The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-01-19
JUSTIN NJ. KUNKLE, Local Editor.

NIL the time. kny. one needing his ser
vices can flud him always prepared e
wait on them.
Buy Sugar and Flour at Posten s
THE cheapest line of books in town
at Postens's.
DIR. w. E. STEWART, dentist
office over Rice's store.
TWENTY new Bibles at the Acme
to-day.
FLORIDA seems to have snapped
weather with US.
WE have lots Of Weary Willies, but
We are short on dusty roads.
SMOKE the choice cent cigar, the
hest smoke in the market, to be had a
j M. Reeds.
WHAT will you give to have six
thousand dollars a month spent
in the town?
EIGHT double cases have been re
ceived at the library and arc now
being made and the library is fast
becoming the most popular place
about the University.
AN article in the Wheeling Intel
ligencer refers to Col. j. A. Ticking
er, of Monongalia. The gentleman
is not resident of this county but
lives at Monongah where the writer
probably located him.
SIX eclipses will occur during the
year 1898, three of the moon and
of hn 10
stime for EGO years that Miss Luna
will come in the way of the sun three
times during the year, and she will
not repeat the act again for 200
years.
COUNTERFEIT quarters, half dollars
and dollars are being circulated in
Uniontown and Connellsville. Some
have been passed on the New Haven
street car line. Detectives are Oh
the lookout for the ''shovers OF the
spurious COIN and expect to land q
number of them ere long.
REV. N. M. WATERS, OF Evanston,
Illinois, sends THE NEW DOMINION d
copy of tae address recently delivered
in his church by Prof. Armstrong.
1t was published by the Evanston In
dex and was very highly spoken of.
We will endeayor to find space for ii
at an early day as it is well worth pub
fishing.
THE postof1ice department has is
sued an order closing the mails to all
newspapers that print advertisements
Offering chances in any disguised lot
terry scheme, such as missing letter
word guessing, etc. These swird-
lers have been shown up almost as
often as the green goods business, but
so long as they could advertise they
found new victims.
A SEVENTEEN year old son of Geo.
w. Thompson, living near Barbours-
vile, had an unusual experience a
few days ago. A sled on which he
was hauling corn turned over and
he was caught under it. The horse
took fright and ran with the boy
fast under the sled. His clothing
was almost all torn off, but outside
'of scratches he was not injured His
escape is considered miraculous.
CHRISTIAN DEFFENBAUGH, of Ma
sontown, was business caller at the
News Standard office Friday. Mr..
Deffenbaugh produced some inter
esting figures as to the pie eating
abilities of his family. They are all
very fond of this kind of pastry and
as a matter of amusement his daugh-
ter Miss Rella who does most of the
baking kept count of the number
baked last year. The total was
1855 pies A number of the neigh
bors had guessing contest, prize
of a fine cake being offered for the
one guessing nearest the exact mum
ller. Dave johnson won the prize,
his guess being 1925, and will get
the cake 1t seems as though the
advance agent of prosperity has
found Mr.. DefIenbaugh's home e
Ne,os STANDARD.
THE following items are taken
from the Free Press.
Miss May Latham is visiting hel
sister, Mrs. Howell, at Ridgedale
Monongalia county.
Robert Sine. whose illness we men,
Xoned last week. died Monday morn.
ing, after lingering illness with con.
sumption, aged q years. His only
s child died last Friday. as noted else.
where in these items The funera'
took MACE on Tuesday and the re
mains were taken tn Rrown,s Mills
in Mononpalia county for interment.
Three well known local snorts late
" entered into an agreement not r.
swear anv more--the fine for each of.
Tense TO be kicking from the otbe,
two. administered where II would
do the most good We are na;f,,5 IL
saw that ali three of the gentlemen
have been eating their meals off the
mantelnIace for Several DAYS
lHE following Items are from The
BroWnsville correspondence OF the IN
( lontown News-Standard:
A new postoffice is to be established
AZ Econ station on the Z. V. q q
Upon the recommendation OF congress
man Acheson IL has been decided tt
call 1t Free River, IN honor OF thu
freeing OF the Monongaheia.
Inc organization OF The Mononga
hela Navigation company Will bt
maintained until all deDts nave beer
PAID and all bills collected ana VIII
bnen be dlSSOlVeu. 10 JnlS company