The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-24


BORN to Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Lemon
on Sunday May 2lst. fine son.
THERE are now i40 miles OF new
railroad under contract for construc
tiUn in West Virginia.
1 Rev. /. A.. BARNES baptized eigh
teen persons on Sunday near the resi-
dence of Silas St. Clair. This is nj
doubt the result Of the meeting re
Gently held at Bakers Ridge by Mr.
Barnes.
THE county has filed in the space
in rear Of the Poster building on Wal.
nut street and it is now on a leve
! with the rest of the court yard. The
stone wall around that part of the
grounds is now finished.
THE old four inch line leading from
the bridge up town and which was
| formerly used as the main supply line
for the town is being taken up. The
new line crosses the river at some dis
lance below town and the old one has
not been used since it was put in.
TIE Jubilee singers of Mononga-
hela City are coming here and will
sing in the NJ E. church on June
4th and 5th the proceeds for the ben
eft of the A. NJ. f. church on Beech
urst. They make excellent music
and deserve to have crowded house.
A NEW locomotive for the West Va.
Northern passed through here yester-
I day for Tunnelton to run between
that place and Kingwood. 1t was a
very heavy one and very handsome.
1t will be seen here no doubt II the
Morgantown and Kingwood road is
built.
Hon WILLIAM l.. WILSON, presi
dent of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity, has been appointed by the
Smithsonian Institution to repre-
sent it at the centenary celebration
of the Royal Institute of England,
beginning July 9th.
THE Farmers and Merchants bank
OF Amos, to do business at Amos,
Marion county has been chartered,
with an authorized capital of $50, 900
of which 1926, 900 has been subscribed,
and 81, 500 paid in. The incorporators
are e. A. Yost, of Amos, and num-
Der Of others.
SPOTTED fever that has been max
ing things so exciting in Parkers-
burg for some weeks has broken out
in Huntington. The disease is near
ly always fatal and the visitation is
not very welcome one by any
means. The people are considerably
alarmed over it's advent.
PROF. ROBERT A. ARMS rRoNG will
deliver the Memorial Day address at
Smithfield having been invited to do
so by the Post down there. He is be-
coming deservedly popular with all
classes of people all over this section
of Pennsylvania on account of his
ability and genial disposition.
The apples are getting to be large
enough to be noticed on the trees
and they show that we are to have a
fair crop. The other fruits will
not amount to much as was expected
from The effects of the very severe
spell of winter that we had in Janu-
AIRY and February.
The commencement exercises of
Broaddus College, Clarksburg, will
take place the week beginning June
4. The graduating CLASS is com
posed of Ten young ladies and one
young gentleman, six OF whom are
graduates of the literary department
and the remaining five are graduates
of music.
No volunteers have left the Phil
ippines on the transports that re-
Gently sailed from there and many
people are claiming that faith was
not kept with the people when it
was stated that all the volunteers
could be sent home at once. They
claim that the men will be retained
there for an indefinite time.
COMPLAINT is again heard that the
sawdust from the scale board mill at
Dellslow is killing all the fish in
Deckers Creek. This should be look
ed into by the people who are inter-
ested. The mill people have been
notified not to place the dust in the
stream and the sporIsmen' S association
can find some work here to do.
MORE people use the bridge now
since it is free than any one expect
ed to see using it when it was toll
institution. The merchants see a
difference in their trade but this
will be even more noticeable when
the spring work is finished up so
that the farmers can have time to
come to town to do their shopping.
AN unsophisticated girl at A. l..
Nye's narrowly escaped being seriously
burned by gas explosion yesterday.
A good supply Of gas was turned into
the stove before the match was ap.
piled and of course there was an ex-
plosion. Stove lids and other pieces
flew around rather promiscuously and
the girls face was burned somewhat
and her hair badly singed though no
serious damage was done.
THE percentage of men who have
been accepted at Grafton by the en-
listing officers is the highest that
they have ever known. But four men
have been rejected since the station
was opened while more than two score
have been accepted. The usual thing
is to find the rejected ones about as
numerous as those who are taken and
the showing made is very creditable
one to the young manhood OF the
State. They are sturdy fellows and
no mistake.
PEOPLE should not use their tele-
phones during thunder storms. 1t
is not only dangerous to themselves
but it is very dangerous for the op-
orators. The latter do not like to be
about the switch boards when the
| lightning is coming into the office
raising all sorts of cain and they
would be deeply obliged if the sub
scribers would not use their phones
until the storms are over.
DR.. Courtney is having his walks
about the house put down SO that
they will stay and will stay all
right. The ground under the walks
has been excavated and the places
filled with crushed stone. On this
the walks are to be placed This
will make one of the most substan-
tial improvements that could be
made aud will repay the Doctor fol
all the trouble and expense incurred
Prof I. E. Hodges is improving
the grounds about his house or
| Main street. The plat of ground be