The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-22

teen pound Dcy.
If the late cold weather did freeze
| the fruit to death it didn't hurt the
English sparrowa bit.
OfHER people are beginning to no
tice the ward habit that Fairmont
has fallen into and to poke fun at
them.
THE base ball team should have all
the encouragement that it can get
without anyone fighting it without
good reason.
THE steamer Isaac NJ. Mason will
be taken off the marine ways at
Brownsville in a few days and put in
commission.
MovING time is coming on apace
and everyone who is getting ready
to fit expects to have rousing cell
ebration of the event.
THE Moundsville Herald will begin
the publication Of daily edition on
May LIST. Nothing was said as to how
soon they would want to quit.
THERE is one consolation about
the rain and mud now. The more
we have at this season of the year
the less we will have to contend with
later In the year.
STATE Treasurer NJ. A. Kendall, Of
Charleston. was in the city to-day on
his way to Wheeling and Sistersville
to deliver his very appropriate address,
sswhere are we notwithstanding
Sentinel.
OUR people are beginning to fix
their lawns, round up the flower beds
and go through regular spring clean
ing. They intend this to be one of
the neatest and prettiest places on
earth this summer.
AN exchange says there are sew
en- instances in which the bride has
married the best man by mistake"
There are instances, however, where
they have married the worst man
through pure cussedness.
THE ministers association of Graf
ton recently adopted series of reso-
buttons recommending that Sunday
funerals be discouraged as far as pos
sible, deprecating the opening of the
casket at funerals and recommending
that all heads remain covered during
the commitment of the body.
WHO said that the price OF eggs
would be five cents piece by Easter?
The gentleman is entitled to the belt
as the champion liar OF the century
but he might have thought that he
was telling the truth. The corner on
eggs was short lived but it made lots
of fun while it lasted.
A Missouri woman advertised for
husband. She got one at cost of
49, He afterward enlisted in the
army and was killed at Manila She
got SO, 900 life insurance and will get
a widows pension as long as she
lives. Yet some people say it doesn't
pay to advertise.
A NINETY NINE Rambler has been
received at this office. Call and see
the best wheel made. 1t sells for
forty dollars and it will give the
best service of any wheel on the
market. There is only one grade
that's the highest and only one price
which is as low as it can be placed
with justice to the makers.
THE redoubtable Col. Nat Ward
Fitzgerald has bobbed up again.. He
seems to have left Salt Lake and got
ten back to Washington where he has
discarded his polygamous views, re-
nounced his agnosticism and through
christian science" has become be-
lever in the bible. Nat Ward must
be laying in a stock of thunder for the
next populist campaign.
BoATMEN on the river are expect.
ing the greatest excursion season in
the history ofthe trade and are max
ing preparations accordingly.
Thousands of people are expected to
visit Morgantown this summer and
the impressions they carry away of
the city at the head of slackwater
will result in much good for the
town.
The Uniontown lodge of Elks will
be here in full force to witness the
Elk's benefit on the thirtieth. The
News Standard says that they expect
to come up in body. They installed
the local lodge and take a great deal
of interest in it in consequence. They
may be assured that they will be roy
ally treated while here and that the
trip will be in every way a pleasant
one.
AT the recent session OF the West
Virginia Legislature an act was
passed providing for the reassess-
ment of real estate next year. The
county court of each county is to
recommend five men to the State
Board of Public Works, and the
board will select two of these as as
SCISSORS. 1t is believed that by the
provisions of this law the assess
ment will be more equitable than
heretofore.
A TRAVELLING representative of
Spaulding has been here for day or
SO taking the orders of the athletically
inclined students. He took the
measures of the base ball team and
will out fit them. The suits ordered
will be very pretty and serviceable
ones. Many of the students made
purchases. II. r. Grassland of New
Haven who was compelled to leave
school on account of illness is back
for short visit. He will re-enter
next term.
RUSH SLATER is in Jail at William
son, Mingo county, for threatening to
wreck an N. & w. train. Rush's
'syaller" dog was recently killed by one
of the company's trains and he threat
ened to wreck a train unless he was
supplied with another. The COM
pany's detectives got after him, ar
rested him and took him before mag
istrate. The magistrate put him I'M
der 81, 900 peace bond which he was
unable to give, whereupon he was sent
to Jail for IL months.
CLARKsBURG is having telephone
war. The Home Company has been
making it interesting for the Bell and
the latter las gone after them in great
shape. 1t has just announced re-
duction of rates to seventeen dollars
year and stated that no matter
what the Home offers that their rate
will be three dollars year less. The
local company will go into the scrap
with energy and the out come will be
watched with great interest.
THE Spanish Red Cross society has
asked the members OF the organization
in the United States to petition the
government to interfere in the orders
issued by General Otis in regard TO
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