The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-11
DK. W. E SrrwARr. Dentist. office

DIX. w. +. STEWART, Dentist, office
Lazier building, over Rice's store.
SMOKE the choice cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke in the market, to be had
J. NJ Reeds.
THE frost is on the pumpkin and
the seductive wiles Of Che pumpkin pie
are being practiced on the people.
THE excursion rates to the Pitts
burg Exposition will continue yet for
two weeks. The tickets always in
clude admission to the Exposition.
Col. II. w. THOMPSON, who has
been blind for some months from cat
aracts on both eys, fell over ten foot
wall last Saturday and escaped with a
few bad bruises.
THE Clarksburg fair last week was
a great success. The exhibits from
the great county Of Harrison were
even better than usual and the attend
ance was very large.
THE roadway is ready for the brick
past the University but the overcrowd-
ing OF the works with orders. has pre-
vented the brick-laying. The matter
has been remedied now and the work
will soon be completed.
WEST Virginia has become the first
state for oil and lumber, the second
for coke and third for coal. 1t has
thirty-six railroads projected, eight
of which are under construction.
II is no difference who comes or
who goes the University will continue
to grow. The people have a high APP
probation Of the value of their chief
school to the state.
THOSE who have not yet decided
whether or not there is going to be a
big day here on the tenth will never
know even after it has happened about
the size Of the celebration.
THERE is a strong probability that
the work Of paving Peasants, Walnut
and the North end of Front street
will be completed before winter. 1t
is greatly to be hoped that it will be
done.
CHARLER SMITH, Preston county,
was seriously wounded recently by
the explosion of an old shotgun.
Smith was a private in the late
Company Fl, Second West Virginia
Volunteers.
The foundation is being built for
the law Office in rear of Adam Bowers
lot next the court house. 1t will not
be long until the Office is ready for an
occupant and of course it will be filed
soon after 1t is ready.
SOME very fine bass are being
caught by local sportsmen. 'Attor
nev Charles Goodwin landed one of
the finest strings ever brought to
town on Wednesday The big fish
are now taking the seductive min
pow
The first chestnuts of the sea son
have been brought into town and are
now selling very few for nickle.
The crop this year is almost fail
ure and those who are fond Of the
luscious nuts will have to do without
them until next year.
THE buckwheat crop is said to be a
very good one this fall and we may ex-
pect vast quantities of this to be i'm
ported to this county during the COM
ing months. We get the greater part
of what we use from Preston county.
THE roads have gotten into splen-
did shape and they are being used to
very great extent by the people who
are getting ready for winter when the
thoroughfares will be well nigh i'm
passable.
THE river coal combine has taken
charge of its purchases between this
place and New Orleans and the entire
coal business practically is in their
hands. They will be in position to
make it interesting for the consumer
Now is the time for your inning on
the fall trade. The merchant who
expects to do much business will find
advertising the best as well as the
cheapest way of attracting buyers to
his place of business. We have the
facilities to push your claims to the
trade.
THE Farmers Advocate is edited
by Mr.. Morrow member of the legis-
lature and what he says about the
head of the University carries weight
on that account. He will make a
very uncomfortable thorn for the doc
tor when the latter meets him.
THE entertainment to be given by
the ladies of the Episcopal church in
the near future will be very popular
one. One of the finest opera COM
panies on the road this season will be
brought here and the music loving
public will be glad to take advantage
Of the opportunity.
EVERYONE hopes that there will be
no further delay on the Blackbottle
and that it will be sent right through
as near to completion as possible be-
fore the cold weather sets in. The
grading is going on very fast and if ma
terial is supplied as it should be there
will be no holding back of the road.
The work of moving the telephone
poles is going ahead with the least
possible interference with the ser
vice but occasionally the wires gel
crossed with each other. and will
electric light wires and then Their,
is fun. The men are doing the worF
very fast.
EVERYBODY has been asking abou
the haze that has been hanging owe
the face of the earth. That it il
not local affair is known becaus,
of the reports of its prevalence a
other places hundreds of miles away
1t may be the haze that is encoun
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