Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-10-26

A PORCH is being placed on the res
idence Of Harry Pride on Court Alley.
THE Office in rear of Adam Bowers
is going up very fast and II will be
ready for occupancy before very long.
SEVERAL very handsome residen
ces are in course Of construction
on Sunnvside That is the favorite
residence suburb.
SEVERAL real estate deals in Nor
gantown may be expected within the
next few days. In case they do some
very desirable property will change
hands. The deals involve some Of the
best property in town.
A NEAT little sum has been col
Iected for Mrs. Lee, the afflicted
missionary, but not near what
should be sent. Hurry up your Of
fering that it may do good while
needed the worst.
A RUMOR has been started that a
couple of well known people living in
the north end Of town are to be mar
ried shortly. All the arrangements
have been made but they have not
made the matter public yet. How
ever it is certain go and their init
mate friends are congratulating them
already.
Two Of the forts will tackle each
other on the football field on Satur-
day afternoon and the excitement
will be worth going out TO see. The
teams will go into it for blood and
they will have a very warm time with
each other. The rivalry is very keen
between the various forts and some
very interesting scrub games will be
pulled off before the end Of the pres
ent season.
THE electrical o'clock at George
c. Hayes continues to attract at
tention. The clock is run by bat
terry that does not have to be renew
ed very often lasting for more than
a year and the clock is synchromized
daily from Washington 1t is very
accurate time peace and is "a very
novel object to a great many people.
THE plan of changing the course
of the Buckhannon river in order to
make it conform to that of another
stream is attracting attention In
Pittsburg. An endorsement from
the Times will be found in another
column. This paper was one of the
first in the state TO point out the adj
vantage of the plan on the beginning
of the recent talk about it,
No ONE remembers the time when
the roads were as good at this time
IN the fall as they are now. 1t is
really remarkable thing the way
they have kept good. We can now
see what it means to have good roads
and are enjoying what we would
have all the year round if the roads
of the county were built in a modern
way instead of scatched together in
the same old crude way that they
were made one hundred years ago
WE are informed a gas well has
been located at Jones' Station near
Belington by Geologist White, of
Morgantown. The well is to be put
down by Senator Elkins with the view
of ( ping the gas to the town of FL
kins. We trust that the well may
s9rove a success, and not only gas
found, bat that the Senator may find
grease" to slick" up his machinery
-Philippi Plaindealer Its poor
county in this state that can't get up
an oil excitement or coal boom.
CLARKsBuRG is the coming rail
road metropolis Of the state. Ii now
has as many roads entering it as
any other town in the state and sew
seral more are to be built soon. Be
SIDES the ones that have already
been announced others are destined
TO be built through the town and it
has ahead Of it career full ofprom-
Use All the towns along this valley
are going to share in the develop
ment that is bound to come.
THE sidewalk 10 front of the Pub
lie School building is being lowered
60 conform with the curb. This inn
provement will make the premises
look better although they are now as
pretty as any place in town. The fix
ing OF the sidewalks in front Of any
place will do more to improve its APP
pearance than anything that can be
done, and it does noo cost SO very
much Everyone should attend to it
while it can be done easiest and cheap
est.