The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-06
GETTING INTERESTING.
Warm Scrap Expected Tomorrow
Over Augusta.
Every Body With their Fighting
Clothes On.


While the project of creating the
new county has been arousing q
great deal of interest elsewhere and
petitions and Hobbies galore for and
against have been precipitating
themselves upon Charleston to add
their might to the exciting scrap,
things have been seemingly at least,
quit in Morgantown. Despite the
quiet surface there has been going
ON quite a connection in the depths
and some very effective work has
been done. The only official survey
of the county ever made was made
fby VIM. Price father of John +.
Price the present county clerk. This
survey was made in 1851 and shows
that there is in the county but $50
square miles. Mr.. Price also had
the original field notes which his
father made at the time of the sur
vey. These have been forwarded to
| our members at Charleston.
The total acreage of the county as
shown by the returns made in the
assessors land books show an area
] of 366 square miles. This shows a
/, discrepancy but it is an undeniable
fact that the old method of survey
ing will show more than the present
! horizontal method. At any rate
taking either of the estimates the
area of the county is below the con-
stitutional limit set at which dis
memberment must stop. This should
stop the scheme as far as Mononga-
liza is concerned but the promoters
seem to patheticallo ask, whats
the constitution between friendsY'
and the plan goes merrily on. Prom
inent people have written and tele-
graphed Hon. r. f. Fast and Hon.
G. w. Laishley to stop it at all haz-
ards and they are working night
and day against it.
1t is said on good authority that
the people of Battelle district which
is proposed shall be taken away from
us are not in favor of the attempted
rape as only about 60 signatures
could be obtained to the petition
asking that the county be formed.
The fight comes up for a finish to
day and every indication is for a
warm encounter. A telegram else
where will show how things are at
Charleston. The chances are that
the bill may pass but they are not
nearly so strong as they were week
ago. A full account of how the af-
fair stands will be given next week.
Monday evening County Clerk,
John E. Price together with Captain
Garrison snd James Watson left for
Charleston. Other prominent men
would have gone but were prevented
by one cause or another. These gen
tlemen are very much in earnest in
their determination to defeat the
measure and as Captain Garrison
and Mr.. Watson are former members
of the Legislature they will have
great influence. The Captain was
in the Senate when this scheme came
up before and took very prominent
part in drawing up the papers and
in the other manouvering required
to defeat it then. He is thoroughly
informed on all the arguments
which will be advanced by the
friends of the measure and knows as
well, those that are required to over
come them.
Hon. James M. Anderson is OPP
posed to the measure although he
has been appointed a member of the
new county court and he would have
gone with these gentlemen had it
been possible but he was unable to
go. Taking the delegation as a
whole however we are very well sat
isfied with it and are greatly of the
opiuion that their efforts will tax the
ingenuity of the opposition to very
great degree. That they may be
highly successful is the hope of ev-
cry true Monongalian.
WE have a nice line of Ladies'.