The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-30
DIR. w. E. STEWART, Dentist, office

LII. W. II. t1JEW AMI. bCuti5t3 OilCt
Lazier building, over Rice's store.
SMOKE the choice 5 cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke in the market to be had
J. M. Reeds.
ABOUT all who are not subscrib-
ers to this paper must borrow it for
practically everyone reads it.
SHOULD the Cass district coal
field be sold John M. Davis will, it
is said, make quite sum out of it.
A CHARTER has been issued to the
Terra Alta Wooden mill Co. with ST.
600 capital. Jno. d. Rigg and 9TH
ers are the corporators.
THERE is vast difference between
the estimate the average man places
on his property when the assessor
visits him and at other times.
WHEN boy ceases whistling coon
songs and attempts "When Other
Hearts and Other Lips" etc. he needs
no urging from his mother to wash his
neck every day.
THE town is being cleaned up grad
ually wherever sidewalks have been
disfigured on account of the paving
and when all is completed 1t will be
very handsome.
ONE evidence of the vastly increas-
ed amount Of travel on the suspension
bridge is the discontinuance OF the IA
nous old Collins Ferry and it is four
miles the nearest way from the bridge.
SUMNER is plainly on the wsne.
The foliage shows the effect of the
passing season and everything at
times has an air of fall. In a few
weeks more we will have frost.
THE Monongahela has fallen rapidly
in the past few days and is almost as
low as it ever gets. Should 1T con-
tinue long the steamers will have
more or less trouble to make their
trips.
THE management of the Postotfice
conducts its affairs to the great salts
faction of its patrons. Dr. Hall has
rare executive ability and every men,
Der of the force is courteous and at
tentive.
GENERAL Manager Underwood
and General Superintendent Fitz-
gerald of the b. ~ o. are both ma
tives of Marion county. The for
mer was born at Pennington and
the latter near Fairmont.
The rumor is that the Standard
OIL Co. is the responsible hacker of
the proposed west side coal dealers;
that this great corporation will be
the buyer of 10000 acres in Grant
and Cass districts in this county.
Mr.. EMERSON CARNEY. of Smiths
store, keeps that place right in the
front rank He makes an an
nouncement in their advertising
space to day that will interest the
ladies', and he is right up with the
times in everything.
MoRGANTowN people should be
contented for nearly everyone is pros
porous and those who are not can
thank themselves for it. There is
employment for every one and all our
industries are profitable. New peo-
pie and new money are coming to us
continually.
Jason CLARK's valuable horse us
ed in his delivery wagon for several
years past died Friday night. The
animal was an unusually intelligent
one and all were very much attach
ed to it, There is much regret
among all hands as well as regret at
the pecuniary loss to Mr.. Clark.
IT is said that one of the questions
used in the teachers examination yes
terday was "Locate Santiago and tell
for what it is noted?n Here is his
answer: s'Santiago is located on the
north of the Philippine Island, and
was captured by our geat grand and
glorious Admiral George Dewey"
This teacher is not reader of the
New DOMINION.
A CALL has been issued to all the
surviving soldiers of the war of '61 to
'65 who reside in Marion county to
meet in Fairmont on September 14th
to form county organization. The
Maulsby battery of that place has had
an organization and an annual meet
ing every year since the war but this
is designed to include not only that
but all others.
THE paving is getting along very
fast and Wiley street is now COM
pleted to the junction with Front
street. All the paving that is to be
done this time on Front has been
done. The brick has been taken from
the upper end of Peasants street and
placed on Walnut ready to be laid.
All the various streets are being put
into shape rapidly and it will not
be long until the work is all done,
YOUNG man, there is demand for
your services at good wages, but
you may rest assured that our lead
ing business men are posted as to
your fitness, your associations, your
morality, and sobriety. Regular
street loafng, profanity, and breath
killers don't make competent, indus
trious, and honest employees such
as our merchants care to take into
their confidence.
The safe in the postoflice at Elk
Garden was blown open and all the
stamps and money it contained ex-
tracted. This is the third postoffice
robbery along the West Virginia
Central and Pittsburg Railway with
in few week, safes at Parsons and
Thomas also having been blown OPP
en-. The robbers, who are believed
to belong to one gang, have secured
about 81 900 altogether.
JOHN WANAMAKER spends 1926, 000
a year for advertising. Siegel, Cooper
& Co., spend 5000, 600 year, or near
ly Thousand dollars day, for this
purpose. There are many local mer-
chants who would die of heart failure
if they had to pay 1925 year fol
printers ink. Is it any wonder that
the mail order business is running the
country merchants tiade? There are
dozens of reasons why the big adyer-
tiser can sell goods cheaper than those
who never advertise.
j. c. BARR, engineer in charge Of
the locks and dams on the Monon
gahela river, in company with Capt
Boyd and Chas. r. Hall, was al
Houlttown yesterday making prep
arations to start the work on lock
No. Is. The contractor, G. l. Nc
Donald, is expected to arrive there
to-day when he will take step sto hav'
the work started in a few days. |
it is possible the contractor will EN-
ploy local labor.-Fairmont Yves
Virginia.