The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-07-26

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Ilawlessness.
SUPPOSE the newspapers would
criticise some people as they criti-
else the newspapers, wouldn't those
people have some hard shedding?
IT is reported that bloomington
girl was kissed by kissing bug.
One of the men compositors in this
office states that the bug was four
years late.
THE live hustling merchants who
advertise are the men who do the bus
mess in this and all other towns.
Look around moment and see
whether this is correct
A PARTY of young folks walked to
Dorsey's Knob Saturday night late
and remained until morning, the trip
being made to see the full moon set
and the gorgeous sunrise.
WITH all places OF business closed
the streets do not present as animated
appearance as formerly in the even
ing. The early closing move is proper
and business men may as well keep it
up.
| SOME very high poles are being
placed by the Peoples Telephone
Co. They have one at the corner of
Bumbo Lane and Spruce street that
is 81 feet high and II feet had to be
cut off of it before it was raised
WORK on the railroad is going
ahead famously and people are sur
prised at the progress already made.
1t looks as though the promise of the
managers to carry people to Dellslow
on a train within thirty days will be
made good.
OUR spry little neighbor, Green
mont, gives promise Of great things
in the future. Already they are ar
ranging to lay out new streets and
open new building territory. A bond
issue To make Improvements is not at
all improbable.
NEARLY all the tickets for the
Rutter band excursion from Union
town to this place on the 9th have
been sold. The number is limited
TO three hundred. Those who in
tend to make the trip anticipate a
pleasant time.
THE people who are urging that the
presentation of the Chad wick sword
be made state affair can rest assur-
red that it will be made such an af-
fair. We do not intend to allow it to
be second class event after going
this far with it.
THIS is the time of the year that
the small boy enjoys going in swim
ming but as it is dog days his parents
are afraid for him to go into the
water on account Of some mysterious
poison that is supposed to be in the
water at this season
New telephone wires are being
strung across the bridge and the men
are having lots OF fun climbing up on
the piers on either side. The position
is hardly safe one while they are
placing the wires on the piers but the
men do not seem to mind it.
THERE is certainly no travelling
exhibition in America, perhaps in
the world, which presents entertain
ments so varied, so attractive and so
multitudinous, as do John Robin
sons ten combined great shows,
which are to exhibit here, on the
9th prox.
THE party of Morgantown people
who have been at Webster Springs
have arrived at home aud report a
most delightful time. Those in the
party were Judge Hagans, Sheriff
Garrison, County Clerk Glasscock and
Attorney Frank Cox. Col. r. e. Fast
is still at the Springs.
The extension of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad from Brownsville to
Morgantown will be SO miles long.
The people are not so much concern
ed about the distance as they are
about the time it will be completed.
In the opinion of many who ought
to know it will be in operation with
in year.
A LARGE camp has been established
at the new ferry over Cheat and about
forty of the town people are members
of the club. They will go over as the
notion strikes them and the camp will
be kept there all summer But few
of the members have gone over yet
and they are getting things in shape
for the rest of the party.
THE work of the section foreman
on this section is the hardest of any
one on the branch. He has the worst
piece of track and has to fight it the
hardest Of any of the foreman. The
track is nearly all built on sinks be-
low town and these have to receive
constant attention or they will get
in very dangerous condition.
The new railroad that is to go into
Masontown from the f., M. & p. has
stimulated the growth of that place
and contract was given few days
ago for 100 houses to be finished
within sixty days. A large number
of coke ovens will also be erected inn
mediately. The road will be an i'm
portant feeder to the local branch.
THE blasting on the Blackbottle
just above the junction with the B.
& 0. has been finished for the time
being and we will not be aroused sud-
denly with the heavy blasts until the
work train is put on the road. The
grade is ten feet wide but the work
train will widen it considerable when
they begin to take in the sides of the
rocky cuts for ballast on the road.
JAS. w. Saunders, Wellsburger
who is visiting his old home in Eng
land, writes to the Wellsburg Herald:
II can only see one thing that Eng
land is ahead of America on and that
is loads, but we forgive them for that
as they have been a thousand years
making them. l have heard people
say how much cheaper things can be
bought in England than in America.
In fact, / was rather under the inn
preston myself, but | can buy any
thing from steam engine to a cam
brio needle as cheap in Wellsburg as
/ can in England, some articles cheap
er."
THE ''dog days" have begun. This
season, which we believe lasts six
weeks, is regarded by many persons
as more unhealthy than that which
Immediately precedes or succeeds it
and as being time when mankind is
more liable to attacks from disease
through exposure or imprudence in
general habits than in any other. If
there is no foundation in fact for the
belief 1t is superstition of long
standing. There are even those now
who would not for a cipuIa rnp,auf