The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-03-03

THREE weeks from Sunday is Eas-
ter, and new bonnets will be
ripe. There's always something TO
see in going to church Easter.
THAT old clap of spring chestnut
is getting ready to show itself. Why
should winter invariably linger if it
is not for those few ready made lines.
AN ICE factory or not an ice fac
tory is the question. The present
capital stock of the electric light
company is in the plant now used.
Additions would be needed to start
the ice factory. Who'll go in?
The oldest inhabitant can now
get in his work. What he has to
say of this snow, the heaviest of the
season and the tail end of which
will be for sweet springs first day to
nip, would no doubt fill columns
THE late Alfred Chalfant had ac-
cumulated in money and and real
estate about $4,000, besides carrying
six shares in building and loan as
soclation which will expire within
two years, and having provided for
the dues to be paid on it over year
in advance.
THE amount of building contem-
plated in and about MorgaHtewH fer
this year will amount to about 800,
600. 1t will be the banner building
year in the towns history, barring
years in which the principal build
ing expenditures were from the
state and county treasuries.
READ the article from the Pitts
burg Post in another column which
gives several reasons why railroad
is very likely to be built on the
west side the coming year. There
has been talk about it for Il long
time, and it begins now to look like
business, whether it is or not.
A RAILROAD on the West side
would solve the problem of free
bridge quicker than anything. When
the railroad comes over there it will
purchase the bridge, as it stands as
a complete trade barrier between
Morgantown and the West side now
and would after the railroad there is
built.
WITH our facilities, methods of
buying, handling, and amount of bus
mess done, we can defy competition
in low prices, and still make a fair
profit, VIII make prices for next 80
days lower than ever and meet every
cut made by any legitimate dealer in
this market. Try us, and prove the
truth. Victor Mills Co.
The two guardians of the peace in
Morgantown have agreed upon a
division of labor thus: Sergeant
; Bennett is on duty from noon till
midnight. From midnight till noon
Officer Joseph is on duty. Under
the new arrangement there is an of
ficer on duty all the time. Officer
Joseph began work last Wednesday
night.
GRAFTON is to be supplied with
natural gas from the Warrington
field. Arrangements for the piping
have been made, the survey will be
made early in next month, and the
pipes will be laid, it is said, in
April. The distance from the well
to Grafton is some 20 or rs miles,
and the cost of the piping necessary
will be about $4,000.
THE fact that the law prohibits a
county from anticipating debt
without a vote of the people is the
means of checking preparations for
new court house at Fairmont. The
same law was in effect when our
court house was built, but no decis-
ion by the Supreme Court had then
been made, as has recently been
done, to make the law so generally
understood We have the court house
and it is reasonable to suppose that
the commissioners will provide such
levies as will pay off the small re-
mainder of the debt, but at Fairmont
the decision comes before active oper-
ations are under way and of course
it is the privilege of tax payers to
kick and prevent beginning. The
more progressive element in Marion
regret the matter, and it certainly is
regretable.
SINCE new contract for lighting
the streets is likely to be awarded
at no far distant meeting of council
several people have begun to indulge
the query if the illumination could
not be done as cheaply with electric
ity as with gas. The gas company
has made proposition to continue
the lighting of the streets at the
same price they have been getting
for the past five years. This price
is $40 light per year There are
between so and 70 lights. The ques-
tion then, is, can the electric light
company produce the same illumina-
ting power in all parts of town with
arc lights that the gas company does
with fambeaus for from 5000 to SOC
year2 If they could do it for the
same then the question before coun.
Gil will be one Of preference or favor
for one or the other Of these com
panies.
The Bee Hive was the only bust
ness house in Morgantown which
displayed the national colors Wash.
iugton's birthday. The display may
have had lonesome appearance
even an incongruous appearance
but it was not incongruous to the
occasion. 1t was commendablc, prop
er and the Bee Hive deserves more
praise for the simple showing of pa
triotism than was given or probably
thought of by the multitude which
that day passed under the flags that
day postofllceward. The flags caus
ed little if any comment. hence these
tears. The loyal exhibition should
have caused other merchants to re
member the day and go and do like
wise. The flags simply reminded
people that it Washington'sbirth
day, and maybe they went so far as
10 reflect, Washington; Who il
w ashington, anyhow? This ought
not to be. II is bad. More power
aud honor to the Bee Hiyel