The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-03-20

paying hard cash for, for years?
THE postoffice at Shinnston was
recently burglarized and about $7s
worth of supplies were carried off.
Edgar Henshaw, of Wheeling, for
merly well known student here came
in overland Saturday and returned
home Sunday.
DAVID THOMPSON, of Harrison
county, has been appointed stenog-
rapher by Secretary Of State, w. M.
O. Dawson.
LAST week at UniontowN a mar.
rage license was issued to George
Deatrick, of Stewartstown, and Mary
Haney, of Point Marion.
IT is plain to everybody that pay
ing school tax is cheaper than pay
ing school tax and tuition besides.
Then vote for economy.
THE grand jury recently in ses-
sion at Fairmont returned LOG in
dictments of which 4 were for felo-
MES and 102 for misdemeanors.
EVERY person interested in Their
children's proper education should vote
and work for the extension of the In
dependent school district and better
schools.
BETTER schools, longer terms, cas-
Ter of access are offered you. Sun
nyside, Beechurst and South Nor
gantown. Vote for your children
interests.
THE extension of the Morgantown
Independent District will be fact az
ter the election next Tuesday. Every
voter in the Independent district and
suburbs interested should vote for the
extension.
Do Sunnyside, Beechurst- and
South Morgantown want to educate
their children and do it right? Or
do they want poor schools with short
terms and have their schools stu
ated at remote out of the way places
The local lodge X. of P. is still
hustling for members. They now
number one hundred and fifty having
initiated fifty new members in the
last few months. Several more very
desirable men are on their list and
the end of their growth is not reach
ed by any means.
SUMNER is coming and no time can
be better than the present to clean
up before its hot blistering days set
the unclean places about town to
sending up clouds of pestilence.
Morgantown is at present the most
healthful town in the State. Let us
keep it that way.
"ARTHUR MIDDLETON whose SLAM
derous and lying attacks on public
men in the southern part of the state
in the Intelligencer last campaign
attracted so much attention is in
sane. Charity would lead us to
think that the malady caused
him to make the unwarranted at
tacks he made then.
Miss MARY SEMANs has returned
from the East where she went to
buy her stock of millinery and she
will open her store on Walnut street
about April first. An unusually
large, complete and excellent stock
was selected and our ladies will have
the pleasure of inspecting stock
second only to those kept in large
cities.
The high wind of Saturday night
and Sunday broke all records fol-
long continued high velocity but SC
far as learned did no damage around
here. Below here it was quite des-
tructive and among other damage
done was the sinking Of the steamer
Hawk on the Ohio. The crew had
narrow escape and the pilot was
drowned.
IT is fashionable to denounce as
brutal prize fight, but it is dollars
to doughnuts that as many people
will watch the outcome of the en-
counter in Nevada tonight as there
are people in the United States
Pompous pharisaism sounds well
sometimes but everyone has sneak
ing fondness for any kind OF tria
of strength and science.
The postoffice employees have been
notified that hereafter they will mo-
be allowed to smoke while in OF
about the postoffice while either on
or off duty. Now if the same rule
should be enforced in regard to thu
public who smoke; that part of the
public who do not but who like tt
have comparatively fresh air will
call the enforcers blessed.
The compulsory school law re
Gently passed by the legislature re
quires children between the ages O
eight and fourteen years to attend
school at least four months every
year. We are glad to see that thu
problem of educating partially Al
least, people who don't want to b.
educated is receiving some atten
ton. They are the people who neet
it worst and failing to get it become
a dangerous class of citizens.
Ex-STATE Superintendent o
schools, Virgil A. Lewis is shortly tt
establish a first class preparation
school at Mason City. 1t will be ar
ranged with view Of preparing stu
dents to enter the University and al
other first class colleges in the coun
try. He will have an able corps O
teachers and will no doubt NEE
with much success. We wish 70
him an abundant measure of it ant
hope that his efforts will rebound t,
the great good Of the University.
THE Rivesviile graded school
closed last Friday with appropriate
ceremonies. Alright the gradual
ing class composed Of two young la
dies and three young gentlemen rem
cred very interesting program il
the Methodist church. This il tn
first class to graduate from thi
school and consequently Is attract
ing q good deol d attention. NJ
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