The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-19
BUY sugar, coffee and -four at Pos


TENS and save money.
EVERY one says that the Univer-
sity Daily this year was the big
gest, brightest and best daily paper
ever published is Morgantown.
LETTERS received from Bernie
Morgan who is in the north west on
a fishing trip states that in one day
over three hundred pounds of bass
were taken.
IRA G. BARTLETT, student of the
Nj. E. Conference Seminary, was
drowned in the Buckhannon river
last Saturday. He was resident
of Harrison county and was a mem
Der of the graduating class.
IF the weather for the last of the
week could have been substituted for
the miserable article furnished the
first days of the week there would
have been no kick from any one.
The Fairmont and Western Tele-
phone company has been organized
and chartered with an authorized
capital OF SOC. 900 for the purpose of
constructing and operating an in
dependent line from Fairmont to
Smithfeld and other points.
The city Of Charleston is exper-
fencing tremendous religious
awakening. The largest church in
the city has been found too small to
accommodate the multitudes and a
mammoth tent has been erected. 1t
has seating capacity of over 2500
and hundreds more can't find stand
ing room. 1t is crowded at every
meeting.
THE many friends of Miss May
Simpson, of Mount Pleasant, Pa,
will be deeply panied to learn that
her physicians have abandoned all
hope Of her recovery. She has been
i'll for several months with compli-
cation Of diseases and will never get
we'll She has frequently visited in
Morgantown and made many friends
by her excellent disposition.
FIELD Agent Barbe after partici-
pating in the commencement exer-
cises has again started out to boom
the University. He will make an ex-
ira effort this summer and a. large
increase in attendance may be ex-
pected. He is hustler from the
word go, understands thoroughly
the good points of the University
and can tell them to persons who de
sire education.
SEVERAL prominent people about
town became highly indignant when
presented with the curt and pointed
invitations to meet with the grand
jury for a few minutes conversation.
The idea that the law knows any
distinction of persons is an errone-
GUS one and should be eliminated.
If the dear people don't want to go
before this body of inquisitors they
should avoid such places as are
open to suspicion.
CONGRESSMAN Dayton, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Dayton, attended the
commencement at Morgantown this
week, and stopped a short time in
Fairmont both going and coming
Probably next year, certainly the
year after, Mr.. Dayton can go from
here to the modern Athens by steam
boat, and what a satisfaction such
trip will be to him, knowing as he
and everybody will that the improve
ment of the river was brought about
mainly through his Efforts Vest
Virginian.
The comforting of the degree of
Doctor of Civil Laws upon Gov. Geo.
w. Atkinson has caused much COM
ment and great deal of this has
been unfavorable. The sentiment
seems to be that the degree was con
ferred too hastily. James Russell
Lowell went to England to gain the
degree and it is only conferred upon
a man of very exalted legal attain
ment and celebrity. While no word
derogatory to the Governor is in
tended yet the bestowal of the de-
gree is not very creditable either to
its recipient or to the University.
If there is any truth in the claim
that the 17-year locusts foretell the
condition that political affairs of the
country will be in the next seventeen
years the outlook from now until
the year 1914 is not very encourage
ing. 1t is said these periodical Wis
itors are heralds of either peace or
war, the letter sw'' or ''p" appearing
on the wings of each insect-the for
mer indicating war and the latter
peace. This. year the ''w'' is very
plainly marked, and will be found on
the wing near the tip. OF course
this is another of the never-failing
signs and predictions Of dire calami-
ties will be numerous.
THE county court has according to
the new law appointed the board
whose duty it is to select the text
books to be used In this county. The
board consists Of the Comfy Superin-
tendent, d. B. Waters, ex-officio,
chairman, one member from each
magisterial district and a member from
the Morgantown Independent district.
The other members besides Supt. Wa
ters are Prof. Harvey Brand, for Nor
gantown Independent district; L. M.
Jaco, Morgan; II. A. Dickinson,
Union; A. S. Wisman, Grant; M. II.
Steele, Clinton; w. A. Tucker, Cass;
e. J. Eddy, Battelle; Stephen Mason,
Clay. Messrs. Mason, Eddy and
Wisman are democrats, the balance
being republicans. They enter on the
discharge Of their duties at once.
ONE needs only to mention it to
the country people in order to hear
a vigorous kick on the hitching rack
question. They think they are be-
ing badly treated by there not being