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


There is smoke enough goodness
knows.
Rev. L. A. MuNEMAR, of Parkers-
burg, recently conducted series of
revival meetings which were a most
gratifying success. They resulted in
increasing the membership of his
church fifty per cent.
THE West Side has caught the
building fever and several very nice
dwelling houses are being built over
there. The rapid growth of that
thriving suburb adds another weigh
ty argument for free bridge.
Gov. ATKINSON has affirmed his in
tention to give the Democrats repre-
sentation an all boards whether re-
quired by law or not. His appoint
ments SO far would seem to indicate
that he cannot distinguish between a
Democrat and a Palmerite.
The condition of the roads this
winter has been uniformally better
than it has been for years. This is
not due to the excellence of their
construction but to sheer luck. The
mud at no time has been very ser
ious obstacle to travel.
The sheriffs of the various coun-
ties of the state owe the state treas
urer 100000. There is now in the
treasury considerably over a million
of dollars. Not another state in the
Union can make such a showing as
we are completely out of doubt.
THE past winter has been a remark
able one In many respects. The
changes in the weather have been
many, sudden and violent. This kind
of weather is very trying upon the
aged and it is said that the per cent of
deaths among the old people has been
higher than for years.
The north bound passenger train
was delayed for several hours Thurs
day afternoon by the burning out of
1ue. Another engine was sent to the
scene Of the accident which was just
above Opekiska and the train with the
disabled engine was then taken
through to its destination.
YALE students are unhappy unless
they can make donkeys of themselves.
Now several of them have been fired
for sending Corbett a Yale flag and
the wishes of Yale for his being vic
torlous. Yale is where Bryan was
insulted. 1t doesn't seem to have i'm
proved any since last fall.
A NEW postal law was recently
passed which gives the sender of a
registered letter $40 should the letter
be lost. Heretofore there was no in
demnity and although there were but
few lost yet the losers were not at all
comforted by that knowledge. 1t will
do much to restore the popularity of
the registered system.
A TENNESSEE man accidently shot
a dog, and in trying to explain to
the owner how it occurred accident
ly shot him. In further effort of
he accidentally shot the
coroner, and is now out on bail try
ing to find somebody to whom he
may explain the latter occurrence.
AL. G.. FIELDS MINISTRIES showed to
a crowded house on their recent visit
here. Mr.. Field was born and reared
here and Morgantowners feel sort of
a proprietary right in the genial fun
maker and his excellent company. Ev-
erything about the performance was
flrst-class and the audience was
more than pleased with the show.
LAST week the papers devoted quite
a large portion Of their space to adj
vertising farmer who had been dis
covered who had no better sense than
to invest in green goods. His exper-
fence cost him $500. He was probably
too stingy to take his county paper
and consequently had never heard Of
this transparent and ancient fraud.
A JOURNALISTIC item from Ten
nessee paper says: ''Crock Floods
died last night, owing this paper for
ten years subscription. 1t is re-
ported that he said just before he
peggei out that he felt like he was
floating upward. No doubt of it.
Crock had got SO low down that he
had to slide uphill to get into perdi-
tion,"
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issued orders that no ono = ~ ha a1l
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criticised but the company were COM
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nan took charge of the telephone dis
trict in which Morpantown Is inclu-
ded there were sixty phones in the
whole district. Now there are over
six hundred and the number is daily
Increasing. Morpantown furnishes
one hundred and thirty of these and
before long the number will reach one
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