The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-01-11


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behalf of the community.
ALL eyes are directed toward
4 Charleston now. A great many peo
pie are apprehensive of trouble but
there is little danger.
THE crossings on the streets leading
from the depot up town are doing Vi
lots of harm every day with the PEG
pie who are strangers here and who
come in to visit us.
THE military company that is be
ing organized here has almost enough
members and the prospects are thai
within few days sufficient members
will be secured.
w. w. HAYES has bought the liy
cry stable he has occupied on Spruce
street for SO long from his father M.
Hayes Esq, paying S., 900 for it. II
is valuable property.
The handsome work in the Wal
lace House dining room was done BY
Morgan d. Gilmer the painters and
decorators. They have done a mum
Der of very handsome jobs in town
The man who hasn't cold is q
marked man in Morgantown. Those
of us who are so fortunate as to be-
long to the latter class are putting
on all sorts of airs.
MoRaANrowN hotels are the talk OF
every travelling man who strikes the
town. No where In the state are
there better managed houses or those
that pay more attention to the wants
Of their guests.
BISHOP Peterkin, of the West Vir-
ginia diocese will shortly publish a
work of great interest and valuable
contribution to State history it being
a detailed history Of the Protestant
Episcopal church in this State.
THERE are several muddy eros
sings in Morgantown. This is not
intended to be q new item but it is
intended to call the attention of the
people who are responsible to the
state of affairs.
THE county court is pursuing the
even tenor of its way and the new
member Mr.. Fairchild Harner has
dropped into the place without any
unusual demonstration. He seems to
be thoroughly at home in the new
place and will make good member.
THE fact that a burglar robbed a
West Virginia editor of $1.S7, the
other day is strange enough in itself
but the really remarkable feature Of
the affair is involved in the question
how he happened to select an editor
as the owner of wealth.
IT is more than probable that several
Of the stables on Spruce street north
Of Walnut will be removed next sum-
mer and residences be erected in their
places. 1t will be great improve
ment and many people will be glad to
see it come.
THE late visit of the Fairmont
council to Morgantown was very
happy occasion and did much to pro-
mote the good feeling that already
exists between the two places. We
hope to have the pleasure of enter
tanning the gentlemen soon again.
AN ounce of prevention is worth
pound Of cure. This weather is ia
vorable to grip and an attack may be
avoided by care. Keep dry, keep
clean, keep warm and avoid all need
less exposure. Care in the above may
save an attack and in any event will
make light one.
THE election on Thursday was the
quietest one ever seen here. There
was nothing to indicate that an cleo
ton was in progress. Voters went in
one at a time and quietly cast their
ballots and as silently walked away.
The result was foregone conclusion
of course.
MRS. MARY A. LIVELY was found
dead kneeling by her bed in her home
at McKees Rocks, Penna., yesterday
morning. Her age was 10 years.
Mrs. Lively had risen and was in the
act of Offering her morning prayer
when stricken. Her death it attrib-
uted to neuralgia of the heart
AFTER the experience of the present
winter it is safe to say that another
summer will not be allowed to pass
without great amount of street paw
ing being done. The present year
will see that improvement completed
farther than the contract now calls
for.
THE South Penn Oil Company has
put the liner in it's test we'll on the G..
T. Moore farm in the northeast extern
sion Of the Flat Run development in
Monongalia county and has resumed
drilling. The location of this well is
important and the result is awaited
with some interest.
THE grip is spreading everywhere
and many people fear an epidemic of
it is at hand here. Great care should
be taken to avoid colds and to keep
the system in the best possible condi-
tion to withstand attacks of this in
sidious affection. 1t is regarded as
quite dangerous by many eminent
medical authorities.
THE young man Steele from Clarks-
burg who was killed at Columbus Ga.
was thought by many people here to
have been a nephew of Isaac Hite but
the impression is an erroneous one.
Steele was not son of John r. Steele
of Clarksburg brother-in-law of Mr..
Hite but he was an adopted son. In
view of this fact it can be seen that
there is no real relationship existing.
THERE is row between Gen. Miles
and the Commissary Department of
the army. The General charges that
poor beef has been furnished in large
quantities-beef cured by some ''em-
balmed" process by the use of chemi-
Gals in place Of honest salt. The de.
partinent denies everything but it is
suspected that a full investigation
will establish the fact that the Gener.
al as usual knows what he is talking
about.
DURING the absence of Prof. Fast
who has been acting as commandant
Major G. E. Gramm, of Grafton, will
exercise command over the cadet
corps. A lengthy petition was pre-
sented the faculty from the cadets
asking that j. W. Hartigan be given
the place but the request was de.
MED as the time will be very short
and it is thought best to allow Ca
Diet officer to have charge.
Miss EMMA COoMBs and Mrs. W.
S. Aldrich entertained their Sunday
School classes at Miss COMBS home
on Spruce street on Thursday evening.
A few other friends were also present
and, all were entertained in very
dainty and delightful manner The
ladies are both charming hostesses