The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-06-28

The track at the depot Is being re
paired. The old ties are being taker
up and new ones put In in the place
Of those that are defective.
The Brownie Gallery is still doing
business in the Poster block. II
seems to be great wonder what be
comes Of all the pictures.
THE frequent rains and consequent
rises in the river have delayed the
work on dam No. 10. 1t is being
pushed as rapidly as possible however.
DR.. LEEcH the pastor of the NJ. E
church of this place declines to take
any vacation through the summer
The Doctor is a persistent worker.
AN effort is being made TO have a
parlor car attached to trains / and
passing here at $3.50 a. m. and $40 D.
m. IL is to be hoped the scheme will
succeed.
RECENT warm evenings have turn
ed the tide towards Cheat. Scores OF
vehicles go out there every evening
and the hotel is filling up with guests
from distance.
SOME towns in the state are being
flooded with spurious nickels. The
coin is an imitation of the old five
cent piece and is an exact repro
duction of the original.
WHEN making chapel announce
ment at Grove City college on a recent
Saturday, one Of the professors said:
Preaching at il O'Clock; base ball
game at 3. Everyone come out and
root. -
NOTHING makes stranger think
better of a town than to see thrifty
aggressive newspapers. The news
papers of Morgantown have been
largely instrumental in making it
what it is.
The excursion from Pittsburg
which was to have come here on
Sunday according to some people
did not materialize. 1t may have
come to some point below here but
none reached Morgantown.
THE Standard Oil Company has
made new Oil district in the territory
occupied and worked in this State.
The Harrison county field is now des-
ignated as Buffalo district, with head
quarters at Clarksburg.
THE sidewalk in front of Major
Bells residence is being fixed so that
1t slopes to the curbing. This will be
done eventually all over town where
ever the sidewalks and the curbing
are not on the same level.
The arrangements for ssChadwick
day are progressing in very salts
factory way. The event promises
to be of unusual interest for the
people of the whole state. There
will be some notable men present.
THE longest day of the year has just
passed and from now on the days will
begin to shorten until winter comes
again. One would hardly think that
the down grade of the summer season
had been struck already but in this
light it has.
THE whole state will be here on
Chadwick Day and it will be one of
the warmest events that ever happen
ed. Nothing but words of encourage
ment have been received and the com
mittees are now hard at work making
things move along.
A LETTER from Prof. Armstrong
states that his father is no better
and that the chances for immediate
improvement are not very bright
The extreme age of Mr. Armstrong
gives but little hope that he will re-
cover from the attack.
M. II. We'll & Co. are offering some
rare bargains in all kinds of goods.
They are preparing for fall business.
These young men are rapidly gaining
clientele of their own and are max
ing many good friends by their square
dealing and correct business methods.
THERE are but few counties or
cities in West Virginia that have not
proposed railroad on hand. Ii all
the railroads contemplated were fin
ished and development follow that is
expected, West Virginia would be
ahead of Pennsylvania in two years.
WHILE every one is glad we are to
have so much paving it is regretted
that Walnut street and the upper end
Of Peasants will be left in the mud
for the present. 1t is likely that
some paving will be done every year
until the whole town including alleys
is finished.
THE painters have taken the Meth
odist church in charge and will give
all Of the exposed woodwork coat Of
paint. They have been at work on
the cupalo and have primed it. The
appearance of the church will be very
much improved by the time that they
have finished with it.
HUTCHINSON q JACOBS, Little Falls
will again handle Zell's Celebrated
Fertilizers this Fall, and there is
nothing on the market that gives
any better results than Zelps goods.
See us or write us for prices before
you buy elsewhere, as we can save
you money,
CHADWICK Day is to be one of the
greatest times that Morgantown has
ever had and every one will be given
a chance to make it as great as posi-
BILE. Every one is ready to do all that
they can to push the matter along and
nothing will be left undone that
should be attended to TO make it
boom.
DR.. THOMAS HICKEY, OF Washing
ton, d. G., the oculist and optician,
who is widely known specialist
will visit Morgantown on the 2Sth
and remain one week at the Frank
lin House. While the Doctor has
not visited this place before he has
many patients and friends in West
Virginia who testify to his skill and
success. Consultation is free.
THE warm wave was broken by a
heavy rain that visited this section on
Sunday morning. The rainfall was
very heavy and everything was thor
oughly drenched. Since it fell the
air has been much cooler and every
one has found that it is not so irk-
some to exist. The hot spell made it
very hard on everyone and although
there were no heat prostrations as far
us reported still people suffered severe
ly from the burning heat.
Mrs. ALDRICH gave very delight
ful tea party on Friday evening to a
number of friends. The guests were:
Prof. and Mrs. Wiley, Prof. and Mrs.
Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Frazer,
Miss Mary Evans, Miss Skinner, Prof.