soon be in first rate shape or
as near it as they ever will be until
they are paved.
The entertainment by Prof. Byron
King was one of the best things that
the pleasure loving public have ever
heard here. The selections were ex-
cellent and they wanted for no skill
in their presentation. Many hitler
to undiscovered beauties in Shakes
peare were brought out and the other
sketches were very enjoyable The
committee made no mistake when
they secured King.
Sam McGara, of Morgantown, was
in the city to-day son his way to the
Cairo oil field. Mr. McGara, Dick
Hayes and Clark Pickenpadgh are the
gritty trio who put well down on
the eastern extension of the oil field
there and it has come in for about
the same sort of producer as Charlie
Swisher was made happy with last
week. These two wells have shown
that it does not always take people
with a lifetime experience in the bus
mess to hit it strong on occasions.
In both these instances the wells were
wild Exposition
WE are indebted to Mrs. Sturgiss
for copy of the Church Messenger,
published by the Methodist publish
ing house in Calcutta. Among other
things is an article by Mrs. Ada Lee,
on Bengal work, A few spirits like
Mrs. Lee are doing wonders in Chris
tianizing those people. Her articles
give some touching incidents of the
work and its possibilities, the latter
being limited only by the means at
their command. 1t would be very
commendable thing if Mrs. Lees
friends here would form an organiza-
tion to raise funds to assist her in en-
larging and carrying on her work. A
small sum contributed quarterly
would accomplish wonders ard make
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