Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-04


sun has finished the snow.
TRINITY Episcopal church, at Par
kersburg, will be enlarged and inn
proved at a cost of $4,000.
Docs have recently killed a number
of sheep up Deckers creek and the
sheep owners up there are justly in
dignant in consequence.
THE river has been frozen over to-
day, the first time that it has occurred
this winter. The indications are
however, that it will not last long.
THE skaters have been warned from
the dam on Deckers creek as the ice is
to be cut soon by the renters and they
don't want it spoiled by skating.
AMONG your good resolutions
should be one to subscribe for the
DAILY New DOMINION, the best one
cent daily in the state.
SIXTEEN men operating in the new
mines at Kingwood produce an out
put of two cars of coal daily. Pros
poets for big mine are flattering.
POINT PEASANTS mayor issued a
proclamation forbidding the shoot
ing or the display of fire works on
the streets on Christmas day.
THOMAS G. Chiffon, C. & O.
brakeman, was knocked off a moving
train near Hinton and received a Sc
we're scalp wound.
TAIRMoNT Elks will produce
"Uncle Toms Cabin, Up-to- Date, +"
the dramatis personae, including lit
tie Eva, to be made mp of members of
the Fairmont lodge.
LADIES, have you thought what
Hirschman's half-price sale of wraps
means? That you can buy wrap
now for just half what you could three
weeks ago. In justice To yourself
call and see their stock.
ALL bills with the DAILY New
DOMINION are always due and are
payable weekly. Subscriptions are
in advance An order either for
subscription or advertising is paya-
bic on sight
THE Baptist Church Of West Vir-
ginia lost one of its noblest workers,
in the death of Rev. A. G. Loving, of
Hinton. The deceased was formerly
pastor of the Twentieth Street Bap-
fist church. at Huntington, and edi-
tor of the Baptist Banner, the official
church organ Of the State.
UPoN investigation, Ex-Sheriff NJ.
Tarleton's accounts are found to he
short less than $4,000, with uncol-
lected tax bills amounting, with in
terest, to over $4,000, and enough Of
them good for more than the entire
Indebtedness. The public sympa-
thizes with the eX-sherfff, who is con-
sidered honest but careless in the
extreme
OUR thanks are due Mr.. 4. Myers,
of Denver, for a copy of the New
Years edition of the Rocky Mountain
News. 1t sets forth the beauties of
Denver and the wonderful growth of
Colorado in q very glowing and
graphic manner. We extend congrat-
Nations to Messrs Myers, Kinkaid
and other friends who reside in the
gem of Rockies
THREE promises to be lively
scrap over the election Of sche oil
board but who the opposing ticket
is to be will not be known to the
general public until the morning of
election. The outlying districts are
hot because they were left will ont
representation and they will male it
very interesting for the ticket
named.
THEY are wrestling with the liquor
question down in Cabell county
Guyandotte, Milton and several 9th
er towns hold their municipal cleo
tions on January 9th, and at the
two towns named, the liquor men
are putting up a hard fight against
the long established prohibition
policy. Barboursville is also in
volved in the contest although the
town has refused to submit the
question. A mandamus to compel
the council to do so will probably
be secured. In the latter town John
Childers has been mayor and police
judge for the past year, and has not
had single drunk" in the dock.
SCHOLARS HONORED.