The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-15

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THE newest stockings will be equal
ly brilliant whether used as footwear
or neckwear.
WE can now set the hen without
feeling that we are jeopardizing the
supply Of eggnog.
UMoNTowN has reduced the num-
Der of their policemen from four to
three. The only Monongalia man
on the force was retained.
The law faculty of the University
are now preparing the schedule Of
examinations for the end of the term
the last of the present month
PosTEN will issue large price list
giving kinds and prices Of goods IN his
grocery and other information. Post
en- is out for business every time and
he gets it.
JOHN MOORE the express man has
changed his business and is now
travelling for Wilmington in the shoe
business. Lester Swindler is tempo
rarily in charge Of the delivery.
THE less said about the appearance
Of our streets the better. But 1t
won't be always thus. Before next
fall we will have the prettiest town in
the country.
| CONWAY and Hibbs have moved
from the corner of Main and Peasants
to the old postoffice room which has
been fitted up nicely and is one Of the
best store rooms in town.
NOTHING is heard but praise for
the county court for their action in
the bridge case and the members are
deserving of the greatest commenda-
tion from the people of the county.
THE Y. NJ. c. A. under the auspi-
ces Of the Woman's Auxiliary will
give an old time social in the gymna-
sum the first Saturday evening of next
term. Further announcements later.
EVERYTHING is progressing nicely
for the Elk's Minstrels to appear here
on the Both. The members are all
enthusiastic over it and it is safe to
say they will have a crowded house.
A LADY when told that law would
be passed requiring ladies to remove
their hats in church as well as in
theaters exclaimed ''Well then it won't
be bit of use to get new hat for
Easter"
The Wilgus Amusement room has
been granted license by the Hon.
Town Council and County Court,
without dissenting vote. No doubt
this is due the first class manner in
which it has been conducted.
ABOUT twenty young people gath
cred at Mr.. and Mrs. Denny's on
Saturday evening to attend tafy
party given by Lloyd Morris. The
evening was passed very pleasantly
for all who we're there.
If it wasn't for the kind personal
regard in which we hold Squire Bowl
by we would write up his encounter
with one of our bright little news boys.
We can go far enough however to say
that the Squire got the worst of the
bargain.
SHOULD we secure the railroad up
Decker's creek it will give great I'M
petus to Industries of all kinds and
cause a number Of new ones to be es-
tablished along the line of the road.
1t will be very valuable thing for
Monongalia county.
REMEMBER that we will go East for
spring goods in about 20 days and we
are now cleaning up our odds and ends,
at greatly reduced prices and can save
you money on many articles. Call
and see us.
HUTCHINSON & JACOBS.
IT has been suggested that the rail
road do away with the pay car system
and substitute checks instead. This
will likely be done before very long.
1t is said that it will result in very
big saving to the road and will be
more satisfactory in every way.
SEVERAL of the worst crossings
about town have been cleaned off and
the citizens can now get over nearly
all of them without fear Of being
drowned in the attempt. The good
work should be kept up and they
should be kept clean constantly in
stead of systematically.
THE Baptist Home Mission society
has set apart Sunday, March 26, as a
day for special offerings to erect chap
els and establish missions in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Rev. W. E. Powell, of Parkersburg, is
the representative of the society in
West Virginia.
MRS. j. w. MCCAY, of South Nor
gantown, is the possessor of an anna
ryllis that is a rare beauty. 1t has
twenty-nine lilies in full bloom and is
still budding. To succeed in growing
such plant requires rare skill and
Mrs. McCay is to be congratulated on
her success with this one.
THE experiences of the lower river
towns with water will never be felt
here as the town is so high and dry
that the river can never do us any
harm. In many of the towns further
down the river small rise is full of
terror to the people living on the low
grounds and the cause of large losses
to them annually.
THE coal carrying roads centering
in the Pittsburg coal fields have in
creased the differential against the
coal Of the Fairmont region with a
view to keeping it out of the lake
trade. 1t will somewhat embarrass
the operators there, but they say they
are equal to the emergency and will
hold their markets.
SHOULD some enterprises that are
now on foot succeed there will be
greater development in Monongalia
this summer than ever before. 1t is
not improbable that considerable work
will be done in the county on three
different railroads. Everything points
to year of unusual prosperity and
there is a good prospect that we will
get good share of it.
Postmaster McCreary has been in
formed by the department that the
local Office has been allowed an adj
ditional $500 year clerkship, and
that under the civil service rules
Miss Emma Boughner of Morgan
town. will be transferred here on
April first to fill the position.-Par-
kersburg Sentinel.
AND here comes the biggest cold
weather story of them all, and for
which one of the best known Martins
burg papers has the temerity to stand