The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
DIR. W. E. 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. M. Reeds.
FINE music, fine exhibits, fine races,
etc. at Clarksburg fair October Sd,
4th, 5th, and 9th.
THERE is fall feel to the air that
is very comfortable after the intense
heat from which we have emerged.
THERE is no one here but rejoices on
the victory OF Col McDermott's horse
Commonwealth, at Uniontown on
Friday.
WHEN everyone is down on man
it shows that he is very much off
and it shows that he will last but a
very short time.
A DESTRUCTIVE parasite is doing a
great amount Of damage to the shade
trees hereabouts. In some localities
the trees show their ravages.
THE Pittsburg coal combine has
taken hold of the trade in that dis
trict. One of the immediate results
was big advance in prices.
Coal lands in Greene county are
selling at high figure and some of
the farmers have more money than
they know what to do with.
MANNINGToN is going to have the
curfew If the authorities recognize the
petition which nearly all of the BUSH
ness men have placed before them ask
ing for this thing.
FAYETrE county has but begun her
list Of murder trials. There are four
more to be taken up at this term Of
court. They are having as many at
once as we will have In century per-
haps.
THE largest producer In the eastern
fields at this time is the South Penn
oil company's No. 6 Eddy heirs. 1t
has been flowing for more than a
week, and is still making 100 barrels
day.
VISITORS from distant points con-
tinue to go to Mont Chateau. A
party from Pittsburg came yesterday
and others to-day. 1t seems the sea-
son at that popular place is not to
close yet.
STOCKHOLDERS of the Chesapeake
s. Ohio Railway will vote in October
on question of issuing not more
than So, 600, 600 bonds for the Green
brier extension OF the railway in West
Virginia.
The Harrison county oil fields are
being extended by the work of the
drill in that section and more wealth
has been added to that already pos
sessed by what is one of the richest
counties in the state.
THE weeds and grass are being cut
from the drains and sidewalks on Will
ley street beyond the pavement. This
plan will be followed all over town
and things will be gotten into the
very best shape possible.
The abundance of grapes in the
market is very gratifying thing to
those who are fond of this fruit The
grapes are selling for two cents a
pound and they have never been known
to be finer. The crop is very abund-
ant this year.
THIS is the time of year that the
roads get in the best possible condi-
tion and driving and wheel riding
become the most enticing Everyone
who can should get out and enjoy
the pleasures to be found on the
roads now.
Ii is claimed that the work on the
improvements ON the river will be
pushed from this time on and that
there will not be any further delays
such as have vexed everyone inter
ested in seeing it completed while
the present generation is living.
THERE is great demand for houses
here. The people who want to rent
cannot get accommodations. AS soon
as it is known that man has house
to rent he is deluged with applica-
tions. Why don't those who have the
money to invest build few more
houses?
THE fire company was at the Mum
icipal Hall on Thursday evening test
ing the hose. Several hundred feet Of
it was condemned. There are eigh-
teen hundred feet of hose. A lot of
new hose will have to be purchased.
The men got soaking wet while they
were engaged in making the tests.
THE University of Virginia does
not mind the guying that her coward
ly course has called down on the foot
ball team so long as it does not have to
face the w. ". u, boys again on the
gridiron. The papers all over this
state have been making fun of the
fellows who are afraid to run the risk
of getting another licking.
THERE are now twenty two COM
panies of National Guards in the
state. Besides these there is bat
terry of artillery at Berkeley Springs
and Cadet Battalion at the Uniyer-
sity. But two more companies are
wanted in the state and these are in
course of organization at Huntington
and Wheeling.
A GENTLEMAN who travels great
deal and who is qualified to speak
says that Morgantown girls are right
up to date in everything. There is
nothing new that she does not discov-
er, and if it is desirable, she adopts it
at once. And he said There are not
handsomer, more stylish or better
dressed girls to be seen anywhere.
EXAMINATIONS at the University
at the close of the present term will
not find many students here as the
latter are leaving on every train for
home. The work of the summer is
done and the people who stay will
be here for the fall term. The rest
are getting out having gotten all the
good that they expect out of the
work.
GRANVILLE thinks that the team
that has been organized down there
can whip the Seneca team and they
state that that they will play the
same team that they met before at
any time for twenty five dollars a
side. The same team that stood for
Granville is to play again. II the
game takes place it will be very in
teresting one and the contest will be
well attended.
On the east side of the Flat Run
development, in Monongalia county,
the South Penn Oil Company has
drilled In test well on the Cook
Tenant farm and has show for a
producer. The same company's No.
16, on the Simeon Tenant farm, in
the old Jakes Run Big lnjun develop
ment, showed for buster when first
drilled in, but is now expected to
make small producer.