The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-01-09

oiNcE The glass plant ana thu
wooden plant have thrived so well re
Gently it might pay to invest in d
few more well selected seeds,
The mayor Of Weston has had fif
ty offenders arrested and fined f0l
shooting fire crackers there, it being
a violation Of a town ordinance.
J. H. T. BARLOW, a graduate Of
the law department of the Universe
ty, has located in Grafton for the
practice of his profession.
GEORGE Nj. FoRD and 2. G. McBee
will conduct summer normal at
Terra Alta next summer. They ev-
identity believe in the early bird pro
verb.
DAVID ABLE who is wanted at
Clarksburg for house breaking was
captured Friday at Marietta, Ohio
where he has been living under the
name of David Burns.
OK assuming his duties ON the
Court of Appeals, Judge II. c: Me-
Whorter will bear the distinction Of
being the first Republican judge
chosen to that high position for a
period of twenty five years.
UPsHuR county is the first in the
State to have female deputy sher-
if. Mrs. Susan Smith, daughter of
Sherif-elect Fowkes, has been sworn
in as chief deputy, and has given
bond the same as the male deputies.
Mrs. FINNELL, of Sunnyside, has
sold her house and lot out there to
l. Grant Lazzelle for $500. Mrs.
Finnell will leave for Keyser where
her son Charles is practicing law as
soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made.
STUDENT Goshorn, of Charleston,
performed praiseworthy act in
bringing in two new students with
him. That kind Of college spirit is
what counts, and if kept up will
soon result in an amazing increase
in attendance.
able to return to her studies in the
University this term, as her efforts
last term were too severe on her. She
is one of the leading students and
her absence will be deeply regretted
by her classmates.
The old year was rung out and
the new one rung in by all the bells
in town, and these were aided by
several whistles, the whole making a
lively racket. Some patriot fired a
large bomb near the University at
midnight and several nervous PEG
pie broke all their good resolution $
at once.
The new lock boxes have arrived
and been put in the post office. They
number seventy and present very
handsome appearance and add great
deal to the looks of things in there.
A well deserved compliment upon
the postoflice was paid by recent
visitor who remarked that the office
here would be credit to much
larger town imam this.
RENTS are being advanced by a
few of the landholders and a great
deal of dissatisfaction is being ex-
pressed by people who rent. Prop
erty now pays from 10 to l6 per cent
but this it seems is not enough for
some people. This is good way to
check progress and kill the goose
that lays the golden egg. Live and
let live should be used trifle more
SATURDAY morning while time be-
ing heavy on their hands the n1mer-
Gus draymen concluded to have an
industrial parade. Accordingly they
started out and before long had quite
"A procession. They paraded all the
streets and seemed to enjoy the joke
hugely. In all eleven drays joined
the procession and if it had lasted
longer several more would have join
ed it.
Il BELIEVE I'll buy few lots and
build some houses for rent" said a
well known business man few days
ago. II was not inclined to go into
the thing but now | see how it is
going and | want on the band wag-
on" He has begun to follow his
good resolve and others of our citi-
zens when they finally awake to the
real situation will find that the pro
cession has left them if they dom
look out.
WILL BAMBRIcK, Of New Martins
vile, who is probably the most pop
ular student who ever attended the
University has recently married one
of the teachers at the Reform School
of Pennsylvania, at Morganza, where
he is at present engaged as Com
mandant. The name Of the young
lady has not yet been learned by us.
We join in the large circle of friends
of the young gentleman in extend
ing congratulations
BRIcE HALL, of Fairmont, who
graduated in June '96, and is at
present principal Of schools at Har,
risville, was in town last week. He
is having quite an experience as a
pedagogue as he is being sued now
for $4,000 damages. The cause for
the suit is found in the person Of one
of his pupils. Brice got tired of his
villianies and attempted to have him
sent to the Reform School. The at.
tempt failed and the irate parents al
once brought suit for the amount
named. The Professor is not as YET
seriously alarmed as to the outcome
JUpcE JACOBS has held his last
term Of court for this c:ysait. When
he went on the bench, eight year,
ago, he was known among his asso.
eiate attorneys to be good lawyer
but as judge he was yet untried
aud without experience. But be
4 proved to be one Of the ablest Judges
in the State, and one for whose opin
| ions the Court Of Appeals always
had great respect. This the writer
knows from frequent conversation
had with members of that body. H.
lays down tho Judicial erznine viii
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