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

NoBBf ana styllsh men nafS, all
shapes, colors and prices in soft and
J stiff hats at Hfrsehman's
| WHEELING is the latest town to
get the military spirit and they are
now organizing company there
REroRTs from all parts of the state
are to The effect that the damage
done by the recent cold snap was not
nearly so large as at first suspected.
| THE license granted at Point Mar
ion is subject to revocation at the end
of the year unless the conduct of the
saloon keeper is very exemplary IN
| deed.
i AN item to the effect that the re-
cent fire here was caused by natural
| gas leakage which has been floating
the rounds Of the press for a week or
more is Of course without any founda-
ton whatever.
| A MARRIAGE license has been is
sued to Henry S. Sutton 33 and
Armina A. Moore %. Both are res
idents of this county. This is the
first license which has been issued
for eleven days, an unprecedented
length of time.
CoNNELLsvILLE is making move
toward the purchase of the water
company's plant and'running it as a
municipal affair. The effort will be
watched with interest here and there
may be something develop that will
be OF profit TO us in the undertaking.
RESERVED seats for 'Fausts are on
sale at Madera's and are going fast.
A goodly number of the best ones are
already either taken or engaged This
will be the last attraction at the opera
house this season and it is safe to say
will be the best. 1t is not likely
there will be vacant seat in the
house.
THE pupils Of the public schools at
Kingwood contested for a so prize
offered by Hon. William G. Brown,
last week. This enterprising Pres
tonian offers by his gift a good sug-
gestion to well-to-do citizens of all
West Virginia communities. The
exercises at the school were the most
interesting in many years.
a COUPLE were recently married
in Lewis county, and the bride in
vited an old aunt to the wedding.
The cards were swell affairs, and in
one corner bore the inscriptions:
"Children not expected" After
scanning it closely over her specks,
the old lady said: "Thats all right,
but they'll haveem just the same"
On the second day of May, 1897,
an inch of snow fell 1t did not lie
long, nor was there any damage done
to fruit. The freezing was light and
for several evenings there after it was
very cold and raw There have been
but few Apriis or Mays, in the mem
DRY OF man, in which snow did not
fall and invariably some damage was
DONE
THE Grafton Sentinel says that the
Modern Athens is not so warm on the
postoffice business DIS the New Do
MINIoN claims, and adds that If Graf
ton could merge the business of some
neighboring postoflices into theirs they
would do more business than the Nor |
gantown office. We don't doubt it. !
Morgantown would do more business
than Wheeling II enough postof1ices
were merged into hers
The circus season will soon open
the first one near here will be Wal
ter L. Mains, at Uniontown, on
April 2Sth. Buffalo Bill has also
made an engagement for that place
for July End. No doubt both will at
tract number of people from here.
The Forepaugh-Sells show and |
Ringing Bros. will be in this state
soon but it is not announced wheth
er they will be near here.
THERE are number of places
in town where the streets are very
badly sunken down. These are where
connections have been made with the
water and gas lines and with the
sewers. The earth was not replaced
like it was before the place was dug
up and in consequence the places
have sunken in. An investigation
should be made and the blame fixed
where it should be put, and whoever
is to blame should fix the place right.
SEVERAL members of the re de-
partment were out on Friday eve
ming and turned the water on
through the fire plugs. Several of
these were found to be badly filled
with mud but they worked all right.
1t was the intention to have attach
ed the hose and thrown water but
the streets were too muddy and it
was decided to let the matter 90 I'M
til the mud dries up so that the
work can be done right.
ABE CoHEN's stock of fancy dry
goods and ladies and gents furnish
ing goods are attracting a great deal
of attention. There has never been
a stock just like his shown here.
The dainty and attractive dress
goods make craze among the la
dies and the thousand other articles
interest every one Although open
but few days he has his store
crowded at times with eager buyers
Abe has an eye to business and tries
to serve all who go to see him.