The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-20


May but it has given this place tn
go-by to the sorrow Of the kids.
THE Parkersburg Presbytery hal
adjourned to meet in Kingwood mex
September. Rev. A. M. Buckhannor
was chosen as moderator Of the Pres
bytery.
THE state grand lodge Knights o.
Honor selected Judge johnson as theil
grand chaplain for the ensuing tern
OF two years at the recent session al
Wheeling.
/ The committee of arrangements
for Decoration Day are at work and
will soon have everything ready tc
issue the program. This is intended
to eclipse any effort of the kind evel
made here.
Two more are to be received into
the Baptist church by baptism
soon. They are Gilbert John and
Charles Quinn both of whom were
converted at the recent meetings Of
the Methodist church. The date OF
their baptism has not yet been fixed
upon.
Tins bridge is considered safe
but any one crossing it does so at his
own risk" is the comforting notice
which has been put up on the tenn
porary bridge over Decker's creek.
Howe er as the notice says it is con-
sidered safe aud no one runs a very
great risk in crossing it,
DIR. AND Mrs. S. S. WADE are
housekeeping in splendid fat in the
Brock, Reed & Wade building at the
corner of Main and Pleasant streets.
They have set up their penates there
and worship under their own vine
and fig tree. Their presence is missed
from the hotel where the Doctor lived
for so many years.
THE Lewis j. Morrison Company
will present Faust at the Opera
House on the Doth The Morrison
Company is the greatest attraction
that has beea here this season and
is one of the most widely known
and popular ones in the country. 1t
will no doubt attract large audi
ence of our best people.
THE month of May will have a
good many things of interest here.
1t will have the opening of the base
ball season and lot of hot games,
the opening of the Turn Verein, the
Wiles oratorical contest,th the meeting
of the state editorial association.
Memorial day and a few other minor
things that will be arranged in the
meantime.
G. w. JOHN d Co. have moved
their stock of goods to the new store
room on Peasants street just below
the Methodist church and will be
pleased to see their friends and Gus
toners. While they have not enough
room every one meets with the same
welcome as heretofore and no effort
is spared to accommodate all Gus
toners.
HE county commissioners of Up
shur county have been looking over
our court house. They are going to
build one up there and Of course
want the best to be had consequent
" they came here They can do no
better than to put up building ex-
actly like we have. 1t is the best and
the cheapest court house in the state
and we are all very justly proud of
it.
THE two Mormons who have been
here for several days have gone, but
sad to relate they will return. They
have to go to conference which meets
in Randolph county some time next
month and will have to visit another
place before they go there, hence they
are compelled to tear themselves away
from us although the strain on us is
terrible. However, we will try to
bear 1t and would be resigned IL they
would continue to remain away.
THE salvation army has rented the
vacant lot next to Fenton Rice's and
will hold their meetings ia tent
there this summer. This has aroused
opposition among the |
people living near there and the town |
will become the storm |
center of the kick. The army will
begin to hold forth there on the first |
of next month and keep up the fight |
all summer There is an interesting
time in store for the neighbors unless
they ere able to prevent the move ard |
they say they are.
The dredge boat up the river
which is dredging out the river for
the work which is soon to begin on
the stone laying for the lock is at
tracing a great deal of attention
from those to whom such machine
is a novelty. 1t seems to be instinct
with life and acts like creature
endowed with reason more than
like an insensate machine. The
work it can do in day is wonderful
and at each rake at the bottom of
the river it brings up vast amount
of earth and stone.
HosTs of friends will welcome Miss
Bess Mollohan back from a gay visit |
to Morgantown extending over sew
eral months. Miss Mollohon arriv- |
ed home Monday. Together with |
her hostess Miss Johns n, Miss Mol
lohan made flying trip to Pitts
burg during her absence. She at
tended the military ball at the Uni
versity before Lent. and numerous
lectures afterward, and comes back !
perfectly charmed with the cultured |
society of the Athens of West Vir-
ginia Charleston Gazette.
HENRY L. Cox has been unani-
mously elected "a director of the Sec
ond National Bank in place of DR..
Geo. B. Morris, deceased. OF course
everyone knows the selection is a |
good one Mr.. Cox has been one of |
our prominent men for a number of |
years and is careful. conservative |
and level headed in business as in
other matters He has served the peo-
pie of this county as county superin-
tEndent of schools and in the legis-
lature. He is the father of Frank
Cox who is one of the leading law
yers at this bar.
The Wallace House dining room
is soon to be remodeled and improv-
ed so that you would not know the
place. Among other things hand
some open CRATE with beautiful tile
decorations will be put in, wains-
coting of rich hard wood will be put |
around and the walls covered with