The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-02
TEE Dauebters Of the confederacy

at Martinsburg, will tonight observe
! Stonewall Jackson's birthday with
memorial exercises OF public char
aeter.
GEORGE O. CAMPBELL, well known
among the travelling public OF West
Virginia, will be chief clerk at Park
ersburg's new hotel, 'sThe Van Win
kle.r
NJ. J. DAUGHEgTY, Of Clarksburg,
travelling salesman, suicided in the
city prison at GAINESVILLE, while suf-
fering from delirium tremens, Tues
day.
FAIRNoNT complains of super
abundance Of tramps. They were
probably blown in by the cyclone,
which lately devastated several west
ern cities.
PLANS for new S75, 900 court
house for Upshur county have been
submitted, and the erection Of the
building will soon be commenced at
Buckhannon.
THE erection of large hotel at
Hinton is proposed. B. f. Eakle,
Jr., the successful manager Of the
hotel at Sweet Chalybeate Springs,
is at the head Of the enterprise.
THE death of the venerable Thorn
as Ferrel, OF Roane county, takes
away another Of the sterling Demo-
Gratis who were prominent in West
Virginia during and after the war.
A COFFEE war has been raging be-
! tween Terra Alta merchants, prices
starting at nine cents and rapidly
falling to five cents per pound, one
firm selling 1900 pounds in one day
alone.
"NEYER carry anything over; ev-
erything sold the season it is made
is a rule Hirschmans adopted years
ago This explains why they are sell
ing all winter goods at such sacriflc-
ing prices. They are determined not
to carry anything over.
EDITOR Brown, of the Argus, has
recently been elected recorder of
Kingwood, and editor Bolden, of the
Republican, has been elected re-
corder of Terra Alta. These gentle
men can thus get their police court
reports at first hand.
The small boy and his sled are
busy fixing the side walks foi a har-
vest for the surgeons. 1t is of no
use to remind the police that people
want the sidewalks to walk on and
not to fall down on. They let the
sleds do what is contrary to law and
pay no attention to the wishes of the
citizens.
THE home telephone company has
been granted franchise by the Park
ersburg council They will at once
begin to put an exchange into that
town and as they will give a heavy
cut under the present rates in the
town for such service they will get
large number of subscribers. Ellis
and Harris Yost, of Amos, who are
well known here, are heavy stock.
holders in the company.
AN eastern editor say a man got
himself into trouble by marrying
two wives. A western editor replied
that good many had done so by
marrying one. A northern editor
says that quite a number of acquaint
ances found trouble through barely
promising to marry ana not going
any farther A southern editor says
a friend of his was bothered enough
when he was simply found in compa-
N with apOt h or N, ,,,; e.
AN exchange speaks of man who,
it is said, always pays for his local
paper in advance. AS result he has
never been sick day in his life, never
had a corn Gu his toe, or the tooth
ache, his potatoes never rot; his oats
never rust; the weazels never kill his
chickens; the frost never kills his
beans; his babies never cry at night;
his wife never scolds. When he dies
he will get free editorial pass to the
new Jerusalem.
THE many friends here of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Myers will be pleased
to learn that they are enjoying
European sightseeing trip. Miss
Daise Wood received a letter yester-
day dated Southampton, England,
giving an account of their voyage.
They will spend several months in
Paris from there going to Berlin and
Florence
j. R. TRorTER went to Milton last
night where he will be joined by
Waitman Barbe and attend the
closing exercises of the schools there
Mr.. Trotter will go on to Huntington
to-day to accept the new Marshall
College building from the A. f.
Withrow Lumber Co., of this city,
the contractors. Col. r. S. Carr,
who returned last night from Georgia,
and is member of the board of re-
gents of the State Normal schools,
will also be present to accept the
building. Charleston Gazette goth,
THE Baltimore & Ohio railroad
has made arrangements for a series
of popular mid-winter excursions to
Washington, at one fare for the
round trip, allowing ten day limit
on ticket including date for sale.
These excursions will be run on
Thursday, February 10th; Thursday,
February oath; Thursday, March
oath. Tickets will be good going on
all regular trains of these dates and
good to return on regular trains with.
in ten days, including date of sale.
THERE was a robbery at W. w.
Graham's on Monday night. A thief
broke the lock on the granary and
carried away sack of chop. This
is not all. The thief is known. If
the chop or its equivalent is not re-
turned, a warrant will be issued for
the parties. 1t has come to pretty
pass when bold robberies take place
right under the eyes of people. Bet
ter straighten the matter up.-King-
wood Journal. Mr.. Graham is now
a resident of Morgantown, having
recently leased the Mackey Mill.
FROM several directions comes a
story of a man who dresses peculiar
ly and stands around in bridges af-
ter night and does not answer the
salutations Of passers-by. Several
ladies have been frightened by the
fellow. He is described as wearing
a SunbOnnet at times and at other