The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-09

world They have built and fur
nished more churches, paid the sala-
ries of more ministers and helped
more heather than any other two
natural agencies.
THE school Of instruction being held
for afficers at Charleston closedFriday.
The officers have had very good time
along with the hard work they have
had to do. The local officers have
returned home. Macker Babb has
been promoted. becoming major of
the second battalion.
MRS. Jos. MoRELAND wishes it an
nounced that she has few copies OF
the Womans' Edition of the New
DOMINION which will be sold at 10
cents each. Persons desiring this
splendid edition can obtain it by stop
ping at Mrs. Moreland's residence,
corner of Peasants and Main streets.
AFTER extensively advertising that
Corbett would appear at the Lewis
county fair, and getting several thou
sand people there to see him, the di-
rectors received a telegram from the
boxer saying that he hurt his arm and
could not come. The crowd was very
indignant and said very many sun
pretty" things about the management.
AIT the loose stones are being gath
cred from the streets and all the
stones which stick up too prominently
are also being removed. They are
being broken by force on Wiley
street, and all the bad places In the
streets will be macadamized and put
in good shape for winter. Already
the streets are beginning to look much
better
POTATOES will be potatoes mex
spring, says well known agricul
turist. The report from all sections
is that the crop is light this year,
and the price next spring is likely
to be high. 1t is reported by relia-
BILE accounts that the the crop in
Europe is billion bushels short
this year.
LITTLE Miss Ruth Bailey gave a
birth day party at the home of hel
parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bailey,
of Sunnyside, on Wednesday evening,
that was greatly enjoyed by her score
of little guests. All were exceedingly
pleased with the charming little host.
ess and unite In Wishing that Miss
Ruth will live to celebrate her Goth
birth day as pleasingly as her 9th.
AN important newspaper change
occurred in Martinsburg last week
The Berkeley Democrat, owned and
published by d. S. Eichelberger q
Co., was merged into the Berkeley
publishing Company, joint stock
company with Messrs. D. S. Eichel-
berger and George W. johnson as
editors, and J. Howard Emmert, as
treasurer and business manager.
MANAGER RomNE is busy in try
ing to arrange a game for Inaugural
ton day. He is in correspondence
with a number of teams and will
more than likely make the arrange
ment. DR.. Raymond is anxious
that the game be played. W. U. p
or Westminster is the teams most
likely to come. The game will bt
played some time in the morning il
at all.
OUR farmer friends should not for
get that 1t is against the law in West
Virginia for any person to kill quai
In the state for period Of two years
and we hope they will prosecute any
one violating that law whom the,
may apprehend upon their farms. Il
should be everybody's duty to uphold
the game laws Of the state just a.
vigorously as they would uphold an,
other law.
DURING the past two months deed,
have been admitted to record in Nc
Dowell county purporting to convey
many thousand acres Of land. 1t /.
believed they are fraudulent and in
tended to enable parties to sell to un
suspecting dupes pretended titles
Already there are over 5000, 900 acres
on the land books of that county, wher
in fact the county does not contain
600, 900 acres of land all told.
THE Secretary of State has issued
certificate of incorporation to the Wes
Fork Club, of Monongah, with ar
authorized capital of $1,000. Tit
club Is organized for the purpose o.
promoting social intercourse and i'm
provement, and establishing ant
maintaining a lunch room, library
reading room and gallery Of art. The
incorporators are A ] Ruckman, G
Weekly, f G COLON, J F Stanhager
and s A Stone, all Of Monongah.
THERE is clash between tn.
Grand Army men and the leaders O
the G. 0. P. in West Virginia, on &C
count of political appointments
Reno Post, of Grafton, has passed
condemnatory resolutions aimed es
pecially toward Senator Elkins, Con
gresham Dayton and Hon. Thos
E. Davis; and the Moundsville Posi-
has taken similar action with re
spect to Congressman Dovenor ant
Governor Atkinson.
The Chicago 'sRecordn says that
1.-THE most expensive book ever publish.
ed is the official history of the War OF
the Rebellion, which is now being
issued by the Government Of the
United States, at cost up to date OF
~, 334, 1928. OF this amount 81, 1874,
POI has been paid for printing and
binding. The remainder was expend.
ed for salaries, rent stationery, and
other contingent and miscellaneous
expenses, and for the purchase of rec
ords from private individuals. The
work will consist Of 112 volumes
Copies are sent free to public IL
braries.
FROM the Preston county journal
we clip the following items:
Joseph M. Bower and family, OF
Morgantown, who have been visiting
relatives and friends here the past
week, returned to their home to-day.
Mrs. Mabel Bower left to-day fol
Fairm0nt and Monongah on weeks
visit to friends and relatives. She
went via Morgantown.
Banjo Jim struck the town yester.
day, looking not day older than be
did fifteen years ago. He is en- route
to the southland, to escape the cold
blasts of winter.
Joseph Moreland when here last
week walked over the new stone pave
ment on High street and remarked
that while Morgantown had been
making some fine improvements, they
could not boast Of any such pavement
as ours.
UNIoNTOwN is not only afflicted