The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-06
DR.. w. E. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.

DR.. w. e. STEWART, dentist,
office over Rice's store.
SMOKE the choice cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke in the market, tobe had
at J. M. Reeds.
JosEPH M. ALLEN, for sixteen
years assessor of Taylor county, has
been adjudged insane.
A HANDSOME cut OF Hon. George
9. Sturgiss adorns the front page OF
the April West Virginia School Jour
mai.
APRIL has done pretty well so far
and il will get the thanks Of every
one if the gait is kept up for some
time yet.
TENNESSEE CLARK has sued Ed
ward Mcdonald, a merchant at Par
kersburg, for $1,000 damages for al
legged SANDER.
AMONG the bills recently introduced
BY representative Dayton is one to re-
move the charge OF desertion from
the record of Eli Shuman of this
county.
The lot around the residence of
X. r. L Allen on Wiley street has
been graded and fixed up considera-
bly, and the improvements are still
going on.
The free bridge question has not
been disposed of and refuses to
snbside until the proper steps are
taken. We will have free bridge
yet but-we don't know when
The G. A r. post here is making
arrangements to celebrate memorial
day in a fitting manner An eIab-
crate program is being prepared
which will he given to our readers as
soon as it is completed.
OUR fay0rite contemporary, the
Fairmont Free Press, issued a 8 col
umn, s page edition on Thursday. 1t
was full of excellently prepared mat
ter and contained many advertise
ments of the leading business houses
OF Fairmont.
The Waitman Barbe composition
contest that has been conducted by
the West Virginia School Journal
closed April /, and the result will be
announced soon. A number of valua-
bic prizes will be given the school
children who sent the best compost
tions.
THE Kirk sawmll Of Petersburg,
has received an order for a large
amount or heavy oak timber from the
government, with the request that it
be furnished Immediately for use in
the Brooklyn navy yard, for the prep
aration of vessels for coast defense.
The mill has abandoned all regular
work until this order is filed.
BEN DERINe and J. f. Cordray,
two well known Mononglia boys
have bought the blacksmithing bust
ness Of Sanford Morris in Fairmont,
and leased his building. They will
conduct regular wagon and carriage
making business. Both are energetic
young fellows and good workmen
They will no doubt do well with their
new venture.
The Warrington cooperative Win
Douglass company has been chartered,
with subscribed capital of SIS, 600,
and the privilege of increasing the
same to $50, 900. The shares are
held by parties in Warrington and
Hartford, Ind, people. Work on the
construction of the buildings of the
new factory is expected to commence
in short while.
THOSE who are DESTROYS of going to
Washington must make arrangements
before Wednesday or they will be I'M
able to get tickets. This will be a
most interesting time to visit-the ma
tional capital, and the events which
will be witnessed there at that time
will be history. All who can afford
to make the trip should do so by all
means. The necessary expenses will
be about ten dollars.
PATRICK O'CoNNER, a farmer living
near Elkns, w. Va, is thought to be
one of the oldest men living in the I'm.
tied States, having been born in Ireland
in 1890. His family consists of six
sons and six daughters. The sons are
all over six feet tall, and the daugh-
tiers are all five feet ten inches tall
Mr. O'Conner's wife is ninety-fve
years of age. Theirs has never been
funeral in their house. 1t is doubt
full If another such remarkable fami-
iy can be found anywhere.
PROF. J. WALTER BARNES, Prin-
cipal of the Fairmont Normal school,
has arranged for the benefit of the
students a special excursion to Wash
ington, leaving Fairmont on Friday,
April 9Th, and returning ON Tuesday
the 18th, A round trip fare of S.. so
has been secured, with special hotel
accommodations and rates. The de-
sired number has not yet been made
up, and any in Morgantown who de-
sire to accompany the party may do so.
Further particulars can be ascertaiped
by consulting Mr.. S. Fl. Bowman or
writing Prof. Barnes.
Supt. Barlow, of Pocah0ntas coun-
ty, in enumerating the advantages to
be found at the County Normal"
school, which he proposes to teach
this year at Edray, among ether
things states that boarding can be
obtained in good homes, near the
school, at $l.75 per month. We are
Of the opinion that the board obtained
at this remarkably low price, in Po-
cahontas county. is far better than
board which costs perhaps ten times
that much-in many places. But
for cheap board Pocahontas and China
can't be beaten.
In has remained for Kentucky
statesman to establish the direct re-
lation between chickens and religion
In the course Of an eloquent appeal
for his ssfox scalp" bill in the Ken
lucky Legislature the other day, Rep
resentative Hatfield--that name
sounds familiar-said: ct ask for
the passage of this bill in the inter-
ests of religion and morals. If you
pay no bount for fox scalps, no one
will kill the foxes: if no one will kill
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