The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-10-25

young man from Greene county here Z
cay or SO ago and they are now enjoy
ing themselves in pastures green.
SOME weather wise people already
predict that the ice crop will bs
short next winter We don't know
about that but we will do our best
10 stand it il such shall be the case.
MoRGANTowN has had some very
disauieting experiences with conf
dence men and pickpockets recently
but this is one Of the penalties OF be-
coming big enough to be noticed.
AFTER short time the output Of
freight from the Blackbottle will as
sumo very respectable proportions.
At present it has helped the Dellslow
people very considerably. They are
glad that the road was built.
THE new cadets at the University
are beginning to get into fair condi-
tion and they are not as awkward as
they were at the start a short time
ago. They will soon be as well
drilled as the old men.
IT is very encouraging to see
freight going off the black bottle so
early and of stuff manufactured
right at home 1t is more than prob
able that scores Of car loads will
90 daily when the line is completed.
ScoRoHING on wheels will be re-
sponsible for very serious accident
If it is not stopped. Wheelmen come
down Main street like shot out OF
g. gun and someone is going to be
badly hurt by collision If the prac-
tice is not stopped very soon.
EVERYONE will congratulate Mr..
Fred Haney and his bonny bride VINO
was Miss Hela Hood daughter of Mr..
John Hood, of Louisville. The happy
couple are visiting friends in Pennsyl-
vania for few days when they will
be at home to their friends at Friends
vile, Preston county.
THE prophecy that it is to be hard
winter is already being made as il is
made every fall and will continue to
be made every fall while time endures.
This is prophecy that the Oldest in
habitant feels called upon to make
every year and he makes it, but few
people are scared about it.
THE farmers will soon get time to
come into town but when the rural
delivery comes half of the excuse for
leaving home to go to town will be
taken away. The mail will be sent
rfT bai mil
have the time honored excuse for COM
ing to see what is going on.
REPoRTs from Kingwood were to
the effect that it showed there ON
Friday morning. A party of sur
veyors were over there and when they
started for Morgantown the snow
was flying in the air. For this rea
son if for no other we would rather
live here.
THE papers that have announced
the change of schedule for Sunday
have made mistake. The change
will not come until later. 1t always
comes in November although there is
nothing to prevent its being made at
any other season in the year. 1t will
come then when it does come.
The scarcity of CHI estnuts has
pushed the price away up yonder
but few of the nuts have come 30
town by reason of the price. There
are none in the mountains and one
source of revenue is cut off from the
mountain people this fall. There is
heavy crop of other mast but the
cbestnuts are nor est.
THE increase in the travel across
tae bridge at this place has been re
rnarkable since it was made free and
is enough to show how much the
town and county has lost during the
years that the structure was a toll
taking institution. We did not
make it free minute too soon.
ELECTION day is on the seventh of
November and West Virginia is sur
rounded by elections. Maryland
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky
are having elections. In the last
named state the fighting is very warm
and in both of them both parties are
| telling the spectators to look out for
some surprises.
THE boiler house for the new post
office building is completed and the
boiler will be put in soon. The
building is to be heated from this
boiler. The room is set back from
the building because the space in the
building is worth more than the extra
trouble and expense of having a small
house outside for the accommodation
OF the engine.
The mantels in the new gas lamps
over town are playing out rapidly
and they will take an infinite
amount OF care to keep them up to
the standard Unless they receive
this care they are of very little ac-
count and the town will be in dark
ness and if they do tie company will
have very hard time of looking
after the illuminators.
THE pickpockets did a flourishing
business on Chadwick Day at Morgan
town and there has been many COM
plants of losses by people, who as a
general thing deserve but little SYM
pathy. Harry Squires from here lost
$50, which he had in pocket book in
his hip-pocket aud Morley Thomas
had his overcoat stolen from the
| Franklin Hotel. The man who goes
into a GRO yd like that with large
sum of money on his person, deserves
to lose it.-Argus.
The practice of fast driving on
the streets will have to be stopped.
Several of the prominent horsemen
Of town have been before the mayor
but no fines have been laid against
them. Hereafter when man is ar
rested he will have to pay a good
round fine as the authorities are
tired of telling people about Their
reckless driving. There will be nc
further warnings but arrests have
been ordered made and they will be
made.
THERE is no national holiday, not
even the Fourth of July. The gen
eral holidays of the year, SO observ-
ed in nearly all the States, are New
Years Day, January L; Washing
toms Birthday, February %; Dec
Grafton Day, May 80; Independence
Day, July A; Labor Day, September
4; Thanksgiving Day, November 30,
and Christmas. These are what are
termed as legal h olidays, but there
is no general statute on the subject
of national holidays Even the proc
llamation of the President appoint.