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

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day He has some very desirable
property but it won't be on the market
long.
The big windows in Hirschman's
big store always have d big display
Of big bargains and offer big oppor-
tnnities to buyers.
The election in Greenmont on the
twenty fifth has not as yet caused
any great outburst of excitement.
They are hardly large enough to
make the offices worth enough to
fight over.
The rush of coal traffic over the
road here suggests thoughts about
the large coal development that Is
TO follow the building of road on
the west side Of the river This will
not be very far in the future either.
HOUSES are IN great demand here
and they rent at very high figures.
Why there are not more small houses
built is mystery. They would be
eagerly snapped up and the income
could be far beyond that to be derived
from any other form Of investment.
Mr.. A. W. COLE, well known
young citizen of Cass district, has
sold his farm and will offer his per
sonal property for sale on the 30th.
Mr.. Cole will move to West Morgan
town. He is thrifty careful young
man and the kind Of citizen that is
always welcomed.
SOME thoughtful X boy at Manila
4 remembered Mr. Alex Purman's baby
I boy by sending him miniature pair
Of sandals, such as the natives wear.
When Alexander gets to walking he
can make music equal TO a clog-dancer
with his wooden soled shoes. Waynes-
burg Independent.
MoRGANTowN has never been cursed
with a boom and that explains why
we are so prosperous and why we feel
so sure Of the future. We have gone
along steadily and let the natural con-
ditions as they existed build up the
town but there has been no hot house
forcing and consequently the growth
is very healthy.
A LARGE hole has been dug in the
pavement on Front street to remedy
something in a drain. This will
eventually end in making the pave
ments of no earthly good Some
other way should be found to fix
these things when they get out of
order or we shall soon have to 90
without pavements.
THIS is the'time Of year to prepare
for beautiful town this summer.
We are likely to have more visitors
the coming summer than we have had
any year yet and we should be prepar-
ed TO put the best foot foremost.
Everyone should clean up and get his
place to looking as attractive as posi-
BILE. 1t is worth hard dollars to the
town.
Col. EASTMAN, who broke jail at
Parsons, after being convicted of man
slaughter, is living at Front Royal,
Va, where he is la constant state
of siege. His house is on the rise
from the Court House and he is well
provided with Winchesters and revolt
vers. 1t is supposed that the officers
know where he is. but are afraid to
tackle him.
FAILING Run after being diverted
into straight ditch has been put
back into the old channel on the
north end of the campus. Much of
the natural beauty of that part of
the campus was destroyed when the
change was made to the ugly ditch
and the other change back is noted
with pleasure by all who take any
interest in the beauty ofthe campus.
A BOND for five hundred dollars is
sued by the Confederate States of
America is hung in the Bank of the
Monongahela Valley. 1t is the prop
erty of Squire Barker who obtained it
during the war. He got great many
Others at the same time but of course
could not bring them all with him so
he selected several of them and has
them yet. The relic is examined with
interest by all who enter the bank.
FAIRMoNT now comes to the front
with the claim that it is the only
town in the country boasting of a
colored hotel keeper. The riverside
hotel, near the end of the suspension
bridge spanning the Monongahela,
will be run hereafter by Dora Rose,
gentleman whose color is not rose,
but black. If he is not the only hotel
keeper of color in the United States,
he is in Virginia, so far as is known.
CLARENCE PITzER, of Martinsburg,
met with the strangest thing in the
way of an accident last week that has
been reported for some time. While
riding on top of box car the top blew
off and carried him with it. The
brakeman on the train saw the acct
dent and jumped off, picking up Pit
ger. who had landed on the track, still
on the top Of the car. No bones were
broken, and the young man bids fair
to speedily recover with no Ill effects
from his rough experience.
A GENTLEMAN recently visiting
here remarked that there was differ
ent feeling to what there was formerly
here. Not so very long ago there
were prominent business men who
advised the stranger to go else where
as the town was no good. The place
did not begin its forward march until
this class of croakers had left the con-
troll affairs. 1t is now under the d.
rection of men who believe that there
is something ahead of us and who are
anxious to get new population in here
to share the prosperity with US.
The early robin has appeared at
last, and fills the balmy air with his
song of prospective warm weather
While his arrival has with it many
pleasant memories, yet to some who
think along pessimistic lines, it con
jures up visions Of house cleaning
and carpet heaters and spades and
lawn mowers and blistered hands
and expressions that are not found
in the Sunday school books. All of
the ideal is driven into oblivion by
thoughts of the material. But spring
will come and with it will come du-
ties that will have to be performed,
and the easier we take the burdens
which they involve, the lighter will
they become.
TIE Charleston Gazette is author-
ty for the statement that the expenses
of the Presidents Reception" held
at the University last June were paid
out Of the public funds of the Univer-
| sity. We regret to say that this is
true and something unheard of in the