The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-23

sure thing on oil in the Weaver
Akin case. 1t is surer than to bore
wells
WHILE there is but one instructor
| for the teachers institute no one is
at liberty to think that it will be a
one horse affair.
THERE is DO decrease in the num-
Der of fellows who are looking for jobs
with good salaries and little work.
We have superabundance Of that
kind of truck here.
REAL estate transactions are not
as brisk as earlier in the summer
and not SO much SO as they will be
later. Real estate grows in value
steadily and every transaction shows
larger figure.
No ONE has any objections what
ever. to seeing the coal of this sec
ton bought for foreign capitalists
and we hope soon to see the day when
the expected development begins to
take place.
A BABY left alone in front of Bail
ey's Hardware store on Saturday even
ing got very hard fall The baby
carriage was over turned and the child
struck on its head. Good fortune
more than anything else prevented it
being fatally injured.
The teachers have the town this
week and everyone will do every
thing that they can to make them
feel at home. We want them to
have nice time while they are get
ting a new hold on their duties for
the coming year.
THREE months more will see the
close of a series of one of the most
successful of our phenomenally sue
cessful building associations. The
stock amounts to about 1854, 900 and
there will not be loss of a single
dollar. A most remarkable record.
THE road leading to the new ferry
at Mt. Chateau has been further i'm
proved and strong fence built on the
lower side to prevent the possibility of
teams going over the hill. Mr.. Voigt
does not neglect any detail that will
add to the comfort or pleasure of
guests at that place.
The dedication of the monument
TO Holland Thorn pson took place last
week. Had the people who had it
in charge waited until this week
there would have been a number of
National Guardsmen in the vicinity
who would have helped with the ex-
ercises.
A MENDIcANT who has been inter
viewing some OF our people for several
days was noticed to-day to have
changed his limp from the right to
the left leg. 1t is no doubt tiresome
to use one for limping purposes all the
time. The fellow won't be able to
limp on either leg if he isn't careful.
THE annual reunion of the Brown
family to be held on Saturday the
26th will be an interesting event.
The large connections of the family
include SO many people that the men,
bers alone will make vast throng.
They are not exclusive however and
invite their friends everywhere to
meet with them on that occasion.
THE campmeeting at Dorsey's
Grove is in full blast. A large num-
Der Of people went over Sunday and
the attendance through out the week
is expected to be very large. The
crowds on next Sunday will break
all records if the day is pleasant
one. The exercises were full of in.
terest on Sunday.
PROF. GALLUP and wife are here
and will take up their permanent res
idence in Morgantown. Prof. Gallup
was elected superintendent of the city
schools in the spring and is here to be-
gin his work. He is an excellent
gentleman as well as school man of
ability and will bring the work of the
school here to high state of efficien-
cy. He will be warmly welcomed by
our people. Prof. Gallup will be
located for the present in the Hagans
property occupied by the family of
Hon. Mr.. Provance.
A NUMBER of men who work at
the lock and dam had narrow es
cape from a most horrible accident
Friday morning. A box of cement
weighing $500 pounds was being
moved by crane and was suspend
ed twenty feet in the air when the
wire cable snapped allowing it to
drop to the ground like dart. For
tunately not a man was standing
Immediately under it or the conse-
quences would have been appalling
AS it was the box fell right among a
gang of workmen.
COMMISSIONER Evans does not think
there will be very large number of
applications for pensions on account
of the Spanish war for several years.
When the soldiers first returned from
Cuba and the Philippines they were
feeling badly for the reason that they
were not used to those climates and
were not hardened to the hardships of
camp and army life. After resting up
and receiving the benefits of home
comforts, they have revived and
strengthened UP and have not pressed
their applications for pensions.