The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-13

The trees in front of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank have been neat
ly trimmed.
Forty drummers hit Clarksburg in
one day last week. 1t is supposed that
a new speakeasy had started up.
The contest over the local postoffice
has become quiet as far as surface in
dications go but the patriots are neith-
er dead nor sleeping. The yearning
for pie is just as keen as ever.
On finding that no part of their
county is to be taken Clarksburg peo-
pie are now willing to help the steal
along. A thief bribed by self inn
munity is the most contemplate
specimen imaginable.
J. w. WILEs has opened real es-
tate Office in the room lately occupied
by Miss Belle Dean. He has been meet
ing with very gratifying success and
his hustling abilities are rapidly
bringing him to the front.
THE Pittsburg Daily News of last
Tuesday contained a neat sketch of
our new Presbyterian church and
well written description of the same.
The article paid well deserved COM
pliment to the hustling abilities of
its pastor, Rev. A. M. Buchanan. 1t
is well worth reading.
Miss BELLE DEAN has vacated the
room on Main and Peasants streets
and is conducting her shop at her
home on Front street. She will re-
move to the room now occupied by
Mrs. Daugherty in the near future,
Mrs Daugherty moving down on the
avenue.
A very enjoyable dance was given
Saturday night at the gymnasium, and
the crowd which attended were amply
recompensed for their pains. These
dances are becoming more and more
popular and afford great opportunities
in the way OF culture to all who may
attend. That part Of a young mans
education is very important and should
not be neglected.
AN electric corset has recently
been patented. 1t is constructed in
such a manner that when fellow
slips his arm around his girls waist,
he presses button; this loosens a
string in the corset, throws sawdust
in his hair, and kicks him out of
doors, where an India rubber bull
dog stand ready to scare him into
fits.
FROM every neighboring town where
natural gas is used comes tales of woe
over the non est qualities of that elu-
siye substance and shiverings doleful
to behold have been INDUCED in all
through the recent cold snap. This
makes our condition all the more cheer
full by contrast and to all who have
felt the grip of Jack Frost too plainly
we say, ssCome over here to the only
town on earth.n
THE Tennessee building associa-
tions that have just gone to the wall
caught a lot of West ViIginians.
Some people in Jefferson county had
paid in as much as 50, 900. 1t is not
yet known how much they will recov-
er if anything. No Morgantown peo-
pie ever bite on such schemes. We
have the best building associations
here in the United States and the
most economically conducted ones.
AT last the ordinance about sled
riding on the streets has been enforc-
ed. A gay young thing engaged in
preparing business for the undertaken
through slippery sidewalks was pinch
ed and threatened with a stay in the
bastile. He loudly asserted his deter
mination not to do so any more and
was released. This is a good thing
and should be pushed to the limit.
Our piety can't stand too great a
strain and any increase in the power Of
the test applied is really wicked.
The Fairmont orchestra'is getting
ambitious and is one of the many
which wishes to furnishes music for
the military ball. A great many
compliments have been paid this ex-
cellent organization and it's selection
might not be so far off the track af-
ter all. Some enthusiasts go so far
as to say that it is the best in the
state and as the endorsers do not
live in Fairmont there is great
deal of weight to be attached to the
opinion.
To QUIET the claims of the people
who want the new county Senator
Fast challenged them to test. Let
survey be made by impartial per-
sons and if 10 is shown that there is
the required amount of territory,
400 square miles, left us after the
division we will withdraw our OBJ
lection. On the other hand if it is
shown that the county is already be-
low the limit you drop the contro-
versy. Nay, nay, Pauline, nit, no,
nein, nixey, l don't think. This
was the reply and would certainly
indicate the presence of an African
in the woodpile.
VALENTINE Day will soon be here
and the storm of so-called comic val
entines will rage in all its fury. Stop
q moment before you send one of these
and see If conditions were reversed
whether you should want to receive it
yourself. There are lotssbf ways OF
| getting jokes on people without send
ing these horrible monstrosities and II
anything but joke is intended, nc
lady or gentleman can afford to per.
petrate it. Life is too full of sorrow
ard pain without needlessly adding to
it by our thoughtlessness. To para
phrase the advice to a young man
abont to marry, 'sdon't.'
THE programs in use at the Opera
House has notice In black faced
type courtcously asking the ladies' tc
remove their hats during the perform,
ance. A compliance with this sensi
BILE request would add very materially
to the comfort of those feeble minded
individuals who like to see the stage
after paying as high as dollar fol
the privilege. 1t Is neither an incen
tive to holy thoughts nor to a greatel
chiyalrous regard for the ladies Il
have to sit meekly behind monstros
ity OF millinery anG know from thu
laughter that something interesting i
going on on the stage. Green feather
land pink ribbons may be thought YER.
pretty by some but the inspiring
scene would be rated rather bigl
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