The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-16

town council has appropriated xl0,-
1000 to buy an electric light plant is
floating around our exchanges. The
item needless TO say is without foun-
dation. No such move is even in
contemplation
WE have removed our drug store
to the Lazier block next to Posten's
store and ask continuance of your
patronage. You will find com
plete stock of drugs, patent medi-
eines, stationery, &c, at the
lowest prices. LAYERS.
RANDOLPH county people are de-
termined to have new court house.
Their county court has been slow in
i giving it to them and so they had
Judge Holt issue mandamus
against the court to appear at the
MAY term and show cause why they
should not build the new court
house.
The gymnasium at the University
is now open for the use of the girls
for period in each morning. This
is something that has never been
done before and the girls are very
much pleased over it. They have
as good right to the use Of the ap
paratus as the boys and the recog-
milton Of that right is a wise move
on the part OF the authorities.
THE next annual meeting of the
Baltimore Conference, Methodist
Episcopal church, south, will be
held at Hinton, beginning Wednes-
day, March %, and lasting one week.
The Baltimore conference is com
posed of eight districts, including
the Western Shore of Maryland,
part of Virginia and part of West
Virginia
THE Clarksburg Telegram says:
"We would like to secure the seryi-
ees Of about ten men of irreproacha-
BILE character men who will not lie,
chew tobacco, or do other degener-
ate things, to loaf in this Office. The
old crowd was discharged this week
and are now hunting other stomp
ing grounds" We have few to
loan but they are of the kind dis
charged by the Telegram.
MRs JENNIE 0. WHITEslDE, whose
death at Cannonsburg, Pa, led to
the sensational developments con-
corning the practice of faith curists,
and the investigation by the author
tiles, YVES a former resident of Wheel
ing, where her parents still reside.
Mrs. Whiteside died without having
a physician, the cure by faith and
prayer having been wholly relied
upon.
Hon. ROBERT LOWE, of Grant dis
triet, was in town to day. He is in
fairly good Health and improving.
With regard to the issue of the
court house bonds he is of the opin-
ion that it would be wise for the
commissioners to recall the notice of
election, as he thinks it will be voted
down by large majority. By re
calling, the expense Of an election
will be saved to the county.-Free
Press.
THE body of Deputy Game War
den Wilbur Teeter was found in the
woods near Hartman, Randolph coun-
ty. There were two wounds, one in
the hip and the other through the
heart. 1t is supposed that Teeter
who made many enemies by inform
ing upon violators of the game law,
was shot while tracking some one
through the woods His body was
discovered by dog, lying beside
log and covered with bark.
THE building which was stopped
by the recent cold snap has been
resumed. Contractors declare that
the coming season has much more
building in sight than last year
when the growth of the town was
phenomenal. There will be more
building here this spring and sum
mer than there has ever been in the
history Of the town if their word
can be taken for anything and they
ought to know. This will be good
news to every citizen of the town.
One Of the students from the
county of buckwheat showed land
able desire during the recent cold
snap to learn to skate properly. He
had never seen people engaged in
that enticing pastime and was some
what curious as how to act. He
wanted to do everything just right
and asked number of questions of
his room mate. Finally he almost
took the breath away from the latter
by asking him if the young men
while skating with the girls caught
hold of them like they did when
they were waltzing.
TIE funeral of the Rev. Enoch
Rector. one of the oldest persons in
Wood county and the oldest minis
ter in the state took place yesterday
at Parkersburg. He was native of
Virginia and was 90 years old. The
Rev, Mr.. Rector has made remark
able record in his church work. a
record that probably cannot be sur
passed anywhere. 1t is known to be
a fact that during his life as min
IoUCl VI lIC SOopCl hC udo plSdSHCN
more than 10000 sermons, has bap-
tized | 200 persons, married $50 cou.
pies and conducted $50 funerals.
This, in connection with his great
age is certainly record worthy Of
note.
AN item is going the rounds of the
4 press to the effect that the people Of
Pocahontas will petition the legisla-
ture to repeal the game laws on the
grounds that game is SO plentiful thai
it is impossible to raise grain in this
county. The condition of the farmer
! is very distressing indeed. He can
not feed his cattle in the fields but
what a herd of deer come into it al
l soon as his back is turned; wild tur
; keys, pheasants and quail FIJI up hi
) farm yard and help his domestic
fowls with their feed; herd of bull
!, elephants ate up a straw rick for q
:, Hill Creek man the other day; bi
: horned nashorn tore down corncril
: on Back Allegheny and ate up The
4 entire contents, and herd Of buffalo
caused team to run away on Ell
= untain. Surely forbearance ha
: ceased to be virtue. -Times.
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