The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-03

A NUMBER Of convertsI were bap-
tised at Ellington on Sunday. A
large number of people, gathered to
see the rite admin istered.
The next term of the circuit court
for this county will convene on Tues
day June 18th The docket will
most likely not be a very heavy one.
EVERY man that asked for license
in Parkersburg was granted the per
NIT by the council. There is no dan
ger of anyone suffering from thirst at
that place.
ONE of the nobbiest lines of straw
hats in the city at Waters.
The sudden advent of summer
has caused people to think OF their
plans for summer outings. The lat
ter are almost as numerous as the
individuals.
THE building of the Cheat River
Railroad will interfere somewhat with
the camping grounds on that stream
but there are plenty OF places on the
opposite side that can be utilized.
MEMS good Shoes light or heavy
weight 81 at Waters
BICYCLE dealers are doing more
business than ever this summer 1t
is a daily occurrence to see new
wheels arrive and it seems that some
one is always waiting for them.
PARKERsBURG is undergoing an in
lection of cerebro-s pinal-meningitis
or spotted fever. Several deaths
having occurred from the disease
lately.
FETTERMAN has 80 children of
school age which when added to
Grafton's 1442 children of school
age makes what is really Grafton
contain l,752 children between the
ages of and 81 years.
LADIES house slippers fifty cts. at
Waters Shoe Store.
EVERY body and their sisters cous-
ms and aunts were at the opening Of
A. e. Lazier's ice cream parlors on
Saturday. 1t required half dozen to
attend to the orders. The evening
reminded one of the scenes there on
almost any warm summer evening.
OF course everyone who could get
away on Sunday went over Cheat
The river was cool place on Sunday
and it afforded very agreeable relief
from the heat of town. The road was
full of carriages and other equippages
all day bound for the GOODNESS Of that
local mecca.
THE attendance was not SO large on
Sunday at the various churches as
usual. One pastor remarked that he
had predicted this as pleasant wealth
er made it too tempting for bicyclists
and those who liked to drive into the
country. And added that pleasant
Sundays were poor days for preachers.
WE are here to sell shoes; are
selling shoes, and will sell shoes as
low if not lower than anyone in the
city at Waters
The change in the schedule may
take place on May seventh but no Of
fetal announcement has been received
here. It usually takes place week later
but the move maybe made at this time
as stated by number OF the papers.
We hope that we will get the extra
trains on Sunday as promised by dame
rumor.
The building associations of
Morgantown continue to be very i'm
portant factors in the business of
the place. The stock of the People,
No. will reach par next tall and
already the Stockholders are arrang-
ing to begin another series without
losing any time.
The meeting of the Woman's
League on Saturday afternoon was
an interesting one. The meeting was
at Prof. Aldrich's where the mem
bers were daintily entertained by
Mrs. l. Aldrich. The league is one
of the University organizations that
has done good work.
THE heat for the past few days has
been something terrible for this sea-
son of the year and would be credit
TO August or any other hot month.
People have suffered great deal from
the heat and the weather man has
been implored to give US some relief.
We want it TO be warm but we want
nothing like we have been getting.
Brown Shoe Co.'S and Lairdsl fine
shoes for ladies at Waters Up-to-
date Shoe Store.
LAMP posts for the new lamps are
being placed over town and the new
lamps will soon be put in. They
are to be Wellsbach burners and
will be a great improvementin looks
over the old open burners. The new
lamps will burn very much less gas
and as a preservative of that prec-
ious material they will be Of very
great service.