The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-26
NExr year the calendar will b
f.nf one dav shorter than this

w. S. BAKER has begun work on a
small dwelling house on Sunnyside for
j. W. 1Wiles.
The arch over main street in front
OF K. NJ. Grants Office was taken
down Friday afternoon.
MEDICAL men say that blushing is
is disease. This leads us TO remark
that Morgantown Is an exceedingly
healthy town.
The young men who have had
quarrels with their best girls are
now congratuiating themselves on
their good fortunes.
Mr.. FRANK HIGHLAND, of Clarks-
burg, was married last week to Miss
Estelle Powell, of Celmont, Spottsyl-
yania county, Va.
MAN wants but little here below
says the poet, but then you must re-
member that Che small boy lacks a
great deal Of being a man.
THE new high pressure gas line
from Beechurst to the Union Improve
ment company's Office was laid last
week and new regulator pitt in.
THERE has not been much game
exposed for sale here this season al
though there has been. several pretty
punches disposed of in the last week.
THE gas went off for short time
one night last week and for several
hours the gres around town were
closely watched by flre-fearing house
wives.
The w. c. T. U. of Fairmont is
strictly up to date in every respect.
They help support reading room by
a slot machine at the entrance to
the establishment.
IT is believed that the class in
prep. algebra under Prof. Barton
made the greatest record in the re
caA examinations at the University.
Three Of them passed.
IT is reported that Rev. Sam Small
will conduct a campaign against in
temperance in Fairmont next spring
being employed by the temperance
people for that purpose.
SOME of the inconsiderate people
around here who are more interested
in the stage than in millinery are
kicking on some of the hats that are
worn in the Opera House.
THE fourteen shortest days in the
year and all the same length are
those from December 18th to Deem
Der 18th inelusive-9 hours 81
minutes from sun-up to shutdown.
Mr.. e. NJ. SHowALER, of Fairmont,
is mentioned prominently for the po-
sition of assistant district attorney
and the friends of the gentleman are
very anxious that he should secure
it.
CoNNBLLsvILLE has passed an Or
dinance taxing electric light and tel-
ephone poles fifty cents each thus en-
deavoring to get some return for the
Disagreement of the streets caused by
the presence of these unsightly en-
cum ORANGES.
The window in the right side of
the postoffice which was left outside
the breastworks when the stamp win
dow was moved back to make room
for the new boxes is a great convent
ence to the public aud helps the looks
of things considerably.
THE Clarksburg News says that
there is a man in Harrison county
who has his property assessed at 81
$50 and who is upon bonds to the
amount of $212,S00. Wonder if we
have any such people as that in this
county?
FRIDAY last S. E. Strother, a prom
inent young physician of Salem, was
arrested and brought before Squire
j. N. David to answer the charge of
abortion on the person of Aurella
Hoover, young girl of Salem.
Strother waived examination and
gave bond to await action Of the
grand Jury.
A BIG oak tree stands in an open
field near Sixteenth street, Hunting
ton. Some days ago a number of
schoolboys builta shanty in the tree.
Wednesday afternoon the police con
cluded they would make an investi-
CATION. Inside the shanty they found
the young sons of the leading fami-
lies. They were playing cards, while
their parents supposed they were at
school.
WE are in receipt of an invitation
to attend the Public Debate of the
Columbian Law School Debating So
ciety by the kindness of Mr.. Harvey
f. Smith who is chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the society. He
is maintaining the high standard at
tanned while a student here and his
friends will be glad to hear of his
success. We extend our thanks for
the invitation.
"CAN you tell me what sort of
weather we may expect next month";"
wrote an American farmer to the ed
itor of his local paper, and the edi-
tor replied as follows: ut is my be-
lief that the weather next month will
be very much like your subscription
account" The farmer wondered tor
an hour what the editor was driving
at, when he happened to think Of
the word unsettled" He sent a
post-office money order.
The store at Hoodsville was bro
ken into last week and several arti-
cles stolen, among them two revolv-
ers and several pairs of shoes. The
desk containing the postoflice sup
plies was also broken into and it is
expected that Uncle Sam will take
hand in running the burglars down.
A gang of thieves seems to be oper-
ating in the vicinity of Fairmont
from the many recent depredations
which have been committed in that
section. 1t is to be hoped that the
guilty parties may be speedily dis
covered and given their just deeds.
Mr.. WAITMAN BARRIE, field agent
of the West Virginia University and
a member of the board of regents of
the State normal schools, spent sew
eral days in Shepherdstown during
the past week looking after school
affairs. Mr.. Barbe says that the I'm
iversity is fourishing-has more
students and is doing better work
than at any time in its previous his
tory. This is a fact of which all
West Virginians ought to be very
proud. Mr.. Barbe visited Shepherd
College on Monday and made an ad-
dress tn the studante Cbenber,Je