The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-02
DIR. w. L. STEWART, Dentist, office


SMOKE the choice cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke in the market, TO be had
J. NJ Reeds.
SEE the new ties at Waters; they
keep the latest
WHAT we want Is a hot wave that
will not work for more than week at
one time.
WHILE we haven't SO many idle
gossips as the average town we still
have too many
GROCERIES continue TO multiply
until now there is one to less than.
each hundred of population.
PROBABLY one reason people do
NOT value advice any higher is be-
cause it is so cheap and so easily
obtained.
QUITE number of MorgaDtown
people are arranging to visit Atlantic
City when the B. & o., gives its next
excursion which will be on August
10th.
A GREAT many coal trains are being
sent over this branch out of the Fair
mont region. There was never any
thing like the present out put of coal
witnessed in that section.
On the west side of the Campbell's
run development, near Cross Roads,
McDermott IL Co, have completed
their No II on the S. L. Eddy farm
and have 20 barrel producer
THE curbing has been set from
t< Ix L,tI 10
piece of roadway will be paved in a
short time. The town pays for part
Of the work and the county for the
rest.
SLIDELL Brown remarks that as
blackberries are coming in ard the
huckleberry crop is good consid-
cradle number OF Prestonians will
be able to attend the circus here on
the 9th.
A GENTLEMAN from Pennsylvania |
united with the Methodist Episcopal
church on Sunday morning. Rev. Dr. |
Reynolds of the University preached |
an excellent sermon on 1.-THE Neces-
sity and Benefits of Suffering"
FRIDAY night President Jordan of |
LELAND Stanford University was to
have lcctured here but he was unable |
to keep his appointment. He will |
not be here at all this summer but |
will come to Morgantown later.
WRITE on piece of paper the num- |
Der representing your age, multiply |
by two, add 27SS, divide by two then |
subtract the number representing |
your age and before your eyes will be
something you little expected TO see.
Rev. N. NJ. WATERS will lecture
in Kingwood some time in August |
Mr.. Waters is a native of Preston |
county and is now pastor of flour |
ishing church in Evanston, Ill. He |
is platform orator of considerable |
note
THE base ball game on the Sd be- |
tween Seneca and California on the |
University Athletic grounds promis-
es to be an interesting affair. We |
have no doubt our boys will hold their
own and the visitors will return home |
wiser if not so good looking.
SCORES Of young men are always |
hunting jobs AS rule when a
fellow can do anything there are
always a score of jobs after him.
The man who has fitted himself to
do something well never has any
trouble to secure employment.
BORN, to Mr. and Mrs. John Hood,
of Louisville on Monday morning last
a daughter. After twenty years,
Mr.. Hood has his home gladdened by
the addition of the fifth daughter,
no baby boys appearing to assist in
the work of the Touring mill. Fair
mont Free Press.
j. A. POWELL and wife we're re-
Gently at Kingwood where Mr. Pow
ell was awarded the contract for
plastering lot of new houses that
are being built at the Irona Goa!
Mines. This will necessitate his
absence from Morgantown for some |
time. The builders may rely on
getting first class job.
TIE papers of the state are still
reminding us Of the fact that they |
expect great celebration of Chad |
wick day and it is for the people of |
this town to say what they shall |
have. Anything that the people here
are willing to put up for can be got !
ten. Now how much do you want to
celebrate? Its up to you.
IT is to be hoped that the work on
the locks and dams will go on faster
than it has been going for the past
year. The officer in charge of the
river thinks that it could be done
with greater speed and we would
like to see it finished as soon as pos
sible. The benefits of the improve
ment can't be given us too soon.
PRESTON county has sent many of
her best citizens to Morgantown to
make their homes and we are very
glad to call them citizens of this place
They have taken the lead in every
thing that they have undertaken
After a man has wrestled with the
festive buckwheat cake successfully he
feels he is able to tackle anything.
AL G. FIELD is to give the Graf
ton lodge of Elks benefit perform
ance on August 11th. The enter
tainment will of course be very fine
one as all those given by this prince
of entertainers are 1t would not be
bad idea to get Field here at the
same time for a performance. mol
show on the road will take better
here.
A FELLOW representing himself to
be typewriter agent tried to work
Fairmont last week and the people !
here had better look out for him
and do him if he tries to do them.
Its mighty good idea to watch
stranger when he comes with a
plausible plan to get your dough.
He may give you something for it
and he may not.
j. M. HARTLEY a well known citi-
zen of Fairmont who started to
Alaska about month ago to look
at some mining claims in which a
number of Fairmont people are in
terested writes interestingly from
that far off country. When last
heard from he had not yet started
up the Yukon river. He will not be
able to make the trip and get back
home until some time in the fall.
A. L. GIBSON of Tunnelton has be-
hA i'm If n I'll