The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-06-14
DIR. w. +. STEWART, Dentist, office

Lazier building, over Rice's store
smoke the choice 5 cent Chico Cigar
the best smoke In the market, to be bad
J. M. Reeds.
BORN to Mr.. and Mrs. George Deck
or Of Beechurst on Sunday June / ! a
laughter.
THE opposition In some quarters
to the railroad made many votes for
the plan.
THE election resulted about as it
promised to do while the voting was
going on. Every precinct showed
more than the necessary majority for
the bonds.
A NEW era in business will begin
here soon. There is every prospect
for new development and new growth
greater than anything we have here
tofore seen.
A LODGE of Elks has been organ
lied at Connellsville with strong
membership. No one from Morgan
town attended the installation which
was brilliant one.
Work on the Golfer dam for No. 10
is well along and with no freshets or
other mishaps the dam can be COM
pleted in about two months. Work
on No. II is also going along briskly.
The announcement sent out from
Huntington to the effect that the
state bankers would meet in Fairmont
next year was mistake. They will
meet in Grafton instead of at the for
mer place.
The new train will start on next
Sunday and will run every day in the
week to Pittsburg and return. There
should be large crowd go on the
opening to show that we appreciate
the train and intend to patronize it.
Ii Congress proposes to perpetuate
the war stamp tax, and it looks like
it will be compelled to do so, it should
modify the law to the extent Of COM
pelling the express and telegraph
companies to pay for the stamps can
celled in their business.
MoRGANTowN will be more torn up
at the coming Commencement than
the town has ever been but the strang-
er in our gates will see that there is a
great deal going on and we shall not
suffer in consequence of the unpresen-
table condition In which we dnd our
selves.
The moot court that is always SO
interesting and attracts SO much at
tention will be held in commence
ment hall on Thursday evening June
18th. Everyone is invited to be pres
ent. The session this time will be as
thrilling and the case as hardly fought
as ever.
THE festival given by the ladies of
the Catholic church on Beechurst on
Saturday night was attended by
very good crowd. The affair netted
a nice sum for the church. 1t had
been intended to give lawn fete but
the weather prevented and the festi-
val was held in doors.
A GOOD program has been arranged
for the state educational association
which meets at White Sulphur
Springs on the 2sth, 10Th, and 30th.
Several persons from Morgantown,will
attend and take part in the exercises
among whom are Prof. Armstrong
and Miss Josie Kunkle.
THE famous Hotel Gladstone at
Frostburg is now under the manage
mentof that popular hotel man W.
II. HELEN who is we'll known here.
Under his direction the Gladstone will
become more popular than ever. Frost
burg is very attractive place located
high up in the Alleghenies and there
are many attractions near by.
The men who are working on the
street asked for an increase of wages
on Monday morning and Mr. Swee-
ney granted it to them without par
ley. He is anxious to get along as
fast as possible and is doing every
thing in his power to complete the
job on time The rain has been
holding him back great deal and
has kept Peasants street from being
finished up on time.
AN effort is being made to have
the Elks of Warrington, Fairmont,
Morgantown, Grafton and .Clarks-
burg, go to Wheeling in body for
the street fair. About % or 80 from
this city have announced their in
tention of going and an equal num-
Der is expected from each of the 9TH
er towns. 1t is planned to take the
Elks Band, of Fairmont, and to have
two special cars.-Mannington Adj
vocate.
The steamer Adam Jacobs, which
has been on the docks for several
months, resumed her place in the
Pittsburg and Morgautowp trade yes
terday. The boat has been handsome
ly painted and renovated after pro-
longed idleness. She will leave the
wharf to-day for Morgantown. Cap
tain Cox said that the Blaine and 1.
G. Woodward will be repaired, and
that three boats will be placed in the
Morgantown trade. One will make a
daylight run to Morgantown.- Pitts
burg Post.
The relief from the terrible hot
wave did not come any two soon.
Hundreds of prostrations from the
heat were recorded in the larger
towns and scores of deaths resulted.
No prostrations took place here but
the suffering was very great among
all classes of people. The weather
man sent rains to end the wave and
killed two birds with one stone as
we were greatly in need of rain
Everything is looking fine now and
the meadows are made.
THE Quaker City band of the Sal
walton Army came in on the noon
train on Friday and are now engaged
In terrible scrap with the hosts of
sin. They appeared cd the streets on
Friday evening and attracted very
crowd. When they start in on their
instruments the size of the crowd will
be very much increased. They will be
here for several days and will aid the
local corps great deal. They have
visited number of large towns in
this section and their coming to Nor
gantown is quite compliment to the
town.
The peach-loving public may as
well make up its mind now that peach
es will be scarce this season. The
peach crop is failure throughout the
country with the exception of Cali
fornia, which can only supply small
percentage of the demand. This is
not pleasant outlook. The remark
able cold wave in February, which
swept over the whole country, is re-
or,opsthla FOR tho cifrat;op Tho