The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-18

| HE fact that this form OF grip Ii
not a bad cold as the old kind is YER,
poor consolation to those who had
had this attack.
PUT sulphur in your shoes and yor
won't have the grip. See the inter
esting and scientific discussion of the
matter in another column.
THERE is nothing in not asking
for what you want SO the president
tells the legislature the amount Of
money needed here.
SOME men are born liars, some ac-
quire the habit from choice, and 9TH
ers}are compelled to use it as a sub
stitute for cash to avoid paying theiI
debts.
THE free bridge question Is one
that won't down as we have assured
our readers for years past. 1t is get
ting stronger and no difference what
happens it will come sooner or later.
THE meetings now in progress are
having more effect than for long
time and are attracting large congre-
cations. The pastors are doing very
earnest work that will bear fruit here
after.
THE Royal Tribe has rented the
Posten Hall and has been cofnforta-
bly, installed in 1t. This is one Of the
best halls in town and will become
popular among the lodges as meet
ing place.
THE man who thinks that his sub
scription to a paper should influence
its opinion has kick coming against
the government because his purchase
of a postage stamp doesn't affect af-
fairs at Washington.
The Parthenon public perform
ance has been postponed indefinitely
on account of the illness of one of the
performers. No date can be fixed
aud the program cannot be rendered
until he RECEIVERS.
UNpRINcrPLED and unreliable deal
ers are offering shoes that they claim
to be just as good as Queen Quality.
Don't be humbugged Queen Quail
ity is tor Sale in Morgantown only
at Hirschman's
sPA" TIPPETT, of the Point Pleas
ant Register, is urging bis people to
buy fire engine and be like other
towns the size of that one, and they
had better listen to him, or, after "a
hot time in the old town" some night,
there won't be any town at all.
BISHOP Peterkin was among dozen
bishops of the Episcopal church who
participated in the conservation of
Rev. Lucien Lee Kinsolving as the
bishop of the Protestant church of
Brazil, at st. Bartholomew church
New York, on Friday morning.
THERE will be more changes than
ever before here this spring in bust
ness locations. Some of the leading
merchants will change their places
of business. The business section
OF Morgantown is not now confined
to anyone locality.
MANY men work harder after mar
rage than before it. This is proved
by the fact that in the days of
the courtship they could get away
from the office at 5, but after year
of wedlock they are frequently de-
tanned there until midnight.
THE students should be ashamed
on account of the little interest they
show for anything that is given for
the benefit of any of the student or
CARNATIONS. They can spend their
money freely until it comes to help
ing themselves and then they tight
en- up.
A SPLENDID and very large building
will be put up on the .sold bank lot"
next to the M. e. church next sum
mer. 1t will be among the best
buildings in town. This property
bought few years ago for $4,000
will soon represent over $50, 200.
That shows something of the growth
of Morgantown.
IT HAS developed that Stuart H.
Bowman, of Barbour county, is not
the baby of the House after all. He
is just six days older than Robert
O'Brien, of Writ. Bowman will be
twenty-four years old on the 28th of
next June, and O'Brien, the patriotic,
was born just six days after Bowman,
on the fourth Of July.
WEST VIRGINIA has one female
mail carrier. In Fayette county be-
tween Hawks Nest and Mountain
Cove, is a semi daily mail route, and
the carrier is Miss Mary Russell The
postmasters along her route GER
tify that Miss Mary is always on time,
prompt and business like, and much
more efficient than many masculine
transporters of Uncle Sans mails.
The Baltimore & and Ohio rail
road has several women employed in
this State as station agents, and the
superintendent are very much
pleased with the way they do their
duty. These women are both freight
and ticket agents and it is said in
their favor by the travelling auditor
that their accounts are always
straight. They are mostly widows
of former employees of the road.
IT is thought now that settle
ment will he made on some sort of
basis between Major Keener and his
creditors. Just what the dicker is
has not been given out but it is known
are in progress and those
who have the matter in charge think
that within few weeks it will be
of in some way. The credi-
tors will not be able to get any way
near the face of their claims.
"GREATER Fairmont" is making
rapid strides toward the realization
of the benefits to accrue from the
possession of a city charter. Fair
mont, West Fairmont and Palatine,
have decided to cast their fortunes
into one municipality, and have al
ready held a meeting to draw up
charter which is to be presented to
the legislature for it's seal. Postal
delivery is one of the boons desired.
BUSINESS men both in and out of
the state say that the present prom
ises to be the most prosperous year
in the history Of the upper Monon-
gahela coal region. The coal and
coke from this section is constantly
securing new markets and holds
them much to the CONSERVATION of
many old operators from ether Sec
tions.
Work was resumed on the Falling
Run foot bridge this morning and
it will be pushed from now on. 1t
will not be opened to the public
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