Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-06
Locals and Personals.

WHY
Ben Conway was over Cheat yester-
day
I. 2. Reay lett at noon for Clafks-
burg and Grafton on business.
Senator Elkins left today for the
east via Fairmont.
Chief OF Police Price is at Youngs-
town, Ohio, on official business.
Frank Corbin went up to the
Decker's Greek Stone and Sand
Quarry Wednesday
THE Price building on Walnut
street is being plastered and Mr.. Price
expects TO get his tenants moved into
it by September 1st.
Miss Congo who has been stenagra-
pher for Frazer & Frazer is taking a
vacation now. She is spending it in
MorganBown.
PUNXUTAwNEY defeated the Home
stead team on the formers grounds
yesterday. Bowman pitched good
game but lost it with score of to
Q.
Sam Flohr returned home yesterday
from Morgantown where he has been
working at the glass manufacturing
trade. Wellsburg Herald.
MADEIRA Brothers are putting fine
metal cornice on the front of their
hotel addition on Chestnut street
1t makes a very pretty appearance.
j. L. SMITH has opened his addi-
tion Of 1913 lots near the wire glass
factory and has a business announce
ment 10 another column.
IT don't look like the Morgantown
crowd would get to visit the soldier
boys in camp this year as no excur-
sion has yet been arranged.
THE Jackson Iron and Tin plate
company which has established large
plant at Clarksburg, will begin the
construction of an additional plant of
eight mills for the manufacture of
black sheets for stamping purposes.
Judge Okey johnson is visiting
friends in Virginia for while after
which he will go to Cambridge
Springs for the benefit of his health,
which has not been robust for some
time
IT is reported that Senator Stephen
B. EIkins is closing options on 10000
acres OF coal land in Preston county,
West Virginia, lying on Bull, Sand
and Green Runs, and will pay about
$400, 900 for the tracst, Senator FL
kins will open mines In the spring.
ROBERT Hook aged 81 years, died
in Hampshire county. He was one of
the Oldest residents of the county and
well known TO many of the people
from the eastern cities who camped
along the great Cacapon River TO fish
during the summer season. He was
a skilled fisherman and knew the
haunts OF every kind of fish in the
mountain streams.
Mrs. j. c. Gault and children of
Lancaster, Ohio, will be here for a
few days the last of the week. Mr..
Gault has opened an architects of
flee in the Hall Building and will
move his family here permanently
this fall. He has an office in
Cleveland Ohio, and also at Ian
caster. The one at Lancaster is the
one he is moving to Morgantown.
Jos, Moreland and family have
broken camp at Vanvoorhis. They
returned home yesterday James
and Miss Nellie were rowing up in
skif yesterday afternoon. They
had reached the point opposite the
Jones Glass Factory when the down
pour OF rain came and were com
pletely drenched by the time they
reached the wharf here.
PROPERTY owners on Stewards
town, Jones Avenue and Overhill
streets are suffering great damage
to their property by the continued
neglect of the city authorities in
keeping these streets in proper re
pair. The loose filing of the water
line bitches is rapidly washing out
rendering travel dangerous. "a
stitch in time saves nine"
THIS county was visited by one Of
the heaviest rains of the season
Tuesday afternoon. There was nc
storm nor much electrical display
hut just steady down pour of rair
in torrents. Streets and roads wer,
badly washed and little streams
swollen to overlooking. The groun(
is now so thoroughly soaked witt
water that wet weather springs are
| flowing everywhere.