The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-01-26


wound is dangerous one.
Anew nights ago an angry woman
found her husband in a poker game
and took him home by force of
arms. Those who were witnesses
of the scene were somewhat surpris-
ed to say the least
EVERYBODY is interested in the
Musgrave case. We give our readers
the syllabus of the court in the re-
cent decision of the case. This will
be read with great interest by all. 1t
is in advance of any information
sent to the members of the local
bar.
LETTERS from w. l.. Wharton
state that he is thirty miles from the
postoffice and that he is teaching
school for family and is very much
better than he has been for a long
time. He may go to California in
the spring. All his friends here will
be glad to learn of his improvement
in health.
THE committee in charge of the
organization Of an athletic associa-
ton has been hard at work. They
are trying to fix the place where the
faculty should leave off and the stu
dents begin. The problem is a hard
one and one that will tax their ingen-
uity. II must be settled right or the
plan will be failure.
VIM. F. MENEAR, of Kingwood,
who was appointed early last sum
mer to the position of foreman at the
farm owned by the State at the Spen-
Ger Asylum for the insane, has
thrown up his job because the sala-
ry was too small. The position pays
$500 a year, and there will no doubt
be scramble for it among the still
hungry pie-eaters of the West Vir-
ginia hills.
SOME days ago workman was en-
gagged in hauling stone in a wheel
barrow to patch the bad places on
Main street in front of Joe Miller's
corner. The middle of the street
there has sunk down until it is dan
gerous to travel The sewer which
was laid there some time ago is re-
sponsible for the condition. 1t has
undermined the street until there
are great sunken places in the very
center of the street. The patching
will not help such a thing very much
or very long.
THIS city Is badly in need of an or
ganized fire department, and steps
should be taken by the town council
to perfect an organization of this
kind. Grafton, Fairmont and Nor
gantown have well organized fire de-
partments- uniformed and kept up
by the city. Why shouldn't Clarks-
burg? With little encouragement
from our city dads and citizens who
have property at stake within the
city limits, this town could have as
good, if not BETTER fire department,
than any town in the state. --Clarks-
burg Telegram.
MANY regrets are being heard at
the retirement of Mr.. William Moor
head from the presidency of the Sec
ond National Bank which he has ac-
ceptably filled for the past few years.
Every body recognizes Mr. Moorhead
as a courteous gentleman and an
able official and those interested feel
that in his retirement the bank loses
strong man. The retirement comes
in no way as reflection on his
integrity nor capability as a bust
!, ness man. These are too well known
, to be gain-said. But the reason is
strictly private in it's nature. Mr..
Moorhead leaves the bank in splen
did condition and his successor will
have no trouble to keep it in the
same career of prosperity which he
has so we'll maintained during his
incumbency.
/ o. c.. CARTER who was student
a few years ago has gotten into
trouble over in Tyler county. The
prosecuting attorney has been
charged with having taken money
from the keeper Of speakeasy and
, in return he promised the man i'm
munity from arrest. Notwithstand
+ ing the promise the man who gave
the bride is now in Jail and he has
made the charges to get even for the
Z breach of faith. Carter is associa
E ted with the prosecutor in some way
E and is mixed up in the case. WI
hope that there will nothing serious
come of it as far as he is concerned
3 as he was nice fellow when he at
tended school here.
Mrs. B. u. SprLLMAN. of ParKere-
. burg, is the proud possessor of al
! original copy Of the first issue Of thu
a Maryland Journal and Boston AID
a vertiser The date of the paper il
August 20, 1773, and contains al
advertisement signed by Georg,
I Washington, offering to sell por
I ton Of land in Wood county, nov
n known as Washington Bottom, lying
8 several miles southwest Of Parkers
8 burg, on the Ohio river. The ad
Q vertisement is dated Mt. Vernon, il
. Virginia, July IL, l773, and state
}, that as the subscriber had obtained
7 patents on upwards of 10000 acre
( on Tie Ohio and Great Kanawhl
I rivers, be proposed to divide th
+ Hand into any fixed tenements ~.
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